Fri, 10 Nov 2006, 02:57 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Darryl Jackman |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.846/150.88/-0.574, Now #12; F/SM Index: 9.42, Prior Best: 8.965/135.04/-0.455, Was #31
Right Lane: Bob Marshall Runs 7.256/190.65/-0.474, Now #16; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.204/190.97/-0.526, Was #15
11:19 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,020 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Comp comes out for it's final round of qualifying. Lots of sun today and the temps will be up before the day is out. Big move for
Bowdish as he goes well into the top half. Marshall slows from his best.
Left Lane: Brad Plourd Runs 7.620/173.49/-0.310, Now #35; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 16.792/66.02/8.862, Was #44
Right Lane: Mark Stewart Runs 8.886/150.88/-0.524, Now #17; G/SMA Index: 9.41, Prior Best: 8.907/150.60/-0.503, Was #23
Stewart just misses the top half and Plourd improves, just not enough to make the show.
Left Lane: Al Bresch Runs 8.991/150.00/-0.499, Now #25; G/SM Index: 9.49, Prior Best: 9.015/150.58/-0.475, Was #27
Right Lane: Jim Warter Runs 8.806/153.70/-0.614, Now #3; F/SM Index: 9.42, Prior Best: 8.813/153.20/-0.607, Was #4
Both drivers improve just a touch.
Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.710/149.66/-0.510, Now #20; C/SR Index: 9.22, Prior Best: 8.713/149.35/-0.507, Was #20
Right Lane: David Sumek Runs 6.660/202.36/-0.510, Now #1; AA/AM Index: 7.17, Prior Best: 6.535/206.32/-0.635, Was #1
Sumek fails to improve with the altered as does Sigmon.
Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.753/175.41/-0.607, Now #5; E/A Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.770/174.93/-0.590, Was #10
Right Lane: Lucky Snyder Runs 8.219/165.19/-0.471, Now #28; F/A Index: 8.69, Prior Best: 8.231/164.49/-0.459, Was #31
it doesn't take much to move spots near the top of the show. Patterson picks up about .01 and FIVE spots in the field.
Left Lane: Tom Snyder Runs 11.092/80.72/3.932, Now #43; A/A Index: 7.16, Prior Best: 7.482/184.57/0.322, Was #43
Right Lane: Max Tafoya Jr Runs 7.613/172.39/-0.317, Now #34; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.664/172.81/-0.266, Was #37
Snyder has the big altered go dead left on him and he'll be packing the trailer for the long drive back to Colorado. Tafoya will be doing the same for his return to Alberquerque.
Left Lane: Fred Gross Runs 8.474/159.89/-0.576, Now #12; G/A Index: 9.05, Prior Best: 8.544/157.63/-0.506, Was #22
Right Lane: Bryan Morrison Runs 8.228/163.73/-0.482, Now #19; F/AA Index: 8.71, Prior Best: 8.188/163.75/-0.522, Was #18
Gross goes around Morrison on the ladder and into the top half.
Left Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 8.156/166.03/-0.584, Now #12; B/SM Index: 8.74, Prior Best: 8.159/165.82/-0.581, Was #11
Right Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 8.490/159.68/-0.600, Now #7; D/SMA Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 8.584/158.04/-0.506, Was #22
Sharp picks up a tenth and he moves into the top half. Hedlund gets no real help.
Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.284/163.53/-0.486, Now #28; B/SMA Index: 8.77, Prior Best: 8.306/163.20/-0.464, Was #30
Right Lane: Dave Raybourn Runs 8.868/152.19/-0.262, Now #38; E/SMA Index: 9.13, Prior Best: 8.873/151.34/-0.257, Was #38
Raybourn goes home but Wilson picks up a couple of spots.
Left Lane: Pete Adams Runs 7.661/177.74/-0.319, Now #34; C/A Index: 7.98, Prior Best: 7.751/175.18/-0.229, Was #39
Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.145/167.05/-0.545, Now #17; F/A Index: 8.69, Prior Best: 8.140/166.58/-0.550, Was #17
DePalma remains #17 and Adams is sent packing.
Left Lane: Bryan Fitzgerald Runs 9.231/108.05/0.871, Now #33; E/AA Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.941/169.47/-0.419, Was #33
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.738/211.49/-0.422, Now #4; A/A Index: 7.16, Prior Best: 6.547/211.79/-0.613, Was #4
Fitzgerald slows on this hit and will not make the show. Deceglie has no problem and remains #4.
Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.776/201.55/-0.584, Now #13; A/AA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.870/201.04/-0.490, Was #27
Right Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.847/203.43/-0.513, Now #22; A/AA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.855/186.23/-0.505, Was #23
Two AAAAs and two different ways to do it. Ellis in the traditional raodster and Beckley in the '63 Vette. Ellis gets the job done with the T-Ford and goes top half. Beckley remains #22 in the Vette.
Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.463/181.72/-0.607, Now #6; PST Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 7.470/181.08/-0.600, Was #6
Right Lane: Tom Brown Runs 8.534/152.30/-0.376, Now #34; F/ED Index: 8.91, Prior Best: 8.847/124.21/-0.063, Was #40
Brown closes out his weekend with the DNQ but Mettler is sixty under again in the truck.
Left Lane: Jacklyn Gebhardt Runs 6.626/202.64/-0.604, Now #2; A/ED Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.615/203.00/-0.615, Was #2
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.045/164.39/-0.545, Now #9; B/SR Index: 8.59, Prior Best: 8.000/164.09/-0.590, Was #9
Gebhardt remains #2 and Lane #9.
Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 7.147/195.62/-0.563, Now #17; AA/SM Index: 7.71, Prior Best: 7.214/191.19/-0.496, Was #27
Right Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 7.846/171.51/-0.514, Now #23; E/AA Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.893/170.75/-0.467, Was #30
Butner moves up ten spots and Biondo is a little further away from the bump.
Left Lane: Jeff Taylor Runs 8.536/152.26/-0.674, Now #1; E/SM Index: 9.21, Prior Best: 8.613/144.47/-0.597, Was #8
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.495/157.80/-0.595, Now #9; D/SMA Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 8.500/157.32/-0.590, Was #11
Oh MY! Taylor moves right to the top and near the ESM record. Lambeck improves slightly.
Left Lane: Kevin Smith Runs 7.141/192.00/-0.589, Now #13; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.266/190.22/-0.464, Was #31
Right Lane: Dave Barcelon Runs 8.460/159.93/-0.590, Now #12; G/A Index: 9.05, Prior Best: 8.485/159.55/-0.565, Was #16
Big move up the ladder for Smith. Barcelon picks up a few spots.
Left Lane: Jim Cowan Runs 8.312/157.48/-0.618, Now #3; D/EA Index: 8.93, Prior Best: 8.372/143.05/-0.558, Was #19
Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.508/181.79/-0.542, Now #21; C/AA Index: 8.05, Prior Best: 7.539/180.57/-0.511, Was #26
Cowan moves from #19 to #3 on that one. Heck of a pass. Edwards picks up the pace as well.
Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.522/175.87/-0.408, Now #35; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 15.454/61.90/7.524, Was #44
Right Lane: John Mihovetz Runs 6.640/208.20/-0.750, Now #1; BB/AT Index: 7.39, Prior Best: 7.078/158.67/-0.312, Was #37
Bad KITTY!!! BAD!!! Mihovetz was bumped early in the session but boy, is he back in! I doubt anyone will catch that cat. McClay has his off weekend come to an end.
Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.662/180.14/-0.068, Now #42; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.679/174.96/-0.051, Was #42
Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 9.837/106.95/0.627, Now #40; F/SM Index: 9.21, Prior Best: 8.908/151.37/-0.302, Was #40
Mozeris had a bunch of monkey motion at the hit and when the car settled down the power just wasn't there. Jones is another casualty of a tough session.
Left Lane: Michael Stone Runs 7.389/180.43/-0.541, Now #23; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.428/179.61/-0.502, Was #29
Right Lane: Tom Huggins Runs 7.094/194.44/-0.596, Now #11; B/A Index: 7.69, Prior Best: 7.100/193.07/-0.590, Was #13
The final pair of the session and both drivers improve their starting positions. Next time outn for these folks is round 1.
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