Thu, 18 Sep 2008, 05:08 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Left Lane: Bill Kent Runs 7.052/193.27/-0.448, Now #1 C/D Index: 7.50
Right Lane: Brian Self Runs 7.704/177.21/-0.276, Now #2 E/SM Index: 7.98

3:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 2,357 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

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Left Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 8.203/161.71/-0.437, Now #2 D/AA Index: 8.64
Right Lane: Dean Howerton Runs 7.120/190.83/-0.380, Now #3 C/D Index: 7.50

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.020/194.86/-0.620, Now #1 B/A Index: 7.64
Right Lane: Bradley Waddle Runs 28.343/22.17/21.233, Now #6 A/A Index: 7.11

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 8.478/158.20/-0.532, Now #2 D/SM Index: 9.01
Right Lane: Mike Wharram Runs 6.678/197.74/-0.462, Now #3 B/ED Index: 7.14

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Left Lane: Bub Miller Runs 9.516/144.18/-0.224, Now #9 I/SMA Index: 9.74
Right Lane: Cordis Johnson Runs 8.644/156.43/-0.386, Now #6 E/SMA Index: 9.03

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Left Lane: Jody Holland Runs 10.017/131.28/0.467, Now #11 L/AA Index: 9.55
Right Lane: Pete Carbery Runs 7.070/194.80/-0.570, Now #2 B/A Index: 7.64

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Left Lane: Michael Johnson Runs 8.748/151.87/-0.482, Now #4 H/AA Index: 9.23
Right Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 7.197/193.71/-0.443, Now #7 B/AA Index: 7.64

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Left Lane: Brad Klein Runs 7.473/182.40/-0.407, Now #10 B/AP Index: 7.88
Right Lane: Stephen Rosen Runs 8.042/163.29/-0.588, Now #2 G/ED Index: 8.63

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Left Lane: Kevin Self Runs 8.042/161.30/-0.648, Now #1 F/EA Index: 8.69
Right Lane: Scott Benham Runs 8.612/155.90/-0.528, Now #6 E/SM Index: 9.14

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Left Lane: Greg Porter Runs 9.273/148.67/-0.087, Now #18 G/SMA Index: 9.36
Right Lane: Tom Schmidt Runs 8.364/161.85/-0.606, Now #3 C/T Index: 8.97

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Left Lane: Scott Cashio Runs 8.863/150.75/-0.497, Now #8 G/SMA Index: 9.36
Right Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 15.776/50.86/7.096, Now #21 B/SM Index: 8.68

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Left Lane: Dick Maris Runs 7.389/182.13/-0.241, Now #19 C/D Index: 7.63
Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 6.968/185.66/-0.632, Now #2 B/ND Index: 7.60

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Left Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 7.168/197.80/0.028, Now #23 A/DA Index: 7.14
Right Lane: Jason Richey Runs 8.250/159.49/-0.440, Now #14 F/EA Index: 8.69

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Left Lane: David Cook Runs 8.987/148.80/-0.373, Now #20 G/SMA Index: 9.36
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.269/180.36/-0.631, Now #3 A/EA Index: 7.90

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Left Lane: Chase Williams Runs 18.846/85.50/10.836, Now #29 PST Index: 8.01
Right Lane: Johnny Shook Runs 10.230/92.49/1.950, Now #27 D/AA Index: 8.28

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink