Sat, 25 Sep 2010, 04:08 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Bob Orme |
HEBRON, Ohio - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Sixth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:
Left Lane: Terry Smith Runs 8.245/159.91/0.305, Now #2 D/ED Index: 7.94
Right Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.978/148.92/-0.522, Now #1 L/AA Index: 9.50
3:23 p.m. David Billingsley's incremental times: 60ft-1.212 sec., 330ft-3.653, 660ft-5.685/119.17 mph, 1,000ft-7.468.
Left Lane: David Dupps Runs 7.160/182.50/-0.260, Now #2 A/ND Index: 7.42
Right Lane: Edward Joe Shalkowski Runs 8.871/148.41/0.101, Now #3 F/ED Index: 8.77
Shalkowski's engine didn't sound good.
Left Lane: Tony Pontillo Runs 6.994/191.02/-0.396, Now #3 B/DA Index: 7.39
Right Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.772/166.56/-0.618, Now #1 J/AA Index: 8.39
Tony Pontillo's incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.460/155.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.824.
Steve Ambrose's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-3.123, 660ft-4.889/138.09 mph, 1,000ft-6.436.
Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.213/160.63/-0.347, Now #5 C/DA Index: 7.56
Right Lane: Jay Billingsley Runs 8.301/158.50/-0.469, Now #3 F/ED Index: 8.77
Greg Kamplain's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.510/151.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.915.
Jay Billingsley's incremental times: 60ft-1.195 sec., 330ft-3.374, 660ft-5.244/129.77 mph, 1,000ft-6.889.
Left Lane: Bob Book No Time, Now #10 A/D Index: 7.03
Right Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.320/180.07/-0.520, Now #3 A/EA Index: 7.84
Book started to move to the right at half track and he took out the 1000-foot timing block.
Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.593/202.67/-0.437, Now #5 A/D Index: 7.03
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.635/167.84/-0.155, Now #9 D/D Index: 7.79
Scott Chamness' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.203/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.
Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-3.069, 660ft-4.793/140.71 mph, 1,000ft-6.319.
Left Lane: Ray Vierheller Runs 7.424/176.65/-0.516, Now #4 D/ED Index: 7.94
Right Lane: John Frech Runs 16.784/70.06/8.184, Now #13 F/D Index: 8.60
It looked like Frech broke an axle on the hit.
Ray Vierheller's incremental times:
60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.990, 660ft-4.679/144.24 mph, 1,000ft-6.157.
Left Lane: Richard Barga Runs 8.959/119.41/1.189, Now #14 CC/AT Index: 7.77
Right Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 8.813/151.65/-0.737, Now #1 L/AA Index: 9.55
Barga's engine didn't sound right.
Charlie Greco's incremental times: 60ft-1.186
sec., 330ft-3.561, 660ft-5.583/120.92 mph, 1,000ft-7.331.
Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.673/199.40/-0.487, Now #7 A/ED Index: 7.16
Right Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.132/160.65/-0.638, Now #2 G/EA Index: 8.77
Robert Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.268/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.
Jason Coan's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-3.224, 660ft-5.096/130.13 mph, 1,000ft-6.735.
Left Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.704/151.82/-0.696, Now #2 L/A Index: 9.40
Right Lane: Frank Aragona Jr. Runs 8.293/141.67/-0.477, Now #17 F/ED Index: 8.77
Dave Yediny's incremental times: 60ft-1.166 sec., 330ft-3.494, 660ft-5.490/122.63 mph, 1,000ft-7.226.
Left Lane: John Coughlin Runs 8.219/160.86/-0.571, Now #5 C/SM Index: 8.79
Right Lane: Jeremy Bailey Runs 7.167/181.37/-0.393, Now #13 C/DA Index: 7.56
John Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.139 sec., 330ft-3.356, 660ft-5.227/130.83 mph, 1,000ft-6.847.
Jeremy Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.913, 660ft-4.534/150.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.947.
Left Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.306/164.41/-0.354, Now #14 B/SMA Index: 8.66
Gerry Russo's incremental times: 60ft-1.269 sec., 330ft-3.443, 660ft-5.317/130.54 mph, 1,000ft-6.937.
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