Fri, 7 Oct 2011, 05:46 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Larry Sullivan |
NOBLE, Okla. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park 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: Chase Williams Runs 7.846/172.94/-0.464, Now #6; E/A Index: 8.31, Prior Best: 7.836/171.00/-0.474, Was #6
Right Lane: Cody Johnson Runs 13.071/68.14/3.891, Now #14; H/AA Index: 9.18, Prior Best: 8.897/151.33/-0.283, Was #14
4:22 p.m. Both cars got down the track in the first session, but neither ran close to their potential.
Johnson's car
was slow off the line and he slowed very early in the run. Williams ran a hundredth slower than his first of the day.
Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.287/181.85/-0.553, Now #1; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.321/181.41/-0.519, Was #3
Right Lane: Michael Johnson Runs 7.404/179.85/-0.436, Now #9; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.409/178.50/-0.431, Was #9
Rampy stepped up to the #1 spot, Johnson ran almost the same numbers as he ran earlier today.
Left Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.124/146.69/-0.216, Now #15; L/AA Index: 9.34, Prior Best: 9.243/143.22/-0.097, Was #16
Right Lane: Greg Porter Runs 8.945/149.80/-0.305, Now #12; G/SMA Index: 9.25, Prior Best: 8.920/151.64/-0.330, Was #12
Holland was way off-pace on his first run, picked it up a bit here. Porter lost ground.
Left Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 8.139/119.39/0.209, Now #18; C/A Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 8.054/131.15/0.124, Was #17
Right Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.908/171.78/-0.262, Now #15; D/AA Index: 8.17, No Prior Run
miley had to lift on his first run to stay off the wall. Mahwee did not make a run in the first session.
Smiley's
problems continue, the run straight, but the engine silent very early.
Left Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.511/181.70/-0.419, Now #10; C/A Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 8.161/132.74/0.231, Was #20
Right Lane: Matt Harris Runs 7.833/174.14/-0.477, Now #5; E/A Index: 8.31, Prior Best: 7.818/174.24/-0.492, Was #5
Robison improved a ton from his first effort of the day. Harris made a good run, but not quite as good as earlier.
Left Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 8.578/127.76/0.408, Now #18; D/AA Index: 8.17, Prior Best: 7.994/149.42/-0.176, Was #18
Right Lane: Kevin Self Runs 7.962/166.38/-0.498, Now #5; F/EA Index: 8.46, Prior Best: 8.000/165.25/-0.460, Was #8
Smiley's car tried to stand straight up and he had to backpedal. Self made a nice run, improved over his earlier effort, and moved a few spots up on the ladder.
Left Lane: Leslie Carson Runs 10.288/90.56/2.778, Now #24; B/A Index: 7.51, Prior Best: 16.893/53.64/9.383, Was #24
Right Lane: Donald Thomas Runs 16.533/57.42/8.673, Now #20; C/ED Index: 7.86, Prior Best: 8.054/126.65/0.194, Was #20
Carson is in Pete Carbery's usual ride. He had severe tire shake early on his first run and he acted like it had the same problems here, off the power before going 300 feet. Thomas didn't get that far under power, shutting off after 60 feet or so.
Left Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 8.615/157.50/-0.365, Now #12; E/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 8.677/157.06/-0.303, Was #14
Right Lane: Dick Maris Runs 8.582/96.98/1.022, Now #22; C/DA Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 8.167/118.81/0.607, Was #22
Tanksley is in a Patterson Racing door car and that may be a first for the dragster driver.
Maris shut it off just
past half track. Tanksley improved nicely.
Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.252/189.03/-0.538, Now #3; B/AP Index: 7.79, Prior Best: 7.269/188.83/-0.521, Was #3
Right Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.565/155.95/-0.415, Now #11; D/SM Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 10.183/95.05/1.203, Was #23
Nice runs by both drivers, Ficco here "chasing points" for the national title.
Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.790/174.82/-0.520, Now #4; E/A Index: 8.31, Prior Best: 8.671/123.57/0.361, Was #22
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.217/170.61/-0.493, Now #7; DD/AT Index: 7.71, Prior Best: 7.239/168.79/-0.471, Was #8
Very nice run by Patterson, good enough to leapfrog Massel on the ladder and go into the top four.
Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 8.340/167.69/-0.240, Now #13; F/A Index: 8.58, Prior Best: 8.176/167.97/-0.404, Was #13
Right Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.299/162.42/-0.501, Now #5; B/TA Index: 8.80, Prior Best: 8.297/162.48/-0.503, Was #5
Brown almost duplicated his first run, McGaha lost a couple tenths.
Left Lane: Chuck Haubiel Runs 8.276/162.92/-0.484, Now #2; C/SM Index: 8.76, Prior Best: 8.211/163.69/-0.549, Was #2
Right Lane: Darin West Runs 7.828/173.67/-0.342, Now #15; D/AA Index: 8.17, Prior Best: 7.816/174.14/-0.354, Was #15
West lost a little ground from his first run, Haubiel lost a lot of ground from his, no help for either.
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