Fri, 28 Sep 2012, 13:57 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Bristol Dragway 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: Brian Browell Runs 7.324/180.33/-0.466, Now #1 D/D Index: 7.79
Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.523/173.81/-0.387, Now #2 D/ED Index: 7.91

1:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.50 inches, adjusted altitude 3,692 feet.

Smith was skating around his lane.

Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.987, 660ft-4.637/147.60 mph, 1,000ft-6.083.

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Left Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.461/158.86/-0.389, Now #2 G/AA Index: 8.85
Right Lane: Keith Roberts Runs 7.616/173.74/-0.244, Now #4 C/ED Index: 7.86

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Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.631/151.61/-0.409, Now #2 C/SR Index: 9.04
Right Lane: Rick Hord Runs 7.313/177.00/-0.237, Now #6 CC/A Index: 7.55

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Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.941/168.11/-0.369, Now #4 B/EA Index: 8.31
Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 8.520/137.46/0.070, Now #8 E/EA Index: 8.45

Treadwell shook off the line.

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Left Lane: Steve Szupka Runs 8.424/153.25/-0.336, Now #7 G/EA Index: 8.76
Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.199/185.89/-0.351, Now #6 C/DA Index: 7.55

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Left Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 8.257/160.08/-0.403, Now #3 F/ED Index: 8.66
Right Lane: Kevin Houghtaling Runs 8.928/151.02/-0.352, Now #7 H/SM Index: 9.28

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Right Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.645/155.40/-0.115, Now #12 C/SM Index: 8.76

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Left Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 8.826/151.70/-0.614, Now #1 H/SMA Index: 9.44

A strong pass for Lewis to end the session.

Grant Lewis' incremental times: 60ft-1.249 sec., 330ft-3.598, 660ft-5.602/122.24 mph, 1,000ft-7.344.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink