Fri, 24 May 2013, 11:21 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway 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:

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Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 7.956/143.73/-0.294, Now #13; J/D Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 8.051/139.17/-0.199, Was #13
Right Lane: Rodney Rosenstiel Runs 6.864/155.90/-0.126, Now #9; AA/AM Index: 6.99, Prior Best: 6.570/190.62/-0.420, Was #9

11:01 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 2,517 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Rosenstiel was moving around all over the track early in the run. Teadwell makes her quickest pass of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 10.454/90.09/1.854, Now #11; B/SM Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.189/166.44/-0.411, Was #11
Right Lane: Wayne Hutton Runs 11.079/81.80/2.799, Now #15; F/A Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 9.764/98.74/1.484, Was #15

Pritchett has problems late in the run and backs off the throttle. Hutton clicks it off about 1000 feet out.

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Left Lane: Pat Williams Runs 8.697/110.47/1.477, Now #14; A/AP Index: 7.22, Prior Best: 7.383/193.40/0.163, Was #14
Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.171/187.60/-0.419, Now #7; C/DA Index: 7.59, Prior Best: 7.142/187.86/-0.448, Was #7

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Left Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.295/161.52/-0.555, Now #4; G/AA Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.435/160.58/-0.415, Was #10
Right Lane: Rick Hord Runs 7.410/138.43/-0.140, Now #1; CC/A Index: 7.55, Prior Best: 6.940/191.08/-0.610, Was #1

Puckett makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fourth spot. Hord has problems late in the run and clicks it off early.

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Left Lane: Kevin Houghtaling Runs 8.685/155.54/-0.585, Now #3; F/SM Index: 9.27, Prior Best: 8.805/154.53/-0.465, Was #7
Right Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 8.420/159.51/-0.520, Now #6; D/SMA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.518/157.96/-0.422, Was #9

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 9.145/108.78/1.305, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.478/177.25/-0.362, Was #12
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 10.683/75.24/3.443, Now #2; K/A Index: 7.24, Prior Best: 6.636/202.39/-0.604, Was #2

Massel and Rampy both have traction problems early and back off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.722/171.58/0.152, Now #14; B/AA Index: 7.57, Prior Best: 9.863/116.45/2.293, Was #16
Right Lane: Jeff Adkinson Runs 8.877/155.38/0.287, Now #16; D/SMA Index: 8.59, No Prior Run

Adkinson makes his first pass of the weekend and gets in the 16th spot. Johnson makes a full pull and moves up to the 14th spot.

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Left Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.461/159.82/-0.529, Now #6; D/SM Index: 8.99, Prior Best: 8.476/157.47/-0.514, Was #8
Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 8.256/155.22/-0.684, Now #1; E/EA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.374/137.48/-0.566, Was #4

Treadwell makes a big improvement and moves up to the top spot. Hardee improves and moves up a couple of spots.

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Right Lane: Russell Joly Runs 7.346/185.21/-0.564, Now #5; C/AA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.395/183.94/-0.515, Was #8

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Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 8.448/160.52/-0.552, Now #7; E/SM Index: 9.00, No Prior Run

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