Sat, 25 May 2013, 16:21 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from final, round 2 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: Van Puckett Runs 8.873/120.38/0.023, Now #4; G/AA Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.254/162.98/-0.596, Was #4
Right Lane: Rodney Rosenstiel Runs 6.345/219.83/-0.645, Now #2; AA/AM Index: 6.99, Prior Best: 6.383/215.41/-0.607, Was #3

4:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 2,166 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Rosenstiel makes another clean run and moves up a spot to second. No help for Puckett.

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Left Lane: Russell Joly Runs 7.359/184.65/-0.551, Now #5; C/AA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.333/187.00/-0.577, Was #5
Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson No Time, Now #12; B/AA Index: 7.57, Prior Best: 7.382/191.32/-0.188, Was #12

Johnson does his burnout and the engine dies. Joly makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Pat Williams Runs 11.087/77.46/3.867, Now #11; A/AP Index: 7.22, Prior Best: 7.019/202.06/-0.201, Was #11
Right Lane: Wayne Hutton Runs 7.895/173.05/-0.385, Now #9; D/A Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 7.870/166.07/-0.410, Was #9

Williams gets out of shape early, makes a move toward the wall, then backs off the throttle. Hutton makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 8.517/158.59/-0.423, Now #7; D/SMA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.430/158.56/-0.510, Was #7
Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.096/190.03/-0.494, Now #8; C/DA Index: 7.59, Prior Best: 7.088/190.54/-0.502, Was #8

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Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 9.247/116.44/0.997, Now #15; J/D Index: 8.25, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jeff Adkinson Runs 8.535/157.87/-0.405, Now #10; D/SMA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.545/158.11/-0.395, Was #10

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Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 6.605/203.77/-0.635, Now #3; I/D Index: 7.24, Prior Best: 7.105/146.78/-0.135, Was #14
Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 8.292/146.27/-0.648, Now #1; E/EA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.292/141.50/-0.648, Was #1

Massel goes right down the groove with a clean pass and moves all the way to the third spot. Treadwell equals his first attempt.

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Left Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.434/160.29/-0.556, Now #7; D/SM Index: 8.99, Prior Best: 8.414/161.05/-0.576, Was #7
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.630/132.33/-0.210, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.686/126.34/-0.154, Was #14

Rampy improves and moves up to the 12th spot. Hardee slows a little and stays in the seventh spot.

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