Fri, 19 Jul 2013, 19:28 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Sonoma Raceway presented by Korbel California Champagne 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: Kurt Hugger Runs 7.390/183.27/-0.600, Now #2; PST Index: 7.99, Prior Best: 7.368/183.49/-0.622, Was #2
Right Lane: Chuck Moore Runs 6.612/215.20/-0.358, Now #7; AA/AM Index: 6.97, Prior Best: 6.591/213.74/-0.379, Was #7

4:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,535 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Huhtala is number one at -0.684 and there is no bump spot.

Straight and true for both cars and Hugger gets the second half of the record. Neither will improve.

Kurt Hugger's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-3.042, 660ft-4.715/146.54 mph, 1,000ft-6.164.
Chuck Moore's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.317/168.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 10.341/89.11/2.421, Now #5; C/A Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.421/182.97/-0.499, Was #5
Right Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 7.102/187.99/-0.478, Now #4; C/DA Index: 7.58, Prior Best: 7.074/187.73/-0.506, Was #4

Hogan picks up some speed, but loses a little ET in the tougher weather conditions from session one.

Graham leaves hard and then slows for no apparent reason.

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Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.351/179.44/-0.479, Now #3; C/ED Index: 7.83, Prior Best: 7.293/180.86/-0.537, Was #3
Right Lane: Brandon Huhtala Runs 7.299/186.98/-0.621, Now #1; C/A Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.236/188.10/-0.684, Was #1

Two solid passes and neither car can improve.

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Right Lane: Mark Lelchook Runs 7.370/178.61/-0.550, Now #3; D/ED Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.476/177.46/-0.444, Was #6

Lelchook finds some big power and moves three s[pots up the ladder into the new number three spot on the ladder. Great pass...

Mark Lelchook's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.999, 660ft-4.660/146.80 mph, 1,000ft-6.116.

4:17 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink