Fri, 19 Jul 2013, 21:24 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals 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: Will Hatcher Runs 7.017/194.18/-0.493, Now #4; A/DA Index: 7.51, Prior Best: 7.012/193.79/-0.498, Was #4
Right Lane: Pete Carbery Runs 17.332/52.20/9.312, Now #13; B/AA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 14.491/67.67/6.471, Was #13

7:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 24.29 inches, adjusted altitude 9,115 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Carbery left very soft and he coasted down the track.

Will Hatcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.922, 660ft-4.495/156.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.859.

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Left Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 9.109/147.01/-0.521, Now #5; C/TA Index: 9.63, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 8.522/158.61/-0.558, Now #3; A/SMA Index: 9.08, Prior Best: 8.656/157.50/-0.424, Was #5

Shaun Vincent's incremental times: 60ft-1.274 sec., 330ft-3.723, 660ft-5.790/118.77 mph, 1,000ft-7.583.
Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.216 sec., 330ft-3.519, 660ft-5.451/130.08 mph, 1,000ft-7.117.

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Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 7.178/191.02/-0.482, Now #7; B/D Index: 7.66, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bill Kent Runs 7.085/190.19/-0.575, Now #1; B/D Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.113/190.43/-0.547, Was #1

Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.128 sec., 330ft-3.029, 660ft-4.617/155.27 mph, 1,000ft-6.000.
Bill Kent's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.528/155.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.908.

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Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.463/181.42/-0.557, Now #5; B/AA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 7.472/181.40/-0.548, Was #4
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 8.253/158.15/-0.557, Now #4; K/AA Index: 8.81, Prior Best: 8.406/154.35/-0.404, Was #8

Lou Ficco Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-3.063, 660ft-4.762/145.16 mph, 1,000ft-6.224.
Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.125 sec., 330ft-3.307, 660ft-5.188/130.28 mph, 1,000ft-6.836.

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Left Lane: Ricky Schadle Runs 8.565/122.63/1.055, Now #10; A/A Index: 7.51, Prior Best: 7.191/186.02/-0.319, Was #10
Right Lane: Torris Keilers Runs 7.613/177.21/-0.207, Now #11; B/DA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.601/176.67/-0.219, Was #11

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Left Lane: Lucky Snyder Runs 9.153/147.34/-0.327, Now #9; E/A Index: 9.48, Prior Best: 9.159/146.94/-0.321, Was #9
Right Lane: Tom Snyder Runs 7.366/151.99/-0.144, Now #12; A/A Index: 7.51, Prior Best: 7.354/148.09/-0.156, Was #12

Tom Snyder was skating around early in the pass.

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Left Lane: Wade Oman Runs 7.448/177.58/-0.372, Now #9; B/DA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 8.723/107.62/0.903, Was #14
Right Lane: Butch Nash Runs 8.002/166.17/-0.028, Now #14; B/ED Index: 8.03, Prior Best: 8.126/164.99/0.096, Was #13

Nash started trailing smoke at about 1000 feet.

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Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.956/188.62/-0.594, Now #1; A/AA Index: 7.55, Prior Best: 6.985/192.44/-0.565, Was #2

Alan Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.873, 660ft-4.430/161.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.789.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink