Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 18:04 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

HEBRON, Ohio - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, Buckeye Fuel Wars 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: Bruno Massel Runs 7.006/197.68/-0.614, Now #1; DD/AT Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 10.059/91.30/2.439, Was #13
Right Lane: Jim Primozic Runs 8.998/145.61/0.058, Now #14; G/AA Index: 8.94, No Prior Run

5:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,324 feet.

Massel makes an impressive pass and moves into the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Todd Frantz Runs 8.788/128.76/-0.152, Now #14; D/SMA Index: 8.94, No Prior Run
Right Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.929/148.40/-0.381, Now #10; L/AA Index: 9.31, Prior Best: 8.933/148.23/-0.377, Was #10

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Left Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.295/161.83/-0.495, Now #5; B/TA Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.409/160.71/-0.381, Was #9
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.306/180.67/-0.484, Now #2; D/D Index: 7.79, Prior Best: 7.264/183.15/-0.526, Was #2

Brown goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.747/198.41/-0.503, Now #3; B/D Index: 7.25, Prior Best: 6.775/198.35/-0.475, Was #6
Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.494/174.59/-0.426, Now #7; D/DA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.447/175.84/-0.473, Was #7

Chamness improves and moves up a couple of spots to third. Smith slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.887/163.75/-0.463, Now #9; J/AA Index: 8.35, Prior Best: 7.978/164.83/-0.372, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.467/176.33/-0.373, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.466/177.93/-0.374, Was #11

Ambrose improves and moves up to the ninth spot. No help for Farrell.

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Left Lane: Jeremy Bailey Runs 6.932/195.31/-0.458, Now #10; B/DA Index: 7.39, No Prior Run
Right Lane: John Frech Runs 12.603/65.85/4.013, Now #14; F/D Index: 8.59, Prior Best: 8.260/157.83/-0.330, Was #13

Bailey makes a decent pass and gets in the field in the tenth spot for now. Frech has problems late and clicks it off early.

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Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 6.963/187.57/-0.507, Now #3; B/ED Index: 7.47, Prior Best: 6.969/180.81/-0.501, Was #4
Right Lane: Chuck Haubiel Runs 8.255/162.27/-0.505, Now #4; C/SM Index: 8.76, Prior Best: 8.262/162.49/-0.498, Was #5

Kamplain improves slightly but enough to move up a spot. Haubiel makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.361/179.11/-0.479, Now #7; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.403/178.85/-0.437, Was #11
Right Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.753/198.32/-0.457, Now #9; A/ED Index: 7.21, Prior Best: 6.738/201.43/-0.472, Was #8

Rampy improves and moves up to the seventh spot. Bailey makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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