Thu, 24 Oct 2013, 18:01 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 13th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:
Left Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 10.938/84.85/2.288, Now #2 A/SMA Index: 8.65
Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.468/182.82/-0.542, Now #1 C/AA Index: 8.01
Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,689 feet.
Trumble with problems early and shut off. Edwards
with a good pass.
Left Lane: Mathew Leonard Runs 6.964/177.44/-0.036, Now #3 AA/AM Index: 7.00
Right Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 7.908/168.07/-0.562, Now #1 A/SM Index: 8.47
Leonard is off the throttle early. Hedlund with a nice pass.
Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.246/147.96/-0.534, Now #4 C/EA Index: 8.78
Right Lane: Fred Allen Runs 7.910/166.31/-0.590, Now #1 B/SR Index: 8.50
Fletcher with a good pass. Dan Fletcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.129 sec., 330ft-3.340, 660ft-5.205/127.73 mph, 1,000ft-6.810. Allen goes to the number one spot. Fred Allen's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-3.185, 660ft-4.991/135.46 mph, 1,000ft-6.564.
Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.283/184.25/-0.277, Now #6 B/ED Index: 7.56
Right Lane: Mitch Withers Runs 6.745/205.66/-0.435, Now #5 A/A Index: 7.18
Left Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 7.240/183.37/-0.410, Now #7 C/DA Index: 7.65
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.558/152.04/-0.522, Now #5 D/SMA Index: 9.08
Lambeck joins the half a second under the index players.
Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.432/177.18/-0.508, Now #6 A/EA Index: 7.94
Right Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.973/147.44/-0.487, Now #7 L/AA Index: 9.46
Ralph Van Paepeghem's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-3.008, 660ft-4.695/144.75 mph, 1,000ft-6.168.
Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.264/144.57/-0.416, Now #9 B/SMA Index: 8.68
Right Lane: Brandon Huhtala Runs 7.720/147.04/-0.270, Now #12 C/A Index: 7.99
Left Lane: Dale Giroux Runs 7.194/192.33/-0.466, Now #9 B/AA Index: 7.66
Right Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.754/200.89/-0.536, Now #4 A/ED Index: 7.29
Bailey goes to the number four spot. Robert Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-1.043 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.330/162.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.
Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 9.024/150.38/-0.386, Now #14 H/A Index: 9.41
Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 8.089/165.44/-0.561, Now #3 A/SMA Index: 8.65
Patterson with a good pass to go to the number three spot. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.147 sec., 330ft-3.321, 660ft-5.158/134.95 mph, 1,000ft-6.747.
Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.852/170.88/-0.538, Now #5 B/EA Index: 8.39
Right Lane: Jeremy Bailey Runs 10.836/72.57/3.366, Now #20 B/DA Index: 7.47
Martel to the number five spot. Arnie Martel's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-3.184, 660ft-4.982/136.43 mph, 1,000ft-6.536. Bailey with problems early and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Donald Thomas Runs 7.404/177.77/-0.526, Now #8 C/ED Index: 7.93
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.380/160.63/-0.480, Now #12 C/SMA Index: 8.86
Thomas with a nice pass. Donald Thomas' incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-3.003, 660ft-4.680/145.77 mph, 1,000ft-6.145.
Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.619/181.42/-0.391, Now #18 C/AA Index: 8.01
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.846/164.55/-0.554, Now #4 K/AA Index: 8.40
Neff goes to the number four spot. Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.105 sec., 330ft-3.154, 660ft-4.931/137.15 mph, 1,000ft-6.494.
Left Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.359/186.56/-0.531, Now #10 D/D Index: 7.89
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.396/169.17/-0.544, Now #5 A/EA Index: 7.94
A couple good passes here. Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-3.015, 660ft-4.667/147.70 mph, 1,000ft-6.115.
David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.046 sec., 330ft-2.997, 660ft-4.669/146.37 mph, 1,000ft-6.128.
Left Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 6.261/237.00/-0.769, Now #1 I/SM Index: 7.03
Right Lane: Joe Roubicek Runs 6.668/207.08/-0.492, Now #15 A/AA Index: 7.16
DePalma with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Mike DePalma's incremental times: 60ft-1.031 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.141/180.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.303.
Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.739/201.91/-0.591, Now #2 B/D Index: 7.33
Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 9.205/143.23/-0.535, Now #11 I/SMA Index: 9.74
Sallee to the number two spot. Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.318/163.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.626. Jones into the top half of the show. Randy Jones' incremental times: 60ft-1.208 sec., 330ft-3.701, 660ft-5.810/116.08 mph, 1,000ft-7.642.
Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.695/153.28/-0.435, Now #23 D/EA Index: 9.13
Right Lane: Mark Lelchook Runs 7.538/174.17/-0.482, Now #19 D/DA Index: 8.02
Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.523/179.54/-0.567, Now #4 PST Index: 8.09
Mettler with a good pass to go to the number four spot. Tom Mettler's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-3.080, 660ft-4.788/143.63 mph, 1,000ft-6.268.
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