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Thu, 24 Oct 2013, 21:29 PM

Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 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 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:

Left Lane: Joe Roubicek Runs 6.683/207.46/-0.477, Now #18; A/AA Index: 7.16, Prior Best: 6.668/207.08/-0.492, Was #17
Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.602/150.88/-0.528, Now #14; D/EA Index: 9.13, Prior Best: 8.695/153.28/-0.435, Was #23

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,261 feet.

Sigmon improves and moves into the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Mitch Withers Runs 8.226/119.34/1.046, Now #23; A/A Index: 7.18, Prior Best: 6.745/205.66/-0.435, Was #23
Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 17.287/66.31/9.727, Now #28; B/ED Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.283/184.25/-0.277, Was #28

Both cars with problems and both click them off.

Left Lane: Jeremy Bailey Runs 6.948/196.76/-0.522, Now #17; B/DA Index: 7.47, Prior Best: 10.836/72.57/3.366, Was #31
Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.551/179.97/-0.539, Now #3; PST Index: 8.09, Prior Best: 7.523/179.54/-0.567, Was #3

Bailey with a good pass to move up the ladder. Mettler with another good pass, but doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.294/161.75/-0.566, Now #4; C/SMA Index: 8.86, Prior Best: 8.380/160.63/-0.480, Was #22
Right Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 12.035/81.72/4.385, Now #26; C/DA Index: 7.65, Prior Best: 7.240/183.37/-0.410, Was #26

Lane with a great pass to go to the number four spot. Jeff Lane's incremental times: 60ft-1.151 sec., 330ft-3.387, 660ft-5.268/127.53 mph, 1,000ft-6.905. Hogan with problems and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.807/166.95/-0.593, Now #1; K/AA Index: 8.40, Prior Best: 7.846/164.55/-0.554, Was #7
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 18.009/49.18/10.069, Now #19; A/EA Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.432/177.18/-0.508, Was #19

Neff with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.107 sec., 330ft-3.150, 660ft-4.915/137.92 mph, 1,000ft-6.468. Van Paepeghem with problems early and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Brandon Huhtala Runs 7.405/184.52/-0.585, Now #5; C/A Index: 7.99, Prior Best: 7.720/147.04/-0.270, Was #30
Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 6.120/244.34/-0.910, Now #1; AA/AT Index: 7.03, No Prior Run

Huhtala with a good pass to move up to the number five spot. Brandon Huhtala's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-3.055, 660ft-4.732/145.94 mph, 1,000ft-6.184. DePalma with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Mike DePalma's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.081/188.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.194.

Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 8.024/171.84/-0.626, Now #2; A/SMA Index: 8.65, Prior Best: 8.089/165.44/-0.561, Was #9
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.274/182.23/-0.616, Now #3; D/D Index: 7.89, Prior Best: 7.359/186.56/-0.531, Was #16

This was a good drag race as they go to the number two and three spots. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.144 sec., 330ft-3.307, 660ft-5.126/132.33 mph, 1,000ft-6.695.
Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.973, 660ft-4.611/149.31 mph, 1,000ft-6.045.

Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 9.041/154.69/-0.419, Now #23; L/AA Index: 9.46, Prior Best: 8.973/147.44/-0.487, Was #23
Right Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 9.179/150.87/-0.231, Now #30; H/A Index: 9.41, Prior Best: 9.024/150.38/-0.386, Was #30

Left Lane: Mark Lelchook Runs 7.525/174.66/-0.495, Now #23; D/DA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 7.538/174.17/-0.482, Was #24
Right Lane: Dale Giroux Runs 7.119/193.99/-0.541, Now #13; B/AA Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.194/192.33/-0.466, Was #25

Lelchook improves and moves up the ladder one spot. Giroux with a nice pass to move into the top half of the ladder. Dale Giroux's incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-2.971, 660ft-4.576/153.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.956.

Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 17.054/54.02/7.314, Now #16; I/SMA Index: 9.74, Prior Best: 9.205/143.23/-0.535, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 8.183/165.82/-0.467, Now #26; A/SMA Index: 8.65, Prior Best: 10.938/84.85/2.288, Was #32

Jones clicks it off right off the starting line. Trumble gets off the bump spot.

Left Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 7.891/171.45/-0.579, Now #8; A/SM Index: 8.47, Prior Best: 7.908/168.07/-0.562, Was #10
Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.722/202.12/-0.608, Now #4; B/D Index: 7.33, Prior Best: 6.739/201.91/-0.591, Was #5

Hedlund with a good pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Scott Hedlund's incremental times: 60ft-1.146 sec., 330ft-3.256, 660ft-5.037/137.23 mph, 1,000ft-6.583. Sallee improves to the number four spot. Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.052 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.304/163.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.610.

Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.634/144.40/-0.306, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.396/169.17/-0.544, Was #11
Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.092/165.23/-0.588, Now #7; B/SMA Index: 8.68, Prior Best: 8.264/144.57/-0.416, Was #28

Bowdish with good looking pass to move into the top half of the show. Adam Bowdish's incremental times: 60ft-1.133 sec., 330ft-3.285, 660ft-5.137/132.75 mph, 1,000ft-6.735.

Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.459/176.74/-0.551, Now #12; C/AA Index: 8.01, Prior Best: 7.468/182.82/-0.542, Was #13
Right Lane: Donald Thomas Runs 7.663/143.61/-0.267, Now #20; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.404/177.77/-0.526, Was #20

Edwards improve and moves up the ladder one spot. Thomas with problems and clicks it off early.

Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.731/200.77/-0.559, Now #12; A/ED Index: 7.29, Prior Best: 6.754/200.89/-0.536, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.457/182.23/-0.553, Now #13; C/AA Index: 8.01, Prior Best: 7.619/181.42/-0.391, Was #30

A couple good passes here as they both improve. Robert Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.306/162.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.615.
Jim Greenheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.043 sec., 330ft-3.048, 660ft-4.754/144.09 mph, 1,000ft-6.220.

Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.497/163.00/-0.583, Now #10; D/SMA Index: 9.08, Prior Best: 8.558/152.04/-0.522, Was #22
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.797/171.45/-0.593, Now #6; B/EA Index: 8.39, Prior Best: 7.852/170.88/-0.538, Was #17

A couple good looking passes here as they both move into the top half of the show. Doug Lambeck's incremental times: 60ft-1.171 sec., 330ft-3.458, 660ft-5.401/122.16 mph, 1,000ft-7.071.
Arnie Martel's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-3.157, 660ft-4.944/137.40 mph, 1,000ft-6.488.

Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.051/165.94/-0.449, Now #8; B/SR Index: 8.50, Prior Best: 7.910/166.31/-0.590, Was #7
Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.176/159.23/-0.604, Now #5; C/EA Index: 8.78, Prior Best: 8.246/147.96/-0.534, Was #20

Fletcher with a real good pass to move into the top half of the show. Dan Fletcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.119 sec., 330ft-3.315, 660ft-5.182/133.24 mph, 1,000ft-6.804.

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