Fri, 18 Sep 2015, 13:25 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina 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: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.237/189.52/-0.283, Now #19; B/AA Index: 7.52, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Lee Zane Runs 9.146/117.91/-0.364, Now #16; H/EA Index: 9.51, Prior Best: 9.513/98.75/0.003, Was #19

1:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,002 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

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Left Lane: Patrick Ross Sr. Runs 7.898/171.60/-0.352, Now #17; D/A Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.904/171.58/-0.346, Was #18
Right Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.352/185.33/-0.518, Now #2; C/A Index: 7.87, Prior Best: 7.299/185.97/-0.571, Was #2

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Left Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.618/127.79/-0.222, Now #5; G/AA Index: 8.84, Prior Best: 8.302/147.36/-0.538, Was #5
Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 9.122/105.82/0.272, Now #11; E/ED Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.381/156.28/-0.469, Was #11

Puckett has problems late in the run and is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 8.397/159.66/-0.483, Now #10; D/SMA Index: 8.88, Prior Best: 8.417/160.16/-0.463, Was #12
Right Lane: William Scott Runs 6.942/192.58/-0.418, Now #14; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 7.014/192.22/-0.346, Was #18

Sharp and Scott both improve, Sharp moves up to the tenth spot, Scott to 14th.

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Left Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 8.944/152.74/-0.616, Now #2; H/SM Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 9.023/139.10/-0.537, Was #6
Right Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.290/163.31/-0.280, Now #20; F/D Index: 8.57, Prior Best: 18.673/29.93/10.103, Was #22

Daniels makes an impressive pass for the conditions and moves up to the second spot.

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Left Lane: Pat Williams No Time, Now #22; A/AP Index: 7.13, Prior Best: 8.378/131.27/1.248, Was #22
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.111/165.48/-0.509, Now #1; DD/AT Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 6.905/197.94/-0.715, Was #1

Massel has problems late in the run and backs off the throttle early. Williams is unable to make a pass.

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Left Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.416/161.63/-0.424, Now #9; G/AA Index: 8.84, Prior Best: 8.355/162.51/-0.485, Was #9
Right Lane: Mark Moreland Runs 9.206/146.24/-0.354, Now #16; H/SM Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 9.172/146.69/-0.388, Was #16

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Left Lane: Anthony Mangrum Runs 12.793/67.27/5.713, Now #15; A/A Index: 7.08, Prior Best: 6.663/210.41/-0.417, Was #15
Right Lane: Danny Holt Runs 8.112/166.27/-0.488, Now #9; C/EA Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.131/165.86/-0.469, Was #11

Mangrum has problems and is off the throttle early. Holt improves and moves up a couple of spots.

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Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 19.684/44.81/12.154, Now #5; C/DA Index: 7.53, Prior Best: 6.986/192.41/-0.544, Was #5
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.324/156.23/-0.496, Now #4; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.265/170.02/-0.555, Was #4

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Left Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 7.723/163.06/-0.537, Now #8; J/DA Index: 8.26, Prior Best: 7.800/151.63/-0.460, Was #13
Right Lane: Joe Carnasciale Runs 8.942/149.25/-0.538, Now #7; I/SMA Index: 9.48, Prior Best: 8.953/149.28/-0.527, Was #7

Treadwell improves and moves up to the eighth spot. Carnasciale improves a little but stays in the seventh spot.

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Left Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 8.115/162.98/-0.495, Now #9; F/ED Index: 8.61, Prior Best: 8.117/163.24/-0.493, Was #9

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