Fri, 25 Sep 2015, 17:54 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Travis Gusso Runs 8.462/160.50/-0.538, Now #8; E/SM Index: 9.00, Prior Best: 8.441/160.23/-0.559, Was #8
Right Lane: Doug Engels Runs 7.278/164.01/-0.482, Now #14; D/D Index: 7.76, No Prior Run

4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,678 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Engels spun the tires off the line, the rear of the dragster was moving around, but he stayed on the throttle for a decent pass. Gusso slowed from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Chad Voges Runs 11.327/82.60/3.087, Now #5; K/AA Index: 8.24, Prior Best: 7.627/158.95/-0.613, Was #4
Right Lane: Mark Kirkman Runs 6.452/206.51/-0.618, Now #3; A/DA Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 6.502/204.39/-0.568, Was #7

Voges bogged off the line and was out of the throttle early. Kirkman improved and moved up to the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 7.034/187.08/-0.486, Now #13; B/ND Index: 7.52, Prior Best: 7.146/143.14/-0.374, Was #19
Right Lane: Patrick Ross Sr. Runs 8.115/166.83/-0.425, Now #16; F/A Index: 8.54, Prior Best: 8.102/168.26/-0.438, Was #15

Bourgeois improves and moves up to the 13th spot for now. No improvement for Ross and he drops a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.689/154.72/-0.581, Now #8; L/A Index: 9.27, Prior Best: 8.717/154.51/-0.553, Was #9
Right Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 6.716/197.48/-0.644, Now #3; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.827/173.47/-0.533, Was #12

Galbraith makes an impressive pass for the conditions and moves up to the third spot for now. Billingsley improves a little and moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 6.915/193.99/-0.445, Now #14; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.878/192.08/-0.482, Was #14
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.229/186.56/-0.641, Now #4; C/AA Index: 7.87, Prior Best: 7.254/185.92/-0.616, Was #5

Cervelli moves to the left out of the groove but stays on the throttle.He slows from his earlier pass and stays in the 13th spot. Greenheck improves and moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 6.860/192.38/-0.590, Now #8; B/ED Index: 7.45, Prior Best: 7.020/166.19/-0.430, Was #17
Right Lane: Tony Pontillo Runs 6.881/192.85/-0.479, Now #17; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 13.955/61.49/6.595, Was #23

Pontillo makes a full pass this time and moves up to the 17th spot. Kamplain makes his quickest pass of the day and moves up to the eighth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.300/186.48/-0.560, Now #11; C/A Index: 7.86, Prior Best: 7.318/186.07/-0.542, Was #12
Right Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.709/176.03/-0.541, Now #13; D/A Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.711/175.96/-0.539, Was #13

Hodges improves and moves up a spot to 11th. Mawhee improves but not enough to move in the order.

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Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.815/173.01/-0.625, Now #5; A/SMA Index: 8.44, Prior Best: 7.865/172.39/-0.575, Was #10
Right Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 7.534/177.79/-0.636, Now #2; B/EA Index: 8.17, Prior Best: 7.521/177.98/-0.649, Was #2

Patterson improves and moves up to the fifth spot. No help for Skillman.

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Left Lane: Brian Stufflebeam Runs 10.303/86.21/2.483, Now #22; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.484/155.26/-0.336, Was #21
Right Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.682/197.68/-0.498, Now #14; B/D Index: 7.18, Prior Best: 10.668/77.51/3.488, Was #23

Stufflebeam has problems early and is off the throttle before he reaches half track. Chamness makes a full pass and moves up to the 14th spot.

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Right Lane: Jeremy Bailey Runs 7.086/157.32/-0.274, Now #20; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.931/195.05/-0.429, Was #20

Bailey rattles the tires off the line but is able to drive through it. He gets about 1000 feet down and backs off the throttle.

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