Thu, 29 Oct 2015, 20:26 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, 15th 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: Mike DePalma Runs 7.959/175.89/-0.121, Now #21; PST Index: 8.08, Prior Best: 20.384/31.70/12.304, Was #25
Right Lane: Mark Lelchook Runs 8.244/116.22/0.214, Now #23; D/ED Index: 8.03, Prior Best: 8.675/122.83/0.645, Was #24
DePalma makes a move in the right direction, but only moves up the ladder four spots. Lelchook improves and moves up one spot.
Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.248/179.28/-0.312, Now #18; B/ND Index: 7.56, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Barry Forrester Runs 7.596/172.17/-0.334, Now #16; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.533/173.83/-0.397, Was #16
Carter making his first pass of the weekend, he goes to the number 18 spot. No help here for Forrester.
Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.428/144.47/-0.112, Now #23; B/ED Index: 7.54, Prior Best: 7.808/138.61/0.268, Was #25
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.828/143.38/-0.132, Now #9; C/A Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.437/182.48/-0.523, Was #9
Mozeris moves up the ladder a couple spots...no help here for Graham.
Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 7.039/183.00/-0.521, Now #4; B/ND Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.008/179.85/-0.552, Was #4
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.228/144.72/-0.402, Now #16; B/SMA Index: 8.63, Prior Best: 8.248/152.62/-0.382, Was #17
Bourgeois with another good pass, but will not improve. Lane improves and moves up the ladder one spot.
Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.857/201.19/-0.403, Now #16; B/D Index: 7.26, Prior Best: 6.987/201.01/-0.273, Was #19
Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 9.214/111.30/0.124, Now #25; C/SR Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 9.441/105.33/0.351, Was #26
Sallee with a nice pass and moves up the ladder three spots. Sigmon moves up the ladder one spot.
Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.885/150.28/-0.535, Now #8; L/A Index: 9.42, Prior Best: 8.888/150.30/-0.532, Was #8
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.453/174.64/-0.467, Now #11; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.939/174.68/0.019, Was #24
Billingsley with a nice pass, his quickest, but will not improve. Van Paepeghem makes a big move to get into the top half of the show.
Left Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.779/124.48/-0.301, Now #21; C/TA Index: 9.08, Prior Best: 8.857/120.24/-0.223, Was #21
Right Lane: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.446/177.49/-0.474, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.457/177.95/-0.463, Was #12
Mandella improves, but stays in the number 21 spot. Schmiedl moves up the ladder a couple spots.
Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.701/201.97/-0.509, Now #10; A/AP Index: 7.21, Prior Best: 6.781/177.42/-0.429, Was #15
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.843/165.36/-0.477, Now #11; K/AA Index: 8.32, Prior Best: 7.864/165.82/-0.456, Was #13
Ellis was straight down the groove with a nice pass to move up the ladder. Neff goes to the number 11 spot.
Left Lane: Joe Santangelo Runs 7.929/164.57/-0.541, Now #3; B/SR Index: 8.47, Prior Best: 7.912/164.91/-0.558, Was #3
Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay No Time, Now #22; G/D Index: 9.79, Prior Best: 9.574/108.72/-0.216, Was #22
Santangelo with another good pass, but will not improve. Hyerstay is pushed off the starting line.
Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.161/163.26/-0.569, Now #3; C/EA Index: 8.73, Prior Best: 8.304/145.48/-0.426, Was #16
Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.952/169.08/-0.608, Now #1; A/SMA Index: 8.56, Prior Best: 7.983/168.66/-0.577, Was #2
Fletcher with a real good pass to go to the number three spot. Patterson launched hard and was straight down the groove to number one spot. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.121 sec., 330ft-3.251, 660ft-5.057/137.37 mph, 1,000ft-6.622.
Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.366/182.95/-0.604, Now #3; C/AA Index: 7.97, Prior Best: 7.384/182.70/-0.586, Was #2
Right Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 7.652/174.50/-0.628, Now #1; B/EA Index: 8.28, No Prior Run
Greenheck with a real nice pass, but gets bumped back a spot. Skillman with a great pass to go to the number one spot.
Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.531/181.72/-0.439, Now #17; C/AA Index: 7.97, Prior Best: 7.531/182.01/-0.439, Was #17
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.399/178.57/-0.521, Now #9; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.377/177.95/-0.543, Was #9
Edwards matches his pass from earlier today. Rampy with another good pass, but will not improve.
Left Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.051/165.66/-0.579, Now #4; B/SMA Index: 8.63, Prior Best: 8.087/165.11/-0.543, Was #8
Right Lane: Fred Allen Runs 7.785/172.32/-0.495, Now #13; D/AA Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 7.812/172.47/-0.468, Was #15
Lamb with a real nice pass to go to the number four spot. Allen moves up the ladder two spots.
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.725/172.98/-0.555, Now #7; D/AA Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 7.732/172.63/-0.548, Was #8
Martel improves and moves up the ladder one spot.
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