Thu, 10 Nov 2016, 18:23 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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: Frank Affronti Runs 8.064/135.97/-0.206, Now #18; B/EA Index: 8.27, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scott McClay Runs 12.394/65.92/4.464, Now #4; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.287/181.01/-0.643, Was #4

2:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,242 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

First pass for Affronti.

McClay is off the throttle early and coasting early.

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Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 6.971/190.30/-0.589, Now #12; B/ND Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.004/189.36/-0.556, Was #13
Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.275/166.68/-0.575, Now #13; C/SM Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.335/166.42/-0.515, Was #14

Carter picks up the pace and moves up one spot on the ladder.

Wilson is right behind him and moves into McClay's old space.

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Left Lane: Brad Brewer Runs 7.210/191.65/-0.450, Now #15; B/A Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.154/193.54/-0.506, Was #15
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.321/186.46/-0.639, Now #6; C/A Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.359/186.61/-0.601, Was #10

Two clean passes and Graham finds some tuneup to move four spots up the ladder into the current #6 spot.

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Left Lane: Josh Lee Runs 8.818/147.86/-0.752, Now #1; H/EA Index: 9.57, Prior Best: 8.833/148.67/-0.737, Was #1
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.302/181.86/-0.608, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.307/181.96/-0.603, Was #10

...and the hits keep coming!

Lee move the top spot even further away from the rest of the field.

Van Paepeghem is just a little quicker to stay #10. No parachute, but he easily gets the car stopped without incident.

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Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.417/141.73/-0.563, Now #9; D/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 8.355/160.46/-0.625, Was #9
Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.484/141.45/-0.556, Now #15; C/TA Index: 9.04, Prior Best: 9.093/101.67/0.053, Was #19

Big improvement and four spots up the ladder to #15.

Lambeck leave hard, but dumps early.

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Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.215/151.83/-0.335, Now #19; B/ED Index: 7.55, Prior Best: 7.867/124.84/0.317, Was #20
Right Lane: Mike DePalma No Time, Now #14; PST Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 7.506/179.56/-0.564, Was #14

Something goes bad fast in DePalma's drive line and the little truck makes a hard hove towards the wall. Broken axle?

Mozeris get a better pass, but no where near his best to pick up one spot.

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Left Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.102/122.85/-0.608, Now #7; G/D Index: 9.71, Prior Best: 9.074/128.74/-0.636, Was #7
Right Lane: Mark Prothero Runs 9.134/141.50/-0.436, Now #17; H/EA Index: 9.57, Prior Best: 9.077/143.49/-0.493, Was #17

Neither car can improve.

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Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.242/187.39/-0.698, Now #2; C/AA Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.233/187.08/-0.707, Was #2
Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.081/166.68/-0.619, Now #5; C/EA Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.060/166.99/-0.640, Was #5

Consistent, but no improvements.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.382/150.70/-0.528, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.231/168.91/-0.679, Was #3
Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.890/204.79/-0.340, Now #8; A/AP Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.598/205.41/-0.632, Was #8

Ellis shakes the tires off the line and slows a little.

Rampy is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Cody Lane Runs 20.643/45.86/11.663, Now #21; E/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 9.395/89.60/0.415, Was #21

Single for Lane to wrap up the second qualifying session. The Cavalier drive hard right at the Tree at the green and he has to quickly lift and get the car going back straight down the track.

2:38 p.m. Josh Lee stay #1 at -0.752 under his index. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink