Fri, 04 Aug 2017, 17:10 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Right Lane: Craig Schuck Runs 7.282/139.49/-0.048, Now #1 I/D Index: 7.33

1:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 3,079 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

Schuck shakes hard off the line and lifts.

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Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.389/158.02/-0.521, Now #2 A/EA Index: 7.91
Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 8.789/145.61/-0.791, Now #1 G/D Index: 9.58

Both cars leave hard and Hyerstay shows big power again.

Ralph Van Paepeghem's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.967, 660ft-4.629/147.29 mph, 1,000ft-6.075. Brian Hyerstay's incremental times: 60ft-1.185 sec., 330ft-3.466, 660ft-5.469/120.75 mph, 1,000ft-7.250.

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Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 9.308/111.58/0.008, Now #4 D/SM Index: 9.30
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 13.106/67.10/4.506, Now #5 C/SMA Index: 8.60

Lane has issues off the line and coasts on through.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink