Fri, 04 Aug 2017, 19:56 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 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 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: Brian Hyerstay Runs 8.998/128.42/-0.582, Now #1; G/D Index: 9.58, Prior Best: 8.789/145.61/-0.791, Was #1

4:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 3,396 feet, track temperature 136 degrees.

Hyerstay threw down the gauntlet to the rest of the small Comp field in session one running almost eighty under the index. He leaves hard and checks out his CIC lift spot to stay number one.

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Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.239/135.51/-0.361, Now #4; B/SMA Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 13.106/67.10/4.506, Was #5
Right Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.802/142.13/-0.498, Now #3; F/SM Index: 9.30, Prior Best: 9.308/111.58/0.008, Was #4

Both cars get a much better start this time and they both improve.

Lane gets closer to a full pass this time and moves up a spot to number four.

Warter gets a full pass and moves up a spot too, on a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Craig Schuck Runs 6.705/200.35/-0.625, Now #2; I/D Index: 7.33, Prior Best: 7.282/139.49/-0.048, Was #5
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.332/175.43/-0.578, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.389/158.02/-0.521, Was #2

Schuck makes a 200 plus MPH pass with the little turbo Mitsubishi and power right up from the bottom of the field to near the top. Nice pass!

Van Paepeghem is a little quicker and a lot faster on this pass, but loses a spot to Schuck to end up #3.

4:50 p.m. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink