Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 15:15 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Notes from final, round 3 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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Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 7.957/168.62/-0.643, Now #2; B/SMA Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.239/135.51/-0.361, Was #5

12:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,126 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Hyerstay is number one at -0.791 under. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Nice wheels up leave with a twelve RT and Lane finally gets a full pass and it is a good one! He powers into the new #2 spot.

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Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.242/172.96/-0.668, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.332/175.43/-0.578, Was #4
Right Lane: Craig Schuck Runs 6.504/202.97/-0.826, Now #1; I/D Index: 7.33, Prior Best: 6.705/200.35/-0.625, Was #3

Schuck just flies off the starting line with a 0.994 sixty foot time and powers on down the track to exceed the National Record and take over the top spot by a bunch. Stellar performance!

Van Paepeghem has a great pass too and picks up a bunch to move well up into sixty under range and the #3 spot.

Ralph Van Paepeghem's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.922, 660ft-4.564/148.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.997.
Craig Schuck's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.683, 660ft-4.129/168.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.403.

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Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.744/153.74/-0.556, Now #5; F/SM Index: 9.30, Prior Best: 8.802/142.13/-0.498, Was #5
Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.021/141.86/-0.559, Now #2; G/D Index: 9.58, Prior Best: 8.789/145.61/-0.791, Was #2

Warter finds a ton of power too and runs much faster to keep the number five spot.

Hyerstay makes a clean pass to stay #2.

Ryan Warter's incremental times: 60ft-1.242 sec., 330ft-3.578, 660ft-5.561/123.49 mph, 1,000ft-7.283.

12:11 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink