Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 10:33 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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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Left Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 8.146/163.18/-0.474, Now #2 C/EA Index: 8.62
Right Lane: Gary Coccaro Runs 8.636/158.91/-0.584, Now #1 H/AA Index: 9.22

9:13 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,668 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Coccaro makes a good run out of the box to start this session.

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Left Lane: John Clegg Runs 7.824/187.91/0.274, Now #3 CC/A Index: 7.55
Right Lane: Greg Schenck Runs 18.918/71.28/9.358, Now #4 H/EA Index: 9.56

Schenck has problems at the hit and backs off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Ashton Hudson Runs 9.185/123.02/0.205, Now #4 E/SMA Index: 8.98
Right Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.410/161.21/-0.570, Now #2 G/A Index: 8.98

Gusso makes a clean pass to get in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Not on File Runs 7.324/181.28/7.324, Now #7 F/EA Index: 0.00
Right Lane: Terry Ticel Runs 8.188/165.72/-0.672, Now #1 G/AA Index: 8.86

Ticel makes a good pass to take the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Barry Forrester Runs 8.492/159.83/-0.508, Now #5 C/ED Index: 9.00
Right Lane: Joseph Arrowsmith Runs 8.208/165.25/-0.632, Now #2 G/AA Index: 8.84

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Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 6.979/188.62/-0.581, Now #4 C/DA Index: 7.56
Right Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.383/184.04/-0.567, Now #6 C/A Index: 7.95

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Left Lane: Brian Moscini Runs 8.363/160.54/-0.507, Now #9 G/AA Index: 8.87
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.521/179.04/-0.609, Now #3 D/AA Index: 8.13

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Left Lane: Chase Williams No Time, Now #16 B/DA Index: 7.36
Right Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 8.184/150.85/-0.516, Now #8 C/EA Index: 8.70

Williams has problems and does not make a pass.

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Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.069/165.66/-0.591, Now #4 I/AA Index: 8.66
Right Lane: Scott Benham Runs 7.810/174.41/-0.540, Now #9 A/SMA Index: 8.35

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Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 6.630/203.71/-0.650, Now #2 I/D Index: 7.28
Right Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 7.533/116.61/0.233, Now #16 B/DA Index: 7.30

Massel makes a good pass to get in the second spot for now. Galbraith slows near the end of the run.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.172/175.73/-0.648, Now #4 A/EA Index: 7.82
Right Lane: Chad Voges Runs 7.531/162.33/-0.649, Now #3 K/AA Index: 8.18

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Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 13.559/58.79/6.139, Now #20 A/ND Index: 7.42

Bourgeois has problems and is off the throttle about 300 feet out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink