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Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: 
 
      Left Lane: Jason Coan       Runs 8.332/155.02/-0.548, Now #2
      G/EA Index: 8.88
     Right Lane: Rick Brown       Runs 8.248/162.96/-0.612, Now #1
      B/TA Index: 8.86
3:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 1,928 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Two solid runs to open Comp qualifying for the weekend. 

      Left Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.571/206.35/-0.629, Now #1
      A/ED Index: 7.20
     Right Lane: Steve Ambrose    Runs 7.859/159.02/-0.541, Now #4
      J/AA Index: 8.40
Two more...
      Left Lane: Mike Saye        Runs 8.786/153.02/-0.444, Now #5
      H/A Index: 9.23
     Right Lane: Blake Alexander  Runs 7.553/139.88/0.293, Now #6
      A/AP Index: 7.26
Alexander slowed on the top end, could not see why.
      Left Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.214/182.80/-0.606, Now #3
      D/D Index: 7.82
     Right Lane: Art Hodges       Runs 6.619/215.07/-0.451, Now #6
      A/PM Index: 7.07

      Left Lane: R. Vierheller IIIRuns 7.370/177.88/-0.620, Now #2
      D/ED Index: 7.99
     Right Lane: Don Eberly       Runs 7.562/154.72/-0.428, Now #9
      C/AA Index: 7.99

      Left Lane: Lee Sharp        Runs 8.365/161.75/-0.605, Now #5
      D/SMA Index: 8.97
     Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson   Runs 7.215/192.96/-0.425, Now #11
      B/AA Index: 7.64
So far, all of the better runs have been in the left lane...
      Left Lane: Glen Treadwell   Runs 7.980/154.09/-0.580, Now #7
      G/ED Index: 8.56
     Right Lane: Joey Tanksley    Runs 6.813/196.16/-0.677, Now #1
      C/D Index: 7.49
We have a new #1 qualifier...
      Left Lane: Arnie Martel     Runs 7.949/170.06/-0.611, Now #5
      F/AA Index: 8.56
     Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell  Runs 8.252/159.08/-0.598, Now #8
      E/ED Index: 8.85
Good conditions and good runs...
      Left Lane: Dave Connolly    Runs 7.821/169.89/-0.579, Now #10
      B/SR Index: 8.40
     Right Lane: Van Puckett      Runs 8.396/160.29/-0.514, Now #13
      G/AA Index: 8.91
For some reason, Connolly just sat there when the green came on, then launched ten seconds later.
      Left Lane: Dennis Mitchell  Runs 7.966/139.69/-0.394, Now #18
      E/A Index: 8.36
     Right Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 9.037/102.35/0.757, Now #20
      D/A Index: 8.28
Butner slowed around half track.
      Left Lane: Todd Patterson   Runs 7.676/177.65/-0.684, Now #1
      E/A Index: 8.36
     Right Lane: Allen Stanfield  Runs 8.978/150.35/-0.582, Now #10
      H/SM Index: 9.56
Patterson takes the top spot away from Tanksley on a nice pass.
      Left Lane: Greg Kamplain    Runs 7.034/187.16/-0.536, Now #15
      C/ED Index: 7.57
     Right Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.484/149.76/-0.506, Now #17
      D/ED Index: 7.99
Good runs, but there have been a lot of better runs this session.
      Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough    Runs 7.374/176.65/-0.496, Now #19
      C/DA Index: 7.87
     Right Lane: Stephen Szupka   Runs 8.216/146.40/-0.614, Now #5
      F/ED Index: 8.83

      Left Lane: David Rampy      Runs 7.271/167.99/-0.599, Now #11
      A/EA Index: 7.87
     Right Lane: F. Aragona Jr.   Runs 8.231/148.95/-0.649, Now #3
      G/EA Index: 8.88
It looks like these two are the final pair of the day. Two nice runs...
      Left Lane: Pat Ross         Runs 8.012/168.24/-0.608, Now #9
      F/A Index: 8.62
That was the final pair, but there are a couple singles left to finish things up.
      Left Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 8.207/163.57/-0.583, Now #14
      I/AA Index: 8.79
Biondo wraps things up for the day.

Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Revised order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Todd Patterson             E/A  8.36  7.676  -0.684
   2. Joey Tanksley              C/D  7.49  6.813  -0.677
   3. Frank Aragona Jr.         G/EA  8.88  8.231  -0.649
   4. Robert Bailey             A/ED  7.20  6.571  -0.629
   5. Ray Vierheller III        D/ED  7.99  7.370  -0.620
   6. Stephen Szupka            F/ED  8.83  8.216  -0.614
   7. Rick Brown                B/TA  8.86  8.248  -0.612
   8. Arnie Martel              F/AA  8.56  7.949  -0.611
   9. Pat Ross                   F/A  8.62  8.012  -0.608
  10. Brian Browell              D/D  7.82  7.214  -0.606
  11. Lee Sharp                D/SMA  8.97  8.365  -0.605
  12. David Rampy               A/EA  7.87  7.271  -0.599
  13. Jenny Treadwell           E/ED  8.85  8.252  -0.598
  14. Sal Biondo                I/AA  8.79  8.207  -0.583
  15. Allen Stanfield           H/SM  9.56  8.978  -0.582
  16. Glen Treadwell            G/ED  8.56  7.980  -0.580
  17. Dave Connolly             A/SR  8.40  7.821  -0.579
  18. Jason Coan                G/EA  8.88  8.332  -0.548
  19. Steve Ambrose             J/AA  8.40  7.859  -0.541
  20. Greg Kamplain             C/DA  7.57  7.034  -0.536
  21. Van Puckett               G/AA  8.91  8.396  -0.514
  22. Anthony Bertozzi          D/ED  7.99  7.484  -0.506
  23. Jim Kimbrough             C/ED  7.87  7.374  -0.496
  24. Art Hodges                A/PM  7.07  6.619  -0.451
  25. Mike Saye                 H/AA  9.23  8.786  -0.444
  26. Don Eberly                C/AA  7.99  7.562  -0.428
  27. Lonnie Johnson            B/AA  7.64  7.215  -0.425
  28. Dennis Mitchell            E/A  8.36  7.966  -0.394
  29. Blake Alexander           A/AP  7.26  7.553   0.293
  30. Bo Butner                 D/AA  8.28  9.037   0.757

Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern 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: 
 
      Left Lane: Dennis Mitchell  Runs 8.294/116.20/-0.066, Now #29
      E/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.966/139.69/-0.394, Was #28
     Right Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 7.587/177.67/-0.693, Now #1
      D/AA Index: 8.28            Prior Best: 9.037/102.35/0.757, Was #30
1:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 1,751 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Butner had problems yesterday, but not today - nice run!

      Left Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 8.145/165.13/-0.645, Now #5
      I/AA Index: 8.79            Prior Best: 8.207/163.57/-0.583, Was #15
     Right Lane: Stephen Szupka   Runs 8.650/119.69/-0.180, Now #8
      F/ED Index: 8.83            Prior Best: 8.216/146.40/-0.614, Was #7
zupka slowed on the top end.
      Left Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.457/171.21/-0.363, Now #13
      D/D Index: 7.82             Prior Best: 7.214/182.80/-0.606, Was #12
     Right Lane: Allen Stanfield  Runs 8.890/151.53/-0.670, Now #4
      H/SM Index: 9.56            Prior Best: 8.978/150.35/-0.582, Was #16
Browell fell off the pace on the top end.
      Left Lane: Pat Ross         Runs 7.998/168.60/-0.622, Now #8
      F/A Index: 8.62             Prior Best: 8.012/168.24/-0.608, Was #12
     Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson   Runs 7.158/194.55/-0.482, Now #25
      B/AA Index: 7.64            Prior Best: 7.215/192.96/-0.425, Was #28

      Left Lane: R. Vierheller IIIRuns 7.348/178.83/-0.642, Now #7
      D/ED Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.370/177.88/-0.620, Was #9
     Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell  Runs 8.337/157.25/-0.513, Now #16
      E/ED Index: 8.85            Prior Best: 8.252/159.08/-0.598, Was #16

      Left Lane: Mike Saye        Runs 8.784/137.46/-0.446, Now #27
      H/AA Index: 9.23            Prior Best: 8.786/153.02/-0.444, Was #27
     Right Lane: Steve Ambrose    Runs 7.750/167.61/-0.650, Now #5
      J/AA Index: 8.40            Prior Best: 7.859/159.02/-0.541, Was #20
Ambrose made a very nice run to step up a tenth from yesterday.
      Left Lane: Lee Sharp        Runs 8.383/162.41/-0.587, Now #15
      D/SMA Index: 8.97           Prior Best: 8.365/161.75/-0.605, Was #15
     Right Lane: Don Eberly       Runs 8.240/125.56/0.250, Now #28
      C/AA Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.562/154.72/-0.428, Was #28
Eberly slowed around half track.
      Left Lane: Glen Treadwell   No Time, Now #18
      G/ED Index: 8.56            Prior Best: 7.980/154.09/-0.580, Was #18
     Right Lane: Van Puckett      Runs 8.541/135.09/-0.369, Now #22
      G/AA Index: 8.91            Prior Best: 8.396/160.29/-0.514, Was #22
Treadwell's car was pushed away from the starting line.
      Left Lane: Dave Connolly    Runs 7.753/170.23/-0.647, Now #7
      B/SR Index: 8.40            Prior Best: 7.821/169.89/-0.579, Was #19
     Right Lane: Blake Alexander  No Time, Now #30
      A/AP Index: 7.26            Prior Best: 7.553/139.88/0.293, Was #30
Alexander was also pushed away before staging the car.
      Left Lane: Arnie Martel     Runs 7.944/170.19/-0.616, Now #12
      F/AA Index: 8.56            Prior Best: 7.949/170.06/-0.611, Was #14
     Right Lane: Joey Tanksley    Runs 7.352/141.43/-0.138, Now #3
      C/D Index: 7.49             Prior Best: 6.813/196.16/-0.677, Was #3
Tanksley had a lot of tire spin on the launch.
      Left Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.584/205.79/-0.616, Now #11
      A/ED Index: 7.20            Prior Best: 6.571/206.35/-0.629, Was #10
     Right Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.354/178.12/-0.636, Now #10
      D/ED Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.484/149.76/-0.506, Was #23
Two nice runs, but that only puts them in the middle of the top half.
      Left Lane: Greg Kamplain    Runs 7.019/187.11/-0.551, Now #21
      C/ED Index: 7.57            Prior Best: 7.034/187.16/-0.536, Was #22
     Right Lane: Rick Brown       Runs 8.208/163.53/-0.652, Now #5
      B/TA Index: 8.86            Prior Best: 8.248/162.96/-0.612, Was #15
Nice run by Brown to move ten spots up the ladder.
      Left Lane: Todd Patterson   Runs 7.605/178.71/-0.755, Now #1
      E/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.676/177.65/-0.684, Was #2
     Right Lane: Art Hodges       Runs 6.711/210.44/-0.359, Now #26
      A/PM Index: 7.07            Prior Best: 6.619/215.07/-0.451, Was #26
Patterson made a monster run to claim to #1 spot. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-3.116, 660ft-4.850/142.18 mph, 1,000ft-6.345.
      Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough    Runs 7.365/176.21/-0.505, Now #25
      C/DA Index: 7.87            Prior Best: 7.374/176.65/-0.496, Was #24
     Right Lane: Grant Lewis      Runs 8.942/148.56/-0.618, Now #14
      H/SMA Index: 9.56           No Prior Run
Lewis' first run was a good one, but it's just barely in the top half.
      Left Lane: Jason Coan       No Time, Now #23
      G/EA Index: 8.88            Prior Best: 8.332/155.02/-0.548, Was #23
     Right Lane: F. Aragona Jr.   Runs 8.202/157.89/-0.678, Now #3
      G/EA Index: 8.88            Prior Best: 8.231/148.95/-0.649, Was #7
Coan's car went silent on the launch, stopping about 100 feet down the track.
      Left Lane: David Rampy      Runs 7.207/182.38/-0.663, Now #6
      A/EA Index: 7.87            Prior Best: 7.271/167.99/-0.599, Was #19
Nice pass by Rampy to move thirteen rungs up the ladder and close the session. With 31 cars present, there is no bump spot and it is likely Patterson's -.755 will get him a first-round bye tomorrow. There is another qualifying session left, but that number will be very hard to beat.

Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Todd Patterson             E/A  8.36  7.605  -0.755
   2. Bo Butner                 D/AA  8.28  7.587  -0.693
   3. Frank Aragona Jr.         G/EA  8.88  8.202  -0.678
   4. Joey Tanksley              C/D  7.49  6.813  -0.677
   5. Allen Stanfield           H/SM  9.56  8.890  -0.670
   6. David Rampy               A/EA  7.87  7.207  -0.663
   7. Rick Brown                B/TA  8.86  8.208  -0.652
   8. Steve Ambrose             J/AA  8.40  7.750  -0.650
   9. Dave Connolly             A/SR  8.40  7.753  -0.647
  10. Sal Biondo                I/AA  8.79  8.145  -0.645
  11. Ray Vierheller III        D/ED  7.99  7.348  -0.642
  12. Anthony Bertozzi          D/ED  7.99  7.354  -0.636
  13. Robert Bailey             A/ED  7.20  6.571  -0.629
  14. Pat Ross                   F/A  8.62  7.998  -0.622
  15. Grant Lewis              H/SMA  9.56  8.942  -0.618
  16. Arnie Martel              F/AA  8.56  7.944  -0.616
  17. Stephen Szupka            F/ED  8.83  8.216  -0.614
  18. Brian Browell              D/D  7.82  7.214  -0.606
  19. Lee Sharp                D/SMA  8.97  8.365  -0.605
  20. Jenny Treadwell           E/ED  8.85  8.252  -0.598
  21. Glen Treadwell            G/ED  8.56  7.980  -0.580
  22. Greg Kamplain             C/DA  7.57  7.019  -0.551
  23. Jason Coan                G/EA  8.88  8.332  -0.548
  24. Van Puckett               G/AA  8.91  8.396  -0.514
  25. Jim Kimbrough             C/ED  7.87  7.365  -0.505
  26. Lonnie Johnson            B/AA  7.64  7.158  -0.482
  27. Art Hodges                A/PM  7.07  6.619  -0.451
  28. Mike Saye                 H/AA  9.23  8.784  -0.446
  29. Don Eberly                C/AA  7.99  7.562  -0.428
  30. Dennis Mitchell            E/A  8.36  7.966  -0.394
  31. Blake Alexander           A/AP  7.26  7.553   0.293

Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern 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: 
 
      Left Lane: Lonnie Johnson   Runs 7.148/192.96/-0.492, Now #26
      B/AA Index: 7.64            Prior Best: 7.158/194.55/-0.482, Was #26
     Right Lane: Greg Kamplain    Runs 7.006/188.10/-0.564, Now #22
      C/ED Index: 7.57            Prior Best: 7.019/187.11/-0.551, Was #22
4:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 1,794 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

With just 31 cars, everybody gets to race tomorrow.

      Left Lane: Art Hodges       Runs 6.674/209.52/-0.396, Now #27
      A/PM Index: 7.07            Prior Best: 6.619/215.07/-0.451, Was #27
     Right Lane: Todd Patterson   Runs 7.597/178.57/-0.763, Now #1
      E/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.605/178.71/-0.755, Was #1
Patterson made a stunning run earlier today and will probably get the bye run tomorrow. Even so, he did not back off a bit and improved his hold on the top spot. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-3.112, 660ft-4.844/142.61 mph, 1,000ft-6.337.
      Left Lane: F. Aragona Jr.   Runs 8.270/158.09/-0.610, Now #3
      G/EA Index: 8.88            Prior Best: 8.202/157.89/-0.678, Was #3
     Right Lane: R. Vierheller IIIRuns 7.419/177.00/-0.571, Now #11
      D/ED Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.348/178.83/-0.642, Was #11

      Left Lane: Don Eberly       Runs 7.632/143.44/-0.358, Now #29
      C/AA Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.562/154.72/-0.428, Was #29
     Right Lane: Mike Saye        Runs 8.874/130.18/-0.356, Now #28
      H/AA Index: 9.23            Prior Best: 8.784/137.46/-0.446, Was #28
No improvement for either driver...
      Left Lane: Van Puckett      Runs 8.532/134.95/-0.378, Now #24
      G/AA Index: 8.91            Prior Best: 8.396/160.29/-0.514, Was #24
     Right Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 8.144/165.29/-0.646, Now #10
      I/AA Index: 8.79            Prior Best: 8.145/165.13/-0.645, Was #10
Biondo almost matched his run earlier today, Puckett lifted around 1,000 feet.
      Left Lane: Allen Stanfield  Runs 9.018/133.28/-0.542, Now #5
      H/SM Index: 9.56            Prior Best: 8.890/151.53/-0.670, Was #5
     Right Lane: Lee Sharp        Runs 8.345/161.90/-0.625, Now #14
      D/SMA Index: 8.97           Prior Best: 8.365/161.75/-0.605, Was #19

      Left Lane: Blake Alexander  Runs 6.914/198.64/-0.346, Now #31
      A/AP Index: 7.26            Prior Best: 7.553/139.88/0.293, Was #31
     Right Lane: Jason Coan       No Time, Now #23
      G/EA Index: 8.88            Prior Best: 8.332/155.02/-0.548, Was #23
Coan's problems persist, the car not leaving the line at the green. Alexander made his best run of the weekend, he's still last on the list.
      Left Lane: Stephen Szupka   Runs 8.144/162.39/-0.686, Now #3
      F/ED Index: 8.83            Prior Best: 8.216/146.40/-0.614, Was #18
     Right Lane: Pat Ross         Runs 8.054/168.39/-0.566, Now #16
      F/A Index: 8.62             Prior Best: 7.998/168.60/-0.622, Was #15
Nice run by Szupka to move past his teammate Frank Aragona on the ladder.
      Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell  No Time, Now #20
      E/ED Index: 8.85            Prior Best: 8.252/159.08/-0.598, Was #20
     Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough    Runs 7.453/151.51/-0.417, Now #25
      C/DA Index: 7.87            Prior Best: 7.365/176.21/-0.505, Was #25
Treadwell left before the tree was activated.
      Left Lane: Steve Ambrose    Runs 7.851/147.89/-0.549, Now #9
      J/AA Index: 8.40            Prior Best: 7.750/167.61/-0.650, Was #9
     Right Lane: Dennis Mitchell  Runs 8.457/114.26/0.097, Now #30
      E/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.966/139.69/-0.394, Was #30
Ambrose appeared to lose the engine on the top end, trailing lots of blue smoke. Mitchell slowed well before the line.
      Left Lane: Grant Lewis      Runs 8.912/149.55/-0.648, Now #11
      H/SMA Index: 9.56           Prior Best: 8.942/148.56/-0.618, Was #17
     Right Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.117/185.82/-0.703, Now #2
      D/D Index: 7.82             Prior Best: 7.214/182.80/-0.606, Was #19
Browell made a monster run, under the national record, but only moves to the #2 spot. Lewis also gets the job done, getting lane choice for tomorrow's eliminations.
      Left Lane: Rick Brown       Runs 8.171/163.73/-0.689, Now #4
      B/TA Index: 8.86            Prior Best: 8.208/163.53/-0.652, Was #9
     Right Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.559/207.27/-0.641, Now #15
      A/ED Index: 7.20            Prior Best: 6.571/206.35/-0.629, Was #16
Brown's truck got the wheels way up and wandered around a bit on the launch, still was quick enough to move up five spots, into the top four. Meanwhile, Bailey made a very nice run, under the national record, but it's only good enough to move him up one spot against the stout field here.
      Left Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 7.569/178.14/-0.711, Now #2
      D/AA Index: 8.28            Prior Best: 7.587/177.67/-0.693, Was #3
     Right Lane: Glen Treadwell   Runs 7.888/167.20/-0.672, Now #8
      G/ED Index: 8.56            Prior Best: 7.980/154.09/-0.580, Was #21
Two more very nice runs, Butner into the elit seven-tenths-under group and the second spot, Treadwell picking up a tenth and moving all the way up to eighth. How quick is this field? Arnie Martel's -.616 run is only good enough for 20th now.
      Left Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.485/148.54/-0.505, Now #17
      D/ED Index: 7.99            Prior Best: 7.354/178.12/-0.636, Was #17
     Right Lane: David Rampy      Runs 7.239/181.72/-0.631, Now #10
      A/EA Index: 7.87            Prior Best: 7.207/182.38/-0.663, Was #10
No help for these two - the first pair in awhile that did not make a big move.
      Left Lane: Joey Tanksley    Runs 8.691/104.24/1.201, Now #7
      C/D Index: 7.49             Prior Best: 6.813/196.16/-0.677, Was #7
     Right Lane: Dave Connolly    Runs 7.880/145.94/-0.520, Now #13
      B/SR Index: 8.40            Prior Best: 7.753/170.23/-0.647, Was #13
We are down to the final three cars. Tanksley lifted around half track, Connolly about the 1,000-foot mark.
     Right Lane: Arnie Martel     Runs 7.918/170.97/-0.642, Now #16
      F/AA Index: 8.56            Prior Best: 7.944/170.19/-0.616, Was #20
Last car, Martel not even in the top half despite a -.616 run earlier today (and a nice -.611 run yesterday). He ran it all the way through, moved into the final lane choice spot on the ladder, with the "easiest" pairing for the first round tomorrow because he will run the #31 qualifier.

Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Todd Patterson             E/A  8.36  7.597  -0.763
   2. Bo Butner                 D/AA  8.28  7.569  -0.711
   3. Brian Browell              D/D  7.82  7.117  -0.703
   4. Rick Brown                B/TA  8.86  8.171  -0.689
   5. Stephen Szupka            F/ED  8.83  8.144  -0.686
   6. Frank Aragona Jr.         G/EA  8.88  8.202  -0.678
   7. Joey Tanksley              C/D  7.49  6.813  -0.677
   8. Glen Treadwell            G/ED  8.56  7.888  -0.672
   9. Allen Stanfield           H/SM  9.56  8.890  -0.670
  10. David Rampy               A/EA  7.87  7.207  -0.663
  11. Steve Ambrose             J/AA  8.40  7.750  -0.650
  12. Grant Lewis              H/SMA  9.56  8.912  -0.648
  13. Dave Connolly             A/SR  8.40  7.753  -0.647
  14. Sal Biondo                I/AA  8.79  8.144  -0.646
  15. Ray Vierheller III        D/ED  7.99  7.348  -0.642
  16. Arnie Martel              F/AA  8.56  7.918  -0.642
  17. Robert Bailey             A/ED  7.20  6.559  -0.641
  18. Anthony Bertozzi          D/ED  7.99  7.354  -0.636
  19. Lee Sharp                D/SMA  8.97  8.345  -0.625
  20. Pat Ross                   F/A  8.62  7.998  -0.622
  21. Jenny Treadwell           E/ED  8.85  8.252  -0.598
  22. Greg Kamplain             C/DA  7.57  7.006  -0.564
  23. Jason Coan                G/EA  8.88  8.332  -0.548
  24. Van Puckett               G/AA  8.91  8.396  -0.514
  25. Jim Kimbrough             C/ED  7.87  7.365  -0.505
  26. Lonnie Johnson            B/AA  7.64  7.148  -0.492
  27. Art Hodges                A/PM  7.07  6.619  -0.451
  28. Mike Saye                 H/AA  9.23  8.784  -0.446
  29. Don Eberly                C/AA  7.99  7.562  -0.428
  30. Dennis Mitchell            E/A  8.36  7.966  -0.394
  31. Blake Alexander           A/AP  7.26  6.914  -0.346

Saturday
Results for Elimination Round 1
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Steve Ambrose           J/AA   8.40  0.067     8.341 -0.059
 (L) Lonnie Johnson          B/AA   7.64  -0.014(R) 7.152 -0.488
1:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.40 inches, adjusted altitude 2,031 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

This round was supposed to be before the Pro session, but fog and a couple of oildowns put us behind schedule.

Steve Ambrose wins on a red light.

 (W) Mike Saye               H/AA   9.23  0.053     8.892 -0.338
 (L) Dave Connolly           A/SR   8.40  -0.012(R) 7.905 -0.495
Connolly goes red and Saye gets an unexpectedly easy first round
 (W) Anthony Bertozzi        D/ED   7.99  0.054     7.346 -0.644
 (L) Brian Browell            D/D   7.82  0.060     7.208 -0.612
Anthony Bertozzi's MOV: 0.0385 seconds (approximately 10 feet), but he paid a high price for the win light, a -.14 event CIC and a permanent 0.04 index adjustment. Browell took a permanent 0.,01 index hit in a losing cause.
 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.56  0.082     9.029  0.469
 (L) Blake Alexander         A/AP   7.26  -0.233(R)13.612  6.352
Alexander was very early and martel didn't have to pay a penalty to get his win light.
 (W) Allen Stanfield         H/SM   9.56  0.054     9.064 -0.496
 (L) Van Puckett             G/AA   8.91  -0.003(R) 8.487 -0.423
So far we've had three red lights and two indexes were sacrificed in the only green-light race.

Make that four red lights. Stanfield may not have seen the win light, ran very close to the magic -.500 number.

 (W) Pat Ross                 F/A   8.62  0.011     8.716  0.096
 (L) Stephen Szupka          F/ED   8.83  -0.007(R) 8.789 -0.041
Another red light, now it's 5-1 in favor of red.
 (W) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.56  0.091     8.908  0.348
 (L) Jason Coan              G/EA   8.88  -0.020(R) 8.458 -0.422
Now it's 6-1 red. Looks like red is the trendy color this round.
 (W) Sal Biondo              I/AA   8.79  0.037     8.266 -0.524
 (L) Don Eberly              C/AA   7.99  0.051     7.568 -0.422
Two greens, but Eberly had some handling problems and Biondo was able to escape with just a 0.02 event CIC penalty.
 (W) Greg Kamplain           C/DA   7.57  0.012     7.015 -0.555
 (L) Joey Tanksley            C/D   7.49  0.038     6.978 -0.512
Now we're 6-3. Both drivers had good lights and Kamplain paid a 0.05 event CIC penalty to get the win. Greg Kamplain's MOV: 0.0696 seconds (approximately 17 feet).
 (W) Rick Brown              B/TA   8.86  0.059     8.303 -0.557
 (L) Lee Sharp              D/SMA   8.97  -0.143(R)10.029  1.059
7-3. Brown didn't see the win light, took an event 0.05 CIC penalty.
 (W) Jenny Treadwell         E/ED   8.85  0.049     8.274 -0.576
 (L) Frank Aragona Jr.       G/EA   8.88  0.037     8.369 -0.511
7-4 in favor of red. Jenny Treadwell's MOV: 0.0533 seconds (approximately 12 feet), with a 0.07 event CIC to go with it.
 (W) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.36  0.036     7.791 -0.569
 (L) Ray Vierheller III      D/ED   7.99  0.125     7.474 -0.516
7-5 red. Vierheller was late, Mitchell took a 0.06 event CIC, expecting him to catch up. Dennis Mitchell's MOV: 0.1428 seconds (approximately 37 feet).
 (W) David Rampy             A/EA   7.87  0.012     7.891  0.021
 (L) Jim Kimbrough           C/ED   7.87  -0.010(R) 7.416 -0.454
Identical indexes, so it's an even start. But Kimbrough's red light makes it 8-5 red.
 (W) Bo Butner               D/AA   8.28  0.044     8.539  0.259
 (L) Robert Bailey           A/ED   7.20  -0.029(R) 7.087 -0.113
Make that 9-5 red.
 (W) Grant Lewis            H/SMA   9.56  0.114     9.017 -0.543
 (L) Art Hodges              A/PM   7.07  0.042    DQ-Centerline
9-6 red, but Hodges fouled out on a centerline violation, so ten of the fifteen pairs in this round have been decided before the cars reached the finish line.
 (W) Todd Patterson           E/A   8.36  0.082     8.268 -0.092
     was unopposed
Patterson gets the bye run to finish a very ragged round of racing.

Saturday
Results for Elimination Round 2
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Pat Ross                 F/A   8.62  0.069     8.077 -0.543
 (L) Mike Saye               H/AA   9.23  0.063     8.733 -0.497
4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,164 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Things got off to a much better start here, with almost identical green lights and a close race. Pat Ross' MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 9 feet), but he picked up a 0.04 event CIC to get the win light.

 (W) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.30  0.010     7.795 -0.505
 (L) Greg Kamplain           C/DA   7.52  0.040     7.002 -0.518
Greg Kamplain has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Dennis Mitchell has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Again green in both lanes, Mitchell with a very good light. Another close race, Dennis Mitchell's MOV: 0.0178 seconds (approximately 5 feet), with no additional CIC.
 (W) Bo Butner               D/AA   8.28  0.012     7.769 -0.511
 (L) David Rampy             A/EA   7.87  0.054     7.414 -0.456
Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Butner had a great light, paid a small CIC price for the win light, probably expecting Rampy to show up at the finish.

 (W) Todd Patterson           E/A   8.36  0.129     7.726 -0.634
 (L) Allen Stanfield         H/SM   9.56  0.034     9.028 -0.532
Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Again two greens, but Patterson gave up almost a tenth on the tree and paid a big CIC price for the win, a 0.13 event CIC and a permanent 0.03 index adjustment. Todd Patterson's MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 16 inches). He races Ross in the quarterfinals.

 (W) Sal Biondo              I/AA   8.77  0.026     8.263 -0.507
 (L) Jenny Treadwell         E/ED   8.78  0.071     8.278 -0.502
Jenny Treadwell has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Sal Biondo has a 0.02 CIC penalty.

Two more green lights. Sal Biondo's MOV: 0.0506 seconds (approximately 11 feet) with no additional CIC penalty. He faces Butner in the quarters.

 (W) Anthony Bertozzi        D/ED   7.85  0.047     7.341 -0.509
 (L) Steve Ambrose           J/AA   8.40  0.130     7.815 -0.585
Steve Ambrose has no CIC penalty; Anthony Bertozzi has a 0.14 CIC penalty.

Ambrose gave most of the difference back at the green and Bertozzi was able to get the win light without any additional CIC penalty. He faces Mitchell next round.

 (W) Grant Lewis            H/SMA   9.52  0.012     8.950 -0.570
 (L) Rick Brown              B/TA   8.81  0.050     8.232 -0.578
Rick Brown has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Grant Lewis has a 0.04 CIC penalty.

Lewis had a very good light, still picked up 0.07 additional event CIC and a 0.01 permanent adjustment for the win. Grant Lewis' MOV: 0.0304 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.56  0.028     7.985 -0.575
 (L) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.56  0.047     8.036 -0.524
Last pair. Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Martel had the better light, still paid a price for the win and will pick up a 0.07 event CIC for his race against Lewis tomorrow. Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0707 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Pat Ross                 F/A   8.58  0.041     8.085 -0.495
 (L) Todd Patterson           E/A   8.23  0.078     7.875 -0.355
4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,401 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Right now, conditions are excellent and the radar looks good for a few more hours of the same, so keep your fingers crossed.

Pat Ross has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Todd Patterson has a 0.13 CIC penalty.

Ross had a good light and Patterson did not run him down.

 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.49  0.035     8.011 -0.479
 (L) Grant Lewis            H/SMA   9.45  0.051     8.969 -0.481
Arnie Martel has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Grant Lewis has a 0.11 CIC penalty.

Martel had the better light and drove by for the win. Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 (W) Bo Butner               D/AA   8.27  0.096     8.443  0.173
 (L) Sal Biondo              I/AA   8.77  0.043     9.676  0.906
Bo Butner has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Sal Biondo has a 0.02 CIC penalty.

Biondo slowed past half track, pulled over next to the wall in the shutdown area, but didn't stop. Butner faces Martel in the semifinals.

 (W) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.30  0.020     7.836 -0.464
 (L) Anthony Bertozzi        D/ED   7.85  0.010     7.444 -0.406
Dennis Mitchell has a 0.06 CIC penalty; Anthony Bertozzi has a 0.14 CIC penalty.

Two good lights...and Mitchell held on for the win. Dennis Mitchell's MOV: 0.0484 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He races Ross in the semifinals.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 4
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Pat Ross                 F/A   8.58  0.011     8.142 -0.438
 (L) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.30  0.052     7.856 -0.444
8:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,213 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Pat Ross has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Dennis Mitchell has a 0.06 CIC penalty.

Pat Ross' MOV: 0.0358 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.49  0.035     7.978 -0.512
 (L) Bo Butner               D/AA   8.27  0.028     7.771 -0.499
Bo Butner has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Arnie Martel has a 0.07 CIC penalty.

Two good lights...Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 20 inches). He picks up an additional hundredth in CIOC, it was worth the price, he will face Ross in the finals.

Monday
Results for Final Round 
COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Pat Ross                 F/A   8.58  0.048     8.068 -0.512
 (L) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.48  0.092     7.989 -0.491
9:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,011 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

This is Ross's first national event final round. Arnie Martel has a 0.08 CIC penalty; Pat Ross has a 0.04 CIC penalty.

Ross won this on on the tree, with a nice holeshot. Pat Ross' MOV: 0.0652 seconds (approximately 16 feet).