Comp Eliminator

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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: Left Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.362/179.21/-0.508, Now #1 C/ED Index: 7.87 Right Lane: Don Winget Runs 8.466/159.82/-0.234, Now #2 B/SMA Index: 8.70 1:15 p.m. Welcome to a beautiful day here in Clermont. It's pretty amazing for the Labor Day weekend, but we are enjoying Southern Californian weather instead of the usual midwest heat and humidity. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,695 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. A lot of people have been waiting for the mad scientists of drag racing to take the track. We've seen in previous sessions that Stock and Super Stock have been fast, so assuming the track is ready this first qualifying session should be memorable. I don't see any glaring problems with the track, but I do have to admit it seems like there has been more than the usual touch up jobs on the starting line. I think it's more of a question of a track coming in than the Safety Safari trying to solve any problems. We'll know pretty soon, as one of the first pair is a Super Mod and they hit the starting line REAL hard. A nice, steady, breeze of probably 10 miles per hour is moving from straight across from right to left or else blowing from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock. Both cars leave hard and go straight to the finish line. Left Lane: Darren Breaud Runs 8.531/156.46/-0.439, Now #2 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Right Lane: Larry Larson Runs 7.270/213.94/0.000, Now #4 AA/AT Index: 7.27 Larson is filling in for the injured Steve Matusek. He runs big mph with the turbo, but the et won't be one he was hoping for. Left Lane: Brad Allen Runs 7.572/173.12/-0.298, Now #3 C/ED Index: 7.87 Right Lane: Jeff Wright Runs 15.941/51.47/8.381, Now #6 B/A Index: 7.56 Left Lane: Jerry Arnold Runs 8.021/165.50/-0.539, Now #1 G/ED Index: 8.56 Right Lane: John Frech Runs 8.146/161.00/-0.494, Now #3 F/D Index: 8.64 Arnold lays down a nice first shot and goes to the top. Left Lane: N. Panagiotaros Runs 7.235/194.63/-0.395, Now #5 B/AA Index: 7.63 Right Lane: Don Eberly Runs 7.629/159.08/-0.361, Now #6 C/AA Index: 7.99 Left Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.422/177.74/-0.518, Now #2 D/ED Index: 7.94 Right Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.892/151.75/-0.198, Now #10 E/SM Index: 9.09 Left Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.071/145.03/-0.479, Now #6 L/AA Index: 9.55 Right Lane: Robert Hass Runs 7.137/193.13/-0.493, Now #5 B/AA Index: 7.63 Left Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 7.997/171.03/-0.563, Now #1 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Right Lane: Ray Vierheller No Time, Now #16 D/ED Index: 7.94 Not good for Vierheller. As soon as he began to bring the rpms up to bump in, the car simply started moving with the instant redlight. Watson puts down a very quick lap and shows the track is there for the taking. Ernest Watson's incremental times: 60ft-1.158 sec., 330ft-3.313, 660ft-5.118/136.21 mph, 1,000ft-6.678. Left Lane: Mike Hazlett Runs 8.687/115.13/1.127, Now #16 B/A Index: 7.56 Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.603/209.56/-0.547, Now #2 A/AA Index: 7.15 This was a real show. After some early wiggles off the line, Hoerner storms to a time well below the national record. Very impressive, and there's obviously more left. Big speed! Todd Hoerner's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.260/167.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.529. Left Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.856/165.42/-0.544, Now #3 J/AA Index: 8.40 Right Lane: Norman Saibene No Time, Now #19 K/A Index: 8.49 Ambrose goes straight and strong. Saibene was timed out when his engine stalled while he was staging. Left Lane: Robbie Hudlow Runs 7.164/192.41/-0.466, Now #10 B/AA Index: 7.63 Right Lane: E. Shalkowski Runs 8.997/143.75/0.167, Now #18 F/ED Index: 8.83 Shalkowski didn't seem to have any problems on the front half of the track, but it looked like the car slowed from that point on. Left Lane: Charles Watson Runs 8.778/154.30/-0.472, Now #10 F/SM Index: 9.25 Right Lane: Fred Gallo Runs 6.681/207.27/-0.469, Now #11 A/AA Index: 7.15 Two nice passes, Gallo under the record. They slot into the order together. Left Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 15.947/50.01/7.267, Now #23 B/SM Index: 8.68 Right Lane: Russ Kelly Runs 6.889/196.85/-0.371, Now #15 A/AP Index: 7.26 Smiley is out of power early and barely rolls to the first turnoff. Left Lane: D. Billingsley Runs 7.431/182.53/-0.429, Now #15 A/EA Index: 7.86 Right Lane: Matthew Harris Runs 7.779/174.53/-0.541, Now #4 E/A Index: 8.32 Harris goes all the way to the fourth spot, while Billingsley's pass won't make anybody in that camp happy. Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 8.677/123.18/0.687, Now #25 C/AA Index: 7.99 Right Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 8.410/135.46/-0.150, Now #22 A/SMA Index: 8.56 This looks ugly. Trumble starts laying down a heavy smokescreen from about 300 foot on. They're checking the track. Here come the trucks. We have a wet track. 1:44 p.m. Left Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.290/162.33/-0.550, Now #3 B/TA Index: 8.84 Right Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.041/165.36/-0.599, Now #1 F/D Index: 8.64 There's a section on the monitor that the announcers use that lists various notes and accomplishments for whatever racer is currently up. For this pair, both sections are pretty much full of wins, runners-up, and records held. Brown got a lot of his entries through Super Stock while Ackerman has been tough in Comp Eliminator ever since it existed. 1:56 p.m. The best track crew in racing has finished and both cars fire. Stout runs for both racers, and Al goes to the top as expected. Brown is right behind him. Left Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 8.580/153.33/-0.550, Now #4 C/TA Index: 9.13 Right Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 6.638/202.39/-0.502, Now #11 A/DA Index: 7.14 Smiley's car is totally stealth black with only the car number and class breaking the B-1 looks. Things are starting to get more competitive as both cars go 5 under. Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.712/199.97/-0.548, Now #5 A/AP Index: 7.26 Right Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.402/160.35/-0.508, Now #12 G/AA Index: 8.91 Ellis' altered T has a big wing laid back over the turtledeck. Alan is blistering the tired at the top of first but the car settles down on the shift and streaks to the finish line. Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.427/167.34/-0.563, Now #3 C/AA Index: 7.99 Right Lane: Richard Barga Runs 7.211/191.76/-0.559, Now #4 CC/AT Index: 7.77 Barga is in an 09 Accord, which looks something like a Pontiac G6 in race car trim. The turbo pops once as he leaves but doesn't sound like World War III on the chip like a lot of turbo cars do. Or maybe I just can't hear the four banger. Edwards' Neon is the slower of the pair but moves past the Accord in the order. John Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-3.032, 660ft-4.705/147.10 mph, 1,000ft-6.148. Richard Barga's incremental times: 60ft-1.131 sec., 330ft-3.074, 660ft-4.667/154.67 mph, 1,000ft-6.042. Left Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.244/182.28/-0.566, Now #2 D/D Index: 7.81 Right Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.109/185.08/-0.461, Now #23 C/DA Index: 7.57 Local racer Browell uses his Jenkins Competition power to go very near the top spot. Very nice pass and the six cylinder was really singing on the top of the gears. Kamplain bumps in a bit lower down the order. Left Lane: Doug Warren Runs 6.609/205.16/-0.531, Now #14 A/DA Index: 7.14 Right Lane: Pat Nahan Runs 7.513/176.79/-0.607, Now #1 E/D Index: 8.12 503 inch Olds versus 302 inch Ford straight six. If you don't love Comp, I don't think there's any hope for you. Nahan wings the Blue Oval dragster all the way to the top as he smashes past the 6 under barrier. Left Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 8.151/166.68/-0.529, Now #15 B/SM Index: 8.68 Right Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 12.336/63.50/4.886, Now #40 C/D Index: 7.45 Tanksley left really hard, but the tires started giving up at about 75 feet out. They struggled for grip but went into big spin by 200 feet. Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.536/206.92/-0.504, Now #20 A/D Index: 7.04 Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.942/153.72/-0.548, Now #10 K/A Index: 8.49 Neff spins a bit off the line and is shaking hard by 40 feet. The little T Bucket starts bouncing hard but settles down on the gear change. That's a good indication of how strong the team is - a pretty much busted run and it's still good for the 10th spot. Left Lane: B. Stufflebeam Runs 7.406/177.28/-0.454, Now #30 A/EA Index: 7.86 Right Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.607/156.25/-0.483, Now #24 E/SM Index: 9.09 Two door cars, two automatics. It sounded like one of the cars was letting off at the other end, but I'm not sure who or why. Brian Stufflebeam's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.980, 660ft-4.668/145.02 mph, 1,000ft-6.142. Michael Hardee's incremental times: 60ft-1.227 sec., 330ft-3.523, 660ft-5.472/125.61 mph, 1,000ft-7.168. Left Lane: Adam Hickey Runs 8.234/163.83/-0.556, Now #8 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Right Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 7.646/177.56/-0.604, Now #2 D/AA Index: 8.25 Both of these are bad hot rods and a lot of people are especially taking note of how hard Greco has been running. Adam Hickey's incremental times: 60ft-1.166 sec., 330ft-3.358, 660ft-5.232/130.96 mph, 1,000ft-6.858. Charlie Greco's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-3.127, 660ft-4.874/141.05 mph, 1,000ft-6.378. Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.303/181.15/-0.557, Now #8 A/EA Index: 7.86 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.213/192.49/-0.417, Now #36 B/AA Index: 7.63 Left Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.872/149.73/-0.618, Now #1 L/A Index: 9.49 Right Lane: Kyle Koretsky Runs 9.079/147.60/-0.251, Now #42 G/SM Index: 9.33 Yediny in in the ex-Alan Armstrong Opel GT and is capable of making all the rest of his competitors wish they were in another division. Yep, that little thing is stout. Yediny goes to the top. Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.603/152.42/-0.517, Now #23 C/SR Index: 9.12 Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.776/176.35/-0.544, Now #17 E/A Index: 8.32 Patterson is in one of the Sharp Contracting fleet. Allen always brings one of the finest-looking cars to be found. Both cars go comfortably into the order but neither set the world on fire. Fred Allen's incremental times: 60ft-1.207 sec., 330ft-3.476, 660ft-5.426/125.52 mph, 1,000ft-7.135. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.136 sec., 330ft-3.230, 660ft-4.986/140.49 mph, 1,000ft-6.500. Left Lane: Paul Pittman Runs 10.055/92.67/2.425, Now #53 B/AA Index: 7.63 Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.461/156.34/-0.389, Now #41 E/ED Index: 8.85 Note to self: The track is longer than 60 feet. Pitman leaves hard but the tires can't maintain and they go into shake. He fights to regain traction and finally gives up. PS - he had a pretty good 60 foot, but... Treadwell is in for now - remember this is a 64 car field. We're still a few cars away from having a bump. Left Lane: Mauri Rose Runs 7.476/170.97/0.026, Now #51 C/D Index: 7.45 Right Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.626/205.26/-0.574, Now #5 A/ED Index: 7.20 Bailey cards a good pass and is deep into the field. That's some great data for future tuning this weekend. Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.093/195.28/-0.467, Now #35 B/A Index: 7.56 Right Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.515/162.51/-0.275, Now #47 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Gray spun hard in first but the wheelspeed recovered and the car settled down right after the gear change. Left Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.420/177.72/-0.440, Now #40 A/EA Index: 7.86 Right Lane: F. Aragona Jr. Runs 8.343/155.61/-0.537, Now #21 G/EA Index: 8.88 Two Bantams on the line, and two very tough teams. Aragona does a much larger wheelstand than I'm used to seeing from him. Farrell smoothly goes to the end. Left Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.327/154.78/-0.553, Now #13 G/EA Index: 8.88 Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 7.993/157.45/-0.567, Now #6 G/ED Index: 8.56 A pair of squeak motors giving their all. This is not usually a good time of year for them but with the unseasonable weather we may be surprised. Treadwell gets there first and qualifies higher, at least for this session. Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 8.446/158.32/-0.524, Now #27 C/SM Index: 8.97 Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.657/176.44/-0.593, Now #5 D/AA Index: 8.25 Slick pass for Martel. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-1.182 sec., 330ft-3.450, 660ft-5.367/128.68 mph, 1,000ft-7.036. Arnie Martel's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-3.122, 660ft-4.872/140.63 mph, 1,000ft-6.382. Left Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.762/202.61/-0.498, Now #34 A/AP Index: 7.26 We're getting to the end of the assigned qualifying order and Eaton is assigned a single in the left lane. Left Lane: J. Gebhardt-StillNo Time, Now #68 A/ED Index: 7.20 Right Lane: Lee Sharp No Time, Now #70 D/AA Index: 8.25 Sharp hasn't pulled out of staging as the car doesn't start. Gephardt-Still has already done her burnout. After waiting a generous amount of time, she's waved to the starting line and will get a single. That was different. She stages, goes on the chip, and leaves. The car grunts and only moves the first few feet. I'm thinking a trans or brake problem because the engine shut off immediately. That's the end of Q1 and to be honest wasn't what I was expecting. Stay tuned because it's going to get better and better as we go into the Days of Indy.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Dave Yediny L/A 9.49 8.872 -0.618 2. Pat Nahan E/D 8.12 7.513 -0.607 3. Charlie Greco D/AA 8.25 7.646 -0.604 4. Al Ackerman F/D 8.64 8.041 -0.599 5. Arnie Martel D/AA 8.25 7.657 -0.593 6. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.20 6.626 -0.574 7. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.56 7.993 -0.567 8. Brian Browell D/D 7.81 7.244 -0.566 9. Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.56 7.997 -0.563 10. John Edwards C/AA 7.99 7.427 -0.563 11. Richard Barga CC/AT 7.77 7.211 -0.559 12. David Rampy A/EA 7.86 7.303 -0.557 13. Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 8.234 -0.556 14. Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 8.327 -0.553 15. Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 8.290 -0.550 16. Shaun Vincent C/TA 9.13 8.580 -0.550 17. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.26 6.712 -0.548 18. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.942 -0.548 19. Todd Hoerner A/AA 7.15 6.603 -0.547 20. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.856 -0.544 21. Todd Patterson E/A 8.32 7.776 -0.544 22. Matthew Harris E/A 8.32 7.779 -0.541 23. Jerry Arnold G/ED 8.56 8.021 -0.539 24. Frank Aragona Jr. G/EA 8.88 8.343 -0.537 25. Doug Warren A/DA 7.14 6.609 -0.531 26. Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 8.151 -0.529 27. Bo Butner D/SMA 8.97 8.446 -0.524 28. Terry Smith D/ED 7.94 7.422 -0.518 29. Fred Allen C/SR 9.12 8.603 -0.517 30. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.362 -0.508 31. Tony Terry G/AA 8.91 8.402 -0.508 32. Scott Chamness A/D 7.04 6.536 -0.504 33. Dennis Smiley A/DA 7.14 6.638 -0.502 34. David Eaton A/AP 7.26 6.762 -0.498 35. John Frech F/D 8.64 8.146 -0.494 36. Robert Hass B/AA 7.63 7.137 -0.493 37. Michael Hardee E/SM 9.09 8.607 -0.483 38. Jody Holland L/AA 9.55 9.071 -0.479 39. Charles Watson F/SM 9.25 8.778 -0.472 40. Fred Gallo A/AA 7.15 6.681 -0.469 41. Shane Gray B/A 7.56 7.093 -0.467 42. Robbie Hudlow B/AA 7.63 7.164 -0.466 43. Greg Kamplain C/DA 7.57 7.109 -0.461 44. Brian Stufflebeam A/EA 7.86 7.406 -0.454 45. Mike Farrell A/EA 7.86 7.420 -0.440 46. Darren Breaud D/SMA 8.97 8.531 -0.439 47. David Billingsley A/EA 7.86 7.431 -0.429 48. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.63 7.213 -0.417 49. Nick Panagiotaros B/AA 7.63 7.235 -0.395 50. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.85 8.461 -0.389 51. Russ Kelly A/AP 7.26 6.889 -0.371 52. Don Eberly C/AA 7.99 7.629 -0.361 53. Brad Allen C/ED 7.87 7.572 -0.298 54. Gerry Russo C/SMA 8.79 8.515 -0.275 55. Don Winget B/SMA 8.70 8.466 -0.234 56. Travis Gusso E/SM 9.09 8.892 -0.198 57. Larry Larson BB/AT 7.27 7.270 0.000 58. Mauri Rose C/D 7.45 7.476 0.026 59. Edward Joe Shalkowsk F/ED 8.83 8.997 0.167 60. Mike Hazlett B/A 7.56 8.687 1.127 61. Paul Pittman B/AA 7.63 10.055 2.425 62. Joey Tanksley C/D 7.45 12.336 4.886 63. Clark Smiley B/SM 8.68 15.947 7.267 64. Jeff Wright B/A 7.56 15.941 8.381 --------- Not Qualified --------- 65. Jacklyn Gebhardt-Sti A/ED 7.20 28.000 20.800 66. Kyle Koretsky G/SM 9.33 DQ 67. Mike Trumble A/SMA 8.56 DQ 68. Jim Greenheck C/AA 7.99 DQ

Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Jeff Wright Runs 7.246/191.54/-0.314, Now #53 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 15.941/51.48/8.381, Was #64 Right Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.546/152.97/-0.574, Now #7 C/SR Index: 9.12 Prior Best: 8.603/152.42/-0.517, Was #29 Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,848 feet, track temperature 111 degrees. 4:18 p.m. The starting line crew is finishing up their touch up with a light sweep and drag. Allen in the Speedco roadster pulls up against the solid bright yellow of the Cavalier. Both cars looked good at the hit but it's Allen who makes the big move. Left Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.878/152.52/-0.212, Now #57 E/SM Index: 9.09 Prior Best: 8.892/151.75/-0.198, Was #57 Right Lane: Robbie Hudlow No Time, Now #42 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.164/192.41/-0.466, Was #42 Pucker time behind the line as Hudlow's Cobalt began smoking heavily from under the front end as he began to pull into the water. It was nasty looking smoke, greyish-brownish-green and greasy looking. The starting line crew was on top of the problem immediately with veteran Gus Smith leading the charge. You could tell there was a bunch of heat by the way the crew removed the front end, as they'd jerk their hands back only to try again. The fire goes out with a quick squirt of an extinguisher and there doesn't look to be severe damage from what I can see other than a lot of black soot covering most of the parts. Remember what I said last session about this crew being the best in the business? I truly meant it then, and their instant professional response here saved a lot of money to Hudlow and even more importantly we don't have the ambulance moving one inch out of its parking spot. We're down as the scrubber starts circling the area to clean the extinguisher output. After patiently waiting, Gusso pulls into the water and does his burnout. I honestly don't know if it's his first or second as I lost track with all the activity over on the right side. Left Lane: Kyle Koretsky Runs 10.953/89.32/1.623, Now #62 G/SM Index: 9.33 No Prior Run Right Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 8.125/167.55/-0.555, Now #15 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.151/166.68/-0.529, Was #27 Pritchett gets into the top quarter. Korestsky slowed at half track though from my angle I couldn't see why. Left Lane: Matthew Harris Runs 7.714/175.46/-0.606, Now #3 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.779/174.53/-0.541, Was #24 Right Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 8.006/170.58/-0.554, Now #11 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 7.997/171.03/-0.563, Was #10 Harris steps up a bunch with a great run. Watson repeats and only loses a spot. Matthew Harris' incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-3.159, 660ft-4.914/140.14 mph, 1,000ft-6.432. Left Lane: Don Winget Runs 8.314/163.79/-0.386, Now #51 B/SMA Index: 8.70 Prior Best: 8.466/159.82/-0.234, Was #56 Right Lane: Charles Watson Runs 8.774/152.50/-0.476, Now #39 F/SM Index: 9.25 Prior Best: 8.778/154.30/-0.472, Was #39 Not much help in either lane with this pair. Left Lane: Gary Agan Runs 7.413/185.00/0.023, Now #59 B/DA Index: 7.39 No Prior Run Right Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.071/145.55/-0.479, Now #38 L/AA Index: 9.55 Prior Best: 9.071/145.03/-0.479, Was #38 Agan has some surging problems from what I heard during the run and doesn't go under his index. Holland repeats and at this point that's not what these racers are looking for. Left Lane: Ray Vierheller Runs 7.445/176.47/-0.495, Now #36 D/ED Index: 7.94 No Prior Run Right Lane: N. Panagiotaros Runs 7.113/194.18/-0.517, Now #30 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.235/194.63/-0.395, Was #49 Vierheller gets an ET this time and Panagiotaros steps way up. Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.836/155.15/-0.654, Now #1 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 7.942/153.72/-0.548, Was #21 Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.511/177.37/-0.429, Now #29 D/ED Index: 7.94 Prior Best: 7.422/177.74/-0.518, Was #29 Neff's car gets the job done this time with no bouncing or odd movements. He goes straight to the top of the list. I still have a hard time thinking of Smith in a dragster as I always associated him with the open Altereds he ran. Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 19.280/105.36/10.640, Now #6 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.041/165.36/-0.599, Was #6 Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.043/195.79/-0.517, Now #31 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 7.093/195.28/-0.467, Was #43 Ackerman's dragster nosed over almost immediately. I didn't hear anything unusual; t sounded as if the engine just quit. Gray's in the other lane and gets another .05 out of his Hemi. He's just barely in the top half of the field. Left Lane: Robert Hass Runs 9.141/109.23/1.511, Now #39 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.137/193.13/-0.493, Was #39 Right Lane: Paul Pittman Runs 7.152/194.10/-0.478, Now #42 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 10.055/92.67/2.425, Was #65 I meant to mention that I saw Jerry Haas and Erica Enders checking out the track before the session. No doubt that the Mustang Pro Stock program will be handing down a lot of technology into Comp. Pitman's pass looked a lot quicker than it turned out to be. Hass begins smoking at half track and the cloud intensifies out of the left side the further he gets down the track. He gets out of the throttle and coasts across the line after moving to the wall, out of the groove. We've got stuff on the track and the trucks roll. Crew with lacquer thinner jugs start working at about 250 feet and the scrubber waits for its turn. Hey, it's Indy. Everybody is leaning on their stuff a lot harder. Left Lane: Norman Saibene Runs 9.705/106.16/1.215, Now #66 K/A Index: 8.49 No Prior Run Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.526/180.24/-0.464, Now #46 C/AA Index: 7.99 No Prior Run Saibene came to the line last session but wasn't able to stage so this pass is shown as his first. Greenheck's Camaro kicks a touch to the side on the hit but immediately straightens up for a straight pass. He gets in, Saibene doesn't. Left Lane: Russ Kelly Runs 6.853/198.06/-0.407, Now #53 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.889/196.85/-0.371, Was #55 Right Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 10.156/83.37/3.116, Now #34 A/D Index: 7.04 Prior Best: 6.536/206.92/-0.504, Was #34 Kelly picks up a tad and moves just a couple of spots. Chamness slows by half track and coasts to the turn off. Left Lane: E. Shalkowski Runs 9.013/143.40/0.183, Now #65 F/ED Index: 8.83 Prior Best: 8.997/143.75/0.167, Was #64 Right Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 8.157/166.56/-0.523, Now #29 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 15.947/50.02/7.267, Was #69 Smiley gets a decent run this time and goes from the bottom to deep into the top half. Left Lane: Fred Gallo Runs 7.938/116.83/0.788, Now #45 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.681/207.27/-0.469, Was #45 Right Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.875/164.91/-0.525, Now #23 J/AA Index: 8.40 Prior Best: 7.856/165.42/-0.544, Was #23 Ambrose hiked the wheels on the launch and the car tried to turn left. The tires landed and he brought it back into the groove. That costs him. Gallo was coasting on the top end but I didn't see anything obvious. Left Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 6.639/202.15/-0.501, Now #36 A/DA Index: 7.14 Prior Best: 6.638/202.39/-0.502, Was #36 Right Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.345/179.80/-0.525, Now #28 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.362/179.21/-0.508, Was #33 Left Lane: Michael Lyons Runs 7.137/185.21/-0.343, Now #58 B/ED Index: 7.48 No Prior Run Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 9.841/88.69/2.031, Now #11 D/D Index: 7.81 Prior Best: 7.244/182.28/-0.566, Was #11 Lyons gets on the roster. I saw a hint of smoke from Browell's left bank and he steps off the throttle. Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.081/184.98/-0.489, Now #41 C/DA Index: 7.57 Prior Best: 7.109/185.08/-0.461, Was #48 Right Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.285/155.31/-0.595, Now #7 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.327/154.78/-0.553, Was #18 Coan's tiny altered steps up, and when you're way up there to start with that puts you in the top ten. Kamplain steps up also but it doesn't do nearly as much good. Left Lane: Don Eberly Runs 7.634/164.57/-0.356, Now #57 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.629/159.08/-0.361, Was #57 Right Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.745/150.92/-0.745, Now #1 L/A Index: 9.49 Prior Best: 8.872/149.73/-0.618, Was #2 Eberly's Cavalier makes a couple of moves off the line but he gets it back into the groove. Yediny flexes his muscles. So, you're in the #2 position and want to take over the top spot? I don't often see a car pick up a tenth and a half to make that happen. I doubt we've seen all of it yet. Left Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 7.680/177.44/-0.570, Now #5 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.646/177.56/-0.604, Was #5 Right Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.283/162.78/-0.557, Now #17 B/TA Index: 8.84 Prior Best: 8.290/162.33/-0.550, Was #19 Charlie Greco's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-3.149, 660ft-4.904/140.49 mph, 1,000ft-6.411. Rick Brown's incremental times: 60ft-1.172 sec., 330ft-3.383, 660ft-5.268/130.24 mph, 1,000ft-6.901. Left Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.581/212.29/-0.569, Now #11 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.603/209.56/-0.547, Was #22 Right Lane: Adam Hickey Runs 8.611/120.74/-0.179, Now #19 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 8.234/163.83/-0.556, Was #18 Hoerner's sporting a big Sonny's logo on the doors of his very fast GXP. He picks up a couple of hundreds and moves to 11. Left Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 6.826/195.42/-0.624, Now #3 C/D Index: 7.45 Prior Best: 12.336/63.50/4.886, Was #70 Right Lane: B. Stufflebeam Runs 7.397/177.93/-0.463, Now #50 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.406/177.28/-0.454, Was #49 Tanksely makes up for the busted run and goes way, way, way up the order Joey Tanksley's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.344/159.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.682. Left Lane: John Frech Runs 8.110/162.49/-0.530, Now #29 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.146/161.00/-0.494, Was #40 Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.430/166.09/-0.560, Now #16 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.427/167.34/-0.563, Was #16 John Frech's incremental times: 60ft-1.148 sec., 330ft-3.289, 660ft-5.124/133.68 mph, 1,000ft-6.730. John Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.046 sec., 330ft-3.030, 660ft-4.701/147.36 mph, 1,000ft-6.141. Left Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.446/160.63/-0.464, Now #36 G/AA Index: 8.91 Prior Best: 8.402/160.35/-0.508, Was #36 Right Lane: D. Billingsley Runs 7.390/184.52/-0.470, Now #47 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.431/182.53/-0.429, Was #53 Not much help for either driver but both are in the field. Left Lane: Larry Larson Runs 6.892/210.11/-0.378, Now #58 AA/AT Index: 7.27 Prior Best: 7.270/213.94/0.000, Was #64 Right Lane: Jerry Arnold Runs 8.288/156.97/-0.272, Now #26 G/ED Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 8.021/165.50/-0.539, Was #26 Another classic Comp pairing here. We've got a raging, snorting 200 mph Mustang against a very serious small inch Chevy dragster. Larson really steps up in the Aeromotive car but doesn't gain a whole lot other than moving off the bump. The car squatted on the leave, wiggled a couple of times, and then took off big time. Arnold has a good pass with the engine singing soprano the entire length of the track. Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.585/177.51/-0.665, Now #2 D/AA Index: 8.25 No Prior Run Right Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.516/177.02/-0.344, Now #53 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.420/177.72/-0.440, Was #52 The very strong and professional Sharp team had a very rare misfire and didn't get a time in the first session. Lee makes up for all that and slots in behind the Evil Opel. Left Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.528/162.53/-0.562, Now #18 E/SM Index: 9.09 Prior Best: 8.607/156.25/-0.483, Was #44 Right Lane: Brad Allen Runs 7.605/171.84/-0.265, Now #63 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.572/173.12/-0.298, Was #63 Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.737/176.44/-0.583, Now #11 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.776/176.35/-0.544, Was #27 Right Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.747/203.25/-0.513, Now #38 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.762/202.61/-0.498, Was #41 Patterson takes a big swing and gets a bit more of the ball this time around. I don't think he'd consider it a home run, maybe more of a double or triple. And I promise that's the last baseball analogy I'll use. Eaton's a bit loose and only gains a bit. Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.625/204.05/-0.575, Now #12 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 6.626/205.26/-0.574, Was #12 Right Lane: Duane Robison No Time, Now #73 C/A Index: 7.98 No Prior Run Robinson's car wasn't even completely loaded before the nose dropped. It was still squatting and lifting the nose; then everything went silent and the Corvette waits for a tow at half track. Bailey runs within a thousandth of his first pass. Gerry Russo is currently on the bump spot at -0.275. Left Lane: Pat Nahan Runs 7.467/177.14/-0.653, Now #4 E/D Index: 8.12 Prior Best: 7.513/176.79/-0.607, Was #5 Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.390/159.64/-0.470, Now #21 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.303/181.15/-0.557, Was #21 Nahan's very close to the top with a stout pass in the first session. Rampy is very deep in the field and may be looking at different qualifying strategies as he's a master of working the ladder to best advantage. In fact, he's almost a tenth slower. Left Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.214/192.80/-0.416, Now #55 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.213/192.49/-0.417, Was #55 Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 8.488/156.77/-0.482, Now #33 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.446/158.32/-0.524, Was #33 Left Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.323/150.08/-0.467, Now #50 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 8.515/162.51/-0.275, Was #64 Right Lane: Darren Breaud Runs 8.546/156.64/-0.424, Now #55 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.531/156.46/-0.439, Was #54 Left Lane: F. Aragona Jr. Runs 8.332/155.04/-0.548, Now #27 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.343/155.61/-0.537, Was #29 Right Lane: Mauri Rose Runs 7.217/183.00/-0.233, Now #65 C/D Index: 7.45 Prior Best: 7.476/170.97/0.026, Was #67 Rose picks up a couple of tenths but misses the bump spot. Brad Allen is now on the bump spot at -0.298. Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.506/155.11/-0.344, Now #58 E/ED Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.461/156.34/-0.389, Was #58 Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 9.843/111.85/2.583, Now #26 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.712/199.97/-0.548, Was #26 Ellis hammers the starting line and shakes hard. The car's moving around and real unhappy. He pedals and moves back to the groove but the car doesn't settle down and he lifts. Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.657/175.89/-0.593, Now #10 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.657/176.44/-0.593, Was #10 Right Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 8.577/153.72/-0.553, Now #25 C/TA Index: 9.13 Prior Best: 8.580/153.33/-0.550, Was #25 Both of these cars repeat almost exactly. Both stay put in the order. Right Lane: J. Gebhardt-StillRuns 6.766/199.46/-0.434, Now #56 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 28.000/0.00/20.800, Was #72 That was a decent looking pass as the car jumped up on the tires without any apparent shake and then sounded good all the way through. Jeff Wright is now on the bump spot at -0.314. Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.076/166.58/-0.554, Now #25 C/EA Index: 8.63 No Prior Run After teasing half the racing world by not showing up for the first day, Fletch makes his appearance here. Bunch of cars? It's Indy and always tough? Yawn... Ain't no thing for the K&N guy as he slots into the good half of the order. Mission accomplished. That's it for Comp. We're getting going pretty good here in Indy so be sure and stop back by as the action continues to heat up.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Dave Yediny L/A 9.49 8.745 -0.745 2. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.836 -0.654 3. Pat Nahan E/D 8.12 7.467 -0.653 4. Joey Tanksley C/D 7.45 6.826 -0.624 5. Matthew Harris E/A 8.32 7.714 -0.606 6. Charlie Greco D/AA 8.25 7.646 -0.604 7. Al Ackerman F/D 8.64 8.041 -0.599 8. Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 8.285 -0.595 9. Arnie Martel D/AA 8.25 7.657 -0.593 10. Todd Patterson E/A 8.32 7.737 -0.583 11. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.20 6.625 -0.575 12. Fred Allen C/SR 9.12 8.546 -0.574 13. Todd Hoerner A/AA 7.15 6.581 -0.569 14. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.56 7.993 -0.567 15. Brian Browell D/D 7.81 7.244 -0.566 16. Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.56 7.997 -0.563 17. John Edwards C/AA 7.99 7.427 -0.563 18. Michael Hardee E/SM 9.09 8.528 -0.562 19. Richard Barga CC/AT 7.77 7.211 -0.559 20. David Rampy A/EA 7.86 7.303 -0.557 21. Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 8.283 -0.557 22. Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 8.234 -0.556 23. Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 8.125 -0.555 24. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.63 8.076 -0.554 25. Shaun Vincent C/TA 9.13 8.577 -0.553 26. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.26 6.712 -0.548 27. Frank Aragona Jr. G/EA 8.88 8.332 -0.548 28. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.856 -0.544 29. Jerry Arnold G/ED 8.56 8.021 -0.539 30. Doug Warren A/DA 7.14 6.609 -0.531 31. John Frech F/D 8.64 8.110 -0.530 32. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.345 -0.525 33. Bo Butner D/SMA 8.97 8.446 -0.524 34. Clark Smiley B/SM 8.68 8.157 -0.523 35. Terry Smith D/ED 7.94 7.422 -0.518 36. Nick Panagiotaros B/AA 7.63 7.113 -0.517 37. Shane Gray B/A 7.56 7.043 -0.517 38. David Eaton A/AP 7.26 6.747 -0.513 39. Tony Terry G/AA 8.91 8.402 -0.508 40. Scott Chamness A/D 7.04 6.536 -0.504 41. Dennis Smiley A/DA 7.14 6.638 -0.502 42. Ray Vierheller D/ED 7.94 7.445 -0.495 43. Robert Hass B/AA 7.63 7.137 -0.493 44. Greg Kamplain C/DA 7.57 7.081 -0.489 45. Jody Holland L/AA 9.55 9.071 -0.479 46. Paul Pittman B/AA 7.63 7.152 -0.478 47. Charles Watson F/SM 9.25 8.774 -0.476 48. David Billingsley A/EA 7.86 7.390 -0.470 49. Fred Gallo A/AA 7.15 6.681 -0.469 50. Gerry Russo C/SMA 8.79 8.323 -0.467 51. Robbie Hudlow B/AA 7.63 7.164 -0.466 52. Jim Greenheck C/AA 7.99 7.526 -0.464 53. Brian Stufflebeam A/EA 7.86 7.397 -0.463 54. Mike Farrell A/EA 7.86 7.420 -0.440 55. Darren Breaud D/SMA 8.97 8.531 -0.439 56. Jacklyn Gebhardt-Sti A/ED 7.20 6.766 -0.434 57. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.63 7.213 -0.417 58. Russ Kelly A/AP 7.26 6.853 -0.407 59. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.85 8.461 -0.389 60. Don Winget B/SMA 8.70 8.314 -0.386 61. Larry Larson BB/AT 7.27 6.892 -0.378 62. Don Eberly C/AA 7.99 7.629 -0.361 63. Michael Lyons B/ED 7.48 7.137 -0.343 64. Jeff Wright B/A 7.56 7.246 -0.314 --------- Not Qualified --------- 65. Brad Allen C/ED 7.87 7.572 -0.298 66. Mauri Rose C/D 7.45 7.217 -0.233 67. Travis Gusso E/SM 9.09 8.878 -0.212 68. Gary Agan B/DA 7.39 7.413 0.023 69. Edward Joe Shalkowsk F/ED 8.83 8.997 0.167 70. Mike Hazlett B/A 7.56 8.687 1.127 71. Norman Saibene K/A 8.49 9.705 1.215 72. Kyle Koretsky G/SM 9.33 10.953 1.623 73. Mike Trumble A/SMA 8.56 DQ 74. Lee Sharp D/AA 8.25 DQ 75. Duane Robison C/A 7.98 NT

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.597/211.36/-0.553, Now #13 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.581/212.29/-0.569, Was #13 Right Lane: D. Billingsley Runs 7.440/181.72/-0.420, Now #48 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.390/184.52/-0.470, Was #48 3:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,009 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Two good looking passes, but both cars slow from their earlier best. Left Lane: Russ Kelly Runs 6.851/197.36/-0.409, Now #58 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.853/198.06/-0.407, Was #58 Right Lane: Mauri Rose Runs 7.488/156.05/0.038, Now #66 C/D Index: 7.45 Prior Best: 7.217/183.00/-0.233, Was #66 Both cars leave way early, but this is just qualifying. Kelly improves his ET to stay #58. Rose can't bump in. Left Lane: Fred Gallo Runs 6.622/209.07/-0.528, Now #32 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.681/207.27/-0.469, Was #49 Right Lane: Duane Robison No Time, Now #73 C/A Index: 7.98 No Prior Run Jeff Wright is on the bump spot at -0.314. Robinson's Vette dies at the hit and he pulls over to the guardrail. He hasn't made a full pass yet. Gallo finds some big power and makes a string pass up the ladder to the new #32 position. Left Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.270/190.59/-0.360, Now #57 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.213/192.49/-0.417, Was #57 Right Lane: N. Panagiotaros Runs 7.099/194.16/-0.531, Now #31 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.113/194.18/-0.517, Was #37 Holloway slows a little, Panagiotaros doesn't. He powers up six spots to the #31 position on the ladder. Left Lane: Richard Barga Runs 7.192/192.30/-0.578, Now #11 CC/AT Index: 7.77 Prior Best: 7.211/191.76/-0.559, Was #19 Right Lane: Doug Warren Runs 6.605/206.99/-0.535, Now #30 A/DA Index: 7.14 Prior Best: 6.609/205.16/-0.531, Was #30 Two more good passes, but Warren stays #30 with a little better ET. Barga moves into the sweet sixteen with a better ET and MPH. Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.546/155.38/-0.304, Now #59 E/ED Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.461/156.34/-0.389, Was #59 Right Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.780/201.49/-0.480, Now #39 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.747/203.25/-0.513, Was #39 Eaton's Bantam makes a move towards the guardrail and he slides it back into the center of his lane to slow a little. Treadwell loses some ET too and both cars will stay in their current position for now. Left Lane: Gary Agan Runs 7.104/191.10/-0.286, Now #66 B/DA Index: 7.39 Prior Best: 7.413/185.00/0.023, Was #68 Right Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.079/145.89/-0.471, Now #46 L/AA Index: 9.55 Prior Best: 9.071/145.55/-0.479, Was #46 Holland repeats on his RT and Agan pushes up the ladder two spots. Left Lane: Matthew Harris Runs 7.737/174.37/-0.583, Now #5 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.714/175.46/-0.606, Was #5 Right Lane: Jerry Arnold Runs 8.033/164.61/-0.527, Now #29 G/ED Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 8.021/165.50/-0.539, Was #29 Neither car can improve on a clean pass. Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.913/147.28/-0.577, Now #2 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 7.836/155.15/-0.654, Was #2 Right Lane: Adam Hickey Runs 8.249/163.59/-0.541, Now #22 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 8.234/163.83/-0.556, Was #22 The weather isn't too good for improving and these two don't. Left Lane: Don Winget Runs 10.881/88.97/2.181, Now #60 B/SMA Index: 8.70 Prior Best: 8.314/163.79/-0.386, Was #60 Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.698/201.85/-0.562, Now #20 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.712/199.97/-0.548, Was #26 Wow! major air time for Winget with the front end way up in the air for a long ways out. The car starts to move towards the center line and he has to work the wheel to get it back in the groove before slowing. Ellis sticks the slicks and powers to the finish line with big power. He moves six spots up the ladder on a clean pass. Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.081/185.13/-0.489, Now #45 C/DA Index: 7.57 Prior Best: 7.081/184.98/-0.489, Was #45 Right Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 8.602/153.13/-0.528, Now #26 C/TA Index: 9.13 Prior Best: 8.577/153.72/-0.553, Was #26 Identical ET and a little better MPH keeps Kamplain in #45. Vincent slows a tad. Left Lane: Kyle Koretsky Runs 9.027/147.20/-0.303, Now #65 G/SM Index: 9.33 Prior Best: 10.953/89.32/1.623, Was #72 Right Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.434/177.11/-0.426, Now #54 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.420/177.72/-0.440, Was #54 Lots of air time for Korporal Krazy, but it gets all of it to moves up to the "almost qualifier" spot #65. Farrell picks up some ET, but stays #54. Left Lane: Don Eberly Runs 7.542/178.40/-0.448, Now #54 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.629/159.08/-0.361, Was #62 Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.567/179.30/-0.423, Now #52 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.526/180.24/-0.464, Was #52 Greenheck can't improve. Eberly must of found something as he get a big improvement in ET and MPH. He takes over the #54 spot, away from the bump. Left Lane: Ray Vierheller Runs 7.636/173.01/-0.304, Now #43 D/ED Index: 7.94 Prior Best: 7.445/176.47/-0.495, Was #43 Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.475/180.16/-0.335, Now #16 D/D Index: 7.81 Prior Best: 7.244/182.28/-0.566, Was #16 Two good lights and a nice looking pair of runs until down track where they both slow. Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.130/148.99/-0.510, Now #7 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.041/165.36/-0.599, Was #7 Right Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 8.526/157.85/-0.034, Now #17 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 7.997/171.03/-0.563, Was #17 Watson slows a bunch on the top end. Ackerman can't repeat. Left Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 6.834/195.00/-0.616, Now #4 C/D Index: 7.45 Prior Best: 6.826/195.42/-0.624, Was #4 Right Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 8.201/165.25/-0.479, Now #36 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.157/166.56/-0.523, Was #36 Great 1.009 sixty foot time and another sixty under, but Tanksley stays #4. Smiley gets the full pull and slows a little. Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.629/175.91/-0.621, Now #5 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.657/176.44/-0.593, Was #9 Right Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.288/161.73/-0.552, Now #22 B/TA Index: 8.84 Prior Best: 8.283/162.78/-0.557, Was #22 Martel puts together some good incrementals and move up another four spots on the ladder into the "frantic four". Brown stays #22. Left Lane: Jeff Wright Runs 7.203/189.95/-0.357, Now #63 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 7.246/191.54/-0.314, Was #64 Right Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.886/165.54/-0.514, Now #28 J/AA Index: 8.40 Prior Best: 7.856/165.42/-0.544, Was #28 Wright gets off the bump, but by just a little. Left Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 7.458/152.78/0.318, Now #42 A/DA Index: 7.14 Prior Best: 6.638/202.39/-0.502, Was #42 Right Lane: Charles Watson Runs 8.816/152.59/-0.434, Now #48 F/SM Index: 9.25 Prior Best: 8.774/152.50/-0.476, Was #48 Smiley slows on the top end and Watson doesn't improve. Left Lane: Norman Saibene Runs 8.224/156.50/-0.266, Now #68 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 9.705/106.16/1.215, Was #72 Right Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 8.123/166.81/-0.557, Now #23 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.125/167.55/-0.555, Was #24 Both cars improve, but Saibene czn't bump into the field. Left Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 7.651/176.84/-0.599, Now #7 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.646/177.56/-0.604, Was #7 Right Lane: Paul Pittman Runs 7.103/194.44/-0.527, Now #34 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.152/194.10/-0.478, Was #47 Nice improvement for Pittman with both ET and MPH. Left Lane: Pat Nahan Runs 7.542/172.54/-0.578, Now #3 E/D Index: 8.12 Prior Best: 7.467/177.14/-0.653, Was #3 Right Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.363/178.90/-0.507, Now #35 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.345/179.80/-0.525, Was #35 No improvements here. Left Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.450/159.83/-0.460, Now #41 G/AA Index: 8.91 Prior Best: 8.402/160.35/-0.508, Was #41 Right Lane: B. Stufflebeam Runs 7.406/177.58/-0.454, Now #53 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.397/177.93/-0.463, Was #53 ...and again. Left Lane: Larry Larson Runs 6.522/219.79/-0.748, Now #1 AA/AT Index: 7.27 Prior Best: 6.892/210.11/-0.378, Was #62 Right Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.317/154.25/-0.563, Now #10 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.285/155.31/-0.595, Was #9 The Mustang grumbles, pops and bangs until the green and then flies dow th track with big ET and MPH number. Say Hello to your new #1 qualifier. Left Lane: Michael Lyons Runs 7.122/186.15/-0.358, Now #63 B/ED Index: 7.48 Prior Best: 7.137/185.21/-0.343, Was #64 Right Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.873/135.61/-0.617, Now #2 L/A Index: 9.49 Prior Best: 8.745/150.92/-0.745, Was #2 It's Lyon's turn to get off the bump spot. Yediny slows down track. Left Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.379/154.72/-0.411, Now #51 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 8.323/150.08/-0.467, Was #51 Right Lane: Robbie Hudlow No Time, Now #52 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.164/192.41/-0.466, Was #52 Ludlow's car has issues and is pushed away. Russo slows from earlier. Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.632/176.10/-0.618, Now #7 D/AA Index: 8.25 No Prior Run Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.284/181.13/-0.576, Now #14 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.303/181.15/-0.557, Was #22 Hopefully Sharp's time will hold, as he runs another grat looking pass. #7 for now. Rampy picks up a couple of hundredth in ET and moves well up the ladder to the new #14 spot. Left Lane: Mike Trumble No Time, Now #74 A/SMA Index: 8.56 No Prior Run Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 9.614/103.99/0.644, Now #38 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.446/158.32/-0.524, Was #38 Trumble's problems continue, as there is "Stuff" in his lane after the burn out. They push the Cobalt off the line. Butner leaves well and then slows for no apparent reason. Time out for some dusting and cleaning in the left lane. Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.720/176.24/-0.600, Now #10 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.737/176.44/-0.583, Was #12 Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.061/166.68/-0.569, Now #18 C/EA Index: 8.63 Prior Best: 8.076/166.58/-0.554, Was #27 4:03 p.m. ...and we are back. Two clean and straight passes and they both improve. Fletcher to #18 and Patterson to #10. Left Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.578/156.84/-0.512, Now #23 E/SM Index: 9.09 Prior Best: 8.528/162.53/-0.562, Was #23 Right Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.597/206.67/-0.443, Now #44 A/D Index: 7.04 Prior Best: 6.536/206.92/-0.504, Was #44 No improvements for these two. Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.650/203.71/-0.550, Now #15 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 6.625/204.05/-0.575, Was #15 Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.431/176.90/-0.509, Now #40 D/ED Index: 7.94 Prior Best: 7.422/177.74/-0.518, Was #40 We have another delay, as NHRA checks out down lanes in depth. Rain? The announcer isn't sure. 4:11 p.m. ...and we are back from whatever the problem was. Both Aragona and Breaud stayed in their cars and were pushed back. Two good pass, but no improvements for either team. Left Lane: John Frech Runs 8.146/161.85/-0.494, Now #35 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.110/162.49/-0.530, Was #34 Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.029/195.62/-0.531, Now #34 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 7.043/195.79/-0.517, Was #41 Gray makes a strong pass to move up to the new #33 spot and push French back a spot. The weather isn't helping most of these guys. Left Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 7.982/159.85/-0.578, Now #14 G/ED Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 7.993/157.45/-0.567, Was #19 Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.422/169.08/-0.568, Now #20 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.427/167.34/-0.563, Was #22 NIce runs a pair and both cars improve. The middle of the field is really tight and a little ET gets you several spots on the ladder. Right Lane: J. Gebhardt-StillRuns 6.720/200.08/-0.480, Now #49 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 6.766/199.46/-0.434, Was #59 Nice clean pass for the lady to move ten spots up the ladder. Left Lane: F. Aragona Jr. Runs 9.008/109.64/0.128, Now #29 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.332/155.04/-0.548, Was #29 Right Lane: Darren Breaud Runs 8.761/154.95/-0.209, Now #59 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.531/156.46/-0.439, Was #59 These two finally get to run. After the delay, neither car can improve. 4:20 p.m. Larry Larson is number one at -0.748 and Michael Lyons is on the bump spot at -0.358.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Larry Larson BB/AT 7.27 6.522 -0.748 2. Dave Yediny L/A 9.49 8.745 -0.745 3. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.836 -0.654 4. Pat Nahan E/D 8.12 7.467 -0.653 5. Joey Tanksley C/D 7.45 6.826 -0.624 6. Arnie Martel D/AA 8.25 7.629 -0.621 7. Lee Sharp D/AA 8.25 7.632 -0.618 8. Matthew Harris E/A 8.32 7.714 -0.606 9. Charlie Greco D/AA 8.25 7.646 -0.604 10. Todd Patterson E/A 8.32 7.720 -0.600 11. Al Ackerman F/D 8.64 8.041 -0.599 12. Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 8.285 -0.595 13. Richard Barga CC/AT 7.77 7.192 -0.578 14. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.56 7.982 -0.578 15. David Rampy A/EA 7.86 7.284 -0.576 16. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.20 6.625 -0.575 17. Fred Allen C/SR 9.12 8.546 -0.574 18. Todd Hoerner A/AA 7.15 6.581 -0.569 19. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.63 8.061 -0.569 20. John Edwards C/AA 7.99 7.422 -0.568 21. Brian Browell D/D 7.81 7.244 -0.566 22. Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.56 7.997 -0.563 23. Michael Hardee E/SM 9.09 8.528 -0.562 24. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.26 6.698 -0.562 25. Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 8.283 -0.557 26. Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 8.123 -0.557 27. Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 8.234 -0.556 28. Shaun Vincent C/TA 9.13 8.577 -0.553 29. Frank Aragona Jr. G/EA 8.88 8.332 -0.548 30. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.856 -0.544 31. Jerry Arnold G/ED 8.56 8.021 -0.539 32. Doug Warren A/DA 7.14 6.605 -0.535 33. Nick Panagiotaros B/AA 7.63 7.099 -0.531 34. Shane Gray B/A 7.56 7.029 -0.531 35. John Frech F/D 8.64 8.110 -0.530 36. Fred Gallo A/AA 7.15 6.622 -0.528 37. Paul Pittman B/AA 7.63 7.103 -0.527 38. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.345 -0.525 39. Bo Butner D/SMA 8.97 8.446 -0.524 40. Clark Smiley B/SM 8.68 8.157 -0.523 41. Terry Smith D/ED 7.94 7.422 -0.518 42. David Eaton A/AP 7.26 6.747 -0.513 43. Tony Terry G/AA 8.91 8.402 -0.508 44. Scott Chamness A/D 7.04 6.536 -0.504 45. Dennis Smiley A/DA 7.14 6.638 -0.502 46. Ray Vierheller D/ED 7.94 7.445 -0.495 47. Robert Hass B/AA 7.63 7.137 -0.493 48. Greg Kamplain C/DA 7.57 7.081 -0.489 49. Jacklyn Gebhardt-Sti A/ED 7.20 6.720 -0.480 50. Jody Holland L/AA 9.55 9.071 -0.479 51. Charles Watson F/SM 9.25 8.774 -0.476 52. David Billingsley A/EA 7.86 7.390 -0.470 53. Gerry Russo C/SMA 8.79 8.323 -0.467 54. Robbie Hudlow B/AA 7.63 7.164 -0.466 55. Jim Greenheck C/AA 7.99 7.526 -0.464 56. Brian Stufflebeam A/EA 7.86 7.397 -0.463 57. Don Eberly C/AA 7.99 7.542 -0.448 58. Mike Farrell A/EA 7.86 7.420 -0.440 59. Darren Breaud D/SMA 8.97 8.531 -0.439 60. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.63 7.213 -0.417 61. Russ Kelly A/AP 7.26 6.851 -0.409 62. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.85 8.461 -0.389 63. Don Winget B/SMA 8.70 8.314 -0.386 64. Michael Lyons B/ED 7.48 7.122 -0.358 --------- Not Qualified --------- 65. Jeff Wright B/A 7.56 7.203 -0.357 66. Kyle Koretsky G/SM 9.33 9.027 -0.303 67. Brad Allen C/ED 7.87 7.572 -0.298 68. Gary Agan B/DA 7.39 7.104 -0.286 69. Norman Saibene K/A 8.49 8.224 -0.266 70. Mauri Rose C/D 7.45 7.217 -0.233 71. Travis Gusso E/SM 9.09 8.878 -0.212 72. Edward Joe Shalkowsk F/ED 8.83 8.997 0.167 73. Mike Hazlett B/A 7.56 8.687 1.127 74. Mike Trumble A/SMA 8.56 NT 75. Duane Robison C/A 7.98 NT

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 4

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Mike Hazlett Runs 7.119/191.81/-0.441, Now #58 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 8.687/115.13/1.127, Was #73 Right Lane: Norman Saibene Runs 8.205/158.06/-0.285, Now #70 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 8.224/156.50/-0.266, Was #69 9:55 a.m. The Safety Safari is just finishing up the quick spray and drag before we start the last session of comp. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 2,543 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. The main question going in to this session revolves around the #1 qualifying spot. We have a bunch of very fast cars here, and there's been some discussion as to which car will wind up in that spot. We start the round with a pair of clutch cars, so hopefully we can get a quick gauge of the starting line. Hazlett cards a very good 1.049/2.967 and jumps way up in the order, 15 spots to be exact. Left Lane: N. Panagiotaros Runs 7.035/195.45/-0.595, Now #13 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.099/194.16/-0.531, Was #33 Right Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.393/160.50/-0.517, Now #42 G/AA Index: 8.91 Prior Best: 8.402/160.35/-0.508, Was #43 This time we have a pair with torque converters. The Neon rips off a stellar run and goes to the upper quarter of the list. Nick Panagiotaros' incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.517/154.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.883. Tony Terry's incremental times: 60ft-1.160 sec., 330ft-3.418, 660ft-5.336/128.18 mph, 1,000ft-6.993. Left Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.358/178.66/-0.502, Now #46 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.420/177.72/-0.440, Was #59 Right Lane: Michael Lyons Runs 7.140/186.95/-0.340, Now #65 B/ED Index: 7.48 Prior Best: 7.122/186.15/-0.358, Was #65 So far, the left lane cars have been stepping up quite nicely. Farrell finds another .07 and moves off the bottom a bit. Lyons gets close but won't race in competition. Left Lane: Duane Robison Runs 8.279/178.52/0.299, Now #74 C/A Index: 7.98 No Prior Run Right Lane: Don Winget Runs 8.304/164.65/-0.396, Now #63 B/SMA Index: 8.70 Prior Best: 8.314/163.79/-0.386, Was #64 Robison once again has problems off the starting line as the car encounters a huge bog. Winget gains .01, not nearly enough to help. Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.991/196.50/-0.569, Now #21 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 7.029/195.62/-0.531, Was #34 Right Lane: Matthew Harris Runs 7.714/175.05/-0.606, Now #8 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.714/175.46/-0.606, Was #8 Harris is in the top ten and doesn't move. Gray finds the starting line to his liking and gains about .03 and 13 spots. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.488/156.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.846. Matthew Harris' incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-3.149, 660ft-4.908/139.82 mph, 1,000ft-6.429. Left Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 8.528/154.30/-0.602, Now #11 C/TA Index: 9.13 Prior Best: 8.577/153.72/-0.553, Was #30 Right Lane: Richard Barga Runs 7.072/193.77/-0.698, Now #3 CC/AT Index: 7.77 Prior Best: 7.192/192.30/-0.578, Was #14 Barga even bogs slightly with his hyperactive turbo Honda. I'd say we have an excellent track. The swoopy Accord recovers in a big way and jumps to the #3 spot. Left Lane: Brad Allen Runs 7.465/174.98/-0.405, Now #64 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.572/173.12/-0.298, Was #68 Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.402/157.61/-0.448, Now #59 E/ED Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.461/156.34/-0.389, Was #64 Left Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.043/146.51/-0.507, Now #44 L/AA Index: 9.55 Prior Best: 9.071/145.55/-0.479, Was #51 Right Lane: Fred Gallo Runs 6.615/209.79/-0.535, Now #35 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.622/209.07/-0.528, Was #36 There's plenty of track for a car like Gallo's but he doesn't show the improvement we would have expected. Both cars pick up just a hair but don't improve their position very much. Left Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.768/203.74/-0.492, Now #43 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.747/203.25/-0.513, Was #43 Right Lane: Don Eberly Runs 7.597/155.56/-0.393, Now #58 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.542/178.40/-0.448, Was #58 Left Lane: Charles Watson Runs 8.759/154.67/-0.491, Now #50 F/SM Index: 9.25 Prior Best: 8.774/152.50/-0.476, Was #52 Right Lane: Gary Agan Runs 6.993/193.18/-0.397, Now #65 B/DA Index: 7.39 Prior Best: 7.104/191.10/-0.286, Was #69 Brad Allen is on the bump spot at -0.405. Left Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 7.996/170.32/-0.564, Now #25 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 7.997/171.03/-0.563, Was #25 Right Lane: Pat Nahan Runs 7.464/178.61/-0.656, Now #4 E/D Index: 8.12 Prior Best: 7.467/177.14/-0.653, Was #5 Nahan gains .003 but that's enough to pick up a spot in the order. Left Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 8.105/166.33/-0.575, Now #19 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.157/166.56/-0.523, Was #40 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.098/193.63/-0.532, Now #37 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.213/192.49/-0.417, Was #62 Both cars make major moves and jump a bunch of spots. Holloway must have known it was going to be fun as he left with a -.311 light. Left Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 8.072/167.78/-0.608, Now #9 B/SM Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.123/166.81/-0.557, Was #30 Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.602/176.88/-0.648, Now #6 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.629/175.91/-0.621, Was #7 Pritchett finds a nickel and goes into the top ten. Martel moves one place. This is what all the racers have been waiting for, so hopefully they have the tune up to take full advantage. Left Lane: Robbie Hudlow Runs 7.118/193.46/-0.512, Now #45 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.164/192.41/-0.466, Was #56 Right Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 10.350/82.74/1.790, Now #75 A/SMA Index: 8.56 No Prior Run Trumble's nightmare Indy continues as the car starts smoking heavily just before half track. Hudlow gets a full pass after two broken runs and moves up a bit on the ladder. We have personnel checking the right lane, and now the trucks begin to roll. 10:18 a.m. Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.660/202.70/-0.600, Now #14 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.698/201.85/-0.562, Was #29 Right Lane: Russ Kelly Runs 6.838/198.55/-0.422, Now #63 A/AP Index: 7.26 Prior Best: 6.851/197.36/-0.409, Was #63 I'm sitting here watching a full track cleanup effort and thinking how surprising it is that a veteran racer like Mike Trumble would have oiled the track numerous times. I'm betting that there's a venting problem with a new engine. I've had friends go through the same problem and it's one of the most difficult, frustrating situations a racer ever sees. I remember countless dyno pulls without a single problem but the oil wanted to leave the engine every time a pass was made. 10:34 a.m. and we're back to racing with both scrubbers back in standby. We'll test the track with two of the highest horsepower cars in the class. Ellis makes a big step up while Kelly stays put. Left Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.336/179.66/-0.534, Now #37 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.345/179.80/-0.525, Was #40 Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.537/212.36/-0.613, Now #9 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.581/212.29/-0.569, Was #23 Hoerner shows the skill of the track crew as he blasts down the "oiled" lane and improves from 23rd to the top ten. Left Lane: Doug Warren Runs 6.694/198.47/-0.446, Now #35 A/DA Index: 7.14 Prior Best: 6.605/206.99/-0.535, Was #35 Right Lane: Jeff Wright Runs 7.255/190.08/-0.305, Now #68 B/A Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 7.203/189.95/-0.357, Was #68 Both cars fail to improve, and that's bad news for Wright. He's done for the weekend. Left Lane: Paul Pittman Runs 7.038/195.70/-0.592, Now #19 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.103/194.44/-0.527, Was #40 Right Lane: Ray Vierheller Runs 7.424/176.74/-0.516, Now #44 D/ED Index: 7.94 Prior Best: 7.445/176.47/-0.495, Was #50 Brad Allen is on the bump spot at -0.405. Big move for Pittman as he gets a lot closer to the target run. Paul Pittman's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-4.523/155.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.887. Ray Vierheller's incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.993, 660ft-4.678/144.97 mph, 1,000ft-6.158. Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.524/154.72/-0.596, Now #17 C/SR Index: 9.12 Prior Best: 8.546/152.97/-0.574, Was #24 Right Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 6.799/195.73/-0.651, Now #6 C/D Index: 7.45 Prior Best: 6.826/195.42/-0.624, Was #7 Tanksley rips off another very fast pass. Left Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.373/178.14/-0.567, Now #28 D/ED Index: 7.94 Prior Best: 7.422/177.74/-0.518, Was #42 Right Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 7.605/177.86/-0.645, Now #8 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.646/177.56/-0.604, Was #12 Greco has his GTO flying lately and steps up even more. Terry Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.971, 660ft-4.649/145.81 mph, 1,000ft-6.116. Charlie Greco's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-3.100, 660ft-4.841/141.55 mph, 1,000ft-6.339. Left Lane: B. Stufflebeam Runs 7.363/179.14/-0.497, Now #51 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.397/177.93/-0.463, Was #58 Right Lane: John Frech Runs 8.135/164.07/-0.505, Now #41 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.110/162.49/-0.530, Was #41 Left Lane: Adam Hickey Runs 8.160/164.61/-0.630, Now #9 C/SMA Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 8.234/163.83/-0.556, Was #33 Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.900/145.33/-0.590, Now #5 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 7.836/155.15/-0.654, Was #5 Hickey finds the key and goes all the way into the top ten. Neff's car had that spin/bounce again right off the line and it hurts the run. Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.556/207.91/-0.484, Now #48 A/D Index: 7.04 Prior Best: 6.536/206.92/-0.504, Was #48 Right Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.111/165.42/-0.529, Now #17 F/D Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.041/165.36/-0.599, Was #17 I'd say Chamness is ready for round 1 as he hits a .001 light. Ackerman falls off his previous pace. Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.490/180.91/-0.500, Now #51 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.526/180.24/-0.464, Was #58 Right Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.609/157.58/-0.481, Now #32 E/SM Index: 9.09 Prior Best: 8.528/162.53/-0.562, Was #32 Hardee didn't seem to have much wheelspeed off the line and the time would seem to reflect that. Brad Allen is still hanging on to the bump spot at -0.405. Left Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.883/165.38/-0.517, Now #35 J/AA Index: 8.40 Prior Best: 7.856/165.42/-0.544, Was #35 Right Lane: Robert Bailey No Time, Now #24 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 6.625/204.05/-0.575, Was #24 Bailey rolls into the water but the car shuts off. The crew is looking under the car in the bellhousing area. The starter gives Ambrose the "single" sign. After the little T clears the traps, Bailey fires and idles to the other end. The crew is checking the right lane and we see the spray tractor come out. I'm not sure what's up as I don't think Bailey ever got that far. They are mopping the area just behind the line, though. 10:52 a.m. Left Lane: Darren Breaud Runs 8.525/157.19/-0.445, Now #61 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.531/156.46/-0.439, Was #62 Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.689/176.70/-0.631, Now #9 E/A Index: 8.32 Prior Best: 7.720/176.24/-0.600, Was #15 Breaud is in the P.C. Richard Cobalt. That company is a great and loyal drag racing supporter from the East. Patterson moves up a few spots. Darren Breaud's incremental times: 60ft-1.190 sec., 330ft-3.479, 660ft-5.419/127.74 mph, 1,000ft-7.096. Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-3.160, 660ft-4.908/140.90 mph, 1,000ft-6.416. Left Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.255/162.63/-0.585, Now #22 B/TA Index: 8.84 Prior Best: 8.283/162.78/-0.557, Was #33 Right Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.593/176.90/-0.657, Now #4 D/AA Index: 8.25 Prior Best: 7.632/176.10/-0.618, Was #11 Brad Allen is on the bump spot at -0.405. Brown does an amazing wheelstand for a truck. Sharp continues to run quick and moves inside the top 5. Left Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.280/155.85/-0.600, Now #17 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.285/155.31/-0.595, Was #19 Right Lane: Larry Larson Runs 15.904/83.65/8.634, Now #1 AA/AT Index: 7.27 Prior Best: 6.522/219.79/-0.748, Was #1 Larson' been doing a fine job filling in the Steve Matusek Mustang. This time, though, the slicks were running 100 mph and the car was only at 30 in the first few feet. The rear end jumped up and down, which was about all Larson wanted at the time. Coan's bracket racing as he repeats within .05. Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 8.437/157.28/-0.533, Now #40 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.446/158.32/-0.524, Was #42 Right Lane: F. Aragona Jr. Runs 8.304/156.61/-0.576, Now #25 G/EA Index: 8.88 Prior Best: 8.332/155.04/-0.548, Was #34 Left Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.728/151.26/-0.762, Now #1 L/A Index: 9.49 Prior Best: 8.745/150.92/-0.745, Was #2 Right Lane: Robert Hass Runs 7.183/192.33/-0.447, Now #53 B/AA Index: 7.63 Prior Best: 7.137/193.13/-0.493, Was #53 Yediny decides he'd like to be #1 qualifier here, so he rips off an even quicker pass. What a very cool car. Left Lane: D. Billingsley Runs 7.332/184.67/-0.528, Now #43 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.390/184.52/-0.470, Was #57 Right Lane: Kyle Koretsky Runs 8.995/148.35/-0.335, Now #69 G/SM Index: 9.33 Prior Best: 9.027/147.20/-0.303, Was #69 Koretsky doesn't make the show, but he does hit a .000 light with this pass. The kid will be just fine, I think. Billingsley moves up in the order, closer to the area where we're used to seeing him qualify. Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.424/181.28/-0.566, Now #30 C/AA Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.422/169.08/-0.568, Was #30 Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 7.935/162.35/-0.625, Now #12 G/ED Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 7.982/159.85/-0.578, Was #23 Edwards has his consistency totally undercontrol which is pretty difficult with his class of car. He has all four runs within .01. Treadwell moves into the top quarter. Left Lane: J. Gebhardt-StillRuns 6.673/190.48/-0.527, Now #44 A/ED Index: 7.20 Prior Best: 6.720/200.08/-0.480, Was #57 A strong looking pass moves Jacklyn a bit further away from the bump. Jacklyn Gebhardt-Still's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.249/165.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.544. Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.247/182.62/-0.613, Now #14 A/EA Index: 7.86 Prior Best: 7.284/181.13/-0.576, Was #24 Rampy gets the session's average .03 or .04 improvement and moves 10 spots up. Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.033/167.61/-0.597, Now #21 C/EA Index: 8.63 Prior Best: 8.061/166.68/-0.569, Was #28 Evidently we have lots of no-shows as we're running a bunch of singles in the left lane. Fletch gets his .03 like the rest. Left Lane: Jerry Arnold Runs 8.005/165.88/-0.555, Now #35 G/ED Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 8.021/165.50/-0.539, Was #36 The single run was much appreciated on this one. That little engine sounds exceptionally sweet as it goes down track. Left Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.321/182.08/-0.489, Now #32 D/D Index: 7.81 Prior Best: 7.244/182.28/-0.566, Was #32 Browell falls off for some unknown reason, as the pass looked pretty decent from here. That's it for qualifying here at Indy. Stay tuned as Round 1 is scheduled for just a few hours from now.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 4

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Dave Yediny L/A 9.49 8.728 -0.762 2. Larry Larson BB/AT 7.27 6.522 -0.748 3. Richard Barga CC/AT 7.77 7.072 -0.698 4. Lee Sharp D/AA 8.25 7.593 -0.657 5. Pat Nahan E/D 8.12 7.464 -0.656 6. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.836 -0.654 7. Joey Tanksley C/D 7.45 6.799 -0.651 8. Arnie Martel D/AA 8.25 7.602 -0.648 9. Charlie Greco D/AA 8.25 7.605 -0.645 10. Todd Patterson E/A 8.32 7.689 -0.631 11. Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 8.160 -0.630 12. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.56 7.935 -0.625 13. Todd Hoerner A/AA 7.15 6.537 -0.613 14. David Rampy A/EA 7.86 7.247 -0.613 15. Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 8.072 -0.608 16. Matthew Harris E/A 8.32 7.714 -0.606 17. Shaun Vincent C/TA 9.13 8.528 -0.602 18. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.26 6.660 -0.600 19. Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 8.280 -0.600 20. Al Ackerman F/D 8.64 8.041 -0.599 21. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.63 8.033 -0.597 22. Fred Allen C/SR 9.12 8.524 -0.596 23. Nick Panagiotaros B/AA 7.63 7.035 -0.595 24. Paul Pittman B/AA 7.63 7.038 -0.592 25. Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 8.255 -0.585 26. Frank Aragona Jr. G/EA 8.88 8.304 -0.576 27. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.20 6.625 -0.575 28. Clark Smiley B/SM 8.68 8.105 -0.575 29. Shane Gray B/A 7.56 6.991 -0.569 30. John Edwards C/AA 7.99 7.422 -0.568 31. Terry Smith D/ED 7.94 7.373 -0.567 32. Brian Browell D/D 7.81 7.244 -0.566 33. Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.56 7.996 -0.564 34. Michael Hardee E/SM 9.09 8.528 -0.562 35. Jerry Arnold G/ED 8.56 8.005 -0.555 36. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.856 -0.544 37. Doug Warren A/DA 7.14 6.605 -0.535 38. Fred Gallo A/AA 7.15 6.615 -0.535 39. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.336 -0.534 40. Bo Butner D/SMA 8.97 8.437 -0.533 41. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.63 7.098 -0.532 42. John Frech F/D 8.64 8.110 -0.530 43. David Billingsley A/EA 7.86 7.332 -0.528 44. Jacklyn Gebhardt-Sti A/ED 7.20 6.673 -0.527 45. Tony Terry G/AA 8.91 8.393 -0.517 46. Ray Vierheller D/ED 7.94 7.424 -0.516 47. David Eaton A/AP 7.26 6.747 -0.513 48. Robbie Hudlow B/AA 7.63 7.118 -0.512 49. Jody Holland L/AA 9.55 9.043 -0.507 50. Scott Chamness A/D 7.04 6.536 -0.504 51. Dennis Smiley A/DA 7.14 6.638 -0.502 52. Mike Farrell A/EA 7.86 7.358 -0.502 53. Jim Greenheck C/AA 7.99 7.490 -0.500 54. Brian Stufflebeam A/EA 7.86 7.363 -0.497 55. Robert Hass B/AA 7.63 7.137 -0.493 56. Charles Watson F/SM 9.25 8.759 -0.491 57. Greg Kamplain C/DA 7.57 7.081 -0.489 58. Gerry Russo C/SMA 8.79 8.323 -0.467 59. Don Eberly C/AA 7.99 7.542 -0.448 60. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.85 8.402 -0.448 61. Darren Breaud D/SMA 8.97 8.525 -0.445 62. Mike Hazlett B/A 7.56 7.119 -0.441 63. Russ Kelly A/AP 7.26 6.838 -0.422 64. Brad Allen C/ED 7.87 7.465 -0.405 --------- Not Qualified --------- 65. Gary Agan B/DA 7.39 6.993 -0.397 66. Don Winget B/SMA 8.70 8.304 -0.396 67. Michael Lyons B/ED 7.48 7.122 -0.358 68. Jeff Wright B/A 7.56 7.203 -0.357 69. Kyle Koretsky G/SM 9.33 8.995 -0.335 70. Norman Saibene K/A 8.49 8.205 -0.285 71. Mauri Rose C/D 7.45 7.217 -0.233 72. Travis Gusso E/SM 9.09 8.878 -0.212 73. Edward Joe Shalkowsk F/ED 8.83 8.997 0.167 74. Duane Robison C/A 7.98 8.279 0.299 75. Mike Trumble A/SMA 8.56 10.350 1.790

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 1

CLERMONT, Ind. - Round 1 winners and next round pairs in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: Num Class Driver, Home Town, Car Type 48 A/SMA Ernest Watson, Humble TX, '05 Cavalier 5248 C/TA Shaun Vincent, Omaha NE, '02 S-10 529Y B/AA Steve Holloway, Lakewood CO, '06 GTO 357 B/TA Rick Brown, Lebanon OH, '00 S-10 5296 E/D Pat Nahan, St. Cloud MN, N&P-Ford 1 C/EA Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '08 Cobalt 2347 G/AA Tony Terry, Forest VA, '04 Cavalier 730G B/A Shane Gray, Artesia NM, '06 Stratus 3000 G/ED Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo MI, Kustom-Chevy 31 G/EA Jason Coan, Greentown IN, '32 Bantam 45 C/SMA Adam Hickey, Hammond LA, '06 Cobalt 34 A/ED Robert Bailey, Wabash IN, Agan-Olds 44 C/D Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spgs LA, ChasCrft-Chevy 3483 B/AA Nick Panagiotaros, Elburn IL, '00 Neon 23 B/SM Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange TN, '06 Sunfire 3718 D/ED Terry Smith, Williamstown WV, Advance-Chevy 5578 BB/AT Larry Larson, Oak Grove MO, '07 Mustang 75 A/AP Alan Ellis, Mapleton UT, '23-T Ford 3308 F/D John Frech, Warren OH, Weddell-Chevy 12 G/EA Frank Aragona Jr., Freehold NJ, '32 Bantam 1775 A/AA Fred Gallo, Shirley NY, '08 Cobalt 368 C/SR Fred Allen, Mary Esther FL, '34 Chevy 2885 A/EA David Rampy, Piedmont AL, '32 Bantam 3316 B/A Mike Hazlett, Indianapolis IN, '97 Cutlass 2000 D/AA Lee Sharp, Maryville TN, '09 GXP 9 F/D Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook NJ, ProStart-Chevy 211 G/ED Glen Treadwell, Sorrento FL, Dragster-Chevy 469 B/SM Clark Smiley, Denver City TX, '05 Cavalier 8 D/AA Arnie Martel, Tewksbury MA, '07 GTO 46 F/SM Charles Watson, Humble TX, '07 Cobalt 58 E/A Matthew Harris, Nebraska City NE, '05 Grand Am 330 D/D Brian Browell, Lafayette IN, McKinney-Chevy

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.56 0.038 8.028 -0.532 (L) Shaun Vincent C/TA 9.05 0.026 8.598 -0.452 Watson airs his car out a bit for the win. (W) Joey Tanksley C/D 7.44 0.047 9.250 1.810 (L) Nick Panagiotaros B/AA 7.63 -0.209(R) 7.128 -0.502 (W) Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 0.086 8.632 -0.208 (L) Steve Holloway B/AA 7.63 -0.116(R) 7.406 -0.224 Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,557 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. (W) Brian Browell D/D 7.81 0.124 7.256 -0.554 (L) Matthew Harris E/A 8.29 0.089 7.823 -0.467 Browell has the power to drive by the Pontiac with just a bit of room to spare. Brian Browell's MOV: 0.0528 seconds (approximately 13 feet). (W) Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 0.062 8.544 -0.136 (L) Terry Smith D/ED 7.94 -0.044(R) 7.788 -0.152 (W) Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 0.055 8.766 -0.114 (L) Jerry Arnold G/ED 8.46 -0.018(R) 8.729 0.269 This should be a very good race between two very fast, small engined cars. Both have numerous wins. The usually steady Arnold bulbs and it's over at the start. (W) John Frech F/D 8.61 0.035 8.081 -0.529 (L) Frank Aragona Jr. G/EA 8.88 0.028 8.364 -0.516 Another pair of squeak motors and we get a victory by just a squeak. John Frech's MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 18 inches). That's pretty close, folks. (W) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.21 0.050 6.709 -0.501 (L) Larry Larson BB/AT 7.27 0.151 6.681 -0.589 Two very fast cars are paired according to qualifying, and again it should be fun to watch. Well, we don't get a red light but it's over on the starting line. Considering that Larson is just a fill in guy this weekend, he did an outstanding job in a very difficult car. Ellis couldn't have done better judging the finish line. He did an outstanding job also. Alan Ellis' MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 4 feet). (W) Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 0.015 9.038 0.248 (L) Robert Bailey A/ED 7.20 -0.014(R) 7.024 -0.176 (W) David Rampy A/EA 7.85 0.047 7.457 -0.393 (L) Mike Hazlett B/A 7.56 0.119 7.151 -0.409 (W) Arnie Martel D/AA 8.23 0.045 7.739 -0.491 (L) Charles Watson F/SM 9.25 0.001 8.823 -0.427 Great lights on both sides and an excellent race. Pure Competition eliminator! Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 5 feet). (W) Fred Allen C/SR 9.08 0.127 9.089 0.009 (L) Fred Gallo A/AA 7.15 -0.038(R)NT-Broke After Staging Gallo bulbs but it wouldn't have mattered as he broke in the first 20 feet. At first I thought he just blew the tires off since the rpms went to the moon, but when he slowly rolled down the track to the turnoff I'm inclined to believe he's going to need to replace something in the drivetrain. (W) Shane Gray B/A 7.55 0.021 7.479 -0.071 (L) Tony Terry G/AA 8.91 -0.045(R)10.545 1.635 Terry waits a long time before starting his burnout, as Gray is already backing up. It all works out though, as they both roll towards the prestage at pretty much the same time. (W) Pat Nahan E/D 8.04 0.035 7.410 -0.630 (L) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.63 0.010 8.092 -0.538 Great lights on both sides, and it's simply a great drag race from that point on. Nahan wants the stripe a lot more than Fletcher. (W) Clark Smiley B/SM 8.68 0.031 8.139 -0.541 (L) Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.53 0.089 7.944 -0.586 Another classic race. Clark Smiley's MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 3 feet). (W) Al Ackerman F/D 8.61 0.753 13.404 4.794 (L) Lee Sharp D/AA 8.19 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Sharp isn't here so Ackerman gets a single.

Monday Results for Elimination Round 3

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Rick Brown B/TA 8.84 0.068 8.326 -0.514 (L) Ernest Watson A/SMA 8.53 0.203 7.998 -0.532 8:44 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,175 feet, track temperature 75 degrees. Ernest Watson has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Rick Brown has no CIC penalty. Watson is way late and Brown isn't. He takes a small bite of CIC this time in a two car length win. (W) Jason Coan G/EA 8.88 0.037 8.245 -0.635 (L) Adam Hickey C/SMA 8.79 0.003 8.199 -0.591 Great light for Hickey and he needed it to stay close. Jason Coan's MOV: 0.0109 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Big CIC for both and Coan gets a permanent whack on Tuesday. (W) Al Ackerman F/D 8.61 0.076 8.041 -0.569 (L) Clark Smiley B/SM 8.64 0.040 8.127 -0.513 Clark Smiley has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Al Ackerman has a 0.03 CIC penalty. Al Ackerman is just a little late and takes some more CIC to get the win. MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 5 feet). (W) Joey Tanksley C/D 7.44 0.021 6.868 -0.572 (L) Larry Pritchett B/SM 8.68 0.096 8.099 -0.581 Joey Tanksley has a 0.01 CIC penalty and he takes some more getting past Pritchett. He will face Coan in the next round. (W) John Frech F/D 8.59 0.089 8.131 -0.459 (L) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.21 0.011 6.936 -0.274 John Frech has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Alan Ellis has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Ellis gets a great start , but slows on the top end to give the easy win to French. (W) David Rampy A/EA 7.85 0.045 8.274 0.424 (L) Fred Allen C/SR 9.08 -0.002(R) 9.082 0.002 David Rampy has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Fred Allen has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Allen goes red by -0.002 and Rampy wins another one. He race French later today. (W) Brian Browell D/D 7.76 0.022 8.168 0.408 (L) Arnie Martel D/AA 8.23 -0.016(R)10.683 2.453 Brian Browell has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Arnie Martel has a 0.02 CIC penalty. ...and another red light. Browell gets the free ticket to the next round where he will face Ackerman. (W) Shane Gray B/A 7.55 -0.007 7.556 0.006 (L) Pat Nahan E/D 7.91 -0.017(R) 8.316 0.406 Pat Nahan has a 0.21 CIC penalty; Shane Gray has a 0.01 CIC penalty. Shane Gray wins on a -0.017 red light by Nahan 8:59 a.m. That the last pair of the round and Gray will race Brown in round 4.

Monday Results for Elimination Round 4

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Rick Brown B/TA 8.83 0.037 8.410 -0.420 (L) Shane Gray B/A 7.55 -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before Staging 2:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,820 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Rick Brown has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Shane Gray has a 0.01 CIC penalty. Gray seems to have energy issues before the burn out and can't get the engine restarted. Brown is waved up and takes a single for the easy win. (W) David Rampy A/EA 7.85 0.086 7.747 -0.103 (L) John Frech F/D 8.59 -0.014(R) 9.407 0.817 John Frech has a 0.05 CIC penalty; David Rampy has a 0.01 CIC penalty. French goes red by -0.014 and gives the the free pass to next round. (W) Brian Browell D/D 7.76 0.071 8.329 0.569 (L) Al Ackerman F/D 8.55 -0.006(R) 9.035 0.485 Brian Browell wins on a red light. (W) Joey Tanksley C/D 7.37 0.025 6.916 -0.454 (L) Jason Coan G/EA 8.75 0.031 8.309 -0.441 Joey Tanksley has a 0.08 CIC penalty; Jason Coan has a 0.13 CIC penalty. Both cars have good lights and run about the same amount under their indexes, but Tanksley gets the close win. Joey Tanksley's MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 4 feet). 2:17 p.m. He will face Brown and Rampy will race Browell.

Monday Results for Elimination Round 5

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) David Rampy A/EA 7.85 0.005 7.335 -0.515 (L) Brian Browell D/D 7.76 0.001 7.306 -0.454 3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,973 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. David Rampy has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Brian Browell has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Two really great lights and Rampy takes another win with just a little more CIC hit. Browell's 0.001 light was not enough in the lights. (W) Joey Tanksley C/D 7.37 0.020 6.844 -0.526 (L) Rick Brown B/TA 8.83 0.039 8.309 -0.521 Two good light for Comp. and Tanksley takes the dragster into the final in a close win. Joey Tanksley's MOV: 0.0246 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Monday Results for Final Round

CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) David Rampy A/EA 7.84 0.030 7.297 -0.543 (L) Joey Tanksley C/D 7.35 0.019 6.844 -0.506 4:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,993 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Tanksley has three National Event wins and six runner-ups. He won Indy in 2000. Rampy has three wins at Indy in 1998, 1999, and 2004. David Rampy has a 0.02 CIC penalty; Joey Tanksley has a 0.10 CIC penalty. Tanksley gets a small advantage off the line, but he can't run down the stronger Rampy to get the win. David Rampy's incremental margins MOV: 0.0260 seconds (approximately 7 feet). David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-2.951, 660ft-4.601/148.09 mph, 1,000ft-6.048. Joey Tanksley's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.349/159.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.694.

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