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My pleasure Ed, we just completed round 2 and I'm still in. I'm starting to feel a little better now, I'll try to get a sheet with second round winners if they get it out quicker this time.

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Thank you so much for the reporting and pictures you're sharing, James! Glad to hear you're starting to feel a little better!

Best of Luck on into the Final Round!

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Thanks Lee I guess a couple win lights can make you feel better than you are!

SS 1st round winners

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...pse0jbzahp.jpg

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Stock round 3 pairings

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psuoqrezni.jpg

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Good luck James. Thank you for the reporting and the pictures.

Kenney Kelley

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Well I found myself on the loosing end of a double breakout 3rd round to my nemesis Jeff Longhany. I swear one day i will get by him lol. Anyway it's been fun I'm checking out and we'll see everyone at Charlotte.

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Jeff Longhany wins Stock on his home track by 1 thou over Clay Bullard. Congratulations to both on a great race!

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A few more from this weekend.....

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psakkkagcn.jpg

Larry Pappas B/SA

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psxqembi1p.jpg

Lee Tuttle U/SA

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psxgngt12y.jpg

Dick Kincaid E/SA

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...pszzvik3hl.jpg

Pie Dent C/SA

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psmslms48s.jpg

Jeff Longhany AA/SA

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Thanks for all your great reporting as always! I couldn't help but notice Lee Tuttle was dialing above his 9.30 index is that a live timing error or did he actually dial above his index and win rounds?

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PJ I honestly don't know, I never noticed his dial in this weekend but looking back at live timing it sure looks that way.

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His first two opponenents went RED, but according to DRC he dialed ABOVE his index, which is an absolute NO NO....nice observation PJ, at least someone was paying ATTENTION.....Back in the day, many racers would tape the indexes to their dashboard for this very reason.....

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Here are a few I took from around the pits.
https://i.imgur.com/5F4XGon.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lZ3FUG3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/u77UeB4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MyMmQdN.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/4miUbrf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/I7w8RUO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uh4xlr4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S6HaEO4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vKpWQzj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4QOmihF.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/lw8Pmxr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XhIYbZV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QFIkGyJ.jpg

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How does that even happen? Obviously no one was paying attention, including his competition.

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Nice Photography Work Todd, watch out you might get a full time gig doing it, lol....

Was that the same 69 Camaro that banged the wall at Gainesville in 1 of your pictures ??
Looks like it.

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I think so, near the end of the lanes first photo. It had a new quarter and fender on it. Glad to see he's up and running.

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The one in the picture with no primer is actually Brent Pozzi but Eddie's car was fixed and racing.

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Lee's first NHRA 1/8 mile race?. IHRA index was a 9.50.

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Nope this was his 3rd race this year.

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Cooter,

Just wanted to says thanks for the weather info & hope you are feeling better today ? Good Luck at Charlotte ...

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I hope someone comes up with an explanation as to how a car was able to dial over the index. The index is what makes stock and ss a performance based eliminator. Otherwise it's just bracket racing...

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I agree.

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After having to go to the tower twice for a et slip on test and tune day,then the hickup friday morning, im disappointed in the timing system at this first class track, just my view,

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The Rambo dial deal was out there to,

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You would think that every racer checks the Q sheet to see where he is qualified, notices his index , etc....Maybe the racer in question has never ran the 1/8 mile before and just made a mistake. Back in the stone ages a track employee or tech man would check all the dials in the staging lanes for this very reason. Just can’t help but wonder what would have happened if the racer in question went 4 or 5 rounds ?? Also with today’s sophisticated timing systems , shouldn’t there be a safeguard in place when dialing over the index, Michael Beard ? Anyone know ?

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Kind of what I was thinking MJ, you would think with today's computer programming this couldn't happen.....

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Computer is suppose to go red or something when a car dials over the index. Crazy that this can happen.....

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I emailed Rich Schaefer asking for an explanation. He said it was tower error. If it happened one round I could see it, but two rounds dialed over the index? I'm not buying it.

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3 rounds.....

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Personally I can believe it, most likely the person entering the dial ins was a regular track personnel that is not familiar with stock/ss rules. Me personally I always look at the other racers dial in and I look to see where they qualified so I know what their index is going to be. I would like to think I would have caught this, maybe or maybe not. I would also think anyone that races stock/ss would know this as well being its the first goal you have is to be able to run under the index.

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Actually all three rounds.