Mon, 09 Mar 2026, 12:18 PM

D Gas Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in D Gas Eliminator at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 68th
annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
415 Jay Harper 7021 Craig Hart
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.495 10.845 105.64 0.208 11.572 107.97
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.245 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.972
Qualified: #4 10.606 0.006 #21 10.687 0.087
NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7213 Rich Strickfaden 1965B Brian Hawksley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.081 10.637 123.55 0.156 10.578 121.14
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.037 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.022
Qualified: #6 10.614 0.014 #23 10.742 0.142
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7985 Tim Mulvihill W701 Larry Warne
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.038 10.610 126.19 0.172 10.569 124.00
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.010 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.031
Qualified: #28 10.569 -0.031 #11 10.628 0.028
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
778F Steve Barta J773 James Burt
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 10.637 121.21 0.050 10.622 125.33
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.037 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #2 10.601 0.001 #19 10.680 0.080
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
NV56 Michael Dodd 168 Steve Ribero
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.104 10.600 116.29 0.126 10.688 126.88
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.000 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.088
Qualified: #18 10.676 0.076 #35 10.195 -0.405
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
773A Frank Merenda V777 Jesse Howe
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 10.634 125.34 0.081 10.594 118.60
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.034 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #24 10.852 0.252 #7 10.615 0.015
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
788 Randi Snyder N750 Norman Bergman
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 10.612 125.92 0.076 10.561 124.01
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.012 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.039
Qualified: #20 10.681 0.081 #3 10.603 0.003
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7042 Gary Hardee 7259 Mark Tucker
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.042 10.631 120.24 0.091 10.645 124.06
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.031 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.045
Qualified: #5 10.611 0.011 #22 10.729 0.129
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
A1110 Jason Wattenbarger 5126 Mike Brown
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.102 10.609 118.20 0.255 10.615 126.03
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.009 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.015
Qualified: #12 10.630 0.030 #29 10.567 -0.033
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
U750 Dan Schrokosch 751R Bill Rogers
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.045 10.618 117.52 0.190 10.556 126.97
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.018 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.044
Qualified: #10 10.628 0.028 #27 10.592 -0.008
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1127 Boston Saunders 5150 Michael Clark
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.066 10.765 113.82 0.127 10.836 119.71
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.165 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.236
Qualified: #9 10.620 0.020 #26 11.105 0.505
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
718E Tom Ellis 378 Chris Ray
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 10.467 127.98 -0.188 10.801 93.87
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.133 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.201
Qualified: #8 10.617 0.017 #25 11.075 0.475
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7134 John Villierme 764 Dave Brown
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.093 11.954 109.06 -0.142 12.940 104.32
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 1.354 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 2.340
Qualified: #33 10.420 -0.180 #16 10.663 0.063
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
770F Frank Desousa 7733 Trent Lone
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 10.739 113.83 0.196 10.691 125.68
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.139 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.091
Qualified: #14 10.649 0.049 #31 10.537 -0.063
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
F762 Doug Fournier Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.082 10.624 124.17
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 0.024
Qualified: #1 10.600 0.000 Bye
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7161 Sam Tucker B730 Robert Butler
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 10.546 124.32 No Time
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.054 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
Qualified: #13 10.634 0.034 #30 10.543 -0.057
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
T777 George Thomas 708 Johnny Michels
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.128 10.334 115.69 No Time
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.266 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
Qualified: #15 10.650 0.050 #32 10.525 -0.075
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7611 Harold Binsfeld 2348 Chris Owen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.123 12.120 121.27 No Time
D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 1.520 D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
Qualified: #17 10.671 0.071 #34 10.257 -0.343
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