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Mon, 09 Mar 2026, 12:18 PM

D Gas Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green





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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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