Thu, 2 Nov 2006, 10:33 AM Goodguys 8th Fuel and Gas Finals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of John Drummond

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. --

Del Worsham

The Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals is an action packed weekend of 250 mph vintage drag racing excitement! The event is the season ending finals for the four-race 2006 Goodguys Championship Vintage Drag Racing Series. Over 400 race cars through 1972 vintage will compete all weekend long. 250mph front engined top fuel dragsters and funny cars, 200mph blown gassers and A/Fuel dragsters, plus wild fuel altereds, hot rod roadsters, gear grinding street machines and hundreds of other vintage favorites!

Professional Funny Car racers Ron Capps and Del Worsham will both compete in the Nostalgia Funny Car class at the Goodguys Finals. Capps will be behind the wheel of the "Hard Times" 1970 Dodge Challenger, while Worsham will pilot a recreation of the famed "Blue Max" 1977 Ford.

A special rod & custom show & shine featuring hundreds of 1972 and earlier rods, customs, classics and trucks will take place in the shady "Famoso Grove" area. Manufacturer's exhibits will form several midways as well as an automotive swap meet for used auto parts. All of this and more is included in the price of admission!

Come see who will win this year's Goodguys Vintage Drag Racing Championships! When: November 3, 4 & 5 2006. Event hours are: 8am to 5pm each day

Where: Famoso Raceway, 33559 Famoso Road, McFarland, CARd. McFarland C

Tickets: General admission: $25 per day, $65 weekend pass, kids 7-12 $10

Phone: Famoso Roaceway (661) 399-2210/Goodguys (925) 838-9876

Web: http://www.good-guys.com and http://www.famosoraceway.com

Schedule: Pro qualifying sessions scheduled for 2pm Friday and 12:30pm Saturday. Final eliminations are Sunday at 10am

Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals Event Schedule

FRIDAY
Tentative On-Track Schedule
Bracket Time Trials 8am-9:30am (HR)
Index Session 9:30 am (N2, N3, BG, CG, DG, NI, AG)
Pro Session 2:00 pm (JRFB, JRFA, AAG, AF, FC, TF)
Bracket Time Time Permitting

SATURDAY
Tentative On-Track Schedule
Bracket Time Trials 8am-9:30am (HR)
Index Session 9:30 am (N1, N2, N3, AG, BG, CG, DG)
Pro Session 12:30pm (TF, FC, AF, AAG, JRFA. JRFB)
Eliminations 3:00 pm (N1,TF, CG, DG)
Bracket Time Trials Time Permitting

SUNDAY
Tentative On-Track Schedule
Bracket Time Eliminations 8am (HR, SM)
Church Service 8:30am
Opening Ceremonies 9:45am
Final Eliminations 10am (All Classes TF-HR)

 *Please note: Schedule Subject to change!

Goodguys/VRA West Coast Championship Series Official Point Standings 10-25-06

Top Fuel  
1 Brett Harris     197 
2 Brad Thompson    190 
3 Sean Bellemeur   166 
4 Jim  Murphy      147 
5 Mendy Fry        133 

Top MPH Record: 260.26, Brett Harris, Pomona Raceway, 5/2006
Low ET Record: 5.719, Jim Murphy, Famoso Raceway, 11/2003

Funny Car  
1 Khris  Krabill      138 
2 Dennis  Lacharite   122 
3 Mike  Savage        113 
4 Dan Horan Jr         73 
5 *Larry Pettit        64 

Top MPH Record: 241.71, Dennis LaCharite, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005
Low ET Record: 5.927, Larry Pettit, Famoso Raceway, 10/2005

A/Fuel 
1 Kin Bates Sr.       166 
2 *Claude LaVoie      125 
3 Bill Wayne          103 
4 Darryl Waters        84 
5 Nick Norton          81 

Top MPH Record: 225.86, Claude LaVoie, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005
Low ET Record: 6.219, Kin Bates Sr., Pomona Raceway, 5/2006

Junior Fuel A  
1 *Scott Parks        147 
2 JD Zink             128 
3 Jon Haire            86 
4 Dean Carter          75 
5 John Rowley          74 

Top MPH Record: 191.21, JD Zink, Famoso Raceway, 3/2005
Low ET Record: 6.898, JD Zink, Infineon Raceway, 4/2005

AA/Gas 
1 Dale Boomgarden     138 
2 Ed Moss             127 
3 Sean Renteria        95 
4 John  Peterson       82 
5 Steve Woods          73 

Top MPH Record: 210.90, Chris Abbey, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005
Low ET Record: 6.562, Chris Abbey, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005

A/Gas 
1 Dave Matson         135 
2 Scott Loomis        124 
3 Don Chemello         93 
4 Rich Facciano        76 
5 Andrew Berry         71 
 
Nostalgia Eliminator  
1 *Don Taros          178 
2 Dan Schrokosch      142 
3 Ronald Lennon       125 
4 Dave Rosenberg       88 
5 Kent Specht          87 
 
*Denotes Defending Champion


       


       


	
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