Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 03:59 PM AA/Gas Supercharged Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in AA/Gas Supercharged at the Goodguys, 8th Annual Fuel and Gas Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  707 Howard Anderson                      1190 Steve Woods                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.812 12.088  70.49
 Qualified:             #5  6.832 203.71                        #1  6.643 209.39

12:34 p.m. Anderson makes a strong burnout but when he returned to the line something was amiss in the car and he crew told him to hut it off. To bad for him as Woods spun the tires at the hit and was there for the taking.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   27 Ed Moss                               780 Mike Leonard                 
E1                   0.099  8.713 107.10     ****WINNER****  0.043  7.646 130.30
 Qualified:             #2  6.707 208.86                        #6  6.832 202.56

This is a replay of the final at this year's Reunion. Leonard leaves first and then Moss uses ALL the left lane, right out to the wall! The win to Leonard who had problems of his own.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7965 Sean Renteria                         727 Dale Boomgaarden             
E1                  -0.045  6.757 205.24     ****WINNER****  0.093  6.811 206.80
 Qualified:             #7  6.833 204.91                        #3  6.756 207.85

Renteria throws away a win via that dreaded redlight. Boomgaarden goes on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 John Peterson                        7595 Chris Abbey                  
E1                   0.114  6.944 196.89     ****WINNER****  0.265  6.691 207.90
 Qualified:             #8  6.935 197.10                        #4  6.785 204.87

Peterson was a tad late. What did that make Abbey...the winner! He drove around Peterson for a win.




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