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Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 01:24 PM

Nostalgia Eliminator I Round 1 Eliminations
By David Gerard





BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Eliminator I at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 20th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7503 Eily Safford                         7990 Jim Black                    
E1                   0.081  7.725 176.97     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.671 163.31
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.125             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:             #4  7.608  0.008                       #18  7.664  0.064
9:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,703 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Easy win for Black to start the session.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Dan Schrokosch                       7646 George Johns                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.686 168.60                     0.077  7.660 166.54
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.086             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:            #17  7.657  0.057                        #3  7.607  0.007
Dan Schrokosch wins on a hole shot. MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7602 Bruce McDowell                       7262 Nick Capogni                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.655 162.33                     0.076  9.775  92.88
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.055             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  2.175
 Qualified:            #15  7.642  0.042                       #29  8.435  0.835
Nice leave for Capogni and then he slows. McDowell gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  782 Bob Byrd                              150 Ted Mc Cord                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.176  7.696 169.66                     0.096  7.895 160.94
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.096             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.295
 Qualified:            #25  7.758  0.158                       #11  7.625  0.025
Big starting line advantage for Mc Cord and then Byrd runs him down well before the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 605F Frank Miller                         7713 Dale Taros                   
E1                   0.049  7.613 169.19     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.620 173.74
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.013             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #24  7.742  0.142                       #10  7.625  0.025
Miller goes in deep and gets DQ'ed. Dale Taros goes on

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  706 Jim Scott                            752M Randy Winkle                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.111  7.724 169.89                     0.109  7.591 163.39
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.124             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #19  7.677  0.077                        #5  7.612  0.012
Jim Scott wins on Randy Winkle's -0.009 breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 708T Tim Brown                            7633 Don Taros                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  7.633 167.63                     0.013  7.730 163.99
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.033             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.130
 Qualified:             #2  7.604  0.004                       #16  7.656  0.056
Winner gets the bye next round.

Brown picks the wheels up at the launch and drives on by Don Taros for the thirteen foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G779 Dave Gruzen                          U716 Dan Whiteman                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.000  7.785 151.51
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.185
 Qualified:            #28  7.950  0.350                       #14  7.638  0.038
Gruzen leaves before the tree and gives the easy win to Whiteman.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7144 Hans Jakob                           7897 Garret Crisp                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.795 148.76                     0.010  7.872 169.61
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.195             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.272
 Qualified:             #9  7.619  0.019                       #23  7.724  0.124
Two great lights and what looks to be games in the lights. Jakob gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 752E Chris Edwards                        7795 Alan Hull                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.982 172.70                           No Time      
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.382             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399
 Qualified:            #26  7.847  0.247                       #12  7.633  0.033
Hull is a no show and Edwards gets the competition single.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7722 Tony Wimer                           G782 Kevin Sarginson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  7.659 163.29                     0.093  7.608 172.61
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.059             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:             #8  7.619  0.019                       #22  7.712  0.112
Wimer nails the tree with a perfect 0.000 RT and takes the eleven foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Alex Barrett                          776 Dan Cantrell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  7.669 174.93                     0.219  7.719 170.79
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.069             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.119
 Qualified:             #7  7.615  0.015                       #21  7.698  0.098
Cantrell is way late and gives the easy win to Barrett.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 796F Jordan Frolka                        7510 Kol Johnson                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.015  7.655 175.59
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:             #6  7.615  0.015                       #20  7.682  0.082
Frolka has problems keeping the engine lit and is pushed away. Johnson gets a free pass to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7780 Dennis Neverve                       7707 Phil Lukens                  
E1                   0.069 13.135  57.18     ****WINNER****  0.161  8.139 153.18
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  5.535             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.539
 Qualified:            #27  7.895  0.295                       #13  7.638  0.038
Oh, man... I used to race Lukens in Comp. Eliminator waaaay too many years ago!

Neverve gets a big lead off the line and then slows. Lukens gets an easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                W730 Gabe Wood                    
E1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.002  7.630 159.76
                                                  NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.600  0.000
Wood gets the bye run for number one qualifier in NE1.

He pushes the tree and misses by -0.002, but it doesn't matter.

10:20 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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