Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 02:12 PM 7.0 PRO Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in 7.0 PRO 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
  605 Greg Leahy                           E719 Mike Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.161  7.050 189.04                           No Time      
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.050            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 92.999
 Qualified:             #4  7.011  0.011                       #13  7.041  0.041

10:42 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.

Leahy will get a free pass to round two, as Smith's chute comes out on the burnout.

Unfortunately, he backs over it and it is taking a long time get things unwrapped.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6153 Chuck Roark                          6570 Todd Miller                  
E1                   0.102  6.983 187.60     ****WINNER****  0.096  7.100 192.55
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.017            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.100
 Qualified:             #6  7.015  0.015                       #11  7.035  0.035

10:51 a.m. We are back. Little motor vs big motor altereds.

Todd Miller's small block wins on Chuck Roark's -0.017 breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7212 Paul Peterson                        6536 Ron Huegli                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.992 190.00                     0.208  6.912 199.17
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.008            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.088
 Qualified:             #9  7.028  0.028                        #8  7.024  0.024

Huegli does a loooong burnout to after the 1000 foot lights and quickly backs up.

Paul Peterson has a Big 0.007 RT and wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6532 Dewayne Sanders                      7209 Jerry Beach                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  7.100 175.18                     0.237  7.107 179.30
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.100            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.107
 Qualified:            #15  7.042  0.042                        #2  7.009  0.009

Beach is way late and Sanders gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Greg Howland                         7684 Dean Oberg                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  7.082 197.45                     0.032  7.102 180.91
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.082            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.102
 Qualified:            #17  7.067  0.067                        #7  7.019  0.019

Greg Howland runs Oberg [filling in for Rosenberg] down in the lights. MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

He will race Sanders in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6169 Ron Sekura                            720 Richard Phillips             
E1                  -0.500 17.377  66.81     ****WINNER****  0.232  7.017 177.63
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 10.377            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #18  7.074  0.074                       #14  7.041  0.041

Sekura is replacing Vaught and rolls the beam for no time.

Phillips gets the free pass to round two and will race Miller.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  659 Cal Tebb                             7355 Dan Maciel                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  7.043 188.86                     0.192  6.993 186.74
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.043            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.007
 Qualified:             #5  7.013  0.013                       #12  7.038  0.038

Cal Tebb wins on Dan Maciel's -0.007 breakout.

He will see Leahy later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  225 Ronnie Lennon                        7472 Bob Murphy                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.916 198.44                    -0.001 18.368  56.49
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.084            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 11.368
 Qualified:            #16  7.051  0.051                        #1  7.005  0.005

Murphy red lights by 0.001 and then smokes the tires.

11:05 a.m. Lennon will race Peterson in round two later today.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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