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Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 03:12 PM

Nostalgia Funny Car Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Nostalgia Funny Car 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
 6143 Mark Hentges                          724 James Day                    
E2                   0.145  5.792 249.12     ****WINNER****  0.075  5.714 242.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Lewis     ) 0.110  5.830 247.38      (R Capps     ) 0.083  5.822 243.59
 Qualified:            #16  5.886 241.20                        #9  5.846 234.13

11:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,996 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.
Great day of racing so far and good track conditions for the NFC.
What a great race to start the weekend. Hentges misses the light and can't chase down a thundering War Eagle. They bothbetter ET's and Day runs a super low five seventy pass for the win.
James Day's incremental margins: 60ft(0.119), 330 ft(0.166), 660ft(0.169), 1,000ft(0.165). MOV: 0.1486 seconds (approximately 54 feet).

Mark Hentges' incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.616, 660ft-3.847/201.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.896.
James Day's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.520, 660ft-3.748/200.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.801.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  732 Kris Krabill                          520 Dennis La Charite            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.096  5.789 247.20                     0.130  5.847 252.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Garten    ) 0.107  5.749 248.71      (C Head      ) 0.159  5.864 249.86
 Qualified:             #2  5.721 250.83                        #7  5.837 231.48

Big advantage off the line for Krabill and he runs close to his prior best. La Charite helps make it look easy, as his GTO is late off the line.
Kris Krabill's incremental margins: 60ft(0.079), 330 ft(0.121), 660ft(0.120), 1,000ft(0.109). MOV: 0.0924 seconds (approximately 34 feet).

Kris Krabill's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.576, 660ft-3.816/198.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.882.
Dennis La Charite's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-2.663, 660ft-3.902/199.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.957.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  766 Jason Rupert                          700 Steve Densham                
E2                  -0.077 14.800  52.85     ****WINNER****  0.129  5.874 242.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Nichols   ) 0.141  5.774 248.20      (R Young     ) 0.130  5.907 234.49
 Qualified:             #3  5.758 251.34                       #11  5.858 237.88

Steve Densham wins on Jason Rupert's big -0.077 red light. He makes another strong pass with a much better top end speed.
He will race Krabill in round three. Lane choice to Krabill.

Steve Densham's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.579, 660ft-3.851/193.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.946.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  718 Mike Halstead                         496 John Hale                    
E2                   0.105  6.022 223.17     ****WINNER****  0.110  5.730 248.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Patton    ) 0.112  5.843 244.34      (J Capps     ) 0.089  5.915 238.01
 Qualified:             #5  5.808 253.28                       #13  5.866 243.06

Halstead gets a small head start and then has the cylinders start to mix near half track. There is a big wall of amoke near the finish line.
Hale makes his best run of the weekend and will face Day next round without lane choice.
John Hale's incremental margins: 60ft(0.059), 330 ft(0.106), 660ft(0.139), 1,000ft(0.202). MOV: 0.2877 seconds (approximately 94 feet).
Mike Halstead's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.637, 660ft-3.910/190.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.037.
John Hale's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.766/204.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.830.

11:52 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink