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Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 04:42 PM

AFX Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in AFX 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
 7771 Joel Miner                            427 Steve Whitemore              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078 10.556 110.93                     0.538 10.341 130.20
       A/FX  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.306           A/FX  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.341
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hampton   ) 0.107 10.264  0.014      (T Tuso      ) 0.082 10.346  0.346
 Qualified:            #12 10.247 128.49                       #10 10.190 132.78

1:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,052 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Whitemore is way late and gives the easy win to Miner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7970 Denny Sanders                        R773 Roy Pool                     
E2                   0.152 17.047  70.47     ****WINNER****  0.263 10.636 113.80
       A/FX  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  6.297           A/FX  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.136
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Kyle      ) 0.047 10.951  0.201      (D Scott     ) 0.138 10.918  0.418
 Qualified:            #16 10.623 126.39                       #13 10.443 125.41

Sanders has the starting line advantage and then slows to just idle down the track. Pool gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Ken Godsey                            348 Mitchell Akers               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.212 10.035 124.91                     0.041 10.255 133.75
       A/FX  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.035           A/FX  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.255
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Haskin    ) 0.125 10.162  0.162      (R Simrock   ) 0.111 10.057  0.057
 Qualified:             #5  9.951 135.85                        #8 10.015 134.36

Godsey is very late and Ken Godsey almost slows too much in his win. MOV: 0.0496 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr                         789 Lynsi Martinez               
E2                   0.105  9.819 133.57     ****WINNER****  0.091  9.073 141.56
       A/FX  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.069            A/FX  Dial: 9.00 (+/-):  0.073
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Gibbons   ) 0.053 10.098  0.348      (E Attorney' ) 0.143  9.025  0.025
 Qualified:             #3  9.718 130.62                        #1  8.968 144.71

Lynsi Martinez gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0105 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

1:38 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink