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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Top Fuel at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, California Hot Rod Reunion XXI: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7131 Rick White 7188 Brendan Murry E1 ****WINNER**** 0.147 5.763 256.50 0.056 6.681 190.11 Qualified: #2 5.787 249.67 #13 6.794 180.074:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.08 inches, adjusted altitude 3,209 feet. White is second off the line, but the fueler pulls quickly ahead in a cloud of clutch dust. He runs better than he qualified for the easy win. Murry improves on a clean pass too, but just not enough. Rick White's incremental margins: 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(0.229), 660ft(0.398), 1,000ft(0.589). MOV: 0.8275 seconds (more than 100 feet). Rick White's incremental
times: 60ft-1.035 sec., 330ft-2.640, 660ft-3.864/204.57 mph, 1,000ft-4.891. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 774 Jim Murphy 781 Mendy Fry E1 ****WINNER**** 0.155 5.817 245.00 0.029 6.099 219.54 Qualified: #3 5.792 226.01 #12 6.361 162.20Fry gets a big lead at the green, but Murphy drives on by before the 330 lights and pull steadily ahead for another strong pass near his qualifying times. Fry has a flash and a lot of smoke from the engine right after half track. 4:44 p.m. Looks like a little clean up down track. Jim Murphy's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.057), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.065), 1,000ft(0.093). MOV: 0.1565 seconds (approximately 50 feet). Jim Murphy's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.652,
660ft-3.876/203.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.917. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 701 Rick McGee 308 Howard Haight E1 ****WINNER**** 0.121 5.825 201.10 0.060 No Time Qualified: #4 5.845 201.25 #11 6.029 197.945:02 p.m. After a long clean up, we are back to racing! Haight gets a small RT advantage, but McGee is ahead before the 60 foot lights. The car struggles, drops cylinders and starts to tail wag. The car drifts over and nail the half track reflectors. His 7.746 ET and 122.10 MPH are DQ'ed. Rick McGee's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.785/211.96 mph,
1,000ft-4.800. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 457 Tony Bartone 716 Bill Dunlap E1 ****WINNER**** 0.128 5.861 264.39 0.087 7.364 117.89 Qualified: #5 5.857 251.53 #10 5.968 237.595:14 p.m. Back to racing. The winner of this race will face McGee next round. Dunlap gets the starting line advantage and holds off a charging Bartone until well after the 330 lights. The car starts to quickly slow after that. More oil on the track! Bartone runs close to his qualifying ET, but cards a huge 264 plus MPH in the easy win. With all that, he gives up lane choice. Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-3.985/203.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.009. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 337 Paul Romine 531 John Rasmussen E1 ****WINNER**** 0.173 5.876 231.28 0.138 6.017 233.36 Qualified: #6 5.883 207.69 #9 5.946 224.145:25 p.m. Let's try this again! Great side by side race to near the finish line, as both engines expire in a wall of smoke. Rasmussen gets a small advantage off the line, but Romine is out in front before the 60 foot lights. Rasmussen starts a come back between the 330 lights and half track, but starts to lose the pace after that. Romine gives up lane choice to Murphy tomorrow. Paul Romine's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.646, 660ft-3.903/199.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.955. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 766 Adam Sorokin 700 Terry Cox E1 ****WINNER**** 0.050 5.867 227.96 No Time Qualified: #8 5.906 202.88 #7 5.900 249.725:31 p.m. Just a quick little clean up. Cox is a no show, so Sorokin will get a single to round two. Sorokin makes a strong pass, better than he qualified, but has to give lane choice to White on Sunday morning. Adam Sorokin's incremental times:
60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.596, 660ft-3.832/200.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.913. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 772 Rick Williamson 736 Dan Horan Jr. E1 ****WINNER**** 0.235 7.001 141.89 0.164 7.877 122.16 Qualified: #1 5.750 261.02 #14 8.734 120.17Winner gets a bye run tomorrow in round two. Both cars are late, but Horan's advantage quickly evaporates, as the dragster slows. Williamson was on a strong pass until near the lights, where the car got loose and started to tail wag. Williamson wisely
shuts it off to settle it down. That ET would likely have made him the number one qualifier in 7.0 PRO 5:37 p.m.
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