Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 18:38 PM Nostalgia Pro Mod Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Nostalgia Pro Mod 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
 1115 Joe Lopone Jr.                        726 Marc Meadors                 
E2                   0.073  6.224 230.96     ****WINNER****  0.078  5.904 249.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Housley   ) 0.106  6.215 232.55      (J Overholser) -0.165  5.873 248.75
 Qualified:             #5  6.384 226.01                        #1  6.011 206.20

3:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,727 feet.

They leave within 0.005 of each other and Lopone makes his best pass of the weekend, but Meadors lays down another back breaking pass to go to the final round.

Joe Lopone Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.706, 660ft-4.096/179.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.255.
Marc Meadors' incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.658, 660ft-3.924/196.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.999.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7238 Bret Williamson                      7700 Scott Bailey                 
E2                   0.118  9.347 104.95     ****WINNER****  0.101  5.969 245.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Renteria  ) 0.110  6.233 229.55      (R Cacioppo  ) 0.037  6.014 235.56
 Qualified:             #3  6.157 222.55                        #2  6.027 243.85

Bailey makes the best run of his career to take the easy win and a trip to the finals. He gives up lane choice.

Williamson was second off the line and then had traction issues right after that.

Scott Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.683, 660ft-3.970/193.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.055.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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