Sun, 8 Oct 2006, 04:07 PM Junior Fuel A Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Junior Fuel A at the California Hot Rod Reunion, 15th California Hotrod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  720 J.D. Zink                            7828 Wayne Ramay                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.211  6.998 187.14                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #4  6.998 187.85                        #5  7.049 189.15

12:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 3,900 feet.

It's starting to warm up and the corrected altitude is climbing. Ramay has problems and doesn't take the green. Zink makes a nice clean pass to run the ET he qualified with.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 140X Brian Darey                           724 Jon Rowley                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.234  7.023 189.55                     0.070  7.196 185.87
 Qualified:             #3  6.995 190.71                        #6  7.145 186.18

Nice race! Darey is waaaay late off the line and is still behind after the 1000 foot lights. He has the power though and drives on by for the win.Brian Darey's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.902, 660ft-4.478/155.62mph, 1,000ft-5.846
Jon Rowley's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.952, 660ft-4.579/150.52mph, 1,000ft-5.989

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7125 Mike Chrisman                        7202 Jon Haire                    
E1                   0.045  7.130 187.46     ****WINNER****  0.100  6.929 190.83
 Qualified:             #8  7.229 185.37                        #1  6.932 191.69

Chrisman is away first, but Haire drives on by before sixty feet. He never looks back and takes a decisive win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  519 Scott Parks                          5050 Kelly Craig                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.935 191.97                     0.009  7.238 183.86
 Qualified:             #2  6.934 192.47                        #7  7.172 186.48

Craig has a great .009 light, but hasn't got the power to hold off a charging Parks. Parks makes another strong pass into the next round.