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Goodguys 8th Fuel and Gas Finals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of John Drummond

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. --

Del Worsham

The Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals is an action packed weekend of 250 mph vintage drag racing excitement! The event is the season ending finals for the four-race 2006 Goodguys Championship Vintage Drag Racing Series. Over 400 race cars through 1972 vintage will compete all weekend long. 250mph front engined top fuel dragsters and funny cars, 200mph blown gassers and A/Fuel dragsters, plus wild fuel altereds, hot rod roadsters, gear grinding street machines and hundreds of other vintage favorites!

Professional Funny Car racers Ron Capps and Del Worsham will both compete in the Nostalgia Funny Car class at the Goodguys Finals. Capps will be behind the wheel of the "Hard Times" 1970 Dodge Challenger, while Worsham will pilot a recreation of the famed "Blue Max" 1977 Ford.

A special rod & custom show & shine featuring hundreds of 1972 and earlier rods, customs, classics and trucks will take place in the shady "Famoso Grove" area. Manufacturer's exhibits will form several midways as well as an automotive swap meet for used auto parts. All of this and more is included in the price of admission!

Come see who will win this year's Goodguys Vintage Drag Racing Championships! When: November 3, 4 & 5 2006. Event hours are: 8am to 5pm each day

Where: Famoso Raceway, 33559 Famoso Road, McFarland, CARd. McFarland C

Tickets: General admission: $25 per day, $65 weekend pass, kids 7-12 $10

Phone: Famoso Roaceway (661) 399-2210/Goodguys (925) 838-9876

Web: http://www.good-guys.com and http://www.famosoraceway.com

Schedule: Pro qualifying sessions scheduled for 2pm Friday and 12:30pm Saturday. Final eliminations are Sunday at 10am

Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals Event Schedule

FRIDAY Tentative On-Track Schedule Bracket Time Trials 8am-9:30am (HR) Index Session 9:30 am (N2, N3, BG, CG, DG, NI, AG) Pro Session 2:00 pm (JRFB, JRFA, AAG, AF, FC, TF) Bracket Time Time Permitting

SATURDAY Tentative On-Track Schedule Bracket Time Trials 8am-9:30am (HR) Index Session 9:30 am (N1, N2, N3, AG, BG, CG, DG) Pro Session 12:30pm (TF, FC, AF, AAG, JRFA. JRFB) Eliminations 3:00 pm (N1,TF, CG, DG) Bracket Time Trials Time Permitting

SUNDAY Tentative On-Track Schedule Bracket Time Eliminations 8am (HR, SM) Church Service 8:30am Opening Ceremonies 9:45am Final Eliminations 10am (All Classes TF-HR)

*Please note: Schedule Subject to change!

Goodguys/VRA West Coast Championship Series Official Point Standings 10-25-06

Top Fuel 1 Brett Harris 197 2 Brad Thompson 190 3 Sean Bellemeur 166 4 Jim Murphy 147 5 Mendy Fry 133 Top MPH Record: 260.26, Brett Harris, Pomona Raceway, 5/2006 Low ET Record: 5.719, Jim Murphy, Famoso Raceway, 11/2003 Funny Car 1 Khris Krabill 138 2 Dennis Lacharite 122 3 Mike Savage 113 4 Dan Horan Jr 73 5 *Larry Pettit 64 Top MPH Record: 241.71, Dennis LaCharite, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005 Low ET Record: 5.927, Larry Pettit, Famoso Raceway, 10/2005 A/Fuel 1 Kin Bates Sr. 166 2 *Claude LaVoie 125 3 Bill Wayne 103 4 Darryl Waters 84 5 Nick Norton 81 Top MPH Record: 225.86, Claude LaVoie, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005 Low ET Record: 6.219, Kin Bates Sr., Pomona Raceway, 5/2006 Junior Fuel A 1 *Scott Parks 147 2 JD Zink 128 3 Jon Haire 86 4 Dean Carter 75 5 John Rowley 74 Top MPH Record: 191.21, JD Zink, Famoso Raceway, 3/2005 Low ET Record: 6.898, JD Zink, Infineon Raceway, 4/2005 AA/Gas 1 Dale Boomgarden 138 2 Ed Moss 127 3 Sean Renteria 95 4 John Peterson 82 5 Steve Woods 73 Top MPH Record: 210.90, Chris Abbey, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005 Low ET Record: 6.562, Chris Abbey, Pacific Raceways, 9/2005 A/Gas 1 Dave Matson 135 2 Scott Loomis 124 3 Don Chemello 93 4 Rich Facciano 76 5 Andrew Berry 71 Nostalgia Eliminator 1 *Don Taros 178 2 Dan Schrokosch 142 3 Ronald Lennon 125 4 Dave Rosenberg 88 5 Kent Specht 87 *Denotes Defending Champion