Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 02:49 PM Nostalgia Top Fuel Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Nostalgia Top Fuel at the Goodguys, 8th Annual Fuel and Gas Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7188 Brendan Murry                         799 Sean Bellemeur               
E2                   0.114  7.222 128.31     ****WINNER****  0.089  5.819 252.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Thompson  ) 0.082 13.897  69.39      (R McGee     ) 0.077  5.944 243.96
 Qualified:            #12  6.034 210.23                        #4  5.827 251.67

11:14 a.m. The national anthem is over and the first pair of fuelers come to life for round two of Top Fuel. Bellemeur's team has been through a bunch of parts this weekend but no one can deny they're quick. Murry and Bellemeur were close until 330 but Murry got loose and that was all Bellemeur needed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Rick White                            705 Brett Harris                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.131  5.891 247.72                     0.126  9.340  80.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Murphy    ) 0.137  5.864 243.50      (D Rusk      ) 0.089  6.350 165.80
 Qualified:             #7  5.843 243.50                        #2  5.789 261.24

White and Harris was tight to 330 but the car started walking on Harris and he had to shut it down. White will move to the semi finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  766 Adam Sorokin                          787 Shannon Stuart               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.084  5.798 252.03                     0.185  6.305 171.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dunlap    ) 0.078  5.703 250.27      (S Mason     ) -0.017  9.069  89.73
 Qualified:             #1  5.762 247.04                        #9  5.941 242.32

You could actually see the huge lead the Sorokin took at the lights went green. With his third 5.7 run in a row he also moves to the semis with his win over Stuart.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  722 Jack Harris                           724 Denver Schutz                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.208  6.004 228.13                     0.095  6.578 249.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Fry       ) 0.154  6.190 193.34      (H Haight    ) 0.099  5.902 250.34
 Qualified:            #17  6.240 183.18                        #6  5.835 252.10

Harris gets in as an alternate and now here he is going to the semis. Schutz appeared to spin the tires hard at the hit and had to pedal a couple of times before the Raisin Express hooked up. That's the close of round two and of course we have oil at the finish, reportedly in Harris's lane.