Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 02:53 PM Nostalgia Funny Car Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Funny Car at the Goodguys, 8th Annual Fuel and Gas Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  720 Lee Paul Jennings Jr                  736 Dan Horan Jr                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.191  6.063 227.15                     0.138  6.200 227.73
 Qualified:             #2  5.978 234.92                        #6  6.077 230.41

11:37 a.m. Yesterday was absolute carnage in the Funny Car class as engine after engine expired in tribute to the nitro gods. We found a field and here we go. Two semi poor lights but a nice race after that. Jennings finds the suds and drives away from Horan.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  426 Del Worsham                           732 Chris Krabill                
E1                   0.190  6.788 194.93     ****WINNER****  0.163  6.341 232.13
 Qualified:             #1  5.934 247.75                        #5  6.054 239.29

This is a good match up. Worsham has a leg up on the speed record and wows the crowd with another dry hop. Both stage and when the green hits both make certain the light is the correct color. Side by side down track until something goes away for Worsham and Krabill gets the win and just about clinches the championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7737 Mike Savage                           706 Larry Pettit                 
E1                   0.156  6.192 224.15     ****WINNER****  0.138  6.133 222.05
 Qualified:             #8  6.226 216.71                        #4  6.053 234.68

Someone leaned out on the burnout but both were able to back to the line. Another side by side race has Pettit pulling away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  520 Dennis La Charite                    7997 Stephen Romanazzi            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.158  6.137 239.93                    -0.286  6.453 204.08
 Qualified:             #9  6.269 239.96                        #7  6.128 223.71

La Charite is in as an alternate and faces Romanazzi here in round one. Romanazzi was way early and La Charite takes the automatic win on the red light.