Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 03:35 PM A FUEL Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Darrell Waters                       7777 Bill Wayne                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.306  6.534 213.92                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #4  6.458 213.62                        #1  6.420 218.49

12:22 p.m. A/Fuel gets their first hit of the day. It's a short field so thay waited for round one. Wayne had problems as he staged and the engine didn't sound right. He was backing out of the beams when the tree went down. He went red and Waters took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7573 Kin Bates                             714 Bill Genco                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.115  6.244 224.21                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  6.438 220.15                        #6  7.136 172.87

Bates is uncontested as Genco is a no show. Dr Bates legged it and sets low ET and top speed for the class and most likely clinches the championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Claude Lavoie                        7571 Nick Norton                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.080  6.617 215.87                     0.247  6.625 205.76
 Qualified:             #2  6.432 222.71                        #5  6.609 206.75

Norton had the rpms sky high but still was just a tick late. Lavoie gets the win and moves on.