Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 04:25 PM Junior Fuel B Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  120 Neil O'Kane                           723 Don Enriquez                 
E1                   0.165  8.020 169.74     ****WINNER****  0.088  7.330 181.81
 Qualified:             #8  7.987 167.31                        #4  7.304 181.78

1:11 p.m. Nice run to move Enriquez to the second round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7795 Alan Hull                             730 Fred Notkza                  
E1                   0.011  7.547 175.91     ****WINNER****  0.147  7.168 185.37
 Qualified:             #7  7.531 176.43                        #3  7.236 185.10

Notzka takes the win after a light that should be buried...deep.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1014 Ritchie Fenton                        717 Bud Hammer                   
E1                   0.015  7.853 172.94     ****WINNER****  0.077  7.186 184.12
 Qualified:             #6  7.501 176.81                        #2  7.187 184.53

Fenton has a great light in his first ever event but Hammer has the ET and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 John Rasmussen                       7452 Mark McCormick               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.202  7.163 184.61                    -0.002  7.476 174.82
 Qualified:             #1  7.151 186.25                        #5  7.447 174.85

Rasmussen with the round win and I believe that should make the championship his as well.