Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 05:15 PM Nostalgia Elim Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Nostalgia Elim at the Goodguys, 8th Annual Fuel and Gas Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  969 Rich Raymond                         7249 Mark Hall                    
E3                   0.028  7.765 180.14     ****WINNER****  0.073  7.680 178.00
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.165             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.080
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Phelps    ) 0.047  7.749  0.149      (K Rappaport ) 0.038  7.791  0.191
E1    (E Cook      ) 0.112  7.693  0.093      (F Fuentes   ) 0.048  7.780  0.180
 Qualified:            #19  7.684  0.084                       #15  7.667  0.067

1:51 p.m. Round three of NEI comes to the front.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Don Taros                            7722 Tony Wimer                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.730 141.64                     0.120  7.781 146.67
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.130             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.181
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Dow       ) 0.031  7.721  0.121      (D Whiteman  ) 0.177  7.594 -0.006
E1    (P Cogswell  ) 0.050  7.709  0.109      (S Christlieb) 0.194  8.252  0.652
 Qualified:            #13  7.665  0.065                        #1  7.604  0.004

Taros with yet another round win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7929 Jason Richey                         7209 Jerry Beach                  
E3                  -0.265  7.013 190.71     ****WINNER****  0.108  7.664 168.82
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.587             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.047  7.749  0.149      (D Gruzen    ) 0.128  7.663  0.063
E1    (D Neverve   ) 0.163  8.007  0.407      (D Ward      ) 0.135  7.805  0.205
 Qualified:            #16  7.676  0.076                        #4  7.608  0.008

Richey goes red by lifting the front wheels out of the beams.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7570 Bob Murphy                             11 Dan Schrokosch               
E3                   0.057  7.635 178.67     ****WINNER****  0.058  7.626 164.44
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.035             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Shubert   ) 0.043  7.610  0.010      (J Martinelli) 0.036  7.639  0.039
E1    (B McDowell  ) 0.061  7.644  0.044      (B Runyon    ) 0.056  7.634  0.034
 Qualified:            #18  7.679  0.079                        #6  7.615  0.015

Dan Schrokosch's MOV: 0.0080 seconds (approximately 2 feet).