Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 06:39 PM A FUEL Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 7573 Kin Bates                               1 Claude Lavoie                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.123  6.233 224.88                    -0.273  7.055 180.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Genco     ) 0.115  6.244 224.21      (N Norton    ) 0.080  6.617 215.87
 Qualified:             #3  6.438 220.15                        #2  6.432 222.71

3:26 p.m. Semi finals for AFD is up. Dr. Bates is likely to be the champ this year but Lavoie has an outside chance based on setting low ET and top speed. That was an anti climax. Lavoie goes BIG red and his season is over.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 750 Darrell Waters               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  1.660 22.798  45.36
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (B Wayne     ) 0.306  6.534 213.92
 Qualified:                                                       #4  6.458 213.62

Waters does not do a burnout and just motors on down after the tree went green.