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Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 01:44 PM

A/GAS Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in A/GAS at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 20th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  647 Brad Chafee                          7510 Rafiel Quiroga               
E1                   0.082  7.661 179.59     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.727 145.89
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.061             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.127
 Qualified:             #7  7.634  0.034                       #15  7.701  0.101

10:25 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,703 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.
Big RT advantage for Quiroga and Chafee can't run him down.

Rafiel Quiroga's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7526 Rob Patten                           6649 Ken Ratzloff                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.617 166.29                     0.169  7.600 180.98
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.017             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:             #9  7.640  0.040                        #1  7.600  0.000

Ratzloff is way late and Patten gets the easy win. Ratzloff makes another perfect 7.600 pass to no avail.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                              68 Wayne Schott                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.691 170.15                     0.126  7.707 179.30
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.091             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.107
 Qualified:            #14  7.656  0.056                        #6  7.634  0.034

Hall cuts a 0.008 light and pull steadily ahead for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7568 Brendon Frye                          721 Al White                     
E1                   0.049  7.546 180.26     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.554 182.70
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.054             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.046
 Qualified:            #10  7.646  0.046                        #2  7.616  0.016

Al White wins on a double-breakout. He will race Hall in round 2.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7366 John Overholser                      7629 Terry Newton                 
E1                  -0.015  7.689 173.27     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.609 182.90
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.089             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #16  7.713  0.113                        #8  7.637  0.037

Terry Newton runs 0.009 to the index and wins on John Overholser's -0.015 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3638 Andy Hiemstra                        101T Frank Merenda                
E1                  -0.007  7.582 178.64     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.526 179.71
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.018             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.074
 Qualified:            #13  7.654  0.054                        #5  7.633  0.033

Frank Merenda cuts 0.009 on the tree and wins on Andy Hiemstra's -0.007 red light. He will face Patten later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 B762 Ray Padgett                          7931 Chris Beanes                 
E1                   0.055  7.643 178.35     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.617 168.07
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.043             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #11  7.648  0.048                        #3  7.621  0.021

Beanes cuts a strong 0.006 light and holds Padgett off for the twenty foot win.

Chris Beanes' package: 0.023. He will meet Quiroga in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777W Richard Wilson                       7545 Rick Logsdon                 
E1                   0.167  7.531 181.32     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.675 174.14
        A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.069             A/G Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.075
 Qualified:            #18  7.750  0.150                        #4  7.624  0.024

Rick Logsdon gets a big starting line advantage and wins on Richard Wilson's breakout.

10:40 a.m. Logsdon vs. Newton in round next.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink