BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in 7.0 PRO 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
605 Greg Leahy E719 Mike Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.161 7.050 189.04 No Time
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.050 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 92.999
Qualified: #4 7.011 0.011 #13 7.041 0.041
10:42 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.Leahy will get a free pass to round two, as Smith's chute comes out on the burnout. Unfortunately, he backs over it and it is taking a long time get things unwrapped.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6153 Chuck Roark 6570 Todd Miller
E1 0.102 6.983 187.60 ****WINNER**** 0.096 7.100 192.55
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.017 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.100
Qualified: #6 7.015 0.015 #11 7.035 0.035
10:51 a.m. We are back. Little motor vs big motor altereds.Todd Miller's small block wins on Chuck Roark's -0.017
breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7212 Paul Peterson 6536 Ron Huegli
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.992 190.00 0.208 6.912 199.17
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.008 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.088
Qualified: #9 7.028 0.028 #8 7.024 0.024
Huegli does a loooong burnout to after the 1000 foot lights and quickly backs up.Paul Peterson has a Big 0.007 RT and wins on
a double-breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6532 Dewayne Sanders 7209 Jerry Beach
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 7.100 175.18 0.237 7.107 179.30
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.100 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.107
Qualified: #15 7.042 0.042 #2 7.009 0.009
Beach is way late and Sanders gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Greg Howland 7684 Dean Oberg
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.082 197.45 0.032 7.102 180.91
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.082 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.102
Qualified: #17 7.067 0.067 #7 7.019 0.019
Greg Howland runs Oberg [filling in for Rosenberg] down in the lights. MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 23 inches).He will
race Sanders in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6169 Ron Sekura 720 Richard Phillips
E1 -0.500 17.377 66.81 ****WINNER**** 0.232 7.017 177.63
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 10.377 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #18 7.074 0.074 #14 7.041 0.041
Sekura is replacing Vaught and rolls the beam for no time.Phillips gets the free pass to round two and will race
Miller.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
659 Cal Tebb 7355 Dan Maciel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 7.043 188.86 0.192 6.993 186.74
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 0.043 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.007
Qualified: #5 7.013 0.013 #12 7.038 0.038
Cal Tebb wins on Dan Maciel's -0.007 breakout. He will see Leahy later.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
225 Ronnie Lennon 7472 Bob Murphy
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.916 198.44 -0.001 18.368 56.49
7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.084 7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-): 11.368
Qualified: #16 7.051 0.051 #1 7.005 0.005
Murphy red lights by 0.001 and then smokes the tires.11:05 a.m. Lennon will race Peterson in round two later today.
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