Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 04:36 PM 7.0 PRO Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 6532 Dewayne Sanders                         1 Greg Howland                 
E2                   0.041  7.111 187.91     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.117 181.20
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.111            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.117
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beach     ) 0.073  7.100  0.100      (D Oberg     ) 0.045  7.082  0.082
 Qualified:            #15  7.042  0.042                       #17  7.067  0.067

1:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,052 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Howland gets a small RT advantage and holds off a 0.006 quicker Sanders for the seven foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  659 Cal Tebb                              605 Greg Leahy                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.109  7.112 186.33                     0.143  7.102 189.82
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.112            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.102
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Maciel    ) 0.064  7.043  0.043      (M Smith     ) 0.161  7.050  0.050
 Qualified:             #5  7.013  0.013                        #4  7.011  0.011

Tebb gets away first and takes the hole shot win by seven feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  225 Ronnie Lennon                        7212 Paul Peterson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.124 175.75                     0.009  7.392 172.59
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.124            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.392
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Murphy    ) 0.023  6.916 -0.084      (R Huegli    ) 0.007  6.992 -0.008
 Qualified:            #16  7.051  0.051                        #9  7.028  0.028

Two great lights. 0.006 to 0.009. It's all Lennon for the easy win and will race Tebb later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6570 Todd Miller                           720 Richard Phillips             
E2                   0.122  7.093 194.49     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.121 179.88
       7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.093            7Pro Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.121
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Roark     ) 0.096  7.100  0.100      (R Sekura    ) 0.232  7.017  0.017
 Qualified:            #11  7.035  0.035                       #14  7.041  0.041

Big 0.011 RT starting line advantage for Phillips and he gets the twenty foot plus win. He will see Howland in the next round.

1:32 p.m.

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