Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 07:46 PM Nostalgia Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Nostalgia Top Fuel 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
  457 Tony Bartone                          705 Brett Harris                 
E4                   0.108  5.693 269.29     ****WINNER****  0.075  5.725 255.73
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R McGee     ) 0.112  5.648 248.89      (J Young     ) 0.067  5.724 257.43
E2    (R White     ) 0.180  5.619 245.76      (J Murphy    ) 0.068  5.757 259.66
E1    (B Dunlap    ) 0.107  5.566 263.41      (B Murry     ) 0.126  5.774 253.99
 Qualified:            #10  6.064 250.64                        #5  5.827 255.15

4:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,502 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Number 5 and number 10 qualifiers to the line to wrap up this year's CHRR. It's reported that Bartone hasn't removed the cylinder heads all weekend, as the leakdown was so good. Hmmm... Maybe?

Bartone runs a terrific five sixty at 269.29 mph to capture both the ET and MPH record this weekend. Unfortunately, Harris nailed him on the tree and leads him to the finish line and takes the 2011 Nostalgia Dragster Championship by just six inches! Just WOW!

Brett Harris' incremental margins: 60ft(0.032), 330 ft(0.080), 660ft(0.068), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.677, 660ft-3.874/210.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.861.
Brett Harris' incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.630, 660ft-3.839/207.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.853.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink