Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 16:54 PM Junior Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Junior Fuel at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, California Hot Rod Reunion XXI:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7717 Bud Hammer                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.113  7.053 187.44     
         JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-):  0.073    
 Qualified:             #1  7.080  0.100                     Bye

1:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,400 feet.

Bye run for Hammer to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Bob Lander                           440B Ross Laird                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.167  7.067 187.50                     0.123  8.364 172.08
         JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-):  0.087             JFC Index: 7.24 (+/-):  1.124
 Qualified:             #2  7.095  0.115                        #9  7.737  0.497

Laird loses fire on the line before his burnout and gets it restarted in time to run. He doesn't get a burnout though and smokes the tire at the green.

Lander gets the easy win with better numbers than he qualified. He will have the bye run next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  723 Don Enriquez                         7067 Tim Beeman                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  7.441 180.69                    -0.500  7.271 179.49
         JFC Index: 7.24 (+/-):  0.201             JFA Index: 6.89 (+/-):  0.381
 Qualified:             #3  7.371  0.131                        #8  7.302  0.412

Beeman jumps the tree and gives the free pass to round two to Enriquez.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Fred Notkza                           724 Jon Rowley                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  7.211 181.81                     0.100  7.349 183.17
         JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-):  0.231             JFA Index: 6.89 (+/-):  0.459
 Qualified:             #4  7.195  0.215                        #7  7.192  0.382

Easy win for Notkza, as Rowley is late and can't run the number. He will race Enriquez next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7452 Marc McCormick                       4454 Mike Millsap                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.125  7.529 175.48
         JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-): 93.019             JFC Index: 7.24 (+/-):  0.289
 Qualified:             #5  7.236  0.256                        #6  7.519  0.279

McCormick is a no show. Millsap gets the free ticket to round two, where he will face Hammer.

1:47 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink