Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 21:10 PM Junior Fuel Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
  723 Don Enriquez                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.079  7.479 181.23     
         JFC Index: 7.24 (+/-):  0.239    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Notzka    ) 0.013  7.514  0.274   
E1    (T Beeman    ) 0.056  7.441  0.201   
 Qualified:             #3  7.371  0.131                     Bye

6:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,724 feet.

Enriquez gets the bye run to the finals. He makes a full pass for the two fans that are still in the stands ...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7717 Bud Hammer                           7031 Bob Lander                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.081  7.025 187.39                     0.123  7.048 187.13
         JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-):  0.045             JFB Index: 6.98 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Millsap   ) 0.224  6.998  0.018                     0.368  7.076  0.096
E1                   0.113  7.053  0.073      (N on File   ) 0.167  7.067  0.087
 Qualified:             #1  7.080  0.100                        #2  7.095  0.115

Heads-up!

Hammer gets a good lead at the green and pulls ahead for the win. Lander makes his best pass of the weekend, but can't match the pace.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink