Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 22:03 PM Nostalgia Eliminator III Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Nostalgia Eliminator III at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7780 Don Mallory                          770B Dale Shubert                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  9.742 126.01                     0.035  9.832 127.46
         NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.142             NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.232
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Yamada    ) 0.051  9.678  0.078      (J Nakao     ) 0.028  9.784  0.184
 Qualified:             #4  9.615  0.015                        #8  9.687  0.087

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 E563 Jesse Lucero                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.588 136.28     
         NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-): -0.012    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Keck      ) 0.068  9.623  0.023   
 Qualified:             #1  9.602  0.002                     Bye

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  773 Carl Carlson                           60 Ron Anzalone                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.651 132.84                     0.078  9.591 131.52
         NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.051             NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Munson    ) 0.016  9.722  0.122      (T Harmon    ) 0.094  9.713  0.113
 Qualified:            #14  9.570 -0.030                        #9  9.777  0.177

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H747 Don Morris                           7866 Jeff Harris                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.660 129.27                     0.070  9.644 134.14
         NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.060             NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.058  9.630  0.030      (S Fivella   ) 0.034  9.711  0.111
 Qualified:            #15  9.538 -0.062                        #2  9.605  0.005

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751A Ashlee Balistreri                    6048 Christina Presser            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.756 121.80                     0.051  9.725 125.66
         NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.156             NE3 Index: 9.60 (+/-):  0.125
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Beck      ) 0.033  9.735  0.135      (C Wallace   ) 0.053  9.551 -0.049
 Qualified:             #3  9.606  0.006                        #7  9.657  0.057

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink