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Mon, 26 Oct 2026, 18:38 PM

D Gas Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green



BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in D Gas Eliminator 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
 7161 Sam Tucker                           V777 Jesse Howe                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.645 118.07                     0.115 10.595 118.32
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.045            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:             #9 10.628  0.028                       #26 10.885  0.285
NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770F Frank Desousa                        1111 Richard Shurtleff            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.124 10.683 120.61                     0.147 10.703 123.27
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.083            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.103
 Qualified:             #2 10.602  0.002                       #19 10.694  0.094


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 E736 Ethan Williams                       1127 Boston Saunders              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.891  98.32                     0.159 11.197 127.04
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.291            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.597
 Qualified:             #5 10.612  0.012                       #22 10.720  0.120


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7139 John Villierme                        764 Dave Brown                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090 10.915 128.15                    -0.006 10.562 124.55
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.315            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.038
 Qualified:            #25 10.751  0.151                        #8 10.627  0.027


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  732 Richard Llewellyn                    7859 John C. Singer               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.291 10.831 121.85                     0.165 11.089 119.82
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.231            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.489
 Qualified:            #10 10.631  0.031                       #27 11.103  0.503


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Johnny Michels                       F762 Doug Fournier                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.237 10.950 121.75                           No Time      
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.350            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
 Qualified:            #32 10.566 -0.034                       #15 10.660  0.060


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 J773 James Burt                           U750 Dan Schrokosch               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.608 126.74                     0.081 10.553 123.57
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.008            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.047
 Qualified:             #3 10.609  0.009                       #20 10.702  0.102


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7213 Rich Strickfaden                     1966 Chris Owen                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.592 124.06                     0.131 10.505 128.99
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.008            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.095
 Qualified:             #4 10.612  0.012                       #21 10.702  0.102


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 773A Anthony Byers                         317 Todd Aylward                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.626 119.98                     0.080 10.640 117.70
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.026            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #23 10.721  0.121                        #6 10.621  0.021


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 736A Steve Allanach                        168 Steve Ribero                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.160 10.094 124.55                    -0.500  9.974 136.92
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.506            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.626
 Qualified:            #17 10.682  0.082                       #34 10.078 -0.522


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7777 Bill Norton                          NV56 Michael Dodd                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056 10.588 124.22                     0.175 10.466 121.53
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.012            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.134
 Qualified:            #14 10.654  0.054                       #31 10.580 -0.020


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 778F Steve Barta                          718E Tom Ellis                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.569 123.57                     0.060 10.436 110.81
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.031            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.164
 Qualified:            #12 10.634  0.034                       #29 14.674  4.074


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  674 Jack Mullenaux                             Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.252 10.664 126.10     
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.064   
 Qualified:             #1 10.602  0.002                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7021 Craig Hart                           W701 Larry Warne                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062 10.621 118.38                     0.157 10.889  93.43
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.021            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  0.289
 Qualified:            #13 10.643  0.043                       #30 10.592 -0.008


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
A1110 Jason Wattenbarger                   5150 Michael Clark                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094 10.544 121.19                           No Time      
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.056            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
 Qualified:             #7 10.622  0.022                       #24 10.726  0.126


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T777 George Thomas                        N750 Norman Bergman               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.150 10.250 128.22                           No Time      
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.350            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
 Qualified:            #16 10.662  0.062                       #33 10.544 -0.056


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  488 Martin Nunez                         5126 Mike Brown                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.670 13.853  86.59                           No Time      
         D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-):  3.253            D/G Index: 10.60 (+/-): 89.399
 Qualified:            #28 12.676  2.076                       #11 10.634  0.034


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751R Bill Rogers                          7867 Rob Lynch                    
E1   ****WINNER****        No Time                                 No Time      
         D/G Index: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999             D/G Index: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
 Qualified:            #18 10.689  0.089                       #35  1.477 -9.123

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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