Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 10:14 PM Harris Defeats McDaniel for Top Fuel Title

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Jack Harris was the big winner at the 9th annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California at Famoso Raceway Sunday. Facing archrival Rance McDaniel in the final round of Top Fuel Dragster, Harris sprinted to a 6.093-second run at 237.27 mph to claim the event title.

Other winners on a day celebrating the history of hot rodding were Jim Scott in Jr. Fuel Dragster, and Jason Richey in A/Fuel Dragster.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California at Famoso Raceway, listing driver, hometown, state, elapsed time in seconds, and speed in mph:

Top Fuel Dragster (A)
Quarterfinals
Alt. Glenn Hutchison, Citrus Heights, Calif., 6.891, 156.08 def.
1. Rance McDaniel, Daly City, Calif., 10.571, 72.62

7. Bill Dunlap, Capitola, Calif., 6.107, 227.96 def.
3. Rick McGee, Exeter, Calif., 6.416, 174.28 (centerline)

2. Jack Harris, Kaysville, Utah, 6.097, 229.59 def.
6. Howard Haight, Upland, Calif., 6.497, 199.11 (foul/centerline)

4. Jim Murphy, Santa Rosa, Calif., 9.226, 93.06 def.
8. Lee Jennings, Chino, Calif., 6.358, 218.81 (foul start)

Semifinals
McDaniel, 6.107, 214.18 def. Dunlap, 6.290, 211.41
Harris, 6.191, 226.92 def. Murphy, 6.340, 226.35

Final
Harris, 6.093, 237.27 def. McDaniel, 6.138, 227.33

Top Fuel Dragster (B)
Quarterfinals
5. Gerry Steiner, San Jose, Calif., 6.399, 215.62 def.
1. Butch Blair, Martinez, Calif., 9.325, 71.33

7. Denver Schutz, Fresno, Calif., 6.390, 206.99 def.
3. Bill Alexander, Sunland, Calif., 6.362, 231.42

6. Mark Malde, Windsor, Calif., 6.375, 224.60 def.
2. Jason Howell, Tacoma, Wash., 6.917, 163.04

Alt. Ty Norton, Exeter, Calif., 6.583, 206.51 def.
Alt. Mike McLennan, Orangeville, Calif., 7.737, 228.31

Semifinals
Steiner, 6.317, 218.23 def. Schutz, 7.827, 110.51
Malde, 6.339, 221.23 def. Norton, 6.824, 191.77

Final
Steiner, 6.386, 212.06 def. Malde, 8.945, 87.67 (foul/outer-boundary line)


A/Fuel Dragster
Jason Richey, Pleasanton, Calif., 6.866, 200.26 def.
Jim Paul, Auburn, Calif., broke

Pro Supercharged
1. Steve Woods, San Leandro, Calif., '49 Prefect, 6.859, 201.02 def.
5. Ed Moss, Ontario, Calif., '37 Ford, broke

3. Mel Boyson, McKenzie River Valley, Ore., '34 Willys, 7.119, 192.84 def.
7. Steve Wood, Merced, Calif., '53 Studebaker, 10.643, 83.21

Alt. Mike Leonard, Pleasanton, Calif., '69 Chevelle, no time record, no speed
recorded def.
6. Gary Reinerd, Merced, Calif., '48 Austin, 7.640, 186.02

8. Rick Souza, Santa Clara, Calif., '61 Chevrolet, 8.757, 91.13 def.
4. Dale Boomgarden, Gilroy, Calif., no details available, broke

Semifinals
Woods, 6.856, 201.11 def. Boyson, 8.059, 122.96
Souza, 7.157, 194.04 def. Leonard, 7.224, 192.18

Finals
Woods, 6.826, 201.02 def. Souza, 7.116, 195.05

Junior Fuel
Jim Scott, Fallbrook, Calif., 7.293, 182.92 def.
Mike Chrisman, Lake Forest, Calif., 7.414, 179.39

A/Gas Eliminator (7.50-second Index)
Jim Pace, Fairfield, Calif., '48 Anglia, 7.601, 167.72 def.
Mark Mahood, Anaheim, Calif., '69 Camaro, 7.647, 180.50

Nostalgia Eliminator (7.50-second Index)
Scott Christleib, Leona Valley, Calif., 7.522, 186.37 def.
Brendan Murry, San Jose, Calif., 7.497, 186.45

A/Factory Experimental
Stan Blosk, Riverside, Calif., '64 Falcon, 9.202, 149.77 def.
Jess Tyree, Canson Lake, Calif., '63 Pontiac, broke

B/Factory Experimental
Richard Walker, Riverside, Calif., '64 Plymouth, 9.950, 136.59 def.
David Franklin, Ramona, Calif., '61 Ford, 10.084, 132.46