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NHRA Drag Racing, Bakersfield, Calif., Friday Qualifying Results

7 October 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION
Presented by Automobile Club of Southern California
FAMOSO RACEWAY, Bakersfield, Calif.
Friday, October 6, 2000

        BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The 9th annual NHRA California Hot Rod
Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California got underway
Friday at famed Famoso Raceway.  Under clear blue skies the large crowd got
to witness the first attempts at time trials as many competitors got to
grips with the racetrack.
        Quickest time of the day came from Auburn, Calif.'s Jim Paul who
drove his A/Fuel Dragster to a 6.745-second, 202.33-mph lap.  The
crowd-pleasing Top Fuel Dragsters, more than 20 are gathered in the Famoso
Raceway pits, make their first qualifying runs Saturday.
        The Hot Rod Reunion is a combination of drag-racing action on the
track, street rod in the pits and the parking lot, and a celebration of
drag racing's rich history.  On hand Saturday to be recognized as Hot Rod
Reunion Honorees will be Nick Arias Jr., Robert "Bones" Balogh, Dave and
Tim Beebe, Cloy Fitzgerald, and Bob Noice.  Motorsports legend Danny Ongais
is the event's grand marshall.
        Time trials begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with Top Fuel qualifying
slated for 12 noon and 3 p.m.  Just after 5 p.m. fans will be treated to a
program called "cackle fest," in which eight Top Fuel Dragsters from the
1960s will be push-started down the Famoso Raceway track in a re-creation
of how the "Kings of the sport" were brought to the race track almost 40
years ago.



        BAKERSFIELD -   The following are Friday's provisional qualifying
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:

A/Fuel Dragster
1. Jim Paul, Auburn, Calif., 6.745, 202.33
2. Jason Richey, Pleasanton, Calif., 7.036, 196.50
3. Dave Tuttle, Chatsworth, Calif., 7.078, 185.75
4. Rick White, San Diego, Calif., 7.255, 181.37
5. Fred Farndon, Quincy, Calif., 7.440, 187.93
6. Michael Joyce, Saugus, Calif., 7.590, 188.83
7. Tom Taros, San Pedro, Calif., 7.874, 161.84
8. Mark Woods Jr., Kingsburg, Calif., 8.096, 99.51

Pro Supercharged
1. Steve Woods, San Leandro, Calif., 6.863, 199.64
2. Ron Nunes, Danville, Calif., 6.974, 202.56
3. Mel Boyson, McKenzie River Valley, Ore., 7.016, 194.25
4. Ed Moss, Ontario, Calif., 7.068, 194.09
5. Gary Reinerd, Merced, Calif., 7.141, 194.51
6. Rick Souza, Santa Clara, Calif., 7.184, 181.67
7. Mike Leonard, Pleasanton, Calif., 7.201, 191.48
8. Steve Wood, Merced, Calif., 7.205, 186.68

Junior Fuel
1. Jim Scott, Fallbrook, Calif., 7.388, 181.59
2. Bill Wayne, Bullhead City, Ariz., 7.463, 182.03
3. Stacy Paul, Auburn, Calif., 7.510, 175.60
4. Mike Chrisman, Lake Forest, Calif., 7.514, 178.35
5. Wayne Ramay, Simi Valley, Calif., 7.523, 165.99
6. Brad Woodard, Oceanside, Calif., 7.540, 175.81
7. Todd Movius, Long Beach, Calif., 7.701, 175.84
8. Kol Johnson, El Condido, Calif., 7.736, 171.23

A/Gas Eliminator (7.50-second Index)
1. Jim Pace, Fairfield, Calif., 7.669 (0.169)
2. Chris Abbey, Clovis, Calif., 7.887 (0.387)
3. Mark Mahood, Anaheim, Calif., 7.889 (0.389)
4. Steve Castelli, Windsor, Calif., 8.407 (0.907)
5. Rudy Diephuis, Hayward, Calif., 9.220 (1.720)
6. Larry Ofria, Northridge, Calif., 12.997 (5.497)
7. Butch Ranson, Reno, Nev., 13.152 (5.652)
8. Mary Harmon, San Jose, Calif., 14.280 (6.780)

Nostalgia Eliminator (7.50-second Index)
1. Mike Cross, Culver City, Calif., 7.514 (0.014)
2. Jerry Beach, Woodland Hills, Calif., 7.572 (0.072)
3. Scott Christleib, Leona Valley, Calif., 7.614 (0.114)
4. Brendan Murry, San Jose, Calif., 7.657 (0.157)
5. Mike Kirby, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 7.719 (0.219)
6. Greg Uffens, Tracy, Calif., 7.731 (0.231)
7. Terry Caldwell, Hemet, Calif., 7.736 (0.236)
8. Steve Dickerman, Fullerton, Calif., 7.877 (0.377)

A/Factory Experimental
1. Jess Tyree, Canson Lake, Calif., 9.221, 149.47
2. Stan Blosk, Riverside, Calif., 9.599, 148.66

B/Factory Experimental
1. David Franklin, Ramona, Calif., 10.135, 132.56
2. Michael Furiani, San Dimas, Calif., 10.282, 132.37
3. Richard Walker, Riverside, Calif., 10.288, 133.96
4. Michael Van Horn, Downey, Calif., 10.290, 132.21
5. Phil Featherstone, Stockton, Calif., 10.494, 130.35
6. Pete Karnes, Chehalis, Wash., 10.714, 124.37
7. Glenn Gibbons, Mesa, Ariz., 10.727, 121.17
8. Roger Vogt, Visalia, Calif., 10.896, 115.11