FRY, COTTRELL PACE DAY ONE CHRR QUALIFYING

by Jessica Hatcher; Photos by Dave Kommel    Sat, 2019-10-26 17:16

Nostalgia Top Fuel standout Mendy Fry, who secured the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series 2019 championship in her category earlier this year, rocketed to the provisional top qualifier position on Friday evening with her run of 5.995-seconds at 237.42 mph in her High Speed Motorsports dragster. Bobby Cottrell currently leads the Nostalgia Funny Car category with his impressive pass of 5.635 at 259.61.

Low qualifiers in all other categories include: John Durden in Nostalgia Pro Mod, Tom Fowler in A Gas, Scott White in AA Gas, Jim Black in B Gas, Billy Teague in C Gas, Dave Meigide in D Gas, Cory Bogne in Nostalgia Eliminator 1, Larry Battenberg in Nostalgia Eliminator 2, Lindsey Lister in Nostalgia Eliminator 3, Lawton Ferreira II in 7.0 Pro, Drew Austin in A-Fuel, Brad Woodard in Jr. Fuel, and Ernie Algorri in A/FX.

The California Hot Rod Reunion will continue Saturday at 8 a.m. Saturday evening will also feature the famous Cacklefest with crowd-pleasing push starts and displays of dozens of nitro-burning machines.

Friday's results after qualifying for the 28th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California at Automobile Club Famoso Raceway. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.

Nostalgia Top Fuel -- 1. Mendy Fry, Hadman, 5.595, 237.42; 2. Jim Murphy, Neil & Parks, 5.730, 247.07; 3. Rick White, Hansen, 5.793, 230.72; 4. Pete Wittenberg, Stirling, 5.923, 244.07; 5. Dan Horan Jr., Bowen, 5.980, 234.17; 6. Rick McGee, Donovan, 6.108, 194.91; 7. Tyler Hilton, Horton, 6.282, 186.15; 8. Adam Sorokin, Sterling, 6.314, 165.23. Not Qualified: 9. Bryan Hall, 6.412, 201.52; 10. Brendan Murry, 6.623, 147.21; 11. Dusty Green, 6.738, 147.57; 12. Phil Ruskowski, 6.883, 185.56; 13. Frank McBee Jr., 6.987, 129.27; 14. Bret Williamson, 10.766, 77.67. 

Nostalgia Funny Car -- 1. Bobby Cottrell, Camaro, 5.635, 259.61; 2. James Day, Omni, 5.690, 254.66; 3. Matt Bynum, Camaro, 5.695, 260.76; 4. Dan Horan, Camaro, 5.738, 257.92; 5. Steven Densham, Camaro, 5.739, 250.09; 6. Rian Konno, Mustang, 5.766, 248.98; 7. Billy Morris, Camaro, 5.775, 238.72; 8. Jeff Arend, Firebird, 5.776, 252.05; 9. Tony Jurado, Camaro, 5.780, 250.00; 10. Jerry Espeseth, Camaro, 5.791, 249.39; 11. Matt Melendez, Challenger, 5.795, 235.89; 12. Justin Taylor, Mustang, 5.810, 227.54; 13. Ryan Hodgson, Camaro, 5.816, 248.84; 14. Kris Krabill, Camaro, 5.910, 243.99; 15. Cory Lee, Challenger, 6.012, 244.12; 16. Jeff Gregory, Camaro, 6.053, 227.11. Not Qualified: 17. Brad Thompson, 6.079, 210.54; 18. Mike Halstead, 6.182, 236.01; 19. Bill Windham, 6.218, 231.28; 20. Danny Gerber, 20.133, 60.51. 
 
A FUEL -- 1. Drew Austin, Parker, 5.941, 230.76; 2. Kin Bates, Tuttle, 5.982, 233.44; 3. Wayne Ramay, N + P, 6.058, 206.39; 4. Garry Wheeler, Yancer, 6.078, 227.19; 5. Rick Ewens, Sarmento, 6.230, 218.65; 6. Dennis Allen, Allen, 6.334, 220.44; 7. Shayne Stewart, Tuttle, 6.411, 216.65. 

Junior Fuel -- 1. Don Enriquez, Farr, 7.157, no speed; 2. Brad Woodard, Dragster, 6.955, no speed; 3. Tim Beeman, Uyehara, 6.994, no speed; 4. Matt Baldonado, Farr, 7.231, no speed; 5. Wayne Willemsen, Worm, 7.927, no speed; 6. Michael Lardy, Bolton, 8.439, no speed; 7. Dan Fenton, Neil Parks, 12.951, no speed. 

7.0 PRO -- 1. Lawton Ferreira II, Fiat, 7.006, no speed; 2. Richard High, Dragster, 7.014, no speed; 3. George Vanderpool, Uyehara, 7.042, no speed; 4. Steve Faller, Bantam, 7.060, no speed; 5. Derrick Moreira, Bantam, 7.080, no speed; 6. Dave Rosenberg, DRE, 7.101, no speed; 7. Tony Trimp, HWB, 7.108, no speed; 8. Dwight Garland, FED, 7.132, no speed; 9. Aaron Wardell, 23T, 7.136, no speed; 10. Brad Denney, Bantam, 7.147, no speed; 11. Dewayne Sanders, Tuttle, 7.165, no speed; 12. Richard Phillips, Bantam, 7.240, no speed; 13. Tommy Schiffilea, Corvette, 7.245, no speed; 14. Chris Bates, Ford, 7.282, no speed; 15. Vince Generalao Jr., Bantam, 7.356, no speed; 16. Eily Stafford-day, Hansen, 7.405, no speed; 17. Mark Venance, Ford, 7.484, no speed; 18. Kevin Rapozo, Spitzer, 7.490, no speed; 19. Errol Sharron, 68, 7.519, no speed; 20. Terri L Brewster, FED, 7.578, no speed; 21. Jeff McKinney, Dragster, 7.821, no speed; 22. Jim Seivers, 23T, 7.980, no speed; 23. Blake Reynolds, 90, 8.214, no speed; 24. Mark Madsen, Tuttle, 11.939, no speed. 

 

 
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