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2002 YEAR ONE BRISTOL BASH - F.A.S.T. RACE
The 2002 Bristol Bash F.A.S.T. race was held on October 19th and 20th 2002, and unlike the inaugural 2001 event this F.A.S.T. race was opened up to all participants that met the F.A.S.T. rules. Year One expanded its annual event to not only cater to racers and muscle car owners, but also to make the Bristol Bash a family oriented event. Normally a 2 day event with F.A.S.T. qualifying on Saturday and F.A.S.T. eliminations on Sunday, a stormy forecast for Sunday prompted Year One to condense the F.A.S.T. program to enable its completion on Saturday. This proved to be a good decision, because the rains came all day Sunday.
Hotrod TV was on hand to film the F.A.S.T. race for a 1/2 hour Hotrod TV episode. Racers were interviewed to get a behind the scenes look at the new and growing F.A.S.T. class. If you can get a copy of this production it is well worth the effort, as it is a excellent and exciting production.
F.A.S.T. cars became even more powerful and further reduced their ET's. Joel Nystrom worked his way thru the F.A.S.T. field to the final round with his 4 speed Hemi GTX, Again, for the third straight race it was Hemi vs Buick in the final round. Greg picked up some more horsepower from his GS and also work his way thru the F.A.S.T. field to the finals. The two cars staged, the lights flashed and in an instant the Buick was 2 car lengths ahead of the Hemi, the GTX Hemi fought back with its superior MPH and started to catch up to the GS, but the race track was to short for that. The Buick crossed the finish line first 11.87 to 11.99. The first F.A.S.T. final with side by side 11 second passes. For the second year in a row, Greg Gessler won the Year One Bristol Bash F.A.S.T. race.
F.A.S.T. Qualifying Order
| Qualifying # / Name | State | Car | Transmission | ET | MPH |
| 1- Dave Dudek Jr. | Michigan | 1970 Dodge Challenger, 426 Hemi | Manual | 11.76 | 121 |
| 2- Greg Gessler | New Jersey | 1972 Buick GS, 455 Stage 1 | Automatic | 11.78 | 116 |
| 3- Joel Nystrom | Minnesota | 1967 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | Manual | 12.02 | 122 |
| 4- Jim Haas | Florida | 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS, 350 | Automatic | 12.17 | 114 |
| 5- Jack Irons Sr. | Michigan | 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, 426 Hemi | Manual | 12.30 | 118 |
| 6- Dave Dudek Sr. | Michigan | 1969 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | Automatic | 12.60 | 111 |
| 7- Mike Wowk | Ohio | 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, 440-6 | Automatic | 12.70 | 108 |
| 8- Scott Pennington | Indiana | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS, 396 | Automatic | 12.73 | 108 |
| 9- Terry Pennington | Indiana | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 427 ZL1 | Automatic | 14.95 | 69 |
| 10- Pat Wendling | Ohio | 1970 Pontiac Firebird, 400 RAIV | Automatic | 20.64 | 66 |
F.A.S.T. Quick-8 Eliminations
| Winner: | Greg Gessler | 1972 Buick GS, 455 Stage1 | 11.85 @ 116.05 MPH |
| Runner Up: | Joel Nystrom | 1967 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | 11.99 @ 122.76 MPH |
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| #1 Qualifier: | Dave Dudek | 1970 Dodge Challenger, 426 Hemi | 11.76 @ 121 MPH |
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| Low ET of event: | Dave Dudek | 1970 Dodge Challenger, 426 Hemi | 11.67 |
| Top MPH of event: | Joel Nystrom | 1967 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | 122.76 |
For detailed 2002 Bristol Bash F.A.S.T. qualifying and elimination results and photo's click here.
For more Year One Bristol Bash information and pictures click here.
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Eliminations-Round 1 |
| Race 1 | 70 Hemi Challenger-winner
11.67@121 mph | 69 Firebird Ram Air IV
18.22@69 mph |
| Race 2 | 72 Buick GS Stage 1-winner
11.82@115 mph | 69 Camaro ZL1
11.70@119 mph |
| Race 3 | 67 Hemi GTX-winner
12.20@122 mph | 69 Camaro SS396
13.20@107 mph |
| Race 4 | 69 440+6 Road Runner
12.81@107 mph | 69 Nova SS-winner
12.17@114 mph |
| Race 5 | 69 Hemi Road Runner
12.53@118 mph | 69 Hemi GTX-winner
12.73@111 mph |
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Eliminations-Round 2 |
| Race 1 | 69 Hemi GTX
12.78@109 mph | 70 Hemi Challenger-winner
12.59@116 mph |
| Race 2 | 67 Hemi GTX-winner
12.03@122 mph | 69 Nova SS
12.58@114 mph |
| Race 3 | 72 Buick GS Stage 1-bye run
12.06@115 mph | |
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Eliminations-Round 3 |
| Race 1 | 70 Hemi Challenger
11.87@121 mph | 67 Hemi GTX-winner
11.95@122 mph |
| Race 2 | 72 Buick GS Stage 1-bye run
13.36@85 mph | |
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Final |
| Final | 72 Buick GS Stage 1-winner
11.85@116 mph | 67 Hemi GTX
11.99@122 mph |
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As seen on 
A 1/2 hour HOTROD TV show aired starting in December 2002 featuring the 2002 Bristol Bash F.A.S.T. race. |
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