TURNER WINS TOP FUEL, JUST MISSES DOUBLE-UP BID AT ROCKINGHAM
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – The Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Nationals drew Harley-Davidson riders from 32 different states and Japan, but Carolinian Jay Turner stole the show, winning the featured Top Fuel championship and just missing a double as runner-up in Pro Fuel.

Turner, son of former Piedmont Dragway owner Jim Turner, beat Larry "Drums" Brancaccio in the Top Fuel final with a quarter mile time of 6.323 seconds at 221.05 miles per hour, but it was his starting line work in the semifinals that made that victory possible.
 
Opposing national record holder and No. 1 qualifier Doug Vancil of Albuquerque, N.M., in a battle of former IHRA Top Fuel champions, the Burlington resident used a .134 of a second starting line advantage to transform his slower track time (6.310 to Vancil's best-of-the-event 6.236) into a winner at the finish line.

Turner's bid to double-up ended in the Pro Fuel final where cross country traveler John Breckenridge of Sultan, Wash., earned an easy victory when the Carolina  Harley slowed to 8.324, well off its No. 1 qualifying performance (6.613).

Despite Breckenridge's impressive trek from the Northwest, the long distance award went to Takeshi Shigematsu of Ehime, Japan who, for his travels, was unceremoniously dumped in the first round of Top Fuel racing by Steve Stordeur of Goshen, Ohio.

Other winners in the All-Harley Drag Racing Association event included Rick Moore of Reading, Pa., in Pro Drag; NHRA Pro Stock Motorcyle regular Connie Cohen of Bristol, Conn., in Pro Gas; Junior Pippin of Conyers, Ga., in Pro Modified; Andy Simon of Fairless Hills, Pa., in Street Pro; and James McNaughton of Milwaukee, Wis., in Screamin' Eagle V-Rod.

Michael Ray of San Antonio, Texas, won the Screamin' Eagle Destroyer championship while Danny Boyer of York, Pa., Dean Druschel of Swanton, Ohio, Derek Christensen of York, Pa., Bruce Croneberger of Cressona, Pa., and Lou Gerencer of Elkhart, Ind., also reached the podium.
 

Results from the Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, part of the All-Harley Drag Racing Association national series:

TOP FUEL

Round 1 – Bob Malloy, Elkton, Md., 6.457, 177.95 mph, def. Robert Stewart, Gloucester, Va., 6.738, 209.79 mph; Tommy Grimes, Pfaffton, N.C., 6.514, 218.30 mph, def, Greg Grove, Elizabethtown, Pa., 6.775, 208.52 mph; Jay Turner, Burlington, N.C., 6.276, 224.66 mph, def. Dean Comunal, Stroudsburg, Pa., 7.680, 126.77 mph; Doug Vancil, Albuquerque, N.M. 6.268, 220.62 mph, def. Ray Cason, Tampa, Fla., 6.806, 199.85 mph; Bill Furr, Orangeburg, S.C., 6.863, 204.85 mph, def. Tracy Kile, Hatfield, Pa., foul; Steve Stordeur, Goshen, Ohio, 6.954, 148.64 mph, def. Takeshi Shigematsu, Ehime, Japan, 11.483, 88.35 mph; Mike Romine, Sturgis, Mich., 6.281, 219.90 mph, def. Joe Timmons, Salt Lake City, Utah, 6.674, 201.37 mph; Larry "Drums" Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., 6.434, 189.63 mph, def. Tii Tharpe, Winston-Salem, N.C., 7.877, 112.64 mph.
 Round 2 – Vancil, 6.364, 295.05 mph, def. Malloy, 6.669, 179.44 mph; Turner, 6.300, 222.14 mph, def. Grimes, 6.412, 218.16 mph; Stordeur, 6.500, 191.78 mph, def. Furr, 6.643, 204.08 mph; Brancaccio, 6.409, 212.16 mph, def. Romine, 7.107, 211.69 mph.
 Semifinals – Turner, 6.310, 217.35 mph, def. Vancil, 6.235, 218.62 mph; Brancaccio, 6.350, 215.31 mph, def. Stordeur, 6.369, 212.96 mph.
 FINAL – Jay Turner, Burlington, N.C., 6.323, 221.05 mph, def. Larry "Drums" Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., 6.439, 215.48 mph.

PRO FUEL

 Round 1 – Jay Turner, Burlington, N.C., 7.002, 198.15 mph, def. Jim Fagan, Phoenix, Ariz., 7.116, 198.82 mph; Steve Simmons, Greensboro, N.C., 6.935, 195.34 mph, def. Chris Streeter, Cleveland, Ohio, broke; John Breckenridge, Sultan, Wash., 6.687, 208.94 mph, def. "Chicago Joe" Smith, Chicago, Ill., broke; Armon Furr, Orangeburg, S.C., 6.742, 203.06 mph, def. Jake Stordeur, Mason, Ohio, 7.190, 187.63 mph.
 Semifinals – Turner, 6.917, 204.08 mph, def. Simmons, 6.946, 185.79 mph; Breckenridge, 6.606, 200.83 mph, def. Furr, 7.263, 200.80 mph.
 FINAL – John Breckenridge, Sultan, Wash., 6.658, 209.14 mph, def. Jay Turner, Burlington, N.C., 8.324, 118.86 mph.

PRO DRAG

 Round 1 – Terry Stewart, Anaheim, Calif., 7.416, 162.25 mph, def. Willie Hershberger, Bradenton, Fla., 7.662, 166.21 mph; Rick Moore, Reading, Pa., 7.187, 169.32 mph, def. Billy Leonard, Greensboro, N.C., 7.635, 163.91 mph; Tripp Nobles, Statesville, N.C., 7.528, 163.97 mph, def. Greg Byrnes, Denver, Colo., 7.932, 163.99 mph; Dale Nungesser, Belle Plaine, Kan., 7.414, 169.32 mph, def. Wes Hearn, McIntyre, Ga., 7.933, 159.12 mph.
 Semifinals – Nungesser, 7.400, 165.05 mph, def. Stewart, 7.445, 168.30 mph; Moore, 7.233, 170.97 mph, def. Nobles, 7.517, 169.91 mph.
 FINAL – Rick Moore, Reading, Pa., 7.296, 170.26 mph, def. Dale Nungesser, Belle Plaine, Kan., 7.662, 166.95 mph.

PRO GAS

 Round 1 – Mike Lozano, San Antonio, Texas, 7.634, 148.10 mph, def. Joe Sternotti, Blackwood, N.J., 7.715, 167.30 mph; Dirk Higgins, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 7.406, 168.03 mph, def. Lee Hitz, Annville, Pa., 8.674, 150.70 mph; Dale Raudenbush, Old Zionsville, Pa., 7.403, 168.03 mph, def. James Kelly, Sharpsburg, Ga., foul; Connie Cohen, Bristol, Conn., 7.345, 180.04 mph, def. Karen Wagner, Escondido, Calif., 10.808, 122.96 mph.
 Semifinals – Cohen, 7.321, 182.16 mph, def. Lozano, 24.946, 25.57 mph; Raudenbush, 7.384, 170.04 mph, def. Higgins, broke.
 FINAL – Connie Cohen, Bristol, Conn., 7.129, 183.05 mph, def. Dale Raudenbush, Old Zionsville, Pa., 7.467, 174.41 mph.

PRO MODIFIED

 Round 1 – Junion Pippin, Conyers, Ga., 8.098, 154.33 mph, def. Joe McDonald, Brooklyn, N.Y., 17.578, 38.86 mph; Bruce Beltramini, Fort Worth, Texas, 13.465, 57.45 mph, def. Kurt Gallina, Barnhart, Md., foul; Shaun Reno, Gloucester, Va., 8.254, 153.77 mph, def. Jordan Cruz, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., broke; Eddie Lee, Douglasville, Ga., 8.184, 152.28 mph, def. George Futch, Swanton, Md., broke; O.J. Marinelli, Debary, Fla., 8.281, 156.01 mph, def. Dale Raudenbush, Old Zionsville, Pa., foul; Tom Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., 8.159, 151.78 mph, def. Bill Riggs, St. Augustine, Fla., broke; David Poague, Manassas, Va., 8.640, 157.56 mph, def. Mark Venia, Toledo, Ohio, 8.313, 151.49 mph.
 Round 2 – Pippin, 8.081, 155.49 mph, bye; Reno, 8.311, 151.07 mph, def. Beltramini, foul; Lee, 8.167, 152.95 mph, def. Marinelli, 8.291, 155.10 mph; Caldwell, 8.157, 152.92 mph, def. Poague, broke.
 Semifinals – Pippin, 8.150, 153.21 mph, def. Reno, 8.313, 154.46 mph; Lee, 8.196, 158.00 mph, def. Caldwell, 8.190, 151.78 mph.
 FINAL – Junior Pippin, Conyers, Ga., 8.113, 154.88 mph, def. Eddie Lee, Douglasville, Ga., 8.251, 157.54 mph.

STREET PRO

 Round 1 – Andy Simon, Fairless Hills, Pa., 8.500, 153.65 mph, def. Liz Davis, San Francisco, Calif., 9.724, 144.84 mph; Verl "Smitty" Smith, Rainier, Ore., 9.495, 141.80 mph, def. Bruce Croneberger, Cressona, Pa., 9.478, 146.88 mph; Zach Johnson, Germanton, N.C., 9.514, 136.26 mph, def. Jeff King, Mucscatine, Iowa, 22.459, 40.32 mph; Danny Worth, St. Louis, Mo., 9.151, 146.32 mph, def. Robbie Closson, Charleston, S.C., broke.
 Semifinals – Simon, 8.604, 152.38 mph, def. Smith, 9.207, 146.64 mph; Johnson, 9.280, 139.24 mph, def. Worth, 9.151, 146.32 mph.
 FINAL – Andy Simon, Fairless Hills, Pa., 8.525, 155.49 mph, def. Zach Johnson, Germantown, N.C., 10.735, 99.73 mph.

SCREAMIN' EAGLE V-ROD

 Round 1 – James Wise, Granger, Ind. 9.700, 140.61 mph, def. Larry Maynhart, Swanton, Ohio, 10.321, 131.81 mph; Larry Edmondson Jr., Battle Ground, Ind., 10.062, 133.49 mph, def. Robert McConnell, Glenwood, La., 10.356, 130.30 mph; Lou Gerencer, Elkhart, Ind., 9.405, 144.55 mph, def. Rich Vreeland, Bloomsburg, Pa., 10.623, 127.79 mph; Kurt Gallina, Barnhart, Md., 10.070, 135.36 mph, def. Ronnie Fensick, Seaford, Del., broke; Jamie McNaughton, Milwaukee, Wis., 9.314, 142.18 mph, def. Larry Fore, Arvada, Colo., 13.084, 103.88 mph.
 Round 2 – Wise, 9.674, 140.83 mph, def. Edmondson, 11.651, 69.61 mph; Gerencer, 9.271, 140.18 mph, def. Gallina, 9.760, 137.09 mph; McNaughton, 9.343, 137.82 mph, bye.
 Semifinals – McNaughton, 9.248, 143.49 mph, def. Wise, 9.860, 136.70 mph; Gerencer, 9.320, 145.66 mph, bye.
 FINAL – Jamie McNaughton, Milwaukee, Wis., 9.322, 141.25 mph, def. Lou Gerencer, Elkhart, Ind., 9.373, 139.62 mph.

SCREAMIN' EAGLE DESTROYER 

 Round 3 – Michael Ray, San Antonio, Texas, 9.123, 138.47 mph, def. Derek Nonnamaker, Salem, Ore., 9.287, 140.43 mph; Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 9.192, 141.09 mph, def. Don Stratton Jr., Beloit, Ohio, 9.252, 137.16 mph; L.E. Tonglet, Metairie, La., 9.168, 143.38 mph, def. Lance Hines, Dublin, La., 9.337, 134.36 mph; Brian Fox, Statesville, N.C., 9.229, 138.02 mph, def. Valerie Thompson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 9.408, 134.93 mph.
 Semifinals – Ray, 9.140, 144.03 mph, def. Fox, 9.232, 140.55 mph; Horne, 9.161, 139.47 mph, def. Tonglet, 9.191, 143.11 mph.
 FINAL – Michael Ray, San Antonio, Texas, 9.139, 137.92 mph, def. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 9.210, 141.42 mph. 

OTHER FINAL ROUNDS

 SUPER GAS – Tom Ocasio, Howell, N.J., 9.647 on a 9.700 dial-in, 117.47 mph, def. Don Stratton Jr., Benoit, Ohio, 9.423 on an 9.700 dial-in, 124.98 mph.  Semifinalists – Joey Talbott, Forest, Va., and Tony Mione, Holmes Beach, Fla.

 SUPER SPORT – Danny Boyer, York, Pa., 10.305 on a 10.300 dial-in, 124.97 mph, def. Larry Maynhart, Swanton, Ohio, 10.224 on a 10.300 dial-in, 124.52 mph.  Semifinalist – David Doremus, Loveland, Ohio.

 SUPER ELIMINATOR – Dean Druschel, Swanton, Ohio, 10.909 on a 10.900 dial-in, 104.96 mph, def. Bobby Hoover, High Point, N.C., 10.859 on a 10.900 dial-in, 104.68 mph.  Semifinalists – Bill Rowe Jr., Hellertown, Pa., and Scotty Hooper, Cullman, Ala.

 SCREAMIN' EAGLE 11.50 – Derek Christensen, York, Pa., 11.467 on an 11.500 dial-in, 94.37 mph, def. Joey Talbott, Forest, Va., 11.455 on an 11.500 dial-in, 100.11 mph.  Semifinalists – K.W. Seneca, Irving, N.Y., and Henry Provenzano, Bay Shore, N.Y.

 DRAG MASTERS HOT STREET – Bruce Croneberger, Cressona, Pa., 10.080, 131.28 mph, def. Charles Cannon, Laurle Springs, N.J., 10.427, 126.59 mph.  Semifinalist – Charley Douglass, Stauton, Pa.

 S&S 124 CHALLENGE – Lou Gerencer, Elkhart, Ind., 9.623, 137.41 mph, def. Mike Roberts, Clinton, Ohio, 9.503, 140.68 mph.  Semifinalist – Robby McCaa, Anaheim, Calif.

 ET – Shane Pedergrast, NA, 11.333 on an 11.470 dial-in, 113.29 mph, def. Bill Rowe Jr., Hellertown, Pa., foul.  Semifinalist – Derek Christensen, York, Pa.