ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Jeff Nordeen of Simpsonville, S.C., beat No. 1  qualifier
and two-time reigning MiRock Superbike Series champion Tony Girardi of  
Hollywood, Fla., in the final round Sunday to win the featured Outlaw Pro Street  
title in the FBR Shop Spring Open at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham  Dragway.

Despite Girardi’s credentials, it would be  inaccurate to characterize Nordeen
’s victory as an upset.  The South  Carolina rider qualified second and,
after easing past Frank Halmon of  Hendersonville, N.C., in round one, posted the quickest time in every subsequent  round.
 
His best-of-the-event 7.168 second effort in the semifinals set the  stage
for a 7.169 second dash that easily turned back Girardi.
 
Other winners in the season-opening event in the eight-race MiRock  
Superbike Series were Jason Miller of Mechanicsville, Md., in Pro Sport Bike,  Matt
Davies of Richmond, Va., in the 5.60 Heads Up class, Ronnie Procopio of  
Waldorf, Md., in Pro ET and Andy Lynch of West Columbia, S.C., in Street  ET.
 
Angie McBride’s much ballyhooed bid to repeat as the Spring Open  champion
in Outlaw Pro Street ended almost before it began.
 
On the 7.296 seconds, 188.36 mph run that qualified her in the No. 4 position, the Lewisville, N.C., rider’s bike suffered irreparable mechanical damage, forcing her to withdraw from Sunday’s eliminations.  McBride is the  track record holder at 7.126 seconds.
 

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