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Schmidt rode his Nitro Harley to a time
of 6.312 seconds at 216.86.
Defending Champion Joey Sternotti, W. Collingswood Heights, N.J.
qualified on the last qualifying session when he placed the Raleigh based
Ray Price Harley in the fourth spot at 6.397 seconds, turning top speed of
the event at 220.51 m.p.h.
1999 and 2000 National Nitro
Harley Champion and current points leader
Jay Turner of Julian qualified seventh with a 6.486 time at 209.39 mph.
Today’s event.
QUALIFYING RESULTS SATURDAY FOR THE ALL
HARLEY DRAG RACING ASSOCIATION JIM McCLURE NATIONALS, ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY
NITRO HARLEY
1. Phil Schmidt, Orangevale, CA, 6.312 seconds, 216.86 mph; 2. Mike
Romine, Sturgis, MI, 6.327, 213.70; 3. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, MD,
6.348, 220.51; 4. Joey Sternotti, W. Collingswood Heights, NJ,
6.397, 225.22; 5. Steve Dorn, Oregon City OR, 6.423, 215.34;
6. Tak Shigematsu, Iyo Ehime, Japan, 6.437, 212.83; 7. Jay Turner,
Julian, NC, 9.486, 209.39; 8. Armon Furr, Orangeburg, SC, 6.488,
210.67; 9. Dean Comunal, Bartonsville, PA, 6.533, 188.75;
10. Drums Brancaccio, Nutley, NJ, 6.550, 205.57; 11. Bob Malloy,
Elkton, MD, 6.661, 207.69; 12. John Breckenridge, Sultan, WA, 6.723,
198.26; 13. Robert Stewart, Gloucester, VA, 6.898, 193.18; 14.
Derrick Nelson, Windham, OH, 6.786, 200.59; 15. Bill Furr,
Orangeburg, SC, 6.898, 193.18;
16. Tommy Grimes, Plafftown, NC 6.930, 190.57
Tak Shigematsu of Iyo Ehime, Japan,
qualified his Nitro Harley in 6th place at Rockingham Dragway's All Harley
Drag Racing Association event on Saturday. Shigematsu turned the quarter
mile in 6.437 seconds at 212.83 miles per hour
Sunday Results
DORN MAKES
LONG TRIP WORTHWHILE AT ROCKINGHAM’S AHDRA FINALE
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Steve Dorn
made the long trip from Oregon City, Ore., worth the effort Sunday by
winning the featured Top Fuel title at the season-ending AHDRA Screaming
Eagle Jim McClure Nationals at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway and, in
so doing, snatching the 2009 series championship away from Julian’s Jay
Turner.
Dorn, who almost lost his arm
in an accident two years ago, qualified only fourth in an international
field that included Tak Shigematsu of Ehime, Japan, 2008 series champion
Phil Schmidt of Orangevale, Calif., 2008 Rockingham winner Joey Sternotti
of West Collingswood Heights, N.J. and Turner.
Despite his middle-of-the-pack
start, Dorn was quickest in every racing round, ultimately beating Douglas
Horne of Aberdeen, Md., to become the season’s first repeat winner in Top
Fuel. Turner, who came in leading by 20 points, appeared on his way to
his second AHDRA title until he ran afoul of Horne in the semifinals.
That gave Dorn all the opening he needed.
Dorn beat John Breckenridge of
Sultan, Wash., in round one, laid down a best-of-the-race 6.291 to beat
Sternotti in round two and stopped Schmidt in the semifinals.
Although Horne was beaten in
the Top Fuel semifinals, he salvaged a victory in Pro Fuel, where he beat
Jack Romine of Casa Grande, Ariz., in the finals. Horne, who moonlights
in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, where he’s a Top 5 rider,
wasn’t the only NHRA Pro Stock regular to score at The Rock.
In the Pro Gas finals, Angie
McBride beat fiancé and reigning NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt
Smith, denying Smith his second straight win in the Jim McClure
Nationals. Smith is the son of former IHRA Pro Stock Champion and NHRA
tour winner “Tricky Ricky” Smith.
Other winners included Andy
Simon of Fairless Hlls, Pa., who swept in Pro Stock, qualifying No. 1,
setting a national record (8.014 seconds) and beating Shaun Reno of Hayes,
Va., in the final.
Chuck Jones of St. Petersburg,
Fla., repeated as Pro Drag champion, thereby sewing up the 2009
championship, and Tom Hannum of Wayne, N.J., who beat Greg Krenik of
Corrales, N.M., in Pro Mod.
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SCREAMIN EAGLE TOP FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Phil Schmidt,
Orangevale, Calif., 6.312, 216.86 mph; 2. Mike Romine, Sturgis, Mich.,
6.327, 213.70 mph; 3. Joe Sternotti, West Collingswood Heights, N.J.,
6.397, 225.22 mph; 4. Steve Dorn, Oregon City, Ore., 6.423, 215.34 mph; 5.
Tak Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, 6.437, 212.83 mph; 6. Jay Turner,
Julian, N.C., 6.486, 209.39 mph; 7. Armon Furr, Orangeburg, S.C., 6.488,
210.67 mph; 8. Dean Comunal, Bartonsville, Pa., 6.533, 188.75 mph.
Round 1 – Dean Comunal,
Bartonsville, Pa., 6.449, 207.85 mph, def. Armon Furr, Orangeburg, S.C.,
8.484, 133.09 mph; Joe Sternotti, West Collingswood Heights, N.J., 6.499,
224.77 mph, def. Robert Stewart, Gloucester, Va., 9.768, 90.36 mph; Steve
Dorn, Oregon City, Ore., 6.447, 220.94 mph, def. John Breckenridge,
Sultan, Wash., 14.120, 56.02 mph; Phil Schmidt, Orangevale, Calif., 6.376,
207.56 mph, def. Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., 7.310, 154.14 mph; Mike
Romine, Sturgis, Mich., 6.480, 207.59 mph, def. Bill Furr, Orangeburg,
S.C., 6.765, 193.02 mph; Jay Turner, Julian, N.C., 7.396, 194.77 mph, def.
Larry “Drums” Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., 10.439, 83.99 mph; Douglas Horne,
Aberdeen, Md., 7.195, 209.04 mph, def. Derrick Nelson, Windham, Ohio,
9.676, 103.30 mph; Tak Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, 6.484, 209.59 mph,
def. Bob Malloy, Elkton, Md., 6.605, 216.45 mph.
Round 2 – Schmidt, 7.341,
209.26 mph, def. Comunal, foul; Dorn, 6.291, 219.76 mph, def. Sternotti,
6.384, 226.35 mph; Turner, 8.679, 203.65 mph, def. Romine, 8.840, 110.49
mph; Horne, 6.356, 223.14 mph, def. Turner, Shigematsu, 6.496, 212.16 mph.
Semifinals – Dorn, 6.370,
214.11 mph, def. Schmidt, 7.252, 205.79 mph; Horne, 6.315, 224.17 mph,
def. Turner, 6.380, 212.39 mph.
FINAL – Steve Dorn, Oregon
City, Ore., 6.341, 216.45 mph, def. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 6.495,
191.35 mph.
RUSH PRO FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Douglas Horne,
Aberdeen, Md., 6.548, 204.35 mph; 2. Jack Romine, Casa Grande, Ariz.,
6.674, 204.32 mph; 3. Chris Streeter, Cleveland, Ohio, 6.743, 195.56 mph;
4. Sam White, Columbia, S.C., 6.802, 192.74 mph; 5. Mark Cox, Wilkesboro,
N.C., 6.823, 202.42 mph; 6. Russell Sowers, Hermitage, Pa., 6.855, 177.46
mph; 7. Tommy Sloan, Piedmont, S.C., 6.896, 195.36 mph; 8. Dana Meeks,
Enumclaw, Wash., 6.977, 198.55 mph.
Round 1 – Dana Meeks, Enumclaw,
Wash., 6.922, 200.71 mph, def. Joe Timmons, Salt Lake City, Utah, 7.130,
169.19 mph; Mark Collier, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 8.630, 146.13 mph, def.
Sam White, Columbia, S.C., 13.369, 79.01 mph; Mark Cox, Wilkesboro, N.C.,
6.691, 202.27 mph, def. David Poague, Manassas, Va., no time; Jack Romine,
Casa Grande, Ariz., 18.839, 47.42 mph, def. George Mellott, Martinsburg,
West Va., no time; Tommy Sloan, Piedmont, S.C., 7.001, 194.83 mph, def.
Rick Moore, Reading, Pa., 7.653, 133.20 mph; Chris Streeter, Cleveland,
Ohio, 6.829, 203.25 mph, def. Randal Andras, Amelia, La., 7.213, 201.76
mph; Russell Sowers, Hermitage, Pa., 7.041, 164.63 mph, def. Chad Stroud,
Mooresville, N.C., 7.484, 174.01 mph; Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., bye.
Round 2 – Cox, 7.116, 192.55
mph, def. Collier, 7.104, 188.81 mph; Romine, 6.565, 203.16 mph, def.
Sloan, 6.798, 193.07 mph; Streeter, 6.673, 201.64 mph, def. Sowers, 7.396,
135.17 mph; Horne, 6.584, 212.26 mph, def. Meeks, 7.048, 156.99 mph.
Semifinals – Horne, 6.575,
209.36 mph, def. Cox, 6.666, 198.85 mph; Romine, 6.541, 206.10 mph, def.
Streeter, no time.
FINAL – Douglas Horne,
Aberdeen, Md., 7.178, 160.12 mph, def. Jack Romine, Casa Grande, Ariz.,
12.848, 64.88 mph.
VERVE PRO STOCK
Qualifying – 1. Andy Simon,
Fairless Hills, Pa., 8.080, 160.71 mph; 2. Shaun Reno, Hayes, Va., 8.093,
158.76 mph; 3. Mark Venia, Toledo, Ohio, 8.186, 157.14 mph; 4. Tom
Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., 8.328, 156.23 mph.
Round 1 – Andy Simon, Fairless
Hills, Pa., 8.030, 161.59 mph, bye; John Marinelli, Debary, Fla., 8.433,
154.72 mph, def. Tom Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., 8.389, 148.80 mph; Shaun
Reno, Hayes, Va., 8.026, 155.13 mph, def. Frank Capone, Wakefield, Mass.,
9.051, 141.02 mph; Mark Venia, Toledo, Ohio, 8.457, 143.70 mph, def. Danny
Worth, Blue Springs, Mo., 8.799, 129.07 mph.
Semifinals – Simon, 7.966,
163.57 mph, def. Marinelli, 12.433, 63.90 mph; Reno, 8.090, 158.39 mph,
def. Venia, 9.502, 109.63 mph.
FINAL – Andy Simon, Fairless
Hills, Pa., 8.014, 161.98 mph, def. Shaun Reno, Hayes, Va., 8.047, 156.32
mph.
PRO DRAG
Round 1 – Bill Purvis,
Lafayette, La., 8.319, 108.43 mph, def. Freddie Robbins, Lewisville, N.C.,
foul; Ricky House, Humble, Texas, 7.465, 170.71 mph, def. “Curly Jim”
Fontaine, Orange City, Fla., 7.840, 159.89 mph; Mike Nolen, Ellisville,
Miss., 7.427, 173.70 mph, def. Mark Harris, Matthews, N.C., 8.890, 136.28
mph; Chuck Jones, St. Petersburg, Fla., 7.292, 174.46 mph, def. Rocky
Jackson, Youngsville, La., 14.867, 89.89 mph.
Semifinals – Jones, 7.339,
173.38 mph, def. Purvis, 7.726, 145.74 mph; Nolen, 7.535, 171.90 mph, def.
House, 7.433, 168.11 mph.
FINAL – Chuck Jones, St.
Petersburg, Fla., 7.283, 165.27 mph, def. Mike Nolen, Ellisville, Miss.,
7.451, 173.67 mph.
RUSH PRO GAS
Round 1 – Angie McBride, King,
N.C., 6.945, 188.25 mph, def. Bill Riggs, St. Augustine, Fla., 10.081,
114.54 mph; Jay Wagner, Warsaw, Ind., 8.181, 127.51 mph, def. Rick Moore,
Reading, Pa., no time; Dale Raudenbush, Macungie, Pa., 7.157, 180.02 mph,
def. Keith Williams, Merles Emmit, S.C., 9.304, 125.87 mph; Matt Smith,
King, N.C., 6.925, 189.28 mph, def. Keith Browne, Semora, N.C., 10.084,
150.03 mph.
Semifinals – McBride, 6.949,
187.68 mph, def. Riggs, 10.081, 114.54 mph; Smith, 6.906, 190.78 mph, def.
Wagner, 7.904, 143.80 mph.
FINAL – Angie McBride, King,
N.C., 6.985, 184.04 mph, def. Matt Smith, King, N.C., 8.402, 107.56 mph.
K&K MARINE PRO MOD
Round 2 – Greg Krenik,
Corrales, N.M., 8.492, 153.89 mph, def. Henry Stanton, East Rochester,
N.Y., foul; Russ Johnson, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada, 8.669, 147.60 mph,
def. Morry Straubel, Wyoming, Mich., 8.743, 148.69 mph; Tom Hannum, Wayne,
Pa., bye; Bob Goodwin, Tupelo, Miss., 8.654, 150.23 mph, def. Bruce
Chandler, Irving, N.Y., 8.897, 147.23 mph.
Semifinals – Krenik, 8.491,
153.51 mph, def. Johnson, 8.674, 148.31 mph; Hannum, 8.601, 148.92 mph,
def. Goodwin, 8.645, 148.72 mph.
FINAL – Tom Hannum, Wayne, Pa.,
8.651, 149.50 mph, def. Greg Krenik, Corrales, N.M., 8.722, 150.93 mph.
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OTHER FINAL ROUNDS
RIGHT QUICK STREET PRO– Mike
Roberts, Clinton, Ohio, 9.066, 143.51 mph, def. Charley Douglass,
Staunton, Va., 9.927, 147.41 mph.
BISON/VREELAND SUPER GAS –
Chris Sansevere, Palm City, Fla., 9.673, 122.51 mph, def. Robby Heflin,
Lillington, N.C., 9.648, 131.92 mph.
SUPER SPORT – Donnie Huffman,
Lakeland, Fla., 10.339 on a 10.300, 110.40 mph, def. Joey Thompson,
Hopewell, N.J., 10.374 on a 10.300, 114.91 mph.
RUSH SUPER ELIMINATOR – Lane
Boger, Greensboro, 24.199 on a 10.900, 27.52 mph, def. Keith Carper,
Laurel, Md., foul.
SCREAMIN EAGLE SEP – Kevin
Winters, Richmond, Ill., 11.575 on an 11.500, 95.83 mph, def. Nate
Carnahan, Richmond, Va., foul.
SCREAMIN EAGLE DESTROYER – Nick
Gonatas Jr., Corland, Ohio, 9.341, 137.12 mph, def. Wanda Poff, York, Pa.,
9.415, 139.13 mph.
SYN 3 ET – Bob Drapp, Winter
Haven, Fla., 9.799 on a 9.690, 129.11 mph, def. Kevin Gauntt, Egg Harbor
City, N.J., foul.
HOT STREET – Bruce Croneberger
III, Cressona, Pa., 10.059, 135.33 mph, def. Jim McMillan, Deland, Fla.,
10.159, 131.02 mph.
SCREAMIN EAGLE V-ROD – Lou
Gerencer, Elkhart, Ind., 9.557, 143.49 mph, def. Rich Vreeland,
Bloomsburg, Pa., 10.024, 137.75 mph.
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