HORNE DOUBLES UP – AGAIN; TATE ALSO WINS AT JIM MCCLURE NATIONALS
 
 
Versatile Douglas Horne extended his dominance at Rockingham Dragway Sunday by winning the top two titles in the 21st running of the All-Harley Drag Racing Association Screamin’ Eagle Parts Jim McClure Nitro Nationals.

Horne turned back an international field of Top Fuel Harley-Davidson riders that included former AHDRA champ Takeshi Shigematsu of Iyo, Ehime, Japan, and brothers Devin and Mike Pelrine of Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, to win for the third consecutive time at The Rock.

Although he struggled early, qualifying only sixth, the 24-year-old phenom
rallied to turn back veteran Larry “Drums” Brancaccio of Nutley, N.J., in the final after Brancaccio had upset No. 1 qualifier Tommy Grimes of Pfafftown in the semis.

Horne was unchallenged in Pro Fuel, winning for the seventh straight time at Rockingham while keeping his record perfect in this year’s series. The only Pro Fuel title he didn’t win this year was at Woodburn, Ore., in a race he chose not to attend.

With his double-up victories, Horne secured the AHDRA’s overall Top Fuel and Pro Fuel series championships for the second consecutive year.

Riders representing 22 states, Canada and Japan qualified Harleys for the race with 10 different states represented in the winners’ circle.

While Horne was winning his specialties, Carrie Seifert Tate won for the second straight event in Pro Drag, upsetting No. 1 qualifier Steve Pier of Hatfield, Pa., in round one when he crossed the centerline; then stopping Rich Vreeland of Bloomsburg, Pa., in the final. Tate, whose bike “Brutus” is based in Mt. Vernon, Ark., won her first pro race last month at Numidia, Pa.

Other winners included Frank Capone of Wakefield, Mass., in Pro Modified, Tom Caldwell of Knoxville, Tenn., in Pro Stock, and Lee Hitz of Annville, Pa., in Pro Gas.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Results from the 21st annual All-Harley Drag Racing Association Jim McClure Nitro Nationals at Rockingham Dragway:

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE TOP FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., 6.239, 223.69 mph; 2. Takeshi Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, 6.248, 214.25 mph; 3. Damien Cownden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 6.299, 216.38 mph; 4. Jay Turner, Julian, N.C., 6.322, 219.36 mph; 5. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., 6.341, 209.07 mph; 6. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 6.348, 221.38 mph; 7. Devin Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, 6.436, 216.72 mph; 8. Brook McCabe, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 6.440, 211.93 mph.
Round 1 – Robert Stewart, Grovester, Va., .082, 6.518, 214.96 mph, def. Brook McCabe, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., .059, 6.702, 203.25 mph; Larry “Drums” Broncaccio, Nutley, N.J., .039, 6.307, 215.86 mph, def. Armon Furr, Orangeburg, S.C., .066, 6.622, 197.88 mph; Takeshi Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, .065, 6.499, 207.43 mph, def. Rickey House, Humble, Texas, .089, 16.934, 43.51 mph; Devin Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, .185, 6.482, 211.03 mph, def. Dean Comunal, Stroudsburg, Pa., .101, 6.956, 164.09 mph; Jay Turner, Julian, N.C., .081, 6.431, 211.00 mph, def. Mike Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, foul; Damien Cownden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, .217, 6.694, 209.59 mph, def. Jasone Pridemore, Garrettsville, Ohio, ,183. 6.925, 195.42 mph; Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., .027, 6.371, 209.85 mph, def. Tii Tharpe, West Bend, N.C., .041, 18.500, 58.04 mph; Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., bye.
Round 2 – Grimes, .061, 6.314, 213.30 mph, def. Stewart, .083, 6.619, 214.72 mph; Brancaccio, .043, 6.365, 194.66 mph, def. Turne3r, .068, 16.358, 41.53 mph; D. Pelrine, .054, 6.457, 196.59 mph, def. Shigematsu, .028. 7.469, 158.28 mph; Horne, .030, 6.342, 218.19 mph, def. Cownden, .046, 7.807, 117.02 mph.
Semifinals – Brancaccio, .032, 6.329, 216.27 mph, def. Grimes, .064, 15.717, 78.19 mph; Horne, .049, 6.564, 189.58 mph, def. D. Pelrine, .060, 62.524, 25.03 mph.
FINAL – Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., .028, 6.386, 212. 03 mph, def. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., .062, 6.413, 199.85 mph.

RUSH PRO FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 6.553, 209.79 mph; 2. Craig Pelrine, Redwater, Alberta, Canada, 6.644, 200.95 mph; 3. Mark Cox, Fleetwood, N.C., 6.702, 199.02 mph; 4. Chris Streeter, Cleveland, Ohio, 6.849, 202.67 mph.
Round 1 – Russell Sowers, Hermitage, Pa., .109, 7.462, 152.73 mph, def. Chris Streeter, Cleveland, Ohio, .107, 10.342, 88.06 mph; Rocky Jackson, Youngsville, La., .146, 6.972, 170.84 mph, def. Craig Pelrine, Redwater, Alberta, Canada, .125, 8.150, 116.25 mph; Mark Cox, Fleetwood, N.C., .058, 6.727, 198.47 mph, def. Greg Grove, Shelbyville, Tenn., .102, 8.136, 152.83 mph; Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., .025, 6.600, 200.74 mph, def. Jim Doyle, Springfield, Mass., .156, 9.626, 87.02 mph.
Semifinals – Cox, .073, 6.691, 198.09 mph, def. Jackson, .068, 7.568, 145.20 mph; Horne, .057, 6.598, 206.83 mph, def. Sowers, .118, 7.706, 121.43 mph.
FINAL – Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., .034, 6.570, 205.07 mph, def. Mark Cox, Fleetwood, N.C., .062, 6.654, 193.40 mph.

PRO DRAG
Qualifying – 1. Steve Pier, Hatfield, Pa., 7.399, 167.09 mph; 2. Dale Nilles, Westminster, Colo., 7.528, 167.51 mph; 3. Pete Stimeling, Vinton, Va., 7.528, 162.82 mph; 4. Jordan Cruz, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 7.529, 164.49 mph.
Round 1 – Jordan Cruz, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., .111, 7.583, 161.67 mph, def. Rebel Glover, Holly Hill, Fla., .221, 7.520, 157.36 mph; Dale Nilles, Westminster, Colo., .109, 7.793, 161.34 mph, def. Jay Beasley, Winston-Salem, N.C., .097, 7.880, 152.47 mph; Rich Vreeland, Bloomsburg, Pa., .143, 7.437, 157.83 mph, def. Peter Stimeling, Vinton, Va., .171, 7.872, 154.60 mph; Carrie Tate, Mt. Vernon, Ark., .148, 7.811, 158.63 mph, def. Steve Pier, Hatfield, Pa., DNQ, crossed centerline.
Semifinals – Tate, .102, 7.462, 154.40 mph, def. Cruz, .073, 7.543, 166.58 mph; Vreeland, .117, 7.433, 152.40 mph, def. Nilles, .087, 7.600, 170.08 mph.
FINAL – Carrie Tate, Mt. Vernon, Ark., .124, 7.461, 167.99 mph, def. Rich Vreeland, Bloomsburg, Pa., .131, 7.475, 158.22 mph.

AHDRA PRO MODIFIED
Qualifying – 1. Joey Thomson, Hopewell, N.J., 8.300, 157.67 mph; 2. Frank Capone, Wakefield, Mass., 8.343, 157.17 mph; 3. Shaun Reno, Hayes, Va., 8.391, 154.60 mph; 4. Hank Stanton, East Rochester, N.Y., 8.439, 153.68 mph.
Round 1 – Frank Capone, Wakefield, Mass., .169, 8.423, 153.95 mph, def. Frank Genzale, Wellsville, Pa., .117, 9.717, 131.15 mph; Shaun Reno, Hayes, Va., .110, 8.487, 151.14 mph, def. Justin Collier, Orlando, Fla., .026, 10.948, 80.45 mph; Hank Stanton, East Rochester, N.Y., .053, 8.671, 149.60 mph, def. Ryan Oehler, Bloomington, Ill., .057, 9.437, 137.57 mph; John Price, Emmitsburg, Md., .090, 9.006, 145.25 mph, def. Billy Joe Bowman, Philadelphia, Pa., .066, 9.156, 136.00 mph; Joey Thomson, Hopewell, N.J., .027, 8.561, 150.53 mph, def. Gary Douglass, Staunton, Va., no time.
Round 2 – Reno, NA, 8.545, 152.30 mph, def. Stanton, foul; Capone, .069, 8.453, 153.65 mph, def. Price, .133, 9.101, 141.30 mph; Thomson, bye.
Semifinals – Thomson, .008, 8.487, 149.65 mph, def. Reno, foul; Capone, bye.
FINAL – Frank Capone, Wakefield, Mass., .013, 8.428, 154.83 mph, def. Joey Thomson, Hopewell, N.J., foul.

RUSH PRO GAS
Semifinals – Lee Hitz, Annville, Pa., 1.001, 8.717, 147.89 mph, def. Clint Riley, Greenville, Fla., no time; Keith Browne, Semora, N.C., bye.
FINAL – Lee Hitz, Annville, Pa., .472, 8.776, 147.88 mph, def. Keith Browne, Semora, N.C., no time.

AHDRA PRO STOCK
Semifinals – John Marinelli, Debarry, Fla., .331, 9.286, 111.01 mph, def. Tommy Hannum, Wayne, Pa., no time; Tom Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., bye.
FINAL – Tom Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., .056, 8.128, 160.12 mph, def. John Marinelli, Debary, Fla., .034, 8.244, 155.81 mph.

OTHER FINALS
RIGHTQUICK STREET PRO – Charley Douglass, Staunton, Va., .152, 9.170, 149.08 mph, def. Ken Miller, Waynesburg, Ohio, .213, 9.507, 148.28 mph.
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE V-ROD – Robert Pettit, Bristol, Ind., .005, 9.407, 146.16 mph, def. Jim Sweet, Osceola, Ind, .091, 9.329, 140.46 mph.
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE DESTROYER – Darrell Schwalbach, Omaha, Neb., .303, 9.086, 137.99 mph, def. Peter Thomson, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, NA, 9.415, 140.02 mph.
AHDRA HOT STREET – Bruce Croneberger III, Cressona, Pa., .180, 9.793, 130.96 mph, def. Kevin Gauntt, Egg Harbor City, N.J., .071, 10.214, 122.20 mph.
BISON RACING SUPER GAS – David Israel, Lima, N.J., .068, 9.785 on a 9.700, 114.81 mph, def. Kevin Garrow, Philadelphia, Pa., .127, 9.805 on a 9.700, 131.77 mph.
AHDRA SUPER SPORT – David Higgs, Ormond Beach, Fla., .082, 10.363 on a 10.300, 114.10 mph, def. Justin Collier, Orlando, Fla., .053, 10.440 on a 10.300, 112.24 mph.
RUSH SUPER ELIMINATOR – Tommy Hannum, Wayne, Pa., .124, 11.618 on a 10.900, 83.10 mph, def. Nate Carnahan, Powhaton, Va., no time.
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE SEP – Donnie Huffman, Lakeland, Fla., .058, 11.634 on an 11.500, 101.70 mph, def. Keith Garper, Laurel, Md., .068, 11.652 on an 11.500, 91.81 mph.
SYN 3 ET – Bob Drapp, Winter Haven, Fla., .189, 9.732 on a 9.790, 133.38 mph, def. Kevin Gauntt, Egg Harbor City, N.J., foul.