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Rodney
Williford
avoided
the
upsets
that
took
out
Pro
Modified
and
Real
Street
favorites
Ronald
Procopio
and
Johnny
Dobrin
Sunday
and
won
the
10th
annual
Lee’s
Performance
Fall
Bike
Nationals
at
Steve
Earwood’s
Rockingham
Dragway.
The
victory,
Williford’s
fifth
consecutive
this
season,
enabled
the
Rougemont
veteran
to
lock
up
his
third
straight
Orient
Express
Pro
Street
championship
and
his
fourth
overall
in
the
Mickey
Thompson
Performance
MIRock
Superbike
Series. |
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Although
he
trailed
Joey
Gladstone
of
Townsend,
Del., in
Orient
Express
Pro
Street
points
entering
the
season’s
final
two
events,
Williford
was
never
challenged
Sunday
in
winning
at The
Rock for
the
third
straight
time
this
year. He
qualified
No. 1,
easily
won his
first
two
rounds
and got
a gift
in the
final
when
Greg
Wallace
of
Timberlake
was
guilty
of a
foul
start.
Wallace
actually
ended
the
title
suspense
a round
earlier
when his
starting
line
advantage
was
enough
to
overcome
Gladstone’s
slightly
quicker
track
time
(7.398
to
7.407).
It was
Williford’s
14th Pro
Street
victory
in the
series
that
contests
races at
both The
Rock and
Maryland
International
Raceway.
Other
Lee’s
winners
included
Billy
Vose of
Sherrills
Ford in
Mickey
Thompson
Pro
Modified,
Rickey
Gadson
of
Hammonton,
N.J., in
DME Real
Street,
Jack
Durant
of
Durham
in FBR
Shop
5.60 and
Shayne
Proctor
of
Indian
Head,
Md., a
winner
in both
the Trac
King Top
Sportsman
and
House of
Speed
Crazy 8s
classes.
Although
they
stumbled
on
Sunday,
Procopio
and
Dobrin
already
had
clinched
season
titles
in their
respective
classes.
Procopio,
from
nearby
Wake
Forest,
won his
second
straight
title as
the only
Pro Mod
rider to
win more
than
once
this
year.
Dobrin’s
Sarasota-based
turbo
Suzuki
put him
in the
winners’
circle
five
times
this
year in
Real
Street,
enabling
him to
unseat
Jeremy
Teasley
of
Columbus,
Ohio,
who was
the
champion
in 2009,
2010 and
2011.
Results
from
Sunday’s
10th
annual
Lee’s
Performance
Fall
Bike
Nationals
at Steve
Earwood’s
Rockingham
Dragway,
final
event in
the 2012
Mickey
Thompson
Performance
MIRock
Superbike
Series:
MICKEY
THOMPSON
PRO
MODIFIED
Qualifying
– 1.
Ronald
Procopio,
Wake
Forest,
4.089,
172.30
mph; 2.
Billy
Vose,
Sherrills
Ford,
4.170,
168.77
mph; 3.
Nikie
Corley,
Jacksonville,
Fla.,
4.297,
163.85
mph; 4.
Tyler
Wilson,
Walnut
Cove,
4.498,
159.49
mph.
Round 1
– Tyler
Wilson,
Walnut
Cove,
.011,
4.458,
157.76
mph,
def.
Tommy
Brounkowski,
Greenwood,
S.C.,
.132,
5.536,
97.07
mph;
Nikie
Corley,
Jacksonville,
Fla.,
.124,
4.270,
164.65
mph,
def.
Berry
Harvoy,
Winston-Salem,
.086,
5.177,
122.87
mph;
Billy
Vose,
Sherrills
Ford,
.110,
4.235,
160.92
mph,
def.
John
Collins,
Rocky
Mount,
foul;
Ronald
Procopio,
Wake
Forest,
bye.
Semifinals
– Vose,
.053,
4.195,
168.30
mph,
def.
Corley,
.058,
6.846,
65.98
mph;
Wilson,
.025,
4.956,
109.93
mph,
def.
Procopio,
.119,
5.968,
75.22
mph.
FINAL –
Billy
Vose,
Sherrills
Ford,
.097,
4.198,
167.66
mph,
def.
Tyler
Wilson,
Walnut
Cove,
.015,
4.536,
159.31
mph.
ORIENT
EXPRESS
PRO
STREET
Qualifying
– 1.
Rodney
Williford,
Rougemont,
7.320,
198.15
mph; 2.
Greg
Wallace,
Timberlake,
7.327,
200.14
mph; 3.
Carl
Lucas,
Wilson,
7.423,
195.22
mph; 4.
Eric
Hart II,
Teaneck,
N.J.,
7.643,
179.64
mph.
Round 1
– Rodney
Williford,
Rougemont,
.172,
7.682,
193.38
mph,
def.
Stephen
Scearce,
Blairs,
Va., no
time;
Greg
Wallace,
Timberlake,
.144,
7.426,
188.62
mph,
def.
Neal
Riddle,
Roanoke,
Va.,
.158,
;7.833,
189.95
mph;
Eric
Hart II,
Teaneck,
N.J.,
.231,
7.582,
183.39
mph,
def.
Manius
Bunger,
Johannesburg,
South
Africa,
.268,
8.361,
184.14
mph;
Joey
Gladstone,
Townsend,
Del.,
.127,
7.371,
201.19
mph,
def.
Carl
Lucas,
Wilson,
.104,
9.875,
92.66
mph.
Semifinals
–
Wallace,
.107,
7.407,
188.52
mph,
def.
Gladstone,
.155,
7.398,
204.51
mph;
Williford,
.129,
7.381,
203.40
mph,
def.
Hart,
.177,
7.632,
183.77
mph.
FINAL –
Rodney
Williford,
Rougemont,
.131,
13.210,
55.85
mph,
def.
Greg
Wallace,
Timberlake,
foul.
DME REAL
STREET
Qualifying
– 1.
Jeremy
Teasley,
Columbus,
Ohio,
7.788,
189.02
mph; 2.
Johnny
Dobrin,
Sarasota,
Fla.,
7.857,
186.02
mph; 3.
“Super
Dave”
Stewart,
Mooresville,
7.865,
188.15
mph; 4.
Joey
Gladstone,
Townsend,
Del.,
7.868,
188.60
mph.
Round 1
– Chris
Moore,
Taylors,
S.C.,
.071,
7.978,
185.54
mph,
def. Ed
Murphy,
Bridgeport,
Conn.,
.134,
8.032,
179.88
mph;
Joey
Gladstone,
Townsend,
Del.,
.116,
7.857,
184.95
mph,
def.
David
Merks,
North
Augusta,
S.C.,
.166,
8.117,
181.50
mph;
Rickey
Gadson,
Hammonton,
N.J.,
.084,
7.908,
185.23
mph,
def. Ben
Bozarth,
Millville,
N.J.,
.126,
8.036,
180.69
mph;
“Super
Dave”
Stewart,
Mooresville,
.140,
7.999,
181.79
mph,
def.
Victor
Gotay,
Sarasota,
Fla.,
.191,
8.496,
160.65
mph;
Johnny
Dobrin,
Sarasota,
Fla.,
.144,
7.941,
180.86
mph,
def.
Chris
Hart,
King
George,
Va.,
.327,
8.901,
133.75
mph; Lee
Shierts,
Charlotte,
.128,
7.972,
188.07
mph,
def.
Ashton
Dickerson,
Newark,
N.J.,
.171,
8.087,
168.62
mph;
Jeremy
Teasley,
Columbus,
Ohio,
bye.
Round 2
– Moore,
.069,
8.036,
184.47
mph,
def.
Stewart,
.147,
8.071,
182.97
mph;
Teasley,
.129,
7.990,
186.07
mph,
def.
Shierts,
.034,
8.172,
185.56
mph;
Gadson,
.100,
7.826,
185.97
mph,
def.
Gladstone,
.164,
8.021,
183.02
mph;
Dobrin,
bye.
Semifinals
– Gadson,
.075,
7.841,
181.81
mph,
def.
Teasley,
.056,
7.911,
191.92
mph;
Dobrin,
.112,
7.852,
182.11
mph,
def.
Moore,
.066,
7.916,
188.36
mph.
FINAL –
Rickey
Gadson,
Hammonton,
N.J.,
.076,
7.782,
182.23
mph,
def.
Johnny
Dobrin,
Sarasota,
Fla.,
.012,
7.912,
186.61
mph.
TRAC
KING TOP
SPORTSMAN
Round 3
– Robert
Johnson,
Sandston,
Va.,
.008,
8.909 on
an
8.880,
139.54
mph,
def.
Michael
Rankin,
Staunton,
Va.,
.091,
8.735 on
an
8.700,
155.45
mph;
Jerry
Turner,
Bluff
City,
Tenn.,
.112,
8.951 on
an
8.930,
144.91
mph,
def. Ron
Arnold,
Bowling
Green,
Ky.,
foul;
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
.075,
12.824
on an
8.840,
61.41
mph,
def.
Chris
Clontz,
Mechanicsville,
Md.,
foul;
Jim
Shifflett,
Waynesboro,
Va.,
.051,
8.175 on
an
8.150,
149.90
mph,
def.
Jermaine
Proctor,
Bryans,
Md.,
.070,
9.085 on
a 9.000,
142.52
mph.
Semifinals
–
Proctor,
.038,
8.913 on
an
8.840,
147.49
mph,
def.
Shifflett,
.057,
8.220 on
an
8.150,
156.14
mph;
Turner,
.039,
8.971 on
an
8.930,
147.18
mph,
def.
Johnson,
.079,
8.888 on
an
8.880,
146.69
mph.
FINAL –
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
.052,
8.886 on
an
8.870,
142.03
mph,
def.
Jerry
Turner,
Bluff
City,
Tenn.,
.097,
8.927
breakout
on an
8.950,
151.73
mph.
HOUSE OF
SPEED
CRAZY
8'S
Round 3
– Clay
Davies,
Petersburg,
Va.,
.013,
8.916,
132.23
mph,
def.
Travis
Bourdeaux,
Harrisburg,
.134,
8.946,
154.12
mph; B.J.
Pryer,
Chesapeake,
Va.,
.049,
8.930,
138.23
mph,
def.
Ashton
Dickerson,
Newark,
N.J.,
.094,
9.256,
146.13
mph;
Robert
Johnson,
Sandston,
Va.,
.062,
8.869,
148.87
mph,
def.
Barry
Pryer
Sr.,
Chesapeake,
Va.,
.011,
8.730
breakout,
141.59
mph;
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Davies,
.034,
8.841,
148.40
mph,
def.
Johnson,
.055,
8.830
breakout,
148.56
mph;
Proctor,
.040,
8.858,
147.89
mph,
def. B.J.
Pryer,
foul.
FINAL –
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
.249,
8.882,
151.66
mph,
def.
Clay
Davies,
Petersburg,
Va., no
time.
FBR SHOP
5.60
Round 3
– Jack
Durant,
Durham,
.108,
5.727,
121.44
mph,
def.
Cameron
Shelton,
Hardy,
Va.,
.213,
5.651,
118.48
mph;
Kevin
Richardson,
Norfolk,
.055,
5.627,
124.18
mph,
def.
Schubert
Clayton,
Roanoke,
Va.,
.078,
5.608,
121.67
mph;
Toney
Freeman,
Stockbridge,
Ga.,
.059,
5.548,
119.81
mph,
def. Jim
Shifflett,
Waynesboro,
Va.,
.069,
5.546
breakout,
123.81
mph;
Marion
Ford,
Hampstead,
Md.,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Durant,
.004,
5.642,
125.68
mph,
def.
Freeman,
.094,
5.585
breakout,
116.13
mph;
Ford,
.058,
5.625,
118.30
mph,
def.
Richardson,
.100,
5.667,
121.17
mph.
FINAL –
Jack
Durant,
Durham,
.115,
5.785,
114.23
mph,
def.
Marion
Ford,
Hampstead,
Md.,
.360,
5.723,
125.01
mph.
NITROUS
EXPRESS
PRO ET
Round 6
– George
Shriver,
Glen
Burnie,
Md.,
.027,
8.641 on
an
8.620,
143.12
mph,
def.
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
.023,
8.911 on
an
8.870,
147.70
mph;
Glenn
Glass,
Manassas,
Va.
.067,
10.922
on a
10.960,
120.34
mph,
def.
Michael
Herman
Jr.,
Woodbridge,
Va.,
.049,
9.345
breakout
on a
9.400,
140.21
mph;
Wardell
Pinkney,
Hyattsville,
Md.,
.026,
9.913 on
a 9.640,
119.45
mph,
def.
Terry
Singleton,
Clarkston,
Ga.,
.120,
9.479 on
a 9.100,
148.92
mph.
Semifinals
– Glass,
.096,
10.926
on a
10.920,
117.84
mph,
def.
Shriver,
.064,
12.550
on an
8.620,
71.84
mph;
Pinkney,
bye.
FINAL –
Glenn
Glass,
Manassas,
Va.,
.065,
10.961
on a
10.910,
119.58
mph,
def.
Wardell
Pinkney,
Hyattsville,
Md.,
.210,
9.639 on
a 9.620,
131.55
mph.
BROCKS
PERFORMANCE
STREET
ET
Round 6
– Lamond
Payne,
Winston-Salem,
.015,
10.084
on a
10.120,
127.68
mph,
def.
Eric
Griffith,
Riner,
Va.,
foul;
Mike
Schultz,
Manassas
Park,
Va.,
.050,
9.065 on
a 9.050,
149.08
mph,
def.
Rick
Janney
Jr.,
Roanoke,
Va.,
.108,
8.902
breakout
on an
8.910,
144.92
mph;
Terry
Singleton,
Clarkston,
Ga.,
.045,
9.175 on
a 9.100,
128.46
mph,
def.
Mike
Herman
Sr.,
Fredericksburg,
Va.,
.047,
8.922
breakout
on an
8.950,
145.91
mph.
Semifinals
–
Schultz,
.036,
9.084 on
a 9.50,
149.28
mph,
def.
Payne,
foul;
Singleton,
bye.
FINAL –
Mike
Schultz,
Manassas
Park,
Va., NA,
9.049 on
a 9.060,
145.83
mph,
def.
Terry
Singleton,
Clarkston,
Ga., NA,
9.007
breakout
on a
9.080,
149.00
mph.
PRO ET
CHAMPIONS
Round 2
– Andy
Baumbach,
Fairfax
Station,
Va.,
.128,
8.181 on
an
8.180,
146.45
mph,
def.
Michael
Herman
Sr.,
Fredericksburg,
Va.,
.118,
8.884 on
an
8.870,
153.35
mph;
Dale
Hamilton,
Mount
Airy,
Md.,
.031,
9.982 on
a 9.980,
133.76
mph,
def.
Wardell
Pinkney,
Hyattsville,
Md.,
foul;
Bob
Carlson,
Turrington,
Conn.,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Hamilton,
.043,
9.974 on
a 9.970,
130.33
mph,
def.
Carlson,
.037,
9.172
breakout
on a
9.180,
134.26
mph;
Baumbach,
bye.
FINAL –
Dale
Hamilton,
Mt.
Airy,
Md.,
.031,
9.919 on
a 9.970,
134.67
mph,
def.
Andy
Baumbach,
Fairfax
Station,
Va.,
foul.
STREET
ET
CHAMPIONS
Round 1
– Derek
Crawford,
Charlottesville,
Va.,
.014,
9.124 on
a 9.080,
144.84
mph,
def.
Shayne
Proctor,
Indian
Head,
Md.,
.062,
8.860
breakout
on an
8.890,
145.70
mph;
Barry
Purnell,
Henderson,
.113,
11.164
on an
11.250,
116.67
mph,
def. Ben
Knight,
Bristol,
Tenn.,
foul;
Boo
Brown,
Potomac
Falls,
Va.,
.046,
9.384 on
a 9.350,
146.35
mph,
def.
Jermaine
Proctor,
Bryans,
Md.,
.099,
9.067
breakout
on a
9.100,
147.20
mph;
Mike
Schultz,
Manassas
Park,
Va.,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Crawford,
.039,
9.212 on
a 9.090,
126.88
mph,
def.
Purnell,
.039,
11.481
on an
11.200,
112.47
mph;
Brown,
.094,
9.430 on
a 9.360,
131.72
mph,
def.
Schultz,
.052,
9.154 on
a 9.030,
148.58
mph.
FINAL –
Boo
Brown,
Potomac
Falls,
Va.,
.037,
9.416 on
a 9.370,
145.89
mph,
def.
Derek
Crawford,
Charlottesville,
Va.,
.028,
9.165 on
a 9.090,
131.01
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