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LEE FALLS JUST SHORT IN BID FOR DOUBLE AT ROCKINGHAM
Rain Washes Out Final Day of the Original Super Bike Shootout Series Finale



ROCKINGHAM – Dustin Lee’s bid for a double-up victory was denied by a narrow .005 of a second margin Saturday before unexpected rain forced the cancellation of the final day of racing in the Original Super Bike Shootout Series at Rockingham Dragway.

Lee, a regular Rockingham bike racer from Morristown, Tenn., stopped Pfafftown’s Daniel Joyce in the final round to win Saturday’s featured 5.60 index title but Michael Herman of Woodbridge, Va., denied his bid for a second title in the final round of Pro ET.

Herman ran 9.141 on a 9.130 target in the final round while Lee recorded an 8.691 on an 8.680 target. The difference was all at the starting line where Herman had a .005 advantage (.045 to .050).

The other Saturday winner was Darrell Mahoney of Pomfret, Va., who forced fellow Virginian Mike Schulz into a final round breakout foul in Street ET.

Rainchecks will be honored at either of two Super Bike Shootout Series events contested next year at The Rock. Dates of those events are pending with announcement of a 2016 schedule expected in December.



ROCKINGHAM – Saturday results from the Original Super Bike Shootout Series at Rockingham Dragway. Sunday’s program cancelled by rain. Hometowns are North Carolina unless otherwise indicated:

Saturday 5.60 Index

Round 2 – Michael Rankin, NA., .075, 5.663, 122.17 mph, def. Shawn Welch, Waynesboro, Ga., .163, 5.579 breakout, 115.51 mph; Daniel Joyce, Pfafftown, .019, 5.458, 124.20 mph, def. Robert Parker, Sanford, Fla., foul; Dustin Lee, Morristown, Tenn., .062, 5.601, 123.64 mph, def. Russell Justus, NA, .021, 5.668, 127.34 mph; Joe Procopio, Wake Forest, .083, 5.650, 107.43 mph, def. Unknown #288, .047, 5.822, 126.91 mph; Scottie Keller, Mooresville, .122, 5.691, 125.17 mph, def. Jim Shifflett, Waynesboro, Va., .276, 5.510 breakout, 118.73 mph.

Round 3 – Rankin, .049, 6.605, 90.71 mph, def. Procopio, .085, 5.592 breakout, 111[DD1] .94 mph; Lee, .003, 5.667, 118.36 mph, def. Keller, .075, 5.611, 125.31 mph; Joyce, bye.

Semifinals – Joyce, .003, 5.791, 95.83 mph, def. Rankin, .071, 5.764, 124.43 mph; Lee, bye.

FINAL – Dustin Lee, Morristown, Tenn., .020, 5.569, 125.38 mph, def. Daniel Joyce, Pfafftown, .030, 5.517 breakout, 112.03 mph.



Saturday Pro ET

Round 5 – Stephen Knight, Durham, .103, 9.132 on a 9.020, 148.51 mph, def. Delmond Crawford, Afton, Va., .105, 9.217 on a 9.100, 125.22 mph; George Shriver, NA, .055, 8.795 on an 8.600, 135.67 mph, def. Steve Murray, Stephens City, Va., .085, 9.427 on a 9.230, 143.63 mph; Michael Herman, Woodbridge, Va., .032, 9.152 on a 9.150, 144.46 mph, def. Ben Knight, Beavercreek, Ohio, .095, 8.832 breakout on an 8.850, 146.53 mph; Mike Schulz, Manassas Park, Va., .042, 8.937 on an 8.860, 137.93 mph, def. Fred Reid, Richmond, Va., .108, 9.351 on a 9.230, 144.80 mph; Dustin Lee, Morristown, Tenn., .029, 8.874 on an 8.800, 131.16 mph, def. Scottie Keller, Mooresville, .117, 8.793 on an 8.730, 150.55 mph; Brandon Bachmeier, Manassas Park, Va., bye.

Round 6 – Bachmeier, .068, 9.109 on a 9.090, 144.83 mph, def. S. Knight, .085, 9.097 on a 9.070, 147.81 mph; Lee, .046, 8.804 on an 8.780, 139.18 mph, def. Shriver, .016, 8.674 on an 8.600, 139.08 mph; Herman, .078, 9.175 on a 9.140, 136.17 mph, def. Schulz, .054, 8.999 on an 8.850, 150.08 mph.

Semifinals – Herman, .048, 9.152 on a 9.130, 144.55 mph, def. Bachmeier, .084, 9.054 breakout on a 9.100, 145.23 mph; Lee, bye.

FINAL – Michael Herman, Woodbridge, Va., .045, 9.141 on a 9.130, 144.69 mph, def. Dustin Lee, Morristown, Tenn., .050, 8.691 on an 8.680, 149.81 mph.


Saturday Street ET

Round 4 – Randy Day, Anderson, S.C., .019, 9.853 on a 9.660, 145.30 mph, def. Dion dickens, Jackson, .060, 10.629 breakout on a 10.650, 123.33 mph; Clay Davies, Petersburg, Va., .087, 9.595 on a 9.560, 139.01 mph, def. Scott Cockeran, Pleasant Garden, foul; Chris Whitmer, Chesapeake, Va., .106, 10.077 on a 10.000, 132.33 mph, def. Barry Pryer Sr., Chesapeake, Va., .069, 12.493 breakout on a 12.530, 100.79 mph; Barry Purnell, Henderson, .008, 9.414 on a 9.350, 143.08 mph, def. Ben Knight, Beavercreek, Ohio, .087, 8.847 breakout on an 8.850, 152.97 mph; Darrell Mahoney, Pomfret, Md., NA, 9.105 on a 9.020, 147.75 mph, def. Luke Boykin, Devil Hill, foul; Mike Schulz, Manassas Park, Va., .076, 8.906 on an 8.880, 142.31 mph, def. Willie Moore, Gastonia, .118, 9.281 on a 9.200, 142.36 mph; Scottie Keller, Mooresville, .023, 9.663 in a 9.510, 126.25 mph, def. Russell Justus, Morristown, Tenn., .158, 9.003 on an 8.970, 145.16 mph; Michael Herman, Woodbridge, Va., .103, 9.178 on a 9.150, 144.19 mph, def. Fred Reid, Richmond, Va., .034, 9.344 on a 9.230, 145.33 mph.

Round 5 – Whitmer, .169, 10.021 on a 10.060, 129.10 mph, def. Day, foul; Mahoney, .021, 9.067 on a 9.100, 143.73 mph, def. Purnell, foul; Schulz, .030, 8.917 on an 8.870, 138.20 mph, def. Davies, .082, 9.641 on a 9.570, 134.90 mph; Herman, .039, 9.181 on a 9.140, 136.46 mph, def. Keller, .036, 9.594 on a 9.510, 136.90 mph.

Semifinals – Mahoney, .070, 9.047 on a 9.060, 148.33 mph, def. Whitmer, foul; Schulz, .053, 8.855 on an 8.850, 151.73 mph, def. Herman, .049, 9.141 on a 9.130, 142.22 mph.

FINAL – Darrell Mahoney, Pomfret, Md., .025, 9.066 on a 9.060, 138.76 mph, def. Mike Schulz, Manassas Park, Va., .071, 8.842 breakout on an 8.850, 151.80 mph.

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