Rucker Performance
Lone Star Nationals
May 5th
& 6th
Texas Motorplex
Eliminations from Texas Motorplex
We are wrapped up here at Texas Motorplex..all your
results coming right up , but hereÕs a sneak peek at the outcome!!
Good night from Texas Motorplex.
THE FINALSÉ
STORDEUR CONQUERS THE TEXAS MOTORPLEX TRACK THAT LEFT HIM
INJURED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO..
Top Fuel
Joey Sternotti comes out in his rookie year..his first final
and he takes on Steve Stordeur, and it was a great race but Stordeur gets there
quicker.
Pro Stock
Greg Krenik comes out for his 2nd final of the
day against the undefeated Junior Pippin and Krenik gives it away early when he
lights the red bulb and Pippin stays 4 for 4 for the year.
Pro Fuel
Repeat of last weeks Pro Fuel final- Jay Turner and Armon
Furr..
And this time its Jay Turner with the win light.
Pro Gas
Stan Sheppard red lights in both his finals today and
Feazell takes home his 2nd consecutive wins.
Pro Mod
Greg Krenik gets his 2nd consecutive win, beating
Greg Kuypers and taking home a 1/8th mile record.
Pro Drag
Great race and itÕs Howard Wiggins winning on a hole shot
over Will Simplot.
Street Pro
Danny Worth comes away with a big upset over Andy Simon.
SSC
Mike Roberts takes his 2nd in a row with a win over
Lou Gerencer.
V-Rod
Red light start for Edmondson and McNaughton gets his first
win for the 07 season.
Super Sport
K.W. Seneca wins over Dick Fish.
Super Gas
Double break out and itÕs Danny Harvey taking out the
champion, Bob Drapp.
SEP (11.50)
Sheppard red lights and Norlin wins one of his 2 final
rounds today. Sheppard will be
back for his Pro Gas final later in the round.
Super Eliminator
Dean Druschel-Jeff Farnum
Druschel gets the .037 start to a .146 from Farnum and
Druschel hangs on for the win.
Hot Street
Charley Douglass-Jacky Landry
Holeshot advantage to Douglass side by side all the way and
Charley Douglass takes it with the holeshot win. (.039 to a .180 from Landry).
ET
Dan Norlin- Dan Brummet
Side by side down the track and win light goes to Dan
Brummet. Norlin will be back
around for the SEP final later.
Destroyer
Brian Fox- Douglas Horne
.009 light for Horne but Brian
Fox gets to the stripe first.
SemiÕs are complete..Finals coming up around 5:00pm!!
3:50pm
Here come the semi final rounds!!
ET
Bob Bentz red lights and Dan Brummet will go to the final
against Dan Norlin who will go to a 2nd final round today.
Destroyer
Brian Fox gets by Ronnie Fensick and Fox will take on
Douglas Horne after Valerie Thompson hands it away on a red light.
SEP
Dan Norlin beats John Burdynski in the SEP semi and Norlin
will take on Stan Sheppard who although stumbling at the start got it back
together for the win.
Hot Street
Charley Douglass upsets the champ- Croneberger and will go
to the final against Landry who advanced on the bye.
Super Eliminator
Dean Druschel cuts a nice .002 light as Mark McLaughlin
lights the red bulb and it will be Druschel and Jeff Farnum in the final. Farnum advanced on the bye run.
Super Sport
Dick Fish advances on the freebie after John Burdynski no
shows and KW Seneca advances on a competition bye to take on Fish in the final.
V-Rod
A deep stage foul for Lou Gerencer ends his day against
Larry Edmondson Jr. Edmondson will
go to the final against teammate Jamie McNaughton who advanced on a troubled
bye run.
Super Gas
Joe Boyd and Bob Drapp-
The champ (Drapp) moves to next round with a 9.75 over Joe
BoydÕs 9.81.
Drapp will take on Danny Harvey
who beat a breakout run from Steve Raines.
Street Pro:
Andy Simon advances on a bye (5.61/125mph) to take on Danny
Worth whoÕs 5.76 beat a 5.81 from Zach Johnson.
Pro Modified
Greg Krenik will go to another event final round after
taking out Randy Borho. Krenik who
has already reset his 1/8th mile record this weekend with an earlier
5.53 beat Borho after Borho used up way to much race track getting close to the
retaining wall.
Pro Drag
Howard Wiggins upsets Rick Moore after Moore gets out of
shape and has to get out of early.
Wiggins will take on Will Simplot in the final who beat a disappointed
Greg Byrnes that lost fire in the semi final round.
Pro Gas
Stan Sheppard-Mike Lozano:
Sheppard upsets Lozano on a holeshot win. An .039 from Sheppard takes out the
champs .173 on a 4.85 from Lozano and a 4.97 from Sheppard.
David Feazell:
Advances on the bye to take on
Stan Sheppard.
Pro Fuel
Armon Furr- John Breckenridge
Side by side and itÕs Armon Furr getting the win light with
a 4.39 to a 5.01 from Breckenridge.
Jay Turner-Willie Herschberger:
Herschberger backs out of the
box and Turner advances to the final against Furr with a 4.41.
Pro Stock:
Junior Pippin- Bruce Beltramini:
Holeshot advantage to Beltramini but Pippin makes up the
difference and gets the win.
Greg Krenik advances on the bye
and it will be Pippin and Krenik in the final.
Top Fuel:
Steve Stordeur- Tak Shigematsu:
Dead even off the line and itÕs Stordeur getting there first
(6.20) to a 6.33 from Shigematsu.
Joey Sternotti-Doug Vancil
Sternotti upsets Vancil- 4.29 to a 4.43 from Sternotti.
SternottiÕs first trip to an
AHDRA Nitro final and he takes on one of the best- #1 qualifyer- Steve
Stordeur!
2:30pm
#1 qualifyer, Stordeur still in the show after advancing
over Griz Robinson- Shigematsu got by Brancaccio after Brancaccio went up in
smoke and Doug Vancil and Jay Turner both had a troubled start and it was a
battle to the end as Vancil gets the win light.
Joe Sternotti took over Top Speed honors with a 194mph blast
and will take on Vancil in the semiÕs after advancing over Kevin Boyer.
All the numbers coming up on the
ladder pages!! Next Pro round is
scheduled for 4:00pm.
2:20pm
Complete 1st round wrapping up for all classes.
Next Pro round coming at 2:30pm beginning with Top Fuel!!
We are fired up and running under partly sunny skies, but
still on 1/8th mile racing for the ProÕs with continuing windy
conditions.
Opening round saw #1 Steve Stordeur advance over Jack Romine
and Griz Robinson advanced over Phil Schmidt after Schmidt was shut off with a
broken front break.
Tak Shigematsu will move on after taking out Joe
Timmons. Shigematsu will face
Drums Brancaccio in the next round who advanced over Tracy Kile.
Also coming up in todayÕs 2nd round Doug Vancil
and Jay Turner will pair up after Vancil gets by Julian Seaman and Turner ran
low ET so far of the event (4.16) to win over Steve Dorn who had problems
early.
Mike Romine who holds the top speed so far of the weekend
(185.66) but was upset in the opening round by Kevin Boyer. Both bikes were on troubled runs, but
Boyer was able to get to the stripe first.
And the last pairing brought out Joe Sternotti and Bill Furr
and it was Sternotti (the rookie) getting by (the veteran), Furr with a 4.308
to a 4.73 from Furr.
We are continuing on with a smooth opening round and
Stephanie is getting your numbers punched in on the online ladders following
each round..sheÕs pretty fast at it!
Follow the ladders for todayÕs
results and weÕll check back in here with any breaking news or delays.
ThatÕs a wrap from Texas Motorplex!! Tomorrow if winds are down, we will
return to ¼ mile qualifying for the ProÕs!
Good night from the Rucker Performance Lone Star Nationals!!
Join us tomorrow for
eliminations beginning at 12:30pm.
Qualifying Day at Texas Motorplex:
Reminder (Qualifying: Sportsman ¼ mile and the ProÕs are running 1/8th
mile).
ItÕs time for final round qualifying for all classes.
Sportsman Final Round Qualifying:
Last but not least..final class of the day..
Super Gas
Joe Boyd and Steve Raines are #1 and #2 with a pair of 9.72Õs!!
V-Rod
Gerencer, Edmondson and McNaughton stayed #1, #2 and #3!!
Super Sport
Brand new line up in this class when Dick Fish clocks a
10.303 to take over the #1 spot in the final round. Dan Brummet finished the day 2nd with a 10.34
improved time and Danny Harvey is 3rd with a 10.36 while John
Burdynski moved to the 4th spot with a 10.370 to match Josh
SimplotÕs 10.300 for the 5th spot.
SSC 124:
In the class with a party of two- itÕs Mike Roberts in the
top spot with a 9.453 and Lou Gerencer is next with a 9.836 best lap.
Super Eliminator:
Mark McLaughlin and Charlie Walker hang in there at #1 and
#2 with their perfect 10.90Õs they clocked just moments apart in todayÕs
opening round.
Hot Street:
It will be Charles Cannon (10.217) taking the #1 qualifying
honors here in Texas in front of the Champion-CronebergerÕs 10.280 for the 2nd
spot.
SEP:
John Burdynski is the #1 qualifyer with his round one 11.51
and the champ, Donnie Huffman is 2nd with his 11.524 with Keith
CarperÕs 11.527 taking the 3rd spot.
Destroyer:
L.E. Tonglet qualifies #1 for the 3rd consecutive
event. His best time today came in
the 3rd and final round -9.317 at 140.31mph. Douglas Horne and Valerie Thompson
stayed #2 and #3 respectively.
ET: Wow- Ron Kuss had the pole for two rounds with a .004 and in
the final round, Rose Nelson (future bride of Joey Sternotti) comes out and
chops the tree with a .001 and will be the #1 qualifyer on the line for
tomorrowÕs opening ceremonies.
Sportsman Final rounds on the track and it is 6:22pm here!
Some of my report times
here on this page may have been off today- I was looking at east coast time and
we are central time here. Sorry
for any confusion.
ProÕs Final Round Qualifying:
Top Fuel:
Final round tightens up the competition. Doug Vancil clocks his best of the day
(4.20) and climbs to the #2 spot.
Mike Romine moved up to the #3 spot with his best shot of the day (6.21)
in front of Shigematsu who broke in his final lap of the day after his one and
only good pass in the 2nd round.
Steve Stordeur is the top qualifyer with his round one 4.17.
Pro Stock
Junior Pippin comes out for #1 qualifyer introductions
tomorrow with his 5.109 best.
Greg Krenik stayed #2.
Eddie Lee ran his best in the final lap (5.255) and moved up to the 3rd
spot in front of Bruce Beltramini.
Pro Fuel
(5:50pm)
Breckenridge stays in the top spot with his 4.26 record
lap. Jay Turner ran his best of
the day (4.303) and finishes in the 2nd spot. Armon Furr ran his quickest of
the day (4.370) and is 4th in the order and Douglas Horne laid down
his best lap of the day (4.423) and is 5th in the line up. Unfortunately for Chris Streeter is
5.082 kept him out of the field.
Pro Gas
David Feazell stays on top all day with his 4.623 best.
Pro Drag
Rick Moore runs his best of the day (4.684) and stays No. 1.
Pro Modified
Donnie Huffman improves slightly and slides up to the 4th
spot, while Randy Borho holds on to the top spot all day.
Street Pro
Ride of the RoundÉ.
Zach Johnson Òride emÕ cowboyÓ
in a bucking bronco style start he amazingly gets it back on two wheels and
finishes the day in the 3rd spot. Andy Simon keeps the top spot with a 5.62 best.
We have now resumed with the interrupted sportsman classes
from 2nd round.
Next round of the ProÕs around 5:00pm.
2nd Round Updates
Top Fuel:
Stordeur smoked the tire and lets off early but his round #1
4.17 is still the best of the day.
Tak Shigematsu made it down the track in this round and takes over the
#2 spot. Mike Romine moved up to
the 3rd spot while Drums Brancaccio is now 4th.
Pro Stock order stays the same.
Pro Fuel
Armon Furr improves and moves up to the 4th spot.
Chris Streeter and Scott Bennett still not in the field.
Pro Gas:
Feazell is quicker and stays #1 and no other changes in the order.
Pro Drag- Rick Moore had
problems in the 2nd lap but stayed on top and Will Simplot held on
to 2nd. Howard Wiggins
is now in the field in the 3rd spot and Wink Eller went to the 4th
spot. Fletcher Mitchell was out of
the field after one round but improves in the 2nd for the #4
spot. Greg Byrnes 5.305 bumped him
out of the field in the 2nd round and heÕll be looking to get back
in in the 3rd and final round.
Eleven entries are currently on the roster.
The Pro Mod order shuffled a bit after 2nd round. Randy Borho improved and held on to the
top spot while Greg Krenik jumped to the #2 spot and Greg Kuypers is now 3rd.
Pro Drag up next.
Round 2 of the ProÕs underway. Street Pro 2nd round is complete and Andy Simon
picked up his pace and remains on top while Danny Worth moved into the 2nd
spot in front of Zach Johnson.
2:00pm-
The track is almost race ready
and we will resume round No. 2 of ET, Destroyer and SEP and then will head back
into 2nd round Pro qualifying!
1:30pm
Syn3 ET 2nd round in the
lanes and another hold for sprinkles.
We will be back in action as soon as possible.
1:10pm-
Top Fuel resumed and a full round of qualifying now complete
in all classes.
Steve Stordeur stayed on top and Jay Turner and and Doug
Vancil, Sternotti, Phil Schmidt and more are now in the field. Check out the
complete order for round one on the Top Fuel qualifying page.
For those of you paying attention- you are reading it
right..Phil Schmidt is back and in the field here at Texas Motorplex after his
top end accident just last week in St. Louis. Schmidt walked away from the incident, but his bike was not
so lucky. Schmidt headed over to
Weekend Frame headquarters and John Storace has him back up and running this
weekend. Storace is here today to
take in the action and said it was indeed a tough job getting SchmidtÕs bike
ready to go in such a short time!
Other notes from the pits: Tommy Grimes is absent from the field today after torching a
head in last nightÕs Test and Tune.
Grimes wasnÕt injured, but was moving a little slow this morning as some
soreness kicked in. The team has
packed up and headed back to the CarolinaÕs to get the bike back in race ready
condition and will not compete here this weekend.
Tak Shigematsu is here this
weekend, but problems in the opener forced him to shut if off in the water box-
so we look for him to return for todayÕs 2nd round.
12:45pm
Right in the middle of Top Fuel opening round and we have
sprinkles and were forced to shut off Jay Turner and Joe Timmons at the tree. Much to the displeasure of Turner, but
when the officials determine that there is even slight questionable
circumstances..the call will be made to shut emÕ down..so that we did and we
will let you know when we are back up and running. Looks like it should be a brief sprinkle blowing
through or at least thatÕs what we are hoping for!
So far the run order before the interruption:
Steve Stordeur 4.177
Drums Brancaccio 4.253
Mike Romine 4.298
Steve Dorn 4.399
Kevin Boyer 4.742
Bill Furr 5.338
Jack Romine 6.408
The rest of the field standing by when racing resumes at
Texas Motorplex!
Stay tuned.
12:20pm
Pro Qualifying in the Pro Stock class right now (under 1/8th
mile as a precaution with the wind conditions). Earlier in Pro Fuel qualifying, John
Breckenridge clocked the number to beat with a 4.262 at 173.72mph. the 4.26 is a new record- bettering the
4.273 set by Mike Lehman all the way back in 2004. Breckenridge has all weekend to back up the number.
Top Fuel opening round due on
the track shortly. Follow all the
numbers on the result pages for your favorite class!
Super Eliminator double 10.90Õs!! Well earlier we reported not only a pair of perfect 10.90Õs,
but we also thought we had a pair of perfect .000 reactions, but turns out the
boards flashed the over/under here on our screens and was mistaken for reaction
timeÕs.
Sure looked good!!
J However- McLaughlin and Walker did
clock a pair of perfect 10.90Õs and are #1 and #2 in the line up!
10:31am
Qualifying continuing for the sportsman classes with V-Rod
Destroyer wrapping up the opener and itÕs L.E. Tonglet at the head of the pack
again with a 9.32 today.
News just in from the tech department: Track officials have been watching the
wind situation carefully here in Texas and it has now been decided that Pro
qualifying will happen on the 1/8th mile. Sportsman will continue on the ¼ mile.
A Pro rider meeting was called to discuss and no objections
were received.
Although it may seem to some, a premature call - it is in
the best interest of safety to go with the 1/8th mile. A decision on tomorrowÕs eliminationÕs
will be made in the morning after riders and track officials access the
situation.
For now..we are back to qualifying- with the sportsman
categories.
It looks like the ProÕs will
lead off with Street Pro at 11:30am.
Good morning from the Rucker Performance LoneStar
NationalÕs. We are looking at a
9:30am start for the Syn3 ET opening round of qualifying here in Ennis, TX.
The current conditions are
mostly cloudy with winds. Forecast
calls for highs in the low 80Õs.
Stay tuned for todayÕs qualifying numbers on the result pages for your
favorite class. WeÕll only be
popping on this page today with breaking news or reports of any delays. Stay tuned for hourly results all day.
Friday, May 4th
10:00am- Gates open for parking- racers and vendors.
10:00am- Tech and Registration open
5:00-9:00pm AHDRA Test and Tune Session
Saturday, May 5th
7:00am- Gates open. Tech and Registration Open
9:00am- Qualifying for Sportsman Classes
11:30am- Qualifying for Pro Classes
Sunday, May 6th
8:00am- Gates Open. Tech and Registration Open
9:00am- Eliminations for Sportsman classes (as needed to narrow the fields to 16 or less)
12:15pm- Opening Ceremonies
12:30pm- Pro Eliminations begin