Joker
Machine Indy Nationals Presented By
Indianapolis
Southside Harley-Davidson
September
11th & 12th
Indianapolis
Raceway Park
Sunday
September 12, 2004
Final
Round Update-
You
never know in racing. The tree
makes the call in several so far and upsets in early rounds of the finals.
Johnny
Mancuso gets the win over Vancil in the final. Vancil had the slight holeshot advantage, but Mancusos 6.583
at 209.92mph was enough over Vancils 6.583 at 209.01. It brought the crowd to their feet as the two were handle
bar to handlebar for the final lap.
Dirk
Higgins had a sluggish start here in Indy in yesterdays qualifying, but
something turned around big for them today. Higgins took the S & S Cycle Pro Stock win over Rick
Maney and appears to have enough to back up a new national record with the
7.438 he ran in the semis. He
finished with a 7.486 to Maneys 7.519.
Records are yet to be verified from tech.
John
Martin grabs two in a row for Indy wins in the JIMS Pro Fuel competition with
his win over Daniel Gulmre and it was a holeshot victory for Chuck Jones in
Kresto Pro Drag. Jones nailed
Breckenridge at the tree with a .126 to the .202 reaction from Breckenridge.
Bradford
got Scott Tepper for the win in S & S Cycle Pro Gas.
Paul
Smith hammered Junior Pippin at the tree and gets a win with a .049 to Pippins
.193 reaction. Pippins 8.316 would
not make the difference to Smiths 8.416 with the holeshot win.
Derek
Poff pulls biggest upset of the day with a huge win over Joe Sternotti in
Rivera Primo Street Pro. Sternotti
gets off with a big wheelie that slowed him more after his slower start to
Poff. Sternotti will have to wait for Rockingham for those new records.
Tripp
Nobles gets the win for his man Don Tilley in Screamin Eagle V-Rod, and what a
finish for Joe Perry in Drag Masters Hot Street. Perry leaves with the win and a new National record.
Dan
DeGood grabs another win in Syn 3 ET with a win over Jake Rozesli, while
Nicholas Gonatas comes back with a SEP win over Wells Hargrove.
Larry
Guy gets a win in his Champion class-Performance Corner Super Eliminatior over
Chuck Kennedy and it was a win for Ronnie Fensick in S & S Super Sport over
Dave Doremus.
Blake
Holliday took out points leader Dale Tyson in Redline Oil Super Gas.
We
are wrapping up coverage with Speed Channel now and the winners circle
celebrations are underway.
Fantastic weekend of racing this weekend.
Thanks
to Joker Machine and Indianapolis Southside H-D for providing the support to
make it possible.
Stay
tuned in the coming weeks for more information on the broadcast episodes from
todays action on Speed Channel. We
will post the updates on www.ahdra.com. The series is set to begin in the fall.
Good night from Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The
Finals are moments away here at Indianapolis Raceway Park. It could be
one of the most exciting finishes of the season as records are on the line
along with national points. So far this has been some of the best side-
by side -racing of 04. Hang on for the big finish shortly.
The
closer to the finals the hotter the track action. Joe Sternotti just
landed new record marks in Rivera Primo Street Pro with a 8.942 at 153.33mph
lap over Travis Lummus. Lummus ran his best yet, a 9.156, but Sternotti
Sternotti will take over the 8.963 record set by Chip Ellis if he
can back up the numbers in todays final over Derek Poff. Poff upset Ellis
in the semi when he hammered him at the tree and he had enough horsepower to
get to the traps first. Ellis off his normal pace ran a 9.517 to the
9.444 from Ellis.
Semi
Round Update-
Dirk
Higgins and the Jon Miller Thiels Wheels team advance to the final in Pro Stock
after a record lap from Higgins. Higgins will have one shot to back up
the 7.438 ET recorded in his semi final win over Dale Raudenbush.
No
doubt the cameras will be rolling for that final round match.
Round
Two Completed and the Semis are out on the track.
Mancuso
takes out Stordeur and Vancil gets Romine. Vancil and Mancuso will be
todays Top Fuel Final.
In
Drag Masters Hot Street, Joe Perry bettered his own 10.289 from yesterday with
a 10.285 for another national record.
Stay
tuned for all the semi numbers coming up shortly.
ROUND
ONE COMPLETE IN INDY. The Nitro Harleys are back for round two and Vancil
leads off advancing over Joe Timmons. We are out with the Speed Channel
cameras today and will update the news page as much as possible. The
numbers are coming at you with the rounds- so follow the ladders on the result
pages for all the action. Back with more following the round two action.
Eliminations
underway at Indianapolis RacewayPark.
The
air is hot today and throws a handful of racers for a loop in todays Screamin
Eagle Nitro Harley opener, but for some it worked in their favor.
Vancil
smoked big on the launch but recovered enough for the win over Derrick Nelson.
Mike
Romine is wearing the on board camera for Speed Channel today and he had enough
to take out Dean Comunal.
Tii
Tharpe and Tracy Kile were paired for the opener after both were off the pace
in yesterdays qualifying. Tharpe had problems unknown and after thrashing
through the night discovered fuel pump problems. Team 911 re-wired the
bike in time for todays opening round and apparently found the problem after
taking out Kile with a 6.737 to Kiles 7.058.
The
numbers are up and the rounds continue here in Indy. Stay tuned for all
the action.
Saturday,
September 11, 2004
Qualifying
Ends in Indy and a new national record goes in the books for Joe Perry of
Kingsport, TN in Drag Masters Hot Street. Perry ran a 10.289 in todays
first round and he had enough to back it up in todays final round (pending
usual verifications of course) .
Doug
Vancil still has tomorrows eliminations to back up the 6.338 round 2 blast
after his final 6.466 was not enough in the third round.
Armon
Furr was here giving a test ride to a brand new Pro Fueler. With only one
pass that came in the final round, Furr is in the show tomorrow with a 8.193 at
159.95, bumping Gary Stroud out with his 8.729 best.
Chip
Ellis is knocking on the 8-second door again with a 9.011 final lap that
regained him the #1 spot, while Travis Lummus is dialed in and gets a 9.167
pass in the final, bumping Sternotti to third.
Plenty
of action ahead in tomorrows eliminations that get underway at 12:30pm.
Catch all the updates here on www.ahdra.com.
Good
night from Indianapolis Raceway Park.
More
From Round Two-
Vancils
6.338 at 214.93mph led the highlights of todays 2nd round. Vancil bumped
Mancuso to the 2nd spot after the Texan did not improve his 6.516 from the
first round. Stordeur sits in 3rd and Romine is 4th.
Eleven
out of sixteen riders sit in qualifying with six-second numbers in the Nitro
Harley field after two rounds.
Tom
Bradford is back in AHDRA action this weekend and he holds the top spot in Pro
Gas and is in the 2nd spot in the V-Rod competition behind Tripp Nobles.
Nobles wants a win badly this weekend for his boss man and sponsor, Don
Tilley. The Statesville, NC dealer was in a motorcycle accident last week
while returning on a ride from Alaska. Tilley remains in the hospital in
Canada at this time, with a broken hip that has now been replaced, a few broken
ribs and a banged up leg. He is reported to feeling a little better today
and we are keeping him updated on Tripps weekend here in Indy.
In
JIMS Pro Fuel , points leader Jack Romine holds the top spot with his
6.804. Highlights include the return of Chris Streeter to Pro Fuel
competition. Streeter has been busy preparing a brand new bike that he
debuted here in Indy. He had to shut it off in round one, apparently with
only one cylinder operating, but in round two he picked up a bit with a 7.562
pass before shutting it off shy of the traps.
A
face back on the track after several years away is Armon Furr, son of Bill
Furr. Bill was back by his side to fire up a Pro Fuel ride in todays
second round and after a monster burnout from the younger Furr, his machine
shut off at the launch after something went away. He has one more chance
at qualifying in this weekends field.
In
Kresto Pro Drag, Phil Schmidt is running the numbers to keep him out front,
while John Breckenridge travled from Sultan, WA to keep his points chase
alive. Current points leader, Scott Truett is in the 2nd spot.
Paul
Smith of Uniontown, OH came out big in todays opening round of Joker Machine
Pro Modified action for the number one spot, but Junior Pippin charged ahead in
todays 2nd round and grabbed the pole with a 8.310 at 155.87mph. Cliff
Dwy, Darren Mauldin and Lance Bonham are here on the East Coast playground and
Dwy and Mauldin are in the 3rd and 4th spot while Bonham is in the 10th spot of
this weekends full field.
In
Rivera Primo Street Pro, the eight -second boys, Sternotti and Ellis are
battling it out for the one and two spots. Although there were no
8-second passes here in Indy after two rounds, Ellis led off qualifying with a
9.180 for the top spot, but Sternotti answered with a 9.179 at 150.15mph in the
2nd round to take the number one position.
In
Pro Stock, Dale Raudenbush is hot in Indy with a top spot over Dirk Higgins who
recovered from a shut down run in the opener for a 7.555 in the 2nd round that
gave him the 2nd spot. Rick Maney coming off a record setting weekend in
Woodburn, OR is in the 3rd spot with a 7.702.
Wanda
Poff grabbed the top spot in S & S Super Sport after two rounds when she
nailed the perfect 10.300. Mike Harrison had already run the perfect
number himself in the opening round, but Poffs better mph gives her the tie
breaker top position.
Willie
Herscheberger leaves his worries of hurricanes behind him in Florida and comes
to Indy with a good racing weekend in mind. He is out front in the Super
Gas competition after two rounds.
Greg
Kuypers took the top spot from youngster Joey Talbott in SEP 11.50 index
competition. The 16 year old Talbott already has a win to his resume this
year and he will be looking to better his 11.504 to get his top spot back in
todays final round.
Joe
Perry is out front in Drag Masters Hot Street over Mike Roberts and the Hot
Street Pro, Budynski is in the bottom spot at number 17. No word on what
ails his 97 Buell this weekend, but we will check it out and report any
updates.
Round
Two Update-
VANCIL
makes record pass 6.338 here at Indy Raceway Park. He has one more
session and tomorrows eliminations left to back it up. Top Fuel
2nd
round continues and all the highlights from todays round two qualifying coming
up.
More
from Round One ñ
Screamin
Eagle Nitro Harley qualifying- Big Boom and flames from Bob Malloys H-D of
Seaford bike but he checked out fine.
Jay
Turner is coming up riding Bill Furrs bike and Tracy Kile has problems on his
first pass. Mancuso leads qualifying with a 6.516. The numbers are
coming right up.
Round
One Update:
Qualifying
moving right along. We have reached nearly 300 bike entries so I am
keeping the numbers coming at you on the qualifying pages,which in turn limits
my time on this page. The Nitro Harleys are out for their first round and
with only 2 pairs down the track, the sixes are dominating the clocks. 6.50s
from Vancil and Mancuso and Tii Tharpe lands in the sixes as well.
Catch
all the numbers on the result pages shortly.
Let
us begin by extending our thoughts and prayers to families across the nation as
they remember loved ones lost on 9-11-2001.
Good
morning from the Joker Machine Indy Nationals presented by Indianapolis
Southside Harley-Davidson.
Drag
Racing 101 kicked off the action on the track this morning. There appears
to be around 20 participants in the class sponsored by the Sportsman Racers
Association with guest instructors, Maura Hall and Mike Fitzgerald.
Response is positive to the Drag Racing 101 School which has now been held at
three events in the 04 season. Thanks to Maura and Mike for their
dedication to growing the sport.
Qualifying
begins with the first round of Syn3 ET bikes at 930am, followed by remaining
sportsman classes. The Pros take the track at 11am. All times are
EDT.
Stay
tuned for qualifying updates following todays opening round.
Good
afternoon from Indianapolis Raceway Park. Test and Tune gets underway
shortly. Racers are flowing through the gates at a steady pace.
Nearly 200 pre-registered bikes with plenty more expected for a action packed
weekend. At least 5 records were broken here in 03, and conditions
indicate the records could shuffle here this weekend. The temps are in
the 80s today and plenty of sunshine is forecasted for the weekend.
Stay
tuned for all the updates this weekend right here on www.ahdra.com live race update
pages.
Schedule
of Events:
Friday,
September 10th
2:00pm-
Competitor and Vendor Gates Open
5:00-9:00pm-
Test and Tune
Saturday,
September 11th
9:00am-
Sportsman Qualifying
11:00am-
Pro Qualifying
Sunday,
September 12th
9:00am-
Sportsman Eliminations (as needed to narrow fields to 16)
12:30pm-
Opening Ceremonies and Eliminations beginning with the Pros.