Salem Harley-Davidson Northwest Nationals

Woodburn, OR

August 25^th & 26^th

Elimination Day!!

4:54pm

The finals completed six minutes ahead of schedule and that’s tops off a near race-perfect weekend at Woodburn Dragstrip. Early counts indicate our largest gate turnout ever at the event ..the weather was outstanding..and the competitors put on one heck of a show!! Thanks to all of them for that and thanks to Salem Harley-Davidson for all of the support in bringing the event here to Woodburn, OR.

Good evening from Woodburn Dragstrip. We will be back with you from Virginia Motorsports Park September 22^nd and 23^rd ! From Lisa and Stephanie..that’s a wrap!

Final Note: Barnett Nitro Harley Outlaw Winner- Steve Dorn

Runner-Up- Tony Ruggiero

Here come the finals!

Pro Finals:

Top Fuel

Tak Shigematsu takes over the Top Fuel Championship standings after a win over Joey Sternotti at Woodburn Dragstrip. Sternotti had problems right at the launch and Shigematsu flew down the quarter mile and clocked a 6.45 at 214mph for his 2^nd consecutive win!

Pro Stock

Junior Pippin heads to the winner circle after a win over James Surber. Pippin clocks a 8.157 over a 8.204 from Surber.

Pro Fuel

Douglas Horne scores his 2^nd 2007 win here at Woodburn Dragstrip with a 7.86 at 158mph over a troubled run from Steve Heidner.

Pro Gas

Scott Pollacheck takes the win over Stan Sheppard with a 7.725 over a 7.951 from Stan Sheppard.

Pro Drag

Sonny Burres comes up short against Will Simplot in the final but a great match when Simplot takes the win with a 7.434 against a 7.471 from Burres.

Pro Modified

Greg Krenik and Randy Borho..a great final ahead..and they are off—and Krenik lights the red bulb (a rare occurrence) and it’s Borho with the win with a 8.70 to a 8.76 from Krenik.

Street Pro

Zach Johnson and Nick Stute pull to the line and it’s Zach Johnson with the win with a 8.82 against a 9.501 from Stute. Johnson gets a bogus MPH (21mph) after a piece of paper blows in front of the sensor.

Sportsman Finals!

Super Gas (9.90)

Keith Riddell has problems right off the line and Scott Martin is the winner with a 9.907 against the troubled 13.700 from Riddell.

V-Rod

A shaky start off the line for McNaughton and Vaughan gets ahead and takes the stripe with a 9.967 for the win over a 10.196 from McNaughton.

Super Sport (10.30)

K.W. Seneca won’t leave without at least one win today as he wins this one over Glen Welchko. A 10.235 over a 10.214 from Welchko.

SSC 124

Grover Inks takes the win in the solo entry class with a 8.84 at 109mph in the final.

Super Eliminator (10.90)

Dean Druschel makes the west coast trip worth his while and wins with a 11.12 to a 10.89 from Doc Shelton.

Hot Street

Dan Norlin hot laps back around for this final against Cooper Stubbs and it’s Norlin with the win light again..2^nd win of the day! A 10.31 to a 10.42 from Stubbs.

SEP

Dan Norlin takes this win against K.W. Seneca in this class. Both these riders will be back later as both have earned appearances in double finals here at Woodburn Dragstrip.

Destroyer

L.E. Tonglet and Valerie Thompson paired up and it will be Tonglet with the win with a 9.15 to a 9.21 from Thompson.

ET

Terry Wright takes the win after a red-light from Jack Wagner.

The finals are coming up at 4:30pm!

Back in action with the Semi’s

Semi Finals

ET

Jack Wagner and Stan Sheppard both go red, and Sheppard’s gets the “first is worse” time slip as Wagner goes to the final against Terry Wright who advanced on a bye.

V-Rod Destroyer

Wow what a round this one was. L.E. Tonglet has trouble hearing the call and nearly misses the round when he has to get dressed, but Gene Thomason showing true sportsmanship waits for him” and Tonglet pulls in the box for the run. Tonglet advanced on his fastest of the weekend (9.17) after a red light from Thomason. Tonglet will take on Valerie Thompson in the final who advanced on a nice 9.19 on the bye! It’s Thompson’s first final of the season.

SEP (11.50 index)

K. W. Seneca gets his way to double finals today after he advances on the single and he will take on Dan Norlin in the final. Both riders had singles in the semi’s after a double foul from a pair in the earlier round left neither advancing to the semi’s.

Super Eliminator (10.90 index)

Dean Druschel goes to the final after a win over Larry Fore. The point’s leader, Druschel gets Doc Shelton in the final who ran a 10.907 to advance over Rick Baldwin.

Super Gas (9.70 index)

Keith Riddell goes to the final on the single against Scott Martin who wins on the double break out run against Joe Boyd.

Super Sport (10.30 index)

Glen Welchko advances over Fong Monster who lit the red bulb. Welchko takes on K.W. Seneca in today’s final who advanced on the bye.

Pro Modified

Greg Krenik and Russ Rockwell and Krenik gets the win with ease with a 8.74 over a 9.41 from Rockwell. Krenik heads to the final against Randy Borho who advances on the bye run. Borho runs a great number- a 8.68 on the single.

Pro Drag

Will Simplot and Rod Anderson paired up- Anderson was out first with a .151 reaction to a .228 from Simplot, but Simplot has the power to make it up with a 7.47 on the scoreboard to a 7.60 from Anderson. Simplot gets the Nitro rookie and #1 qualifyer, Sonny Burres in the final. Burres scores a 7.59 at 168mph to a 7.70 at 164mph from his opponent, Ted Broock.

Simplot heads to final against

Pro Gas

Junior Pippin and Stan Sheppard on the line and it is Stan Sheppard with the upset win with a 7.93 over a 8.21 from Pippin. Sheppard goes to the final against Scott Pollacheck who advanced on the bye with a 7.81 at 172mph.

Pro Fuel

Doug Horne advances over Pat Fenderson after Fenderson has problems. Horne runs an off the pace number himself (8.55) but gets the win light and heads to the finals. He will take on Steve Heidner who advanced on the bye with big problems-but managing to break the beam!

Pro Stock

Junior Pippin and Greg Krenik at the line- great race with close reactions- a .025 from Pippin and a .028 from Krenik- Pippin clocks a 8.10 for the win against a 8.15 from Krenik.

Pippin will have James Surber in the final who took the win light with a 8.23 to a 8.24 from Bruce Beltramini.

Top Fuel

Shigematsu gets the win on the hole shot against Schmidt. Shigematsu’s 6.54 beats a 6.49 from Schmidt. A .065 from Shigematsu against a .256 from Schmidt.

Shigematsu will face Joey Sternotti in today’s final who just took an upset win over Doug Vancil. Vancil threw a belt down the track and Sternotti took the win light with a 6.65 to head to the finals.

3:00pm-

Semi-Final Rounds coming out shortly. A couple of track clean-ups put us a little behind, but we’ll catch back up. Top Fuel in the lanes..stay tuned for the results on the ladder pages!

2:00pm-

Racing running smoothly from Woodburn Dragstrip. Sportsman classes still running sessions followed by Barnett Outlaw Nitro Harley. Round two of the Pro’s due out at approx 2:45pm!

12:30pm

We are fired up and racing at Woodburn Dragstrip and it’s standing room only on both sides of the grandstands….and they are in for a huge show on the quarter mile strip! Follow Stephanie’s results round by round on the ladder pages and we will check back in here with any breaking news or delays!!

Qualifying Day from Woodburn Dragstrip!

5:01pm J

Could not hit it any closer to a scheduled 5:00pm finish! A flawless day at the track and a great show! Join us back here tomorrow for elimination’s beginning at 12:30pm!

Good night (or good evening) from Woodburn Dragstrip!

Pro Qualifying Final Round Qualifying-Instant Notes!

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

A shaky and nerve rattling round with several riders getting out of shape…but Shigematsu after smoking the tire in the final lap is still the #1 man with the 6.41 at 212mph from round #1. Vancil runs a 6.55 in the final round- no help-so he holds on to #2 with a 6.47 at 211mph.

Steve Dorn danced all over the center-line in his final lap and he stays #3 with a 6.52 from an earlier round.

Phil Schmidt improved to a 6.55 and moves up a spot to #4.

Joe Sternotti swapped lanes for a DQ’d final lap and he stays #6 in the order.

Griz Robinson keeps his #7 spot with his 6.94 and Damian Cowden ran a 7.11-with no help on his earlier 7.10 number, and although he could have taken a re-run after Sternotti crossed in his lane, Cowden chose to take the 7.11 number –as it keeps him in the 8-bike field in the #8 spot.

Boyer, Houniet and Scott are the riders left out of the field and will stand-by for a chance at an alternate spot or will join the Barnett Outlaw field tomorrow.

JIMS Pro Fuel

Horne wows the crowd with another nice pass and hangs on to the top spot with a 6.81 at 211mph. Toni Froehling stays #2 (7.219), Fenderson is 3^rd (7.61), Breckenridge is 4^th (7.83) and Heidner rounds out the pack with a 10.73 for the 5^th spot.

S & S Pro Stock

No changes to this order in the final round. Pippin stays in charge with a 8.16 best and Surber follows with his 8.22 best.

Rush Performance Pro Gas

The top three remains Pollacheck, Sheppard and Pippin. Tim Johnson improves in the final round (8.53) and stays #4 and Lee Hitz improves his number as well (8.91) and holds on to #5. Matt McKibbon runs his best of the day (9.18 ) to keep the #6 spot.

Kresto Pro Drag

No help for Burres, Simplot or Anderson in the final round and they stay #1, #2, and #3 for the day. Sonny Burres takes the starting line for rider introductions at the #1 qualifyer for his 2^nd consecutive event!

Samson Pro Modified

Greg Krenik holds on to his #1 qualifying streak by taking knocking Borho out of the spot in the final round with a 8.79 at 150mph. Borho moves to #3 with this 8.80 best.

McCaa’s Enterprise Street Pro

Johnson goes 9.00 in the final for his slowest pass of the day, but his 8.93 from round one keeps him in the No. 1 spot. Verl Smith stays #2 with an improved 9.31 lap and Nick Stute had problems on the final lap and stays #3.

Sportsman Final Round Qualifying- Instant Notes!

Rucker Performance Super Gas (9.70 index)

Jeff Maddox shakes up the order with a 9.716 to take over number one , and Joe Boyd moves up the order to #2 from #9 with a 9.720 and the former leader, Scott Martin slides to #3 with his 9.722. James Surber is now 4^th with his 9.724 best.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Jamie McNaughton rebounds from his round two DQ and takes over the #1 spot with a 9.623 at 137mph and moves Terry Vaughan to #3 with his 9.92 at 136mph.

Andy Campbell is 3^rd with a 10.357 at 129mph and rounding out the field was Larry Fore’s 10.594 at 129mph.

S & S Super Sport (10.30 index)

Jack Wagner maintains the top spot with his 10.306 followed by Seneca’s 10.312 and Harvey’s 10.324. James Empey improves –moving from the bottom of the pack to the 4^th spot (10.356).

Pingel Enterprise Super Eliminator (10.90 index)

Zenobi it is with a 10.91 best and Sue Bistline has a fantastic day and finishes in the #2 spot with a 10.92 best. It was Jeff Farnum at #3 with a 10.95 best. Bill Rowe Jr. grabbed the #4 spot (10.95) followed by Rick Baldwin (10.97) and the point’s leader is #6 with a 10.985 best for the day.

Drag Masters Hot Street

Dan Norlin stays #1 with his 10.34 best lap out of three..and check out Sergio Zenobi who moves to #2 after a better 10.37. Zenobi finished the day with two #1 qualifyer spots and one #2 spot!

Screamin’ Eagle Performance (11.50 index)

The top three remains in tact with Sergio Zenobi keeping #1 with his 11.515, Dan Norlin is 2^nd with his 11.517 best shot and Randy Rockafellow stays 3^rd with a 11.524. KW Seneca and Stan Sheppard flip-flop the 4^th & 5^th spot after Seneca improves his number to a 11.54.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer

No big changes to the order in the final round. Tonglet stays #1, followed by Thomason, Horne and Thompson. Kenny Dreer improves with a 9.27 to move up one spot to #5-moving Wanda Poff to the #6 spot.

Syn3 ET

Dona Broock of Milwaukie, OR stays #1 with the .008 reaction time. Another Oregon native, Jim Rusmussen is now in the #2 spot (was #13) with a .010. Sandy McMillin finishes the day on the trike in the 3^rd spot with her .012 best reaction out of three rounds.

2:30pm

Final Round of the Sportsman on the track now!

Round Two Notes

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Shigematsu smokes the tire in round two but holds on to #1 with a 6.41. No improvement for Vancil and Dorn either but a pair of nice passes (Vancil 6.64 and Dorn 6.55) and they stay #2 and #3. Joey Sternotti improved in round two (6.71) and keeps the #6 spot.

Ron Houniet gets down the track in round #2, but his 7.155 has him outside of the field in the #9 spot. Houniet joins two other Canadians waiting to get in the field (Boyer and Scott) and they will have one more shot coming up in round #3.

S & S Pro Stock

Junior Pippin keeps the top spot despite no improvement in the 2^nd round with his 8.16. James Surber moved up a spot to #2 with a better 8.22. Bruce Beltramini slides to the 3^rd spot. Greg Krenik moves up the order to #4 from #7 with a better 8.26.

JIMS Pro Fuel

Douglas Horne is still #1 with a 6.81. Toni Froehling goes quicker in the 2^nd lap with a 7.75 and stays #2. John Breckenridge goes quicker (7.83) and holds on to the 3^rd spot. Pat Fenderson makes his first pass of the day in the 2^nd and is 4^th with a 9.52.

Heidner has more problems in the round but manages a better 10.73 for the 5^th spot.

Rush Performance Pro Gas

Scott Pollacheck takes over the #1 spot from Sheppard with a 7.818- moving Sheppard to the #2 spot. Lee Hitz slides to #5 after he has problems in the box and pushes back. Junior Pippins enters the field in Round Two and is in the 3^rd spot with a 8.396 and Tim Johnson also appears on the roster in 2^nd round and is 4^th with a 8.628.

Kresto Pro Drag

Sonny Burres has problems in round two but stays #1 with his 7.49. Will Simplot has the pass of the round (7.52) and moves from #4 to #2.

Samson Pro Modified

Borho doesn’t improve but stays #1 with his 8.804. Greg Krenick goes quicker (8.826) and holds on to the 2^nd spot. Marci Rodrigues goes quicker and moves up a spot from 5^th to 4^th with a 9.103.

McCaa’s Enterprises Street Pro

No improvement for the three entries and the order stays the same- Johnson, Smith and Stute.

1:30pm (right on time J)

The Pro’s are in the lanes for 2^nd round! Stay tuned for the numbers!!

Round Two Sportsman Notes:

Rucker Performance Super Gas (9.70 index)

Scott Martin takes over the #1 spot (was #14) with a 9.722, moving the former leader, James Surber to 2^nd with his 9.724 best. Joe Colchico is #3 now (was #4) with a better 9.735 and Andy Campbell jumps from #12 to #4 with a better 9.738.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Terry “Vicious” Vaughan doesn’t improve but keeps his #1 spot with a 10.168 and Andy Campbell stays 2^nd with a 10.35. Larry Fore enters the field in the 2^nd round and is 3^rd with a 12.97. Jamie McNaughton entered the field in round No 2 as well, but an encounter with a foam block results in a DQ’d pass.

S & S Super Sport (10.30 index)

Jack Wagner moves up to the top of the pack with a 10.306 moving K.W. Seneca to #2 with his 10.312. Danny Harvey who was #12 after one round is now 3^rd with a 10.32 in the 2^nd round. Larry Maynhart is now 4^th with a 10.39-up from the 7^th spot.

SSC 124 Challenge

Grover Inks is the solo entry in the class and is round one 9.94 is his best shot of the day.

Pingel Enterprise Super Eliminator (10.90 index)

Sergio Zenobi has a stellar round two grabbing another #1 spot- this time in the 10.90 category. Zenobi moved from #6 to #1 after a 10.911. Sue Bistline gets close to the number herself with 10.926 and takes over the #2 spot. Bill Rowe Jr. gets no help and moves from #1 to #3. Dean Druschel has a better lap in round two and is 4^th with a 10.985 and just behind him is Daniel Young Sr. with a 10.987 who slides from 2^nd to 5^th.

Drag Masters Hot Street

Dan Norlin improves his 10.43 to a 10.34 and holds on to No. 1. Cooper Stubbs stays No. 2 with a better 10.612. Zenobi and Young stay #3 and #4.

Screamin’ Eagle Performance (11.50 index)

Sergio Zenobi goes from #14 to #1 with a 11.515 to better Norlin’s 11.517 from round #1. Norlin moves to and Randy Rockafellow is now 3^rd.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer

L.E. Tonglet doesn’t improve but keeps #1 with his earlier 9.18. Gene Thomason improves with a 9.22 and moves from 4^th to 2^nd and Douglas Horne is now 3^rd and Valerie Thompson moves to 4^th.

Syn3 ET

Dona Broock takes over the #1 qualifying spot in Et with a .008 reaction and Sandy McMillin moves from the 23^rd spot to #2 with a .012 reaction. Pat Williford who lead the pack after round one is now 3^rd with his .015.

11:50am

Sportsman categories on the track for Round No. 2!

Round One Notes:

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Tak Shigematsu lights the scoreboards with a 6.41 at 212mph for the top spot and Doug Vancil runs a 6.47 at 211mph for the 2^nd spot. Local favorite Steve Dorn is 3^rd with a 6.52. Check out the full order on the result pages!

S & S Pro Stock- Junior Pippin on his game on the west coast with a 8.16 at 159mph on is opening pass and it gets him the top spot.

JIMS Pro Fuel

The track agrees with Douglas Horne who comes off the trailer with a 6.81 at 211 mph for the No. 1 spot in the Pro Fuel category.

Rush Performance Pro Gas

Stan Sheppard missed his opportunity to stand before the crowd in Seattle for his No.1 qualifyer introduction in Seattle after the rain-out, but he’s out to get his minute of fame here in Oregon with a 7.85 for the #1 spot after one round.

Kresto Pro Drag

Sonny Burres is rockin’ the Pro Drag class here in Oregon with a 7.49 at 166mph for the #1 spot. Burres took his first #1 spot in the Pro Drag category in Bristol, TN and it looks like he will be the man to be in today’s three rounds.

Samson Pro Modified

Randy Borho clocks a 8.80 on his hometown track while point’s leader- Greg Krenik takes the 2^nd spot with a 8.86 best.

McCaa’s Street Pro

Zach Johnson clocks a 8.93 at 151mph for his opening lap for the No. 1 spot, while Verl Smith is 2^nd with a 9.40. Nick Stute finished out the trio of entries with a 9.63 best.

11:21am

Round One qualifying running slightly ahead of schedule..that’s right I said ahead, hoping not to jinx the program. Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel is in the lanes for their opening round. Check out all the numbers on the result pages!

Good morning from Woodburn under cool sunny skies. The temps are expected in mid to high 70’s today- great conditions here at Woodburn Dragstrip. Yesterday’s temps were much warmer (mid 80’s), but as the sun faded away, the conditions improved- just ask Phil Schmidt who came out on his Top Fueler late in the Test and Tune session yesterday evening and clocked a 6.40 (207mph)..the quickest lap of his career. Doug Vancil says the track indeed improved later in the day after he grabbed a 6.50 himself.

Let’s hope for those continued conditions today as we prepare for today’s qualifying sessions that begin at 9:00am.

Stephanie will keep you updated at her usual lighting fast pace on the result pages and I’ll check back in here throughout the day with any schedule updates or breaking news!

Schedule of Events

Saturday August 25^th

Qualifying (Sportsman) begins 9:00am

Pro Qualifying 11:00am

Sunday August 26^th

Eliminations (as needed to narrow Sportsman fields) 9:00am

Pro Eliminations 12:30pm