Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Nationals

October 13^th & 14^th

Rockingham Dragway

A great weekend here at Rockingham Dragway with superior racing.. numerous records and fantastic attendance!! Join us back here on the AHDRA Live Update Page when we head West for the California Bike Week Nationals followed by the Rush Las Vegas Nationals!!

Good night from The Rock!

Elimination Day

Final Round Updates!

6:00pm

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

The Champ- Romine taking on a former Champ and a contender for the 2007 title..Vancil..they pull to the line and Romine pulls ahead early after Vancil has problems-Romine’s final number 6.423 at 212mph!

JIMS Pro Fuel

Turner blows big smoke from the tires and ends his run early as Randal Andras grabs his first Pro Fuel win in AHDRA racing!

S & S Pro Stock

Greg Krenik wins this one on a holeshot over James Surber.

Rush Pro Gas

Junior Pippin falls off the pace early, but Chip Ellis blisters the ¼ mile for the win with a 6.87 at 193mph!

Kresto Pro Drag

Rick Moore charges ahead for the win and in the point’s standings with this victory over Mike Nolen.

Samson Pro Modified

Borho runs another record setting pass (8.55) and takes his 2^nd consecutive win.

Borho defeated Tom Hannum in the final.

McCaa’s Street Pro

Andy Simons gets his 2^nd consecutive win with a victory over Zach Johnson.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Gerencer gets the double victory at The Rock with a win over J.P. Hendrak.

S & S 124 Challenge

Gerencer gets the win in one of two finals so far. Gerencer defeats Mike Motto in this one and will make the hot lap back around for his V-Rod final.

S & S Super Sport

Larry Maynhart gets the win after a breakout from Charley Douglass.

Rucker Performance Super Gas

Chuck Kennedy wins over Dan Lesnock.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer

Douglas Horne stops Valerie Thompson from her first national win with a holeshot.

Final number- 9.262 from Thompson and a 9.265 from Horne.

Pingel Super Eliminator

Curtis Talbott wins over Henry Provenzano.

SEP

Chip Sutinen gets the win over JP Hendrazk.

Drag Masters Hot Street

Michael Ray caps off his record setting weekend with a win over Charley Douglass.

Syn 3 ET

Dan Norlin wins over Thomas Levak Jr.

Finals Coming Up Shortly!

Semi Finals Updates:

Syn3 ET

Thomas Levak Jr. will head to the final after a win over Tony Walker. Levak will take on Dan Norlin who advanced on the bye.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer

Valerie Thompson advances on a bye (9.25). She will take on Douglas Horne in the final who advanced with a 9.246 over Ronnie Fensick’s 9.283.

SEP

Chip Sutinen upsets Charlie Walker and heads to the final. He will take on J.P. Hendrak who three others (so far) making double finals today! Bill Rowe Jr. nails a .001 at the tree but Hendrzak hangs on for the win light.

Drag Masters Hot Street

Michael Ray resets the record once again (9.759) and heads to the final against Charley Douglass who’s 10.000 beats the red light from Charles Cannon.

S & S 124 Challenge

It’s Gerencer headed to a 2^nd final after advancing on a bye- he will take on Mike Motto who advance over Mike Roberts. Motto ran a 9.97 to a 10.199 from Roberts.

Pingel Super Eliminator

Curtis Talbott heads to the final (11.05) after a red light from Kevin Winters. Talbott will race Henry Provenzano in the final after his win (11.132) over Bill Rowe Jr.’s 11.136.

S & S Super Sport

Charley Douglass and Stacey McMillan-Douglass runs a 10.329 and gets the win over a 10.358 from McMillan. Douglass gets Larry Maynhart in the final who won with a 10.726 over a 10.601 from David Loepke.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Lou Gerencer advances on the bye and will take on JP Hendrak in the final who advanced over Mike Roberts. Hendrak’s reaction a .105 to a .191 from Roberts and it’s a holeshot win with a 9.65 from Roberts and a 9.68 from Hendrzak.

Rucker Performance Super Gas

Jim Sweet and Dan Lesnock- Sweet qualifies No. 1 here this weekend for his first time but he ends his rounds with a 9.67 against a 9.68 from Lesnock.

Lesnock will take on Chuck Kennedy in the final who got by Chris Seper.

McCaa’s Street Pro

Andy Simon and Danny Worth- Simon uses up a lot of track for this one a the launch but gets the win with a 8.71 over a 9.03 from Worth.

Zach Johnson advances on the bye to race Simon in the final with a 8.78.

Samson Pro Modified

Greg Krenik and Randy Borho- Match up of the day!

Ten point’s separate the two- both broke records here today-and Borho resets the record 8.587 and gets the win over Krenik’s 8.65. Borho will take on Tom Hannum in the final who advanced on the bye just breaking the beam to save it for the final.

Kresto Pro Drag

Sonny Burres and Mike Nolen- Red light for Burres and Nolen heads to the final with a 7.506.

Kersten Heling and Rick Moore-Great drag race and it’s the champ-Moore going to the final with a 7.48 win over a 7.83 from Heling.

Rush Pro Gas

Junior Pippin gets to the finals with a 7.168 after a surprising red light from Dave Feazell. Pippin will take on AHDRA record-setting (6.880-192mph)- Chip Ellis who advanced on a bye with another impressive 6.90 at 192mph!

JIMS Pro Fuel

Jake Stordeur struggles on this one and Randal Andras advances with a 7.097.

He will take on Jay Tuner who advanced (6.842) after a redlight from Chris Streeter! Turner continues his perfect final round streak in Pro Fuel!

S & S Pro Stock

Greg Krenik advances to the finals on a bye run with a 8.24 score.

James Surber and Shaun Reno-Surber gets by Reno with a 8.274 to Reno’s 8.329.

It will be Krenik and Surber in the final.

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Doug Vancil and Tommy Grimes- Good race and good effort by Grimes with a 6.66 but Vancil’s 6.44 gets him to the finals!

Joey Sternotti and Mike Romine-Sternotti has problems on the run and Mike Romine gets down the strip with a 6.44 and the reigning champ will take on Vancil in the final!

4:00pm

Semi Final rounds coming up shortly!

3:06pm

Round two of the Pro’s on the track.

Doug Vancil earns more points in his favor after taking out Jay Turner. Vancil smoked the tire but gets the easy win after Turner gets the red light.

Jake Stordeur and Tommy Grimes both boiled the tires, but it was Grimes getting to the win light.

In the closest match of the round. Joey Sternotti and Phil Schmidt paired up and Sternotti gets with win light with a 6.40 to a 6.50 from Schmidt.

The final pairing gets Mike Romine another round after a red light from Bob Malloy. Romine had his own problems own the run and only managed a 7.75.

All the numbers coming up from the Top Fuel round and all the rounds here in today’s eliminations on the ladder pages!

Stay tuned for more updates or breaking news from The Rock!

2:30pm

Drag Masters Hot Street

Michael Ray chops the record again (9.866) this time. Ray takes the seat on the bike owned by Lenny Wisniewski-the same bike that Richard Gadson rode in Virginia to set record numbers.

The Pro’s coming back up around 3:00pm.

1:30pm

Elimination Update- Greg Krenik breaks the Pro Modified record with a 8.609-he holds the record for about one minute..and out comes Randy Borho who answers with a 8.589! Borho’s record heading into the weekend was a 8.623 from Woodburn Dragstrip. Stay tuned to see how this battle for the record AND the #1 spot comes out today!

Eliminations are running full force with plenty of action- and possibly our biggest crowd yet at Rockingham Dragway!

The show kicked off with Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel upsets and plenty of six- second action. For Tak Shigematsu, he will watch the rest of the race today from the stands after being upset by Jake Stordeur in the opener. Shigematsu ran a troubled 8.03 to a successful 6.82 at 197mph from Stordeur. Jake, (son of Steve Stordeur) is doing double nitro duty here this weekend and will be back for round two in both Top Fuel and Pro Fuel.

More from Top Fuel Opener..Shigematsu will be keeping his eyes on Doug Vancil and Jay Turner. Both of them advanced to the next round and with the points standings closer than ever- the outcome of this one is indeed important!

Best numbers from The Rock so far this weekend..Vancil’s 6.25 qualifying pass and a 216mph lap from Mike Romine!

Early morning sportsman rounds underway at The Rock! We will be underway with opening ceremonies and the first round of Pro Eliminations at 12:30pm!

Stay tuned for all of today’s results on the ladder pages!

Qualifying Day

We can’t say enough about the opening day here at The Rock! Gigantic crowd- huge racer turn out. fantastic racing..records fall..and everyone is safe.

Check out all the final round numbers on Stephanie’s result pages and join us back here tomorrow for more great racing at the Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts Nationals!!

On behalf of Lisa & Stephanie in the tower..good night!

Final Round Qualifying Updates:

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Doug Vancil rockets to the top of the chart with a 6.258 at 212mph!! Sternotti moves to #2 with his 6.34 round one best.

Several others run their best with the sun behind the grandstands and the temperatures perfect. Romine runs a 6.36..Tak Shigematsu and Dean Comunal both run 6.38’s! Incredible final round!

S & S Pro Stock

Krenik grabs double #1 qualifying honors here at The Rock! Krenik’s best of the day in Pro Stock is 8.142 and his 8.681 earned him the Pro Mod honor!

JIMS Pro Fuel

John Breckenridge pulls out a 6.588 at 198mph-his best shot of the day and he takes over the #1 spot at the end of the day!

Rush Pro Gas

Chip Ellis resets both records..his final lap a 6.941 at 192.06mph! He is the #1 qualifyer! Junior Pippin runs his best of the day (7.158-182mph) in the final lap and finishes the day in the #2 spot.

Kresto Pro Drag

Sonny Burres returns to the starting line once again in his rookie year with his 7.466 best. Herschberger stays #2 with his 7.637 and reigning champ Rick Moore is 3^rd with his improved 7.651 final lap.

Samson Pro Modified

Greg Krenik saves his best for last and takes the #1 spot with a 8.681. Tom Hannum moves to the #2 spot. Randy Borho ran his best of the day in this round (8.761) and he is 3^rd at the end of the day.

McCaa’s Street Pro

Andy Simon’s 8.627 from round #1 stays in the top position and Zach Johnson’s 8.746 stays in tact for the #2 spot. Danny Worth improved his number (9.083) and stays 3^rd.

Rucker Performance Super Gas

Jim Sweet takes over the #1 spot with a 9.706 moving Daniel Pennisi to the #2 spot and Wanda Poff is now 3^rd (was 13^th ) after a better 9.710.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

No changes in the final round for the leader-Lou Gerencer who stays #1 with his 9.295 best and Edmondson stays #2 with his 9.576.

S & S Super Sport

Derek Christensen and Joey Talbott stay #1 and #2 with a 10.306 and a 10.307.

38 entries ran in the class today leaving six bikes out of the 32 bike field.

Drag Masters Hot Street

Michael Ray comes out to The Rock and takes the record (9.823) and the #1 spot.

Charles Cannon is #2 with a 9.997 best.

Pingel Super Eliminator

New name in the category- David Higgs of Ormond Beach, FL. Higgs comes out in the final round and clocks a 10.900 for the #1 spot . Gary Bass (another new name) takes #2 with a 10.902 and Lane Boger (not a new name) gets near perfect himself with a 10.908 for the 3^rd spot.

SSC 124

Gerencer stays #1 and Chris Sansevere stays #2 and improves his number with a 9.825 in the final round.

SEP

Kevin Winters stays #1 with his 11.507 and for the point’s leader, Dan Norlin- he cushions his lead with a few extra points with a #2 qualifying finish today. Norlin moved from #20 to #2 with a 11.510 in the final round. 40 bikes competed in the class today leaving 8 bikes out of the field.

Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer

L.E. Tonglet’s 9.106 holds out for all three rounds for the #1 spot and no one bettered Julia Holliday’s 9.147 for the #2 spot.

Syn3 ET

Donnie Huffman takes the starting line tomorrow for #1 qualifying honors with his .003 reaction. Brad Croneberger came close with a .004 for the #2 spot, and Bryan Lewallen got a .008 for 3^rd, while Don Meehen earned a .009 for the 4^th spot rounding out the 00’s in ET rounds. A total of 80 entries entered qualifying today in the category.

4:00pm

Round 2 complete in all classes- and we are set to start the 3^rd and final round of the day!

Round Two Qualifying Updates:

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Joey Sternotti’s 6.340 is still good enough for the #1 spot, but Vancil is making a move with an improved 6.344 in his 2^nd round. It’s Sternotti and Vancil #1 and #2 and one round to go. Still trying to make the field is Bill Furr and Sam White.

S & S Pro Stock

Krenik stays #1 with his round one number (8.142). Pippin gets down the track in this round, but not in his normal form. He’s currently 7^th with a 8.34.

JIMS Pro Fuel

Streeter keeps #1 with his 6.777 from round one. Turner and Horne stay #2 and #3.

Armon Furr goes boom in the box in round #2. No injury but plenty of frustration!

Rush Pro Gas

Chip Ellis has enough to back up the record after a 6.96 in round #2. Ellis has the new record with a 6.946.

Kresto Pro Drag

Sonny Burres still on top (7.466) and Willie Herschberger moves from the #8 spot to #2 with his better 7.637 in round #2.

Samson Pro Mod

Tom Hannum still keeping the top two point’s leaders (Borho & Krenik) out of the top spot. Hannum did not improve in round #2, but is still #1 with a 8.740.

McCaa’s Street Pro

Andy Simon slows his pace, but maintains the top spot with his 8.62 best. Zach Johnson improves to a 8.74 and stays #2.

1:40pm

Round Two Qualifying Updates

S & S 124

Lou Gerencer stays #1 with his 9.559 best.

S & S Super Sport

Derek Christensen stays #1 with his 10.306 and Joey Talbott stays 2^nd with his 10.307.

Rucker Performance Super Gas

Daniel Pennisi took over the #1 spot with a 9.710 and the champ. Bob Drapp moves into the 2^nd spot with a 9.738.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Lou Gerencer hangs on to #1 with his round one number-9.295 at 145.33.

(pay attention to the record numbers in this class-9.248 at 145.66)

Drag Master Hot Street

Michael Ray didn’t improve his record 9.82 from round one, but should have enough to back it up with a 9.84 in round #2.

Pingel Super Eliminator

Lane Boger takes over the top spot with a 10.908 in the 2^nd round.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Destroyer

L.E. Tonglet holds on to #1 with his earlier 9.106 and Julia Holliday stays 2^nd with her 9.147 best.

Syn 3 ET/SEP

Donnie Huffman takes over the top spot with a .003 reaction in ET qualifying. Huffman held the top spot in SEP after round #1 with a 11.51, but missed out on the double #1 spots after Kevin Winters took over the SEP #1 spot in the 2^nd round with a 11.507.

12:30pm

After a smooth opening round of qualifying for all classes, we are underway with qualifying round two of sportsman classes.

Check out the numbers from the exciting first rounds on the ladder pages.

Joey Sternotti on the Ray Price/Samson machine set the pace in Top Fuel with a 6.340 at 211mph- a personal best for the Blackwood, NJ rider. Sternotti has more than his best lap ever to celebrate..news has it that he and his long time girlfriend, Rose were recently married. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Chris Streeter is back on his game in JIMS Pro Fuel with a 6.777 opener for the #1 spot.

Sonny Burres takes the #1 spot in Kresto Pro Drag with a 7.466 at 161mph.

Chip Ellis is no doubt on the top of the Rush Performance Pro Gas chart after his 6.946 record pass!

Tom Hannum gets the pole in Samson Pro Mod with a 8.740 at 144mph.

Andy Simon having another great weekend back in the saddle of his McCaa’s Street Pro ride- he’s the #1 qualifyer with a 8.627 followed by 8 second numbers from point’s leader Zach Johnson in the #2 spot with a 8.775.

Junior Pippin had problems on his opening lap in S & S Pro Stock and has to shut if off early and it’s Greg Krenik taking the top spot after round one with a 8.142 at 155mph.

11:28am

Rush Performance Pro Gas

Chip Ellis competing here in Pro Gas and opens the session with a record 6.946!

Ellis bettered his own record (7.063) set in Gainesville in 06.

10:48am

Sportsman qualifying opening rounds are complete. The track staff is doing track touch-ups and we will be underway with the Pro’s shortly!

10:22am

Qualifying update:

DragMasters Hot Street: Michael Ray comes off the trailer with a 9.823-bettering Richard Gadson’s record (9.866) set in Virginia. Stay tuned to see if Ray can back up that opening number later today!

Good morning! We are up and running at The Rock!! The weather is perfect-sunny skies and mid 70 temperatures on tap today. Sportsman qualifying is underway and the Pro’s are due to take the track at 11:00am.

Over 300 entries on the roster so far. Last night’s test and tune brought out large participation as even the fuel bikes made numerous passes during the session.

Rockingham Dragway President, Steve Earwood told racers that they could expect the best track surface of the year right here at The Rock,

For Doug Vancil, he found that the track may indeed be in good shape after his 6.33 at 204mph (best pass of the day) in the practice session.

Stay tuned for today’s qualifying numbers on the result pages all day!

Schedule of Events

Saturday October 13^th

Qualifying (Sportsman) begins 9:00am

Pro Qualifying 11:00am

Sunday October 14^th

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

Pro Eliminations 12:30pm