JIMS Las Vegas Nationals Presented by Energy One Clutches

 

October 23rd & 24th

The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

 

 

 

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Elimination Day proves to be an exciting and busy day.  We are underway with the 2nd session of eliminations and with a full tv crew here and points calculations on going during the event, we are limited on the commentary, but catch all the updates and ladders on the result pages.  The Championships are just a couple hours away from being decided in several classes and already clinched in others.    More from The Strip at the conclusion of todays action.

 

The Big Finale

Elimination Day at The Strip

 

Billy Lee  Jr.- 20 years old..wins $12,000 Top Prize at the Screamin’ Eagle Las Vegas High Stakes Shoot Out

  Jody Davis takes 2nd prize at $3,000

CONGRATULATIONS

 

Update:

Dan Norlin will not get back to back Shoot out wins after Keith Burley takes him out in the opening round.

 

Billy Lee Jr. is still in after upsetting Dan DeGood. 

 

Kim Swank advanced over Robert McConnell.

 

Frank Lacey advanced over Stan Sheppard and Jody Davis was the winner over Reggie MacKay in the opener.

 

Bob Bentz advanced over Larry Maynhart and Larry Fore advances over Roger Sebastian.

 

Next round coming up..a step closer to the cash.

 

 

Good morning from the JIMS Las Vegas Nationals Presented by Energy One Clutches.  We are back after and a bit rested after yesterdays grueling day of racing.  Grueling only because it was a long day for everyone, but considering nearly 400 bikes attempted qualifying passes yesterday, everyone made the best of it and finished the day safely.

 

Today is the day.  Championships will be decided and $15,000 is up for grabs at 12 noon in the Screamin’ Eagle Nitro Harley Shootout.

 

Stay tuned today for the result ladders on www.ahdra.com

 

 

Qualifying Day at The Strip

 

Qualifying Late Night-

Completed just shy of 11:00pm.  We will update any missing final numbers first thing in the morning.  Good night.

 

 

Final session update- Nitro Harleys still in the last chance qualifying round and a shocker in the line-up.  Vancil will not make the show after a failed 3rd attempt at getting down the track.  No word on the problems with the Vance & Hines-Drag Specialties Machine, other than it is loaded with new parts and pieces and this year has obviously been a getting familiar with the new tune experience.

Newcomer, Mark Turner impressed his peers with great passes on the Nitro machine that was previously owned by Mark Cox.  He just ran his best yet, a 6.76 5at 204.42mph. That should give him his career best. 

Steve Dorn and the Black Attack team improved big with a final 6.70 best, giving them an upgrade in positioning for tomorrows show.  Mike Romine finishes in 2nd after running his slowest of the day in the final.  Stordeur and Mancuso sat the final round out with Stordeur resting in the top spot and Mancuso apparently not up to it with being very ill.  All the numbers from the Pros are coming up.

Sportsman final qualifying will come much later as they are just taking the track for the final round at 9:40pm.

 

 

Other notes:

Chip Ellis won the battle for top spot in Rivera Primo Street Pro with a 9.102 final round pass, and Lummus followed with his best at 9.128 for the 2nd spot. 

 

Truett and Breckenridge were unable to better the marks from Phil Schmidt in Kresto Pro Drag and he finishes 1st with the 7.522.

 

Junior Pippin was able to catch Canadian Doug Ainsworth in the final round and grabbed his top position with a 8.405.  Ainsworth is now 2nd with a 8.423.

 

More from JIMS Pro Fuel.  Bad Dave Boss will have to wait until the 05 season for his competition license in the class and without his entry counting, the class is now a 8-bike field.

Gabe Larkins made the cut with the 7.590 bump spot position.

 

Tom Bradford was the #1 man in S & S Pro Gas with his 7.529 best over a 7.936 best from David Delullo who obviously has his eyes on a 2nd season win here in Vegas.

 

Final Session is underway in the Pro categories.  Update- Mike Lehman of H-D of Palm Beach wins the biggest celebration on the starting line award after he just busted the JIMS Pro Fuel record with a 6.59.  He will need to back it up tomorrow.

 

Nitro Harley and Sportsman final rounds will begin shortly.  It will be the last chance for Doug Vancil who surprisingly has yet to make the field.

 

Stay tuned for all the final numbers.  This update was posted at 8:51pm.  PDT

 

2nd Round of the Pro classes completed.  Sportsman bikes are out for 2nd session under the lights.  This update was posted at 6:07pm.  Final rounds are expected to begin at 7:30pm.

 

 

 

The final 16 are set for tomorrows Screamin Eagle High Stakes Shoot Out.

 

The roster is as follows:

 

Robert Mackay

Larry Maynhart

Bob Bentz

Dan Norlin

Robert McConnell

Dan DeGood

Stan Sheppard

Larry Fore

Keith Burley

Jody Davis

Frank Lacey

Bill Lee Jr.

Roger Sebastian

Kim Swank

 

Norlin won it last year and DeGood took a 2nd place finish in the 2002 Shoot Out.  Kim Swank said he came to Vegas to take home a win and he is still in the contest.  Stan Sheppard is all smiles with his position in tomorrows big show and Bill Lee Jr went through a tough field of veterans to get his spot in the final 16.   Stay tuned for the big money winner tomorrow.

 

We are back in qualifying action now in the Pro categories.  All the results coming up at the completion of the rounds.

 

The Shoot Out has begun.  15 grand is up for grabs and over 100 riders are giving it their best on the track for a shot at the 12,000 top prize and the 3,000 runner up prize.

 

We will narrow them down to 16 today, and run them out until the big winner is crowned tomorrow.

 

 

Round One of qualifying was completed after several delays from oil and liquid clean ups, so we are a bit off schedule.  It’s Vegas though, the city with no clocks.

 

A few round one notes:

H-D of Palm Beach, FL rider Mike Lehman started his day off right, taking the top spot in JIMS Pro Fuel.  Lehman is fresh off a new 1/8th mile MPH record and a win in Rockingham earlier in the month. 

 

A newcomer to the category of Pro Fuel is Dave Boss of California.  Boss a former Pro Gas competitor is auditioning for his 6.90 license here at The Strip.

 

Mike Romine is still flexing his muscle in Screamin Eagle Nitro Harley racing.  The Chromatic team is in the top spot with a 6.587 at 211.33mph.

Drums Brancaccio riding for DJ Johnson scored 2nd best with a 6.715 at 196.10mph.  Over 24 bikes attempted passes in the opening round and the result was an unlikely qualifying order at most meets. 

 

Johnny Mancuso is here just barely.  The Texan was hospitalized shortly after the Rockingham event with pneumonia. He was not expected to compete here in Vegas, but the thoughts of missing a one and two National finish got the best of him, and he made the trip here.  He needs a better pass in the next two rounds, after shutting it off early in the 1st, leaving him in the 19th spot.

 

Mancuso partner Stordeur had a less than normal pass himself, running side by side with Joe Timmons.  Stordeur is currently in the 12th spot and Timmons is 13th.

 

Jay Tuner is here on the Orangeburg Cycle-Bill Furr ride that has recently been rebuilt since the rear tire explosion Furr suffered in Texas put both he and the bike out of competition.

Turner is in the 5th position after one pass.  The Furr team has obviously been working hard back at the Orangeburg Cycle headquarters in South Carolina.  Armon, the younger Furr nailed his best pass since returning to nitro racing earlier in the season.  He is 3rd in the field with a 7.066 at 196.30mph.

 

A full field of Joker Machine Pro Mod riders are here to support the class this weekend.  Canadian Doug Ainsworth leads the field by one position over Champion to be-Junior Pippin.

Cliff Dwy the reigning champ had problems early in the pass and is currently 14th in the field.

 

Ray Phipps and the Aces and Eights team are leading the Pro Gas field which I believe is a first time achievement for the H-D Dealer out of Ohio.&n bsp; In a rare circumstance this year, Robert Markham is not yet in the field.  Markham is just shy of a Championship bid in Pro Gas over Brook McCabe, who could possibly wrap it up before the finals tomorrow.

 

The Rivera-Primo Street Pro class is a hot field as always with Lummus, Ellis and Sternotti making up the front runners so far today.

 

Tripp Nobles gave Top Fuel riding a brief try on the Ray Price Harley-Davidson machine earlier in the year in Bristol, TN.

He accomplished a six second pass at over 200mph with just a handful of passes behind him, something most do not achieve in years.  He has since changed directions and focused on a big finish in the already wrapped up Screamin Eagle V-Rod title, and climbed aboard a Kresto Pro Dragster here in Vegas.  He finished 4th after round one out of 15 riders vying for the spot.  The nitro seems to be a natural fit for the North Carolina champ.

 

On the sportsman side, Greg Krenik from New Mexico is leading the field in 2 classes after the opening rounds.  He is in the top spot in both Red Line Oil Super Gas and S & S Super Sport classes.  Krenik a friend to many has encountered a tragic couple of months with the unexpected loss of his wife, and many are pulling for him here in hopes of bringing a little brightness to his weekend.

 

The Screamin Eagle Shoot Out just completed round one and we will be back to give you the final sixteen order when we get there.

 

Following the shootout we will resume qualifying with the Pros.  Stay tuned..we could be here a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning from Las Vegas.  The temps are cool and the skies are sunny and there are a record number of racers spread throughout the pits here at The Strip.

 

How many?  No official count yet, but round one qualifying is underway in Syn3 ET and the line at tech is still stretched further than the norm this year.  A big day is that could turn into a long one with the big fields. 

 

Following todays round one of qualifying, the Screamin Eagle High Stakes Shoot Out gets underway.  Over 100 entries in, including NHRA Champ, Craig Treble.  Stay tuned for all the coverage right here.

 

 

Good afternoon from The Strip.  We are under sunny mid 60 degree temps as pit parking continues.  The line up was stunning to say the least.  There are hundreds of motorhomes and rigs waiting to get in for a weekend of excitement at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  A test and tune session will be hosted by the track shortly after 6pm. 

 

Just prior to tonights test and tune, Top Fuel competitor, Tracy Kile of Hatfield, PA will pledge his matrimonial vows to his bride beneath the archway here at at The Strip.  Congratulations to the happy couple.

 

Also tonight, I hear there is a pit crew track challenge to take place.  A battle of the pit bikes.  I will be sure to update the outcome of that in tomorrows news.

 

We kick off the activities tonight at the Harley-Davidson Café, which I will be departing for shortly. 

 

We will join you in the morning with all the news from qualifying and the Screamin Eagle Las Vegas High Stakes Shootout.  All the action begins at 9:00am  PDT

 

 

 

Schedule Of Events:

 

Friday, October 22

2:00pm-  Pit Parking for Competitors and Vendors

6:00pm- Test and Tune

8:00pm- JIMS Rolling Bones Party at the Harley-Davidson Café

 

Saturday, October 23rd

7:00am- Gates Open

8:30am- Mandatory Riders Meeting

9:00am- Qualifying Begins in All Classes

12noon-Screamin Eagle High Stakes Shootout-(Narrowed to 16 bikes)

2:00pm or immediately following the Shootout-Qualifying resumes with the Pros

5:00pm- Final Round Qualifying

 

 

 

Sunday October 23rd

8:00am- Gates Open

8:30am-CMA Chapel Services

9:00am- Sportsman Eliminations needed to attain 16 bike fields

11:15am- Mandatory Riders Meeting

12noon- Screamin Eagle High Stakes Shootout- Final 16

12:45pm- Opening Ceremonies

1:00pm-    Pro Eliminations begin

3:30pm- 2nd Round Pro Eliminations

5:00pm-3rd Round Pro Eliminations

6:00pm-Finals in all classes

 

Monday, October 24th

6:00pm- AHDRA Championship Awards Banquet

Sams Town Hotel and Gambling Hall