Mike Romine of Sturgis, MI, was leading the Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley field with only one round completed, coming off the trailer with a 6.675 at 211.39 mph. Drums Brancaccio of Nutley, NJ, was in the second spot with a 6.793 at 198.58 mph, and champion Doug Vancil was third with a 6.845 at 166.19 mph.

In JIMS Pro Fuel, Steve Simmons of Greensboro, NC, was in the top spot after one pass with a 7.267 at 170.79 mph, and Tony Ruggiero traveled from Fresno, CA, to finish the weekend in the #2 qualifying spot with a 7.764 at 175.46 mph.

Dirk Higgins of Kirby, OH, was in front of the S & S Pro Stock pack with a 7.895 at 168.45 mph over West Chester, PA's second-place qualifier Scott Tepper's 7.929 at 162.37 mph.

S & S Cycle Pro Gas racers were under way with a second round of qualifying just as the rain moved in, leaving David Delullo of St. Mary's, PA, in the #1 position with a 7.984 at 161.17 mph.

Local favorite Frank Dove, from Hughesville, MD, was in the #2 spot with an 8.370 at 155.13 mph, and Keith Browne of Semora, NC, came away with the #3 position while testing for his Pro Gas license with an 8.507 at 118.29 mph.

The Truett-Jones points battle in Kresto Pro Drag will have to pick up in Brainerd, MN, later in the month, after qualifying and eliminations were halted in Maryland. Scott Truett of Wichita, KS, was ahead with a 7.623 at 171.86 mph over the 7.796 at 164.51 mph lap that Chuck Jones (Naples, FL) achieved.

Junior Pippin of Conyers, GA, was right at home in the #1 spot in the Joker Machine Pro Modified field with his 8.506 at 149.90 mph qualifying pass, while Ohio's Paul Smith was in the second spot with an 8.552 at 151.36 mph.

Thanks to Mother Nature, the anticipation of the inevitable Sternotti-Lummus match-up will be on hold until they meet in Brainerd. Travis Lummus of Asheville, NC, came off the trailer with a 9.425 at 146.54 mph for the #1 spot; meanwhile, Joe Sternotti of Blackwood, NJ, was off pace with a 9.944 at 143.41 mph, leaving him in the fourth spot in the opening round. Both riders stepped up in round two, and the order was shuffled when Sternotti laid down a 9.054 at 146.91 mph to Lummus's 9.181 at 146.18 mph, leaving them qualified #1 and #2 respectively.

Statesville, NC's Tripp Nobles led the Screamin' Eagle V-Rod class after two rounds with a 9.910 at 137.01 mph, with Dave Pressley coming in second with a 10.226 at 132.97 mph.

Joe Perry of Kingsport, TN, led Drag Masters Hot Street qualifying with a 10.374 at 125.46 mph, and points leader John Burdynski of Houston was second with a 10.533 at 126.38 mph.

In AHDRA index categories, it was Dale Tyson of Haymarket, VA, leading the field in the Red Line Oil Super Gas (9.70 index) class with a 9.716. In S & S Super Sport (10.30 Index), Wanda Poff of York, PA, was in front with a perfect 10.300 and Tom Ocasio of Howell, NJ, led Performance Corner Super Eliminator (10.90 Index) competition with a 10.914.

Bill Rowe Jr. was close enough to the mark with a 11.502 in Screamin' Eagle Performance (11.50) for the #1 spot, while Bear Marshini's .004 reaction time put him on top in Syn3 ET after two rounds.

Complete qualifying listings from the S & S Cycle Mid-Atlantic Nationals Presented by All American Harley-Davidson and Harley-Davidson of Frederick are available at www.ahdra.com.

Romine - Top Fuel

Simmons - Pro Fuel

Higgins - Pro Stock

Pippin - Pro Modified