Sun, 12 Oct 2003, 04:47 PM Nitro Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Steve Stordeur                         53 Johnny Mancuso
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.385 221.07                     0.079  6.468 209.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Tharpe    ) 0.038  6.425 215.87      (M Romine    ) 0.048  6.642 182.18
 Qualified:             #1  6.377 216.60                        #4  6.464 213.57

3:40 PM Current weather conditions: 75 degrees, 62 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.06 inches, with a track temperature of 99 degrees.

Stordeur pulls the front wheel in the air and carried it all the way through the lights.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bill Furr                              40 Doug Vancil
E2                  -0.012  6.498 209.35     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.396 214.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Romine    ) 0.050  6.570 211.56      (L Brancaccio) 0.018  6.571 196.93
 Qualified:             #3  6.457 216.34                        #2  6.380 216.86

Furr leaves a little too early and gives the win to Vancil. Stordeur will have lane choice over Vancil in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink