Carrie Tate

While Horne was winning his specialties, Carrie Seifert Tate won for the second straight event in Pro Drag, upsetting No. 1 qualifier Steve Pier of Hatfield, Pa., in round one when he crossed the centerline; then stopping Rich Vreeland of Bloomsburg, Pa., in the final.  Tate, whose bike “Brutus” is based in Mt. Vernon, Ark., won her first pro race last month at Numidia, Pa.

Other winners included Frank Capone of Wakefield, Mass., in Pro Modified, Tom Caldwell of Knoxville, Tenn., in Pro Stock, and Lee Hitz of Annville, Pa., in Pro Gas. 

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE TOP FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., 6.239, 223.69 mph; 2. Takeshi Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, 6.248, 214.25 mph; 3. Damien Cownden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 6.299, 216.38 mph; 4. Jay Turner, Julian, N.C., 6.322, 219.36 mph; 5. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio, Nutley, N.J., 6.341, 209.07 mph; 6. Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., 6.348, 221.38 mph; 7. Devin Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, 6.436, 216.72 mph; 8. Brook McCabe, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 6.440, 211.93 mph.

Round 1 – Robert Stewart, Grovester, Va., .082, 6.518, 214.96 mph, def. Brook McCabe, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., .059, 6.702, 203.25 mph; Larry “Drums” Broncaccio, Nutley, N.J., .039, 6.307, 215.86 mph, def. Armon Furr, Orangeburg, S.C., .066, 6.622, 197.88 mph; Takeshi Shigematsu, Iyo, Ehime, Japan, .065, 6.499, 207.43 mph, def. Rickey House, Humble, Texas, .089, 16.934, 43.51 mph; Devin Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, .185, 6.482, 211.03 mph, def. Dean Comunal, Stroudsburg, Pa., .101, 6.956, 164.09 mph; Jay Turner, Julian, N.C., .081, 6.431, 211.00 mph, def. Mike Pelrine, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada, foul; Damien Cownden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, .217, 6.694, 209.59 mph, def. Jason Pridemore, Garrettsville, Ohio, ,183. 6.925, 195.42 mph; Douglas Horne, Aberdeen, Md., .027, 6.371, 209.85 mph, def. Tii Tharpe, West Bend, N.C., .041, 18.500, 58.04 mph; Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., bye.

Jason Pridemore’s supercharged entry.

Round 2 – Grimes, .061, 6.314, 213.30 mph, def. Stewart, .083, 6.619, 214.72 mph; Brancaccio, .043, 6.365, 194.66 mph, def. Turner, .068, 16.358, 41.53 mph; D. Pelrine, .054, 6.457, 196.59 mph, def. Shigematsu, .028. 7.469, 158.28 mph; Horne, .030, 6.342, 218.19 mph, def. Cownden, .046, 7.807, 117.02 mph.

Semifinals – Brancaccio, .032, 6.329, 216.27 mph, def. Grimes, .064, 15.717, 78.19 mph; Horne, .049, 6.564, 189.58 mph, def. D. Pelrine, .060, 62.524, 25.03 mph.