Donnie Huffman

Among the sportsman winners was Donnie Huffman of Lakeland, Fla., who prevailed not only in the 8.90 Super Comp class but also in the class simply called Eliminator. He was the weekend’s only double-up winner and just missed a triple when he lost in the final round of Top Eliminator to Dennis Waldron of Owings, Md., on a holeshot.

The AMRA’s hot rod Harleys return to The Rock this fall for the annual Jim McClure Carolina Nitro Nationals, Oct. 10-12.

TOP FUEL

Tommy Grimes

Qualifying: 1. Tommy Grimes, Clemmons, N.C., 6.332, 222.07 mph; 2. Tii Tharpe, East Bend, N.C., 6.440, 214.86 mph; 3. Randal Andras, Amelia, La., 6.451, 214.62 mph; 4. Mark Cox, Wilkesboro, N.C., 6.537, 216.27 mph; 5. Rick “Sharkey” House, Humble, Texas, 7.312, 147.39 mph; 6. Larry Stanley, Norton, Ohio, 8.197, 155.42 mph; 7. Lyle Newton, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, 8.327, 110.79 mph.
Round 1: 1. Tommy Grimes, Clemmons, N.C., 6.261, 219.40 mph, bye; 2. Tii Tharpe, East Bend, N.C., 6.471, 211.43 mph, def. 7. Lyle Newton, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, 7.163, 151.97 mph; 3. Randal Andras, Amelia, La., 6.979, 218.44 mph, def. 6. Larry Stanley, Norton, Ohio,8.571, 146.13 mph; 4. Mark Cox, Wilkesboro, N.C., 6.797, 189.34 mph, def. 5. Rick “Sharkey” House, Humble, Texas, 7.393, 198.99 mph.
Semifinals: Andras, 7.202, 144.10 mph, def. Tharpe, 10.800, 85.94 mph; Grimes, 6.328, 226.35 mph, def. Cox, 10.683, 86.66 mph.
FINAL: Randal Andras, Amelia, La., 6.313, 218.51 mph, def. Tommy Grimes, Clemmons, N.C., 6.313, 227.27 mph.