Rich Gladstone

Angela’s semifinal winning round was still a huge victory for his losing opponent, Richard Gadson on Brad Mummert’s old school, air-cooled Suzuki GS. The pair pushed the crowd-favorite bike to its first ever 6-second pass, a 6.98 at 190 mph.

DME Racing Real Street was won by a familiar name in an unfamiliar situation. Multi-time champ Jeremy Teasley showed up without a ride in the class when bike owner Roger Starrette decided he was sitting out the Maryland commute this season. Starrette was home in South Carolina on his way to get barbecue for Saturday night dinner when he heard that the second round of qualifying had been postponed by rain until Sunday. One U-turn and an overnight drive later and Starrette was unloading his trailer in Maryland.

And unloading in a big way. Riding teammate David Merks’ turbo ‘Busa, Starrette qualified number one with a 7.85. Teasley qualified third behind Rickey Gadson. But Starrette scattered Merks’ motor all over the track on an E1 bye pass and Gadson lost to “Super Dave” Stewart in E2.

Jeremy Teasley beat Tom Federici in the semifinal.

Teasley beat supercharged record holder Tom Federici in the semi to set up the final with Stewart, who was way late at the tree and came up short on the big end against the champ.