TRIP EAST NETS RUNNER-UP
FINISH
Bowling Green,
Kentucky - June 20, 2016:
More racing action
headlined the final day of the NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion presented
by AAA Insurance at Beech Bend Raceway with eliminations taking
place in all the categories. In the signature event, the Nostalgia
Top Fuel final pitted west coast racers Adam Sorokin and Jim
Murphy.
Murphy returned
to Kentucky after missing last years event to try to gain more
points than the other guys and he almost accomplished that with
a runner-up finish.
Murphy, tuned
by the legendary Roland Leong, put himself in an early hole with
a .126 second reaction time to a .062 of Sorokin. Murphy wandered
out of the groove at the 900' mark and had to lift. Sorokin in
the bright red Champion Speed Shop dragster also got out of the
groove but was able to hang on for the win.
The weekend best
told in photos.....
1st
Qualifying Session - Thursday
The crew rolled the car
into the staging lanes.
Crew Chief, Roland Leong
checking out the track.
Session one paired cars from
opposite sides of the country. Jim Murphy in his WW2 Racing entry
from Santa Rosa, CA vs Tony Bartone from Long Island City, NY
in the Bartone Brothers car.
Dan Wilkison ready to
fire the engine.
Both cars had strong
leaves.
Bartone experienced tire shake
and clicked it before the 330' mark. Murphy got out of the groove
and close to the wall, end of run.
2nd
Qualifying Session - Friday
For the Friday early session
Murphy was paired with fellow Californian Rick Williamson.
Both cars left good but
Williamson started smoking the tires at the tree.
Murphy went to the #4
spot with a solid 5.700.
Final
Qualifying Session - Friday
Session 3 found Jim making
a single.
Murphy's 5.856 did not
improve his previous 5.700 at 249.63 and stayed #4.
Next stop - Saturday
Eliminaitons
FINAL QUALIFYING ORDER
1: Tony Bartone
- 5.607 @ 237.71
2: Adam Sorokin - 5.641 @ 246.44
3: Jim Young - 5.665 @ 253.56
4: Jim Murphy - 5.700 @ 249.63
5: Rick Williamson - 5.747 @ 247.20
6: Rick White - 5.815 @ 237.84
7: Brendan Murry - 6.101 @ 195.70
8: Tim Cullinan - 6.253 @ 229.94
------------ Not Qualified ------------
9: David Miller - 6.311 @ 205.16
10: Tyler Hilton - 6.485 @ 211.43
11: Jason Greenwood - 6.519 @ 183.82
12: Paul Schultz - 6.674 @ 165.84
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