Emotional Father ' s Day Wins for AMRA Harleys at U . S . 131
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PennGrade1 AMRA Michigan Nitro Nationals June 14-16 , 2024 U . S . 131 Motorsports Park in Martin , Michigan , USA
Emotional Father ' s Day Wins for AMRA Harleys at U . S . 131
Like many sports , drag racing is often passed down through generations . The father-son bond was on full display as the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association ( AMRA ) Harley-Davidson motorcycle series raced on Father ' s Day in the Michigan Nitro Nationals at U . S . 131 Motorsports Park in Martin , Michigan , on June 14-16 .
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Jay " Bulldog " Turner turns into a puppy in certain circumstances , and winning Circle M Ranch / Dove Fuels Top Fuel on Father ' s Day was one of them . This was the first Father ' s Day since the passing of Jay ' s dad , legendary Piedmont Dragway owner Jim Turner . Coupled with the recent passing of his longtime sponsor Jay Eshbach of APE , there were sure to be tears from the tough champion and North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Famer in the U . S . 131 winners ' circle . None of those puppylike qualifiers surfaced on the track , however , as Jay qualified number one with a 6.41 at 217 mph and beat teammate Tii Tharpe in the final . Tharpe almost went to the Emergency Room on Saturday with severe abdominal pains , but regrouped to qualify second on his Spevco bike . Tii may still have had cramps on the mind as he gave up . 052 to Turner at the tree , then watched from a growing distance as Jay thundered to the win with a 6.44 at 216 . Sturgis , Michigan Nitro Harley legends Mike and Jack Romine rarely struggle on the racetrack , but the Nitro Funnybike they tune for owner Phil Lower and rider Jordan Peterson has barely made it off the starting line all season . The Romines poured over the clutch time and again with the same result , until one day Mike literally woke up with the solution . A deep dive into an injector found a screw that would work itself loose between the burnout box and starting line , rendering the big bike powerless . With that fixed and finally having something to ride beyond the 60 foot , Peterson qualified second behind Bad Apple Racing rider Cameron Gunter ' s 6.88 at 193 mph . Those two met in the final , where both bikes slowed into the 7s . Gunter gave Peterson a serious . 231 to . 029 break at the starting line ,
Nitro Funnybike winner - Jordan Peterson
Circle M Ranch / Dove Fuels Top Fuel winner - Jay " Bulldog " Turner
and Jordan ' s 7.09 carried him to the win against Cameron ' s 7.21 . Champion Sam White overcame a recent dry spell to win a very competitive Hawaya Racing Pro Fuel race . Norwalk winner Curt Sexton qualified number one with a sharp 7.28 at 163 mph to lead the strong ten bike field . Sexton had a problem against Paul Anderson in the semis , and Anderson went on to face White in the final . Sam eased away with a . 229 vs . Paul ' s . 070 , but ran a winning 7.36 against Anderson ' s 7.53 . Zipper ' s Performance Pro Bagger was every bit as competitive at U . S . 131 as Pro Fuel . Indiana Bagger stud Jeremy Williamson qualified number one with a 7.97 at 174 mph and claimed the first-ever seven second pass for a Milwaukee-8 combination . But Williamson lost to one of his own pieces , losing in the semis to transmission wild man Bert Baker on a bike he bought from Jeremy . But Bert ran up against former NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chaz Kennedy in the final and fell behind . 219 to . 087 at the hit . Kennedy laid down an 8.44 to 8.87 for the win . All
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