Bradenton Motorsports Park
April 17-18, 2015
Randal Andras of Amelia, Louisiana, scored the Nitro Harley win by defeating favorite “Tak” Shigematsu of Ehime, Japan. Shigematsu, a 16-year veteran of the Nitro Harley wars, earned No. 1 Qualifier status but was a mere two miles per hour slower than Andras in the final.
“It’s absolutely wonderful. Racing in the panhandle of Florida has been a dream of mine,” said Andras. “It’s a dream come true. This is a great place and great people to race with. We were trying to get some 30s and 40s during the day, but we just couldn’t get there because of the weather. We ran some consistent 50s and it was enough for a win.”
Photo courtesy of IHRA
ROUND 1 – ELIMINATIONS
Tak Shigematsu defeated Alvin Kobernusz, 6.853 sec./198.63 mph to 6.998 sec./203.25 mph.
Bob Molloy defeated Tracy Kile, 6.712 sec./206.56 mph to 8.202 sec./115.85 mph.
Larry “Drums” Brancaccio defeated Jay Turner, 6.409 sec./219.13 mph to no time.
Randal Andras defeated Jim Fagan, 6.996 sec./161.00 mph to 12.499 sec./90.43 mph.
ROUND 2 – ELIMINATIONS
Shigematsu defeated Molloy (broke), 6.758 sec./220.85 mph to no time.
Andras defeated Brancaccio, 6.551 sec./222.38 mph to 6.595 sec./212.131 sec.
FINAL ROUND – ELIMINATIONS
Andras defeated Shigematsu, 6.570 sec./218.92 mph to 6.597 sec./216.60 mph.
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NITRO HARLEY POINTS
1. Randal Andras (Amelia, Louisiana) 253
2. Tracy Kile (Asheville, North Carolina) 22
3. Jay Turner (Julian, North Carolina) 221
4. Brian Jernigan (Cypress, Texas) 165
5. Rickey House (Humble, Texas) 129
6. Alvin Kobernusz (Manly, Iowa) 124
7. Jim Fagan (Valley City, Ohio) 103
8. Takeshi Shigematsu (Ehime, Japan) 96
9. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio (Nutley, New Jersey) 85
10. Ron Gledhill (Cochise, Arizona) 74
11. Lyle Newton (Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada) 73
12. Bob Molloy (Elmton, Maryland) 72
13. Mark Conner (Robertsville, Missouri) 51
14. Rocky Jackson (Youngsville, Louisiana) 51
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FINAL ROUND – QUALIFYING
1. Takeshi Shigematsu (Ehime, Japan) 6.393 sec./216.76 mph
2. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio (Nutley, New Jersey) 6.400 sec./221.67 mph
3. Randal Andras (Amelia, Louisiana) 6.692 sec./179.96 mph
4. Bob Molloy (Elmton, Maryland) 6.726 sec./193.12 mph
5. Tracy Kile (Asheville, North Carolina) 6.807 sec./208.33 mph
6. Jim Fagan (Valley City, Ohio) 6.951 sec./205.90 mph
7. Jay Turner (Julian, North Carolina) 7.623 sec./124.36 mph
8. Lyle Newton (Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada) 8.388 sec./123.62 mph
Not qualified:
Rickey House (Humble, Texas) 8.935 sec./159.32 mph
Alvin Kobernusz (Manly, Iowa) 13.484 sec./70.19 mph
ROUND 1 – QUALIFYING
1. Bob Molloy (Elmton, Maryland) 6.779 sec./201.65 mph
2. Tracy Kile (Asheville, North Carolina) 6.807 sec./208.33 mph
3. Larry “Drums” Brancaccio (Nutley, New Jersey) 7.117 sec./196.37 mph
4. No. 46 (Name N/A) 7.426 sec./131.82 mph
5. Jay Turner (Julian, North Carolina) 7.623 sec./124.36 mph
6. Randal Andras (Amelia, Louisiana) 8.502 sec./119.71 mph
7. Rickey House (Humble, Texas) 12.619 sec./74.02 mph
8. Alvin Kobernusz (Manly, Iowa) 13.484 sec./70.19 mph
Not qualified:
Lyle Newton (Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada) 14.742 sec./74.78 mph
