{"id":102204,"date":"2025-09-16T19:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/amra-nitro-harleys-coming-to-bowling-green-for-annual-drag-racing-biker-festival\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:44:05","slug":"amra-nitro-harleys-coming-to-bowling-green-for-annual-drag-racing-biker-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/amra-nitro-harleys-coming-to-bowling-green-for-annual-drag-racing-biker-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"AMRA Nitro Harleys Coming to Bowling Green for Annual Drag Racing & Biker Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two titan events on the Nitro-Harley drag racing calendar, and this weekend\u2019s PennGrade1 AMRA D.C. Jones Memorial Fall Nationals at Bowling Green, Kentucky\u2019s historic Beech Bend Raceway is one of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beech Bend\u2019s wooden seats, covered grandstands, and even the rollercoaster will shake, rattle and roll from the sound and fury of Nitro Harleys in full-blown, quarter mile competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The biggest and baddest are the Johnny Mancuso\u2019s Circle M Ranch Top Fuel bikes, and this event brings out the best of them.<\/p>\n

Ohio racer\u00a0Ryan Peery is trying to regain that title of \u201cThe Best.\u201d The multi-time champ has struggled since winning the season opener, but thinks that his last pass at the rain-shortened\u00a0Byron Dragway event may have pointed him in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Rookie Top Fuel racer Paul Anderson is already going the right direction, qualifying number one at Byron on\u00a0his former Vance & Hines bike, ridden at NHRA races a few years ago by Doug Vancil.<\/p>\n

And talk about direction, how about\u00a0Bad Apple Racing\u2019s\u00a0Tracy Kile? Tracy parked the bike for much of the summer, had his trailer recently obliterated, then came back and won the most recent IHRA Ironman trophy. He\u2019s stoked and ready for Beech Bend glory, and also ready to have teammate Jimmy \u201cMac\u201d McMillen back on track.<\/p>\n

North Carolina Hall of Famer Jay \u201cBulldog\u201d Turner is also a recent IHRA winner. He and teammates Chris Smith and John \u201cJT\u201d Toth will roll up their sleeves and fight for the win.<\/p>\n

The defending race winner is Iowa\u2019s Jordan Peterson. He and Chris Stewart Racing teammate\u00a0Samu Kemppainen\u00a0(all the way from Finland) each have wins this season and will be looking to put the CSR brand on Beech Bend.<\/p>\n

Juha \u201cSushi\u201d Hintukainen is also from Finland\u2014the land of big men with heavy throttle hands. Sushi\u2019s ProCharged Nitro monster is ready to bust loose and lay down a searing lap.<\/p>\n

Michael Balch will once again be on\u00a0Craig Caulk\u2019s bike, and expect Robert \u201cZiggy\u201d Schwartz and a host of other big-timers at this event.<\/p>\n

Armon Furr Nitro Funnybikes are the slightly smaller brothers of Top Fuel, and Jordan Peterson has been having his way with the class on the Phil Lower-owned bike, tuned by Mike Romine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Bad Apple\u2019s\u00a0Cameron \u201cFlash\u201d Gunter qualified number one at Byron and is looking to defend his season title from last year.<\/p>\n

Both guys will have to deal with former champ Jim Doyle and\u00a0Universal Fleet and Tire\u2019s Racin\u2019 Ray Robinson\u00a0and Jason Leeper\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hawaya Racing Pro Fuel bikes are the carbureted cousins to Top Fuel and Funnybike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBad Apple Mary\u201d\u00a0Dangrow\u2019s year of\u00a0Pro Fuel domination has earned her a bounty placed by nitro rookie\u00a0Loren Potter. Dangrow has won every race this year, but Potter is learning quickly and qualified third at Byron.<\/p>\n

Number two qualifier at Byron was Hot Rod Carlisle on\u00a0Mike and Harriet Ann Blair\u2019s bike, and he\u2019s looking to make it crowded at the top.<\/p>\n

Curt Sexton is the defending Beech Bend winner. He thought he was ready to win at Byron before grenading his engine there. His mount is back together and ready to roll.<\/p>\n

White Lightning Racing\u2019s Sam White is the defending class champion, but has taken a backseat as he reshuffled his team priorities this season. He\u2019s still riding, but put newbie Darren Brinkman on his number one bike.<\/p>\n

Floridian John Jenkins, Illinois\u2019s Jim \u201cBad Influence\u201d Martin,\u00a0Universal Fleet and Tire\u2019s Jason Leeper, Brian Conley Jr., Stubby Hultman, Rocky Jackson,\u00a0Al Balice, Kyle Rogers, Mark Shones, Louis Sansone, Hayley Caulk and more are all expected to compete in the popular class.<\/p>\n

Gasoline racers Charley Douglass, Shannon Poor, Kim DeShields, Jason Crisp, Jimmy Maikranz, David Doremus, Robert Alther, Heather Jendruch, James Garey, Joe Perry, Bryce Creek, Billy Doherty, Clayton Danford, Chris Hoppe, George Futch, Jim Clarke, Chad Traynor, Steve Lacy, David \u201cPaco\u201d Cartwright, Kevin Winters, Jeremy Justice, Jeremiah Disbrow, Tony Curtis, and many, many more are all expected to compete in Pro Outlaw, Zipper\u2019s Performance Pro Bagger, Zipper\u2019s Performance Modified, Axtell Cylinders Hot Street, Thundermax Street Bagger, Top Eliminator, Huffman Performance Super Gas, BK Electric Super Pro 10.30, Pro Eliminator 10.90, Thundermax Street Eliminator 11.50, and Baker Drivetrain Eliminator Dial-in.<\/p>\n

The event also includes live music Friday and Saturday nights, stunts and bikes show, and a general celebration of the biker lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t make it to Bowling Green? Watch live on\u00a0https:\/\/motormaniatv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nitro Harley competitors look forward to seeing the whole Harley-Davidson drag racing family, riders and fans at the classic Beech Bend\u2019s Harley Drags in Bowling Green, Kentucky on September 18-21.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on September 16, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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