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FREEDOM
DRAG FEST COMING UP at "THE ROCK" - FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009!
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CAR, TRUCK AND BIKE SHOW ADDED TO LINEUP FOR
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Track owner Steve Earwood has made the season’s
most diverse event even more so with the announcement Tuesday of
the addition of a Top 20 Custom Car, Truck and Bike Show to
Friday’s already packed lineup for Freedom Drag Fest 2009.
The day-before-the-Fourth spectacular, an annual feature at The
Rock, features jet dragsters, wheelstanders, motorcycle stunt
riders, muscle cars and Jr. Dragsters on the track with pro
wrestling, the aforementioned car, truck and bike show, music by
the Christian rock band “Fire for Effect” and the RBC Bank
fireworks show off it.
“This is just a fun event,” Earwood said, “and every year we try
to pack as much entertainment into it as we can. It’s a cliche
but we really do try to provide something for everybody. It would
be hard to find a program anywhere, I think, that includes drag
racing, wrestling, a Christian rock band and a major fireworks
show.”
Gates open Friday at 6 p.m. with the “racin’ and rasslin’” program
starting at 7 p.m. and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Adult admission is
just $20 with junior tickets, for kids six-to-16, only $5.
Children under six are admitted free with a ticketed adult. There
is a $5.00 discount coupon off adult admission available on the
dragway’s website at www.rockinghamdragway.com.
“The Thriller” jet dragster driven by Terry Rosberg, son of former
NHRA tour regular Dick Rosberg, will oppose “The Beast from the
East” jet of Ernie Bouge in a 300 mile-an-hour battle for Carolina
bragging rights but the track will belong to the stick shift
muscle cars that regularly compete in the Classic Gear Jammers
series and to the Insane Performance Real Street class. Fast
motorcycles and Jr. Dragsters will also make exhibition runs.
The pro wrestling program will feature “Timber the Insane
Lumberjack,” “Chief Red Thunder,” Dylan Gage, Alex Adonis, “The
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300 MPH Jet
Dragsters, the world’s fastest wheel-stander, the exciting Classic
Gear Jammers, heads-up Real Street, wrestling matches, a Christian
Rock band and a spectacular fireworks show brought to you by RBC Bank
is a recipe for the best cookout of the July 4th holiday. Join us on
Friday, July 3 for great entertainment and exciting racing. Also
exhibition runs by Jr. Dragsters and fast motorcycles.
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“RACIN’ AND
RASSLIN’” HEADLINE ROCKINGHAM’S FREEDOM DRAG FEST |
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – In celebration of the nation’s birthday and in
support of active duty members of the U.S. military, Rockingham
Dragway has expanded its annual Freedom Drag Fest to include
professional wrestling, motorcycle stunt riders, fireworks
courtesy of RBC Bank and music by Christian rockers “Fire for
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Those special additions will augment a Friday night-before-the-Fourth
drag racing program that will feature 300 mile-an-hour jet dragsters,
the 140 mile-an-hour wheelstander of Danny O’Day, the Classic Gear
Jammers circuit, competition in the Insane Performance Real Street
class and Jr. Dragsters.
Gates open Friday at 6 p.m. with the “racin’ and rasslin’” program
starting at 7 p.m. and the RBC Bank’s special Fourth of July fireworks
show at 9:30 p.m. Adult admission is just $20 with junior tickets,
for kids six-to-16, only $5. Children under six are admitted free
with a ticketed adult.
The
racing card features 20 stick-shift, bumper dragging muscle cars,
everything from 1955 Chevies to hemi Plymouths and Dodges to late
model Ford Mustangs; competing for the Classic Gear Jammers title, the
jet-powered dragsters of Dick Rosberg (“The Thriller) and Ernie Bouge
(“The Beast from the East”), O’Day’s wheelstander and the
aforementioned Real Street and Jr. Dragster events.
Among the pro wrestlers on the holiday card are “Timber the Insane
Lumberjack,” “Chief Red Thunder,” Dylan Gage, Alex Adonis, “The Lumbee
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WOOD,
GRAYSON BIG WINNERS IN ROCKINGHAM’S FBR SHOP NATIONALS
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Dimey Eddinger ended
Vincent Demito’s Rockingham Dragway dominance in dramatic fashion Sunday
but the Winston-Salem rider couldn’t replicate the performance in a final
round match-up with Ricky Wood for the Orient Express Pro Street
championship at the FBR Shop Nationals, third event in the 2009 MiRock
Superbike Series.
Wood, a resident of Sims , N.C. , shared
the spotlight with HTP Performance Real Street winner Rickey Grayson of
Stafford, Va., Honda-Suzuki of Sanford Pro Comp champ Michael Rankin of
Staunton , Va. , Quick 32 winner Shayne Proctor of Indian Head, Md. , and
Pro Sport Bike champ Anthony Navarro of Royersford , Pa.
After his career best start (No. 2
behind only Keith Brooks of Covington, Ga.), Eddinger squared off in the
second round against Demito, the two-time reigning Pro Sport Bike Champion
who had won four straight MiRock races at Rockingham. The two series
veterans had identical elapsed times (7.404 seconds) but Eddinger got the
win light because of a .010 of a second starting line advantage.
That gave the Winston-Salem rider a bye
to the money round where his turbocharged Suzuki Hyabusa slowed to 8.066
seconds, enabling Wood to get the win with an off pace 7.957.
Grayson’s consistency paid off for the
hotly-contested Real Street title after No. 1 qualifier Rickey Gadson of
Hammonton, N.J., who appeared unbeatable on his Kawasaki , was upset in
round two by Boo Brown of Potomac Falls, Va.
Brown used an .118 of a second starting
line advantage to make his 8.268 second time and winner over Gadson’s
considerably quicker 8.189, the quickest time of the entire round.
Unfortunately for Brown, his bike failed him in the final, slowing to
9.337 seconds while Grayson powered by in 8.222 seconds, his best in
eliminations.
Brown didn’t go away empty-handed,
however, coming back to win the Nitrous Express Pro ET title. The star of
the ET division, however, was Baybay Yarbrough of Eatonton , Ga. , who won
both the Nitrous Express Pro ET and Schnitz Racing Street ET titles on
Saturday and reached the semifinals in both classes on Sunday.
Next race in the MiRock Series is the
July 18-19 Fast by Gast SPGC Bike Fest at Maryland International Raceway.
Next race at The Rock will be the annual Schnitz Summer Sizzler, Aug.
22-23.
Results from Sunday’s FBR Shop Nationals
at Rockingham Dragway, third of eight events in the 2009 MiRock Superbike
Series:
ORIENT EXPRESS PRO STREET
Qualifying – 1. Keith Brooks,
Covington , Ga. , 7.350, 297.05 mph; 2. Dimey Eddinger, Winston-Salem ,
7.380, 191.81 mph; 3. Ricky Wood, Sims, 7.434, 195.45 mph; 4. Curtis
McDougald, Lillington, 7.442, 194.66 m;ph; 5. Rodney Williford, Bahama,
7.463, 194.58 mph; 6. Richard Gadson, Philadelphia , Pa. , 7.469, 193.79
mph; 7. Nicholas Mazeika, West Deptford , N.J. , 7.488, 191.02 mph; 8.
Vincent Demito, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. , 7.492, 193.79
mph.
Round 1 – Ricky Wood, Sims, .179,
12.238, 66.98 mph, def. Sebastian Domingo, Opelika, Ala., foul; Keith
Brooks, Covington, Ga., single; Vincent Demito, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.,
.127, 7.380, 195.14 mph, def. Rodney Williford, Bahama, foul; Steve
Jester, Salisbury, Md., .093, 7.412, 196.76 mph, def. Curtis McDougald,
Lillington, .176 7.398, 196.02 mph; Dimey Eddinger, Winston-Salem, .131,
7.446, 187.11 mph, def. Trevor Altman, Arvada, Colo., .134, 7.579, 189.68
mph; Richard Gadson, Philadelphia, Pa., .077, 8.322, 162.33 mph, def.
Nicholas Mazeika, West Deptford, N.J., .112, 11.732, 67.82 mph.
Round 2 – Brooks, .100, 7.491, 192.71
mph, def. Gadson, .077, 8.322, 162.33 mph; Wood, .135, 7.391, 196.19 mph,
def. Jester, .099, 7.650, 191.51 mph; Eddinger, .100, 7.404, 191.73 mph,
def. Demito, .110, 7.404, 193.68 mph.
Semifinals – Wood, .072, 7.752, 199.85
mph, def. Brooks, .204, 7.724, 195.34 mph; Eddinger, bye.
FINAL – Ricky Wood, Sims, .098, 7.957,
193.63 mph, def. Dimey Eddinger, Winston-Salem, .112, 8.066, 191.76 mph.
HTP PERFORMANCE REAL STREET
Qualifying – 1. Rickey Gadson,
Hammonton , N.J. , 8.031, 175.30 mph; 2. Rickey Grayson, Stafford , Va. ,
8.105, 172.04 mph; 3. Michael Glace, Pottstown , Pa. , 8.125, 177.67 mph;
4. Keith Thompson, Upper Marlboro, Md. , 8.126, 174.08 mph; 5. Matt Beroth,
Clemmons, 8.138, 174.37 mph; 6. Caleb McDougald, Lillington, 8.176, 176.01
mph; 7. Scott Pearce, Zebulon, 8.204, 173.05 mph; 8. Boo Brown, Potomac
Fallls , Va. , 8.321, 172.85 mph.
Round 1 – Scott Pearce, Zebulon, .103,
8.564, 170.30 mph, def. Karey McGee, Wesley Chapel, Fla., .195, 8.699,
163.75 mph; Brian Johnson, Pageland,
S.C., .023, 8.275, 170.13 mph, def. Caleb McDougald, Lillington, .124,
8.196, 172.76 mph; Larry Phillips, Concord, .017, 8.396, 169.83 mph, def.
Matt Beroth, Clemmons, .140, 8.344, 169.64 mph; Boo Brown, Potomac Falls,
Va., .118, 8.323, 169.10 mph, def. Stephen Reynolds, Winston-Salem, .241,
8.525, 171.38 mph; Keith Thompson, Upper Marlboro, Md., .103, 8.087,
171.75 mph, def. Anibal Merced, Manassas, Va., foul; Rickey Grayson,
Stafford, Va., .164, 8.237, 167.76 mph, def. Mike Mace, Baltimore, Md.,
.130, 8.278, 160.88 mph; Michael Glace, Pottstown, Pa., .138, 8.173,
176.37 mph, def. Rickey Gorham, King George, Va., .076, 8.316, 166.35 mph;
Rickey Gadson, Hammonton, N.J., .090, 8.105, 179.80 mph, def. Chris
Bennett, Clinton, Md., no time.
Round 2 – Grayson, .053, 8.280, 164.77
mph, def. Pearce, .078, 8.531, 175.09 mph; Glace, .177, 8.228, 172.92 mph,
def. Johnson, .055, 8.377, 170.28 mph; Brown, .027, 8.268, 169.66 mph,
def. Gadson, .145, 8.189, 177.44 mph; Phillips, .044, 8.380, 169.93 mph,
def. Thompson, 8.416, 170.73 mph.
Semifinals – Brown, .074, 8.315,
168.24 mph, def. Phillips, .075, 8.368, 170.26 mph; Grayson, .072, 8.255,
170.08 mph, def. Glace, .129, 8.298, 174.12 mph.
FINAL – Rickey Grayson, Stafford, Va.,
.090, 8.222, 167.12 mph, def. Boo Brown Potomac Falls, Va., .010, 9.337,
112.99 mph.
REAL ST “B Bracket”
Semifinals – Mario “Game Over” Harris,
Greensboro , .318, 8.737, 165.88 mph, def. Brian Forte, Winston-Salem ,
.239, 8.866, 171.45 mph; Whitney Grant, Montpelier , Va. , .237, 11.165,
126.21 mph, def. Edward Valentine, Winston-Salem , no time.
FINAL – Whitney Grant, Montpelier,
Va., .155, 8.828, 161.56 mph, def. Mario “Game Over” Harris, Greensboro,
.274, 8.723, 161.88 mph.
PRO SPORT BIKE
Qualifying – 1. Anthony Navarro,
Royersford , Pa. , 7.612, 192.60 mph; 2. Sean Walsh, Patchogue , N.Y. ,
7.664, 192.52 mph.
Semifinals – Donnie Taylor, Bena, Va.,
.166, 7.623, 190.67 mph, def. Sean Walsh, Patchogue, N.Y., .128, 7.779,
191.81 mph; Anthony Navarro, Royersford, Pa., bye.
FINAL – Anthony Navarro, Royersford,
Pa., .042, 7.698, 192.80 mph, def. Donnie Taylor, Bena, Va., .164, 7.710,
186.02 mph.
HONDA SUZUIKI OF SANFORD PRO COMP (5.600
target)
Qualifying – 1. Jason Herron,
Lexington , S.C. , 5.600; 2. Freddy Frazier, Sanford, 5.622.
Round 1 – Shane Proctor, Indian Head,
Md., .098, 5.794, 122.29 mph, def. Freddy Frazier, Sanford, .099, 5.519,
123.69 mph; Robin Procopio, Wake Forest, .088, 5.626, 105.05 mph, def.
Gary Clontz, Wake Forest, .068, 5.765, 120.56 mph; Michael Rankin,
Staunton, Va., .148, 5.670, 101.02 mph, def. Mike McMillian,
Fredericksburg, Va., .177, 5.948, 123.71 mph; John Loney, Dalzell, S.C.,
.116, 5.627, 114.46 mph, def. JeWanne Crawford, Afton, Va., .282, 5.540,
120.32 mph; Jeff Shifflett, Rhoadesville, Va., .111, 5.545, 118.72 mph,
def. Jack Durant, Durham, .106, 5.533, 117.65 mph; Curtis Griggs Jr.,
Charlotte, .059, 5.606, 118.38 mph, def. Jim Shifflett, Waynesboro, Va.,
.075, 5.566, 116.75 mph; Jason Herron, Lexington, S.C., bye.
Round 2 – Rankin, .093, 5.759, 103.26
mph, def. Proctor, .109, 5.865, 122.24 mph; Griggs, .062, 5.654, 117.12
mph, def. Jeff Shifflett, .087, 5.636, 116.88 mph; Herron, .076, 5.680,
120.04 mph, def. Procopio, .078, 5.566, 116.33 mph; Loney, bye.
Semifinals – Rankin, .087, 5.758,
109.09 mph, def. Herron, .057, 5.855, 117.27 mph; Griggs, .033, 5.639,
117.04 mph, def. Loney, .128, 5.586, 119.17 mph.
FINAL – Michael Rankin, Staunton, Va.,
.070, 5.688, 108.88 mph, def. Curtis Griggs Jr., Charlotte, .079, 5.686,
117.43 mph.
FBR SHOP QUICK 32
Qualifying – Robin Procopio, Wake
Forest , 8.216, 257.25 mph; 2. Jeff Shifflett, Rhoadesville , Va. , 8.310,
152.47 mph; 3. Mike Thyen, Sherrills Ford, 8.327, 152.02 mph; 4. Jim
Shifflett, Waynesboro , Va. , 8.331, 153.30 mph; 5. Jay Windsor, Felton ,
Del. , 8.342, 155.97 mph; 6. John Carter, Blythewood , S.C. , 8.401,
169.66 mph; 7. Allen Jones, Monroe, 8.430, 149.41 mph; 8. Mark Parker,
Jacksonville , 8.480, 158.61 mph.
Round 3 – Michael Rankin, Staunton,
Va., .010, 8.730 on an 8.690, 145.91 mph, def. Mike Thyen, Sherrills Ford,
.041, 8.329 on an 8.320, 149.10 mph; Shayne Proctor, Indian Head, Md.,
.022, 9.337 on a 9.260, 144.36 mph, def. Bud Calhoun, Chickamausa, Ga.,
.017, 9.678 on an 9.680, 138.31 mph; Andy Lynch, West Columbia, S.C.,
.046, 10.216 on a 10.140, 123.83 mph, def. Jewanne Crawford, Afton, Va.,
.237, 8.977 on an 8.960, 137.83 mph; Boo Brown, Potomac Falls, Va., .063,
9.365 on a 9.310, 149.76 mph, def. Edward Valentine, Mocksville, foul.
Semifinals – Proctor, .041, 9.352 on a
9.300, 136.10 mph, def. Lynch, .047, 10.225 on a 10.140, 128.84 mph;
Rankin, .044, 8.678 on an 8.690, 151.89 mph, def. Brown, .024, 9.371 on a
9.390, 145.47 mph.
FINAL – Shayne Proctor, Indian Head,
Md., .038, 9.359 on a 9.300, 144.47 mph, def. Michael Rankin, Staunton,
Va., .043, 8.643 on an 8.680, 138.53 mph.
NITROUS EXPRESS PRO ET
Round 4 – Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton,
Ga., .051, 9.122 on a 9.050, 142.22 mph, def. De De, Great Falls, S.C.,
.139, 8.743 on an 8.700, 151.22 mph; Mike Thyen, Sherills Ford, .007,
8.401 on an 8.340, 133.54 mph, def. Andy Lynch, West Columbia, S.C., .091,
10.186 on a 10.190, 130.33 mph; Jim Shifflett, Waynesboro, Va., .035,
8.392 on an 8.380, 146.77 mph, def. McMillian, Fredericksburg, Va., .095,
8.916 on an 8.920, 149.83 mph; Boo Brown, Potomac Falls, Va., .046, 9.560
on a 9.400, 135.63 mph, def. Mark Parker, Jacksonville, .075, 9.516 on an
8.500, 98.97 mph.
Semifinals – Shifflett, .026, 9.273 on
an 8.380, 96.40 mph, def. Yabrough, .024, 10.256 on a 9.070, 144.71 mph;
Brown, .089, 9.393 on a 9.400, 152.62 mph, def. Thyen, foul.
FINAL – Boo Brown, Potomac Falls , Va.
, .022, 9.374 on a 9.400, 149.56 mph, def. Jim Shifflett, Waynesboro , Va.
, foul.
SCHNITZ RACING STREET ET
Round 5 – Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton,
Ga., .032, 9.131 on a 9.070, 139.85 mph, def. Shayne Proctor, Indian Head,
Md., .053, 9.345 on a 9.290, 145.06 mph; Anthony Porter, NA, .035, 9.757
on a 9.500, 124.13 mph, def. Keith Thomas, Buies Creek, .207, 11.939 on an
11.750, 112.21 mph; Stanley Russell, Gray, Ga., bye.
Semifinals – Russell, no time, def.
Yabrough, no time; Porter, bye.
FINAL – Stanley Russell, Gray, Ga.,
.043, 10.386 on a 10.270, 116.86 mph, def. Anthony Porter, NA, .024, 9.861
on a 9.500, 140.01 mph.
Saturday PRO ET
Round 5 – Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton,
Ga., .076, 9.063 on a 9.050, 150.72 mph, def. Mark Parker, Jacksonville,
foul; Michael Rankin, Staunton, Va., .109, 8.689 on an 8.660, 142.36 mph,
def. Omar Lanoy, Aruba, .253, 9.365 on a 9.450, 145.05 mph; Jay Windson,
Felton, Del., .006, 8.307 on an 8.300, 153.21 mph, def. Mike Thyen,
Sherrills Ford, .018, 8.331 on an 8.300, 147.01 mph; Ernest Lassiter,
Willow Springs, .058, 8.700 on an 8.680, 154.36 mph, def. Andy Lynch, West
Columbia, S.C., .106, 10.167 on a 10.150, 127.40 mph.
Semifinals – Yarbrough, .027, 9.088 on
a 9.050, 146.93 mph, def. Windson, .058, 8.300 on an 8.280, 157.87 mph;
Lassiter, .044, 12.429 on an 8.680, 82.96 mph, def. Rankin, foul.
FINAL – Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton,
Ga., .007, 9.143 on a 9.050, 137.72 mph, def. Ernest Lassiter, Willow
Springs, .078, 8.787 on an 8.680, 158.11 mph.
Saturday STREET ET
Round 5 – Shayne Proctor, Indian Head,
Md., .070, 9.400 on a 9.290, 130.91 mph, def. Roger Means, Spartanburg,
S.C., .102, 9.662 on a 9.540, 148.51 mph; Stanley Russell, Gray, Ga.,
.088, 10.312 on a 10.270, 130.86 mph, def. Lloyd Williams, Easley, S.C.,
foul; Pat Butler, Waldorf, Md., .068, 9.877 on a 9.800, 129.52 mph, def.
Edward Valentine, Winston-Salem, .203, 8.792 on an 8.850, 152.93 mph;
Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton, Ga., .074, 9.068 on a 9.050, 147.55 mph, def.
Boo Brown, Potomac Falls, Va., foul.
Semifinals – Russell, .051, 10.312 on
a 10.280, 123.02 mph, def. Butler, .105, 9.987 on a 9.800, 128.01 mph;
Yarbrough, .055, 9.070 on a 9.050, 144.58 mph, def. Proctor, .073, 9.315
on a 9.290, 149.02 mph.
FINAL – Baybay Yarbrough, Eatonton,
Ga., .043, 9.159 on a 9.050, 132.15 mph, def. Stanley Russell, Gray , Ga.
, .051, 10.464 on a 10.290, 128.11 mph. |
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POPPELL SHINES IN ATV DEBUT; BROCK SETS NATIONAL PRO MOD
RECORD
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ROCKINGHAM,
N.C. – Normally, Kenny
Poppell rides motorcycles for a living as a regular in the American
Motorcyclist Association Dragbike Series. Sunday at Rockingham Dragway, the
Jesup, Ga., resident proved that the addition of a couple more wheels presents
no additional challenge.
Driving
competitive four-wheel ATVs for the first time, Poppell qualified No. 1 in
three different classes, won two titles and was runner-up for a third in the
inaugural Spring Pro ATV Warz.
Poppell shared
center stage with Kenny Brock of
Nicholls,
Ga., who earned a wire-to-wire
victory in the featured Pro Modified class that included a national record
setting eighth mile time of 5.572 seconds at 117.86 miles per hour in a final
round victory over No. 1 qualifier Tim Mills, also of Nicholls.
Poppell was the
No. 1 qualifier in Super Comp,
Pro Street and
Super Street and was the
winner in Super Comp and
Pro Street.
Other winners
included Keith Purnell of
Henderson in Super Street, Patrick Carroll of
Henderson in Four-Stroke, Alex Smith of
Waycross,
Ga., in ET. On Saturday, James
Hunt of Rowland drove his ATV to an ET victory over the
Kawasaki motorcycle of Andy Lynch of
West Columbia,
S.C.
Results from
Sunday’s inaugural Spring Pro ATV Warz at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham
Dragway:
PRO MOD
Qualifying – 1. Tim Mills,
Nicholls,
Ga., 5.627, 124.84 mph; 2. Tony
Brock,
Nicholls,
Ga., 5.691, 116.61 mph.
Round 1 – Tony Brock,
Nicholls,
Ga., .046, 5.743, 115.27 mph,
def. Blake Thompson,
Lexington,
S.C., .121, 5.961, 110.81 mph; Tim Mills,
Nicholls,
Ga., .285, 5.886, 106.49
mph, def. Kyle
Williams,
Jesup,
Ga., broke; James Chavis,
Shannon, .256, 5.728,
122.87 mph, def. Jack White,
Douglas,
Ga., broke.
Semifinals – Brock, .066, 5.595, 116.59 mph, def. Chavis, foul; Mills, bye.
FINAL – Tony Brock, Nicholls, Ga., .044, 5.572, 117.86 mph, def. Tim Mills,
Nicholls, Ga.,
foul.
SUPER COMP
Qualifying – 1. Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., 6.002, 110.70 mph; 2.
Keith Purnell,
Henderson, 6.032, 111.87 mph.
Round 1 – Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., bye; Keith Purnell,
Henderson, bye; Petey
McCallum, Rowland, .072, 6.103, 108.43 mph, def. Kyle Williams,
Jesup,
Ga., .129,
6.211, 102.71 mph; Keith Purnell (second vehicle), Henderson, .223, 6.032,
111.05
mph, def. John James,
Philadelphia,
Pa., broke.
Semifinals – Poppell, .075, 6.103, 108.43 mph, def. Purnell, .120, 6.348,
105.17
mph; McCallum, .039, 6.217, 106.05 mph, def. Purnell (second vehicle), .142,
6.186,
107.62 mph.
FINAL – Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., .362, 6.171, 108.46 mph,
def. Petey
McCallum, Rowland, no time.
PRO STREET
Qualifying – 1.
Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., 5.986, 109.83 mph; 2. Ralph
Chavis, Rowland, 6.029, 109.49 mph.
Semifinals – Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., .131, 4.989, 111.21 mp, def.
Jack White,
Douglas,
Ga., .045, 6.269, 106.56 mph;
Ralph Chavis, Rowland, .019, 6.185, 106.22 mph, def. unknown, .180, 7.830,
97.40 mph.
FINAL – Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., .040, 6.328, 104.93 mph,
def. Ralph Chavis, Rowland, .040, 6.516, 105.67 mph.
SUPER STREET
Qualifying – 1.
Kenny Poppell,
Jesup,
Ga., 6.093, 106.56 mph; 2. Keith
Purnell,
Henderson, 6.198, 106.44 mph.
Semifinals – Keith Purnell, Henderson, .166, 6.901, 103.75 mph, def. Karl
Hursey, Eastover, S.C., no time; Kenny Poppell, Jesup, Ga., 2.795, 6.124,
106.26 mph, def. Analdo Ortego, Navanjito,
Puerto Rico, no time.
FINAL – Keith Purnell,
Henderson, .170, 6.621, 104.58 mph,
def. Kenny Poppell, no time.
FOUR STROKE
Qualifying – 1.
Patrick Carroll, Henderson, 6.660, 98.09 mph; 2. Keith Purcell,
Durham, 6.700, 98.01 mph.
Round 1 – Patrick Carroll,
Henderson, .198, 6.793, 95.63 mph,
byel; Keith Purcell,
Durham, .209, 6.882, 95.60 mph,
def. Chase McSwain, Raeford, .284, 6.922, 95.90 mph; Keith Purnell, Henderson,
.178, 7.177, 92.93 mph, def. Eric Sutton, Rockingham, .054, 7.440, 93.37 mph.
Semifinals – Carroll, .176, 6.793, 95.91 mph, def. Purnell, .148, 6.872, 95.47
mph; Purcell, bye.
FINAL – Patrick Carroll,
Henderson, .100, 6.875, 96.13 mph,
def. Keith Purcell,
Durham,
.156, 6.855, 95.44 mph.
PRO ET
FINAL – Alex
Smith,
Waycross,
Ga., .093, 7.016 on a 6.950,
88.22 mph, def. Analdo Ortego, Navanjito,
Puerto Rico, .119, 7.083 on a 6.980, 90.47
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ALLEN
BRITT CLAIMS $15,000 TOP PRIZE IN MEMORIAL DAY IRONMAN RACE
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ROCKINGHAM – Allen Britt outlasted the weather and a
Top Eliminator field of more than 120 Monday to win the enhanced
$15,000 top prize in the rain-plagued Ironman Memorial Day Bracket
Nationals at Rockingham Dragway.
After rain washed out the entire Sunday program,
disappointing a field of 246 racers, track owner Steve Earwood rolled
the $5,000 earmarked for Saturday’s Top Eliminator winner into the
Monday purse and Britt, the veteran from Fairmont, got a free ride to
one of his biggest paydays when Raeford’s Terry Long broke out by .004
of a second.
After dispatching Long, Britt won a one-run duel with
Footbrake champ Tim Wilson of Hope Mills to claim one of three
official IHRA Ironman trophies awarded during the weekend.
The other two went to William Roberts of Benson, who
won the Top Eliminator-Footbrake runoff on Saturday and to Britt’s
son, J.P., who claimed the special Jr. Dragster Ironman Monday by
beating Jessica Dean of Monroe.
Other winners were Bill Hansen of Ninety-Six, S.C., in
the Friday Gamblers race, Maxton’s Bryan Bell in the high rollers’
Saturday Gamblers race, Tommy Duff of Holly Ridge in Footbrake on
Saturday and Ms. Dean and Nicole Phillips in Jr. Dragster.
Monday TOP ELIMINATOR
Round 6 – Chip Johnson, Fayetteville, 1968 Chevy Camaro,
.009, 6.518 on a 6.510, 104.75 mph, def. Dickie Lewis, Lumberton, 1968
Chevy Nova, .019, 6.420 on a 6.420, 107.03 mph; Unknown, .031, 4.768
on a 4.760, 145.27 mph, def. Tommy Strickland, Raeford, dragster,
.024, 4.656 on a 4.630, 149.41 mph; Terry Long, Raeford, .010, 4.738
on a 4.740, 146.16 mph, def. E.J. Womack, Lillington, foul; Andy Beal,
Thomasville, dragster, .026, 4.720 on a 4.710, 142.04 mph, def. Donny
Urban, Pittsboro, .015, 4.594 on a 4.570, 142.60 mph; Allen Britt,
Fairmont, .003, 4.709 on a 4.690, 144.40 mph, def. Brett Nesbitt,
McLeansville, .018, 4.425 on a 4.420, 156.03 mph; Jerry Brewer,
Lumberton, dragster, bye.
Round 7 – Johnson, .019, 6.520 on
a 6.500, 104.31 mph, def. Unknown, .027, 4.776 on a 4.760, 143.47 mph;
Long, .008, 4.768 on a 4.740, 141.97
mph, def. Beal, .013, 4.736 on a 4.710, 144.53 mph; Britt, .000, 4.705
on a 4.700, 145.89 mph, def. Brewer, foul.
Semifinals – Long, .014, 4.769 on a 4.760, 144.71 mph,
def. Johnson, foul; Britt, bye.
FINALS – Allen Britt, Fairmont, .015, 4.743 on a 4.700,
144.50 mph, def. Terry Long, Raeford, .025, 4.756 on a 4.760, 142.36
mph.
Monday FOOTBRAKE
Round 5 – Ricky Greer, Mocksville, .060, 6.276 on a 6.270,
109.08 mph, def. Michael Beard, Seagrove, foul; Tim Wilson, Hope MIlls,
.023, 6.420 on a 6.380, 104.44 mph, def. Randall Cantrell, Elon, 1967
Chevy Nova, .019, 6.753 on a 6.690, 101.89 mph; Wesley Roberts,
Benston, 1972 Chevy Camaro, NA, 6.475 on a 6.450, 106.60 mph, def.
Bill Clardy, Loris, S.C., Chevy Luv truck, foul; Steve Alford, Angier,
.034, 6.759 on a 6.750, 101.14 mph, def. Roger Rhodes, Pikeville,.013,
6.773 on a 6.790, 96.83 mph; Carl Duff, Holly Ridge, .045, 6.980 on a
6.980, 96.96 mph, def. George Brown, 1970 Chevy Nova, .038, 6.336 on a
6.310, 107.44 mph; Terry Rucker, Benson, .007, 6.062 on a 6.060,
110.69 mph, def. David Antinori, Sneads Ferry, .001, 6.990 on a 6.970,
96.71 mph; Richard Alford Jr., Raleigh, 1971 Chevy Chevelle, .013,
7.241 on a 7.200, 90.97 mph, def. Tommy Duff, Holly Ridge, .061, 6.998
on a 6.990, 96.45 mph; Roger Rhodes, Pikeville, 1968 Chevy Nova, .005,
6.845 on a 6.790, 98.99 mph, def. Joel Carroll, Jefferson, .060, 6.392
on a 6.360, 105.74 mph.
Round 6 – Wilson, .011, 6.387 on a 6.380,
107.49 mph, def. S. Alford, .028, 6.738 on a 6.750, 100.02 mph; Greer,
.034, 6.314 on a 6.270, 108.56 mph, def. Rucker, .087, 6.077 on a
6.060, 113.16 mph; Rhodes, .031, 6.741 on a 6.760, 99.85 mph, def.
Roberts, foul; R. Alford, .025, 7.416 on a 7.210, 80.28 mph, def.
Duff, foul.
Semifinals – Wilson, 6.416 on a 6.380,
107.69 mph, def. Greer, .012, 6.265 on a 6.280, 107.02 mph; R. Alford,
.001, 7.233 on a 7.210, 92.21 mph, def. Rhodes, foul.
FINAL – Tim Wilson, Hope Mills, .079, 6.430
on a 6.400, 105.85 mph, def. Richard Alford Jr., Raleigh, 1971 Chevy
Chevelle, .030, 7.318 on a 7.210, 91.32 mph.
Monday JR DRAGSTER Elimination Results
Round 4 – Nicole Phillips, Sumter, S.C.,
.110, 7.931 on a 7.900, 81.47 mph, def. Holden Dial, Maxton, .139,
8.233 on an 8.190, 81.88 mph; Jessica Dean, Monroe, .071, 7.903 on a
7.900, 84.55 mph, def. Larry Ratley, Thomasville, .049, 7.871 on a
7.950, 80.41 mph; J.P. Britt, Clarkton, .031, 7.969 on a 7.970, 81.83
mph, def. Troy Brewer, Shannon, foul; Noah Strickland, Concord, bye.
Semifinals – Phillips, .027, 8.013 on a
7.900, 79.47 mph, def. Britt, .068, 8.124 on a 7.970, 80.26 mph; Dean,
.054, 7.922 on a 7.900, 84.46 mph, def. Strickland, .129, 7.854 on a
7.900, 82.73 mph.
FINAL – Nicole Phillips, Sumter, S.C.,
.026, 7.938 on a 7.900, 80.90 mph, def. Jessica Dean, Monroe, .089,
7.910 and 7.900, 83.27 mph.
Ironman Jr. Dragster
Semifinals – J.P. Britt, Clarkton, .064,
8.195 on an 8.120, 78.00 mph, def. Nicole Phillips, Sumter, S.C.,
.080, 7.889 on a 7.900, 81.74 mph; Jessica Dean, Monroe, .008, 7.955
on a 7.900, 79.29 mph, def. Noah Strickland, Concord, .066, 7.970 on a
7.900, 80.47 mph;
FINAL – J.P. Britt, Clarkton, .082, 8.248
on an 8.200, 78.92 mph, def. Jessica Dean, Monroe, .082, 7.973 on a
7.900, 79.53 mph.
Saturday TOP ELIMINATOR
Round 6 – Stephen Hamminds, Laurinburg,
.015, 6.766 on a 6.750, 100.90 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem,
.024, 4.760 on a 4.740, 138.86 mph; Tim Thomas, Fayetteville, .015,
4.735 on a 4.720, 145.00 mph, def. T.J. Locklear, Shannon, .032, 4.708
on a 4.700, 143.84 mph; Glenn Lane, Goldsboro, .028, 6.631 on a 6.630,
100.23 mph, def. Terry Collins, Shannon, .015, 4.876 on a 4.860,
141.77 mph, Dale Taylor, Elizabethtown, .120, 5.162 on a 5.150, 132.10
mph, def. Mike Moss, Elon, 1962 Ford Falcon, .007, 6.054 on a 6.070,
112.21 mph; Charles Doss, Statesville, .027, 4.813 on a 4.810, 139.69
mph, def. Donald Pate, Effingham, S.C., .016, 4.931 on a 4.940, 139.86
mph; William Roberts, Benson, .007, 5.981 on a 5.970, 115.52 mph, def.
Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .012, 4.755 on a 4.740, 138.91 mph.
Round 7 – Hamminds, .000, 6.781 on a 6.750,
100.00 mph, def. Lane, .032, 6.658 on a 6.620, 99.88 mph; Roberts,
.013, 5.998 on 5.970, 113.82 mph, def. Taylor, .022, 5.171 on a 5.150,
131.81 mph; Doss, .014, 4.816 on a 4.810, 141.89 mph, def. Thomas,
.024, 4.725 on a 4.730, 146.05 mph.
Semifinals – Hamminds, bye; Roberts, .010,
5.988 on a 5.970, 114.98 mph, def. Doss, .023, 4.829 on a 4.810,
141.00 mph.
FINAL – William Roberts, Benson, .021,
6.003 on a 5.970, 114.24 mph, def. Stephen Hamminds, Laurinburg,,
.048, 6.755 on a 6.760, 97.48 mph.
Saturday FOOTBRAKE
Round 6 – Art Laselle, Fayetteville, 1979
Plymouth Volare, .008, 7.439 on a 7.380, 88.55 mph, def. Ricky Greer,
Mocksbille, .041, 6.233 on a 6.240, 108.07 mph; Tommy Duff, Holly
Ridge, .013, 6.981 on a 6.970, 96.39 mph, def. Tim Wilson, Hope Mills,
.022, 6.375 on a 6.340, 107.68 mph; Justen West, Dunn, .059, 8.051 on
an 8.040, 82.86 mph, def. Greg Garner, Southport, foul; William Clardy,
Loris, S.C., .025, 5.978 on a 5.940, 113.38 mph, def. William Roberts,
Benson, .075, 6.196 on a 6.200, 110.52 mph; Mark Soles, Riegelwood,
1988 Ford Mustang, bye.
Round 7 – Duff, .008, 6.972 on a 6.970,
96.42 mph, def. West, .001, 8.020 on an 8.040, 83.08 mph, Soles, .066,
5.713 on a 5.700, 121.38 mph, def. Clardy, foul; Laselle, bye.
Semifinals – Soles, .006, 5.737 on a 5.710,
116.77 mph, def. Laselle, .084, 7.417 on a 7.390, 90.64 mph; Duff,
bye.
FINAL – Tommy Duff, Holly Ridge, .028,
6.973 on a 6.960, 96.20 mph, def. Mark Soles, Riegelwood, 1988 Ford
Mustang, .013, 5.699 on a 5.710, 119.26 mph.
Saturday JR DRAGSTER
Round 4 – Noah Strickland, Concord, 7.845 on a 7.900,
82.99 mph, def. Kimberly Flynn, Monroe, foul; Jessica Dean, Monroe,
.058, 8.073 on a 7.900, 82.12 mph, def. Ricky Yarborough, Archdale,
foul; Taylor Flynn, Monroe, .159, 8.401 on an 8.530, 74.87 mph, def.
Troy Brewer, foul; J.P. Britt, Clarkton, bye.
Semifinals – Strickland, .028, 7.931 on a 7.900, 82.07
mph, def. Flynn, .015, 8.468 on a 8.400, 71.13 mph; Dean, .064, 8.220
on a 7.900, 80.06 mph, def. Britt, foul.
FINAL – Jessica Dean, Monroe, .096, 7.885 on a 7.900,
84.60 mph, def. Noah Strickland, Concord, foul.
Saturday High Roller TOP GAMBLERS
Round 3 – E.J. Womack, Lillington, .017, 5.096 on a
5.080, 131.87 mph, def. Eddie Davis, Lumberton, .061, 6.170 on a
6.140, 109.52 mph; Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .022, 4.763 on a 4.740,
144.33 mph, def. Rick Nicolau, Bolt, West Va., foul; Marty Dabney,
Troy, .048, 4.611 on a 4.550, 137.26 mph, def. Chad Brewer, Shannon,
.245, 5.253 on a 5.150, 115.12 mph; Bryan Bell, Maxton, .000, 5.043 on
a 5.040, 138.56 mph, bye.
Semifinals – Plott, .015, 4.763 on a 4.750, 144.36 mph,
def. Womack, .002, 5.078 on a 5.080, 134.14 mph; Bell, .016, 5.062 on
a 5.030, 138.63 mph, def. Dabney, foul.
FINAL – Bryan Bell, Maxton, .004, 5.050 on a 5.040,
139.57 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .006, 4.770 on a 4.760,
143.20 mph.
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ROOKIE
COX BEATS LITTON TO CLAIM SPRING NATIONALS TOP FUEL TITLE
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – It was deja vu all over again Sunday for veteran Bruce
Litton whose bid for the Top Fuel championship at the 38th
annual IHRA Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway ended as it did last
year – in a final round loss to a tour rookie.
Last year,
Litton was upset in the final by rookie Spencer Massey, who went on to win
the championship. Sunday, the
owner of an
Indianapolis trailer manufacturing business
was beaten in the money round by rookie Del Cox Jr. of
Downey,
Calif.
Litton
left the starting line first, but both cars encountered traction problems
and Cox was the first to recover, winning in a pedestrian 5.049 seconds at
284.21 miles per hour while Litton trailed in 5.365 seconds at 253.61 mph.
It was a
frustrating result for Litton, the 2007 IHRA Top Fuel chammpion who hasn’t
won the Spring Nationals since back-to-back victories in 1999 and 2000.
Despite
the Top Fuel outcome, which was not wholly unexpected after Cox set the
qualifying pace, the biggest surprise was Cary Goforth’s win in Pro Stock,
made possible by a holeshot victory over veteran Frank Gugliotta in the
semifinals.
In that
semifinal race, the Holdenville,
Okla., driver forged a .035
of a second starting line advantage that made his 6.377 a winner over
Gugliotta’s slightly quicker 6.345.
In the final, Goforth just held off reigning series champion Pete
Berner of
Crete,
Ill., 6.357-to-6.359, to win
for the first time in his career.
In Pro
Modified,
Florida’s Tim Tindle got the
Ironman trophy when defending champion Kenny Lang’s 1953 Corvette replica
lost traction and slowed to just 8.015 seconds at 118 mph in the final.
Brett
Nesbitt of
McLeansville,
N.C., was a double-up winner, repeating
as champion in the Quick Rod class before beating four-time past
Rockingham winner Marco Abruzzi of
Warren,
Ohio, to win in Top Dragster.
Other
semi-pro winners were Ricky Adkins of
Milan,
Mich., in Top Sportsman, Greg Rowe of
Bridgeton,
N.C., in Super Stock, Michael Beard of
Seagrove,
N.C., in Stock, Shane Maddox of
Piedmont,
S.C., in Super Rod and former World
Champion Glenn Ferguson of
Greensboro,
N.C., who won in Hot Rod five
years after claiming the Super Rod title.
In the
much-ballyhooed Rumble at the Rock match race between the Scott
Shockley-driven “Super Shockwave” jet-powered 1957 Chevy pickup truck and
the Gary Porter-wheeled “Grave Digger” 1950 Chevy monster truck, it was no
contest with Shockley taking both rounds.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Final round results from Sunday’s 38th
annual IHRA Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts and Castrol
at Rockingham Dragway:
TOP FUEL –
Del Cox Jr.,
Downey,
Calif., 5.049, 284.21 mph, def. Bruce
Litton,
Indianapolis,
Ind., 5.365, 253.61 mph.
PRO
MODIFIED – Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., 1967 Ford Mustang, 6.028,
235.68 mph, def. Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada, 1953
Chevrolete Corvette, 8.015, 118.47 mph.
PRO STOCK
– Cary Goforth, Holdenville, Okla., 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, 6.357, 219.79
mph, def. Pete Berner, Crete, Ill., 2008 Pontiac GXP, 6.359, 220.10 mph.
TOP
SPORTSMAN – Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, def. Glenn
Teets, Manassas, Va., 2008 Pontiac GTO.
TOP
DRAGSTER – Brett Nesbitt,
McLeansville,
N.C., def. Marco Abruzzi,
Warren,
Ohio.
SUPER STOCK – Greg Rowe,
Bridgeton,
N.C., 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, def. Craig
Marshall,
Columbus,
Ohio, 1998
Pontiac Grand Am.
STOCK –
Michael Beard, Seagrove, N.C., 1980 Plymouth Volare, def. Lee Truell,
Lexington, N.C., 1985 Chevrolet Camaro.
QUICK ROD
– Brett Nesbitt, McLeansville, N.C., 8.933, 159.68 mph, def. Mark Caruso,
Canandaigua, N.Y., 8.877, 174.14 mph.
SUPER ROD
– Shane Maddox,
Piedmont,
S.C., 2004 Ford Mustang, 9.896, 146.96
mph, def. Steve Mikus,
Ashley,
Mich., 1972 Chevy Nova,
9.891, 145.69 mph.
HOT ROD –
Glenn Ferguson, Greensboro, N.C., 1966 Ford Fairlane, 10.883, 129.37 mph,
def. Doug Ramsey, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 10.855, 130.22
mph.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Final round results from the 2009 Summit Racing
Equipment Allstars event held in conjunction with the 38th
annual IHRA Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway:
TOP
SPORTSMAN – Chris Gulitti, Spring,
Texas, 1998
Pontiac Firebird, def. Gary Bingham, Kings,
Mountain, N.C., 2001
Pontiac GrandAm.
TOP
DRAGSTER – Luke Bogacki,
Woodville,
Ala., def. Brett Nesbitt,
McLeansville,
N.C.
SUPER
STOCK – Scott Richardson,
Harbourville,
Ky., 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva, def. Jeff
Tripp,
Jackson,
N.Y., 1984 Chevrolet
Monte Carlo.
STOCK –
Myron Piatek, Holly Hill, Fla., 1975 Dodge Dart, def. Anthony Bertozzi,
Ashland, Va., 1969 Chevrolet Camaro.
QUICK ROD
– Scooter Choate,
Hubbard,
Texas, dragster, def. Jacob Elrod,
Lima,
Ohio, dragster.
SUPER ROD
– Todd Thompson,
Naples,
Fla., 1927 Ford T-roadster, def. Phillip
Pennington,
Three Rivers,
Texas, 1934 Ford.
HOT ROD –
Kenny Underwood,
Tampa,
Fla., 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, def. Tim
Shuck,
West Lafayette,
Ohio, 1967 Chevrolet Camaro.
ROCKINGHAM,
N.C. – Round-by-round results
from Sunday’s 38th annual IHRA Spring Nationals at Rockingham
Dragway, second race in the 2009 IHRA Nitrojam Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL
Round 1 –
Terry Haddock, Woodinville, Wash., 4.689, 293.35 mph, def. Paul Lee,
Anaheim Hills, Calif., 4.803, 302.55 mph; Bruce Litton, Indianapolis,
Ind., 4.808, 287.66 mph, def. Tim Boychuk, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
foul; Mitch King, Galveston, Texas, 4.894, 283.13 mph, def. Bobby Lagana
Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y., 4.838, 292.46 mph; Del Cox Jr., Downey, Calif.,
5.180, 267.22 mph, def. Terry McMillen, Elkhart, Ind., 5.593, 166.72 mph.
Semifinals
– Litton, 4.835, 297.81 mph, def. King, 4.885, 282.30 mph; Cox, 4.835,
304.53 mph, def. Haddock, 4.953, 231.16 mph.
FINAL –
Del Cox Jr., Downey, Calif., 5.049, 284.21 mph, def. Bruce Litton,
Indianapolis, Ind., 5.365, 253.61 mph.
PRO
MODIFIED
Round 1 –
8. Steve Vick, Mocksville, N.C., 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, disqualified; 9.
Chris Russo, Cedar Grove, N.J., 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, broke; 4. Burton
Auxier, Dixie, West, Va., 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, 6.045, 233.24 mph, def.
13. Harold Martin, New Hudson, Mich., 2010 Pontiac M4, 6.227 201.37 mph;
10. John Russo, Middleton, Mass., 1968 Pontiac Firebird, 6.021, 237.46
mph, def. 7. Ralph Andreacchi, Maple, Ontario, Canada, 1963 Chevrolet
Corvette, 6.128, 230.45 mph; Raymond Commisso, 6.006, 238.72 mph, def.
Scott Cannon, Lyman, S.C., 13.587, 60.81 mph; 5. Ed Hoover, Gilbert, S.C.,
1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 5.996, 238.60 mph, def. 12. Tommy Gray, Baltimore,
Md., 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 13.174, 58.42 mph; 3. Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa
Beach, Fla., 1967 Ford Mustang, 5.981, 235.47 mph, def. 14. Chip King,
Semora, N.C., 1969 Dodge Daytona, 6.496, 215.13 mph; 2. Rickie Smith,
King, N.C., 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 6.011, 233.40 mph, def. 15. Tim O’Hare,
Ocean View, Del., 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 6.175, 225.56 mph; 1. Kenny Lang,
Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada, 1953 Chevrolet Corvette, 5.981, 238.76
mph, def. 16. Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, 6.400,
219.04 mph.
Round 2 –
Lang, 6.093, 229.55 mph, bye; J. Russo, 6.047, 236.34 mph, def. Smith,
6.009, 233.56 mph; Tindle, 6.009, 234.13 mph, def. Commisso, 18.239, 42.58
mph; Hoover, 6.019, 237.63 mph, def. Auxier, 6.028, 234.57 mph.
Semifinals
– Lang, 6.290, 231.064 mph, def. Hoover, 6.978, 172.76 mph; Tindle, 6.013,
235.19 mph, def. J. Russo, 6.466, 158.58 mph.
FINAL –
Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., 1967 Ford Mustang, 6.028, 235.68 mph,
def. Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe, Manitoba, Canada, 1953 Chevrolete
Corvette, 8.015, 118.47 mph.
PRO STOCK
Round 1 –
8. J.R. Carr, Pasco, Wash., 2009 Pontiac GXP, 6.365, 217.18 mph, def. 9.
Steven Boone, Weaverville, N.C., 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, 8.084, 121.79 mph;
7 Dean Goforth, Holdenville, Okla., 2009 Pontiac GXP, 6.354, 217.42 mph,
def. 10. Mark Martino, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, 2007 Chevrolet
Cobalt, 6.399, 209.88 mph; 6. Bob Bertsch, Willis, Mich., 2007 Ford
Mustang, 6.348, 218.09 mph, def. 11. Cale Aronson, Chillicothe, Mo., 2005
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