ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY RACE RESULTS     TRACK CHAMP DESIST AMONG SPRING SHOWDOWN WINNERS Lunsford, Davis, Justice, Lotts, Wiggins Also Score in Rain-Shortened Competition ROCKINGHAM – Reigning track champion Lee Desist of Fayetteville battled his way through weather and rivals Saturday to win one of two Top ET titles at the second annual Spring Bracket Showdown at Rockingham Dragway. Desist used a .006 reaction time and a .015 package to get his 1967 Chevy Camaro back into the Rockingham winners’ circle. He beat Wilmington’s Chad Duke in the final. The other Top ET title went to Shannon Justice who got a free ride when final round foe Brian Wiggins of Trenton was guilty of a foul start. Other winners in the rain-shortened event were Andrew Davis of Fayetteville, and Rodney Lunsford of Roxboro in Footbrake; Haley Lotts of Waynesboro, Va., and Dawson Wiggins of Dunn in Junior Dragster. Davis, who finished second in last year’s track championship, actually denied Lunsford a double-up victory by turning him back in the Sunday final by a margin of .014 of a second. This Saturday, the Rock plays host for the 21st time to the SRI Spring Sportsman Wars, the race formerly known as the Spring Civil Wars. In addition to racing in Top ET, Footbrake, Junior Dragster and Open Comp, the race will feature the Classsic Gear Jammers and the Carolina Gassers. ROCKINGHAM – Results from the second annual Spring Showdown bracket race at Rockingham Dragway: SUNDAY TOP ET Round 6 – Brian Higgins, Trenton, 1966 Chevy Nova, .007, 5.710 on a 5.700, 120.71 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winsto-Salem, foul; Steve Witherow, Summerduck, Va., .015, 4.563 on a 4.550, 150.88 mph, def. Michael Smith, Riegelwood, .026, 5.419 on a 5.410, 125.71 mph; Randall Blinson, NA, 1965 Ford Mustang, .021, 6.184 on a 6.180, def. Joel Hubbard II, Lancaster, S.C., .036, 4.659 breakout on a 4.670, 149.50 mph; Shannon Justice, NA, .007, 4.737 on a 4.740, 145.58 mph, def. Ashley Strickland, Concord, foul; William Roberts, Benson, .009, 5.660 on a 5.660, 121.62 mph, def. Steve Barnes, Florence, S.C., .032, 5.521 on a 5.500, 124.45 mph. Round 7 – Higgins, bye; Justice, .016, 4.748 on a 4.740, 140.88 mph, def. Blinson, .048, 6.174 breakout on a 6.180, 108.73 mph; Witherow, .017, 4.565 on a 4.560, 151.48 mph, def. Roberts, .006, 5.671 on a 5.650, 117.54 mph. Semifinals – Justice, bye; Wiggins, .012, 5.701 on a 5.690, 120.61 mph, def. Witherow, .010, 4.585 on a 4.560, 149.02 mph. FINAL – Shannon Justice, NA, .025, 4.753 on a 4.720, 141.85 mph, def. Brian Wiggins, Trenton, 1966 Chevy Nova, foul. SUNDAY FOOTBRAKE Round 5 – Rodney Lunsford, Roxboro, 1995 Ford Mustang, .056, 6.623 on a 6.610, 100.67 mph, def. Charles R. Kells, Harrisburg, .054, 7.307 on a 7.280, 94.97 mph; Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .008, 7.832 on a 7.830, 86.95 mph, def. Bobby York, Pleasant Garden, 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, foul; Steve Alford, Angier, .035, 6.658 on a 6.650, 100.64 mph, def. Scott Macy, Randleman, .046, 6.508 breakout on a 6.520, 98.12 mph; George Taylor, Timber Lake, 1971 Chevy Nova, .046, 6.854 on a 6.850, 97.96 mph, def. Derek Harris, NA, .034, 6.232 breakout on a 6.240, 105.05 mph; Eric Aman, Clinton, .012, 6.009 on a 5.980, 109.55 mph, def. Jonathan Wiggins, Dunn, 1992 Ford Mustang, .050, 6.398 on a 6.380, 105.80 mph; Terry Rucker, Benson, bye. Round 6 –Taylor, .030, 6.845 on a 6.840, 99.54 mph, def. Alford, .038, 6.654 on a 6.650, 99.99 mph; Lunsford, .020, 6.626 on a 6.610, 101.58 mph, def. Aman, .020, 5.969 breakout on a 5.980, 113.94 mph; Davis, .019, 7.855 on a 7.840, 84.29 mph, def. Rucker, .068, 6.387 on a 6.380, 103.14 mph. Semifinals – Lunsford, .068, 6.619 on a 6.610, 101.16 mph, def. Taylor, .053, 6.833 breakout on a 6.840, 97.97 mph; Davis, bye. FINAL – Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .018, 7.859 on a 7.840, 83.10 mph, def. Rodney Lunsford, Roxboro, 1995 Ford Mustang, .036, 6.625 on a 6.610, 101.13 mph. SUNDAY JUNIOR DRAGSTER Round 3 – Kaylee Creech, Clayton, .070, 7.948 on a 7.930, 82.69 mph, def. Stanley Chavis Jr., Red Springs, .089, 8.657 breakout on an 8.660, 74.00 mph; Blane Parrish, Clayton, .068, 7.941 on a 7.900, 80.94 mph, def. James Vitiarelli, Greensboro, .126, 7.946 on a 7.940, 81.22 mph; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn., 025, 7.886 on a 7.900, 81.38 mph, def. Noah Cornatzer, Mocksville, .116, 7.856 breakout on a 7.900, 83.32 mph; Maranda Pankey, Albemarle, .067, 7.901 on a 7.900, 82.46 mph, def. Grant Lunsford, .086, 9.085 on an 8.850, 73.17 mph; Haley Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., .041, 7.938 on a 7.900, 80.88 mph, def. Brittany Dial, Maxton, .133, 7.885 breakout on a 7.900, 82.23 mph. Round 4 – Creech, .132, 7.978 on a 7.940, 82.47 mph, def. Wiggins, foul; Parrish, .045, 7.991 on a 7.900, 79.79 mph, def. Pankey, .101, 7.980 on a 7.900, 80.48 mph; Lotts, bye. Semifinals – Lotts, .060, 7.915 on a 7.910, 81.77 mph, def. Creech, .069, 7.952 breakout on a 7.960, 82.55 mph; Parrish, bye. FINAL – Haley Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., .012, 7.993 on a 7.900, 81.00 mph, def. Blane Parrish, Clayton, .097, 7.960 on a 7.900, 81.22 mph. SATURDAY TOP ET Round 6 – Shannon Woodrins, Lenoir, .027, 4.954 on a 4.940, 137.93 mph, def. Thomas Dunford, Tazwell, Va., .034, 4.498 on a 4.490, 153.40 mph; Buddy Dial, Rowland, .008, 4.740 on a 4.730, 141.94 mph, def. Michelle Pelo, Jacksonville, .027, 6.483 on a 6.480, 104.08 mph; Chad Duke, Wilmington, .031, 4.804 on a 4.830, 142.61 mph, def. Jerry Brewer, Lumberton, foul; Lee Desist, Fayetteville, 1967 Chevy Camaro, .011, 6.147 on a 6.150, 111.29 mph, def. Randall Blinson, NA, 1965 Ford Mustang, .008, 6.193 breakout on a 6.200, 108.12 mph; Mike Jackson, Newton Grove, .000, 4.672 on a 4.690, 147.34 mph, def. Ken Batchelor, Leland, foul; Daren Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., .005, 4.736 on a 4.720, 144.13 mph, def. Nick Womack, Lillington, .024, 4.750 on a 4.740, 140.33 mph. Round 7 – Desist, .007, 6.146 on a 6.140, 111.93 mph, def. Dial, foul; Woodrins, .014, 4.954 on a 4.950, 137.79 mph, def. Lotts, .039, 4.726 on a 4.720, 143.70 mph; Duke, .007, 4.801 on a 4.810, 140.68 mph, def. Jackson, .014, 4.675 breakout on a 4.690, 145.20 mph. Semifinals – Duke, .001, 4.812 on a 4.800, 140.68 mph, def. Woodrins, .017, 4.930 breakout on a 4.950, 137.83 mph; Desist, bye. FINAL – Lee Desist, Fayetteville, 1967 Chevy Camaro, .006, 6.139 on a 6.130, 111.86 mph, def. Chad Duke, Wilmington, .019, 4.808 on a 4.800, 137.60 mph. SATURDAY FOOTBRAKE Round 5 – Mark Soles, Delco, 1988 Ford Mustang, .005, 5.529 on a 5.540, 125.27 mph, def. Will Walton, Jacksonville, foul; Bobby Merritt, Wilmington, 1967 Chevy Nova, .157, 5.950 on a 5.950, 115.54 mph, def. Tommy Lumley, Charlotte, 1940 Chevy coupe, foul; Rodney Lunsford, Roxboro, 1995 Ford Mustang, .059, 6.631 on a 6.630, 101.27 mph, def. Jonathan Wiggins, Dunn, 1992 Ford Mustang, .005, 6.473 on a 6.410, 98.01 mph; Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .132, 7.933 on a 7.870, 78.26 mph, def. Donald Daniles, Goodwin, 1981 Oldsmobile, .315, 7.170 on a 7.160, 95.69 mph; Tom Hettig, Winston-Salem, .011, 6.600 on a 6.550, 95.31 mph, def. Mark Soles #2, .079, 5.551 on a 5.540, 124.96 mph; Ricky Bullock, Sanford, bye. Round 6 – Soles, .085, 5.536 on a 5.550, 124.84 mph, def. Bullock, foul; Lunsford, .043, 6.636 on a 6.630, 97.88 mph, def. Davis, .035, 7.863 breakout on a 7.870, 83.43 mph; Merritt, .099, 5.957 on a 5.950, 116.12 mph, def. Hettig, no time. Semifinals – Merritt, .086, 5.946 on a 5.950, 116.27 mph, def. Soles, foul; Lunsford, bye. FINAL – Rodney Lunsford, Roxboro, 1995 Ford Mustang, .038, 6.617 on a 6.610, 101.19 mph, def. Bobby Merritt, Wilmington, 1967 Chevy Nova, .032, 5.965 on a 5.950, 115.56 mph. SATURDAY JUNIOR DRAGSTER Round 3 – Kaylee Creech, Clayton, .032, 7.976 on a 7.960, 82.60 mph, def. Maranda Pankey, Albemarle, .121, 7.901 on a 7.900, 83.43 mph; Brittany Dial, Maxton, .114, 7.904 on a 7.900, 82.49 mph, def. Stanley Chavis Jr., Red Springs, foul; Haley Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., .037, 7.950 on a 7.930, 81.71 mph, def. Grant Lunsford, Roxboro, foul; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .082, 7.873 on a 7.900, 81.46 mph, def. James Vitiarelli, Greensboro, .103, 8.035 breakout on an 8.120, 81.18 mph; Hannah Stewart, Hamlet, .105, 8.258 on an 8.280, 80.14 mph, def. Nicole Zuccarelli, Goldsboro, .108, 7.948 breakout on a 7.970, 81.73 mph. Round 4 – Dial, .050, 7.902 on a 7.900, 33.35 mph, def. Lotts, foul; Creech, bye; Wiggins, .065, 7.904 on a 7.900, 79.82 mph, def. Stewart, .100, 8.045 breakout on an 8.250, 81.69 mph. Semifinals – Wiggins, .015, 7.900 on a 7.900, 81.58 mph, def. Creech, .034, 7.951 breakout on a 7.970, 82.78 mph; Dial, bye. FINAL – Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .001, 7.924 on a 7.900, 78.84 mph, def. Brittany Dial, Maxton, 088, 7.900 on a 7.900, 81.78 mph.