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EDMUNDSON LONE
CAROLINA WINNER AT
ROCKINGHAM
Tennessee,
Florida Drivers Beat
the Rain To Prevail
in NHRA Summit ET
Finals
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. –
Fayetteville’s Chip
Johnson and
Clinton’s Steve
Foley came close but
it was high school
student Hunter
Edmundson of
Pekanello who kept
the home state from
being shut out
Saturday in the NHRA
Southeast Division
Summit ET Finals at
Rockingham Dragway.
Edmundson used a
.010 package to turn
back Gage Burch of
Palmetto, Fla., in
the High School
final, denying Burch
a double-up win at
The Rock. He
earlier had driven
his 1980 Chevy
Malibu to victory in
the Sportsman Race
of Champions
Brendan George of
Gainesville, Fla.,
Tim Griffith of
Cedar Bluff, Va.,
Van Greer of
Kingsport, Tenn.,
and Dennis Stewart
of St. Petersburg,
Fla., were the
winners in Super
Pro, Pro, Sportsman
and Pro Bike,
respectively, in a
race rushed to
conclusion because
of the likelihood of
heavy rain.
Each winner earned a
berth in the
national
championship race to
be contested in
conjunction with the
NHRA’s Auto Club
Finals at Pomona,
Calif., in November,
where the Southeast
champions will
compete against
champions from the
NHRA’s seven other
geographic
divisions.
The Jr. Dragster
portion of the event
was postponed by the
rain and, because of
schedule conflicts,
will not be made up
until next June in
conjunction with the
Jr. Dragster Eastern
Conference Finals in
Bristol, Tenn.
Other Race of
Champions winners
were Donald Webb of
Four Oaks, who
outdueled three-time
and reigning
Rockingham track
champion Barry Nall
of Eagle Springs in
an all-Carolina
final; Troy Stafford
of Orlando, Fla., in
Pro ET; and Jerry
Turner of Bluff
City, Tenn., in Pro
Bike.
Johnson, a former
Rockingham track
champion and IHRA
national event
winner, couldn’t
overcome a .022 of
second final round
starting line
deficit and lost the
title to George by
.007 of a second in
a race between
dragster and 1980
Malibu.
* * * *
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. –
Results of the NHRA
Southeast Division
ET Finals at
Rockingham Dragway
(all hometowns are
North Carolina
unless otherwise
indicated. Results
include reaction
time, track time
compared to target
time and finish line
speed):
SUPER PRO ET
Round 4 – Tony
Banks, Mims, Fla.,
dragster, .005,
4.669 on a 4.660,
144.32 mph, def. Ed
Swearingen,
Reynolds, Ga., 1967
Chevy Camaro, .058,
6.799 breakout on a
6.800, 100.89 mph;
Billy Townsend,
Kathleen, Ga., 1982
Chevy S-10 truck,
.012, 6.417 on a
6.410, 106.09 mph,
def. David Scigliuto,
Largo, Fla.,
dragster .011. 4.815
on a 4.780, 140.44
mph; Chip Johnson,
Fayetteville, 1980
Chevy Malibu, .005,
6.470 on a 6.460,
104.54 mph, def.
Vance Houston, New
Haven, 2000 Chevy
S-10 truck, .048,
4.646 on a 4.630,
147.57 mph; Kim
Palmatier, Deland,
Fla., dragster,
.004, 4.721 on a
4.710, 143.63 mph,
def. Stan Sinack,
Lilburn, Ga., 1968
Dodge Dart, .013,
6.450 on a 6.410,
102.28 mph; Brendan
George, Gainesville,
Fla., dragster,
.027, 4.758 on a
4.750, 140.83 mph,
def. J.R. Houston,
Newland, dragster,
.048, 5.814 breakout
on a 5.830, 139.82
mph; Chris Webb,
Four Oaks, 1967 Ford
Mustang, .030, 6.219
on a 6.210, 105.69
mph, def. Katie
Yates, Cedar Bluff,
Va., dragster, .103,
5.749 on a 4.980,
127.62 mph; John
Rollins, High
Springs, Fla.,
dragster, .004,
5.121 on a 5.100,
131.11 mph, def.
Jeremy Ray,
Kingsport, Tenn.,
1988 Chevy Camaro,
.021, 6.399 breakout
on a 6.400, 105.60
mph.
Round 5 – George,
.017, 4.757 on a
4.750, 140.46 mph,
def. Banks, .021,
4.676 on a 4.660,
147.23 mph; Johnson,
.016, 6.467 on a
6.460, 104.58 mph,
def. Townsend, .012,
6.428 on a 6.410,
106.47 mph; Webb,
.012, 6.256 on a
6.210, 104.64 mph,
def. Rollins, .073,
5.222 on a 5.100,
127.23 mph;
Palmatier, bye.
Semifinals –
Johnson, .034, 6.463
on a 6.450, 105.36
mph, def. Palmatier,
foul; George, .020,
4.738 on a 4.730,
142.36 mph, def.
Webb, .032, 6.221 on
a 6.200, 102.09 mph.
FINAL – Brendan
George, Gainesville,
Fla., dragster,
.009, 4.758 on a
4.730, 140.75 mph,
def. Chip Johnson,
Fayetteville, 1980
Chevy Malibu, .033,
6.461 on a 6.450,
105.10 mph.
PRO ET
Round 4 – Cleve
Edgerton, Orlando,
Fla., 1970 Plymouth
Duster, .065, 6.422
on a 6.400, 96.21
mph, def. Brendan
George, Gainesville,
Fla., .065, 6.676 on
a 6.620, 100.08 mph;
Tim Polnascek,
Nicholson, Ga., 1984
Ford Mustang, .088,
6.741 on a 6.730,
100.85 mph, def.
Ricky Bullock,
Sanford, 1971 Chevy
Nova, .061, 6.249
breakout on a 6.250,
108.85 mph; Lee
Hauser, Ponte Vedra,
Fla., 1971 Dodge
Dart, .092, 6.970 on
a 6.950, 94.57 mph,
def. Phillip
Wigginton, Canton,
Ga., 1985 Chevy
Blazer, .126, 6.891
on a 6.890, 99.97
mph; Steve Foley,
Clinton, 1974
Plymouth Duster,
.079, 6.861 on a
6.850, 97.65 mph,
def. Randy Walters,
Bluff City, Tenn.,
1970 Plymouth
Duster, .037, 6.768
on a 6.700, 97/51
mph; Tim Griffith,
Cedar Bluff, Va.,
1977 Chevy Vega,
.002, 6.627 on a
6.550, 109.22 mph,
def. Phil Greene,
Ocala, Fla., 1968
Chevy Camaro, .060,
6.515 on a 6.480,
104.03 mph; Mike
Mocny, Venice, Fla.,
2002 Ford Mustang,
.060, 7.047 on a
7.010, 93.36 mph,
def. Jesse Wilson,
Tallapoosa, Ga.,
1971 Chevy Nova,
.130, 6.135 on a
6.110, 109.43 mph;
James Stover,
Clearwater, Fla.,
1987 Chevy S-10
truck, bye.
Round 5 – Polnascek,
.053, 6.734 on a
6.730, 101.68 mph,
def. Stover, foul;
Edgerton, .024,
6.481 on a 6.400,
93.78 mph, def.
Mocny, .064, 7.003
breakout on a 7.010,
98.69 mph; Foley,
.018, 6.956 on a
6.870, 89.67 mph,
def. Hauser, .147,
6.964 on a 6.950,
96.51 mph; Griffith,
bye.
Semifinals – Foley,
.021, 6.878 on a
6.850, 94.53 mph,
def. Edgerton, .079,
6.476 on a 6.400,
98.08 mph; Griffith,
.002, 6.641 on a
6.600, 110.54 mph,
def. Polnascek,
.084, 6.711 breakout
on a 6.730, 98.23
mph.
FINAL – Tim
Griffith, Cedar
Bluff, Va., 1977
Chevy Vega, .027,
6.648 on a 6.600,
108.45 mph, def.
Steve Foley,
Clinton, 1974
Plymouth Duster,
.074, 6.854 on a
6.840, 98.23 mph.
SPORTSMAN
Round 4 – Thomas
Kleppin, Greenbrier,
Tenn., 1984 Chevy
Camaro, .013, 8.212
on an 8.200, 82.47
mph, def. Brandon
Bailey, Abingdon,
Va., 1979 Chevy
Malibu, .020, 9.326
on a 9.320, 75.46
mph; Van Greer,
Kingsport, Tenn.,
1965 Dodge Dart,
.059, 7.583 on a
7.530, 86.80 mph,
def. Tom Jones,
Greenbrier, Tenn.,
1970 Chevy Nova,
.098, 7.748 on a
7.730, 88.12 mph;
Dickey Forrester,
Hickory Flat, Ga.,
1968 Chevy Camaro,
.036, 7.509 on a
7.500, 91.24 mph,
def. Carl Widner,
Elizabethton, Tenn.,
1985 Buick Regal,
.057, 7.550 on a
7.540, 90.64 mph;
Kenneth Anderson,
Lake Worth, Fla.,
1993 Chevy Camaro,
.059, 7.960 on a
7.920, 80.35 mph,
def. Tim Griffith
Cedar Bluff, Va.,
2005 Dodge Ram 3500,
.064, 10.789 on a
10.710, 66.63 mph;
Michael Boatright,
Hendersonville,
Tenn., 1976 Chevy
Corvette, bye.
Round 5 – Forrester,
.066, 7.495 on a
7.500, 91.11 mph,
def. Anderson, .067,
7.899 breakout on a
7.940, 83.62 mph;
Greer, .035, 7.589
on a 7.530, 85.65
mph, def. Boatright,
.109, 7.740 on a
7.740, 86.34 mph;
Kleppin, bye.
Semifinals – Kleppin,
.056, 8.207 on an
8.180, 81.77 mph,
def. Forrester,
.124, 7.510 on a
7.500, 91.58 mph;
Greer, bye.
FINAL – Van Greer,
Kingsport, Tenn.,
1965 Dodge Dart,
.035, 7.535 on a
7.510, 85.94 mph,
def. Thomas Kleppin,
Greenbrier, Tenn.,
1984 Chevy Camaro,
.073, 8.158 breakout
on an 8.170, 83.23
mph.
PRO BIKE ET
Round 3 – Dennis
Stewart, St.
Petersburg, Fla.,
Kawasaki, .043,
5.767 on a 5.760,
115.24 mph, def.
Mike Mocny, Venice,
Fla., Kawasaki,
.021, 6.199 breakout
on a 6.200, 107.87
mph; Duane Schmidt
Sr., Citra, Fla.,
Kawasaki, .024,
6.013 on a 5.970,
111.91 mph, def.
Robert Meeks,
Tallahassee, Fla.,
Kawasaki, foul;
Scott Delong, Citra,
Fla., Kawasaki,
.013, 5.566 on a
5.550, 123.43 mph,
def. Ricky Scott
Jr., Greenbrier,
Tenn., Kawasaki,
.031, 6.012
breakout on a 6.020,
114.63 mph; Charles
Ridge, Nashville,
Tenn., Kawasaki,
.005, 6.603 on a
6.590, 106.86 mph,
def. Jerry Turner,
Bluff City, Tenn.,
Kawasaki,, .003,
5.734 on a 5.710,
121.00 mph; Tim
Sutton, Clermont,
Ga., Suzuki, .006,
5.481 on a 5.450,
123.40 mph, def. Roy
Hagadorn, Venice,
Fla., Suzuki, foul.
Round 4 – Stewart,
.031, 5.767 on a
5.740, 118.77 mph,
def. Schmidt, foul;
Delong, .042, 5.630
on a 5.550, 122.69
mph, def. Sutton,
foul; Ridge, bye.
Semifinals – Delong,
.009, 5.570 on a
5.550, 122.97 mph,
def. Ridge, .023,
6.599 on a 6.590,
106.66 mph; Stewart,
bye.
FINAL – Dennis
Stewart, St.
Petersburg, Fla.,
Kawasaki, .026,
5.757 on a 5.760,
119.44 mph, def.
Scott Delong, Citra,
Fla., Kawasaki, foul
(.002).
HIGH SCHOOL
Round 1 – Miah
Balcom, St. Augstine,
Fla., 2015 Ford
Mustang, .093, 9.680
on a 9.600, 74.55
mph, def. Jared
Noel, Westminster,
S.C., 2014 Dodge
Raptor, .144,
10.178 on a 10.120,
71.70 mph; Hunter
Edmundson, Pekanello,
2015 Toyota, .022,
9.723 on a 9.850,
77.59 mph, def. Seth
Blevin, Albany, Ga.,
foul; Gage Burch,
Palmetto, Fla., 1980
Chevy Malibu, bye.
Semifinals – Burch,
.035, 8.397 on an
8.340, 76.44 mph,
def. Balcom, .096,
9.644 on a 9.600,
75.45 mph; Edmundson,
bye.
FINAL – Hunter
Edmundson, Pekanello,
2015 Toyota, .002,
9.748 on a 9.740,
76.98 mph, def. Gage
Burch, Palmetto,
Fla., 1980 Chevy
Malibu, .050, 8.274
breakout on an
8.330, 81.04 mph.
SUPER PRO RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Semifinals – Donald
Webb, Four Oaks,
dragster, .014,
4.736 on a 4.700,
136.43 mph, def.
Jeremy Ray,
Kingsport, Tenn.,
1988 Chevy Camaro,
.027, 6.424 on a
6.400, 107.23 mph;
Barry Nall, Eagle
Springs, 1968
Plymouth Barracuda,
bye.
FINAL – Donald Webb,
Four Oaks, dragster,
.005, 4.708 on a
4.700, 143.26 mph,
def. Barry Nall,
Eagle Springs, 1968
Plymouth Barracuda,
.019, 5.800 on a
5.800, 120.01 mph.
PRO ET RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Semifinals – Steve
Foley, Clinton, 1974
Plymouth Duster,
.039, 6.851 on a
6.850, 97.95 mph,
def. Mark Soles,
Delco, 1988 Ford
Mustang, .036, 6.064
on a 6.050, 114.58
mph; Troy Stafford,
Orlando, Fla., 1973
Dodge Dart, .009,
7.083 on a 7.080,
93.93 mph, def. Chad
Brewer, Canton, Ga.,
1973 Chevy Nova,
.012, 6.673 breakout
on a 6.680, 102.76
mph.
FINAL – Troy
Stafford, Orlando,
Fla., 1973 Dodge
Dart, .042, 7.083 on
a 7.080, 94.52 mph,
def. Steve Foley,
Clinton, 1974
Plymouth Duster,
.031, 6.876 on a
6.850, 95.23 mph.
SPORTSMAN RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Semifinals – Kenneth
Anderson, Lake
Worth, Fla., 1993
Chevy Camaro, .049,
7.890 on a 7.880,
83.17 mph, def.
Dickey Forrester,
Hickory Flat, Ga.,
1968 Chevy Camaro,
.086, 7.514 on a
7.500, 91.07 mph;
Gage Burch,
Palmetto, Fla., 1980
Chevy Malibu, .017,
7.518 on a 7.530,
87.27 mph, def.
Monica Roberts,
Ocala, Fla., 1995
Chevy Camaro, .050,
7.859 breakout on a
7.900, 87.09 mph.
FINAL – Gage Burch,
Palmetto, Fla., 1980
Chevy Malibu, .055,
7.509 on a 7.500,
88.85 mph, def.
Kenneth Anderson,
Lake Worth, Fla.,
.055, 7.885 breakout
on a 7.890, 83.62
mph.
PRO BIKE RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Semifinals – Jerry
Turner, Bluff City,
Tenn., Kawasaki,
.087, 5.709 on a
5.680, 123.61 mph,
def. Scott Delong,
Citra, Fla.,
Kawasaki, .035,
5.652 on a 5.550,
107.26 mph; Rick
Eaton, Venice, Fla.,
Suzuki, .009, 5.637
on a 5.670, 120.48
mph, def. Charles
Ridge, Nashville,
Tenn., Kawasaki,
.013, 6.549 breakout
on a 6.600, 106.18
mph.
FINAL – Jerry
Turner, Bluff City,
Tenn., Kawasaki,
.010, 5.746 on a
5.690, 121.44 mph,
def. Rick Eaton,
Venice, Fla., .062,
5.645 breakout on a
5.650, 120.95 mph.
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