WOMACK, NEWTON, HICKS BIG WINNERS IN TRI-FIVES EVENT Hilburn, Holliday, Locklear and Dial Also Score at Rockingham Dragway ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Second generation bracket racer Nick Womack of Lillington and South Carolina racers Stewart Newton of Bennettsville and Brian Hicks of Pageland were the big winners in the annual Tri-Fives championship completed Sunday at Rockingham Dragway. Each took home a $5,000 share of the cash purse in an event in which coupes and sedans raced against dragsters in a winner-take-all format. In contrast to last year’s race in which doorslammer cars won two of the three major titles, this time it was a clean sweep for the dragsters although Brent Hyatt of Sylvia in a 1972 Chevy Nova, and William Brewer of St. Pauls, in a ’88 model Ford Thunderbird, managed to reach the finals. In fact, Brewer may have made the best run of the entire weekend in the Sunday semifinals when he was .004 off perfection at the start and dead-on his 6.120 target. In addition to the daily event winners, Tommy Hilburn of Hope Mills and Taz Holliday of Selam also shared in the bounty as Gamblers Race winners on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Hilburn topped Brandon Lane of Goldsboro to get his money; Holliday beat Chad Duke of Loris, S.C., for his. In the Jr. Dragster division, Lumberton’s Hayden Dial shook off the effects of a foul start in the Saturday final to win on Sunday. Beneficiary of Dial’s Saturday misstep was Pembroke’s Ethan Locklear. Dial beat Budd Trammell of Aynor, S.C., in Sunday’s money round. ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Results from the Tri-Fives bracket race completed Sunday at Rockingham Dragway. Hometowns are North Carolina unless otherwise indicated. Results include reaction time, track time, target time and finish line speed: SATURDAY JR. DRAGSTER FINAL – Ethan Locklear, Pembroke, .075, 8.361 on an 8.320, 76.49 mph, def. Hayden Dial, Lumberton, foul. SUNDAY JR. DRAGSTER FINAL – Hayden Dial, Lumberton, .009, 7.948 on a 7.900, 74.82 mph, def. Budd Trammell, Aynor, S.C., .124, 8.805 breakout on an 8.850, 73.78 mph. FRIDAY SUPER PRO Round 6 – Ashley Smith, Winterville, .012, 4.695 on a 4.680, 146.23 mph, def. Barry Nall, Eagle Springs, 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, foul; Stewart Newton, Bennettsville, S.C., .032, 4.836 on a 4.820, 143.90 mph, def. John Maness, Aberdeen, 1979 Chevy Malibu, foul; T.G. Paschal, McLeansville, .018, 4.741 on a 4.730, 143.43 mph, def. Cassie Thomas, Fairmont, .024, 4.786 on a 4.770, 142.34 mph; Brent Hyatt, Sylvia, 1972 Chevy Nova, .039, 6.165 on a 6.150, 107.89 mph, def. Durant Cottingham, Thomasville, .054, 4.674 on a 4.640, 146.05 mph; Buddy Dial, Rowland, bye. Round 7 – Newton, .008, 4.840 on a 4.830, 141.76 mph, def. Paschal, .014, 4.772 on a 4.730, 141.11 mph; Hyatt, .054, 6.169 on a 6.150, 109.13 mph, def. Dial, foul; Smith, bye. Semifinals – Hyatt, .038, 6.167 on a 6.150, 109.13 mph, def. Smith, foul; Newton, bye. FINAL – Stewart Newton, Bennettsville, S.C., .013, 4.881 on a 4.830, 142.09 mph, def. Brent Hyatt, Sylvia, 1972 Chevy Nova, foul. SATURDAY SUPER PRO Round 6 – Brandon Lane, Goldsboro, .002, 5.175 on a 5.160, 129.60 mph, def. Chris Dean, Sanford, .022, 5.842 on a 5.820, 118.48 mph; Dean Phillips, Burlington, .016, 5.879 on a 5.850, 108.66 mph, def. Shannon Rivers, Chesterfield, S.C., 1993 Chevy S-10 truck, .031, 6.087 on a 6.060, 111,60 mph; Brian Hicks, Pageland, S.C., .007, 4.684 on a 4.680, 146.42 mph, def. William Brewer, St. Pauls, 1988 Ford Mustang, .027, 6.105 breakout on a 6.120, 111.29 mph; Ashley Smith, Winterville, .009, 4.693 on a 4.690, 144.16 mph, def. Michael Paschal, Pleasant Garden, .025, 4.606 breakout on a 4.610, 148.72 mph; Glenn Ferguson, Greensboro, .018, 4.489 on a 4.470, 154.02 mph, def. Alan Walters, NA, foul; Chad Brewer, Shannon, .024, 6.144 on a 6.140, 112.01 mph, def. Steve Sides, Fayetteville, 1979 Chevy Camaro, foul. Round 7 – Brewer, .013, 6.183 on a 6.150, 111.46 mph, def. Lane, .002, 5.208 on a 5.160, 130.90 mph; Smith, .011, 4.735 on a 4.690, 140.85 mph, def. Phillips, .052, 5.865 on a 5.850, 115.04 mph; Hicks, .002, 4.698 on a 4.680, 144.30 mph, def. Ferguson, .013, 4.505 on a 4.480, 152.42 mph. Semifinals – Hicks, bye; Smith, .018, 4.733 on a 4.690, 139.59 mph, def. Brewer, .008, 6.286 on a 6.140, 106.50 mph. FINAL – Brian Hicks, Pageland, S.C., .009, 4.678 on a 4.680, 145.69 mph, def. Ashley Smith, Winterville, .005, 4.698 breakout on a 4.710, 143.54 mph. SUNDAY SUPER PRO Round 5 – Lee Desist, Fayetteville, .001, 6.217 on a 6.210, 109.94 mph, def. Georgia Thomas, Lumberton, .065, 5.520 on a 5.490, 125.35 mph; Brian Collins, Shannon, .014, 4.682 on a 4.670, 146.99 mph, def. Joel Hubbard II, foul; Chad Duke, Loris, S.C., .004, 5.771 on a 5.770, 119.01 mph, def. Donald Norris, Conway, S.C., 1980 Chevy Monza, foul; Eddie Key, Red Springs, 1976 Chevy LUV truck, .030, 5.922 on a 5.910, 115.44 mph, def. Brian Bell, Shannon, 1967 Chevy II, foul; Harold Bell Jr., NA, .012, 5.469 on a 5.440, 120.76 mph, def. Willie Lytch, Southern Pines, .050, 6.361 on a 6.340, 107.45 mph; William Brewer, St. Pauls, 1988 Ford Mustang, .023, 6.112 on a 6.110, 111.79 mph, def. Matt Crumpton, Raleigh, .035, 6.731 breakout on a 6.780, 101.19 mph; Cory Funderburk, Marshville, 1989 Dodge Daytona, .009, 4.986 on a 4.960, 138.68 mph, def. Holden Dial, Lumberton, .028, 4.591 on a 4.580, 148.09 mph; Nick Womack, Lillington, bye. Round 6 – Womack, .011, 4.638 on a 4.580, 137.92 mph, def. Duke, .090, 5.855 on a 5.770, 118.15 mph; Desist, .018, 6.225 on a 6.210, 109.64 mph, def. Key, .018, 5.944 on a 5.910, 115.05 mph; Collins, .037, 4.684 on a 4.680, 146.05 mph, def. Bell, .020, 5.463 on a 5.440, 124.17 mph; Brewer, .015, 6.136 on a 6.110, 107.97 mph, def. Funderburk, .017, 5.020 on a 4.980, 137.13 mph. Semifinals – Womack, .011, 4.614 on a 4.600, 147.57 mph, def. Collins, .027, 4.686 on a 4.680, 145.94 mph; Brewer, .004, 6.120 on a 6.120, 111.69 mph, def. Desist, .012, 6.227 breakout on a 6.230, 108.13 mph. FINAL – Nick Womack, Lillington, .002, 4.599 on a 4.590, 145.85 mph, def. William Brewer, St. Pauls, 1988 Ford Mustang, .037, 6.107 breakout on a 6.120, 111.05 mph.