BRIDGES, JUSTICE, COLLINS WIN ATI PERFORMANCE TOP ET CHALLENGE MONEY Warwick Sweeps Gamblers Races in Bracket Racing at Rockingham Dragway ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Twenty-one years after winning the B&M Racers Appreciation Series championship, Shelby’s John Bridges was back in the winners’ circle at Rockingham Dragway after winning one of the big money purses in the second annual ATI Top ET Challenge. Bridges, who won on Saturday, shared the spotlight, and $500 merchandise certificates from ATI, with Friday winner Shannon Justice of Fairmont, Sunday champion Brian “Bam Bam” Collins of Shannon and Raeford’s Paul Warwick who, while he didn’t win one of the $10,000 prizes, won Gamblers races on both Thursday and Friday. On Sunday, Collins used a .013 reaction time to force final round opponent Andrew Davis of Fayetteville into a .007 of a second breakout foul that enabled him to snatch up the final $10,000 share. To get his victory, Justice had to beat Michael Paschal of Pleasant Garden not once, but twice. He claimed double breakout victory in the semifinals after the two had identical .012 reaction times and got a gift in the final when Paschal had problems with his second car and didn’t get a time. Bridges, whose son is a regular in The Rock’s active Jr. Dragster program, beat Trey Sasser of LaGrange in the Saturday final with a .030 package that included a .017 reaction time. ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Results from the second annual ATI Top ET Challenge completed Sunday at Rockingham Dragway (hometowns are North Carolina unless otherwise stipulated. Results include reaction time, track time, target time and finish line speed): SUNDAY Round 5 – Eric Thomas, Fairmont, .020, 4.829 on a 4.820, 142.70 mph, def. Jason Efinger, Columbia, Ala., .015, 4.520 on a 4.500, 147.25 mph; Ken Batchelor, Leland, .004, 4.813 on a 4.800, 138.67 mph, def. David Lowe, Rowlands, .015, 4.817 on a 4.810, 141.45 mph; Brian “Bam Bam” Collins, Shannon, .008, 4.738 on a 4.730, 143.02 mph, def. Jason DeWitt, Bloomingdale, Ga., .007, 4.709 on a 4.690, 142.93 mph; Justin Fordyce, Harmony, 1976 Chevy Camaro, .008, 6.014 on a 6.010, 113.03 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .051, 5.273 on a 5.270, 130.49 mph; William Brewer, St. Pauls, 1988 Ford Mustang, .029, 6.261 on a 6.260, 107.89 mph, def. Jose Diaz, Parma, Ohio, .007, 5.823 on a 5.800, 119.17 mph; Jarrett Creech, .009, 5.631 on a 5.630, 119.40 mph, def. Jeff Caudill, Benson, 1966 Chevy II, .017, 6.759 on a 6.750, 98.89 mph; Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, bye; Jose Diaz #2, Parma, Ohio, .013, 5.832 on a 5.820, 113.57 mph, def. Georgia Thomas, Lumberton, .084, 5.565 breakout on a 5.570, 122.85 mph. Round 6 – Batchelor, .015, 4.800 on a 4.790, 143.08 mph, def. Brewer, .022, 6.253 on a 6.250, 108.31 mph; Davis, .026, 6.340 on a 6.330, 108.25 mph, def. Fordyce, foul; Collins, .008, 4.749 on a 4.730, 138.91 mph, def. Thomas, .013, 4.847 on a 4.820, 142.29 mph; Diaz, .003, 5.809 on a 5.800, 118.68 mph, def. Creech, foul. Semifinals – Davis, .019, 6.323 on a 6.330, 108.79 mph, def. Diaz, foul; Collins, .005, 4.757, 140.33 mph, def. Batchelor, .018, 4.811 on a 4.790, 142.60 mph. FINAL – Brian “Bam Bam” Collins, Shannon, .013, 4.713 on a 4.720, 145.78 mph, def. Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .033, 6.313 breakout on a 6.320, 109.23 mph. SATURDAY Round 6 – Lee Dixon, Chesterfield, Va., .018, 4.656 on a 4.660, 149.18 mph, def. Buddy Dial, Rowland, foul; John Bridges, Shelby, .012, 4.821 on a 4.820, 142.91 mph, def. Daren Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., foul; Richard Alford, Raleigh, .003, 6.280 on a 6.270, 105.65 mph, def. Chad Duke, Wilmington, .029, 5.913 breakout on a 5.920, 113.52 mph; Trey Sasser, La Grange, .033, 6.349 on a 6.350, 106.09 mph, def. Barry Nall, Eagle Springs, 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, .042, 5.840 breakout on a 5.850, 115.54 mph; Mark Talmadge, Willmingson, N.Y., bye. Round 7 – Sasser, .002, 6.353 on a 6.340, 106.34 mph, def. Dixon, .018, 4.662 on a 4.660, 146.32 mph; Bridges, .015, 4.806 on a 4.820, 143.52 mph, def. Talmadge, foul; Alford, bye. Semifinals – Bridges, .042, 4.808 on a 4.800, 143.26 mph, def. Alford, .017, 6.237 breakout on a 6.240, 108.14 mph; Sasser, bye. FINAL – John Bridges, Shelby, .017, 4.813 on a 4.800, 142.06 mph, def. Trey Sasser, La Grange, .038, 6.360 on a 6.340, 106.33 mph. FRIDAY Round 5 -- Michael Paschal, Pleasant Garden, .008, 4.717 on a 4.700, 143.95 mph, def. John Bridges, Shelby, .016, 4.854 on a 4.840, 141.39 mph; Shannon Justice, Fairmont, .017, 4.784 on a 4.770, 141.62 mph, def. Cory Funderburk, Marshville, .044, 5.032 breakout on a 5.040, 136.65 mph; Jose Diaz, NA, .011, 5.808 on a 5.800, 118.26 mph, def. Paul Warwick, Raeford, .027, 6.510 on a 6.510, 102.39 mph; Mark Talmadge, Willmingson, N.Y., .009, 6.095 on a 6.070, 111.82 mph, def. Chad Duke, Wilmington, .027, 5.932 on a 5.920, 114.02 mph; Ron Phipps, Salisbury, .066, 6.161 on a 6.140, 110.17 mph, def. Butch Bucher, Howell, N.J., 1980 Chevy Monza, .058, 6.229 breakout on a 6.240, 105.46 mph; Paul Warwick #2, Raeford, .014, 6.496 on a 6.500, 103.25 mph, def. Eric Aman, Clinton, 1986 Ford Mustang, .014, 5.448 breakout on a 5.470, 123.62 mph; Phillip Bullock, Nashville, 1967 Chevy II, bye; Michael Paschal #2, Pleasant Garden, .004, 4.693 on a 4.700, 143.55 mph, def. T.G. Paschal, McLeansville, .034, 5.029 breakout on a 5.050, 134.73 mph. 029,134.73 Round 6 – M. Paschal, .012, 4.699 on a 4.690, 143.69 mph, def. Phipps, .014, 6.172 on a 6.150, 109.64 mph; Justice, .012, 4.803 on a 4.770, 140.39 mph, def. Talmadge, .058, 6.072 on a 6.070, 112.81 mph; Warwick, .008, 6.528 on a 6.500, 102.71 mph, def. Diaz, .015, 5.821 on a 5.800, 118.20 mph; M. Paschal #2, .022, 4.698 on a 4.690, 143.44 mph, def. Bullock, .012, 6.111 on a 6.090, 111.10 mph. Semifinals – Justice, .012, 4.775 on a 4.780, 142.31 mph, def. M. Paschal #2, .012, 4.678 breakout on a 4.690, 145.74 mph; M. Paschal, .011, 4.782 on a 4.680, 124.37 mph, def. Warwick, foul. FINAL – Shannon Justice, Fairmont, .123, 4.854 on a 4.770, 123.14 mph, def. Michael Paschal, Pleasant Garden, no time. GAMBLERS RACE THURSDAY (16-car Shootout) – Paul Warwick, Raeford, def. Terrell J. Biddle, Dover, Fla. FRIDAY (32-car Shootout) – Paul Warwick, Raeford, def. David Stensel Sr., Richlands.