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FURR DEFIES THE EXPERTS TO WIN BIG AT THE ROCK
Caulders, Lowe, White Also Win in Annual Racers
Appreciation Bracket Event
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ROCKINGHAM – The so-called experts say that sports
success is contingent upon not beating oneself.
Drag racer Allen Furr would beg to differ.
On a weekend when James Caulder and son Connor
celebrated victories in Top Eliminator and Jr.
Dragster, respectively, Furr stole the show by
twice beating himself, once in the semifinals and
once in the final round to dominate the Footbrake
portion of the annual Racers Appreciation bracket
championships at Rockingham Dragway.
Furr, the reigning Rockingham track champion, gave
himself a leg up on a second straight title by
driving his venerable 1962 Chevy II to a runner-up
finish on Saturday and a win on Sunday when he
advanced to the final from both sides of the
bracket.
That meant he raced himself in the final and
despite what the pundits say, beating himself was
as sweet as it gets in bracket racing.
Nevertheless, Sanford’s Ricky Bullock denied Furr
a perfect weekend by beating him in the Saturday
final.
James Caulder topped Chris Dean of Sanford to
claim the $2,000 cash purse as winner of Sunday’s
Top Eliminator title after Connor Caulder had won
Jr. Dragster on Saturday, giving the St. Pauls’
bracket contingent two big reasons to celebrate.
The other $2,000 Top Eliminator prize was snatched
up by Rowland’s David Lowe, who stopped Jerry
Martin of Aynor, S.C., in the money round on
Saturday while Dylan White or Cordesville, S.C.,
claimed the Sunday Jr. Dragster title.
The two-day event, which had been rained out on
its original weekend, also awarded points applying
toward Rockingham’s 2019 track championships and
berths on the Rockingham team that will compete in
the NHRA’s Summit Super Series this fall.
ROCKINGHAM – Results from the annual Free Entry
Racers Appreciation bracket race at Rockingham
Dragway. Hometowns are North Carolina unless
otherwise indicated. Results include reaction
time, track time versus target time and finish
line speed:
SUNDAY
TOP ELIMINATOR
Round 5 – James Caulder, St. Pauls, .083, 6.088 on
a 6.070, 113.13 mph, def. Smokey Dial, Pembroke,
foul; Bobby Hardee, Mullins, S.C., 1969 Chevy
Nova, .002, 6.299 on a 6.290, 106.65 mph, def.
Donald Norris, Conway, S.C., .014, 5.725 on a
5.720, 118.96 mph; Tim King, Winnabow, 1988 Chevy
S10 truck, .010, 6.202 on a 6.200, 110.41 mph,
def. Nick Rabon, Florence, S.C., .006, 4.836 on a
4.830, 137.43 mph; Barry Nall, Eagle Springs, 1969
Plymouth Roadrunner, bye; Chris Dean, Sanford,
.035, 5.910 on a 5.910, 116.75 mph, def. Bobby
Hardee, Mullins, S.C., 1969 Chevy Nova,.023, 6.289
breakout on a 6.290, 107.94 mph.
Round 6 – Caulder, .003, 6.075 on a 6.090, 112.91
mph, def. King, foul; Dean, .021, 5.937 on a
5.910, 114.49 mph, def. Nall, .004, 6.623 breakout
on a 6.750, 96.90 mph; B. Hardee, bye.
Semifinals – Dean, .003, 5.940 on a 5.920, 114.02
mph, def. B. Hardee, .020, 6.297 on a 6.290,
107.69 mph; Caulder, bye.
FINAL – James Caulder, St. Pauls, .010, 6.080 on a
6.060, 114.86 mph, def. Chris Dean, Sanford, .003,
5.951 on a 5.920, 113.71 mph.
FOOTBRAKE
Round 5 – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II,
.057, 6.602 on a 6.580, 102.18 mph, def. Steve
Sides, Fayetteville, 1979 Chevy Camaro, .057,
6.900 on a 6.870, 97.61 mph; Bill Clardy, Loris,
S.C., 1974 Chevy LUV truck, .035, 6.357 on a
6.350, 106.19 mph, def. Tim Davis, Fayetteville,
.037, 7.857 on a 7.830, 85.79 mph; Pressley
Rollins, Pageland, S.C., 1971 Dodge Challenger,
.006, 6.197 on a 6.180, 104.63 mph, def. Anthony
Barker, Stedman, 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, .079,
7.203 breakout on a 7.220, 93.58 mph; Danny Faile,
Pageland, S.C., 1989 Ford Mustang, .001, 6.141 on
a 6.150, 111.99 mph, def. Willy Buie, St. Pauls,
1972 Chevy Nova, .030, 6.695 breakout on a 6.710,
101.56 mph; Allen Furr #2, 1962 Chevy II, .006,
6.557 on a 6.580, 104.13 mph, def. Donald Barnes,
Evergreen, 1972 Chevy Nova, .015, 7.661 breakout
on a 7.690, 85.28 mph; Bobby York, Pleasant
Garden, 1967 Plymouth Barracuda, bye.
Round 6 – Furr, .058, 6.621 on a 6.580, 102.61
mph, def. Clardy, .114, 6.351 on a 6.340, 108.87
mph; York, .011, 6.162 on a 6.140, 108.43 mph,
def. Faile, .021, 6.172 on a 6.120, 110.21 mph;
Furr #2, .026, 6.645 on a 6.580, 99.14 mph, def.
Rollins, .054, 6.234 on a 6.180, 104.10 mph.
Semifinals – Furr, .030, 6.589 on a 6.580, 105.27
mph, def. York, foul; Furr #2, bye.
FINAL – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, def.
Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II.
JR. DRAGSTER
Round 3 – Kyle Chapman, Darlington, S.C., .152,
8.935 on an 8.900, 72.00 mph, def. Brody Callahan,
Fayetteville, .219, 12.063 on a 12.020, 54.21 mph;
Tanner Brayboy, Maxton, .085, 11.941 on an 11.880,
52.40 mph, def. Alyssa Rabon, Florence, S.C.,
.052, 8.878 breakout on an 8.900, 72.45 mph;
Maxton Locklear, Rowland, .078, 11.702 on an
11.630, 54.45 mph, def. Stanley Chavis Jr., Red
Springs, .017, 8.692 breakout on an 8.700, 72.61
mph; Dylan White, Cordesville, S.C., .075, 7.910
on a 7.920, 82.83 mph, def. Shelby White,
Cordesville, S.C., foul; Connor Caulder, St. Pauls,
.086, 7.895 on a 7.900, 81.40 mph, def. Hayden
Dial, Lumberton, .080, 7.883 breakout on a 7.900,
79.18 mph; Budd Trammell, Aynor, S.C., bye.
Round 4 – White, .048, 7.925 on a 7.900, 82.73
mph, def. Caulder, .055, 7.933 on a 7.900, 81.00
mph; Chapman, .156, 8.905 on an 8.920, 72.53 mph,
def. Trammell, foul; Locklear, .088, 11.761 on an
11.630, 54.44 mph, def. Brayboy, .192, 12.036 on
an 11.890, 51.85 mph.
Semifinals – White, .001, 8.139 on a 7.910, 69.59
mph, def. Chapman, .172, 9.042 on an 8.900, 69.99
mph; Locklear, bye.
FINAL – Dylan White, Cordesville, S.C., .080,
8.005 on a 7.920, 74.47 mph, def. Maxton Locklear,
Rowland, .206, 11.765 on an 11.660, 54.633 mph.
SATURDAY
TOP ELIMINATOR
Round 5 – Steve Hillburn, Loris, S.C., Chevy S10
truck, .035, 5.548 on a 5.490, 125.67 mph, def.
David Pittman, Evergreen, 1972 Chevy Nova, .030,
6.163 breakout on a 6.180, 109.80 mph; Billy
Stewart, Shannon, 1981 Chevy LUV truck, .039,
6.282 on a 6.280, 106.25 mph, def. Donald Norris,
Conway, S.C., .034, 5.718 on a 5.710, 118.21 mph;
David Lowe, Rowland, .010, 5.658 on a 5.620,
118.56 mph, def. Smokey Dial, Maxton, foul
(-.003); Cory Wright, Loris, S.C., 1987 Mazda,
.059, 6.281 on a 6.240, 105.88 mph, def. Barry
Nall, Eagle Springs, 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner,
.001, 6.413 breakout on a 6.420, 102.92 mph; Chris
Dean, Sanford, .026, 5.930 on a 5.920, 115.57 mph,
def. Derrick Taylor, Shannon, 1971 Dodge Demon,
.010, 5.882 breakout on a 5.890, 117.80 mph; Jerry
Martin, Aynor, S.C., Chevy Beretta, bye.
Round 6 – Stewart, .018, 6.313 on a 6.280, 106.62
mph, def. Dean, .040, 5.939 on a 5.920, 114.40
mph; Martin, .001, 5.530 on a 5.470, 122.77 mph,
def. Hillburn, .024, 6.006 on a 5.490, 91.99 mph;
Lowe, .004, 5.728 on a 5.640, 109.24 mph, def.
Wright, .045, 6.314 on a 6.240, 105.65 mph.
Semifinals – Martin, .037, 5.522 on a 5.470,
124.74 mph, def. Stewart, foul
(-.001); Lowe, bye.
FINAL – David Lowe, Rowland, .018, 5.716 on a
5.680, 109.30 mph, def. Jerry Martin, Aynor, S.C.,
Chevy Beretta, .071, 5.580 on a 5.470, 121.50 mph.
FOOTBRAKE
Round 5 – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II,
.020, 6.605 on a 6.570, 100.12 mph, def. Donald
Barnes, Evergreen, 1972 Chevy Nova, .090, 7.665
breakout on a 7.670, 87.89 mph; Ricky Bullock,
Sanford, 1971 Dodge, .092, 6.195 on a 6.190,
109.82 mph, def. Tim Wilson, Fayetteville, 1998
Ford Mustang, .013, 9.013 breakout on a 9.020,
76.76 mph; Willy Buie, St. Pauls, 1972 Chevy Nova,
.029, 6.710 on a 6.690, 102.04 mph, def. Make
Soles, Delco, .053, 5.606 breakout on a 5.610,
122.93 mph; Bill Clardy, Loris, S.C., 1974 Chevy
LUV truck, .043, 6.332 on a 6.320, 106.45 mph,
def. Chad Terry, Efland, .101, 7.073 on a 7.050,
95.70 mph; Allen Furr #2, Richfield, 1962 Chevy
II, .039, 6.581 on a 6.570, 103.46 mph, def. Ricky
Bullock #2, Sanford, 1972 Dodge, .064, 6.187
breakout on a 6.190, 108.00 mph.
Round 6 – Furr, .042, 6.578 on a 6.570, 103.63
mph, def. Clardy, .016, 6.295 breakout on a 6.320,
107.50 mph; Bullock, .155, 6.200 on a 6.190,
109.80 mph, def. Buie, foul; Furr #2, bye.
Semifinals – Furr def. Furr #2; Bullock, bye.
FINAL – Ricky Bullock, Sanford, 1971 Dodge, .091,
6.394 on a 6.180, 100.99 mph, def. Allen Furr,
Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, .053, 6.942 on a 6.570,
103.03 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER
Round 3 – Ethan Locklear, Pembroke, .125, 8.910 on
an 8.900, 73.44 mph, def. Brody Callahan,
Fayetteville, foul; Nolan Callahan, Fayetteville,
.008, 14.003 on a 13.950, 45.39 mph, def. Alyssa
Rabon, Florence, S.C., .114, 8.935 on an 8.930,
71.54 mph; Budd Trammell, Aynor, .063, 8.959 on an
8.930, 71.46 mph, def. Tanner Brayboy, Maxton,
.210, 11.936 on an 11.880, 52.19 mph; Dylan White,
Cordesville, S.C., .066, 7.951 on a 7.920, 82.13
mph, def. Hayden Dial, Lumberton, .076, 7.953
breakout on a 7.960, 80.35 mph; Donald Brad
Johnson Jr., Orangeburg, S.C., .052, 8.017 on a
7.970, 76.46 mph, def. Shelby White, Cordesville,
S.C., .117, 7.935 on a 7.920, 81.51 mph; Connor
Caulder, St. Pauls, bye.
Round 4 – Johnson, .050, 8.023 on a 7.970, 78.57
mph, def. Trammell, .089, 9.023 on an 8.940, 71.28
mph; Locklear, .158, 8.948 on an 8.920, 72.62 mph,
def. Callahan, .060, 14.369 on a 13.980, 43.89
mph; Caulder, .028, 8.000 on a 7.900, 76.23 mph,
def. White, .159, 7.962 on a 7.950, 79.90 mph.
Semifinals – Caulder, .052, 7.900 on a 7.900,
79.76 mph, def. Johnson, .084, 7.950 breakout on a
7.980, 79.58 mph; Locklear, bye.
FINAL – Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, .044, 7.915 on
a 7.900, 77.60 mph, def. Ethan Locklear, Pembroke,
.031, 8.848 breakout on an 8.860, 73.68 mph.
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