LANE CLAIMS $10,000 PRIZE IN ‘BIG JOHN’ BRACKET NATIONALS Former Champ Chris Gibson, Dad Charlie Both Win $1,000 Shares in Footbrake ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Goldsboro’s Brandon Lane claimed the biggest share of the purse in the 21st annual “Big John” Memorial Weekend Bracket Nationals at Rockingham Dragway and capped his Top Eliminator success with a victory in Sunday’s National Dragster Challenge. Lane’s march to a $10,000 payday included a perfect run in the fifth round that took down Saturday winner Michael Spencer of Raeford. Lane was triple zeroes on reaction time and dead-on his 4.810 dial-in. It took every bit of that performance to turn back Spencer, who countered with a .012 reaction time and a run that was only .005 off his 4.670 dial-in. After getting past Spencer and advancing on a bye run, Lane stopped Clayton’s Blane Parrish in round seven and beat Rowland’s David Rowe in the semifinals before dispatching Kale Hoffman and his crowd-pleasing 1970 Ford Maverick in the final. Facing off with Sunday Footbrake winner Allen Furr of Richfield in one of the weekend’s three National Dragster Challenges, Lane used a .005 reaction time to forge an early lead that enabled him to grab up one of the coveted “Wally” trophies typically reserved for winners of NHRA national and divisional races. Sharing the Top Eliminator bounty with Lane and Spencer in the holiday event honoring the late “Big John” Leviner, a popular official at The Rock, was Ken Batchelor of Leland, who snatched up the final $5,000 share on Monday. Bookending Furr’s Sunday Footbrake victory were the racing Gibsons. Former “Big John” winner Chris “Hot Rod” Gibson of Lexington got the first day win while his dad, Charlie Gibson, celebrated a win on Monday, beating his son in the semifinals when the latter missed the tree by .003. Each of the Footbrake winners took home $1,000. Skyler Bustle of Sherrills Ford won Sunday’s $1,000 Jr. Dragster prize but it was Brandon Sullivan of Radford, Va., who claimed the Jr. Dragster “Wally” in Monday’s three round shootout. The other Jr. winners were Sullivan, who prevailed on day one and Connor Caulder of St. Pauls, who won on Monday, using a sensational .001 of a second reaction time to turn back Skyler Bustle’s sibling, Sayler, in the final. ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Results from the 21st annual “Big John” Memorial Weekend Bracket Nationals honoring the late John Leviner at Rockngham Dragway. Hometowns are North Carolina unless otherwise indicated. Results include car make when available, reaction time, track time versus target time and finish line speed: MONDAY RUN FOR THE WALLY – Ken Batchelor, Leland, .042, 4.623 on a 4.600, 146.86 mph, def. Charlie Gibson, Lexington, 1968 Chevy Camaro, .034, 6.106 on a 6.040, 106.11 mph. JR. DRAGSTER RUN FOR THE WALLY First round – Ethan Locklear, Pembroke, .037, 8.948 on an 8.950, 73.60 mph, def. Sayler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .077, 7.862 breakout on a 7.900, 81.69 mph; Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, .026, 7.941 on a 7.950, 80.59 mph, def. Ben Spotts, Douglassville, Pa., .087, 7.920 breakout on a 7.970, 77.95 mph; Brandon Sullivan, Radford, Va., .013, 8.043 on an 8.030, 79.97 mph def. Skyler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .027, 7.888 breakout on a 7.900, 80.17 mph. Semifinals – Caulder, .008, 8.063 on a 7.940, 71.76 mph, def. Locklear, .104, 8.977 on an 8.940, 72.87 mph; Sullivan, bye. FINAL – Brandon Sullivan, Radford, Va., .012, 8.025 on an 8.030, 80.28 mph, def. Connor Caulder, St.Pauls, .020, 7.929 breakout on a 7.950, 79.35 mph. TOP ELIMINATOR Round 6 – Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .008, 6.466 on a 6.450, 103.25 mph, def. Ronelle Bowden, Raeford, 1969 Chevy Nova, .012, 6.382 on a 6.370, 105.42 mph; David Dean, Gastonia, .017, 4.619 on a 4.580, 145.02 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .064, 4.715 on a 4.700, 145.59 mph; Ken Batchelor, Leland, .016, 4.615 on a 4.610, 149.46 mph, def. Gabe Taylor, Elizabethtown, foul (-.004); Tim King, Winnabow, 1988 Chevy S-10 truck, .051, 6.342 on a 6.330, 109.72 mph, def. Brandon Lane, Goldsboro, .000, 4.802 breakout on a 4.810, 141.92 mph; Bill Martz, Olin, 1966 Chevy Nova, bye. Round 7 – Batchelor, .010, 4.611 on a 4.610, 152.09 mph, def. Dean, .034, 4.593 breakout on a 4.600, 146.65 mph; Martz, .014, 5.979 on a 5.920, 114.40 mph, def. King, foul; Davis, bye. Semifinals – Davis, .009, 6.458 on a 6.450, 102.07 mph, def. Martz, .032, 5.968 on a 5.920, 114.81 mph; Batchelor, bye. FINAL – Ken Batchelor, Leland, .015, 4.642 on a 4.610, 137.33 mph, def. Andrew Davis, Fayetteville, .007, 6.475 on a 6.430, 103.92 mph. FOOTBRAKE Round 5 – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, .064, 6.789 on a 6.730, 98.17 mph, def. Brandon Williams, Eagle Springs, .066, 7.300 on a 7.220, 93.35 mph; Chris Gibson, Lexington, 1971 Z-28 Camaro, .040, 6.675 on a 6.640, 99.75 mph, def. Kaylee Creech, Clayton, .092, 6.781 on a 6.770, 101.30 mph; Charlie Gibson, Lexington, 1968 Chevy Camaro, .079, 6.016 on a 6.010, 115.68 mph, def. Tim Davis, Fayetteville, foul (-.003); Donald Barnes, Evergreen, 1972 Chevy Nova, .062, 7.602 on a 7.630, 88.16 mph, def. Perry Green, NA, foul; Staten Nichols, Rockingham, .062, 7.795 on a 7.790, 88.37 mph, def. Jamie Carroll, Clayton, 1971 Chevy Nova, .112, 6.589 breakout on a 6.620, 101.47 mph; Tucker Creech, Clayton, 1972 Chevy Nova, .034, 5.879 on a 5.850, 111.52 mph, def. Stanley Chavis, Red Springs, 1980 Ford Mustang, .010, 7.094 on a 7.030, 96.62 mph; Jamie Carroll #2, Clayton, 1971 Chevy Nova, .006, 6.600 on a 6.580, 101.37 mph, def. Kaylee Creech #2, Clayton, .024, 6.736 on a 6.730, 100.16 mph; Ricky Bullock, Sanford, 1971 Dodge, bye. Round 6 – Chris Gibson, .042, 6.622 on a 6.640, 102.45 mph, def. Barnes, .013, 7.611 breakout on a 7.630, 85.25 mph; Furr, .006, 6.652 on a 6.730, 99.62 mph, def. Bullock, foul; Charlie Gibson, .046, 6.067 on a 6.010, 109.80 mph, def. Carroll, .114, 6.603 on a 6.580, 101.08 mph; Creech, .049, 5.866 on a 5.850, 114.24 mph, def. Nichols, .056, 7.837 on a 7.790, 88.89 mph. Semifinals – Creech, .046, 5.852 on a 5.850, 113.80 mph, def. Furr, .062, 6.742 on a 6.730, 99.94 mph; Charlie Gibson, .018, 6.050 on a 6.010, 115.21 mph, def. Chris Gibson, foul (-.003). FINAL – Charlie Gibson, Lexington, 1968 Chevy Camaro, .022, 6.078 on a 6.010, 107.47 mph, def. Tucker Creech, Clayton, 1972 Chevy Nova, .051, 5.941 on a 5.850, 116.21 mph. JR. DRAGSTER Round 4 – Bladen Clint, Benson, .056, 9.322 on a 9.320, 66.88 mph, def. Tanner Brayboy, Maxton, .252, 12.138 breakout on a 12.200, 51.25 mph; Brody Callahan, Fayetteville, .259, 12.227 on a 12.150, 52.93 mph, def. McKenzee Hogan, Youngsville, .154, 12.706 on a 12.450, 50.31 mph; Sayler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .022, 7.938 on a 7.900, 82.46 mph, def. Ben Spotts, Douglassville, Pa., foul (-.001); Lauren Hudson, Davidson, .122, 8.055 on an 8.000, 81.11 mph, def. Stanley Chavis Jr., Red Springs, .009, 8.960 on an 8.790, 64.64 mph; Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, .026, 7.926 on a 7.960, 80.25 mph, def. Danielle Snuffer, Mt. Holly, foul. Round 5 – Bustle, bye; Caulder, .029, 7.929 on a 7.940, 78.76 mph, def. Callahan, foul; Clint, .091, 9.277 on a 9.300, 69.12 mph, def. Hudson, foul. Semifinals – Bustle, .003, 7.931 on a 7.900, 80.01 mph, def. Clint, .099, 9.315 on a 9.260, 68.44 mph; Caulder, bye. FINAL – Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, .001, 8.025 on a 7.950, 76.99 mph, def. Sayler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .045, 7.934 on a 7.900, 79.07 mph. SUNDAY RUN FOR THE WALLY – Brandon Lane, Goldsboro, .005, 4.827 on a 4.810, 140.01 mph, def. Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, .054, 4.753 on a 4.730, 98.25 mph. TOP ELIMINATOR Round 6 – Jake Woodring, Lenoir, .021, 4.706 on a 4.680, 142.94 mph, def. Alan Walters, Southern Pines, .127, 6.154 breakout on a 6.160, 109.88 mph; David Lowe, Rowland, .006, 5.737 on a 5.730, 117.85 mph, def. Cody Strickland, Raeford, .013, 4.630 breakout on a 4.650, 148.69 mph; Kale Hoffman, Richlands, 1970 Ford Maverick, .011, 7.424 on a 7.410, 89.04 mph, def. Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .031, 4.704 on a 4.700, 147.05 mph; Blaine Parrish, Clayton, .029, 5.671 on a 5.610, 61.55 mph, def. Kevin Crawford, Jefferson, S.C., foul; Brandon Lane, Goldsboro, bye. Round 7 – Lane, .013, 4.907 on a 4.800, 122.32 mph, def. Parrish, .007, 6.184 on a 5.610, 89.41 mph; Hoffman, .008, 7.420 on a 7.400, 88.68 mph, def. Woodring, .045, 4.674 breakout on a 4.680, 148.15 mph; Lowe, bye. Semifinals – Lane, .009, 4.805 on a 4.800, 142.99 mph, def. Lowe, foul (-.002); Hoffman, bye. FINAL – Brandon Lane, Goldsboro, .010, 4.835 on a 4.800, 132.69 mph, def. Kale Hoffman, Richlands, 1970 Ford Maverick, .158, 7.433 on a 7.400, 90.69 mph. FOOTBRAKE Round 6 – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, .060, 6.752 on a 6.730, 97.36 mph, def. Ricky Bullock, Sanford, 1971 Dodge, .033, 6.393 on a 6.360, 108.42 mph; Kevin Riner, Autryville, 1972 Chevy Nova, .028, 7.023 on a 7.010, 94.20 mph, def. Bryan Roberts, Andrews, S.C., 1991 Pontiac Firebird, .025, 7.707 on a 7.660, 87.96 mph; Kaylee Creech, Clayton, 1972 Chevy Nova, .046, 6.731 on a 6.700, 102.24 mph, def. Pressley Rollins, Pageland, S.C., 1971 Dodge Challenger, foul; Ricky Bullock #2, Sanford, 1971 Dodge, .058, 6.264 on a 6.330, 108.66 mph, def. Chad Terry, Efland, foul. Semifinals – Furr, .019, 6.737 on a 6.730, 97.83 mph, def. Riner, .039, 7.034 on a 7.000, 93.22 mph; Bullock, .018, 6.329 on a 6.300, 101.49 mph, def. Creech, .100, 6.729 on a 6.710, 102.28 mph. FINAL – Allen Furr, Richfield, 1962 Chevy II, .033, 6.757 on a 6.730, 97.29 mph, def. Ricky Bullock, Sanford, 1971 Dodge, .095, 6.278 breakout on a 6.280, 107.52 mph. JR. DRAGSTER Round 4 – Trevor Nealey, Darlington, S.C., .022, 12.276 on a 12.220, 53.02 mph, def. Maylie Thomas, Lumberton, .111,12.426 on a 12.410, 50.86 mph; Maxton Locklear, Rowland, .037, 12.012 on an 11.990, 53.34 mph, def. Bladen Clint, Benson, .095, 9.305 on a 9.250, 66.09 mph; Sayler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .058, 7.891 on a 7.900, 81.07 mph, def. Austin Danner Jr., Conover, .064, 8.973 breakout on a 9.010, 70.32 mph; Ben Spotts, Douglassville, Pa., NA, 7.898 on a 7.910, 82.67 mph, def. Budd Trammell II, Aynor, S.C., foul; Skyler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .024, 7.900 on a 7.900, 81.19 mph, def. Lauren Hudson, Davidson, .040, 7.972 breakout on a 7.980, 81.63 mph; Nicole Zuccarelli, Goldsboro, bye. Round 5 – Spotts, .092, 7.972 on a 7.910, 76.21 mph, def. Nealey, .125, 12.317 on a 12.260, 52.91 mph; Zuccarelli, .044, 7.932 on a 7.900, 77.84 mph, def. Locklear, .167, 11.946 breakout on an 11.990, 53.96 mph; Skyler Bustle, .013, 7.910 on a 7.900, 81.46 mph, def. Sayler Bustle, .052, 7.943 on a 7.900, 76.92 mph. Semifinals – Spotts, .019, 7.943 on a 7.910, 78.14 mph, def. Zuccarelli, .040, 7.861 breakout on a 7.900, 80.68 mph; Bustle, bye. FINAL – Skyler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .044, 7.862 on a 7.900, 83.16 mph, def. Ben Spotts, Douglassville, Pa., foul.’ SATURDAY RUN FOR THE WALLY – Chris Gibson, Lexington, 1971 Z-28 Camaro, .006, 6.650 on a 6.630, 103.40 mph, def. Michael Spencer, Raeford, .029, 4.531 on a 4.530, 151.73 mph. TOP ELIMINATOR Round 6 – Tommy Plott, Winston-Salem, .006, 4.688 on a 4.670, 146.42 mph, def. Unknown #1X01, Lewisville, .013, 4.516 on a 4.500, 150.30 mph; Michael Spencer, Raeford, .015, 4.552 on a 4.550, 150.92 mph, def. Kenneth Hall, Middlesex, 1968 Chevy Camaro, .026, 5.784 breakout on a 5.790, 117.94 mph; Chip Johnson, Fayetteville, 1982 Chevy Camaro, .009, 6.381 on a 6.380, 108.06 mph, def. James Caulder, St. Pauls, foul (-.002); David Dean, Gastonia, .009, 4.763 on a 4.580, 119.24 mph, def. Gary Ingold, Raleigh, 1992 Ford Mustang, no time; E.J. Womack, Lillington, .023, 6.411 on a 6.390, 105.90 mph, def. Ronelle Bowden, Raeford, 1969 Chevy Nova, .039, 6.374 breakout on a 6.390, 106.98 mph. Round 7 – Spencer, NA, 4.557 on a 4.540, 151.12 mph, def. Dean, foul; Johnson, .031, 6.407 on a 6.380, 108.00 mph, def. Womack, foul; Plott, bye. Semifinals – Spencer, .012, 4.551 on a 4.550, 151.29 mph, def. Plott, .017, 4.686 on a 4.670, 157.46 mph; Johnson, bye. FINAL – Michael Spencer, Raeford, .012, 4.537 on a 4.540, 151.56 mph, def. Chip Johnson, Fayetteville, 1982 Chevy Camaro, foul (-.004). FOOTBRAKE Round 5 – Chris Gibson, Lexington, 1971 Z-28 Camaro, .019, 6.572 on a 6.630, 105.97 mph, def. Mark Soles, Delco, foul (-.001); Daniel Leggett, Lumberton, .031, 7.148 on a 7.140, 94.10 mph, def. John Combs, Brandenboro, foul; Don Anderson, Bennett, 1965 Olds 442, NA, 6.914 on a 6.650, 101.16 mph, def. Wendy Jollie, Loris, S.C., 1983 Chevy S-10 truck, foul; Eddie Shelley, Rockingham, 1969 Chevy Camaro, NA, 6.896 on a 6.870, 99.80 mph, def. Tim Davis, Fayetteville, foul; David Sears, Holly Springs, .048, 6.152 on a 6.110, 110.39 mph, def. Chris Brewington, Clinton, 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo, .102, 7.294 breakout on a 7.360, 95.01 mph; Jamie Carroll, Clayton, 1971 Chevy Nova, .064, 6.600 on a 6.590, 101.48 mph, def. Cole Hoffman, Richlands, 1994 Ford Ranger truck, .068, 8.097 breakout on an 8.110, 84.80 mph; Chad Terry, Efland, .069, 7.188 on a 7.170, 91.41 mph, def. Chad Hodge, Asheboro, .113, 7.058 on a 7.020, 97.04 mph; Tommy Hussey, Kinston, 2014 Ford Mustang, bye. Round 6 – Gibson, .038, 6.660 on a 6.620, 101.94 mph, def. Shelley, .064, 6.869 breakout on a 6.870, 100.60 mph; Leggett, .024, 7.159 on a 7.140, 93.30 mph, def. Terry, foul; Carroll, .055, 6.588 on a 6.590, 103.00 mph, def. Sears, .045, 6.113 breakout on a 6.120, 109.61 mph; Hussey, .007, 8.207 on an 8.170, 88.31 mph, def. Anderson, foul. Semifinals – Gibson, .073, 6.646 on a 6.610, 105.61 mph, def. Leggett, foul; Hussey, .025, 8.217 on an 8.230, 88.45 mph, def. Carroll, fould. FINAL – Chris Gibson, Lexington, 1971 Z-28 Camaro, .039, 6.636 on a 6.630, 105.46 mph, def. Tommy Hussey, Kinston, 2014 Ford Mustang, .003, 8.185 breakout on an 8.230, 88.19 mph. JR. DRAGSTER Round 4 – Ethan Locklear, Pembroke, .224, 8.981 on an 8.940, 72.37 mph, def. Alyssa Rabon, Florence, S.C., .099, 9.174 on an 8.950, 67.47 mph; Maxton Locklear, Rowland, .083, 11.940 on an 11.860, 54.36 mph, def. Bladen Clinton, Benson, .101, 9.258 breakout on a 9.260, 68.73 mph; Skyler Bustle, Sherrills Ford, .038, 7.932 on a 7.900, 80.00 mph, def. Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, .060, 7.979 on a 7.910, 80.32 mph; Stanley Chavis Jr., Red Springs, .001, 8.839 on an 8.790, 72.90 mph, def. Ben Spotts, Douglassville, Pa., .032, 7.894 breakout on a 7.900, 79.96 mph; Brandon Sullivan, Radford, Va., .006, 7.985 on a 7.980, 79.54 mph, def. Kaylee Creech, Clayton, .083, 7.929 breakout on a 7.940, 80.12 mph. Round 5 – E. Locklear, .114, 8.984 on an 8.940, 72.65 mph, def. Chavis, .067, 8.984 on an 8.800, 70.29 mph; Bustler, .056, 7.837 on a 7.900, 83.41 mph, def. M. Locklear, foul; Sullivan, bye. Semifinals – E. Locklear, bye; Sullivan, .094, 7.943 on a 7.960, 81.67 mph, def. Bustle, .024, 7.875 breakout on a 7.800, 80.73 mph. FINAL – Brandon Sullivan, Radford, Va., .061, 7.953 on a 7.940, 80.56 mph, def. Ethan Locklear, Pembroke, .007, 8.888 breakout on an 8.900, 74.00 mph.