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TEAM
ROCK FINISHES SECOND
AS HOST OF IHRA
SUMMIT TEAM FINALS
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Buoyed by
semifinal
finishes by
Raeford’s Tommy
Strickland in
Top Eliminator
and
Fayetteville’s
Noah Johnson in
Jr. Dragster,
Team Rockingham
made its
strongest ever
showing Sunday
in the Division
9 IHRA Summit ET
Finals contested
on its home
track at
Rockingham
Dragway.
Team Rock
finished second
in the overall
track standings,
it’s highest
finish in 21
years of ET team
competition. Its
previous best
finish was fifth
in 2010.
Individual
champions
crowned Sunday
included Joey
Willetts of
Rocky Point, who
directed his
1973 Chevy Nova
to the Top
Eliminator
title; Jay
Norris of
Campobello,
S.C., whose ‘78
Dodge Aspen won
in Modified; and
Dink Holmes of
Richmond, Va.,
in Jr. Dragster. |
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Other winners
were Kent
Sessoms of
Ahoskie in SSS
Top, James
Hanrahan of
Lexington Park,
Md., in SSS No
Box and Josh
Phelps of
Pasadena, Md.,
in the Jr.
Dragster Race of
Champions.
Results from
Sunday’s IHRA
Summit Team ET
Finals at
Rockingham
Dragway:
TOP ELIMINATOR
Round 5 –
Marilyn Wallace,
Goldsboro, 1969
Chevy Nova,
.012, 6.576 on a
6.570, 102.06
mph, def. Dennis
King, North
Beach, Md.,
dragster, .006,
4.893 on a
4.850, 142.03
mph; Joey
Willetts, Rocky
Point, 1973
Chevy Nova,
.001, 7.365 on a
7.360, 90.82
mph, def. Duane
Marquess, Lusby,
Md., dragster,
.001, 5.443 on a
5.430, 125.25
mph; Rodney
Pleasant, Coats,
1972 Chevy Nova,
.005, 7.311 on a
7.290, 91.65
mph, def. Danny
Hoover, Kinston,
1967 Chevy Nova,
.024, 5.679 on a
5.640, 119.70
mph; Kyle Davis,
Clayton,
dragster, .023,
4.946 on a
4.930, 137.02
mph, def. Roy
Evans,
Jacksonville,
1963 Chevrolet
Corvette, foul;
Tommy
Strickland,
Raeford,
dragster, bye.
Round 6 –
Willetts, bye;
Wallace, .013,
6.576 on a
6.570, 101.67
mph, def. Davis,
.022, 4.963 on a
4.940, 136.21
mph; Strickland,
.011, 4.633 on a
4.600, def.
Pleasant, .021,
7.330 on a
7.300, 91.69
mph.
Semifinals –
Willetts, .003,
7.361 on a
7.360, 91.23
mph, def.
Strickland,
.026, 4.630 on a
4.610, 148.74
mph; Wallace,
bye.
FINAL – Joey
Willetts, Rocky
Point, 1973
Chevy Nova,
.008, 7.391 on a
7.330, 90.18
mph, def.
Marilyn Wallace,
Goldsboro, 1969
Chevy Nova,
.001, 6.876 on a
6.570, 101.41
mph.
TOP GAMBLER
Round 6 – Donnie
Buckley,
Charlotte Hall,
Md., 1977 Chevy
Vega, .210,
6.756 on a
5.970, 111.25
mph, def. Ray
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
1963 Chevrolet
Corvette, foul;
David Hall,
Greenville,
S.C., dragster,
.019, 4.676 on a
4.640, 146.50
mph, def. Joseph
Bagwell,
Hendersonville,
dragster, foul;
Mike Moss, Elon,
1962 Ford
Falcon, .014,
6.511 on a
6.540, 102.66
mph, def. Dennis
King, North
Beach, Md.,
dragster, foul;
Dallas Calvert,
Boiling Springs,
S.C., dragster,
.004, 4.719 on a
4.710, 139.49
mph, def.
Clayton Roberts,
Willow Spring,
2004 Chevrolet
Cavalier, .011,
5.036 breakout
on a 5.040,
136.81 mph; Lynn
Baldwin,
Greensboro, 1972
Plymouth Road
Runner, bye.
Round 7 –
Baldwin, .042,
6.495 on a
6.460, 104.50
mph, def. Hall,
.060, 4.695 on a
4.650, 145.28
mph; Moss, .007,
6.654 on a
6.510, 98.46
mph, def.
Buckler, .088,
6.736 breakout
on a 6.750,
111.66 mph;
Calvert, bye.
Semifinals –
Baldwin, .021,
6.486 on a
6.470, 102.11
mph, def.
Calvert, .015,
4.725 on a
4.700, 144.30
mph; Moss, bye.
FINAL – Mike
Moss, Elon, 1962
Ford Falcon, no
time, def. Lynn
Baldwin,
Greensboro, 1972
Plymouth Road
Runner, broke.
SSS TOP
Round 2 – Thomas
Plott,
Winston-Salem,
dragster, .016,
4.753 on a
4.750, 144.61
mph, def.
Michael Morton,
Jacksonville,
1970 Chevy Nova,
.026, 6.547 on a
6.540, 102.56
mph; Kent
Sessoms,
Ahoskie, 1990
Chevrolet Camaro,
.017, 5.337 on a
5.320, 130.23
mph, def. Tim
Lucas,
Lillington, 1994
Ford Mustang,
foul; Chris
Webb, Four Oaks,
1986 Buick
Regal, bye.
Semifinals –
Plott, .006,
4.781 on a
4.760, 144.16
mph, def. Webb,
.039, 6.564 on a
6.560, 103.23
mph; Sessoms,
bye.
FINAL – Kent
Sessoms,
Ahoskie, 1990
Chevrolet Camaro,
.026, 5.345 on a
5.320, 132.46
mph, def. Thomas
Plott,
Winston-Salem,
dragster, .019,
4.793 on a
4.760, 141.39
mph.
SSS NO BOX
Round 2 – Jay
Norris,
Campabello,
S.C., 1978 Dodge
Aspen, .003,
7.447 on a
7.420, 87.32
mph, def. Bill
King, Bunkeville,
Va., 1987
Pontiac
Firebird, .017,
6.715 on a
6.700, 102.31
mph; James
Hanrahan,
Lexington Park,
Md., 1969 Dodge
Dart, .031,
5.964 on a
5.940, 112.85
mph, def. Rocky
Pintavalle,
Amelia, Va.,
1970 Plymouth
Duster, .010,
5.987 on a
5.940, 113.07
mph; Mark
Bridgers,
Goldsboro, 1983
Hurst
Oldsmobile,
.006, 5.977 on a
5.950, 115.36
mph, def. Joe
Higginbotham,
Chesapeake, Va.,
1975 Chevy Monza,
.022, 6.001 on
5.990, 113.04
mph.
Semifinals –
Bridgers, .045,
5.978 on a
5.960, 113.56
mph, def.
Norris, .063,
7.409 breakout
on a 7.420,
89.61 mph;
Hanrahan, bye.
FINAL – James
Hanrahan,
Lexington Park,
Md., 1969 Dodge
Dart, .091,
5.973 on a
5.950, 114.03
mph, def. Mark
Bridgers,
Goldsboro, 1983
Hurst
Oldsmobile,
.081, 5.957
breakout on a
5.960, 117.20
mph.
JUNIOR DRAGSTER
Round 4 – Noah
Johnson,
Fayetteville,
.070, 7.964 on a
7.960, 81.23
mph, def. Louie
Estevez, LaPlata,
Md., .119, 8.115
breakout on
8.150, 75.63
mph; Carrie
Wilson,
Powhatan, Va.,
.027, 8.009 on
7.970, 78.48
mph, def. Corey
Penny, Clayton,
.123, 7.860
breakout foul on
7.900, 79.28
mph; Dink
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
.092, 7.902 on a
7.900, 80.08
mph, def. John
Moretz,
Archdale, .088,
8.063 on an
8.050, 79.34
mph; Robby
Pettinato,
Fountain Inn.,
S.C., bye.
Semifinals –
Holmes, .033,
7.958 on a
7.900, 75.70
mph, def.
Johnson, .083,
7.990 on a
7.960, 80.74
mph; Pettinato,
.070, 7.964 on a
7.940, 82.82
mph, def.
Wilson, .027,
7.931 on a
7.930, 82.69
mph.
FINAL – Dink
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
.012, 7.905 on a
7.900, 79.56
mph, def. Robby
Pettinato,
Fountain Inn.,
S.C., .012,
7.973 on a
7.960, 82.74
mph.
JUNIOR GAMBLER
Round 5 – Dink
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
.006, 7.952 on a
7.900, 80.20
mph, def.
Danielle Hill,
Chesapeake, Va.,
.016, 7.968 on a
7.900, 80.21
mph; J. Estevez,
Waldorf, Md.,
.029, 7.942 on a
7.900, 81.63
mph, def. Trey
Strange, Taylors,
S.C., foul; Kami
Holder,
Traveler’s Rest,
S.C., .055,
7.998 on a
7.940, 77.85
mph, def. Hannah
Winslow,
Edenton, .089,
8.080 on a
7.900, 80.25
mph; Jason
McCandless,
Burlington, bye.
Semifinals –
McCandless,
.035, 8.265 on
an 8.090, 74.56
mph, def.
Estevez, .1110,
7.949 breakout
foul on a 7.950,
79.97 mph;
Holmes, .043,
7.902 on a
7.900, 81.53
mph, def.
Holder, .000,
7.924 breakout
foul on a 7.950,
79.97 mph.
FINAL – Jason
McCandless,
Burlington,
.013, 8.248 on
an 8.180, 74.65
mph, def. Dink
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
.125, 7.902 on a
7.900, 81.88
mph.
JUNIOR RACE OF
CHAMPIONS
Round 2 – Adam
Tapp, Greer,
S.C., .074,
8.284 on an
8.290, 78.22
mph, def. Tucker
Creech, Clayton,
foul; Josh
Phelps,
Pasadena, Md.,
.011, 7.914 on a
7.900, 79.70
mph, def. Dink
Holmes,
Richmond, Va.,
.032, 7.924 on a
7.920, 80.33
mph; Keith
Dunkum Jr.,
Henrico, Va.,
bye.
Semifinals –
Tapp, .069,
8.292 on an
8.290, 78.22
mph, def. Dunkum,
.042, 9.339
breakout on a
9.350, 67.41
mph; Phelps,
bye.
FINAL – Josh
Phelps,
Pasadena, Md.,
.036, 7.933 on a
7.900, 77.19
mph, def. Adam
Tapp, Greer,
S.C., .046,
8.335 on an
8.310, 79.39
mph.
MODIFIED
ELIMINATOR
Round 5 – Jay
Norris,
Campobello,
S.C., 1978 Dodge
Aspen, .009,
7.323 on a
7.320, 88.85
mph, def. Ed
Talbert,
Woodbine, Md.,
1974 Chevy Nova,
.010, 6.887
breakout on a
6.890, 104.23
mph; Michael
Jackson,
California, Md.,
1971 Chevy Nova,
.014, 5.897 on a
5.900, 116.30
mph, def.
Randall
Cantrell, Elon,
1967 Chevy Nova,
.028, 6.556
breakout on a
6.560, 101.54
mph; David
Antinori, Sneads
Ferry, 1968
Chevrolet Camaro,
.001, 6.877 on a
6.860, 95.89
mph, def. Wesley
Roberts, Benson,
1972 Chevrolet
Camaro, .072,
6.167 breakout
on a 6.180,
111.36 mph;
Terry Rucker,
Benson, 1994
Chevrolet Camaro,
bye.
Semifinals –
Norris, .017,
7.310 on a
7.310, 91.42
mph, def.
Jackson, .029,
5.892 on a
5.880, 114.94
mph; Antinori,
.042, 6.868 on
an 6.860, 99.02
mph, def.
Rucker, .013,
6.083 on a
6.040, 108.43
mph.
FINAL – Jay
Norris,
Campobello,
S.C., 1978 Dodge
Aspen, .021,
7.332 on a
7.300, 90.02
mph, def. David
Antinori, Sneads
Ferry, 1968
Chevrolet Camaro,
.040, 6.854
breakout on a
6.860, 97.58
mph.
MODIFIED GAMBLER
Round 6 – Larry
Keyton, Severn,
Md., 1966 Chevy
Nova, .045,
6.061 on a
5.970, 108.19
mph, def. Allen
Short,
Traveler’s Rest,
S.C., dragster,
.121, 6.271 on a
6.210, 107.11
mph; Mallie
Pennington,
Goldsboro, 2000
Chevrolet Camaro,
.042, 6.808 on a
6.790, 102.64
mph, def. Mark
Bridgers,
Goldsboro,
dragster, .020,
5.871 on a
5.850, 116.89
mph; Stanley
Chavis, Red
Springs, 1980
Ford Mustang,
.017, 7.063 on a
7.070, 95.62
mph, def. George
Brown, 1970
Chevy Nova,
.148, 6.905
breakout on a
6.990, 93.71
mph; Jesse
Betterton,
Gretna, Va.,
1966 Chevy Nova,
bye.
Semifinals –
Keyton, .015,
6.005 on a
5.980, 109.68
mph, def.
Betterton, .038,
6.360 on a
6.300, 97.69
mph; Pennington,
.004, 6.849 on a
6.800, 102.08
mph, def. Chavis,
.034, 7.111 on a
7.060, 95.17
mph.
FINAL – Larry
Keyton, Severn,
Md., 1966 Chevy
Nova, .058,
5.930 on a
5.970, 115.57
mph, def. Mallie
Pennington,
Goldsboro, 2000
Chevrolet Camaro,
foul.
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FULL
EVENT IHRA
SUMMIT TEAM
FINALS PHOTO
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