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Ed
Hoover,
who
won
the
first
Pro
Modified
race
ever
contested
nationally,
got
another
major
win
Sunday
when
he
drove
his
blown
supercharged
1968
Chevrolet Camaro
to
victory
in
the
featured
event
in
the
annual
Super
Chevy
Show
presented
by
Chevrolet
Performance
and
Richmond
County
Tourism
at
Rockingham
Dragway.
The
veteran
from
Gilbert,
S.C.,
qualified
No.
1 on
the
eighth-mile
course
at
3.895
seconds,
then
beat
John
Camp
of
Canonsburg,
Kinston’s
Ernie
Everett,
former
national
touring
pro
Steve
Vick
of
Mocksville
and,
finally,
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Elon’s
Travis
Harvey
to win
the Beal
Racing
Engines
Pro Mod
Shootout,
part of
the
Extreme
Outlaw
Pro Mod
Series.
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Hoover,
who was
the
first
Pro Mod
champion
as the
winner
of the
IHRA
Winternationals
at
Darlington,
S.C., on
March
11,
2000,
recorded
the
quickest
time of
the
event in
the
first
round at
3.879
seconds.
Unfortunately,
his
semifinal
showdown
with
Vick
turned
out to
be
anticlimactic
when the
latter
suffered
engine
failure
on his
Camaro
and was
unable
to
compete.
Among
the
biggest
surprises
was the
qualifying
struggle
of
veteran
Charles
Carpenter
of
Harrisburg
who
failed
to make
the
16-car
lineup
in his
iconic
1955
Chevy
Bel Air.
Carpenter,
considered
to be
“The
Father
of Pro
Mod,”
was
among
eight drivers
who were
on the
outside,
looking
in, at
the
conclusion
of the
qualifying
phase.
Carpenter
turned
at 3.930
time at
189.52
mph on
an
exhibition
run on
Sunday,
which
would
have
been the
fourth
quickest
qualifying
run.
Other
winners
in the
event
that
celebrates
all
things
Chevrolet
included
Lee
Astle of
Jonesville,
S.C.,
who, as
the
DriveDuracell.com
Top
Eliminator
champion
on
Sunday,
took
home a
$3,000
winner’s
share of
the
purse,
and
Rockingham’s
Tim
Clark,
who won
the DOT
Street
title on
Sunday.
Former
IHRA
national
event
winner
and
Rockingham
track
champion
Chip
Johnson
of
Fayetteville
was the
Top
Eliminator
winner
on
Saturday
while
the
Footbrake
titles
fell to
Kyle
Oliver
of
Jefferson,
S.C., on
Saturday
and
Dunn’s
Justin
West on
Sunday.
Tom
Johnson
of
Newport
News,
Va. won
the
prestigious
Camaro
Guys.com
Generation
Five
trophy.
In the
Junior
Dragster
division,
it was
an
all-female
final as
Benson’s
Kristen
Byrd
forced
Maxton’s
Brittney
Dial
into a
breakout
foul to
get the
win.
In the
Super
Chevy
Car Show
Jeff
Smith of
Richlands
won the
Award of
Excellence
in his
1955
Chevy
and the
1962
Chevy of
Troutman’s
Billy
Moore
won the
coveted
Best of
Show
Award.
ROCKINGHAM
–
Results
from
Sunday’s
Super
Chevy
Show
presented
by
Chevrolet
Performance
and
Richmond
County
Tourism
at
Rockingham
Dragway:
BEAL
RACING
ENGINES
PRO MOD
SHOOTOUT
(contested
as part
of the
Extreme
Outlaw
Pro Mod
Series)
Qualifying
– 1. Ed
Hoover,
Gilbert,
S.C.,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
3.895,
191.05
mph; 2.
Greg
Godwin,
Walterboro,
S.C.,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
3.913,
188.36
mph; 3.
Danny
Perry,
Sims,
2011
Chevy
Camaro,
3.920,
186.18
mph; 4.
Todd
Howard,
Moore,
S.C.,
1993
Chevy
Camaro,
3.952,
189.82
ph; 5.
Andy
Beal,
Thomasville,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
3.969,
187.91
mph; 6.
Dewayne
Silance,
Jacksonville,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
3.969,
183.57
mph; 7.
Travis
Harvey,
Elon,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
3.975,
186.95
mph; 8.
Ernie
Everett,
Kinston,
1969
Chevy
Camaro,
3.989,
183.67
mph; 9.
Pat
Moore,
Kinsman,
Ohio,
1966
Chevy
Corvette,
4.041,
186.46
mph; 10.
Carol
Long,
Moncks
Corner,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
4.094,
174.73
mph; 11.
Ronnie
Hood,
Lenoir,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
4.122,
174.17
mph; 12.
James
Litton
Jr.,
Goose
Creek,
S.C.,
1972
Plymouth
Duster,
4.138,
180.50
mph; 13.
Steve
Vick,
Mocksville,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
4.235,
178.90
mph; 14.
Jeff
Blasi,
Clayton,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
4.271,
177.11
mph; 15.
Kenny
Rucker,
Pond
Gap,
West
Va.,
1953
Chevy
Corvette,
4.302,
169.40
mph; 16.
Dwayne
White,
Ridgeway,
S.C.,
4.315,
164.07
mph.
Did Not
Qualify
– Jay
Cox,
Smithfield;
John
Camp,
Canonsburg,
1968
Chevy
Camaro;
Michael
Williams,
Elizabethtown,
Tenn.,
1941
Willys;
Tommy
Franklin,
Fredericksburg,
Va.,
1969
Chevy
Camaro;
Charles
Carpenter,
Harrisburg,
1955
Chevy
Bel Air;
Chris
Cline,
Mooresville,
1958
Plymouth
Fury;
Bubba
Turner,
Burlington,
1968
Pontiac
Firebird.
Round 1
– Ernie
Everett,
Kinston,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.041,
4.007,
183.05
mph,
def. Pat
Moore,
Kinsman,
Ohio,
1966
Chevy
Corvette,
.076,
4.036,
187.21
mph;
Travis
Harvey,
Elon,
1968
Chev
Camaro,
.090,
3.967,
187.81
mph,
def.
Carol
Long,
Moncks
Corner,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
.365,
4.078,
167.59
mph;
*Jay
Cox,
Smithfield,
NA,
.059,
4.312,
165.58
mph,
def.
Ronnie
Hood,
Lenoir,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
.092,
8.554,
49.96
mph;
Steve
Vick,
Mocksville,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.074,
4.208,
175.32
mph,
def.
Todd
Howard,
Moore,
1993
Chevy
Camaro,
.097,
6.149,
108.60
mph;
Jeff
Blasi,
Clayton,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
.120,
4.087,
184.80
mph,
def.
Danny
Perry,
Sims,
2011
Chevy
Camaro,
.072,
4.219,
170.23
mph;
James
Litton
Jr.,
Goose
Creek,
S.C.,
1972
Plymouth
Duster,
.021,
4.081,
180.12
mph,
def.
Andy
Beal,
Thomasville,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
.039,
5.653,
85.83
mph;
Greg
Godwin,
Walterboro,
S.C.,
1963
Chevy
Corvette,
.075,
3.946,
185.26
mph,
def.
Kenny
Rucker,
Pond
Gap,
West
Va.,
1953
Chevy
Corvette,
.107,
4.430,
163.28
mph; Ed
Hoover,
Gilbert,
S.C.,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.098,
3.879,
191.76
mph,
def.
**John
Camp,
Canonsburg,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
10.178,
10.981,
72.589
mph.
Round 2
– Blasi,
.076,
4.086,
176.37
mph,
def.
*Cox, no
time;
Vick,
.093,
3.939,
187.96
mph,
def.
Litton
Jr.,
.011,
4.085,
176.60
mph;
Harvey,
.036,
3.991,
186.87
mph,
def.
Godwin,
.042,
7.786,
56.73
mph;
Hoover,
.109,
3.946,
186.59
mph,
def.
Everett,
no time.
Semifinals
–
Harvey,
.053,
4.107,
169.66
mph,
def.
Blasi,
.064,
4.454,
171.49
mph;
Hoover,
1.378,
8.665,
77.46
mph,
def.
Vick, no
time.
FINAL –
Ed
Hoover,
Gilbert,
S.C.,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.051,
3.980,
183.59
mph,
def.
Travis
Harvey,
Elon,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.046,
4.999,
98.31
mph.
*Racing
as
alternate
for No.
6
qualifier
Dewayne
Silance.
**Racing
as
alternate
for No.
16
qualifier
Dwayne
White.
DOT
STREET
Round 3
– Tim
Clark,
Rockingham,
.003,
10.579
on a
10.590,
129.28
mph,
def.
driver
unknown
#13,
foul;
Clee
Guin,
Four
Oaks,
.036,
11.593
on an
11.570,
114.75
mph,
def.
Justin
West,
Dunn,
.050,
12.553
on a
12.540,
97.53
mph;
Bill
Bowles,
Ellerbe,
1969
Chevy
Chevelle,
.129,
12.371
on a
12.430,
108.86
mph,
def.
Donald
Daniels,
Godwin,
1981
Oldsmobile,
foul;
Tommy
Lumley,
Laurinburg,
1973
Chevy
Vega,
.073,
12.351
on a
12.120,
110.45
mph,
def.
Buster
Furniss,
Hamer,
S.C.,
foul;
Huston
Kneece,
Trenton,
S.C.,
1969
Chevy
Nova,
.080,
14.448
on a
14.500,
96.84
mph,
def. Ted
Carter,
Ellerbe,
foul;
Jerry
Cline,
Mooresville,
1969
Chevy
Camaro,
.035,
12.476
on a
12.420,
106.93
mph,
def.
Marty
Adkinson,
Warrenville,
.157,
19.085
breakout
on a
19.150,
70.13
mph.
Round 4
– Clark,
.027,
10.542
on a
10.570,
129.47
mph,
def.
Bowles,
foul;
Cline,
.024,
12.486
on a
12.440,
97.60
mph,
def.
Kneece,
.112,
14.442
on a
14.440,
96.79
mph;
Guin,
.050,
11.577
on an
11.580,
114.71
mph,
def.
Lumley,
.078,
12.092
breakout
on a
12.120,
110.77
mph.
Semifinals
– Clark,
.020,
10.545
on a
10.540,
129.28
mph,
def.
Guin,
.063,
11.554
breakout
on an
11.570,
114.88
mph;
Clline,
bye.
FINAL –
Tim
Clark,
Rockingham,
.081,
10.447
on a
10.540,
129.03
mph,
def.
Jerry
Cline,
Mooresville,
1969
Chevy
Camaro,
no time.
TOP
ELIMINATOR
95
Round 5
– Tom
Ball,
High
Point,
1956
Chevy
wagon,
.010,
6.768 on
a 6.710,
93.07
mph,
def.
unknown
#790, no
time;
Doug
Walker,
Greensboro,
.020,
4.647 on
a 4.620,
147.92
mph,
def.
Shannon
Hoover,
Asheboro,
.024,
6.662 on
a 6.630,
101.76
mph;
Philip
Honaker,
Lexington,
.017,
7.430 on
a 7.430,
96.49
mph,
def.
Donnie
Walker,
Starks,
Fla.,
foul;
Tim
Franklin,
Norwood,
1969
Chevy
Camaro,
.082,
5.658 on
a 5.660,
121.38
mph,
def.
Nick
Landcaster,
Goldsboro,
no time;
Lee
Aslte,
Jonesville,
S.C.,
.004,
5.736 on
a 5.730,
119.05
mph,
def. Tim
Jackson,
Clinton,
1967
Chevy
Camaro,
, 021,
6.879
breakout
on a
6.880,
97.55
mph;
Tommy
Strickland,
Raeford,
.008,
4.569 on
a 4.520,
138.70
mph,
def. J.J.
Albertson,
Wallace,
1.780,
14.321
on a
4.840,
54.98
mph;
James
Bunton,
Statesville,
1996
Chevy
Corvette,
.021,
5.214 on
a 5.200,
132.36
mph,
def.
Wesley
Blackmon,
Whiteville,
.035,
6.589
breakout
on a
6.600,
105.48
mp;
Arana
Blanton,
Loris,
S.C.,
.021,
5.903 on
a 5.860,
111.11
mph,
def,
Kevin
Banks,
Fort
Washington,
.003,
10.447
on a
5.290,
44.19
mph.
Round 6
– Bunton,
.012,
5.225 on
a 5.200,
132.43
mph,
def.
Ball,
foul;
Walker,
.040,
4.638 on
a 4.620,
146.05
mph,
def.
Honaker,
.045,
7.461 on
a 7.420,
93.18
mph;
Astle,
.040,
5.740 on
a 5.730,
119.06
mph,
def.
Franklin,
.049,
5.649
breakout
on a
5.650,
122.49
mph;
Strickland,
.013,
4.537 on
a 4.530,
147.92
mph,
def.
Blanton,
.019,
5.879 on
a 5.860,
118.22
mph.
Semifinals
– Astle,
.011,
5.747,
118.94
mph,
def.
Bunton,
.008,
5.246 on
a 5.210,
131.46
mph;
Strickland,
.023,
4.534 on
a 4.520,
150.05
mph,
def.
Walker,
.043,
4.633 on
a 4.620,
148.44
mph.
FINAL –
Lee
Astle,
Jonesville,
S.C.,
.015,
5.739 on
a 5.730,
119.07
mph,
def.
Tommy
Strickland,
Raeford,
.025,
4.541 on
a 4.520,
152.02
mph.
FOOTBRAKE
Round 5
–
Charlie
Gibson,
Lexington,
.032,
6.482 on
a 6.480,
104.35
mph,
def.
William
Clardy
Loris,
S.C.,
.012,
6.763
breakout
on a
6.800,
95.52
mph;
Justin
West,
Dunn,
.022,
7.844 on
a 7.820,
79.56
mph,
def.
Donnie
Cooper,
Summereville,
S.C.,
.115,
7.804
breakout
on a
7.810,
86.73
mph;
Tyler
Brayton,
Charlotte,
1964
Chevy,
.011,
6.986 on
a 6.910,
87.46
mph,
def. Tom
Hettig,
Winston-Salem,
1970
Chevy
Nova,
.060,
7.568 on
a 6.420,
77.80
mph;
Robert
Vogler
III,
Lewisville,
1970
Chevy
Nova,
.022,
6.764 on
a 6.740,
96.82
mph,
def.
unknown
#255,
.033,
7.827
breakout
on a
7.840,
86.67
mph;
Kevin
Riner,
Autryville,
1998
Chevy
Camaro,
bye.
Round 6
–
Gibson,
.055,
6.476 on
a 6.480,
104.50
mph,
def.
Vogler,
foul;
West,
.003,
7.818 on
a 7.810,
83.50
mph,
def.
Riner,
.074,
6.501
breakout
on a
6.530,
102.21
mph;
Brayton,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Brayton,
.036,
6.955 on
a 6.910,
94.41
mph,
def.
Gibson,
.121,
6.464
breakout
on a
6.480,
105.00
mph;
West,
bye.
FINAL –
Justin
West,
Dunn,
.053,
7.812 on
a 7.800,
83.59
mph,
def.
Tyler
Brayton,
Charlotte,
1964
Chevy,
.056,
6.925 on
a 6.910,
92.75
mph.
JUNIOR
DRAGSTER
Round 3
– Rayce
Blackmon,
Whiteville,
.088,
9.541 on
a 9.500,
66.70
mph,
def.
Robert
Vogler
III,
Lewisville,
foul;
Kristen
Boyd,
Benston,
.012,
7.932 on
a 7.950,
81.84
mph,
def.
Noah
Johnson,
Fayetteville,
.071,
7.869
breakout
ona
7.910,
83.25
mph;
Brittney
Dial,
Maxton,
.109,
7.858 on
a 7.900,
82.76
mph,
def.
unknown
#603,
.065,
8.146
breakout
on an
8.210,
77.72
mph.
Semifinals
– Dial,
.038,
7.919 on
a 7.900,
82.28
mph,
def.
Blackmon,
.028,
9.533 on
a 9.500,
65.70
mph;
Byrd,
bye.
FINAL –
Kristen
Byrd,
Benson,
.060,
7.984 on
a 7.900,
80.24
mph,
def.
Brittney
Dial,
Maxton,
.087,
7.889
breakout
on a
7.910,
81.20
mph.
Saturday
TOP
ELIMINATOR
Round 6
– Bobby
Hardee,
Mullins,
S.C.,
.011,
5.063 on
a 5.040,
139.33
mph,
def.
Steve
Hilburn,
Loris,
S.C.,
.025,
5.682
breakout
on a
5.700,
118.75
mph;
Chip
Johnson,
Fayetteville,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.000,
6.625 on
a 6.280,
81.42
mph,
def.
Tommy
Long,
Clinton,
1972
Chevy
Nova
.003,
14.519
on a
6.350,
39.47
mph;
Arana
Blanton,
Loris,
S.C.,
.075,
5.890 on
a 5.880,
117.18
mph,
def.
Robert
McClenny,
Broadway,
1974
Chevy
Nova, no
time;
James
Patterson,
Vass,
1975
Chevy
Camaro,
.011,
7.554 on
a 7.530,
89.57
mph,
def.
Travis
Harvey,
Elon,
dragster,
foul;
Doug
Walker,
Greensboro,
bye.
Round 7
–
Hardee,
.019,
5.075 on
a 5.020,
132.87
mph,
def.
Blanton,
.014,
5.879
breakout
on a
5.880,
117.34
mph;
Walker,
.031,
4.671 on
a 4.620,
147.68
mph,
def.
Patterson,
.075,
7.546
breakout
on a
7.550,
87.04
mph;
Johnson,
bye.
Semifinals
–
Walker,
.035,
4.653 on
a 4.660,
147.58
mph,
def.
Hardee,
.033,
5.067
breakout
on a
5.080,
127.85
mph;
Johnson,
bye.
FINAL –
Chip
Johnson,
Fayetteville,
1968
Chevy
Camaro,
.020,
6.296 on
a 6.290,
106.22
mph,
def.
Doug
Walker,
Greensboro,
l.015,
4.686 on
a 4.660,
145.64
mph.
Saturday
FOOTBRAKE
Round 5
– Donald
Daniels,
Godwin,
1981
Oldsmobile,
.007,
7.183 on
a 7.170,
96.03
mph,
def.
Ronnie
Blake,
Rockingham,
foul;
Kyle
Oliver,
Jefferson,
S.C.,
.071,
7.456 on
a 7.440,
87.15
mph,
def.
Scott
Welborn,
West
Columbia,
S.C.,
.041,
9.696
breakout
on a
9.700,
69.21
mph;
Richard
Alford
Jr.,
Raleigh,
.048,
6.645 on
a 6.490,
83.35
mph,
def.
Justin
West,
Dunn,
.058,
7.851
breakout
on a
7.860,
82.96
mph; Tom
Hettig,
Winston-Salem,
1970
Chevy
Nova,
.010,
6.450 on
a 6.400,
100.87
mph,
def.
Rick
Cline,
Fairmount,
.045,
8.172
breakout
on an
8.190,
82.74
mph;
Kevin
Riner,
Autryville,
1998
Chevy
Camaro,
NA,
6.476 on
a 6.500,
103.36
mph,
def.
Robert
Vogler
III,
Lewisville,
1970
Chevy
Nova,
foul;
Lloyd
Tisdale,
Kingstree,
S.C.,
1962
Chevy
Corvette,
bye.
Round 6
–
Oliver,
.028,
7.525 on
a 7.450,
84.99
mph,
def.
Alford
Jr.,
.061,
6.830 on
a 6.610,
82.23
mph;
Hettig,
.091,
6.528 on
a 6.410,
95.22
mph,
def.
Riner,
.050,
6.786 on
a 6.500,
102.69
mph;
Daniels,
.021,
7.194 on
a 7.170,
92.06
mph,
def.
Tisdale,
.384,
6.736 on
a 6.700,
103.24
mph.
Semifinals
–
Oliver,
.040,
7.479 on
a 7.440,
87.29
mph,
def.
Hettig,
.081,
6.457 on
a 6.420,
102.96
mph;
Daniels,
bye.
FINAL –
Kyle
Oliver,
Jefferson,
S.C.,
.075,
7.552 on
a 7.440,
86.87
mph,
def.
Donald
Daniels,
Godwin,
1981
Oldsmobile,
.222,
7.151 on
a 7.150,
95.88
mph. |
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