MARINIS WINS $7,000 TOP PRIZE AT 17TH HOLCOMB SPRING CIVIL WARS     Dean Marinis used a .078 starting line advantage to offset Barry Mitchell’s slight edge in on-track performance Sunday and win the Baer Brakes $7,000 at the 17th annual Holcomb Spring Civil Wars at Rockingham Dragway. In a showdown between the No. 1 and No. 2 qualifiers, Marinis drove his 2000 Ford Mustang through the eighth-mile timers in 4.817 seconds at 153.16 mph to beat Mitchell’s slightly quicker 4.798 at 154.69 mph for the featured X275 Drag Radial title. Other winners included Tony Ridenour of Largo, Fla., who beat many- time Rockingham winner Keith Szabo of Gainesville, Ga., in Outlaw Drag Radial; Bill Kother of Lincolnton in SR275 Drag Radial; and Marty Stinnett in X Radial. Brandon Williams of Eagle Springs, Charlotte’s Kenny Floyd and Todd Robinson of Cherryville split the 6.0 and 7.0 Index titles and Michael Presnall won the Open Comp class. Although Marinis drove his Whitestone, N.Y.-based Mustang to the No. 1 qualifying position at 4.811 seconds, Mitchell was close behind in his Davidson-based 1989 Mustang at 4.820. Mitchell saved the best run of the weekend for the final but wasted it with a .129 of a second reaction time (to Marinis’s .051). In Outlaw, No. 1 qualifier Steve Jackson of Martinez, Ga., was upset in the semifinals by Szabo who then lost to Ridenour when his 1993 Mustang suffered mechanical problems and slowed to 8.218 seconds. Results from the 17th annual Holcomb Motorsports Spring Civil Wars at Rockingham Dragway: OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL Qualifying – 1. Steve Jackson, Martinez, Ga., 1993 Ford Mustang, 4.413, 182.75 mph; 2. Tony Ridenour, Largo, Fla., 2000 Chevy Camaro 4.523, 165.05 mph; 3. Ruben Tetsoshvili, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 4.555, 174.93 mph; 4. Keith Szabo, Gainesville, Ga., 1993 Ford Mustang, 4.634, 176.77 mph; 5. Paul Major, Fort Salonga, N.Y., 2001 Chevy Corvette, 4.711, 137.61 mph; 6. Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville, Fla., 2002 Ford Mustang, 4.724, 180.45 mph; 7. Buck Walker, Bloomingdale, Ga., 1965 Chevy Nova, 4.775, 15.33 mph; 8. Josh Gross, Sanford, 2000 Chevy Camaro, 4.791, 150.98 mph. Round 1 – Derrick Sercy, Sanford, 1992 Ford Mustang, .078, 4.835, 153.35 mph, def. Josh Gross, Sanford, 2000 Chevy Camaro, .084, 4.910, 150.55 mph; Buck Walker, Bloomingdale, Ga., .156, 4.708, 167.12 mph, def. Jerry Gunter, Ackworth, Ga., 1969 Chevy Camaro, .112, 4.931, 153.33 mph; Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville, Fla., 2002 Ford Mustang, .178, 5.000, 170.77 mph, def. Brian McGee, Pelion, S.C., 1985 Ford Mustang, no time; Jason Black, Gastonia, .086, 4.707, 160.82 mph, def. Ruben Tetsoshvili, Wesley Chapel, Fla., foul; Paul Major, Fort Salonga, N.Y., 2001 Chevy Corvette, .237, 10.350, 60.59 mph, def. Rich Alford, Latta, S.C., 1990 Ford Mustang, no time; Steve Jackson, Martines, Ga., 1993 Ford Mustang, .085, 6.625, 110.31 mph, def. Don Burton, Aberdeen, Md., no time; Keith Szabo, Gainesville, Ga., 1993 Ford Mustang, .089, 5.000, 169.89 mph, def. Kevin Mullins, High Point, 1990 Ford Mustang, no time; Tony Ridenour, Largo, Fla., 2000 Chevy Camaro, def. Jason Richards, Gastronia, no time. Round 2 – Jackson, .118, 4.407, 180.94 mph, def. Sercy, .140, 4.961, 153.68 mph; Ridenour, .123, 4.556, 172.78 mph, def. Walker, .176, 5.147, 113.97 mph; Szabo, .106, 4.883, 129.45 mph, def. Major, .130, 8.012, 74.34 mph; Black, .074, 4.652, 158.63 mph, def. Fiscus, .147, 6.067, 83.84 mph. Semifinals – Ridenour, .098, 4.552, 172.50 mph, def. Black, .413, 8.413, 73.73 mph; Szabo, .031, 4.927, 160.54 mph, def. Jackson, .111, 5.125, 173.74 mph. FINAL – Tony Ridenour, Largo, Fla., 2000 Chevy Camaro, .125, 4.500, 173.29 mph, def. Keith Szabo, Gainesville, Ga., 1993 Ford Mustang, .066, 8.218, 52.32 mph. X275 DRAG RADIAL Qualifying – 1. Dean Marinis, Whitestone, N.Y., 2000 Ford Mustang, 4.811, 153.18 mph; 2. Barry Mitchell, Davidson, 1989 Ford Mustang, 4.820, 154.60 mph; 3. Rich Bruder, Edison, N.J., 1988 Ford Mustang, 4.834, 152.52 mph; 4. Eric McMillion, Axon, Va., 2006 Ford Mustang, 4.841, 154.55 mph; 5. Troy Pirez, Dover, Fla., 1988 Chevy Camaro, 4.845, 148.49 mph; 6. Nick Yarber, Abingdon, Va., 1993 Ford Mustang, 4.913, 152.55 mph; 7. Eric Kenward, Vero Beach, Fla., 1990 Ford Mustang, 4.932, 245.39 mph; 8. Al Marlow, Clements, Md., 1991 Chevy Camaro, 4.938, 147.47 mph. Round 1 – Eric McMillion, Axton, Va., 2006 Ford Mustang, .284, 5.365, 149.91 mph, def. Jeff Rhodes, Youngville, 2006 Chevy Corvette, .141, 5.716, 135.08 mph; Ziff Hudson, Concord, 1980 Mercury Zephyr, .097, 4.914, 148.35 mph, def. Chris Little, Baltimore, Md., .015, 5.019, 148.23 mph; Richard Reagan, Rutledge, Tenn., .069, 5.096, 140.08 mph, def. Eric Kenward, Vero Beach, Fla., .078, 8.739, 67.46 mph; Rich Bruder, Edison, N.J., 1988 Ford Mustang, .050, 5.129, 148.58 mph, def. Eric Gold, Charlotte, .315, 5.519, 134.67 mph; Thomas Kirk, NA, 1972 Chevy Camaro, .119, 5.679, 145.03 mph, def. Sean Lyon, Panama City, Fla., 1993 Ford Mustang, .146, 5.975, 145.27 mph; Justin T. Smith, South Hampton, Va., 1998 Chevy Camaro, .162, 5.288, 143.63 mph, def. Unknown, 1987 Ford Mustang, .208, 5.457, 145.22 mph; Barry Mitchell, Davidson, 1989 Ford Mustang, .122, 4.849, 150.36 mph, def. Dale Handy, Sophia, .225, 6.561, 81.34 mph; Al Marlow, Clements, Md., 1991 Chevy Camaro, .078, 4.945, 148.05 mph, def. Bobby Flippin, Gloucester, Va., 2001 Chevy Camaro, .071, 5.454, 141.21 mph; Troy Pirez, Dover, Fla., 1988 Chevy Camaro, .052, 4.979, 147.12 mph, def. Montgomery Rugland, Andrews, 2000 Ford Mustang, .146, 5.539, 143.73 mph; Sean Ashe, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 1985 Ford Mustang, def. .122, 4.976, 145.36 mph, Jack Collins, Rocky Mount, 1988 Ford Mustang, .087, 5.014, 149.48 mph; Dean Marinis, Whitestone, N.J., 2000 Ford Mustang, .056, 4.829, 153.06 mph, def. Lyle Barnett, Robbins, no time; Nick Yarber, Abingdon, 1993 Ford Mustang, .609, 10.123, 71.98 mph, def. Tim Meagher, NA, no time. Round 2 – McMillion, .134, 4.967, 150.26 mph, def. Marlow, .185, 5.478, 126.30 mph; Pirez, .044, 4.975, 146.99 mph; Pirez, .044, 4.975, 146.99 mph, def. Reagan, .085, 5.130, 136.70 mph; Mitchell, .071, 4.932, 149.05 mph, def. Kirk, .100, 7.374, 66.81 mph; Marinis, .054, 4.859, 153.18 mph, def. Ashe, .140, 4.908, 145.45 mph; Hudson, .077, 4.961, 148.31 mph, def. Bruder, .064, 5.023, 152.24 mph; Smith, .115, 5.204, 141.42 mph, def. Yarber, no time. Round 3 – McMillion, .109, 4.872, 150.31 mph, def. Hudson, .088, 4.959, 148.14 mph; Marinis, .079, 4.837, 153.26 mph, def. Smith, .058, 5.044, 143.60 mph; Mitchell, .112, 4.893, 149.86 mph, def. Pirez, .067, 4.965, 147.23 mph. Semifinals – Mitchell, 1.719, 4.902, 150.16 mph, def. McMillion, no time; Marinis, .052, 4.830, 153.56 mph. FINAL – Dean Marinis, Whitestone, N.Y., 2000 Ford Mustang, .051, 4.817, 153.16 mph, def. Barry Mitchell, Davidson, 1989 Ford Mustang, .129, 4.798, 154.69 mph. SR275 DRAG RADIAL Round 3 – Scott Owenby, Marion, .141, 5.087, 142.66 mph, def. Jason Lawing, Granite Falls, 1991 Ford Mustang, .038, 5.337, 137.98 mph; Bill Kother, Lincolnton, 1988 Ford Mustang, .147, 5.133, 137.62 mph, def. Scott Turner, Concord, 1991 Chevy Camaro, .398, 5.776, 116.16 mph; Trenton George, Middletown, Va., 2002 Chevy Camaro, bye. Semifinals – George, .130, 4.996, 141.80 mph, def. Owenby, .109, 5.038, 143.57 mph; Kother, bye. FINAL – Bill Kother, Lincolnton, 1988 Ford Mustang, .098, 5.165, 137.65 mph, def. Trenton George, Middletown, Va., 2002 Chevy Camaro, .131, 7.273, 67.96 mph. OUTLAW X Round 2 – David Pearson, Deep Gap, 1988 Ford Mustang, .131, 4.816, 157.30 mph, def. Jason Tyson, Newburn, .247, 5.32, 138.78 mph; Marty Stinnett, .101, 4.828, 159.27 mph, def. Angelo Valla, Dix Hills, N.Y., 1972 Chevy Corvette, .075, 5.344, 138.29 mph; Kevin Scott, Dallas, Ga., 1965 Chevy Nova, .101, 6.444, 145.08 mph, def. Rich Bruder, Edison, N.J., 1998 Ford Mustang, .061, 6.508, 145.89 mph. Semifinals – Pearson, .117, 4.841, 152.06 mph, def. Scott, .145, 8.830, 71.96 mph; Stinnett, bye. FINAL – Marty Stinnett, .052, 4.785, 160.18 mph, def. David Pearson, Deep Gap, 1988 Ford Mustang, .100, 4.810, 157.80 mph. PRO TREE DOOR SLAMMERS SUNDAY Round 5 – Jonathan Gibbs, Salisbury, .026, 5.525 on a 5.400, 114.88 mph, def. Todd Prevatte, Aberdeen, 1923 T-altered, .047, 6.658 on a 6.410, 105.40 mph; Nick Womack, Lillington, .031, 5.629 on a 5.610, 121.57 mph, def. Jerry Martin, Raynor, S.C., 1981 Chevy Camaro, .010, 6.177 breakout on a 6.180, 113.06 mph; Mark Soles, NA, .012, 6.652 on a 6.640, 102.56 mph, def. E.J. Womack, Lillington, .021, 6.411 on a 6.390, 105.11 mph. Round 6 – Nick Womack, .006, 5.650 on a 5.561, 120.91 mph, def. Gibbs, .035, 5.433 on a 5.400, 128.58 mph; Soles, bye. FINAL – Nick Womack, Lillington, .005, 5.631 on a 5.620, 121.29 mph, def. Mark Soles, NA, .034, 6.634 breakout on a 6.640, 100.68 mph. FOOTBRAKE SUNDAY Round 5 – Robert Holton, Monks Corner, S.C., .060, 7.436 on a 7.390, 93.40 mph, def. Danny Mooneyham, Sanford, 1992 Ford Mustang, .020, 7.558 breakout on a 7.600, 89.60 mph; Darryl Buckner, .046, 7.585 on a 7.590, 86.94 mph, def. Johnathan Wiggins, Dunn, 1967 Chevy Chevelle, .126, 7.083 breakout on a 7.100, 95.67 mph; Eddie Shelley, Rockingham, .065, 6.621 on a 6.600, 103.35 mph, def. Hillary Sloan Leggette, Broadway, Plymouth Duster, .075, 6.478 on a 6.430, 95.19 mph; Kevin Locklear, Sanford, 1971 Dodge Demon, bye. Semifinals – Holton, .030, 7.377 on a 7.420, 94.53 mph, def. Buckner, foul; Shelley, .015, 6.632 on a 6.600, 103.68 mph, def. Locklear, .084, 6.240 breakout on a 6.270, 107.24 mph. FINAL – Robert Holton, Monks Corner, S.C., .034, 7.384 on a 7.360, 93.88 mph, def. Eddie Shelley, Rockingham, .048, 6.623 on a 6.600, 103.68 mph. OPEN COMP SUNDAY Round 4 – Brandon Williams, Eagle Springs, .092, 10.949 on a 10.930, 116.56 mph, def. Eric Pendergrass, Bear Creek, .053, 10.207 breakout on a 10.210, 131.05 mph; Travis Frazier, Franklinville, 1987 Ford Mustang, .070, 10.642 on a 10.750, 115.07 mph, def. Willie Morgan, Eagle Springs, .178, 13.449 breakout on a 13.600, 95.52 mph; Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., 1999 Ford Mustang, bye. Round 5 – B. Williams, .053, 10.818 on a 10.930, 120.78 mph, def. S. Williams, .044, 11.968 breakout on a 12.090, 106.39 mph; Frazier, bye. FINAL – Travis Frazier, Franklinville, 1987 Ford Mustang, .016, 10.696 on a 10.750, 124.14 mph, def. Brandon Williams, Eagle Springs, .102, 10.865 breakout on a 10.930, 117.46 mph. COMBO ELIMINATOR Round 4 – Todd Robinson, Cherryville, Ford roadster, .046, 7.014 on a 7.000, 92.97 mph, def. Kenny Floyd, Charlotte, .090, 6.010 on a 6.000, 108.26 mph; Brian Baker, Ashboro, 1971 Mercury Comet, .058, 6.010 on a 6.00, 114.61 mph, def. Unknown, .040, 6.059 on a 6.000, 112.88 mph; Dallas Moore Jr., Smithfield, 1994 Ford Mustang, .114, 6.016 on a 6.000, 115.09 mph, def. David Harvey, Richmond Hill, Ga., no time. Semifinals – Baker, .020, 6.008 on a 6.000, 114.66 mph, def. Moore, .061, 6.009 on a 6.000, 113.86 mph; Robinson, bye. FINAL – Todd Robinson, Cherryville, Ford roadster, .049, 7.016 on a 7.000, 93.13 mph, def. Brian Baker, Asheboro, 1971 Mercury Comet, .078, 6.004 on a 6.000, 117.49 mph. 6.0 INDEX SATURDAY Round 3 – Brian Baker, Ashboro, .102, 6.006, 117.84 mph, def. Terry Floyd, Lake Wylie, S.C., 1955 Chevy, .056, 6.058, 113.41 mph; Mark Todd, NA, .150, 6.007, 115.43 mph, def. Dallas Moore Jr., Smithfield, 1994 Ford Mustang, .054, 5.987 breakout, 117.44 mph; Kenny Floyd, Charlotte, 1958 Chevy Corvette, .028, 6.036, 112.02 mph, def. Vito Bosca, Bathurst, New Brunswick, CAN., .028, 6.051, 112.73 mph; Eric Hamilton, Washington, 1968 Chevy Camaro, bye. Semifinals – Hamilton, .066, 6.053, 106.66 mph, def. Baker, .121, 5.978 breakout, 118.19 mph; K. Floyd, .037, 6.035, 110.51 mph, def. Todd, .137, 6.010, 107.34 mph. FINAL – Kenny Floyd, Charlotte, 1958 Chevy Corvette3, .035, 6.000, 113.91 mph, def. Eric Hamilton, Washington, .056, 6.021, 109.65 mph. 7.0 INDEX SATURDAY Round 2 – Jamie Yelton, Beaumont, .082, 7.001, 95.12 mph, def. Mickey Hopkins, .676, 6.905 breakout, 97.10 mph; Todd Robinson, Cherryville, Ford roadster, .146, 6.971, 94.44 mph, def. Mark King, Cross, S.C., foul; Brandon Williams, Eagle Springs, .047, 7.072, 98.51 mph, def. Travis Frazier, Franklinville, .194, 6.905 breakout, 96.71 mph; Hannah Sanders, Seffner, Fla., .077, 6.993, 97.38 mph, def. Jamie Doss, Providence, 1988 Ford Mustang, foul. Semifinals – Williams, .074, 7.074, 97.50 mph, def. Yelton, .136, 6.992 breakout, 95.44 mph; Sanders, .068, 6.996, 92.56 mph, def. Robinson, .095, 6.966 breakout, 93.72 mph. FINAL – Brandon Williams, Eagle Springs, .120, 7.006, 98.90 mph, def. Hannah Sanders, Seffner, Fla., .093, 6.972 breakout, 93.97 mph. OPEN COMP SATURDAY Round 4 – Michael Presnell, NA, .076, 12.208 on a 12.300, 105.32 mph, def. Willie Morgan, Eagle Springs, .119, 11.736 breakout on an 11.870, 111.47 mph; Hannah Sanders, Seffner, Fla., .015, 11.276 on an 11.330, 102.62 mph, def. Eric Pendergrass, Bear Creek, .074, 10.407 breakout on a 10.410, 129.29 mph; Unknown, .036, 9.837 on a 9.880, 123.76 mph, def. Daniel Frazier, Asheboro, 1990 Ford Mustang, .094, 11.129 breakout on a 11.140, 115.26 mph; Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., 1999 Ford Mustang, .080, 12.484 on a 12.100, 77.01 mph, def. Howard Brewer, Bennett, .540, 22.552 on a 15.480, 54.59 mph. Semifinals – Presnell, .150, 12.237 on a 12.300, 107.00 mph, def. Unknown, .111, 9.758 breakout on a 9.880, 125.08 mph; Williams, .066, 12.037 on a 12.000, 103.14 mph, def. Sanders, .074, 11.437 on an 11.330, 100.70 mph. FINAL – Michael Presnell, .082, 12.232 on a 12.300, 99.35 mph, def. Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., 1999 Ford Mustang, .071, 11.993 breakout on a 12.100, 108.45 mph. PRO TREE DOOR SLAMMERS SATURDAY Round 5 – Willie Lynch, Southern Pines, 1967 Chevy Camaro, .015, 6.323 on a 6.330, 108.24 mph, def. Mullet Jefferson, Belhaven, 1994 Ford Mustang, .104, 6.288 breakout on a 6.310 , 108.12 mph; Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., 1999 Ford Mustang, bye; Charles Wright, Stanley, 1971 Chevy Nova, .000, 6.031 on a 6.000, 111.32 mph, def. Howard Brewer, Bennett, 1985 Ford Mustang, .029, 6.959 on a 6.930, 99.90 mph; Donnie Gibbs Jr., Mooresville, .041, 6.076 on a 6.050, 111.32 mph, def. Jonathan Gibbs, Salisbury, .048, 5.427 on a 5.400, 128.74 mph. Semifinals – Gibbs, .043, 6.074 on a 6.060, 113.32 mph, def. Lynch, .008, 6.317 breakout on a 6.320, 108.32 mph; Williams, .022, 7.544 on a 7.530, 88.73 mph, def. Wright, .014, 6.033 on a 6.000, 111.19 mph. FINAL – Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., 1999 Ford Mustang, .027, 7.544 on a 7.530, 88.73 mph, def. Donnie Gibbs Jr., Mooresville, .039, 6.083 on a 6.070, 112.44 mph. FOOTBRAKE SATURDAY Round 6 – Jonathan Wiggins, Dunn, 1967 Chevy Chevelle, .059, 6.626 on a 6.600, 100.35 mph, def. Benny Staley, Biscoe, .083, 7.368 breakout on a 7.370, 92.37 mph; Eddie Shelley, Rockingham, .044, 6.664 on a 6.670, 103.28 mph, def. Mack Johnson, Godwin, 1986 Ford Mustang, foul; Dwayne Rozier, 1970 Chevy Nova, bye. Semifinals – Wiggins, .005, 6.608 on a 6.600, 100.82 mph, def. Rozier, .034, 6.638 breakout on a 6.640, 103.00 mph; Shelley, bye. FINAL – Jonathan Wiggins, Dunn, 1967 Chevy Chevelle, .042, 6.602 on a 6.590, 101.51 mph, def. Eddie Shelley, Rockingham, .057, 6.652 breakout on a 6.660, 103.28 mph. - Great Online Photo Gallery