DUKES DOUBLES UP IN INAUGURAL JR. DRAGSTER SPRING NATIONALS     Alec Dukes of Orangeburg, S.C., was the big winner Saturday in the inaugural Southeast Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway. With bad weather in the forecast, more than 50 junior racers from throughout the Southeast outran the elements by consolidating two days of racing into one. Dukes left with more than $2000 after winning once in the Pro Dragster 7.90 class and once in Bracket 1. Thomas Oates of Clearbrook, Va., missed a chance to join him as a double winner when he was beaten in Sunday’s Bracket 2 final after winning Bracket 1 on Saturday. Other champions included Trevor Jenkins of Heath Spring, S.C.,the other $1,500 winner in Bracket 1, Rockingham regular Dawson Wiggins of Dunn in Bracket 2 and Fayetteville’s Noah Johnson, who used a .045 package – including a .002 reaction time – to win 7.90 on Sunday. Charlotte’s Landon Russell picked up the winner’s share by besting Kaylee Miller of Lancaster, S.C., in an Outlaw 330 Heads Up race on Saturday. Dukes used a .037 reaction time to offset a performance deficit and beat Zack Pennington of Lexington, S.C., by .012 of a second in Sunday’s Bracket 1 final. The Southeast Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals was the first of three such races in a series that will move to Carolina Dragway (Aiken, S.C.) on Aug. 2-3 and to Union County Dragway (Union, S.C.) Nov. 1-2. ROCKINGHAM – Results from the inaugural Southeast Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway (results include reaction time, track time, target time, where applicable, and finish line speed): SUNDAY BRACKET 1 Round 4 – Connor Calder, St. Pauls, .004, 7.905 on a 7.900, 82.10 mph, def. Michelle Deisbeck, Ruckersville, Va., .020, 7.940 on a 7.900, 80.67 mph; Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .007, 7.998 on a 7.960, 75.87 mph, def. Logan Brown, Bishopville, S.C., .116, 8.024 breakout on an 8.030, 80.46 mph; Kaitlyn Miller, Hazard, Ky., .057, 7.928 on a 7.900, 77.32 mph, def. Savannah Adams, Pfafftown, .119, 7.962 on a 7.900, 76.73 mph; Jason Craft, Wilson, .021, 8.693 on an 8.670, 74.68 mph, def. Ronnie Webb, Front Royal, Va., .005, 7.944 on a 7.900, 80.81 mph; Zach Pennington, Lexington, S.C., .105, 7.888 on a 7.900, 81.61 mph, def. Kristy Messer, Four Oaks, foul; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .118, 9.029 on a 9.010, 72.79 mph, def. Matthew Miller, Hazard, Ky., foul; Kaylee Miller, Lancaster, S.C., .018, 7.955 on a 7.900, 82.11 mph, def. Morgan Benfield, Virginia Beach, Va., .080, 7.889 breakout on a 7.920, 79.75 mph. Round 5 – Craft, .070, 8.774 on an 8.690, 70.64 mph, def. Kaitlyn Miller, .088, 7.884 breakout on a 7.900, 79.84 mph; Pennington, .115, 7.930 on 7.900, 76.69 mph, def. Kaylee Miller, .219, 7.942 on a 7.940, 82.43 mph; Dukes, .031, 7.983 on a 7.960, 78.64 mph, def. Wiggins, .070, 9.035 breakout on a 9.060, 70.59 mph; Calder, bye. Semifinals – Pennington, .051, 7.902 on a 7.900, 77.87 mph, def. Calder, .062, 7.892 breakout on a 7.900, 83.08 mph; Dukes, .164, 7.995 on a 7.960, 74.06 mph, def. Craft, .137, 8.896 on an 8.690, 65.83 mph. FINAL – Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .037, 8.021 on a 7.960, 78.75 mph, def. Zach Pennington, Lexington, S.C., .083, 7.927 on a 7.900, 76.21 mph. Dukes earns $1,500. PRO DRAGSTER 7.90 (7.90 target) Round 3 – Savannah Adams, NA, .022, 7.873, 81.09 mph, def. Kenny Carson, Lebanon, Ohio, foul; Haley Barbee, Stanfield, .038, 7.964, 79.35 mph, def. Ronnie Webb, Front Royal, Va., .049, 7.960, 82.38 mph; Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .028, 7.904, 79.35 mph, def. Kristy Messer, Four Oaks, .054, 7.907, 82.05 mph; Matthew Miller, Hazard, Ky., .016, 7.914, def. Kaitlyn Miller, Hazard, Ky., .038, 7.955, 76.00 mph; Landon Palmer, Scottsville, Va., .057, 7.889, 83.32 mph, def. Morgan Benfield, Virginia Beach, Va., foul; Blake Hickman, Laurinburg, .074, 8.030, 80.42 mph, def. Nicholas Rabon, Florence, S.C., .124, 8.007, 76.23 mph; Kallie Potter, Linwood, .010, 7.926, 81.05 mph, def. Kaylee Miller, Lancaster, S.C., .093, 7.873 breakout, 81.57 mph. Round 4 – Johnson, .047, 7.927, 79.68 mph, def. Barbee, .012, 8.025, 83.31 mph; Adams, .035, 7.971, 80.54 mph, def. Palmer, .069, 7.942, 82.82 mph; Miller, .043, 7.996, 81.82 mph, def. Hickman, .069, 7.889 breakout, 80.51 mph; Potter, bye. Semifinals – Johnson, .001, 7.925, 79.57 mph, def. Potter, .049, 7.926, 82.61 mph; Adams, .039, 7.955, 80.85 mph, def. Miller, no time, no speed. FINAL – Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .002, 7.943, 79.63 mph, def. Savannah Adams, NA, .050, 8.100, 77.73 mph. Johnson earns $500. BRACKET 2 Round 2 – Hunter Jackson, Effington, S.C., .223, 9.255 on a 9.270, 68.28 mph, def. Mia Schultz, Woodbridge, Va., foul; Hayden Dial, Lumberton, .135, 8.951 on an 8.980, 72.31 mph, def. Bryce Pittman, Selman, .026, l11.905 breakout on a 12.130, 51.97 mph; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .094, 8.974 on a 9.030, 72.63 mph, def. Kaylee Creech, Clayton, foul; Harrison Cox, Conway, S.C., .044, 8.917 on an 8.930, 73.77 mph, def. Thomas Oates, Clearbrook, Va., .049, 8.879 on an 8.900, 73.66 mph. Round 3 – Oates, .026, 8.946 on an 8.900, 73.11 mph, def. Schultz, .109, 8.879 breakout on an 8.900, 74.17 mph; Wiggins, .047, 9.035 on an 8.910, 68.67 mph, def. Jackson, .263, 9.392 on a 9.230, 68.13 mph; Creech, .006, 8.996 on an 8.900, 72.85 mph, def. Dial, .146, 8.944 on an 8.940, 72.89 mph; Cox, bye. Semifinals – Oates, .171, 8.939 on an 8.900, 73.40 mph, def. Cox, .075, 8.960 breakout on an 8.980, 73.30 mph; Wiggins, .047, 9.046 on an 8.960, 71.26 mph, def. Creech, .083, 9.065 on an 8.900, 71.20 mph. FINAL – Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .110, 9.021 on a 9.000, 71.11 mph, def. Thomas Oates, Clearbrook, Va., .132, 8.916 on an 8.900, 73.50 mph. Wiggins earns $500. SATURDAY BRACKET 1 Quarterfinals –Jacob Baker, Yorktown, Va., .054, 7.908 on a 7.900, 80.20 mph, def. Chase Wagner, Willow Springs, .060, 7.875 breakout on a 7.900, 82.78 mph; Trevor Jenkins, Heath Spring, S.C., .127, 8.007 on an 8.020, 80.46 mph, def. Matthew Miller, Hazard, Ky., .068, 7.930 on a 7.900, 79.27 mph; Ronnie Webb, Front Royal, Va., NA, 7.937 on a 7.900, 81.20 mph, def. Kimberly Messer, Four Oaks, .037, 8.091 on a 7.900, 67.73 mph; Jeremy Barbee, Stanfield, .026, 7.937 on a 7.900, 81.90 mph, def. Tucker Creech, Clayton, .050, 7.897 breakout on a 7.900, 79.73 mph. Semifinals –Baker, .074, 7.885 on a 7.900, 81.22 mph, def. Webb, .055, 7.880 breakout on a 7.900, 81.03 mph; Jenkins, .031, 8.043 on an 8.000, 77.82 mph, def. Barbee, .052, 7.968 on a 7.900, 81.01 mph. FINAL –Trevor Jenkins, Heath Spring, S.C., .077, 8.062 on an 8.020, 78.87 mph, def. Jacob Baker, Yorktown, Va., .104, 7.921 on a 7.900, 81.01 mph. Jenkins earns $1,500. PRO DRAGSTER 7.90 (7.90 target) Quarterfinals – Kristy Messer, Four Oaks, .042, 7.930, 80.68 mph, def. Landon Russell, Charlotte, .083, 7.907, 76.94 mph; Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .024, 7.917, 79.74 mph, def. Savannah Adams, NA, .033, 7.950, 79.46 mph; Blake Hickman, Laurinburg, .048, 7.880, 82.22 mph, def. Nicholas Rabon, Florence, S.C., .013, 77.05 mph; Tucker Creech, Clayton, .031, 7.858, 80.23 mph, def. Connor Caulder, St. Pauls, foul. Semifinals – Dukes, .031, 7.932, 80.87 mph, def. Hickman, foul; Creech, .087, 7.834, 79.82 mph, def. Messer, broke. FINAL – Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .031, 7.868, 81.34 mph, def. Tucker Creech, Clayton, .043, 7.865 breakout, 77.31 mph. Dukes earns $500. BRACKET 2 Quarterfinals – Thomas Oates, Clearbrook, Va., .067, 8.882 on an 8.900, 72.38 mph, def. Chloe Threatt, Pageland, S.C., .125, 8.881 breakout on an 8.900, 71.54 mph; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .089, 9.062 on a 9.050, 71.15 mph, def. Harrison Cox, Conway, S.C., .113, 8.961 on an 8.920, 72.98 mph; Hunter Jackson, Effington, S.C., .231, 9.301 on a 9.300, 67.89 mph, def. Mia Schultz, Woodbridge, Va., .058, 8.897 breakout on an 8.900, NA; Hayden Dial, Lumberton, .090, 9.009 on an 8.940, NA, def. Kaylee Creech, Clayton, .066, 8.883 breakout on an 8.940, 71.04 mph. - VIEW FULL EVENT ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY