VARNER, RAY AMONG WINNERS AT 23rd MOPARS AT THE ROCK EVENT
 
 
Stanley’s Billy Varner Jr. claimed the $1,200 top prize Saturday when David Keels of Matthews fouled out by .001 of a second in the Top ET final round at the 23rd annual Mopars at the Rock all-Chrysler event at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway.
Other bracket winners Saturday were J.W. Ray of Winston-Salem and Davey Emanuel of Laurinburg in the Footbrake and Trophy classes, respectively.
The event celebrated all things Mopar with a car show, swap meet and an exhibition involving hemi-powered Super Stock cars.  Among the cars that reached the quarterfinal round in Top ET were a pair of 1972 Plymouths – Jim Chandler’s Duster and Lynn Baldwin’s Roadrunner. 

Eric Hultburg’s vintage 1965 Plymouth Valiant was runner-up to Ray’s 1970 Dodge Challenger in Footbrake.

Results from Saturday’s 23rd annual Mopars at the Rock drag racing event at Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway:           

TOP ET
Round 4 – David Keels, Matthews, .030, 5.400 on a 5.370, 126.91 mph, def. Jim Chandler, Hope Mills, 1972 Plymouth Duster, .005, 6.936 breakout on a 6.940, 96.32 mph; Billy Varner Jr., Stanley, .034, 5.777 on a 5.750, 115.40 mph, def. Tracy Massey, Wilmington, .025, 6.974 on a 6.920, 95.95 mph; Travis Varney, Stanley, .004, 4.916 on a 4.900, 135.04 mph, def. Lynn Baldwin Jr., Greensboro, 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner, .019, 6.501 on a 6.450, 104.31 mph.
Semifinals – B. Varner Jr., .003, 5.755 on a 5.750, 119.44 mph, def. T. Varner, .028, 5.379 breakout on a 5.390, 140.69 mph; Keels, bye.
FINAL – Billy Varner Jr., Stanley, .030, 5.748 on a 5.750, 120.63 mph, def. David Keels, Matthews, foul.  (.001 of a second)

FOOTBRAKE
Round 4 – Eric Hultberg, Burlington, Maine, 1965 Plymouth Valiant, .102, 6.928 on a 6.870, 90.93 mph, def. Paul Crisp, Marion, 2000 Dodge Ram Sport, .251, 10.254 on a 10.250, 68.88 mph; David Stiltner, Jonesville, Va., .080, 6.998 on a 6.970, 96.09 mph, def. Art Laselle, Fayetteville, .127, 6.579 breakout on a 6.590, 99.96 mph; George Page, Stanfield, 1972 Plymouth Duster, .013, 6.773 on a 6.760, 99.58 mph, def. Bobby York, Pleasant Garden, 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, foul; J.W. Ray, Winston-Salem, 1970 Dodge Challenger, bye.
Semifinals – Ray, .068, 6.151 on a 6.150, 113.18 mph, def. Stiltner, foul; Hultberg, .130, 6.981 on a 6.870, 94.85 mph, def. Page, .154, 6.737 breakout on a 7.760, 97.96 mph.
FINAL – J.W. Ray, Winston-Salem, 1970 Dodge Challenger, .223, 9.216 on a 6.150, 71.33 mph, def. Eric Hultberg, Burlington, Maine, 1965 Plymouth Valiant, no time, no speed.

TROPHY
Round 3 – Jason Thompson, Jacksonville, .074, 14.465 on a 14.500, 92.58 mph, def. Alvin Hollis, Chester, Pa., .052, 16.362 breakout on a 16.400, 80.81 mph; James Low, Climax, .152, 15.195 on a 15.090, 86.53 mph, def. Bill Rittz, Danbury, .178, 12.550 breakout on a 12.590, 98.92 mph; Louis Santee, Lumberton, .151, 13.730 on a 13.600, 100.46 mph, def. Clay Smith, Wilmington, .220, 13.877 on a 13.400, 103.68 mph; Davey Emanuel, Laurinburg, bye.
Semifinals – Thompson, .076, 14.444 on a 14.450, 93.70 mph, def. Low, .017, 15.042 breakout on a 15.090, 84.34 mph; Emanuel, .292, 16.011, 71.64 mph, def. Santee, foul.
FINAL – Davey Emanuel, Laurinburg, .128, 15.829 on a 16.000, 74.64 mph, def. Jason Thompson, Jacksonville, foul.


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