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WILKINS CLAIMS TOP SPORTSMAN TITLE AT LUCAS OIL
FINALE
Kimbrough, Worner, Miller, Manuel Among Other
Event Winners at Rockingham
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (Oct. 21, 2019) Sandy Wilkins
won his fourth straight Southeast Division
championship Sunday, applying an exclamation point
by driving his 1969 Chevy Camaro past the 66
Chevy II of Jackie Robison of Greer, S.C., in a
final round showdown between the No. 1 and No. 2
qualifiers at Rockingham Dragway.
Other winners in the sixth and final Lucas Oil
Series event in the six-state region that includes
the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and
Alabama, were Rick Bell of Merrimack, N.H., in Top
Dragster; former Southeast Division champion Jim
Kimbrough of Pace, Fla., in Competition
Eliminator; multiple-time national event winner
Bryan Worner of Duncannon, Pa., in Super Stock;
and Allison Doll of Douglas, Mass., who made an
almost perfect run to beat Ken Friedman of
Independence, Ky., in Stock Eliminator.
Stokesdales Corey Manuel won Super Comp, Raymond
Miller of Spring City, Tenn., prevailed in Super
Gas and Phillip Smida of Canfield, Ohio, made the
most of his visit by driving his 1988 Chevy
Cavalier to victory in Super Street. It was
Millers division best sixth win of the season but
only his second in Super Gas.
Despite weather issues that postponed eliminations
for an entire day, the event attracted drivers and
teams from 20 states and Puerto Rico.
Defending Super Stock champion Hillary Sloan of
Broadway made it as far as round four on Sunday
before losing to Clintons Joel Warren but her
husband, Tim, advanced all the way to the final
round in his 1998 Grand Am Pontiac before losing
to Worner on a breakout foul.
For Wilkins, who has finished as high as No. 2 in
national championship points, it was great way to
end the season. The Mt. Ulla resident opened the
campaign with a win at Orlando, Fla., but had been
shut out since.
In the Jr. Dragster category, it was an
all-Madison final for the 13-and-up title as
Madison Robertson of Ravenel, S.C., was guilty of
a foul start against winner Madison Wilson of
Laurens, S.C. Brody Callahan of Fay won the 6-9
year-old division and Alayna Corden of Monticello,
Ga., prevailed in the 10-12 age group.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. Results from the final
Southeast Division event in the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series contested at Rockingham Dragway.
Hometowns are North Carolina unless otherwise
indicated. Results include reaction time, target
time and finish line speed:
TOP DRAGSTER
Qualifying 1. Darian Boesch, Kenner, La., 6.109,
231.56 mph; 2. Joe Fisher, Brookville, Ohio,
6.109, 226.43 mph; 3. Patty Fisher, Brookville,
Ohio, 6.126, 228.23 mph; 4. Larry Roberts,
Laurens, S.C., 6.131, 225.26 mph; 5. Robert
Houston, Spruce Pine, 6.148, 223.06 mph; 6. Mario
Boesch, Kenner, La., 6.169, 231.60 mph; 7. Jeff
Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., 6.228, 215.34 mph; 8.
Casey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., 6.332, 220.01 mph.
Round 3 Rick Bell, Merrimack, N.H., bye; Casey
Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., .004, 6.742 on a 6.730,
202.79 mph, def. Nick Meloni, Hampton, N.H., foul
(-.001); Robert Houston, Newland, .021, 7.258 on a
7.250, 177.32 mph, def. Clint Riley, Greenville,
Fla., .023, 6.985 breakout on a 7.000, 181.25 mph;
Brian Khoury, North Salem, N.H., .016, 6.561 on a
6.580, 200.71 mph, def. Carmen Mollichella, West
Chester, Pa., foul (-.005).
Semifinals Bell, .015, 6.934 on a 6.910, 184.95
mph, def. Houston, .021, 7.266 on a 7.240, 179.52
mph; Spradlin, .000, 6.750 on a 6.740, 202.30 mph,
def. Khoury, .031, 6.571 on a 6.560, 199.97 mph.
FINAL Rick Bell, Merrimack, N.H., .045, 7.645 on
a 6.900, 121.99 mph, def. Casey Spradlin, Ranburne,
Ala., foul.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Qualifying 1. Sandy Wilkins, Mt. Ulla, 1969
Chevy Camaro, 6.451, 213.94 mph; 2. Jackie
Robison, Greer, S.C., 1966 Chevy II, 6.634, 208.78
mph; 3. Ronald Proctor, Harpers Ferry, West Va.,
2009 Ford Cobra, 6.644, 207.24 mph; 4. Chadrick
Morrison, Statesville, 1957 Chevy Bel Air, 6.555,
207.15 mph; 5. Darian Boesch, Kenner, La., 2018
Chevy Camaro, 6.680, 217.35 mph; 6. Jeff Brooks,
Fredericksburg, Va., 1951 Henry J, 6.719, 218.27
mph; 7. Bruce Duncan, Crawsfordville, Fla., 1995
Chevy Camaro, 6.737, 205.10 mph; 8. Nicholas
Meloni, Hampton, N.H., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 7.014,
197.08 mph.
Round 3 Jackie Robison, Greer, S.C., 1966 Chevy
II, .028, 6.666 on a 6.670, 207.05 mph, def. John
Taylor, Naples, Fla., 1999 Dodge Dakota, foul
(-.004); Sandy Wilkins, Mt. Ulla, 1969 Chevy
Camaro, .038, 6.714 on a 6.720, 202.88 mph, def.
Nicholas Meloni, Hampton, N.H., 1969 Chevy Camaro,
.040, 7.093 breakout on a 7.100, 195.11 mph;
Ronald Proctor, Harpers Ferry, West Va., 2009 Ford
Cobra, bye.
Semifinals Robison, .020, 6.680 on a 6.660,
207.59 mph, def. Proctor, foul; Wilkins, bye.
FINAL Sandy Wilkins, Mt. Ulla, 1969 Chevy Camaro,
.017, 6.727 on a 6.700, 203.92 mph, def. Jackie
Robison, Greer, S.C., 1966 Chevy II, .031, 6.680
on a 6.660, 207.56 mph.
COMPETITION
Qualifying 1. Lee Zane, Elmer, N.J., dragster,
7.956 on an 8.740; 2. Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla.,
7.197 on a 7.920; 3. Joel Warren, Clinton, 2008
Pontiac, 8.539 on a 9.220; 4. Van Puckett, Monroe,
Ga., 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, 7.889 on an 8.530;
5. Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, 2007 Pontiac, 8.415
on a 9.050; 6. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla.,
dragster, 8.357 on an 8.950; 7. Jenny Treadwell,
Mount Plymouth, Fla., dragster, 7.924 on an 8.500;
8. Mark Moreland, Edenton, 1998 Pontiac, 9.015 on
a 9.540.
Round 1 Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., 2005 Chevy
Cavalier, .033, 8.170 on an 8.530, 149.56 mph,
def. Kevin Houghtaling, Henrico, Va., 2002
Pontiac, .037, 8.392 on an 8.640, 139.63 mph;
Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, 2007 Pontiac, .081,
8.601 on a 9.050, 135.41 mph, def. John Frech,
Cortland, Ohio, dragster, foul (-.001); Joel
Warren, Clintoin, 2008 Pontiac, .077, 8.752 on a
9.220, 146.57 mph, def. Mark Moreland, Edenton,
1998 Pontiac, .141, 9.017 on a 9.540, 144.30 mph;
Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, .006,
8.963 on an 8.950, 114,76 mph, def. Jim Primozic,
Highland Heights, Ohio, dragster, .024, 9.685 on a
7.400, 109.29 mph; Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla.,
dragster, .123, 8.052 on a 7.920, 115.22 mph, def.
Jenny Treadwell, Mount Plymouth, Fla., dragster,
no time; Lee Zane, Elmer, N.J., dragster, bye.
Round 2 Kimbrough, .002, 8.719 on a 7.920, 97.08
mph, def. Daniels, foul (-.002); Warren, .409,
9.858 on a 9.220, 99.16 mph, def. Treadwell, foul;
Zane, .041, 8.270 on an 8.740, 145.81 mph, def.
Puckett, .113, 8.031 on an 8.530, 152.14 mph.
Semifinals Zane, .034, 8.134 on an 8.740, 148.77
mph, def. Warren, .071, 8.598 on a 9.220, 148.46
mph; Kimbrough, bye.
FINAL Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., dragster, .184,
9.377 on a 7.920, 86.06 mph, def. Lee Zane, Elmer,
N.J., foul (-.003).
SUPER STOCK
Qualifying 1. John Fogle, Norway, S.C., 2005
Chevy, 9.160 on a 10.400; 2. Marion Stephenson,
Williamsport, Ind., 2006 Chevy, 9.460 on a 10.650;
3. Keith Lynch, New Madison, Ohio, 2010 Dodge,
9.421 on a 10.550; 4. Thomas Cashwell, Raeford,
1970 Chevy Camaro, 9.892 on an 11.000; 5. Richard
Bierie, Acworth, Ga., 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, 8.128
on a 9.200; 6. Taylor Dunahoo, Roanoke, Va., 1993
Ford Mustang, 10.725 on an 11.750; 7. Ernie Neal,
Columbus, Ind., 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, 9.181 on
a 10.200; 8. Jim Schaechter, Cumming, Ga., 2003
Chevrolet, 9.196 on a 10.200.
Round 4 Tim Sloan, Broadway, 1998 Pontiac Grand
Am, .046, 9.543 on a 9.540, 136.58 mph, def. Tyler
Caheely, Rock Spring, Ga., 2000 Chevy, .001, 9.286
on a 9.230, 136.58 mph; Chet Fincke, Ashburn, Va.,
1996 Chevy, .016, 9.998 on a 9.980, 132.50 mph,
def. Robert Draughon, Cumberland, 1992 Chevy
Corvette, .018, 8.741 on an 8.690, 146.46 mph;
Sterling Simmons, Chesterfield, Va., 2005 Chevy
Cavalier, .028, 9.508 on a 9.490, 135.27 mph, def.
Gregory Foster, Suffolk, Va., 1987 Oldsmobile
Cutlass, .030, 10.201 on a 10.160, 128.68 mph;
Bryan Worner,Duncannon, Pa., 1990 Chevy, .010,
10.136 on a 10.150, 132.99 mph, def. Marion
Stephenson, Williamsport, Ind., 2006 Chevy Cobalt,
.058, 9.615 breakout on a 9.640, 133.80 mph; Joel
Warren, Clinton, 1998 Pontiac Formula Firebird,
.094, 9.867 on an 9.870, 124.44 mph, def. Hillary
Sloan, Broadway, 1971 Plymouth, .053, 10.101
breakout on a 10.120, 128.25 mph.
Round 5 Worner, .017, 10.383 on a 10.140, 103.40
mph, def. Simmons, .073, 16.358 on a 9.500, 73.09
mph; Sloan, .024, 9.535 on a 9.540, 140.14 mph,
def. Fincke, .015, 9.980 breakout on a 9.990,
130.61 mph; Warren, bye.
Semifinals Worner, .020, 10.161 on a 10.160,
127.04 mph, def. Warren, .041, 9.829 on a 9.820,
134.42 mph; Sloan, bye.
FINAL Bryan Worner, Duncannon, Pa., 1990 Chevy,
.022, 10.155 on a 10.150, 128.73 mph, def. Tim
Sloan, Broadway, 1998 Pontiac Grand Am, .104,
9.497 breakout on a 9.550, 139.78 mph.
STOCK
Qualifying 1. Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., 1969
Chevy Camaro, 9.230 on a 10.300; 2. Rich South,
Pataskala, Ohio, 1996 Chevy Corvette, 10.198 on an
11.250; 3. Jerry MacNeish, Eldersburg, Md., 1967
Chevy Camaro,, 10.311 on an 11.350; 4. Mike
Farrell, Menards, N.Y., 1971 Dodge Challenger,
10.670 on an 11.700; 5. Timothy Stickles, Dover,
N.H., 1980 Chevrolet, 11.834 on a 12.850; 6. Gary
Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, 1967 Chevy Camaro,
9.954 on a 10.950; 7. Reggie Winkles, St.
Augustine, Fla., 1984 Chevy Camaro, 11.555 on a
12.550; 8. Barry Parker, Southhampton, Mass., 1970
Chevy Camaro, 10.012 on an 11.000.
Round 4 Eddie Longhany, Godwin, 1969 Chevy
Camaro, .034, 10.347 on a 10.240, 116.89 mph, def.
Joe Collins, Castalia, 1969 Chevy Camaro, .137,
11.640 on an 11.620, 113.41 mph; Ken Friedman,
Independence, Ky., 1980 Chevy Malibu wagon, .001,
12.460 on a 12.460, 96.53 mph, def. Terry Taylor,
Lumberton, 1970 Chevy, .023, 11.116 on an 11.080,
106.68 mph; Gale Pinkston, Shelbyville, Tenn.,
1967 Chevy Camaro, .021, 11.140 on an 11.160,
117.05 mph, def. Raymond Skipper, Richmond, Va.,
1993 Chevy Camaro, foul; Gene Jordan, Reidsville,
1969 Chevy Camaro, .042, 10.258 on a 10.300,
128.30 mph, def. Peter Noriega, Miami, Fla., 1980
Chevy Malibu, foul; Garry Glazener, Jackson, S.C.,
1972 Ford Mustang, .021, 10.859 on a 10.850,
117.81 mph, def. Marion Stephenson, Williamsport,
Ind., 2015 Chevy Camarro, 1.948, 30.991 on a
10.830, no recorded speed; John Meinelt, Deland,
Fla., 1967 Chevy Camaro, .039, 11.572 on an
11.580, 111.69 mph, def. Jerry MacNeish,
Eldersburg, Md., 1967 Chevy Camaro, .119, 10.517
breakout on a 10.540, 125.26 mph; Allison Doll,
Douglas, Mass., 1999 Pontiac Firebird, bye.
Round 5 Doll, .021, 10.444 on a 10.450, 129.69
mph, def. Longhany, .037, 10.222 breakout on a
10.230, 127.87 mph; Friedman, .019, 12.415 on a
12.400, 101.69 mph, def. Jordan, .026, 10.208
breakout on a 10.240, 124.52 mph; Glazener, .074,
10.864 on a 10.820, 115.78 mph, def. Meinelt,
.053, 11.659 on an 11.560, 112.11 mph; Pinkston,
bye.
Semifinals Friedman, .024, 12.419 on a 12.390,
104.95 mph, def. Pinkston, foul (-.003); Doll,
.012, 10.483 on a 10.440, 124.32 mph, def.
Glazener, .071, 10.839 on a 10.810, 120.47 mph.
FINAL Allison Doll, Douglas, Mass., 1998 Pontiac
Firebird, .000, 10.458 on a 10.450, 124.42 mph,
def. Ken Friedman, Independence, Ky., 1980 Chevy
Malibu wagon, .057, 12.388 breakout on a 12.390,
103.41 mph.
SUPER COMP (8.90 target)
Round 4 Tony Helms, Ringgold, Ga., .040, 8.914,
169.87 mph, def. Frank Altilio, Apopka, Fla.,
.037, 8.925, 170.99 mph; Corey Manuel, Stokesdale,
.011, 8.901, 184.62 mph, def. Raymond Miller,
Spring City, Tenn., .005, 8.959, 161.57 mph; Rusty
Cook, Cynthiana, Ky., .008, 8.918, 162.18 mph,
def. Michelle Furr, Galax, Va., .014, 8.890
breakout, 170.26 mph.
Semifinals Manuel .004, 8.902, 182.62 mph, def.
Helms, .024, 8.886 breakout, 178.10 mph; Cook,
bye.
FINAL Corey Manuel, Stokesdale, .008, 8.927,
179.09 mph, def. Rusty Cook, Cynthiana, Ky., .015,
8.940, 168.03 mph.
SUPER GAS (9.90 target)
Round 4 Jeremy Mason, Richmond, Ky., 1966 Chevy,
.013, 9.915, 150.31 mph, def. Craig Porter, Silver
Spring, Md., 2004 Ford Mustang, .018, 9.936,
164.39 mph; Greg Slack, Albemarle, 1970 Ford
Maverick, .019, 9.995, 135.69 mph, def. Bruce
Johnson, Loris, S.C., 1999 Chevy Camaro, foul;
Raymond Miller, Spring City, Tenn., 1968 Chevy
Camaro, .012, 9.884, 171.95 mph, def. Rusty Cook,
Cynthiana, Ky., foul (-,004).
Semifinals Miller, .006, 9.914, 164.32 mph, def.
Slack, .017, 9.893 breakout, 147.79 mph; Mason,
bye.
FINAL Raymond Miller, Spring City, Tenn., 1968
Chevy Camaro, .006, 9.914, 164.31 mph, def. Jeremy
Mason, Richmond, Ky., 1966 Chevy, .012, 9.920,
154.74 mph.
SUPER STREET (10.90 target)
Round 3 Michael Harris, Norwood, 1980 Chevy
Camaro, .037, 10.941, 134.90 mph, def. Jonathan
Anderson, Williamson, Ga., 2005 Pontiac, .012,
10.986, 114.46 mph; Phillip Smida, Canfield, Ohio,
1988 Chevy Cavalier, .009, 10.937, 145.52 mph,
def. Ed Pauley, Shelby, 1968 Chevy Camaro, .018,
10.944, 132.13 mph; Ronald Strayhorn, Alpharetta,
Ga., 1974 Chevy Vega, .019, 10.932, 131.15 mph,
def. Brian Funderburk, Tallassee, Ala., 1975 Chevy
Vega, .206, 10.934, 136.77 mph; Kevin MacNicol,
North Port, Fla., 1969 Pontiac Firebird, .004,
10.914, 133.45 mph, def. Timothy Irwin, Portland,
Ind., 1970 Chevy Nova, foul.
Semifinals Smida, .018, 10.932, 138.00 mph, def.
Harris, .014, 10.939, 129.45 mph; Strayhorn, .019,
10.924, 133.62 mph, def. MaNicol, .015, 10.952,
128.32 mph.
FINAL Phillip Smida, Canfield, Ohio, 1988 Chevy
Cavalier, .029, 10.914, 147.94 mph, def. Ronald
Strayhorn, Alpharetta, Ga., 1974 Chevy Vega, .020,
10.898 breakout, 133.91 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER 13-UP AGE GROUP
Round 1 Madison Wilson, Laurens, S.C., .067,
7.977 on a 7.990, 81.94 mph, def. Alexis Whitaker,
Telford, Tenn., .042, 7.926 breakout on a 7.980,
80.67 mph; Monica Roberts, Detroit, Mich., .049,
7.982 on a 7.960, 78.14 mph, def. Ashlee Dunahoo,
Roanoke, Va., .132, 7.960 breakout on an 8.010,
81.98 mph; Madison Robertson, Ravenel, S.C., .043,
8.033 on a 7.990, 77.40 mph, def. Baylee Mize,
Harriman, Tenn., .131, 8.009 on an 7.970, 82.05
mph.
Semifinals Wilson, .009, 8.006 on a 7.990, 81.36
mph, def. Roberts, .022, 7.958 breakout on a
7.970, 79.26 mph; Robertson, bye.
FINAL Madison Wilson, Laurens, S.C., .056, 8.099
on a 7.990, 77.10 mph, def. Madison Robertson,
Ravenel, S.C., foul.
JR. DRAGSTER 10-12 AGE GROUP
Round 2 Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C.,
.081, 9.039 on an 8.930, 68.34 mph, def. Ava
Badgett, Mount Airy, .118, 8.898 breakout on an
8.900, 71.72 mph; Alayna Corden, Monticello, Ga.,
.080, 8.965 on an 8.900, 69.65 mph, def. Dylan
MacNicol, North Port, Fla., .108, 9.161 on an
8.970, 64.04 mph; Maddison Douglas, Wolfeboro, N.H.,
bye.
Semifinals Douglas, .012, 9.090 on a 9.050,
70.72 mph, def. Westmoreland, .068, 9.040 on an
8.980, 68.60 mph; Corden, bye.
FINAL Alayna Corden, Monticello, Ga., .109,
8.946 on an 8.900, 73.31 mplh, def. Maddison
Douglas, Wolfeboro, N.H., foul.
JR. DRAGSTER 6-9 AGE GROUP
Round 2 Ava Ward, Anderson, S.C., .056, 12.256
on an 11.950, 50.76 mph, def. Aaron Kennedy,
Braselton, Ga., foul; Beau Sims, Honea Path, S.C.,
.175, 12.525 on an 11.900, 40.41 mph, def. Brady
Walker, Loganville, Ga., .507, 12.725 on a 12.000,
47.98 mph; Brody Callahan, Fay, bye.
Semifinals Callahan, .067, 12.071 on an 11.960,
54.39 mph, def. Sims, .085, 12.186 on an 11.900,
52.47 mph; Ward, bye.
FINAL Brody Callahan, Fay, .104, 12.097 on a
12.050, 54.25 mph, def. Ava Ward, Anderson, S.C.,
.176, 12.189 on a 12.090, 51.30 mph. |
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