Competitors entered events in the following classes: Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, Hot Rod and Junior Dragster. Full results are available here: http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php?board=292.0; a recap is below:
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Top Dragster: Joe Gary from Greenwood, S.C., won when John Tolisano from Jupiter, Fla., red-lighted in the Top Dragster final. With no pressure, Gary ran a 5.324 elapsed time at 92.40 mph on a 4.48 dial-in with a .007 reaction time. Tolisano had a -.007 light and then had a 7.335 run at 55.82 mph on a 4.47 dial-in.
Top Sportsman: Clayton Roberts from Willow Springs, N.C., used a .003 reaction time to pull off the close win over Joseph Bagwell from Hendersonville, S.C., in the Top Sportsman final. Roberts had a 4.623-second run at 147.01 mph on a 4.61 dial-in. Bagwell matched his dial-in with a 4.859 elapsed time at 144.28 mph with a .014 reaction time.
Quick Rod: Ashley McDaniel from Forest City, N.C., worked her way through Quick Rod eliminations and won at the starting line in the final against Randal Langley from Naples, Fla. McDaniel paired a 5.752 elapsed time at 125.49 mph with a .010 reaction time. Langley was slower at the start with a .082 reaction time and ran a 5.667 elapsed time at 140.76 mph.
Super Rod: Todd Comer from New London, N.C., roared down the track on a 6.406-second run at 122.48 mph and .007 reaction time to take the Super Rod title. Mike Ruff from Orlando, Fla., had a 6.41-second run at 120.29 mph and a .023 reaction time.
Hot Rod: It was another win for drivers from the Tar Heel State in Hot Rod as Brian Crumpler from Elm City, N.C., posted a 6.986-second pass at 102.20 mph with a .018 reaction time. Casey Sims from Honea Path, S.C., had a slower reaction time at .053 to go with his run of 6.966 seconds and 104.94 mph.
Super Stock: Pete DAgnolo from Rochester, N.Y., improved one spot from the previous day to gain the Super Stock win over Corey Taylor from Lumberton, N.C. DAgnolo had a 6.141 elapsed time at 106.94 mph with a .015 reaction time on a 6.12 dial-in. Taylor completed a 6.254-second run at 107.91 mph with a 6.24 dial-in and a .056 reaction time.
Stock: In a battle of North Carolina drivers, Terry Taylor from Lumberton scored the win over Chip Johnson from Fayetteville in the Stock final. Taylor was solid with a 6.189 elapsed time at 105.14 mph and a .035 reaction time on a 6.16 dial-in. Johnson posted a 8.179-second run at 79.37 mph against a 8.14 dial-in and coupled with a .052 reaction time.
Junior Dragster: Brittany Dial from Maxton, N.C., was truly dialed-in with a 7.905-second pass against a 7.90 dial-in. She ran 82.93 mph after her .065 reaction time. Runner-up Gage Burch from Palmetto, Fla., red-lighted with a .018 reaction time and finished with a 8.004-second run at 80.62 mph against a 7.90 dial-in.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Top Dragster: Matthew McDaniel from Forest City, N.C., won on a holeshot to take the Top Dragster victory against John Labbouse from White House, Tenn. McDaniel had a .004 reaction time and ran a 4.603 elapsed time at 150.05 mph against a 4.59 dial-in. Labbouse matched his dial-in with a 4.567-second run at 150.20 mph, and matched it with a .017 reaction time.
Top Sportsman: For the second time in three days, Doug Gbur from Greer, S.C., was the Top Sportsman winner. Gbur had a 4.735-second run at 147.60 and a .009 reaction time against a 4.74 dial-in. Runner-up Mike Snow from Cowpens, S.C., finished in 4.893 seconds and 141.38 mph with a .012 reaction time against a 4.91 dial-in.
Quick Rod: Danny Waters Jr. from LaGrange, N.C., also won for the second time in three days in Quick Rod. He rolled down the track in 5.745 seconds at 144.69 mph with a .010 reaction time. Runner-up Tony Helms from Ringgold, Ga., finished in 5.720 seconds at 140.45 mph with a .041 reaction time.
Super Rod: Lee Ashe from Jonesville, S.C. ran unopposed in the Super Rod final. With no final-round opponent, he eased down the track in 13.311 seconds at 65.60 mph with a 1.562 reaction time.
Hot Rod: Chris Webb from Four Oaks, N.C., followed up a runner-up performance in Friday’s Palm Beach make-up race with a Hot Rod victory on Sunday. Webb finished with a 6.999 reaction time at 99.69 mph and had a .070 reaction time. David Owen from Callahan, Fla., was the runner-up after going 6.990 at 94.42 with a .007 reaction time.
Super Stock: Pete DAngolo from Rochester, N.Y., reached the final round for the third straight day and completed the Saturday-Sunday sweep in Super Stock. DAgnolo ran a 6.20 elapsed time at 104.80 mph with a .021 reaction time on a 6.14 dial-in. Runner-up Tim Sloan from Sanford, N.C., wasn’t as quick at the tree with a .106 reaction time. He had a 6.005 second-run at 113.49 mph on a 5.98 dial-in.
Stock: Merrill Schrimscher from Lake Mary, Fla., had a perfect light .000 and a near perfect run in the Stock final. He finished with a 6.993 elapsed time at 90.20 mph on a 6.98 dial-in. Al Brister of Beaufort, N.C., was runner-up for the second time in three days. He finished with a 6.825-second pass at 87.28 and a .069 reaction time on a 6.98 dial-in.
Junior Dragster: The long trip from Martin, Mich., was worth it for Samuel Peterson in the Junior Dragster final. He got the win light with an 8.127-second pass at 80.46 mph and a .030 reaction time on an 8.17 dial-in. Runner-up Jordan Baker of nearby Sumter, S.C., nearly matched a 7.98 dial-in with a 7.973-second pass at 82.90 mph. But, Baker was too quick at the tree and red-lighted with a -.335 reaction time.
