RACE RESULTS

2005 FALL FAST FORDS AT ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY

SEPTEMBER 24, 2005

LEGGETT, HARRISON, SANDERS WIN IN HOLCOMB FAST FORDS

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Williamston’s Al Leggett drove his 2002 Ford Mustang past the 1992 Mustang of Sanford’s Derrick Sercy to win the Wild Fords title at the annual Holcomb Motorsports Fast Fords in the Fall event at Rockingham Dragway.

Leggett saved his best performance for the final round, using an eighth mile time of 5.628 seconds at 125.46 miles per hour to turn back Sercy, who trailed in 6.579 seconds at 116.82 mph.

Leggett earned his biggest win in the semifinals where he upset No. 1 qualifier Doug Bowles of Denton, 5.758 to 5.767 seconds after Bowles had pushed his 1988
Mustang to the quickest time of eliminations (5.086 seconds) in a first round victory.

Other winners were Amanda Harrison of Snow Hill, N.C., in the Quick Chick class; Gary Sanders of Eagle Springs, N.C., in the Pro Tree Doorslammers category; and Steve Harper, who drove his F-250 pickup truck to the Trophy/Street title.

FULL RESULTS

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Results from the Holcomb Fast Fords in the Fall drag racing event at Rockingham Dragway:

WILD FORDS

First round – Doug Bowles, Denton, N.C., 1988 Mustang, 5.082, 146.46 mph, def. Eric McMilion, Martinsville, Va., 1990 Mustang, broke; Derrick Sercy, Sanford, N.C., 1992 Mustang, 5.474, 130.68 mph, def. Robert Agee, Cascade, N.C., 1987 Thunderbird, foul; Kevin Stultz, Martinsville, Va., 1992 Mustang, 5.945, 116.91 mph, def. Brandon Cline, Hickory, N.C., 1981 Mustang, no time; Michael King, Fredericksburg, N.C., 1993 Mustang, 5.837, 129.28 mph, def. Chris Lazzaro, Raleigh, 1989 Ford, 9.177, 44.96 mph; Al Leggett, Williamston, N.C., 2002 Mustang, 5.703, 124.19 mph, def. Neil Sutton, Kinston, N.C., 6.105, 113.85 mph.
Second round – Sercy, 5.450, 132.02 mph, def. Stultz, 6.018, 106.79 mph; Leggett, 5.690, 124.16 mph, def. King, 6.062, 124.97 mph; Bowles, 9.238, 59.77 mph, bye.
Semifinals – Leggett, 5.758, 124.63 mph, def. Bowles, 5.767, 144.55 mph; Sercy, 6.025, 129.73 mph, bye.
FINAL – Al Leggett, Williamston, N.C., 2002 Mustang, 5.628, 125.46 mph, def. Derrick Sercy, Sanford, N.C., 1992 Mustang, 6.579, 116.82 mph.

QUICK CHICK

Semifinals – Lynda Brewer, Bennett, N.C., 1989 Mustang, 15.370 on a 15.390 dial-in, 91.59 mph, def. Alice St. Clair, Claremont, N.C., 2004 Ford Lightning truck, 12.880 breakout foul on a 13.020 dial-in, 105.52 mph; Amanda Harrison, Snow Hill, N.C., 1993 Mustang, 15.749 on an 11.120 dial-in, 60.80 mph, bye.
FINAL – Amanda Harrison, Snow Hill, N.C., 1993 Mustang, 11.192 on an 11.120 dial-in, 107.79 mph, def. Lynda Brewer, Bennett, N.C., 15.241 breakout foul on a 15.390 dial-in, 90.40 mph.

PRO TREE DOORSLAMMERS

Second round – Will McKay, NA, 7.709 on a 7.670 dial-in, 85.38 mph, def. James Caulder, St. Pauls, N.C., 1989 Mustang, 7.562 on a 7.520 dial-in, 90.37 mph; Gary Sanders, Eagle Springs, N.C., 1992 Mustang, 7.570 on a 7.650 dial-in, 92.44 mph, def. Steve Frazier, Ramseur, N.C., 1990 Mustang, 7.539 breakout foul on a 7.710, 94.16 mph; Dale Sanders, Eagle Springs, N.C., 8.615 on a 8.540 dial-in, 79.87 mph.
Semifinals – D. Sanders, 8.609 on an 8.580 dial-in, 79.89 mph, def. McKay, 7.673 on a 7.670 dial-in, 91.96 mph; G. Sanders, 7.552 on a 7.650 dial-in, 91.45 mph, bye.
FINAL – Gary Sanders, Eagle Springs, N.C., 1992 Mustang, 7.561 on a 7.550 dial-in, 90.59 mph, def. Dale Sanders, Eagle Springs, N.C., 1991 Mustang, 8.542 breakout foul on an 8.580 dial-in, 80.70 mph.

TROPHY STREET

Fourth round – Joseph Howard, Trenton, N.C., 1984 Mustang, 13.362 on a 13.250 dial-in, 96.80 mph, def. Billy Shepard, Efland, N.C., 1972 Maverick, 14.008 on a 13.990 dial-in, 96.79 mph; Ron Williams, Eagle Springs, N.C., NA, 14.563 on a 14.580 dial-in, 88.93 mph, def. Chad Green, Bennett, N.C., 1991 Mustang, 11.990 breakout foul on a 12.030 dial-in, 109.72 mph; Steve Harper, NA, 2004 Ford F-250 truck, 14.373 on a 14.350 dial-in, 88.30 mph, bye.
Semifinals – Harper, 15.364 on a 14.350 dial-in, 67.84 mph, def. Howard, 13.287 on a 13.250 dial-in, 102.57 mph; Shepard, 14.062 on a 14.000 dial-in, 89.45 mph.
FINAL – Steve Harper, NA, Ford F-250 pickup, 14.306 on a 14.350 dial-in, 93.22 mph, def. Billy Shepard, Efland, N.C., 1972 Ford Maverick, 13.943 on a 14.000 dial-in, 97.22 mph.

Carolina True Street

Overall Winner: Chad Ingle, Waxhaw N.C.
Runner Up: Robert Ranucci, Fox Hill S.C.
12 Sec Winner: Tony Bullard, Pembroke NC
13 Sec Winner: David Crawford, Wilmington NC