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2002 Holcomb 5.0 Civil War Racing Series

Monroe's Kirk Claims $7,500 Top Prize at Fast Fords in the Fall

ROCKINGHAM - Monroe's Steve Kirk Jr. survived a second round scare against Mike Hill of Washington, Ga., and went on to win the $7,500 top prize in the Flowmaster Super Street Shootout portion of Sunday's eighth annual Holcomb Motorsports "Fast Fords in the Fall" event at Rockingham Dragway.

Kirk, the No. 4 qualifier in a field of 28, beat Keith Szabo of Gainesville, Ga., in the final round. Kirk covered the eighth mile course in 4.791 seconds at 154.30 miles per hour. Szabo trailed at 4.860, 150.25 mph.

Other winners in the two-day event included Scott Turner of Concord in the S.C.C.A. Outlaw Pure Street class; Dan Jaynes of Charlotte in the Carolina Renegade class; Randy Haywood of Willow Springs in Wild Street; and Tim Hoddleston of Rock Hill, S.C., in Limited Street.

Perhaps the most impressive single run of the event, however, was that made by the diesel-powered Ford F-250 truck of Jess Spruill of Plymouth. In winning the Flowmaster Power Stroke class for diesel trucks, Spruill covered Rockingham's quarter mile course in 12.975 seconds at 105.92 mph.

Kirk, the only Super Street driver to break the 4.80 second barrier in eliminations, used quick time of the event (4.782 seconds) to win the closest race of the day. Hill had gotten off to a .023 of a second lead at the start before Kirk ran him down to win by that very same margin.

Low qualifier Terry Robbins of Henrietta was upset in the second round by Sambo Price of Mt. Holly, who used a .062 of a second starting line to offset Robbins' .036 of a second advantage in eighth-mile performance (4.963-4.996).

The No. 2 and No. 3 qualifiers also made early exits. Cameron Jurow of Charleston, S.C., was victimized in round two by Truman Wright of Atlanta and Atlanta's Rob Hale survived just one round longer before being sent home by Lawndale's Stacy McIntyre.

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ROCKINGHAM - Results of the eighth annual Holcomb Motorsports Fast Fords in the Fall drag racing event at Rockingham Dragway:

Flowmaster Super Street Shootout

Top Qualifiers - 1. Terry Robbins, Henrietta, 4.743 seconds, 152.85 miles per hour; 2. Cameron Jurow,Charleston, S.C., 4.766, 152.11 mph; 3. Rob Hale, Atlanta, Ga., 4.774, 152.92 mph; 4. Steve Kirk Jr., Monroe, Ga., 4.780, 155.11 mph; 5. Tim Lynch, Woodstock, Ga., 4.824, 152.28 mph; 6. Stacy McIntyre, Lawndale, 4.827, 152.64 mph; 7. Chad Warner, Covington, Ga., 4.829, 151.20 mph; 8. Craig Miller, Savannah, Ga., 4.835, 150.18 mph; 9. Clint Goethe, Smoaks, S.C., 4.843, 151.20 mph; 10. Keith Szabo, Gainesville, Ga., 4.844, 148.23 mph.

Second round - Stacy McIntyre, Lawndale, 5.836, 152.18 mph, def. Teddy Martin, Charleston, S.C., 5.007, 149.15 mph; Tim Lynch, Woodstock, Ga., 4.842, 151.60 mph, def. Lee Howie, Groveport, Ohio, foul; Sambo Price, Mt. Holly, 4.996, 146.48 mph, def. Terry Robbins, Henrietta, 4.963, 148.99 mph; Craig Miller, Savannah, Ga., 4.828, 149.70 mph, def. Clint Goethe, Smoaks, S.C., 5.555, 135.39 mph; Keith Szabo, Gainesville, Ga., 4.856, 149.27 mph, def. Tony Johnson, Conyers, Ga., 10.104, 45.45 mph; Rob Hale, Atlanta, Ga., bye; Steve Kirk Jr., Monroe, Ga., 4.782, 152.87 mph, def. Mike Hill, Washington, Ga., 4.828, 147.02 mph; Truman Wright, Atlanta, Ga., 5.030, 147.41 mph, def. Cameron Jurow, Charleston, S.C., 7.865, 57.15 mph.

Third round - McIntyre, 4.875, 150.05 mph, def. Hale, 9.263, 48.09 mph; Szabo, 4.835, 150.30 mph, def. Wright, 6.274, 83.35 mph; Kirk Jr., 5.553, 142.72 mph, def. Lynch, 7.070, 95.27 mph; Miller, 4.875, 152.87 mph, def. Price, 4.941, 147.18 mph.

Semifinals - Szabo, 4.876, 150.01 mph, def. McIntyre, 4.897, 149.68 mph; Kirk Jr., 4.794, 153.86 mph, def. Miller, 4.851, 152.35 mph.

FINAL - Kirk, 4.791, 154.30 mph, def. Szabo, 4.860, 150.25 mph.
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Southern Street Car Association Outlaw Pure Street

Top Qualifiers - 1. Darrin Hoyle, Hickory, 5.306, 135.31 mph; 2. Mark Swanson, Newton, 4.313, 133.56 mph; 3. Greg Bentley, Hudson, 5.317, 132.83 mph; 4. Scott Evert, Mikdland, 5.326, 132.52 mph; 5. Kyle Marcengill, Spartanburg, S.C., 5.351, 132.56 mph; 6. Jeff Starnes, Monroe, 5.387, 130.80 mph; 7. Russ Richardson, Zebulon, 5.390, 133.82 mph; 8. Scott Turner, Concord, 5.390, 133.82 mph; 9. J.J. Helms, Monroe, 5.411, 129.73 mph; 10. Samuel Vincent, Bremen, Ky., 5.433, 133.91 mph.

Second round - Jeff Starnes, Monroe, 5.428, 130.57 mph, def. Richard Parlter, York, S.C., 6.220, 128.10 mph; Scott Evert, Mikdland, 5.409, 132.83 mph, def. Tim Matherly, NA, 6.174, 111.00 mph; Samuel Vincent, Bremen, Ky., 5.571, 132.69 mph, def. Kyle Marcengill, Spartanburg, S.C., 10.931, 38.58 mph; Russ Richardson, Zebulon, 5.596, 130.76 mph, def. Darrin Hoyle, Hickory, 5.754, 131.77 mph; Scott Turner, Concord, 5.367, 134.12 mph, def. Greg Bentley, Hudson, 5.310, 133.20 mph; Mark Swanson, Newton, bye.

Third round - Swanson, 6.201, 127.81 mph, def. Vincent, foul; Turner, 5.370, 134.27 mph, def. Starnes, 5.765, 129.99 mph; Evert, 5.417, 132.65 mph, def. Richardson, 5.504, 131.75 mph.

Semifinals - Swanson, 5.335, 133.39 mph, def. Evert, broke; Turner, bye.

FINAL - Turner, 5.509, 132.65 mph, def. Swanson, 7.196, 87.26 mph.

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Other Results

CAROLINA RENEGADE - Dan Jaynes, Charlotte, 9.275, 147.05 mph, def. Phillip Clemmons, Mechanicsville, Va., 9.564, 135.80 mph. Semifinalist - Reggie Burnette Sr., Rougemount. No. 1 qualifier - Reggie Burnette Sr., Rougemont, 8.901, 151.90 mph.

WILD STREET - Randy Haywood, Willow Springs, 5.761, 138.54 mph, def. Todd Jackson, Kinston, 6.168, 120.09 mph. Semifinalists - Monty Payne, Thelma, Va., and Mario Victale, Glouester, Va. No. 1 qualifier - Randy Haywood, Willow Springs, 5.220, 142.07 mph.

LIMITED STREET - Tim Hoddleston, Rock Hill, S.C., 9.107, 148.01 mph, def. Billy Bell, Belheaven, 9.053, 150.40 mph. Semifinalists - James Black, Leesville, S.C., and Bryan Jones, Snow Hill. No. 1 qualifier - Tim Hoddleston, Rock Hill, S.C., 8.885, 150.45 mph.

E.F.I. REAL STREET - Chat Graham, Red Springs, 12.086 against an 11.680 target, 102.99 mph, def. Matt Wactor, Winston-Salem, 12.829 against a 12.260 target, 103.49 mph.

OPEN COMP - Michael Sanders, Lenoir, 11.818 against an 11.870 target, 114.26 mph, def. John Brady, McMinnville, Tenn., foul.

SANFORD FORD TROPHY STREET - Dale Scironke, Concord, 14.251 against a 14.170 target, 98.22 mph, def. Bryan Durant, Darlington, S.C., 13.642 against a 13.550 target, 100.38 mph.

SUPER PRO BRACKET - Robert Hindman, Knoxville, Tenn., 7.362 against a 7.320 target, 92.18 mph, def. Howard Brewer, Bennett, 6.791 breakout foul against a 6.800 target, 101.42 mph.

SPORTSMAN BRACKET - Howard Day, Ooltewah, Tenn., 7.402 against a 7.370 target, 89.51 mph, def. Jeffery Allen, Garland, 6.979 breakout foul against a 7.020 target, 95.21 mph.
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Additional Race Results from Sunday
Open Comp
Win- Robert Hindman
R-U- John Brady

EFI Real Street
Win- Ron Cates
R-U- Justin West

Foot Brake
Win- Mack Johnson
R- U- Howard Day

Pro Tree Door Slammers
Win- Howard Brewer
R- U- Shane Williams

Sanford Ford Trophy
Win Kevin Worley

Dynamic Transmission Carolina True Street
Saturday: Trey Hewlett, Estill SC
Sunday: Trey Hewlett, Estill SC
3 run average 9.55 2002

Open Comp Championship
Final Points Standings
Champion: Blaney Taylor, Jr.
Runner up: Michael Sanders
Third Place: Wayne Murphy
Fourth Place: John Brady

 
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