Repeat winners in SE Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals

Westmoreland is .001 of a second foul start shy of sweep

ROCKINGHAM – There was an air of familiarity last weekend at Rockingham Dragway where three of the winners from last year’s inaugural Southeastern Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals found their way back to the podium during this year’s renewal.

Fayetteville’s Noah Johnson, Dunn’s Dawson Wiggins and Alec Dukes of Orangeburg, S.C., all were repeat winners although Johnson and Dukes swapped roles this time around.

Rockingham Dragway photo Kaylee Miller

Rockingham Dragway photo
Kaylee Miller

Last year, it was Dukes who doubled-up.  This year it was Johnson who did so, sweeping the Half Scale Dragsters 7.90 Index class and Jr. Dragster 1 on Saturday.  Dukes rallied to win Sunday’s 7.90 title while Wiggins prevailed in Jr. Dragster 1.

 

Other winners included Kaden Harrill of Madisonville, Tenn., Logan Westmoreland of Greenwood, S.C., and Samantha Hollingsworth, also of Greenwood.

 

But for a heartbreaking .001 of a second foul start, Westmoreland might have swept the Jr. Dragster 2 races.  Instead, he split with Harrill.  Hollingsworth prevailed in the 330 class contested only on Saturday and sponsored by Roy Hill’s Jr. Drag Racing School and Fireade.

 

Although she didn’t win on either day, Kaylee Miller of Lancaster, S.C., came so close two times Saturday.  First, she lost the Jr. 1 final to Johnson when she ran under her target number by .004 of a second.  Then, she lost to Johnson a second time in the 7.90 semifinals where she came up .006 of a second short at the finish line.

 

The two-day event attracted Junior racers from seven different states including Samuel Peterson who got the long distance award after traveling from Richland, Mich., to compete.

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ROCKINGHAM – Results from the second annual Fireade Jr. Dragster Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway:

SATURDAY

Halfscale Dragsters 7.90 INDEX

Round 4 – Landon Palmer, Scottsville, Va., .033, 7.908, 82.64 mph, def. Ronnie Webb, Front Royal, Va., .040, 7.908, 81.65 mph; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .036, 7.884, 82.84 mph, def. Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .055, 7.874 breakout, 83.00 mph; Hunter Feltner, Hazard, Ky., .046, 7.968, 81.41 mph, def. Kallie Potter, Linwood, foul; Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .029, 7.937, 79.95 mph, def. Nick Reavis, Youngsville, .048, 7.937, 81.50 mph; Matthew Miller, Hazard, Ky., bye.

Round 5 – Feltner, .045, 7.897, 81.17 mph, def. Palmer, .071, 7.890 breakout, 82.97 mph; Miller, .038, 7.927, 80.00 mph, def. Wiggins, .057, 7.951, 82.85 mph; Johnson, bye.

Semifinals – Johnson, .031, 7.916, 80.03 mph, def. Miller, .034, 7.919, 81.30 mph; Feltner, bye.

FINAL – Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .034, 7.926, 80.62 mph, def. Hunter Feltner, Hazard, Ky., .042, 7.931, 81.40 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER 

Round 5 – Jacob Baker, Yorktown, Va., .024, 7.934 on a 7.910, 79.85 mph, def. Chase Wagner, Willow Springs, .072, 7.906 on a 7.900, 82.69 mph; Kaylee Miller #1, Lancaster, S.C., .041, 7.925 on a 7.900, 84.19 mph, def. Hannah Stewart, Hamlet, foul; Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .110, 7.897 on a 7.900, 82.18 mph, def. Blake Denton, Lillington, foul; Alex Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .056, 7.910 on a 7.900, 80.97 mph, def. Robby Pettinato, Fountain Inn, S.C., .022, 7.919 breakout on a 7.930, 80.97 mph; Kaylee Miller #2, Lancaster, S.C., bye.

Round 6 – Baker, .095, 7.883 on a 7.910, 81.67 mph, def. Miller #1, .042, 7.916 on a 7.920, 84.30 mph; Miller #2, bye; Johnson, .015, 7.918 on a 7.900, 79.46 mph, def. Dukes, .064, 7.901 on a 7.900, 81.34 mph.

Semifinals – Miller #2, .115, 7.935 on a 7.900, 84.00 mph, def. Baker, foul; Johnson, bye.

FINAL – Noah Johnson, Fayetteville, .028, 8.017 on a 7.900, 78.19 mph, def. Kaylee Miller, Lancaster, S.C., .188, 7.926 breakout on a 7.930, 84.32 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER TWO

Round 3 – Seth Goddard, Valley Lee, Md., .054, 8.898 on an 8.900, 74.48 mph, def. Tucker Brown, Blountville, Tenn., .199, 8.936 breakout on an 8.950, 73.24 mph; Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C., .042, 11.642 on an 11.590, 53.75 mph, def. Bryace Pittman, Selman, .323, 10.511 breakout on a 10.770, 58.63 mph; Seth Brooks, Surgoinsville, Tenn., .301, 8.917 on an 8.900, 72.26 mph, def. Hayden Dial, Lumberton, foul; Kaden Harrill, Madisonville, Tenn., .202, 9.171 on a 9.140, 68.93 mph, def. Kaylee Love, Youngsville, foul; Riley Hoover, Kinston, .108, 12.015 on an 11.890, 52.24 mph, def. Mackenzie Byrd, Walker, Va., .187, 9.008 on an 8.910, 73.19 mph; Saylar Bustle, Sherrills Ford, bye.

Round 4 – Harrill, .003, 9.202 on a 9.150, 68.70 mph, def. Goddard, foul; Westmoreland, .088, 11.693 on an 11.630, 53.38 mph, def. Brooks, .306, 8.920 on an 8.910, 72.00mph; Hoover, .023, 12.071 on an 11.960, 51.88 mph, def. Bustle, .173, 12.041 on a 9.900, 36.62 mph.

Semifinals – Westmoreland, .087, 11.723 on an 11.680, 51.60 mph, def. Hoover, .161, 12.009 on an 11.980, 52.78 mph; Harrill, bye.

FINAL – Kaden Harrill, Madisonville, Tenn., .058, 9.159 on a 9.130, 68.84 mph, def. Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C., foul (by. .001).

 

STAR TRACK 330 (presented by Roy Hills Jr. Drag Racing School and Fireade)

Round 2 – Samantha Hollingsworth, Greenwood, S.C., .057, 4.410, def. Harrison Cox, Conway, S.C., .063, 4.407; Jorden Baker, Sumter, S.C., .089, 4.369, def. Logan Brown, Bishopville, S.C., .227, 4.887; Paul Charette, Evens, Ga., .015, 4.422, def. Maria Kay Bowie, Statesville, no time.

Semifinals – Hollingsworth, .071, 4.321, def. Baker, .230, 4.362; Charette, bye.

FINAL – Samantha Hollingsworth, Greenwood, S.C., .039, 4.303, def. Paul Charette, Evens, Ga., .019, 4.324.

SUNDAY

7.90 INDEX

Round 3 – Nick Reavis, Youngsville, .019, 7.955, 82.10 mph, def. Blake Hickman, Lauringburg, .032, 7.897 breakout, 81.39 mph; Daniel Bruce, Covington, Ga., .024, 7.905, 78.72 mph, def. Noah Cornatzer, Mocksville, .064, 7.867 breakout, 82.38 mph; Jorden Baker, Sumter, S.C., .018, 7.904, 82.07 mph, def. Zach Pennington, Lexington, S.C., .045, 7.919, 80.63 mph; Matthew Miller, Hazard, Ky., .045, 7.883, 81.48 mph, def. Darlene Lundy, Lugoff, S.C., .030, 7.866 breakout, 81.09 mph; Tucker Creech, Clayton, .051, 7.936, 80.33 mph, def. Haley Lotts, Waynesboro, Va., .076, 7.915, 82.03 mph; Cameron Gibson, Chaptico, Md., .186, 7.916, 83.00 mph, def. Morgan Carroll, Olar, S.C., .155, 7.893 breaker, 80.80 mph; Samuel Peterson, Richland, Mich., .046, 7.900, 82.61 mph, def. Kaitlyn Miller, Hazard, Ky., .020, 7.929, 78.16 mph; Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., bye.

Round 4 – Dukes, .016, 7.923, 80.80 mph, def. Miller, .089, 7.894 breakout, 82.07 mph; Reavis, .020, 7.910, 80.78 mph, def. Creech, .047, 7.907, 82.21 mph; Baker, .044, 7.927, 82.10 mph, def. Gibson, .158, 7.860 breakout, 83.92 mph; Bruce, .035, 7.915, 79.54 mph, def. Peterson, .051, 7.867 breakout, 82.75 mph.

Semifinals – Bruce, .023, 8.023, 73.50 mph, def. Reavis, no time; Dukes, .019, 7.922, 82.60 mph, def. Baker, .047, 7.916. 83.00 mph.

FINAL – Alec Dukes, Orangeburg, S.C., .038, 7.898, 82.54 mph, def. Daniel Bruce, Covington, Ga., .023, 7.892 breakout, 79.35 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER

Round 5 – Blake Denton, Lillington, .085, 7.875 on a 7.900, 83.67 mph, def. Carson Brown, Blountville, Tenn., foul; Chase Wagner, Willow Springs, .012, 7.961 on a 7.910, 79.56 mph, def. Samantha Hollingsworth, Greenwood, S.C., .112, 7.910 on a 7.900, 83.44 mph; Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .094, 7.924 on a 7.900, 82.35 mph, def. Hunter Feltner, Hazard, Ky., .125, 7.854 breakout on a 7.900, 82.95 mph; Tucker Creech, Clayton, .031, 7.937 on a 7.900, 78.57 mph, def. Kaylee Miller, Lancaster, S.C., .145, 7.891 breakout on a 7.910, 84.97 mph; Gray Kimble, Concord, bye.

Round 6 – Wiggins, .058, 7.815 on a 7.900, 83.37 mph, def. Denton, .018, 7.801 breakout on a 7.900, 83.52 mph; Kimble, .001, 7.893 on a 7.900, 81.50 mph, def. Creech, .031, 7.885 breakout on a 7.900, 80.54 mph; Wagner, bye.

Semifinals – Kimble, .074, 7.884 on a 7.900, 81.75 mph, def. Wagner, foul; Wiggins, bye.

FINAL – Dawson Wiggins, Dunn, .015, 7.928 on a 7.900, 80.26 mph, def. Gray Kimble, Concord, .042, 7.959 on a 7.900, 81.35 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER TWO

Round 3 – Miranda Pankey, Albemarle, .164, 8.968 on an 8.890, 72.74 mph, def. Mackenzie Byrd, Walker, Va., .209, 8.965 breakout on an 8.980, 73.66 mph; Hayden Dial, Lumberton, .075, 8.969 on an 8.930, 72.13 mph, def. Hunter Jackson, Effington, S.C., foul; Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C., .085, 11.606 on an 11.580, 54.26 mph, def. Bryace Pittman, Selman, foul; Kaden Harrill, Madsonville, Tenn., .071, 9.163 on a 9.130, 68.93 mph, def. Tucker Brown, Blountville, Tenn., .161, 9.418 on an 8.900, 71.70 mph; Kaylee Love, Youngsville, bye.

Round 4 – Love, .021, 9.066 on a 9.020, 72.51 mph, def. Harrill, .081, 9.133 breakout on a 9.140, 69.79 mph; Westmoreland, .058, 11.658 on an 11.590, 54.44 mph, def. Pankey, .146, 8.951 on an 8.900, 73.67 mph; Dial, bye.

Semifinals – Love, .060, 9.067 on a 9.020, 72.46 mph, def. Dial, .229, 8.963 on an 8.940, 73.30 mph; Westmoreland, bye.

FINAL – Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C., .036, 11.664 on an 11.600, 54.22 mph, def. Kaylee Love, Youngsville, foul.

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