Terry Rucker

Rucker enjoyed a slight head start over Roberts in the final, .036 to .049, but in a virtual replay of the semis, Roberts was dead-on. This time, his perfect 5.980 (5.98) pushed Rucker under 6.627 (6.63).

"He had me on the tree, but went out by one. I knew I had to get rid of one. I tapped the brakes twice and ran dead-on with a zero," reported Roberts.

"I had a rough start, but once I got adjusted, it was good," he said. "The track seemed to work great. The last four passes I was dead-on. It was a good day of racing. It was tough competition! There were a lot of tight passes.

BOJANGLE'S FRIDAY $5K

FINALS
WIN - Richard Alford .020 6.458 (6.42)
R/U - Kris Bunch .021 7.563 (7.49)

SEMIS
W - Kris Bunch .035 7.500 (7.48)
L - Steve Alford .002 6.689 (6.63)

W - Richard Alford .037 6.440 (6.42)
L - Eric Aman .055 5.967 (5.95)

"I'd like to thank the Good Lord for his blessings that allow us to compete in this beautiful sport, Ronnie Roberts Racing and my whole family, Larry, Danny, and Moon, Redline Speed Shop, and all the racers for being supportive and keeping this sport going. I'd also like to thank Phillips Auto Body for the helmet paint job award, and Michael and Anthony for all the time and effort they put into all the prizes."

$5K Finale

Racing into the night on Saturday, temperatures fell quickly. Excessively cold track temperatures and high humidity at half-track required the race to be stopped prematurely.

Six entries remained in competition, including Richard Alford still in with two entries, Mike Barber, Marty Flegal, Jr., Tyler Brayton, and Jesse Betterton. The total of the remaining purse was split, with each entry receiving $1,130. Drivers drew chips to determine who received the Big Check and the Iron Tree trophy -- won by Alford.

Coastal Beverage Cornhole Tournament

WIN - Jesse Betterton and Kevin Pollard
$500, custom FFF IV cornhole set by Eddie Longhany Cornhole Boards and Staging Light Graphics, plus Biondo Pocket Tree to Betterton for good sportsmanship