Brian Baker

Brian Baker of Ashboro, NC, drove his 1971 Mercury Comet to victory in two different classes Saturday, May 12, while Mark Soles of Riegelwood won the Quick Ford championship and Ramseur’s Tony McMasters the Tuff Truck title during Fun Ford Weekend, Presented by JE Pistons and RoushYates at Rockingham Dragway.

Baker used a .012 package (.003 reaction time coupled with a 7.009 on a 7.000 target) to force Howard Brewer into a final round breakout in the featured Pro Fast Ford class. He then doubled up by winning Combo Eliminator.

Mark Soles

Soles beat Willie Morgan of Eagle Springs in the Footbrake final and McMasters muscled his 1981 Ford F-150 truck past the 1994 Ford Lightning of Dennis R. Johnson of Conway, S.C., in the Tuff Truck finale.

Other race winners included Russell Pryor of Monroe in the DOT class, Tommy Hussey of Kinston in Open Comp and Gary Kinsey of Pelion, S.C., who won the overall True Street title with a three-run average 11.970 seconds.  Other True Street winners were Robert Swain of Fayetteville, Timmy Thornburg of Randleman, Rob Ranucci of Fort Mill, S.C., and Bitty Thornburg of Gibsonville.

Jeffrey Baird’s 1965 Ford Mustang GT was judged “Best in Show” during the all-Ford car show while Brandon Freeman’s 1968 Mustang won both “Best Engine” and “Best Paint” The all-Ford car show was judged by the River City Mustang Club or Danville, Virginia.