SUNDAY SUMMARY

Tim Thomas

After getting a free pass to the final when Trenton’s Brian Higgins was guilty of a foul start, Thomas threw a .013 package at Lowe in the big money round including a .005 reaction time. It proved decisive and left Thomas as the lone survivor among the 338 who started the first round.

Jimmy Broadway of Vanceboro ended Hastings’ final bid for a $20,000 payday when he took the Ohio runner out in the quarter finals. Unfortunately, he couldn’t capitalize on the momentum and lost to Lowe a round later by the narrowest of margins -- .001 of a second.

Round 6 – “Nasty Nick” Hastings, Shelby, Ohio, 1981 Pontiac T1000, .032, 6.222 on a 6.230, 109.53 mph, def. Kevin Prevette, Appling, Ga., .036, 5.773 breakout on a 5.790, 119.07 mph; Jimmy Broadway, Vanceboro, 1966 Chevy II, .006, 6.106 on a 6.090, 112.28 mph, def. Kevin Mills, Trenton, 1968 Chevy, .006, 6.008 breakout on a 6.010, 112.84 mph; Brian Higgins, Trenton, 1966 Chevy Nova, .007, 5.679 on a 5.670, 120.90 mph, def. David Spaugh, Lexington, Chevy S-10 truck, .021, 5.589 breakout on a 5.590, 120.56 mph; Eric Aman, Clinton, .001, 5.463 on a 5.460, 126.53 mph, def. Nick Hastings #2, .002, 6.224 breakout on a 6.230, 106.04 mph; Tim Thomas, Lumberton, .009, 4.738 on a 4.730, 144.63 mph, def. Jimmie Gullin, Matthews, .019, 4.872 on a 4.870, 139.00 mph; David Lowe, Rowland, .012, 4.723 on a 4.720, 145.72 mph, def. Noah Strickland, Concord, foul (-.009); Tommy Strickland, Raeford, .004, 4.565 on a 4.540, 149.38 mph, def. Wesley Roberts, Benson, .037, 4.626 on a 4.610, 148.48 mph; Chaz Silance, Jacksonville, bye.

Round 7 – Higgins, .017, 5.692 on a 5.670, 121.00 mph, def. Silance, .010, 4.609 on a 4.580, 144.41 mph; Broadway, .021, 6.103 on a 6.100, 111.98 mph, def. Hastings, .038, 6.202 breakout on a 6.230, 108.89 mph; Thomas, .005, 4.735 on a 4.730, 140.11 mph, def. Aman, .003, 5.473 on a 5.450, 126.93 mph; Lowe, .009, 4.724 on a 4.720, 145.36 mph, def. Strickland, .012, 4.561 on a 4.540, 148.27 mph.

Semifinals – Thomas, .016, 5.026 on a 4.720, 107.27 mph, def. Higgins, foul (.013); Lowe, .014, 4.739 on a 4.720, 141.64 mph, def. Broadway, .018, 6.106 on a 6.090, 112.08 mph.

FINAL – Tim Thomas, Lumberton, .005, 4.738 on a 4.730, 145.33 mph, def. David Lowe, Rowland, .022, 4.721 on a 4.720, 145.19 mph.