Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Dedman Wins Super Pro Division At Prescott Raceway

There was plenty of action at the Prescott raceway Saturday, and when the smoke cleared Scotty Dedman had won the super pro division.

Dedman, from Hot Springs, made the run at 133 miles per hour. His dial in time was 5.02 seconds, while his ET was exactly the same, 5.02. Dedman's reaction time was 0.510 seconds.

Lonnie Cunningham of Greenbrier was the runner up with a run of 114 mph. His dial in time was 6.11, while his ET was 6.12. Cunningham's reaction time was 0.517.

The other runner up was Ed Hine of Jacksonville. His best run of the meet was 139 mph. Hine's dial in time was 4.97, with an ET of 4.99. His reaction time was 0.491.

In the no electronics class, Artie Green of Alexander captured the top spot.

Green ran 84 mph, with a dial in of 7.68 and ET of 7.73. His reaction time was 0.578.

Ervin "Snake" Blakely of Prescott was the runner up with a 90 mph run. His dial in was 7.54, while his ET was 7.55. Blakely's reaction time was 0.664.

Clayton Miller of Mabelvale was the semifinalist in the race. His run was 91 mph, with the dial in of 7.51 and ET of 7.49. Miller's reaction time was 0.651.

The street class was won by Magnolia's Waylon Chappel with a run of 65 mph. Chappel's dial in time was 14.04, while his ET was 14.08. His reaction time was 0.592.

Brandon Elton of Benton was the runner up with a run of 77 mph. His dial in was 13.38, while the ET was 13.39. Elton's reaction time was 0.648.

There were two semifinalists in the race, Carol Newton of Prescott and David Delille of Benton.

Newton's top speed was 85 mph. Her dial in was 11.82, and ET was 11.90. Her reaction time was 0.556.

Delille's top speed was 69 mph, while his dial in was 14.50 and ET was 11.90. His reaction time was 0.692.

Sheridan's Max Ozment won the junior dragster run at 70 mph. His dial in was 8.97 and ET was 9.06. His reaction time was 0.583.

The runner up in the race was Chris Jones of Nashville. Jones run was 62 mph, while his dial in and ET were both 10.28. His reaction time was 0.793.

In the races Saturday, Sept. 16, Ken Jordan of Bryant won the super pro division with a run of 134 mph.

Jordan's dial in was 5.17, while his ET was 5.17. He had a reaction time of 0.503.

Buster Smith of Star City was the runner up with a run of 50 mph. Smith's dial in was 5.01, while the ET was 8.39. His reaction time was 0.495.

Charlie Porter of Mineral Springs made the semifinals with a run of 117 mph. His dial in was 5.94, while the ET was 5.95. His reaction time was 0.518.

In the no electronics division, Greenbrier's Allan Holloway was the winner with a 117 mph run. His dial in was 5.94, while the ET was 5.93. His reaction time was 0.535.

Adam Reiter of Hot Springs was the runner up wit a run of 75 mph. His dial in was 8.94, while the ET was 8.92. His reaction time was 0.539.

Steve Smillie of Prescott was the runner up. His top speed was 98 mph, while his dial in was 7.16 and ET was 7.09. His reaction time was 0.375.

Royal's Kelly Mayo won the street division with a run of 84 mph. Mayo's dial in and ET were 11.92, while the reaction time was 0.506.

Zach Reynolds of Sheridan was the runner up with a 91 mph run. His dial in was 11.20 and ET was 11.19, with a reaction time of 0.573.

Arkadelphia's Cole Reeves was the semifinalist with a top speed of 65 mph.

Reeves' dial in was 15.84, while the ET was 15.86. His reaction time was 0.674.

Max Ozment of Sheridan won the junior dragster competition with a 71 mph run. His dial in was 8.89 and ET was 8.97, with a reaction time of 0.590.

Warren's Leslie Baggett was the runner up. Baggett's top speed was 55 mph, while the dial in was 11.59 and ET was 11.98, with a reaction time of 0.807.

In the quick 16, Sonny Reeves of Arkadelphia came in first with a speed of 02. His dial in was 6.78 and ET was 6.79, with a reaction time of 0.521.

Allan Holloway of Greenbrier was the runner up with a 117 mph run. His dial in was 5.89 and ET was 5.91, while the reaction time was 0.492.