The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tackled the quarter mile strip at Silver Dollar Raceway over the weekend with hundreds of racers competing in head to head competition. Local Jeffrey Barker of Kathleen, Ga., highlighted the list of winners in the seventh race of seven events that are held in the Southeast Division, which completes the 2014 season for this division.

Barker picked up his twelfth divisional win of his career by powering his '06 Cobalt to a 6.746 second, 188.54 mph pass to defeat Jeff Southerland, Andover, Ill., in the Top Sportsman final. Barker continued his hot streak by winning his last four divisional races and securing the Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series division championship.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tackled the quarter mile strip at Silver Dollar Raceway over the weekend with hundreds of racers competing in head to head competition. Local Jeffrey Barker of Kathleen, Ga., highlighted the list of winners in the seventh race of seven events that are held in the Southeast Division, which completes the 2014 season for this division.

Barker picked up his twelfth divisional win of his career by powering his '06 Cobalt to a 6.746 second, 188.54 mph pass to defeat Jeff Southerland, Andover, Ill., in the Top Sportsman final. Barker continued his hot streak by winning his last four divisional races and securing the Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series division championship.

With a win in Super Gas, Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., picked up his tenth career divisional win and was able to grab the division title. He drove his '68 Camaro to the finish line at 9.901 seconds at 165.58 mph over Sergio Santovenia, Boca Raton, Fla., in the final. Jim Kimbrough, of Pace, Fla., won the Comp Eliminator final by less than a thousandth of a second to notch his fourth divisional win over Tony Mandella, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., hoisted the trophy in Super Stock when Ronnie Dutton, Southside, Ala., went red at the tree. Gregory Rowe from Bridgeton, N.C., was able to pick up his fourth divisional win of his career in seven final round appearances with his 12.650 second, 74.91 mph pass in Stock Eliminator.

Kevin Brannon, Boiling Springs, S.C., was victorious in Super Comp, Matt Weston, Wellford, S.C., grabbed his first win in Super Street, and Bill Earnest, Knoxville, Tenn., made it to his first final round in the Hickory Enclosed Trailers Top Dragster class to take the win.

Dean Mirra, of Wellington, Fla., used a great reaction time to win the 10.00 Index category, Corky Bumpus, Ocala, Fla., had a perfect reaction time to secure the win in the 11.00 Index, and Ryan Mangus, Rialto, Calif., got the win in the 12.00 Index.

In conjunction with the event, Tyler Caheely, Rock Springs, Ga., raced to the win in the inaugural NHRA Southeast Division Moser Sportsman Shootout. He drove his ’68 Camaro Super Stock entry to a final round lap of 6.509 seconds at 101.71 mph in the eighth-mile specialty event over Steve Furr.

 
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Silver Dollar Raceway:
 
 
COMP ELIMINATOR
Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., '10 Prostart, C/DA, 6.972, 192.14  def. Tony Mandella, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., '01 S-10, C/TA, 8.385, 157.71.
 
 
SUPER STOCK
Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.572, 109.19 def. Ronnie Dutton, Southside, Ala., '80 Monza, GT/MA, foul.
 
 
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Gregory Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '97 Firebird, D/SA, 12.650, 74.91 def. Merrill Schrimscher, Lake Mary, Fla., '85 Camaro, H/SA, foul.
 
 
SUPER COMP
Kevin Brannon, Boiling Springs, S.C., dragster, 8.922, 176.63 def. George Caheely, Lafayette, Ga., dragster, 8.930, 163.57.
 
 
SUPER GAS
Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., '68 Camaro, 9.901, 165.58 def. Sergio Santovenia, Boca Raton, Fla., '69 AMX, 9.890, 154.17.
 
 
SUPER STREET
Matt Weston, Wellford, S.C., '70 Camaro, 10.903, 144.81 def. Donald Webb, Four Oaks, N.C., '92 Firebird, 10.696, 122.49.
 
 
TOP SPORTSMAN
Jeffrey Barker, Kathleen, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.746, 188.54 def. Jeff Southerland, Andover, Ill., '98 Cutlass, 7.901, 170.97.
 
 
TOP DRAGSTER
Bill Earnest, Knoxville, Tenn., dragster, 7.484, 178.07 def. Casey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., dragster, 6.765, 202.45.
 
 
10.00 INDEX
Dean Mirra, Wellington, Fla., '70 Camaro, 9.965, 132.66 def. Chris Gueli, Ellenton, Fla., '75 Vega, 9.962, 128.29.
 
 
11.00 INDEX
Corky Bumpus, Ocala, Fla., '67 Barracuda, 10.981, 119.27 def. Joe Hutto, Jesup, Ga., '94 S-10, 10.972, 117.42.
 
 
12.00 INDEX
Ryan Mangus, Rialto, Calif., '67 Nova, 12.003, 99.96 def. John Norris, Royston, Ga., '86 Camaro, 11.983, 107.56.