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significant part of drag racing history has taken place at Rockingham Dragway,
Steve Earwood’s venerable quarter-mile strip nestled in between the pine trees
near the North Carolina-South Carolina border. But while history and memories
are part of what makes Rockingham so special, the old guard better look out.
The young guns are coming.
Robert
Patrick was the low qualifier in San Antonio, can he bring forth the
same record-setting performances from pre-season testing in Valdosa?
Spencer
Massey, Steven Macklyn and Laurie Cannister each made strong statements at the
IHRA Knoll Gas Nitro Jam season opener in San
Antonio. And they have no plans to go away any time
soon. Massey defeated Terry McMillen in the Top Fuel final in San
Antonio a mere six days after securing his Top Fuel license in Houston. The 25-year-old Fort Worth, Texas
resident made his bones in the A-Fuel ranks, but drove through the Top Fuel
field en route to his first career professional IHRA victory.