Men’s Cup: Lovingood repeats as Pro Open champion

Winn, Spurlock, Otts among other winners at Rock’s 190hookup.com Nationals

Bobby Lovingood of Leland was among a quartet of North Carolina winners, while Terry Winn of Jacksonville, Fla., earned a free pass to victory in Sunday’s Pro Mod class at the 41st annual 190hookup.com Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, part of the Man Cup Series motorcycle.

In the absence of defending champion Paul Gast, Wynn defeated Atlanta’s Tyrone Lemons in the Pro Mod semifinals before claiming the title when last-round opponent Gerald Smith was guilty of a final-round false start.

Lovingood defeated former ManCup champion Robert Giard of Gainsboro, Tennessee in the final to win the Pro Open for the second year in a row. He shared the winner’s circle with fellow Carolinas Doug Lohey of Farmville, Blair Fields of Denver and Russell Dennison Jr. of Youngsville.

Scott DeLong of Citro, Florida repeated in Super Comp, as did Barry Pryor of Chesapeake, Virginia in Street Fighter. Other winners included Distani Spurlock of Goldwine, Va., in the 4.60 class, and Chad Otts of Olive Branch, Miss., who won Pro Gas but failed to make the finals in any of the classes he competed in. for the championship – 4.60 and Super Comp.

Johnny Ard of Indianapolis and Casey Smith of Musella, Georgia were V-Twin winners, while Chris Sulkowski of Canfield, Ohio won Saturday’s Gamblers Race.

Results from the 41st Annual 190hookup.com Nationals at Rockingham Dragway, the penultimate event in the 2022 ManCup Motorcycle Series, presented by Vance and Hines. Hometown North Carolina unless otherwise noted. Results include reaction time, tracking time, target time (if applicable) and finish speed:

PRO MOD
Semi-final – Gerald Smith, Savannah, GA, .096, 5.201, 127.16 mph, West. Connell Smith, Lenox, Ga., .077, 5.771, 81.93 mph; Terry Winn, Jacksonville, Fla., .070, 4.364, 164.31 mph, West. Tyrone Lemons, Atlanta, GA, .057, 4.974, 146.67 mph.

THE FINAL – Terry Winn, Jacksonville, FL, .054, 5.829, 82.95 mph, win over Gerald Smith, Savannah, GA, foul.

PRO OPEN
Semi-final – Bobby Lovingood, Leland, .135, 5.381, 104.98 mph, def. Larry Hayes, Doton, Ala., .072, 7.050, 91.31 mph; Robert Giard, Gainsborough, Tennessee, Goodbye.

THE FINAL – Bobby Lovingood, Leland, .095, 4.970, 135.76 mph, def. Robert Giard, Gainsboro, TN, .109, 5.258, 140.33 mph.

4.60 INDEX
Semi-final – Distani Spurlock, Goldwyn, Va., .028, 4.635, 144.10 mph, def. Ronnie Procopio, Wake Forest, .019, 4.657, 156.61 mph; Deshaun Wheeler, Louisville, Ky. Goodbye.

THE FINAL – Distani Spurlock, Goldwyn, Va., .061, 4.623, 145.56 mph, def. Deshaun Wheeler, Louisville, Ky., .065, 4.642, 152.88 mph.

TOP GAS (8.20 target)
Semi-final – Josie Brooks, Arkona, Ontario, Canada, Goodbye; Chad Oats, Olive Branch, Miss., .022, 8.231, 155.99 mph, west. Carlo Testa, Akron, Ohio, 0.075, 8.334, 162.31 mph.

THE FINAL – Chad Otts, Olive Branch, Miss., .045, 8.207, 159.64 mph, def. Josie Brooks, Arkona, Ontario, Canada, .128, breaking foul 8.109, 165.15 mph.

SUPER ELIMINATOR
THE FINAL – Douglas Lohey, Farmville, .074, 10.192 at 9.460, 93.51 mph, def. Casey Smith, Mooselah, Ga., .216, 11.631 on 11.040, 117.22 mph.

SUPER COMP (8.90 target)
THE FINAL – Scott DeLong, Citra, FL, .039, 8.908, 145.38 mph, def. Russell Dennison Jr., Youngsville, .110, 8.838, 136.75 mph.

STREET FIGHTER (9.50 target)
THE FINAL – Barry Pryor, Chesapeake, Va., 0.037, 9.508, 133.38 mph, West. Marcus Quinn, .226, batted 9.293, 134.79 mph.

SATURDAY V-TWIN
THE FINAL – Casey Smith, Musello, Ga., .078, 15.625 on 10.670, 60.76 mph, def. Barry Pryor, Chesapeake, Va., foul.

V-TWIN SUNDAY
THE FINAL – Johnny Ard, Indianapolis, IN, .038, 14.692 on 14.640, 87.55 mph, def. Scott DeLong, Citra, Fla., 0.043, 12.680 on 12.600, 101.33 mph.

THE RACE OF GAMBLERS
THE FINAL — Chris Sulkowski, Canfield, Ohio, .005, 8.424 on 8.330, 149.98 mph, def. Michael McAllister, Jacksonville, .021, 10.730 at 10.590, 123.08 mph.

PRO ET
Semi-final – Blair Field, Denver, .029, 8.903 on 8.860, 147.60 mph, def. Dwayne Schmidt Jr., Citra, Fla., foul (-0.004); Carlo Testa, Akron, Ohio, 0.017, 8.819 on 8.250, 123.95 mph, def. Russell Dennison, Youngsville, .066, 12.196 on 8.720, 71.73 mph.

THE FINAL – Blair Field, Denver, .044, 8.899 on 8.880, 148.02 mph, def. Carla Testa, Akron, OH, foul (-0.004).

STREET ET
Semi-final – Wardell Pinkney, Sterling, Va., .086, 9.412 on 9.400, 137.39 mph, def. Wilbur Mummey, Saint Cloud, Fla., .138, 13.786 on 13.700, 95.64 mph; Russell Dennison Jr., Youngsville, .178, 8.706 on 8.720, 151.68 mph, def. Chuck Woollam, Reddick, Fla., foul.

THE FINAL – Russell Dennison Jr., Youngsville, .234, 10.417 on 8.680, 86.12 mph, def. Wardell Pinckney, Sterling, Va., fol.

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