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11-05-2011, 01:50 AM
GREENVILLE, MS – Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS earned the pole position for the $3,000-to-win 50-lap main event of the 5th Annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway. On Friday night, Stokes drove the TJC Mortgage/Maximum Signs and Graphics GRT to fast time honors and then won the first 12-lap Heat Race to take the inside front row starting spot for Saturday night’s main event.
Stokes out-qualified the 33-car field during time trials with a lap around the ¼-mile high-banked gumbo clay oval in 15.740 seconds to earn the pole position for the first 12-lap heat race. Stokes then won the first heat to take the pole for the big show. Stokes will be looking for his second series win this season at Greenville Speedway on Saturday night.
The most spectacular finish of the evening was at the checkered flag for the second 12-lap heat race. Bubba Harrison came from third on the last lap to take the win in the Harrison Racing GRT. Harrison went to the outside and drove around Chase Edge of Lafayette, Al and co-point leader Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC for a three-wide finish. Harrison starts the big show from the outside of the front row.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS won the third 12-lap heat race in the Palasini Farms Special and will start the Saturday night main event from the inside of the second row. Ashley Newman of Mercer, TN won the fourth 12-lap heat race in the 45 Race Shop GRT to earn the outside second row starting spot for the big show.
The top four finishers in the four heat races transferred into the top 16 starting spots for the main event on Saturday night. Joining Stokes as transferees out of the first heat race were Jake Knight of Georgetown, TN in the Got Dirt, Inc. Trak-Star, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA in the Hedman Husler, and John Polasini of Leland, MS in the Polasini Racing Special.
Second through fourth respectively in the second heat race behind Harrison were Breuer in the AES Racing Special, Edge in the Tower Maintenance/Edge’s Gas Company Special, and two-time Nesmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN in the Eads Farms/Dixon Plumbing Warrior.
Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS in the Montgomery Farms Special, Steve Cooke of Mt. Airy, NC in the AES Racing Special, and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star finished second through fourth respectively behind Palasini in the third heat race.
The fourth heat race saw Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS in the Custom Spraying GRT finish second, followed by Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS in third, and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS in the Billy Riels Racing GRT taking fourth behind race winner Newman.
Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races will have another opportunity to transfer to the main event on Saturday night in one of two 15-lap B-Main Races. The top three finishers in each B-Main will fill in the 17th through 22nd starting spots for the $3,000-to-win 50-lap main event.
On Saturday night, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series check in from 4 p.m. the 5:45 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 5:45 p.m. For more information about Greenville Speedway, visit the track web site at www.greenvillespeedway.net.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR ROUND 14 AT GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY IN GREENVILLE, MS ON 11/4/11:
QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.287 15.740 15.740
2 18 Chase Edge - R Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.941 15.772 15.772
3 V8 Duke Palasini Leland, MS Larry Shaw 16.222 15.775 15.775
4 73 Ashley Newman Mercer, TN GRT 15.912 15.822 15.822
5 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.325 15.852 15.852
6 B7 Danny Breuer Troutman, NC Barry Wright 16.145 15.938 15.938
7 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.073 16.750 16.073
8 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 16.111 16.272 16.111
9 17 Chad Washington Greenville, MS GRT 16.507 16.125 16.125
10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 16.760 16.188 16.188
11 21 Neil Baggett Shannon, MS Mastersbilt 16.345 16.203 16.203
12 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 16.320 16.606 16.320
13 93 Jake Knight - R Georgetown, MS Trak-Star 16.350 16.367 16.350
14 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS Trak-Star 16.383 16.499 16.383
15 J8 Bobby Jordan McCarley, MS Trak-Star 16.441 16.647 16.441
16 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 62.959 16.480 16.480
17 51 John Polasini Leland, MS Mastersbilt 17.060 16.511 16.511
18 56h Bubba Harrison Cleveland, MS GRT 16.514 16.600 16.514
19 88j Jason Michau Kilmichael, MS TNT 16.552 16.551 16.551
20 7p Peter Hazzard Greenville, MS Rocket 16.793 16.572 16.572
21 KD1 B.B. Dye Coffeyville, MS GRT 16.590 16.834 16.590
22 44 Peyton Wilkerson Greenville, MS Rocket 19.603 16.613 16.613
23 46 Kenny Carpenter Cleveland, MS GRT 17.009 16.633 16.633
24 B20 Boone Fullwood Shiloh, TN Mastersbilt 16.798 16.675 16.675
25 2T Tootie Arnold - R Bude, MS GRT 16.947 16.715 16.715
26 8kv Robert Smith Leland, MS Mastersbilt 17.283 17.000 17.000
27 13x Bobby Derryberry Monticello, AR Larry Shaw 17.018 19.082 17.018
28 8 Kenneth Jackson Beebe, AR Larry Shaw 17.653 17.135 17.135
29 31m Travis Mosley Bearden, AR Larry Shaw 26.593 17.207 17.207
30 26 Glenn Craft Greenville, MS GRT 17.481 17.321 17.321
31 G3 Bill Mobley Greenville, MS GRT 17.717 17.785 17.717
32 C55 David Carpenter Greenwood, MS Rocket 17.761 17.728 17.728
33 24 Mark Tice - R Avon, MS Trak-Star NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (12-Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Knight (R); 3. Turner; 4. Polasini; 5. Dye; 6. Mosley; 7. Washington; 8. Dye; 9. Tice (R).
2ND HEAT: 1. Harrison; 2. Breuer; 3. Edge (R); 4. Gentry; 5. Blount; 6. Craft; 7. Smith; 8. Wilkerson.
3RD HEAT: 1. Palasini; 2. Baggett; 3. Cooke; 4. Jordan; 5. Michau; 6. Derryberry; 7. Mobley; 8. K. Carpenter.
4TH HEAT: 1. Newman; 2. Barrett; 3. Minga; 4. Lee; 5. Fullwood; 6. D. Carpenter; 7. Hazzard; 8. Jackson.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
1 Johnny Stokes – 56h Bubba Harrison
ROW 2:
V8 Duke Palasini – 73 Ashley Newman
ROW 3:
93 Jake Knight – B7 Dan Breuer
ROW 4:
21 Neil Baggett – 110 Brent Barrett
ROW 5:
10 Matthew Turner – 18 Chase Edge (R)
ROW 6:
17c Steve Cooke – 19 Marcus Minga
ROW 7:
51 John Polasini – 56 David Earl Gentry
ROW 8:
J8 Bobby Jordan – 47 Shannon Lee
B-MAIN LINE-UPS (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
2T Tootie Arnold (R) – 88j Jason Michau
31m Travis Mosley – 13x Bobby Derryberry
17 Chad Washington – G3 Bill Mobley
KD1 B.B. Dye – 46 Kenny Carpenter
24 Mark Tice (R)
2ND B-MAIN:
121 Michael Blount – B20 Boone Fullwood
26 Glenn Craft – C55 David Carpenter
8kv Robert Smith – 7p Peter Hazzard
44 Peyton Wilkerson – 8 Kenneth Jackson
R – Denotes VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
Stokes out-qualified the 33-car field during time trials with a lap around the ¼-mile high-banked gumbo clay oval in 15.740 seconds to earn the pole position for the first 12-lap heat race. Stokes then won the first heat to take the pole for the big show. Stokes will be looking for his second series win this season at Greenville Speedway on Saturday night.
The most spectacular finish of the evening was at the checkered flag for the second 12-lap heat race. Bubba Harrison came from third on the last lap to take the win in the Harrison Racing GRT. Harrison went to the outside and drove around Chase Edge of Lafayette, Al and co-point leader Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC for a three-wide finish. Harrison starts the big show from the outside of the front row.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS won the third 12-lap heat race in the Palasini Farms Special and will start the Saturday night main event from the inside of the second row. Ashley Newman of Mercer, TN won the fourth 12-lap heat race in the 45 Race Shop GRT to earn the outside second row starting spot for the big show.
The top four finishers in the four heat races transferred into the top 16 starting spots for the main event on Saturday night. Joining Stokes as transferees out of the first heat race were Jake Knight of Georgetown, TN in the Got Dirt, Inc. Trak-Star, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA in the Hedman Husler, and John Polasini of Leland, MS in the Polasini Racing Special.
Second through fourth respectively in the second heat race behind Harrison were Breuer in the AES Racing Special, Edge in the Tower Maintenance/Edge’s Gas Company Special, and two-time Nesmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN in the Eads Farms/Dixon Plumbing Warrior.
Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS in the Montgomery Farms Special, Steve Cooke of Mt. Airy, NC in the AES Racing Special, and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star finished second through fourth respectively behind Palasini in the third heat race.
The fourth heat race saw Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS in the Custom Spraying GRT finish second, followed by Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS in third, and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS in the Billy Riels Racing GRT taking fourth behind race winner Newman.
Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races will have another opportunity to transfer to the main event on Saturday night in one of two 15-lap B-Main Races. The top three finishers in each B-Main will fill in the 17th through 22nd starting spots for the $3,000-to-win 50-lap main event.
On Saturday night, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series check in from 4 p.m. the 5:45 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 5:45 p.m. For more information about Greenville Speedway, visit the track web site at www.greenvillespeedway.net.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR ROUND 14 AT GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY IN GREENVILLE, MS ON 11/4/11:
QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.287 15.740 15.740
2 18 Chase Edge - R Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.941 15.772 15.772
3 V8 Duke Palasini Leland, MS Larry Shaw 16.222 15.775 15.775
4 73 Ashley Newman Mercer, TN GRT 15.912 15.822 15.822
5 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.325 15.852 15.852
6 B7 Danny Breuer Troutman, NC Barry Wright 16.145 15.938 15.938
7 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.073 16.750 16.073
8 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 16.111 16.272 16.111
9 17 Chad Washington Greenville, MS GRT 16.507 16.125 16.125
10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 16.760 16.188 16.188
11 21 Neil Baggett Shannon, MS Mastersbilt 16.345 16.203 16.203
12 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 16.320 16.606 16.320
13 93 Jake Knight - R Georgetown, MS Trak-Star 16.350 16.367 16.350
14 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS Trak-Star 16.383 16.499 16.383
15 J8 Bobby Jordan McCarley, MS Trak-Star 16.441 16.647 16.441
16 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 62.959 16.480 16.480
17 51 John Polasini Leland, MS Mastersbilt 17.060 16.511 16.511
18 56h Bubba Harrison Cleveland, MS GRT 16.514 16.600 16.514
19 88j Jason Michau Kilmichael, MS TNT 16.552 16.551 16.551
20 7p Peter Hazzard Greenville, MS Rocket 16.793 16.572 16.572
21 KD1 B.B. Dye Coffeyville, MS GRT 16.590 16.834 16.590
22 44 Peyton Wilkerson Greenville, MS Rocket 19.603 16.613 16.613
23 46 Kenny Carpenter Cleveland, MS GRT 17.009 16.633 16.633
24 B20 Boone Fullwood Shiloh, TN Mastersbilt 16.798 16.675 16.675
25 2T Tootie Arnold - R Bude, MS GRT 16.947 16.715 16.715
26 8kv Robert Smith Leland, MS Mastersbilt 17.283 17.000 17.000
27 13x Bobby Derryberry Monticello, AR Larry Shaw 17.018 19.082 17.018
28 8 Kenneth Jackson Beebe, AR Larry Shaw 17.653 17.135 17.135
29 31m Travis Mosley Bearden, AR Larry Shaw 26.593 17.207 17.207
30 26 Glenn Craft Greenville, MS GRT 17.481 17.321 17.321
31 G3 Bill Mobley Greenville, MS GRT 17.717 17.785 17.717
32 C55 David Carpenter Greenwood, MS Rocket 17.761 17.728 17.728
33 24 Mark Tice - R Avon, MS Trak-Star NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (12-Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Knight (R); 3. Turner; 4. Polasini; 5. Dye; 6. Mosley; 7. Washington; 8. Dye; 9. Tice (R).
2ND HEAT: 1. Harrison; 2. Breuer; 3. Edge (R); 4. Gentry; 5. Blount; 6. Craft; 7. Smith; 8. Wilkerson.
3RD HEAT: 1. Palasini; 2. Baggett; 3. Cooke; 4. Jordan; 5. Michau; 6. Derryberry; 7. Mobley; 8. K. Carpenter.
4TH HEAT: 1. Newman; 2. Barrett; 3. Minga; 4. Lee; 5. Fullwood; 6. D. Carpenter; 7. Hazzard; 8. Jackson.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
1 Johnny Stokes – 56h Bubba Harrison
ROW 2:
V8 Duke Palasini – 73 Ashley Newman
ROW 3:
93 Jake Knight – B7 Dan Breuer
ROW 4:
21 Neil Baggett – 110 Brent Barrett
ROW 5:
10 Matthew Turner – 18 Chase Edge (R)
ROW 6:
17c Steve Cooke – 19 Marcus Minga
ROW 7:
51 John Polasini – 56 David Earl Gentry
ROW 8:
J8 Bobby Jordan – 47 Shannon Lee
B-MAIN LINE-UPS (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
2T Tootie Arnold (R) – 88j Jason Michau
31m Travis Mosley – 13x Bobby Derryberry
17 Chad Washington – G3 Bill Mobley
KD1 B.B. Dye – 46 Kenny Carpenter
24 Mark Tice (R)
2ND B-MAIN:
121 Michael Blount – B20 Boone Fullwood
26 Glenn Craft – C55 David Carpenter
8kv Robert Smith – 7p Peter Hazzard
44 Peyton Wilkerson – 8 Kenneth Jackson
R – Denotes VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.