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10-05-2013, 04:47 AM
GREENVILLE, MS – William Thomas of Phenix City, AL drove the Alexander’s Industrial Service GRT to Fast Time honors and a win in the first of four 12-lap Heat Races on Friday night to earn the pole position for the 50-lap $5,000-to-win 7th Annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway on Saturday night for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
Thomas out-timed the 36-car field in Qualifying with a lap around the ¼-mile black gumbo clay oval in 15.952 seconds to earn the pole position for the first Heat Race that he went on to win. The top four finishers in each of the four heat races transferred into the Gumbo Nationals main event to make up the “Sweet 16.”
Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS won the second 12-lap Heat Race to earn the outside front row starting spot in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT. Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL will start the Gumbo Nationals from the inside second row starting spot after winning the third Heat Race in the Yellow Hammer Construction Special.
Tait Davenport of Benton, KY drove the Murtco, Inc. Special to victory in the fourth Heat Race on Friday night to claim the outside second row starting spot in the Gumbo Nationals main event on Saturday night.
Transferring with Thomas into the big show from the first Heat Race were Neil Baggett of Columbus, MS in the Montgomery Farms GRT, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special, and 2011 Gumbo Nationals Champion Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN in the Greg’s Sawmill Special.
If Johnson finishes the Gumbo Nationals with a 100 point lead or better, the National Dirt Hall of Fame Inductee will clinch the $20,000 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Championship.
Moving into the Gumbo Nationals starting field with Stokes in the second Heat Race were Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA in the Sparks Motorsports Special, Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star, and Tyler Erb of Magnolia, TX in the First Class Septic Rocket.
Finishing second through fourth respectively in the third Heat Race behind Adkins and transferring into the Gumbo Nationals were Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special, Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS in the MP Trucking Trak-Star, and Mike Boland of Cuba, AL in the Boland Performance Trak-Star.
Joining Davenport in the Gumbo Nationals starting field out of the fourth Heat Race were defending Gumbo Nationals Champion Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development GRT, Jake Knight of Georgetown, MS in the Got Dirt, Inc. Trak-Star, and David Carpenter of Greenwood, MS in the C&C Auto Service Special.
Drivers that finished fifth through ninth in the four Heat Races will have one more opportunity to make the 24-car starting field for the Gumbo Nationals by finishing in one of the top three finishing spots in one of two ten-lap B-Main races that will be held on Saturday night. The top three finishers in each B-Main will fill in starting positions 17 through 22 for the Gumbo Nationals.
There are still four drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings that are still on the outside looking in of the 24-car Gumbo Nationals starting field. The second-place points driver and Rookie of the Year point leader Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL starts on the pole for the first B-Main race driving the Brandon Ford Warrior.
Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings and will start the High Roller Race Cars Special alongside Bronson in the first B-Main on the outside of the front row. Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is eighth in the standings and will start on the inside of the second row in the second B-Main in the Custom Spraying, Inc. GRT.
Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings and will start on the pole for the second B-Main race in the Lamar Auto Salvage GRT. The 23rd and 24th starting spots for the Gumbo Nationals are NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Provisional starting spots reserved for Bronson, McRee, Barrett or Blount should they fail to transfer out of the B-Main, with preference according to their ranking in the point standings.
Should three or all four of the provisional-eligible drivers in the B-Mains race their way into the Gumbo Nationals, the 23rd and 24th starting spots will have the fourth-place in the B-Main races come into play.
If three of the four provisional-eligible drivers race their way into the Gumbo Nationals, the driver that doesn’t race his way in would get the 23rd Provisional starting spot, and the fourth-place drive in the first B-Main race would transfer into the 24th starting spot for the Gumbo Nationals. If all four race their way in, the fourth place drivers in both B-Mains would start the Gumbo Nationals in the 23rd and 24th starting spots.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series all-new 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 20 AT GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY IN GREENVILLE, MS ON 10/4/13:
QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 A19 William Thomas Phenix City, AL GRT 15.963 15.952 15.952
2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.412 16.182 16.182
3 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 16.269 16.183 16.183
4 93 Jake Knight Georgetown, MS Trak-Star 16.315 16.345 16.315
5 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 16.434 16.429 16.429
6 J8 Bobby Jordan McCarley, MS Trak-Star 16.551 16.449 16.449
7 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC 16.472 16.539 16.472
8 4j Josh Banes Learned, MS Mastersbilt 17.185 16.529 16.529
9 73 Ashley Newman Ripley, TN Pierce 16.941 16.581 16.581
10 110 Brent Barrett - R Cleveland, MS GRT 17.297 16.591 16.591
11 8 Mike Palasini Jr. Leland, MS Trak-Star 16.669 16.596 16.596
12 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn 16.615 16.617 16.615
13 1m Neil Baggett Columbus, MS GRT 16.706 16.707 16.706
14 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 16.713 17.385 16.713
15 19m Josh Adkins - R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 17.289 16.716 16.716
16 1s Jeremy Shaw - R Millport, AL GRT 16.896 16.786 16.786
17 40b Kyle Bronson - R Brandon, FL Warrior 16.937 17.023 16.937
18 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX Rocket 17.337 16.958 16.958
19 1c Jason Botsford Pearcy, AR GRT 17.125 17.010 17.010
20 D6 Lew Lyles West Monroe, LA GRT 17.015 17.252 17.015
21 21m Drew McMahon Avon, MS Larry Shaw 17.161 17.091 17.091
22 521 Mickey Trosclair Lulling, LA HRRC 17.458 17.281 17.281
23 47 Chandler Petty Austin, AR Rocket 17.294 17.521 17.294
24 21 Ryan Colby Greenville, MS GRT 17.326 17.354 17.326
25 70 Dewayne Estes Greenville, MS Trak-Star 17.327 17.657 17.327
26 84 Randall Beckwith Kilmichael, MS Rocket 17.529 NT 17.529
27 20 Tyler Arnold Greenville, MS GRT 17.956 17.587 17.587
28 C55 David Carpenter Greenwood, MS Barry Wright 17.829 17.676 17.676
29 7p Peter Hazzard Greenville, MS Mastersbilt 17.727 18.122 17.727
30 12 Cale Ainsworth Greenwood, MS Trak-Star 17.949 18.081 17.949
31 50 Joey Credidio Paulina, LA Mastersbilt 18.180 17.956 17.956
32 56 Jonathan Rowan Jackson, TN Rocket 17.984 18.021 17.984
33 3 Anthony Andrews Itta Bena, MS Warrior 18.702 18.963 18.702
34 88 Howard Irby Jr. McGehee, AR GRT 19.274 19.495 19.274
35 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Barry Wright NT NT DQ-LT
36 26 Glenn Craft Greenville, MS GRT NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Thomas; 2. Baggett; 3. Johnson; 4. Newman; 5. Bronson (R); 6. Estes; 7. Hazzard; 8. McMahon; 9. Andrews.
2ND HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Trosclair; 3. Jordan; 4. Erb; 5. Blount; 6. Barrett (R); 7. Beckwith; 8. Irby; 9. Ainsworth.
3RD HEAT: 1. Adkins (R); 2. Washington; 3. Palasini; 4. Boland; 5. McRee; 6. Credidio; 7. Arnold; 8. Petty; 9. Botsford.
4TH HEAT: 1. Davenport; 2. Shaw (R); 3. Knight; 4. Carpenter; 5. Lyles; 6. Rowan; 7. Colby; 8. Banes; 9. Craft DNS.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE UP:
ROW 1:
A19 William Thomas – 1 Johnny Stokes
ROW 2:
19m Josh Adkins (R) – 18d Tait Davenport
ROW 3:
1m Neil Baggett – 521 Mickey Trosclair
ROW 4:
38 Chase Washington – 1s Jeremy Shaw (R)
ROW 5:
5 Ronnie Johnson – J8 Bobby Jordan
ROW 6:
8 Mike Palasini Jr. – 93 Jake Knight
ROW 7:
73 Ashley Newman – 91 Tyler Erb
ROW 8:
222 Mike Boland – C55 David Carpenter
B-MAIN LINE UPS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
40b Kyle Bronson – 25 Justin McRee
70 Dewayne Estes – 50 Joey Credidio
7p Peter Hazzard – 20 Tyler Arnold
21m Drew McMahon – 47 Chandler Petty
3 Anthony Andrews – 1c Jason Botsford
2ND B-MAIN:
121 Michael Blount – D6 Lew Lyles
110 Brent Barrett – 56 Jonathan Rowan
84 Randall Beckwith – 21 Ryan Colby
88 Howard Irby Jr. – 4j Josh Banes
12 Cale Ainsworth – 26 Glenn Craft
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate
Thomas out-timed the 36-car field in Qualifying with a lap around the ¼-mile black gumbo clay oval in 15.952 seconds to earn the pole position for the first Heat Race that he went on to win. The top four finishers in each of the four heat races transferred into the Gumbo Nationals main event to make up the “Sweet 16.”
Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS won the second 12-lap Heat Race to earn the outside front row starting spot in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT. Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL will start the Gumbo Nationals from the inside second row starting spot after winning the third Heat Race in the Yellow Hammer Construction Special.
Tait Davenport of Benton, KY drove the Murtco, Inc. Special to victory in the fourth Heat Race on Friday night to claim the outside second row starting spot in the Gumbo Nationals main event on Saturday night.
Transferring with Thomas into the big show from the first Heat Race were Neil Baggett of Columbus, MS in the Montgomery Farms GRT, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special, and 2011 Gumbo Nationals Champion Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN in the Greg’s Sawmill Special.
If Johnson finishes the Gumbo Nationals with a 100 point lead or better, the National Dirt Hall of Fame Inductee will clinch the $20,000 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Championship.
Moving into the Gumbo Nationals starting field with Stokes in the second Heat Race were Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA in the Sparks Motorsports Special, Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star, and Tyler Erb of Magnolia, TX in the First Class Septic Rocket.
Finishing second through fourth respectively in the third Heat Race behind Adkins and transferring into the Gumbo Nationals were Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special, Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS in the MP Trucking Trak-Star, and Mike Boland of Cuba, AL in the Boland Performance Trak-Star.
Joining Davenport in the Gumbo Nationals starting field out of the fourth Heat Race were defending Gumbo Nationals Champion Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development GRT, Jake Knight of Georgetown, MS in the Got Dirt, Inc. Trak-Star, and David Carpenter of Greenwood, MS in the C&C Auto Service Special.
Drivers that finished fifth through ninth in the four Heat Races will have one more opportunity to make the 24-car starting field for the Gumbo Nationals by finishing in one of the top three finishing spots in one of two ten-lap B-Main races that will be held on Saturday night. The top three finishers in each B-Main will fill in starting positions 17 through 22 for the Gumbo Nationals.
There are still four drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings that are still on the outside looking in of the 24-car Gumbo Nationals starting field. The second-place points driver and Rookie of the Year point leader Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL starts on the pole for the first B-Main race driving the Brandon Ford Warrior.
Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings and will start the High Roller Race Cars Special alongside Bronson in the first B-Main on the outside of the front row. Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is eighth in the standings and will start on the inside of the second row in the second B-Main in the Custom Spraying, Inc. GRT.
Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings and will start on the pole for the second B-Main race in the Lamar Auto Salvage GRT. The 23rd and 24th starting spots for the Gumbo Nationals are NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Provisional starting spots reserved for Bronson, McRee, Barrett or Blount should they fail to transfer out of the B-Main, with preference according to their ranking in the point standings.
Should three or all four of the provisional-eligible drivers in the B-Mains race their way into the Gumbo Nationals, the 23rd and 24th starting spots will have the fourth-place in the B-Main races come into play.
If three of the four provisional-eligible drivers race their way into the Gumbo Nationals, the driver that doesn’t race his way in would get the 23rd Provisional starting spot, and the fourth-place drive in the first B-Main race would transfer into the 24th starting spot for the Gumbo Nationals. If all four race their way in, the fourth place drivers in both B-Mains would start the Gumbo Nationals in the 23rd and 24th starting spots.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series all-new 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 20 AT GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY IN GREENVILLE, MS ON 10/4/13:
QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 A19 William Thomas Phenix City, AL GRT 15.963 15.952 15.952
2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.412 16.182 16.182
3 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 16.269 16.183 16.183
4 93 Jake Knight Georgetown, MS Trak-Star 16.315 16.345 16.315
5 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 16.434 16.429 16.429
6 J8 Bobby Jordan McCarley, MS Trak-Star 16.551 16.449 16.449
7 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC 16.472 16.539 16.472
8 4j Josh Banes Learned, MS Mastersbilt 17.185 16.529 16.529
9 73 Ashley Newman Ripley, TN Pierce 16.941 16.581 16.581
10 110 Brent Barrett - R Cleveland, MS GRT 17.297 16.591 16.591
11 8 Mike Palasini Jr. Leland, MS Trak-Star 16.669 16.596 16.596
12 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn 16.615 16.617 16.615
13 1m Neil Baggett Columbus, MS GRT 16.706 16.707 16.706
14 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 16.713 17.385 16.713
15 19m Josh Adkins - R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 17.289 16.716 16.716
16 1s Jeremy Shaw - R Millport, AL GRT 16.896 16.786 16.786
17 40b Kyle Bronson - R Brandon, FL Warrior 16.937 17.023 16.937
18 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX Rocket 17.337 16.958 16.958
19 1c Jason Botsford Pearcy, AR GRT 17.125 17.010 17.010
20 D6 Lew Lyles West Monroe, LA GRT 17.015 17.252 17.015
21 21m Drew McMahon Avon, MS Larry Shaw 17.161 17.091 17.091
22 521 Mickey Trosclair Lulling, LA HRRC 17.458 17.281 17.281
23 47 Chandler Petty Austin, AR Rocket 17.294 17.521 17.294
24 21 Ryan Colby Greenville, MS GRT 17.326 17.354 17.326
25 70 Dewayne Estes Greenville, MS Trak-Star 17.327 17.657 17.327
26 84 Randall Beckwith Kilmichael, MS Rocket 17.529 NT 17.529
27 20 Tyler Arnold Greenville, MS GRT 17.956 17.587 17.587
28 C55 David Carpenter Greenwood, MS Barry Wright 17.829 17.676 17.676
29 7p Peter Hazzard Greenville, MS Mastersbilt 17.727 18.122 17.727
30 12 Cale Ainsworth Greenwood, MS Trak-Star 17.949 18.081 17.949
31 50 Joey Credidio Paulina, LA Mastersbilt 18.180 17.956 17.956
32 56 Jonathan Rowan Jackson, TN Rocket 17.984 18.021 17.984
33 3 Anthony Andrews Itta Bena, MS Warrior 18.702 18.963 18.702
34 88 Howard Irby Jr. McGehee, AR GRT 19.274 19.495 19.274
35 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Barry Wright NT NT DQ-LT
36 26 Glenn Craft Greenville, MS GRT NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Thomas; 2. Baggett; 3. Johnson; 4. Newman; 5. Bronson (R); 6. Estes; 7. Hazzard; 8. McMahon; 9. Andrews.
2ND HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Trosclair; 3. Jordan; 4. Erb; 5. Blount; 6. Barrett (R); 7. Beckwith; 8. Irby; 9. Ainsworth.
3RD HEAT: 1. Adkins (R); 2. Washington; 3. Palasini; 4. Boland; 5. McRee; 6. Credidio; 7. Arnold; 8. Petty; 9. Botsford.
4TH HEAT: 1. Davenport; 2. Shaw (R); 3. Knight; 4. Carpenter; 5. Lyles; 6. Rowan; 7. Colby; 8. Banes; 9. Craft DNS.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE UP:
ROW 1:
A19 William Thomas – 1 Johnny Stokes
ROW 2:
19m Josh Adkins (R) – 18d Tait Davenport
ROW 3:
1m Neil Baggett – 521 Mickey Trosclair
ROW 4:
38 Chase Washington – 1s Jeremy Shaw (R)
ROW 5:
5 Ronnie Johnson – J8 Bobby Jordan
ROW 6:
8 Mike Palasini Jr. – 93 Jake Knight
ROW 7:
73 Ashley Newman – 91 Tyler Erb
ROW 8:
222 Mike Boland – C55 David Carpenter
B-MAIN LINE UPS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
40b Kyle Bronson – 25 Justin McRee
70 Dewayne Estes – 50 Joey Credidio
7p Peter Hazzard – 20 Tyler Arnold
21m Drew McMahon – 47 Chandler Petty
3 Anthony Andrews – 1c Jason Botsford
2ND B-MAIN:
121 Michael Blount – D6 Lew Lyles
110 Brent Barrett – 56 Jonathan Rowan
84 Randall Beckwith – 21 Ryan Colby
88 Howard Irby Jr. – 4j Josh Banes
12 Cale Ainsworth – 26 Glenn Craft
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate