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11-04-2017, 04:06 AM
MILTON, FL – Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL earned the pole position on Friday night by winning the first of four eight-lap heat races for the $10,000-to-win 10th Annual Southern 100 on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. The top four finishers in each the four heat races on Friday night transferred into Saturday night’s Southern 100.
Bronson started on the outside of the front row for the first eight lap heat race and beat polesitter Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN off the second turn on the outside, and then cruised to victory in the Brandon Collision Rocket.
Grant Garrison of Walton, KY, who is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National point standings and leads the Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year point standings, won the second eight-lap heat race will start on the outside of the front in the Southern 100 driving the Darrell Lanigan Racing Special.
Second generation driver Travis Pennington of Stapleton, GA won the third eight lap heat race in the Excel Racing Solutions Special and will start the Southern 100 on the inside of the second row on Saturday night. Local favorite Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL won the fourth heat race on Friday night, and will start on the outside of row two driving the Three Trade Consultants Special.
Johnson, a three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee finished second in the first heat driving the Josh Roberts Trucking Special and also transferred into the Southern 100. Also coming out of the first heat race were Tyler Turvin of Ochlocknee, GA in the T&J Steel Special and Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL in the ULC Motorsports Special.
Coming out the second heat race behind Garrison are Walker Arthur of Forest, VA in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special, Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL in the CURS/RV Select Special, and Bryant Marsh of Corinth, MS in the Modern Woodmen Financial Track Star.
Second through fourth respectively in the third heat were Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL in the Lucas Farms CVR, Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS in the B&M Salvage Rocket, and Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year candidate as well as the defending Southern 100 Champion Andy Picklesimer of Ooltewah, TN in the Hyma Motorsports Rocket.
Following Joiner and transferring into the Southern 100 on Saturday night out of the fourth heat race on Friday night were Jeff Mathews of Apollo Beach, FL in the CURS/RV Select Special, Steven Jernigan of Milton, FL in the JEI Logging GRT, and Devin Dixon of Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), FL in the Dave’s Towing Rocket.
Among the top drivers still not qualified for the 10th Annual $10,000-to-win Southern 100 is the 2016 and 2017 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model National Champion Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) was involved in an opening lap crash in the first heat race, and he had to retire his Eagle Racing Engines Rocket.
Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) will start on the tail of the first ten-lap B-Main, but if he finishes outside of the top three transfer spots, Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) can take a series Provisional to earn the 23rd starting spot in the Southern 100. Two other NeSmith Late Model top five point drivers will start a B-Main on Saturday night.
The driver that is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National points and second in the Cruise With The Champions Rookie points, 14-year-old Colton Horner of Katy, TX starts on the pole position of the first ten-lap B-Main in the Houston Specialty Products Special. T.J. Brittain of Centre, AL is fifth in the NeSmith National points, and third in the Rookie points, will start fourth in the first B-Main driving the Brittain Hauling Warrior.
For more information and rules 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 15 AT SOUTHERN RACEWAY IN MILTON, FL ON 11/3/17:
SUNOCO/KNOWLES RACE PARTS AND BODIES GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 85 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Capital 15.432
2 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL Rocket 15.590
3 02 Tyler Turvin Ochlocknee, GA Longhorn 15.734
4 56JR Colton Horner Katy, TX Black Diamond 15.861
5 5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Longhorn 15.913
6 23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Loudon, TN Rocket 16.050
7 T1 Todd Morrow Penton, AL Platinum 16.123
8 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL Rocket 16.219
9 56b Chris Bayhi Milton, FL Rocket 16.380
GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 58 Devin Dixon Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), FL Rocket 15.785
2 10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL Mastersbilt 15.947
3 M1 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN HRRC 16.065
4 33 Jeff Matthews Apollo Beach, FL Capital 16.067
5 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Barry Wright 16.127
6 24 Steven Jernigan Milton, FL GRT 16.142
7 00M Monte Skinner Saraland, AL Capital 16.180
8 1M Kevin Maher McDavid, FL Barry Wright 16.360
9 03 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL CVR 16.405
GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 1 Grant Garrison Walton, KY Club 29 15.484
2 33x Ivedent Lloyd Jr Ocala, FL Capital 15.730
3 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Longhorn 15.795
4 1b Bryant Marsh Corinth, MS Trak Star 15.805
5 00 Ruben Mayfield Lenoir City, TN CVR 16.285
6 28 James Ward Milton, FL GRT 16.477
7 77 Ken Cartwright Greenville, AL CVR 16.536
8 40 Todd Jones Pace, FL PRF 16.659
9 007 Kenneth Montiel Saraland, AL Mastersbilt NT
GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 01 Travis Pennington Stapleton, GA Longhorn 15.629
2 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.749
3 57 Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL CVR 15.759
4 P1 Andy Picklesimer Ooltewah, TN Rocket 15.998
5 33 Colton Leyendecker Crestview, FL Barry Wright 16.063
6 25 Josh Huss Flomaton, AL Barry Wright 16.101
7 97 John Cody Chumucka, FL GRT 16.271
8 05 T J Brittain Centre, AL Warrior 16.376
HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 4 Finishers Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Bronson; 2. Johnson; 3. Turvin; 4. Whitener; 5. Horner (R); 6. Smith; 7. Bayhi; 8. Morrow; 9. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word).
2ND HEAT: 1. Garrison (R); 2. Arthur; 3. Lloyd; 4. Marsh; 5. Ward; 6. Mayfield; 7. Jones; 8. Cartwright; 9. Montiel.
3RD HEAT: 1. Pennington; 2. Lucas; 3. Minga; 4. Picklesimer (R); 5. Huss; 6. Brittain (R); 7. Cody; 8. Leyendecker.
4TH HEAT: 1. Joiner; 2. Mathews; 3. Jernigan; 4. Dixon; 5. Henderson; 6. Skinner; 7. O’Connor; 8. Barber; 9. Maher.
“SWEET 16” SOUTHERN 100 STARTING LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
40b Kyle Bronson – 1g Grant Garrison (R)
ROW 2:
01 Travis Pennington – 10 Joseph Joiner
ROW 3:
85 Ronnie Johnson – 87 Walker Arthur
ROW 4:
57 Shep Lucas – 33 Jeff Mathews
ROW 5:
02 Tyler Turvin – 33x Ivedent Lloyd
ROW 6:
19 Marcus Minga – 24 Steven Jernigan
ROW 7:
5w Mark Whitener – 1 Bryant Marsh
ROW 8:
1p Andy Picklesimer (R) – 58 Devin Dixon
B-MAIN STARTING LINE-UPS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
56jr Colton Horner (R) – 25 Josh Huss
3 Cody Smith – 05 T.J. Brittain (R)
56 Chris Bayhi – 97 John Cody
T1 Todd Morrow – 33L Colten Leyendecker
23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) – 1M Kevin Maher
2ND B-MAIN:
28 James Ward – M1 Matt Henderson
00 Ruben Mayfield – 00M Monte Skinner
40 Todd Jones – 03 Chris O’Connor
77 Ken Carpenter – 21 Kody Barber
007 Kenneth Montiel
R – Denotes Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Candidate
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nation’s top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer seven years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Beyea Headers the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for the NeSmith Late Models. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for the NeSmith Late Models. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of NeSmith Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of NeSmith Racing. NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2017 are Out-Pace Performance, CrateInsider.Com, Gresham Racing Parts, Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and FreeStyle Graphix. 2017 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.
Bronson started on the outside of the front row for the first eight lap heat race and beat polesitter Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN off the second turn on the outside, and then cruised to victory in the Brandon Collision Rocket.
Grant Garrison of Walton, KY, who is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National point standings and leads the Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year point standings, won the second eight-lap heat race will start on the outside of the front in the Southern 100 driving the Darrell Lanigan Racing Special.
Second generation driver Travis Pennington of Stapleton, GA won the third eight lap heat race in the Excel Racing Solutions Special and will start the Southern 100 on the inside of the second row on Saturday night. Local favorite Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL won the fourth heat race on Friday night, and will start on the outside of row two driving the Three Trade Consultants Special.
Johnson, a three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee finished second in the first heat driving the Josh Roberts Trucking Special and also transferred into the Southern 100. Also coming out of the first heat race were Tyler Turvin of Ochlocknee, GA in the T&J Steel Special and Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL in the ULC Motorsports Special.
Coming out the second heat race behind Garrison are Walker Arthur of Forest, VA in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special, Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL in the CURS/RV Select Special, and Bryant Marsh of Corinth, MS in the Modern Woodmen Financial Track Star.
Second through fourth respectively in the third heat were Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL in the Lucas Farms CVR, Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS in the B&M Salvage Rocket, and Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year candidate as well as the defending Southern 100 Champion Andy Picklesimer of Ooltewah, TN in the Hyma Motorsports Rocket.
Following Joiner and transferring into the Southern 100 on Saturday night out of the fourth heat race on Friday night were Jeff Mathews of Apollo Beach, FL in the CURS/RV Select Special, Steven Jernigan of Milton, FL in the JEI Logging GRT, and Devin Dixon of Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), FL in the Dave’s Towing Rocket.
Among the top drivers still not qualified for the 10th Annual $10,000-to-win Southern 100 is the 2016 and 2017 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model National Champion Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) was involved in an opening lap crash in the first heat race, and he had to retire his Eagle Racing Engines Rocket.
Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) will start on the tail of the first ten-lap B-Main, but if he finishes outside of the top three transfer spots, Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) can take a series Provisional to earn the 23rd starting spot in the Southern 100. Two other NeSmith Late Model top five point drivers will start a B-Main on Saturday night.
The driver that is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National points and second in the Cruise With The Champions Rookie points, 14-year-old Colton Horner of Katy, TX starts on the pole position of the first ten-lap B-Main in the Houston Specialty Products Special. T.J. Brittain of Centre, AL is fifth in the NeSmith National points, and third in the Rookie points, will start fourth in the first B-Main driving the Brittain Hauling Warrior.
For more information and rules 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 15 AT SOUTHERN RACEWAY IN MILTON, FL ON 11/3/17:
SUNOCO/KNOWLES RACE PARTS AND BODIES GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 85 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Capital 15.432
2 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL Rocket 15.590
3 02 Tyler Turvin Ochlocknee, GA Longhorn 15.734
4 56JR Colton Horner Katy, TX Black Diamond 15.861
5 5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Longhorn 15.913
6 23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Loudon, TN Rocket 16.050
7 T1 Todd Morrow Penton, AL Platinum 16.123
8 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL Rocket 16.219
9 56b Chris Bayhi Milton, FL Rocket 16.380
GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 58 Devin Dixon Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), FL Rocket 15.785
2 10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL Mastersbilt 15.947
3 M1 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN HRRC 16.065
4 33 Jeff Matthews Apollo Beach, FL Capital 16.067
5 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Barry Wright 16.127
6 24 Steven Jernigan Milton, FL GRT 16.142
7 00M Monte Skinner Saraland, AL Capital 16.180
8 1M Kevin Maher McDavid, FL Barry Wright 16.360
9 03 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL CVR 16.405
GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 1 Grant Garrison Walton, KY Club 29 15.484
2 33x Ivedent Lloyd Jr Ocala, FL Capital 15.730
3 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Longhorn 15.795
4 1b Bryant Marsh Corinth, MS Trak Star 15.805
5 00 Ruben Mayfield Lenoir City, TN CVR 16.285
6 28 James Ward Milton, FL GRT 16.477
7 77 Ken Cartwright Greenville, AL CVR 16.536
8 40 Todd Jones Pace, FL PRF 16.659
9 007 Kenneth Montiel Saraland, AL Mastersbilt NT
GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 01 Travis Pennington Stapleton, GA Longhorn 15.629
2 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.749
3 57 Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL CVR 15.759
4 P1 Andy Picklesimer Ooltewah, TN Rocket 15.998
5 33 Colton Leyendecker Crestview, FL Barry Wright 16.063
6 25 Josh Huss Flomaton, AL Barry Wright 16.101
7 97 John Cody Chumucka, FL GRT 16.271
8 05 T J Brittain Centre, AL Warrior 16.376
HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 4 Finishers Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Bronson; 2. Johnson; 3. Turvin; 4. Whitener; 5. Horner (R); 6. Smith; 7. Bayhi; 8. Morrow; 9. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word).
2ND HEAT: 1. Garrison (R); 2. Arthur; 3. Lloyd; 4. Marsh; 5. Ward; 6. Mayfield; 7. Jones; 8. Cartwright; 9. Montiel.
3RD HEAT: 1. Pennington; 2. Lucas; 3. Minga; 4. Picklesimer (R); 5. Huss; 6. Brittain (R); 7. Cody; 8. Leyendecker.
4TH HEAT: 1. Joiner; 2. Mathews; 3. Jernigan; 4. Dixon; 5. Henderson; 6. Skinner; 7. O’Connor; 8. Barber; 9. Maher.
“SWEET 16” SOUTHERN 100 STARTING LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
40b Kyle Bronson – 1g Grant Garrison (R)
ROW 2:
01 Travis Pennington – 10 Joseph Joiner
ROW 3:
85 Ronnie Johnson – 87 Walker Arthur
ROW 4:
57 Shep Lucas – 33 Jeff Mathews
ROW 5:
02 Tyler Turvin – 33x Ivedent Lloyd
ROW 6:
19 Marcus Minga – 24 Steven Jernigan
ROW 7:
5w Mark Whitener – 1 Bryant Marsh
ROW 8:
1p Andy Picklesimer (R) – 58 Devin Dixon
B-MAIN STARTING LINE-UPS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
56jr Colton Horner (R) – 25 Josh Huss
3 Cody Smith – 05 T.J. Brittain (R)
56 Chris Bayhi – 97 John Cody
T1 Todd Morrow – 33L Colten Leyendecker
23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) – 1M Kevin Maher
2ND B-MAIN:
28 James Ward – M1 Matt Henderson
00 Ruben Mayfield – 00M Monte Skinner
40 Todd Jones – 03 Chris O’Connor
77 Ken Carpenter – 21 Kody Barber
007 Kenneth Montiel
R – Denotes Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Candidate
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nation’s top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer seven years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Beyea Headers the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for the NeSmith Late Models. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for the NeSmith Late Models. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of NeSmith Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of NeSmith Racing. NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2017 are Out-Pace Performance, CrateInsider.Com, Gresham Racing Parts, Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and FreeStyle Graphix. 2017 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.