Double E Doubles Up With A Pair Of NeSmith Late Model Wins At The Mag

COLUMBUS, MS – Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS made it two straight wins in NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series competition at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday night driving the Ellis Welding Special. Ellis took the lead from Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL on lap 17, and then checked out into another zip code for the $2,000 victory.

“I had no idea how big of a lead I had, but my car was really rolling tonight, and I just seemed to get to the lapped cars at the right time where it wouldn’t slow my momentum to get by them,” Ellis said. “I know I got around Jeremy Shaw to take the lead, but he’s pretty tough to beat on this track, so I knew I couldn’t make a mistake, or he would be there to get around me.”

It would have had to have been a pretty big mistake, as Ellis had a 6.636 margin of victory in a caution-free race that took just 11 minutes and 43 seconds to complete 40 laps. Shaw finished second in the Freeman Farms Trak-Star.

An exciting side-by-side late-race duel for the third spot was won by Kyle Shaw of Millport, AL in the Sweddenberg Logging Trak-Star. Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL had to settle for fourth by just a few inches at the checkered flag in the Edge’s Gas Company Special. Ryan King of Seymour, TN was fifth in the Brian King Roofing Stinger and was the Cruise With Champions Rookie of the Race.

Mike Boland of Cuba, AL drove the Boland Performance Trak-Star “House Car” to a sixth-place finish and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS finished seventh in the Bryson Motorsports/Cooley Transport Special. Chase Washington of Houlka, MS started 16th in the Backwoods T-Shirts Special and finished eighth to earn the Beyea Headers Hard Charger of the Race Award.

Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS took the ninth spot in the Robinson Electric Special, and Matt Henderson of Loudon, TN rounded out the top ten in the Rebel Diesel Rocket #H2 Duayne Hommel Tribute Car. Henderson was also the fast qualifier among the 41 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 14.376 seconds.

In other preliminary action, the three ten-lap B-Main Races were won by the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion and current point leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special, Bridgmon, and Boland.

Jeremy Shaw took the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting position followed by Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL in the High Roller Race Cars Special. Pole sitter Henderson dropped back to third followed by Ellis and Edge. Henderson began to drop back through the field in the early laps of the race with what was reported to be a broken shock.

Ellis passed Henderson for third on lap two, and then Edge and King moved up to fourth and fifth respectively on lap four. Shaw reached the cars on the tail end of the lead lap on the ninth tour, and carried a half a straightaway lead on McRee into the traffic. Ellis moved up to the second spot on lap 14 and set sail looking for the leader Jeremy Shaw.

Ellis made an inside move on Jeremy Shaw going into turn three in heavy lapped traffic to take the lead. One lap later, McRee drove around Shaw to take over the second spot. On lap 22, McRee suddenly slowed in turn one and made a hard right through the pit gate in turn two, ending his evening while the rest of the field remained hammer down under green.

Ellis had opened up a full straightaway lead over Jeremy Shaw by lap 30, while Edge, King and Kyle Shaw battled for the third spot. Kyle Shaw got by Edge for third on lap 35, but Edge came back to retake the spot on lap 37. Kyle Shaw reloaded and took another shot at Edge for third on the last lap, and took the checkered flag by six inches in front of Edge.

The next pair of races for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will take place this Friday night and Saturday night at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN for Rounds 20 and 21 of the 2015 season. The Friday night race will be 40-laps and $2,000-to-win, and the Saturday night race will be 50-laps and $2,500-to-win.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 19 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ON 9/6/15:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 3 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS 40 $2,000
2. 2 1s Jeremy Shaw Millport, AL 40 $1,000
3. 5 2s Kyle Shaw Millport, AL 40 $700
4. 6 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 40 $675
5. 8 30 Ryan King (R) Seymour, TN 40 $625
6. 13 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL 40 $425
7. 9 33b Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $375
8. 16 311 Chase Washington Houlka, MS 40 $350
9. 12 09 Daniel Bridgmon Meridian, MS 40 $325
10. 1 H2 Matt Henderson (R) Loudon, TN 39 $425
11. 10 73n Ashley Newman Ripley, TN 39 $275
12. 11 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 39 $375
13. 21 57 Josh Adkins Talladega, AL 39 $225
14. 19 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL 39 $200
15. 17 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS 39 $175
16. 23 10c Ryan Crane (R) Panama City, FL 39 $275
17. 14 00m Monte Skinner Saraland, AL 39 $140
18. 15 01 Nick Thrash Meridian, MS 39 $125
19. 18 347 Noah Daspit Kiln, MS 38 $125
20. 20 4j Josh Banes (Y) Learned, MS 38 $125
21. 24 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 38 $250
22. 4 17 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 22 $125
23. 7 888 Jason Cliburn Star, MS 19 $125
24. 22 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 16 $125

ENTRIES: 41
FAST QUALIFIER: Henderson, 14.376 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Crane and Minga
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: J. Shaw, 1-16; Ellis, 17-40
LAPS LED: Ellis, 24; J. Shaw, 16
CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: King
SUNOCO YOUNG GUN OF THE RACE: Banes
BEYEA HEADERS HARD CHARGER AWARD: Washington (started 16th and finished 8th)
INTEGRA SHOCKS FIFTH-PLACE AWARD: King
CRATE INSIDER.COM SIXTH-PLACE AWARD: M. Boland
GRESHAM RACE PARTS SEVENTH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
IMAGE SCREEN PRINTING NINTH-PLACE AWARD: Bridgmon
AR BODIES TENTH-PLACE AWARD: Henderson
CAUTIONS: None
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 6.636 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 11 Minutes and 43.998 Seconds
NEXT RACE: September 11, I-75 Raceway, Sweetwater, TN, 40-Laps, $2,000-to-win

QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 H2 Matt Henderson - R Loudon, TN Rocket 14.978 14.376 14.376
2 1s Jeremy Shaw Millport, AL Trak-Star 14.453 14.473 14.453
3 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Barry Wright 14.468 14.500 14.468
4 17 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL HRRC 14.479 14.609 14.479
5 2s Kyle Shaw Millport, AL Trak-Star 14.703 14.503 14.503
6 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 14.669 14.533 14.533
7 888 Jason Cliburn Star, MS GRT 15.104 14.713 14.713
8 30 Ryan King - R Seymour, TN Stinger 14.944 14.730 14.730
9 33b Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Barry Wright 15.273 14.750 14.750
10 73n Ashley Newman Ripley, TN Pierce 14.797 14.769 14.769
11 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 14.777 15.119 14.777
12 347 Noah Daspit Kiln, MS Scorpion 14.820 15.230 14.820
13 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS HRRC 14.844 14.886 14.844
14 00 Monte Skinner Saraland, AL Capital 14.845 15.354 14.845
15 01 Nick Trash Meridian, MS GRT 14.948 14.860 14.860
16 311 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Barry Wright 15.108 14.885 14.885
17 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS Mastersbilt 15.378 14.980 14.980
18 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS HRRC 14.984 15.080 14.984
19 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 15.028 15.031 15.028
20 15 Heath Minor Ralph, AL Trak-Star 15.169 15.057 15.057
21 09 Daniel Bridgmon Meridian, MS Mastersbilt 15.246 15.069 15.069
22 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 15.252 15.080 15.080
23 4j Josh Banes - Y Learned, MS Mastersbilt 15.091 15.435 15.091
24 37 Tim Parker Tuscaloosa, AL Mastersbilt 15.108 15.250 15.108
25 22 Will Roland - Y Jasper, GA Warrior 15.402 15.139 15.139
26 91 Billy Tedford Thaxton, MS Trak-Star 15.163 15.274 15.163
27 28 Sam Hughes Birmingham, AL Mastersbilt 15.313 15.186 15.186
28 F11 Keith Flurry Plantersville, MS Barry Wright 15.238 15.340 15.238
29 J88 Jered Smith Hazlehurst, MS Trak-Star 16.013 15.258 15.258
30 57 Josh Adkins Talladega, AL GRT 15.440 15.290 15.290
31 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.293 15.698 15.293
32 7 Cole Daffron - Y Pell City, AL Warrior 15.467 15.304 15.304
33 7 Jon Biles Centerville, AL HRRC 15.390 15.570 15.390
34 2 Thomas Langley Perrish, AL Trak-Star 15.534 15.432 15.432
35 1w Jeff Wells Jr. Mercer, TN Longhorn 15.770 15.481 15.481
36 1m Eric Carr Bruce, MS Mastersbilt 15.596 15.537 15.537
37 G4 Shelby Sheedy French Camp, MS Trak-Star 15.745 15.634 15.634
38 10c Ryan Crane - R Panama City, FL Rocket 15.691 15.781 15.691
39 84 Randall Beckwith Kilmichael, MS Barry Wright 54.497 15.707 15.707
40 38s D.J. Brasfield Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 16.008 15.747 15.747
41 14 Chase Cooper Perkinston, MS Rocket 16.048 15.753 15.753

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Johnson; 2. Skinner; 3. Barrett; 4. Banes (Y); 5. Minor; 6. Wells; 7. Daffron (Y); 8. Smith; 9. Crane (R); 10. Tedford; 11. Cooper.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Bridgmon; 2. Thrash; 3. Daspit; 4. Adkins; 5. Blount; 6. Hughes; 7. Biles; 8. Carr; 9. Beckwith; 10. Parker.

3RD B-MAIN: 1. M. Boland; 2. Washington; 3. J. Boland; 4. Stokes; 5. Rowland (Y); 6. Minga; 7. Sheedy; 8. Langley; 9. Brasfield; 10. Flurry DNS.

R – Denotes Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Candidate

Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Driver