Whitener Earns Pole For 4th Annual Street Stock World Championship Race
COCHRAN, GA - Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL earned the pole position on Friday night for Saturday nights $10,000-to-win 4th Annual Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race at Cochran Motor Speedway. Whitener won the first of four Heat Races on Friday night to earn the inside front row starting spot for the Big Show.
Hayden Moran of Covington, LA drove the We Buy Junk Cars Special to victory in Friday nights second Heat Race and will start Saturday nights main event from the outside of the front row. Tyler Love of Lancaster, SC will start on the inside of row two on Saturday night after winning the third Heat Race on Friday night in the Interstate Towing and Fleet Service Special.
The fourth Heat Race on Friday night was won by Michael Stalnaker of Ocala, FL in the SRE Electrical Special. Stalnaker will start Saturday nights 100-lap race from the outside of row two. Stalnaker finished third in last years Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race.
The top four finishers in Friday nights Heat Race earned one of 16 starting spots in Saturday nights $10,000-to-win race. Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA, Charles Christian and Kevin Durden of Archer, FL followed Whitener in the second through fourth spots respectively in the first Heat Race.
Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, Chase Collins and Tim Powers of Okeechobee, FL finished second through fourth respectively behind Moran in the second Heat Race on Friday night to earn a spot in Saturday nights Big Show. Ricky Greene of Inman, SC, Shawn Washam of Nahunta, GA, and Tuck Trentham of Pierson, FL were second through fourth respectively in the third Heat Race.
Robby Metts of Albany, GA, Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS, and Tyler Turvin of Ochlocknee, GA raced into the Big Show on Saturday night after finishing second through fourth respectively in the fourth Heat Race on Friday night. Drivers that finished fifth on back in their Heat Races will have another opportunity to make the Main Event 24-car starting field in one of two B-Main Races on Saturday night that will take the top four finishers to fill in starting spots 17 through 24.
In other Friday night preliminary action, Herrington drove the Childs Racing Special to the $100 Boyd Bilt Fabricators Fast Time Award in Group Qualifying. Herrington out-timed the 40 entrants with a lap around Cochran Motor Speedway in 17.235 seconds.
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 4TH ANNUAL STREET STOCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COCHRAN, GA ON 12/27/19:
GROUP QUALIFYING:
1ST GROUP:
1. 7H Wil Herrington 17.235
2. 14 Ben Keith 17.559
3. 514 Mark Whitener 17.586
4. 04 Charles Christian 17.604
5. 15 Dustin Miller 17.906
6. 0 Clay Alexander 17.914
7. 56 Kevin Durden 17.987
8. 77 Josh Nelms 18.062
9. 30 Noel Bailey 18.081
10. 27 Joe Linville 18.346
2ND GROUP:
1. 444 Brooks Strength 17.250
2. 41m Hayden Moran 17.349
3. 4 Chase Collins 17.557
4. 7 Justin McRee 17.595
5. 44 Tim Powers 17.641
6. 9 Jeff Stalnaker 17.655
7. 77b Robert Brillhart 17.792
8. 51 Bradley Frakes 17.794
9. 40a Alex Sturkie 17.912
10. 2f Jamie Flowers 18.257
3RD GROUP:
1. 18g Ricky Greene 17/261
2. 92 Tyler Love 17.400
3. 12 Shawn Washam 17.402
4. 8 Chris Keller 17.464
5. 6 Calvin Cook 17.507
6. 22 Kyle Livingood 17.529
7. 54 Tuck Trentham 17.534
8. J3 Joe Hamm 17.805
9. 999 Carl Kilgore 18.005
10. 46d Dean Watson 18.154
4TH GROUP:
1. 8s Michael Stalnaker 17.390
2. 37 Robby Metts 17.532
3. 121 Michael Blount 17.596
4. 02t Tyler Turvin 17.678
5. 75 Andy Stewart 17.803
6. 01 Coby Giddens 17.966
7. 00p Kip Poole 18.301
8. 72 Bruce Griffin 18.357
9. 1 Chris Cape 18.462
10. 8m Mike Lane NT
HEAT RACES (10 Laps Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Whitener; 2. Herrington; 3. Christian; 4. Durden; 5. Nelms; 6. Alexander; 7. Bailey; 8. Keith; 9. Linville; 10. Miller.
2ND HEAT: 1. Moran; 2. Strength; 3. Collins; 4. Powers; 5. J. Stalnaker; 6. Brillhart; 7. McRee; 8. Flowers; 9. Sturkie; 10. Frakes.
3RD HEAT: 1. Love; 2. Greene; 3. Washam; 4. Trentham; 5. Keller; 6. Livingood; 7. Kilgore; 8. Cook; 9. Hamm; 10. Watson.
4TH HEAT: 1. M. Stalnaker; 2. Metts; 3. Blount; 4. Turvin; 5. Stewart; 6. Giddens; 7. Poole; 8. Cape; 9. Griffin.
SWEET 16 MAIN EVENT STARTING LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
514 Mark Whitener 41m Hayden Moran
ROW 2:
92 Tyler Love 8s Michael Stalnaker
ROW 3:
7 Wil Herrington 444 Brooks Strength
ROW 4:
18 Ricky Greene 37 Robby Metts
ROW 5:
04 Charles Christian 4 Chase Collins
ROW 6:
12 Shawn Washam 121 Michael Blount
ROW 7:
56 Kevin Durden 44 Tim Powers
ROW 8:
54 Tuck Trentham 02 Tyler Turvin
B-MAIN RACE LINE-UPS (Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1st B-Main:
77 Josh Nelms 9 Jeff Stalnaker
0 Clay Alexander 77b Robert Brillhart
30 Noel Bailey 7m Justin McRee
14 Ben Keith 2f Jamie Flowers
27 Joe Linville 40a Alex Sturkie
15 Dustin Miller 51 Bradley Frakes
2nd B-Main:
8 Chris Keller 75 Andy Stewart
22 Kyle Livingood 01 Coby Giddens
999 Carl Kilgore 00p Kip Poole
6 Calvin Cook 1 Chris Cape
J3 Joe Hamm 72 Bruce Griffin
46d Dean Watson
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