Page Takes The Pole For The CRUSA 16th Annual World Championship Race

COCHRAN, GA – Michael Page of Villa Rica, GA won his ten-lap heat race in the Troy Baird Racing Special on Saturday night to earn the pole position for the $20,000-to-win 16th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series that will be held Sunday night at Cochran Motor Speedway.

The top two finishers in the six ten lap KRC Heat Races transferred into the Big Show. Page won the sixth heat to earn the pole and Zach Sise of Seymour, TN will start on the outside of Page in the front row after winning the fourth heat in the R&W Properties CVR.

Jake Rainey of Hiram, GA will start on the inside of row two in the Harrod Logging Special after winning the fifth heat race, and Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL will start on the outside of row two after winning the second heat race in the K-Line Logistics Rocket.

Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Co-point leader Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA starts the main event from the inside of row three in 5m Construction Rocket after winning the third heat race. Ben Faircloth of Swainsboro, GA starts on the outside of third row after winning the first heat in the Sunbelt Heating and Air Special.

Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL finished second in the sixth heat race and will start the Baker Farms Special on the inside of row four. Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, GA drove the EZ Go Special to a second-place finish in the fourth heat race to earn the outside fourth row starting spot for the main event.

Jeremy Faircloth of Swainsboro, GA took the second spot in the fifth heat race and will start the Faircloth Forestry Service Special on the inside of the fifth row. Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN will start the B&M Concrete CVR on the outside of the fifth row after finishing second in the second heat race.

Bubba Pollard of Senoia, GA finished second in the third heat race and will start the Race Car Engineering Special on the inside of the sixth row for the Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race. Kelly Walker of Moultrie, GA starts the Lasseter Tractor Company Special on the outside of the sixth row after finishing second in the first heat race.

Drivers that finished third on back in the six KRC Heat Races, will have more opportunities to make the Big Show in preliminary races on Sunday night. They will line up in one of three KRC B-Main Races in which the top three drivers in each B-Main will fill in starting spots 13 through 21 for the World Championship Race.

The fastest qualifier that fails to transfer to the main event will earn the 22nd starting spot for the main event. Starting positions 23 and 24 are Crate Racin’ USA Provisional spots reserved for the Top 15 in points coming into the race. There will be a Non-Qualifiers Race for those that fail to transfer from the B-Main Races.

The winner of the Non-Qualifiers Races can take the $600 for winning that race, or he can start 25th in the Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race. Those Crate Racin’ USA Provisional spots will be at a premium, as nine of top 11 drivers eligible are still on the outside looking in, including the Co-point leader Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL.

To add to the excitement of the B-Main races, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL, who has won the last three Chevrolet Performance World Championship Races, has entered the race and will arrive at Cochran Motor Speedway on Sunday after competing in Ohio with another series on Saturday night. If Bronson is going to win his fourth straight, he will have to tag the tail of a B-Main and race his way in with a top three finish.

In other Saturday night action, Matt Henderson of Loudon, TN was the Boyd Built Fabricators Fast Qualifier among the 55 entrants. Henderson drove the R&W Properties CVR around Cochran Motor Speedway in 15.002 seconds. Henderson crashed in the sixth heat race while battling with Page for the lead.

If Henderson’s car can be repaired and he can start a KRC B-Main race, he would be the first driver in line to earn the 22nd starting spot provision that goes to the fastest qualifier that fails to make the race through Heat Race and B-Main competition.

The economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is in stock and available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville, SC.

Newsome Raceway Parts gives a portion of the sales from each Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine sold back to the Crate Racin’ USA Point Funds in four different Divisions. Each economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. To place an order call 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/. You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at crateracinusa.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 16TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COCHRAN, GA ON 9/5/2020:

BOYD BULT FABRICATORS GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA Capital 15.449
2 9 Ches Chester Twin City, GA Rocket 15.788
3 22 Jonah Bozeman Moultrie, GA Longhorn 15.993
4 J1 Joshua Bishop Statesboro, GA Longhorn 15.993
5 91 Colby Darda (T) LaGrange, GA Longhorn 16.043
6 27 Ben Faircloth Swainsboro, GA Scorpion 16.160
7 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL Rocket 16.199
8 1n Jordy Nipper Macon, GA Rocket NT
9 28 Henry Carter Kite, GA TNT NT

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 66k Dylan Knowles Lanett, AL Rocket 15.353
2 26jr Jimmy Sharpe Jr. Lyons, GA Longhorn 15.360
3 110 Ricky Cullpepper Hamilton, GA Longhorn 15.376
4 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN CVR 15.388
5 97 Cody Overton (R) Evans, GA Longhorn 15.470
6 5w David Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 15.586
7 7 Jason Fitzgerald (T) Jacksonville, FL Black Diamond 15.759
8 14b John Baker (T) Norman Park, GA Rocket 15.986
9 2 Bo Slay Milton, FL Longhorn 16.500

GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 14 Wil Herrington Hawkinsville, GA Rocket 15.396
2 26 Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA Longhorn 15.524
3 3 Cody Smith (T) Baker, FL Rocket 15.547
4 6m Parker Martin (R/YG) Milledgeville, GA Longhorn 15.581
5 03 Jody Knowles Tyrone, GA Longhorn 15.721
6 2 Trynt Lloyd (R/YG) Jacksonville, FL Longhorn 15.733
7 5 Lucas Ruark Suwanee, GA Rocket 15.975
8 F36 Cale Finley Athens, AL CVR 16.036
9 14c Kyle Hardy Linden, VA Rocket NT

GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 9 Zach Sise Seymour, TN CVR 15.152
2 10 Garrett Smith (YG) Eatonton, GA Barry Wright 15.488
3 23p Ahnna Parkhurst Evans, GA Bloomquist 15.553
4 21 Corey Dunn Milledgeville, GA CVR 15.602
5 313 Devin Dixon (T) Apollo Beach, FL Capital 15.701
6 8 Wayne Harbin Whitesburg, GA 15.847
7 3 Phillip Pittman Vidalia, GA Rocket 16.100
8 1 Ty Ellis (T) Covington, GA Barry Wright 16.323
9 40b Kyle Bronson (T) Brandon, FL Rocket NT

GROUP 5:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 87 Jake Rainey (T) Hiram, GA Capital 15.337
2 4 Jeremy Faircloth (T) Swainsboro, GA Black Diamond 15.442
3 11 Cruz Skinner Oxford, AL Rocket 15.596
4 15 Mitch Fulford Montrose. GA Rocket 15.639
5 71 Jim Rogers (T) Statesboro, GA Russell Brown 15.867
6 11m Tyler Mimbs (T) East Dublin, GA Scorpion 15.868
7 05 T.J. Brittain Centre, AL Warrior 15.896
8 10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL Capital NT
9 D52 Brad Basey Augusta, GA Rocket NT

GROUP 6:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 22 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN CVR 15.002
2 5w Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 15.117
3 18x Michael Page (T) Villa Rica. GA Mastersbilt 15.169
4 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN Capital 15.236
5 23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Loudon, TN Rocket 15.351
6 3d Dalton Hood Vidalia, GA Rocket 15.588
7 5c Johnny Collins Hillard, FL Barry Wright 15.615
8 18 Matt Cooper McKenzie, TN Rocket 15.918
9 115 Dustin Elliott (T) Pine Mountain, GA Black Diamond 16.005
10 39 Troy Dixon (R) Dallas, GA Rocket 16.670


HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. B. Faircloth; 2. Walker; 3. Bishop; 4. Bozeman; 5. Nipper; 6. Mathews; 7. Darda; 8. Chester DQ/Tire; 9. Carter DNS.

2ND HEAT: 1. D. Knowles; 2. Weaver; 3. Overton (R); 4. Culpepper; 5. Fitzgerald; 6. Baker; 7. Sharpe; 8. Clay; 9. D. Whitener.

3RD HEAT: 1. Herrington; 2. Pollard; 3. C. Smith; 4. J. Knowles; 5. Martin (R/YG); 6. Lloyd (R/YG); 7. Hardy; 8. Finley; 9. Ruark.

4TH HEAT: 1. Sise; 2. Parkhurst; 3. Dunn (R); 4. G. Smith; 5. Harbin; 6. D. Dixon; 7. Pittman; 8. Ellis (R); 9. Bronson DNS.

5TH HEAT: 1. Rainey (YG); 2. J. Faircloth; 3. Skinner; 4. Brittain; 5. Fulford; 6. Rogers; 7. Mimbs; 8. Basey; 9. Joiner DNS.

6TH HEAT: 1, Page; 2. M. Whitener; 3. Williams; 4. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word); 5. Hood; 6. Collins; 7. T. Dixon (R); 8. Cooper; 9. Henderson; 10. Elliott.

TOP 12 FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:

ROW 1:
18x Michael Page – 9 Zach Sise
ROW 2:
87 Jake Rainey – 66k Dylan Knowles
ROW 3:
14 Wil Herrington – 27 Ben Faircloth
ROW 4:
5 Mark Whitener – 23p Ahnna Parkhurst
ROW 5:
4 Jeremy Faiecloth – 116 Randy Weaver
ROW 6:
26 Bubba Pollard – 21k Kelly Walker