Page Takes Night 1 Of Crate Racin’ USA Sunshine Nationals

BARBERVILLE, FL – Michael Page of Douglasville, GA opened the 2nd Annual Sunshine Nationals for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on Thursday night with a $1,500 victory at Volusia Speedway Park driving the Baird Motorsports Special. The race was Round 2 of the 6th Annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series.

Page took a .887 second margin of victory under the checkered flag in the 25-lap race over Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN in the Parkway Liquors Special. McCarter started 19th and was the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Hard Charger of the Race Award winner.

Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL finished third and fourth went to the defending Sunshine Nationals Champion Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL in the Brandon Ford Rocket. Two-time Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN was fifth in the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket.

Jake Knowles of Rome, GA took the sixth spot, and John Baker of Norman Park, GA finished seventh in the Baker Farms Special. Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL drove the K-Line Logistics Rocket to an eighth-place finish, and ninth went to Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL in the Hunt The Front Special. Clay Harris of Jupiter, FL rounded out the top ten in the Wilkerson Farms Rocket.

In preliminary action, Todd Cooney of Pleasant Hill, IA topped the 56-car field in Boyd Built Fabricators Group Qualifying with a lap around the ½-mile clay oval in 14.224 seconds. The six eight-lap KRC Power Steering Heat Races were won by Page, Bronson, Johnny Collins of Hilliard, FL, Trey Mills of St. Augustine, FL in the Fitz Factory Special, Baker, and Jake Knowles.

The three ten-lap KRC Power Steering B-Main Races were won by McCarter, Carder Miller of Salem, VA, and Trynt Lloyd of Jacksonville, FL in the C&S Trailer Special. McCarter put on a show early in the race coming from the 19th starting spot to third in the first 12 laps of the race and into second spot on lap 17. That earned McCarter the VP Racing Lubricants Slick Move of the Race Award.

After the first two rounds of the Winter Shootout Series, Dylan Knowles leads the point standings with 180 points, followed by Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN with 172 points, Cody Overton of Evans, GA in the Budweiser Special with 168 points, Jake Knowles with 154 points, and Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA in the Clayton Signs Gentry’s Used Auto Parts Special with 134 points.

The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will return to Volusia Raceway Park on Thursday night for Night 2 of the Sunshine Nationals and Round 3 of the Winter Shootout Series for a $2,000-to-win main event.

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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.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF WINTER SHOOTOUT SERIES ROUND 2 AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK IN BARBERVILLE, FL ON 1/14/2021:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS
1. 5 18x Michael Page Douglasville, GA 25
2. 19 51 Mack McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 25
3. 7 385 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 25
4. 1 40b Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 25
5. 10 23 Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Loudon, TN 25
6. 2 66 Jake Knowles Rome, GA 25
7. 3 14 John Baker Norman Park, GA 25
8. 9 66k Dylan Knowles Lanett, AL 25
9. 14 10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL 25
10. 11 6 Clay Harris Jupiter, FL 25
11. 4 14jr Trey Mills St. Augustine, FL 25
12. 15 97 Cody Overton Evans, GA 25
13. 24 121 Pearson Lee Williams Dublin, GA 25
14. 22 01 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 25
15. 12 92 Joseph Brown Columbus, GA 25
16. 13 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 25
17. 26 30 Todd Cooney Pleasant Hill, IA 25
18. 16 7a Corey Almond Appomattox, VA 25
19. 25 66j Jody Knowles Tyrone, GA 25
20. 5 5 Johnny Collins Hilliard, FL 25
21. 17 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, IA 25
22. 23 55 Matt Long Concord, NC 25
23. 20 69 Carder Miller Salem, VA 24
24. 18 00s Richie Stephens Salem, AL 17
25. 21 2 Trynt Lloyd Jacksonville, FL 14
26. 8 007 Dusty Sparkman Micanopy, FL 13
ENTRIES: 56
FAST QUALIFIER: T. Cooney, 17.224 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Jo. Knowles and T. Cooney
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: Page, 1-25
KNOWLES RACE PARTS HARD CHARGER: McCarter (started 19th and finished 2nd)
VP RACING LUBRICANTS SLICK MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: McCarter
FULLMOON GRAPHICS LUCKY 7 AWARD: Collins
KRC HEAT RACE WINNERS: Page, Bronson, Collins, Mills, Baker, and Ja. Knowles
KRC B-MAIN RACE WINNERS: McCarter, Miller, and T. Lloyd
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .887 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 15 Minutes and 32.551 Seconds
NEXT RACE: January 15, Volusia Speedway Park, $2,000-to-win