Hollingsworth 4 For 6 In NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS With HMP Win
HATTIESBURG, MS – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL is now four for six in the 2013 season, as he drove the Sparks Motorsports Special to victory on Friday night in the Salute To Army 40 at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park. Friday night’s race was the opening night of the three-race Salute To The Armed Forces Nationals.
“Right Foot Ronny” charged to the front early in the race from his fourth starting spot to battle pole sitter and fast qualifier Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL for the lead. Hollingsworth took the lead on lap 12 and never looked back for a $2,000 payday, taking over a three second margin of victory over the second-place finisher Tait Davenport of Benton, KY in the Murtco, Inc. Special.
Rookie of the Year point leader Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL finished third after starting tenth in the Brandon Ford Warrior and was also the Rookie of the Race. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS took the fourth spot in the Billy Riels Racing GRT.
National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN started the NeSmith Chevrolet Special from the 17th starting spot and finished fifth to earn the Hedman Husler of the Race Award.
Bronson and Johnson are now tied for the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring point standings with 378 points apiece. Hollingsworth, with 400 points, hold a 22-point lead over Bronson and Johnson. McRee is fourth with 346 points after an 18th-place finish on Friday night in the High Roller Race Cars Special.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN is fifth in the standings with 334 points. Gentry was running fourth with two laps to go and broke, giving him a 14th-place finish in the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior. That earned Gentry the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
Scott Dedwylder of Vossburg, MS took the sixth spot in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special, and Mack McCarter of Sevierville, TN was seventh after starting 18th in the McCarter Lumber Company CVR. Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS finished eighth in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL drove the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star to a ninth-place finish, and Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL rounded out the top ten in the Yellow Hammer Construction Special.
In preliminary action, McRee out-timed the 34-car field in qualifications with a lap around the ¼-mile clay oval in 13.195 seconds. The four eight-lap Heat Races were won by Stokes, Shaw, Stephen Brantley of Monroeville, AL in the Airport Sports Center Special, and Cliff Williams of Star, MS in the Star Plumbing Trak-Star.
The second night of the Memorial Day Weekend Salute To The Armed Forces Nationals for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be the $2,000-to-win Salute To The Navy 40 on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. The finale will be Sunday night with the $2,000-to-win Salute To The Air Force 40 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 6 AT HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK IN HATTIESBURG, MS ON 5/24/13:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 4 18 Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL 40 $2,000
2. 2 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY 40 $1,000
3. 10 40b Kyle Bronson (R) Brandon, FL 40 $700
4. 6 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 40 $550
5. 17 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 40 $600
6. 9 38 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS 40 $425
7. 18 51 Mack McCarter (R) Sevierville, TN 40 $375
8. 11 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 40 $350
9. 12 1s Jeremy Shaw (R) Millport, AL 40 $325
10. 19 19 Josh Adkins (R) Talladega, AL 40 $300
11. 17 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 40 $275
12. 13 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL 40 $250
13. 20 33 Sid Scarbrough Florence, MS 38 $225
14. 3 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 38 $200
15. 24 6 Jimmy Halford Atwood, TN 27 $175
16. 23 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL 25 $150
17. 16 21m Cody Martin Christiana, TN 21 $140
18. 1 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL 16 $125
19. 8 47p Chandler Petty Austin, AR 14 $125
20. 5 2 Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS 8 $125
21. 14 C11 Cliff Williams Star, MS 3 $125
22. 7 117 Jake Teague (R) Oliver Springs, TN 3 $125
23. 21 110 Brent Barrett (R) Cleveland, MS 2 $125
24. 22 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS 2 $125
ENTRIES: 34
FAST QUALIFIER: McRee, 13.195 Seconds
PROVISIONAL: S. Smith
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: McRee, 1-11; Hollingsworth, 12-40
LAPS LED: Hollingsworth, 29; McRee, 11
HEDMAN HUSLER OF THE RACE: Johnson (started 17th and finished 5th)
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Bronson
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Gentry
PRC JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Christopher Reid
STEALTH RACING CARBURETORS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: McCarter
VELOCITA 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Stokes
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Shaw
AR BODIES 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Adkins
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Blount
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Brantley
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Scarbrough
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Halford
CAUTIONS: 9
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.793 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 56 Minutes and 8.509 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC 13.195
2 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn 13.312
3 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 13.332
4 18h Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL Barry Wright 13.358
5 2h Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS GRT 13.407
6 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 13.430
7 117 Jake Teague - R Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 13.436
8 47 Chandler Petty Austin, AR Rocket 13.449
9 38 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS Barry Wright 13.467
10 40b Kyle Bronson - R Brandon, FL Warrior 13.512
11 10c Ronnie Cooper McKenzie, TN Rocket 13.590
12 21m Cody Martin - R Christiana, TN Warrior 13.622
13 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL Victory Circle 13.642
14 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Barry Wright 13.674
15 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 13.703
16 1s Jeremy Shaw - R Millport, AL Trak-Star 13.730
17 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 13.731
18 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA Stinger 13.738
19 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 13.772
20 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TNT 13.801
21 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 13.866
22 C11 Cliff Williams Star, MS Trak-Star 13.870
23 19 Josh Adkins - R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 13.915
24 33s Sid Scarbrough Florence, MS Barry Wright 13.978
25 C4 Christopher Reid Wiggins, MS Trak-Star 14.010
26 51 Mack McCarter - R Gatlinburg, TN CVR 14.102
27 6 Jimmy Halford Atwood, TN Trak-Star 14.164
28 19m Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 14.363
29 J88 Jered Smith Hazlehurst, MS Trak-Star 14.369
30 41 Al Kouhout Hattiesburg, MS DWB 14.485
31 24c Zack Cameron Lumberton, MS GRT 15.001
32 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Mastersbilt 15.142
33 22 David Weems Pinola, MS GRT NT
34 91 Billy Tedford Thaxton, MS Trak-Star NT
HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Blount; 3. Adkins (R); 4. Halford: 5. Cameron; 6. Cooper.
2ND HEAT: 1. Shaw; 2. Martin (R); 3. Scarbrough; 4. S. Smith; 5. Barber; 6. Minga.
3RD HEAT: 1. Brantley; 2. Johnson; 3. Barrett; 4. Reid; 5. J. Smith; 6. Weems DNS.
4TH HEAT: 1. Williams; 2. McCarter; 3. Ellis; 4. Turner; 5. Kouhout; 6. Tedford DNS.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/24/13:
1. 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth - 400
2. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 378
2. 40b Kyle Bronson (R) – 378
4. 25 Justin McRee – 346
5. 56 David Earl Gentry – 334
6. 47 Shannon Lee – 326
6. 18d Tait Davenport – 326
8. 17ss Shan Smith – 320
9. 51 Mack McCarter (R) – 318
10. 117 Jake Teague (R) – 282
11. 49 Jonathan Davenport – 278
12. 19 Josh Adkins (R) – 270
13. 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. – 266
14. 110 Brent Barrett (R) – 264
15. 2 Joey Coulter – 260
16. 87 Walker Arthur – 258
17. 121 Michael Blount – 254
17. 1 Johnny Stokes – 254
19. 12 Ryan Montgomery – 250
20. 11 Darren Peters - 248
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate
