Lloyd Earns Pole Position For NeSmith World Championship Race

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OCALA, FL – Defending race champion Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL served notice on Friday night that he was looking for his second straight win as he earned pole position for Saturday night’s $10,000-to-win 100-lap 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Bubba Raceway Park.

Lloyd started the evening by setting fast time among the 49 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 14.896 seconds, and then winning the first of four 15-lap Heat Races driving the Augusta Delivery Service Special. The top four finishers in each of the four Friday night heat races earned a spot in the main event on Saturday night that make up the “Sweet 16.”

Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL won the second heat race to join Lloyd on the outside of the front row for the big show driving the Yellow Hammer Construction Special. Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL won the third heat race in the High Roller Race Cars Special to earn the inside second row starting spot for the main event. Walker Arthur of Forest, VA drove the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special to a win in the fourth heat to claim the outside second row starting spot.

Joining Lloyd in the top four transfer spots to the main event out of the first heat were Ryan Montgomery of Fairmont, WV in the Central Supply Warrior, Mike Pegher Jr. of Cranberry, PA in the Bobby Lake Motorsports Warrior, and 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL in the Brandon Ford Warrior.

The second through fourth-place drivers following Adkins under the checkered flag in the second heat were Jimmy Sharpe Jr. of Soperton, GA in the Certified Energy, Inc. Special, Carter Stokes of New Smyrna Beach, FL in the RCR Rocket, and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN in the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior.

Dalton Myers of Riverview, FL in the Ed Metals Special, Shan Smith of Dade City, FL in the Outlaw Race Parts Rocket, and William Thomas of Phenix City, AL in the Alexander’s Industrial Service GRT finished second through fourth respectively behind McRee in the third heat race to earn a seat among the Sweet 16 in the $10,000-to-win World Championship Race.

Second through fourth respectively behind Walker in the fourth heat race to transfer into the big show were Brad Hall of Knoxville, TN in the Hall Racing Special, Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL in the Edge’s Gas Company Special, and Jeff Mathews of Valrico, FL in the CURS Warrior.

Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races on Friday night will have another opportunity to race into the 100-lap 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race through one of two 20-lap B-Main Races. The top three finishers in each B-Main will fill in starting spots 17 through 22 for the main event.

There are many big names still on the outside looking in the starting field for the World Championship Race. Those drivers include the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, former race winner Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, and Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC.

The 23rd and 22nd starting spots in the World Championship Race are provisional spots for NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Top 15 drivers in the point standings. Along with Johnson, they include third-place Tait Davenport of Benton, KY, fourth-place Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS, seventh-place Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS, 12th-place Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS, and 15th-place Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 21 AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK IN OCALA, FL ON 11/22/12:

ENTRIES: 49
FAST QUALIFIER: Lloyd, 14.896 Seconds
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Lloyd, Adkins, McRee, and Arthur

GROUP QUALIFYING:

1ST GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 26 Jimmy Sharpe Jr. Soperton, GA Scorpion 15.115 15.446 15.115
2 19m Josh Adkins - R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 15.322 15.887 15.322
3 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 15.532 15.417 15.417
4 11r Stacey Roberts Sylvester, GA Bloomquist 15.496 15.652 15.496
5 33c Carter Stokes New Smyrna Bch, FL Rocket 15.664 15.498 15.498
6 59 Jake Perkins Ocala, FL Mastersbilt 15.929 15.605 15.605
7 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 16.020 15.625 15.625
8 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 15.696 15.663 15.663
9 110 Brent Barrett - R Cleveland, MS GRT 15.814 15.667 15.667
10 2 Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS GRT 16.142 16.639 16.142
11 11k Austin Kirkpatrick - R Ocala, FL Barry Wright NT 16.304 16.304
12 14k Karl Willard Cochran, GA Rocket 17.861 17.150 17.150

2ND GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.459 15.302 15.302
2 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Mastersbilt 15.355 15.394 15.355
3 47h Brad Hall Knoxville, TN Mastersbilt 15.366 15.490 15.366
4 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn 15.868 15.509 15.509
5 33 Jeff Mathews Valrico, FL Warrior 15.525 15.569 15.525
6 54w Rodney Wing Meridian, MS Snow Bros. 16.207 15.670 15.670
7 33s Sid Scarbrough Florence, MS Trak-Star 15.736 15.691 15.691
8 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 15.746 15.849 15.746
9 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC Barry Wright 15.818 15.946 15.818
10 14 Tyler Clem St. Petersburg, FL Rocket 16.758 15.872 15.872
11 56L Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL Trak-Star 16.032 16.361 16.032
12 00c J.D. Pass Brandon, MS HRRC 16.426 16.300 16.300

3RD GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 19 William Thomas Phenix City, AL GRT 15.216 15.206 15.206
2 54 Dalton Myers Riverview, FL Snow Bros. 15.261 15.265 15.261
3 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC 15.419 15.262 15.262
4 111 Steven Roberts Jesup, GA Barry Wright 15.510 15.403 15.403
5 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 15.482 15.513 15.482
6 45 Bobby Richardson Eustis, FL Mastersbilt 15.503 15.670 15.503
7 55 Shan Smith Dade City, FL Rocket 15.522 15.553 15.522
8 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 15.723 15.683 15.683
9 5 George Kowatic Moon Township, PA Warrior 15.703 15.936 15.703
10 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 16.131 15.704 15.704
11 75k Joe Krcelich Carmichaels, PA Rocket 16.850 16.008 16.008
12 27L Michael Lake Uniontown, PA Warrior 16.018 16.011 16.011

4TH GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Ocala, FL Snow Bros. 14.900 14.896 14.896
2 12 Ryan Montgomery Fairmont, WV Warrior 15.061 15.488 15.061
3 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN Mastersbilt 15.400 15.226 15.226
4 1c Mike Pegher Jr. Cranberry, PA Warrior 15.483 15.520 15.483
5 17s Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA Warrior 15.695 15.571 15.571
6 40b Kyle Bronson - R Brandon, FL Warrior 15.809 15.707 15.707
7 2 Dennis Franklin Chesnee, SC Barry Wright 16.078 15.890 15.890
8 03 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL HRRC 16.152 15.920 15.920
9 17h Matt Henderson Loudon, TN CVR 16.423 15.964 15.964
10 51w William Stile Muse, PA Rocket 16.248 16.586 16.248
11 51 Mack McCarter - R Gatlinburg, TN Rocket 16.285 16.428 16.285
12 114 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC Mastersbilt 17.259 16.338 16.338
13 24 Greg Martin Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 16.700 16.571 16.571

HEAT RACES (15 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Lloyd; 2. Montgomery; 3. Pegher; 4. Bronson (R); 5. Hickman; 6. O’Connor; 7. J. Smith; 8. Cook; 9. Franklin; 10. McCarter (R); 11. Stile; 12. Henderson; 13. Martin DNS.

2ND HEAT: 1. Adkins (R); 2. Sharpe; 3. C. Stokes; 4. Gentry; 5. Kirkpatrick (R); 6. Barrett (R); 7. Lee; 8. Hardy; 9. Willard; 10. Perkins; 11. Sta. Roberts; 12. J. Stokes.

3RD HEAT: 1. McRee; 2. Myers; 3. S. Smith; 4. Thomas; 5. Whitener; 6. Ste. Roberts; 7. Horton; 8. Kowactic; 9. Krcelich; 10. Lake; 11. Richardson DQ; 12. Bernhardt DQ.

4TH HEAT: 1. Arthur; 2. Hall; 3. Edge; 4. Mathews; 5. Wing; 6. Johnson; 7. Davenport; 8. Clem; 9. Lucas; 10. Knight; 11. Pass; 12. Scarbrough.

“SWEET 16” MAIN EVENT LINE-UP:

ROW 1:
21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
19m Josh Adkins (R)

ROW 2:
25 Justin McRee
87 Walker Arthur

ROW 3:
12 Ryan Montgomery
26 Jimmy Sharpe Jr.

ROW 4:
54 Dalton Myers
47h Brad Hall

ROW 5:
1c Mike Pegher Jr.
33c Carter Stokes

ROW 6:
55 Shan Smith
18 Chase Edge

ROW 7:
40 Kyle Bronson (R)
56 David Earl Gentry

ROW 8:
19 William Thomas
33 Jeff Mathews

B-MAIN LINE-UPS (20 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN:
R1 Riley Hickman – 58 Mark Whitener
03 Chris O’Connor – 111 Steven Roberts
17s Jeff Smith – 11 Doug Horton
114 Ray Cook – 5k George Kowatic
2 Dennis Franklin – 75k Joe Krcelich
51 Mack McCarter (R) – 27 Michael Lake
51w William Stile – 17h Matt Henderson

2ND B-MAIN:
11k Austin Kirkpatrick (R) – 54w Rodney Wing
110 Brent Barrett (R) – 5 Ronnie Johnson
47 Shannon Lee – 18 Tait Davenport
2 Marty Hardy – 14 Tyler Clem
14k Karl Willard – 56L Shep Lucas
59 Jake Perkins – 42 Cla Knight
11r Stacey Roberts – 00c J.D. Pass
1 Johnny Stokes – 33s Sid Scarbrough

R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate

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Any updates tonight?

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Whitener blew up while leading, Lloyd flat tire while leading

Top 5

Ray Cook
Mike Pegher, Jr.
Kyle Bronson
William Thomas
Walker Arthur