For Immediate Release
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 26th, 2014

Ashley Newman Powers to $2k Victory at Corinth

Ripley, Tennessee (08/26/14) – Ashley Newman powered his #73 Upton Motorsports/45 Race Shop/Bob Pierce Late Model to victory lane for the second straight week on Saturday evening with a $2,000 triumph at North Mississippi Motor Park (Corinth, Mississippi) in the Limited Late Model division.

Via his performance in preliminary action Ashley earned the outside-front-row starting spot for the main event, but fell back to fourth at the drop of the green flag. Newman had moved back to third before he took down the barrier in turns one and two, sending him to the tail of the field.
He climbed through the field and was soon back in striking distance for the top spot. Terminal issues on the leader would relinquish the point to Newman with fifteen laps remaining. He went unchallenged in the closing laps to score the win over Brandon Shaw, Bryant Marsh, Creighton Melms, and Danny Christian. The victory marked his seventeenth of the season.

"It was a pretty crazy night to say the least," laughed Newman. "I kept my composure though, and we were able to claw our way to the win. Again I have to thank the Uptons and all of my fans and sponsors for their great support."

Meanwhile Kyle Beard entered a pair of Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) Super Late Model events over the weekend. Action opened on Friday night as the tour made its first visit to North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Alabama) since 2008. Twenty-three Super Late Model Models registered for the $3,000-to-win program, and a second place finish in his b-main earned Kyle the tenth starting spot on the feature grid. During the course of the 50 lap main event, Beard advanced five positions to finish fifth behind race winner, Bub McCool, Chris Wall, Josh Putnam, and Eric Cooley.

On Saturday night, action shifted to Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) for another $3,000-to-win race. The entry list increased to twenty-four, and Beard started his outing by qualifying fourth fastest in his group during time trials, sending him to the dash. An eighth place finish in the dash earned Kyle the eighth starting spot for the finale. Unfortunately, Beard was forced to retire early from the 50 lapper, resulting in a disappointing eighteenth place finish in the final rundown.
Complete results from the events are available at www.StateSeries.com .

The Labor Day weekend will find both Upton Motorsports pilots in action. Ashley Newman will enter a pair of NeSmith Weekly Late Model Series events on Friday and Saturday at Clayhill Motorsports (Atwood, Tennessee). Point leader, Kyle Beard will enter a pair of $3,000-to-win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) at Crowley's Ridge Raceway (Paragould, Arkansas) and Poplar Bluff Speedway (Poplar Bluff, Missouri). More information on the events is available at www.ClayhillMotorsports.com and www.COMPDirt.com .

Upton Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Gary Beard Trucking, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, Team 5 Enterprise, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Upton Motorsports, please visit www.UptonMotorsports.com .