PHENIX CITY, AL – Chris Madden of Laurens, SC came out on the winning end of a photo finish on Friday night in the 30-lap main event for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series at East Alabama Motor Speedway. In a side-by-side finish, Madden kept the nose of his CrowderTrucking Special in front of Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA for a .046 second margin of victory.

“That was a good race,” Madden said. “Jake got a pretty good run coming off the fourth turn, but I was able to keep my nose in front of him at the checkered flag. This was the first time we’ve run this car and it was good in long runs, but with that late caution flag, I knew Jake was going to be tough on the inside.”

Knowles had to settle for second in the Cedartown Electric Rocket, and the Chevy Super Series point leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN finished third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special. Ryan King of Anniston, AL took the fourth spot in the David King Automotive Special and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC rim rode the Tommy Pope Constrction Special from 17th to fifth.

Tim Busha of Boaz, AL drove the Kilpatrick Racing GRT to a sixth-place finish and Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL was highest finishing Rookie of the Year Candidate with a seventh-place effort in the Yellow Hammer Construction Special.

Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN was eighth in the McCarter Brothers Racing CVR. Tyler Crowder of Lamont, FL finished ninth in the Crowder Brothers Trucking Rocket, and Montana Dudley of Phenix Ctiy, AL rounded out the top ten in the Dale’s Quick Lube Rocket.

Madden’s win culminated a clean sweep of the event. Madden was the fast qualifier by out-timing the 29-car field with a lap around East Alabama Motor Speedway in 15.995 seconds, and then led all 30 laps of the race enroute to the $2,000 victory. The two ten-lap B-Main Races were won by Dudley and Jeff Smith of Chatsworth, GA in the Hill Motorsports Warrior.

Madden took the lead at the start of the race from the pole position followed by Knowles, Crowder, McCarter, an Johnson. On lap two, Johnson got by McCarter for the fourth spot, and King dropped McCarter back to sixth on lap five. Johnson passed Crowder for third with an inside move on lap six.

The lead duo of Madden and Knowles reach theee cars on the tail of the lead lap by lap nine. Madden made some big moves in lapped traffic to shake Knowles from his back bumper, and had two lapped cars between himself and Knowles by lap 14. By lap 18, Madden had pulled out to a half-straightaway lead.

The lead Madden enjoyed would come to an end on lap 20 when Smith spun in turn four, with some help from Jacob Grizzle of Blairsville, GA in the Carolina Performance Special while battling for the seventh spot. Grizzle was ticketed with the caution flag, and restarted at the back of the cars on the lead lap.

Madden had Knowles, Johnson, Crowder, King, McCarter, Smith, Cook, Adkins and Dudley doubled up behind him for the Dixie-Style Double File Restart. King was able to get by Crowder for the fourth spot on the restart, and McCarter moved back up to fifth on lap 22.

The second and final caution flag of the race came out on lap 24 when Lavon Sparks of Phenix City, AL stalled the Hester Racing GRT on the front straightaway. With less than ten laps to go, it was a single-file restart with Madden leading Knowles, Johnson, King, McCarter, Cook, Busha, Adkins, Crowder, and Smith.

Knowles went to the inside of Madden on the restart, and Johnson worked the outside cushion. Knowles was able to get the nose of his car to the inside of Madden, but the leader had the better momentum coming off the corners to stay on the point. Johnson couldn’t gain any ground on the high side, but Cook could, as he sailed around McCarter to take over the fifth spot on lap 25.

In the final laps of the race, Knowles kept working the bottom groove on Madden, who couldn’t shake the second-place car. Knowles was better than Madden getting off turn four, while Madden was better than Knowles getting off the second turn.

As the leaders took the white flag, Knowles reloaded to take another shot at Madden, knowling his best chance for the win would be coming off the fourth turn. Madden had found a groove he liked, but it opened up the inside of the track to Knowles.

Coming off the fourth turn to the checkered flag, the crowd came to their feet, as Knowles built up a head of steam, pulled along side Madden, but fell just short at the checkered flag by one-third of the time it takes to blink your eye.

The Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series returns to East Alabama Motor Speedway on Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race. The drivers and their race cars will be set up at the front gate of EAMS from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. to meet and greet the fans in the Chevy Fan Zone.

For more information about the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.525superseries.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND SEVEN AT EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN PHENIX CITY, AL ON 9/26/14:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 6 Chris Madden Laurens, SC 30 $2,000
2. 3 66 Jake Knowles Tyrone, GA 30 $1,000
3. 6 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 30 $700
4. 5 55 Ryan King Anniston, AL 30 $550
5. 17 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 30 $500
6. 13 15 Tim Busha Boaz, AL 30 $425
7. 12 19m Josh Adkins (R) Talladega, AL 30 $375
8. 4 51 Pierce McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 30 $350
9. 2 47c Tyler Crowder Lamont, FL 30 $325
10. 7 55d Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL 30 $300
11. 8 17s Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA 30 $275
12. 23 110 Brent Barrett (R) Cleveland, MS 30 $250
13. 10 33 David Brannon Elora, TN 30 $225
14. 9 99g Jacob Grizzle Blairsville, GA 30 $200
15. 15 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA 30 $175
16. 16 11 Lavon Sparks Phenix City, AL 30 $150
17. 11 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN 29 $140
18. 24 J8 Jadon Frame (R) Winchester, TN 29 $125
19. 22 38 Dillon Tidmore Glencoe, AL 29 $125
20. 20 18 Chase Edge (R) LaFayette, AL 29 $125
21. 19 101 Forrest Trent Talbott, TN 29 $125
22. 21 72 Frank Wilson Milton, FL 29 $125
23. 14 93 Donald Brasher Burlington, NC 26 $125
24. 18 99 J.R. Moseley Columbus, GA 16 $125

ENTRIES: 29
FAST QUALIFIER: Madden, 15.995 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Barrett and Frame
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: Madden, 30
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Adkins
SCHAEFFER’S OIL 8TH-PLACE AWARD: McCarter
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Crowder
DAVID SMITH CARBURETORS 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Dudley
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Barrett
CAUTIONS: 2
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .046 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 22 Minutes and 35.540 Seconds

QUALIFYING (Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 6 Chris Madden Laurens, SC Barry Wright 16.189 15.995 15.995
2 47c Tyler Crowder Lamont, FL Rocket 16.610 16.389 16.389
3 66 Jake Knowles Tyrone, GA Rocket 17.057 16.438 16.438
4 51 Pierce McCarter Gatlinburg, TN CVR 16.490 16.447 16.447
5 55 Ryan King Anniston, AL TSR 16.448 16.611 16.448
6 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 16.573 16.472 16.472
7 55d Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL Rocket 16.503 16.871 16.503
8 17s Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA Warrior 16.583 16.518 16.518
9 99g Jacob Grizzle Blairsville, GA Mastersbilt 16.756 16.532 16.532
10 99 J.R. Mosley Columbus, GA Barry Wright 16.589 17.527 16.589
11 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN Mastersbilt 16.616 16.595 16.595
12 33 David Brannon Elora, TN Barry Wright 16.688 16.605 16.605
13 15 Tim Busha Boaz, AL GRT 16.795 16.685 16.685
14 19m Josh Adkins - R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 16.781 16.688 16.688
15 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA Mastersbilt 16.728 16.778 16.728
16 11 Lavon Sparks Phenix City, AL GRT 16.879 16.737 16.737
17 J8 Jadon Frame - R Winchester, TN Revelution 17.311 16.815 16.815
18 18 Chase Edge - R LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 17.398 16.898 16.898
19 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC Mastersbilt 16.909 17.355 16.909
20 93 Donald Brasher Burlington, NC Rocket 17.012 17.267 17.012
21 110 Brent Barrett - R Cleveland, MS GRT 17.015 17.071 17.015
22 38 Dillon Tidmore Glencoe, AL Barry Wright 17.070 NT 17.070
23 101 Forrest Trent Talbott, TN Rocket 17.257 17.235 17.235
24 21 Chris McKeehan Winder, GA Barry Wright 17.613 17.253 17.253
25 88d Mark Dowdy Waterloo, AL Killer 17.474 17.604 17.474
26 13 Brent Rhodes Boaz, AL Mastersbilt 18.051 17.475 17.475
27 72 Frank Wilson Milton, FL Trak-Star 17.695 17.644 17.644
28 20 Glenn Brewer Columbus, GA Rocket 17.698 17.708 17.698
29 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 17.762 NT 17.762

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 8 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Dudley; 2. Grizzle; 3. Williams; 4. Busha; 5. Eunice; 6. Cook; 7. Trent; 8. Wilson; 9. Dowdy; 10. Frame (R); 11. Turner; 12. Barrett (R).

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Smith; 2. Brannon; 3. Adkins (R); 4. Brasher; 5. Sparks; 6. Moseley; 7. Edge (R); 8. Tidmore; 9. McKeehan; 10. Rhodes; 11. Brewer.

CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/26/14:

1. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 682
2. 66 Jake Knowles – 632
3. 47c Tyler Crowder – 628
4. 99g Jacob Grizzle – 592
5. 110 Brent Barrett (R) – 534
6. J8 Jadon Frame (R) – 518
7. 11 Lavon Sparks – 452
8. 88d Mark Dowdy – 444
9. 33 David Brannon – 384
10. 15 Tim Busha – 378
11. 18 Chase Edge (R) – 376
12. 49 Dingus Griffin – 370
13. 19m Josh Adkins (R) – 352
14. 10 Matthew Turner – 336
15. 72 Frank Wilson – 268
16. 95 Brandon Williams – 256
17. 55 Ryan King – 180
18. 51 Mack McCarter – 176
19. 51 Pierce McCarter – 174
20. 47a Adam Martin (R) - 172

R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate