BRUNSWICK, GA – Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL swept night two action of the Showdown On The Coast for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Golden Isles Speedway on Saturday night. Edge set fast time for the second straight night, led 37 of 50 laps and drove the Edge’s Gas Company Special to his second series win of the season.

Edge battled with early race leader Matt Henderson of Loudon, TN for the first 13 laps of the race before taking the lead on lap 14. Edge then checked out on the field and took the checkered flag with a 4.874 second margin of victory over Henderson, who finished second in the Mighty Muffler and Brakes CVR.

“We really felt like we had the car to beat all weekend, and although we had trouble while we were leading last night, we were trouble free tonight and the car was just awesome to drive,” Edge said. “We had a good race with Matt early on and I enjoyed racing with him because it was a clean battle.”

Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS drove the Custom Spraying, Inc. GRT to his second straight top three finish of the weekend with a third-place effort and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS took the fourth spot in the Basset Hound Motorsports GRT. Hunter Carter of Blackshear, GA was fifth in the Bud Light Special.

The 2014 and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN finished sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special and Mitchell Coble of Mt. Airy, NC was seventh in the Klontz Lubricant CVR. Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC drove the Augusta Aquatics Special to an eighth-place finish.

Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA finished ninth in the Ace Pole Company Special, and Ryan Crane of Panama City, FL rounded out the top ten in the Panama City Cycles Trak-Star. The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Chris Noah started 18th and finished 11th in the Old Man’s Garage Special to earn the Rookie of the Race honors.

Henderson took the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting spot, with Edge tucked under him in second followed by Barrett, Steven Roberts of Jesup, GA and Johnson. On lap three, Johnson drove by Roberts to take over the fourth spot. Henderson and Edge took their battle for the lead into lapped traffic on lap ten.

Edge got a run on Henderson coming off the second turn on lap 14, and lead pair raced into turn three side-by-side. Edge was able to power off the bottom of turn four, and cleared Henderson at the flagstand to take the lead. By lap 20, Edge had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over Henderson, who had company from Barrett in the third spot.

The first of three caution flags came out on lap 24 when Roberts stalled the Roberts Bee Company Special in turn two while running fifth. Roberts was done for the night and earned the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award. Edge had Henderson, Barrett, Johnson, Carter, Justin McRee of Woodstock, GA in the High Roller Race Cars Special, Stokes, Knight, Coble and Crane doubled up behind him for the Dixie-Style double-file restart.

Carter drove under Johnson on the restart to take over the fourth spot, and in just three green flag laps, Edge had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over Henderson. By lap 30, Edge had checked out to a full straightaway lead, and the only thing that could slow him down was a lap 34 caution flag when Crane spun in turn two.

The top ten for the restart saw Edge leading Henderson, Barrett, Carter, Johnson, Stokes, Coble, Eunice, Knight, and Noah. Johnson returned the favor from Carter on the restart by driving around outside of him to reclaim the fourth spot. With ten laps to go, Edge had once again put a full straightaway on Henderson.

The third and final caution flag bunched the field up once again on lap 44 when Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS spun the Lamar Auto Salvage Trak-Star down the backstretch. When the field went back to green, Johnson jumped Barrett on the restart and was penalized two positions at the end of the race.

Barrett was able to repass Johnson, while both Edge and Henderson pulled away at the front of the pack. In the final seven laps of the race, Edge once again got in his fast groove and pulled away to take his second win of the season and his third career series win.

The next race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be the 2014 season finale with the $10,000-to-win 100-lap 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL on November 20-22.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 21 AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY IN BRUNSWICK, GA ON 10/18/14:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 50 $2,500
2. 2 17 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN 50 $1,250
3. 3 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS 50 $850
4. 6 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 50 $700
5. 4 25c Hunter Carter Blackshear, GA 50 $650
6. 7 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 50 $550
7. 10 16 Mitchell Coble Mt. Airy, NC 50 $500
8. 9 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC 50 $450
9. 11 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA 50 $400
10. 13 10 Ryan Crane Panama City, FL 50 $375
11. 18 56 Chris Noah (R) Rainbow City, AL 50 $350
12. 15 52 Ryan Carter Blackshear, GA 50 $300
13. 12 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 49 $280
14. 14 45 Damon Flowers Hortense, GA 49 $260
15. 17 J3 Paul Jorgensen (R) Blackshear, GA 48 $250
16. 16 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 41 $240
17. 8 25 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 26 $220
18. 5 111 Steven Roberts Jesup, GA 23 $200

ENTRIES: 18
FAST QUALIFIER: Edge, 16.728 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Henderson, 1-13; Edge, 14-50
LAPS LED: Edge, 37; Henderson, 13
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Noah
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Roberts
STEALTH RACING CARBURETORS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Coble
SCHAEFFER’S OIL 8TH-PLACE AWARD PRESENTED BY CHAD WALLACE AND HEATHER NEWSOME: Knight
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Eunice
AR BODIES 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Crane
MIKE CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Noah
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 12TH-PLACE AWARD: R. Carter
KINSER AIR FILTERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Minga
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.874 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 22 Minutes and 43.985 Seconds

QUALIFYING:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 16.731 16.728 16.728
2 17 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN CVR 16.999 16.838 16.838
3 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 16.893 16.864 16.864
4 25 Hunter Carter Blackshear, GA Mastersbilt 17.072 16.914 16.914
5 111 Steven Roberts Jesup, GA Barry Wright 16.944 17.057 16.944
6 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 17.296 16.969 16.969
7 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 17.300 17.162 17.162
8 56n Chris Noah - R Rainbow City, AL Mastersbilt 17.163 NT 17.163
9 25 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL HRRC 17.637 17.181 17.181
10 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC Barry Wright 17.418 17.287 17.287
11 16 Mitchell Coble Mt. Airy, NC CVR 17.318 17.612 17.318
12 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA Mastersbilt 17.347 17.513 17.347
13 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 17.665 17.371 17.371
14 10 Ryan Crane Panama City, FL Trak-Star 17.415 17.392 17.392
15 45 Damon Flowers Hortense, GA Barry Wright 17.531 17.442 17.442
16 52 Ryan Carter Blackshear, GA Larry Shaw 17.698 17.451 17.451
17 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS Trak-Star 17.485 17.454 17.454
18 J3 Paul Jorgensen - R Blackshear, GA Warrior 18.402 18.087 18.087

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 10/18/14:

1. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 1,820
2. 56 Chris Noah (R) – 1,574
3. 1 Johnny Stokes – 1,314
4. 121 Michael Blount – 1,270
5. 110 Brent Barrett – 1,268
6. 19 Marcus Minga – 1,198
7. 18 Chase Edge – 1,172
8. 51 Mack McCarter – 1,158
9. 87 Walker Arthur – 838
10. 19m Josh Adkins – 804
11. 25 Justin McRee – 788
12. J39 Jimmy Elliott – 668
13. 73 Ashley Newman – 660
14. 38 Chase Washington – 566
15. 18d Tait Davenport – 552
16. 17 Ronald Dunn – 508
17. 8a Todd Morrow – 464
18. 55 Montana Dudley (R) – 430
19. 17 Matt Henderson – 430
20. 64 Jacob Anderson - 336

R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate


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