COLUMBUS, MS – Rain has postponed the $2,000-to-win 4th Annual Salute To The Air Force 40 on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division until September 6. That is an already scheduled date for the NeSmith Late Models, and they will run the make-up feature and another complete racing program.

The 24-car feature race field had rolled off the starting grid to prepare for the start of the main event when the first rain shower hit. That put the event on hold, and once that shower had left the area, race promoter Johnny Stokes took to the race track to begin the work to reprepare the racing surface.

While Dr. Dirt was making progress at bringing back the racing surface, another rain shower hit an hour later and forced the postponement until Sunday, September 6 during the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.

The 24 drivers that had already qualified for the main event through Time Trials and two 15-mail B-Main Races will be eligible to start the rescheduled event on September 6. The regularly scheduled September 6 race is also a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race.

In preliminary action, Mike Boland of Cuba, AL drove the Boland Performance Trak-Star “House Car” to fast time honors among the 41 entrants with a lap around Magnolia Motor Speedway in 14.241 seconds. Boland earned the pole position for the Salute To The Air Force 40.

The two 15-lap B-Main Races were won by a pair of two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champions, Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS in the Bryson Motorsports/Cooley Transportation Special won the first B-Main and Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special won the second B-Main.

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 10 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ON 5/24/15:

ENTRIES: 41
FAST QUALIFIER: M. Boland, 14.241 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Stokes and Minga

QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 14.241
2 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Barry Wright 14.275
3 H2 Matt Henderson - R Loudon, TN Rocket 14.345
4 25 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL HRRC 14.346
5 10 Ryan Crane - R Panama City, FL Rocket 14.460
6 2s Kyle Shaw Millport, AL Trak-Star 14.547
7 73 Ashley Newman Ripley, TN Pierce 14.554
8 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 14.564
9 1s Jeremy Shaw Millport, AL Trak-Star 14.661
10 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star 14.663
11 30 Ryan King - R Seymour, TN Stinger 14.675
12 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 14.688
13 33b Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Barry Wright 14.691
14 1 Bryant Marsh Corinth, MS Trak-Star 14.732
15 20 Kevin Sitton Baytown, TX Mastersbilt 14.739
16 3 Shay Knight Columbus, MS Pierce 14.744
17 4j Josh Banes - Y Learned, MS Mastersbilt 14.801
18 21m Cody Martin - R Christiana, TN Warrior 14.812
19 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS HRRC 14.821
20 84 Randall Beckwith Kilmichael, MS Barry Wright 14.827
21 01 Nick Trash Meridian, MS GRT 14.834
22 1m Chase Washington Houlka, MS Mastersbilt 14.835
23 00 Monte Skinner Saraland, AL Capital 14.866
24 34 Doug Sanchagrin Florence, MS Bk Diamond 14.895
25 14t Brant Tirello Silver Creek, MS Trak-Star 14.928
26 G4 Shelby Sheedy French Camp, MS Trak-Star 14.947
27 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS HRRC 14.987
28 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.057
29 14 Chance Inman Bruce, MS GRT 15.062
30 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 15.110
31 1w Jeff Wells Jr. Mercer, TN Longhorn 15.135
32 2x Nick Lyons Centrailia, IL Capital 15.231
33 113 Tim Knight Selmer, TN Mastersbilt 15.335
34 77 Robbie Starnes Livingston, TX Mastersbilt 15.361
35 11r Joey Mullenix Elrod, AL Mastersbilt 15.374
36 2 Tyler Burgess Quitman, MS Mastersbilt 15.439
37 38s D.J. Brasfield Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 15.515
38 93 Mason Oberkramer Elksmore, MO GRT 15.528
39 33m Howard Means Belmont, MS Mastersbilt 15.760
40 196 Billy Scarbrough Ethelsville, AL Mastersbilt NT
41 4 Michael Arnold Hattiesburg, MS Barry Wright NT/DQ

B-MAINS (15 Laps - Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Cooley; 2. King (R); 3. Blount; 4. Sitton; 5. Skinner; 6. Banes (Y); 7. Thrash; 8. Inman; 9. Means; 10. Stokes; 11. Tirello; 12. Wells; 13. T. Knight; 14. Brassfield; 15. Mullenix; 16. Arnold DNS.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Johnson; 2. Marsh (Y); 3. Washington; 4. Martin (R); 5. Sanchagrin; 6. Beckwith; 7. S. Knight; 8. Minga; 9. Barrett; 10. Burgess; 11. Oberkramer; 12. Starnes; 13. Lyons; 14. Sheedy; 15. Scarbrough DNS.

STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL SALUTE TO THE AIR FORCE 40 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS RESCHEDULED FOR 9/6/15:

222 Mike Boland – 73 Evan Ellis
H2 Matt Henderson (R) – 25 Justin McRee
10 Ryan Crane (R) – 2s Kyle Shaw
73n Ashley Newman – 18 Chase Edge
1s Jeremy Shaw – 232 Jamey Boland
33b Eric Cooley – 5 Ronnie Johnson
30 Ryan King (R) – 1b Bryant Marsh (Y)
121 Michael Blount – 1m Chase Washington
20 Kevin Sitton – 21m Cody Martin (R)
00 Monte Skinner – 34 Doug Sanchagrin
4j Josh Banes (Y) – 84 Randall Beckwith
1 Johnny Stokes – 19 Marcus Minga

R – Denotes Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Candidate

Y – Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Candidate


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