OCALA, FL – A heavy afternoon rain shower has postponed night two of the $10,000-to-win 100-lap Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park. NeSmith Racing and Bubba Raceway Park officials are currently working to find a date to reschedule tonight’s races that works for all involved.

Two B-Main Races and the 100-lap main event are still to be contested to complete the event that is the 2015 season finale for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Qualifying and the four ten-lap Heat Races were run last night. Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL was the fast qualifier and won the first Heat Race to earn the pole position for the 100-lap main event.

The four heat races took the top four finishers to set the first 16 starting spots for the 11th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race. The two B-main races that were scheduled for tonight would have set the remaining eight starting spots in the rear of the field.

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR ROUND 22 AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK IN OCALA, FL ON 11/20/15:

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 40b Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL Rocket 14.875 15.314 14.875
2 88 Trent Ivey Union, SC Mastersbilt 15.706 15.335 15.335
3 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Mastersbilt 15.816 15.497 15.497
4 30 Ryan King - R Seymour, TN Stinger 15.798 15.529 15.529
5 23 Jimmy Mac Mooresville, NC Barry Wright 18.422 15.740 15.740
6 03 Phillip Cobb Dover, FL Barry Wright 16.037 15.874 15.874
7 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.972 15.887 15.887
8 15 Jason Britton - R Alexander City, AL Pierce 16.050 16.671 16.050
9 33s Carter Stokes New Smyrna Bch, FL Rocket NT NT NT

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL Rocket 15.528 15.286 15.286
2 11 Doug Horton Wimauma, FL Warrior 15.413 15.486 15.413
3 H2 Matt Henderson - R Loudon, TN Rocket 15.561 15.896 15.561
4 14c Cale Conley Vienna, WV Pierce 16.110 15.584 15.584
5 08 Justin Shipley Douglasville, GA Team 17 16.035 15.702 15.702
6 00m Monte Skinner Saraland, AL Capital 16.062 16.272 16.062
7 5b Brian Johnson Riverview, FL Warrior 16.375 16.075 16.075
8 41k John Kellum Jacksonville, FL Mastersbilt 17.219 16.671 16.671
9 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS HRRC 17.673 17.157 17.157

GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 RJ1 Michael Lake - Y Uniontown, PA Rocket 15.647 15.223 15.223
2 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC Longhorn 15.663 15.489 15.489
3 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 15.898 15.549 15.549
4 03 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL HRRC 15.707 15.962 15.707
5 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Trak Star 16.025 15.739 15.739
6 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Barry Wright 15.857 16.255 15.857
7 5s Blake Spencer St. Augustine, FL GRT 16.769 15.924 15.924
8 14 Braeden Dillinger - Y Dawson, PA Warrior 16.359 15.981 15.981
9 45 Bobby Richardson Eustis, FL Mastersbilt 16.144 16.141 16.141

GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.539 15.089 15.089
2 14 Tyler Clem - R/Y St. Petersburg, FL Rocket 15.490 16.800 15.490
3 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr, Ocala, FL Snow Bros 15.493 15.846 15.493
4 85 Tom Maddox Centre, AL Trak-Star 15.950 15.650 15.650
5 12 Ashton Winger - Y Senoia, GA Rocket 16.518 15.733 15.733
6 00 Russell Brown Jr. Valdosta, GA Brown 16.038 15.767 15.767
7 10c Ryan Crane - R Panama City, FL Rocket 15.889 15.830 15.830
8 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 16.157 16.234 16.157
9 10 Ronnie Cooper McKenzie, TN Black Diamond 16.754 16.318 16.318

HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Bronson; 2. Ivey; 3. King (R); 4. Minga; 5. Arthur; 6. Mac; 7. Cobb; 8. Britton (R); 9. Stokes DNS.

2ND HEAT: 1. Edge; 2. Lloyd; 3. Crane (R); 4. Maddox; 5. Clem (R/Y); 6. Bernhardt; 7. Winger (Y); 8. Brown; 9. Cooper.

3RD HEAT: 1. Franklin; 2. Whitener; 3. R. Johnson; 4. Lake (Y); 5. Ellis; 6. Spencer; 7. O’Connor; 8. Dillinger; 9. Richardson.

4TH HEAT: 1. Nosbisch; 2. Conley; 3. Horton; 4. Skinner; 5. Shipley; 6. Kellum; 7. Henderson (R); 8. Blount; 9. B. Johnson.

“SWEET 16” STARTING LINE-UP FOR 11TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE:

ROW 1:
40b Kyle Bronson, Brandon, FL – 18 Chase Edge, LaFayette, AL
ROW 2:
2 Dennis Franklin, Gaffney, SC – 02 Keith Nosbisch, Valrico, FL
ROW 3:
88 Trent Ivey, Union, SC – 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr., Ocala, FL
ROW 4:
58 Mark Whitener, Middleburg, FL – 14 Cale Conley, Vienna, WV
ROW 5:
30 Ryan King, Seymour, TN (R) – 10c Ryan Crane, Panama City, FL (R)
ROW 6:
5 Ronnie Johnson, Chattanooga, TN – 11 Doug Horton, Wimauma, FL
ROW 7:
19 Marcus Minga, Shannon, MS – 85 Tom Maddox, Centre, AL
ROW 8:
RJ1 Michael Lake, Uniontown, PA (Y) – 00m Monte Skinner, Saraland, AL

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

1ST B-MAIN:
87 Walker Arthur – 14c Tyler Clem (R/Y)
23 Jimmy Mac – B69 Bryan Bernhardt
03c Phillip Cobb – 12 Ashton Winger (Y)
15 Jason Britton (R) – 00 Russell Brown Jr.
33c Carter Stokes – 10 Ronnie Cooper

2ND B-MAIN:
73 Evan Ellis – 08 Justin Shipley
5s Blake Spencer – 41k John Kellum
03 Chris O’Connor – H2 Matt Henderson (R)
14d Braeden Dillinger – 121 Michael Blount
45 Bobby Richardson – 5 Brian Johnson

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

Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Gun Challenge Series Driver


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