Ocala, FL – Jamie Perry piloted his Powell Motorsports sponsored entry to his first ever NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series victory on night #2 of the Bubba Army Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park. Perry overtook pole sitter Devin Dixon on lap 19 and was never seriously challenged as he led the remaining laps crossing under the Sunoco Race Fuels checkered flag 2.258 seconds ahead of Danville, Kentucky driver Victor Lee who made a late race charge to the front for the runner up position. Perry’s victory comes against some of the stoutest competition assembled, as his #P4 machine has been the model of consistency during the first two nights of Bubba Army Winter Nationals competition staying at the top of the speed charts and being able to finish their as well.

Devin Dixon set fast time in the #58 Big Frog Motorsports/Dave’s Towing Rocket besting the field of 43 drivers with a lap time of 15.206 seconds. That would earn him the inside front row starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000 to win feature event. The Bubba Raceway Park track crew, with help from track owner Bubba Clem, continually massaged the 3/8-mile gumbo surface making sure that competitors had a ultra-racy surface come feature race time. Fans and competitors would not be disappointed.

Dixon would lead the field to the green flag as cars quickly spread out battling for positions throughout the field. Third starting Perry was in a battle amongst the top 5 early in the race. Dixon would quickly catch the back of the field and begin to have to work lapped traffic. As he moved to the outside to clear a lapped car exiting turn 4, he made contact with the outside wall taking away half of the rear spoiler on the 58 machine. As the race progressed, Perry reeled in Dixon as lapped traffic came into play for all the front running cars. Perry would pull alongside Dixon at the exit of turn 3, and then use a power move after slight contact with Dixon to take over the top spot. Perry would go virtually unchallenged for the remaining 20 laps in route to the $2,000 payday.

Victor Lee and Thursday night’s feature winner Brandon Sheppard waged their own battle to finish inside the top 5. Ninth starting Sheppard carefully maneuvered through the field, but the late charging Lee would deny him the runner-up spot with Sheppard crossing the finish line in 3rd. Dixon would hold on to finish in the 4th spot, with Brandon, Florida’s Kyle Bronson rounding out the top 5.

Drivers will now turn their attention to Saturday’s 100 lap, $10,000 to win Chevrolet Performance World Championship. Chevrolet Performance Pole Qualifying, Heat Races, and B-Mains will take place to set the field. The top 12 drivers from Thursday and Friday combined points that do not transfer to the World Championship will go to a Last Chance Qualifier for a final shot to make the big race. Driver’s Meeting is scheduled for 6:15 P.M. with Hot Laps to follow.

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Feature Finish Results
Pos Car # Driver Name
1 P4 Jamie Perry
2 6 Victor Lee
3 17B Brandon Sheppard
4 58 Devin Dixon
5 40B Kyle Bronson
6 RJ1 Mike Pegher
7 12 Doug Horton
8 14 Tyler Clem
9 111 Max Blair
10 2 Dennis "Rambo" Franklin
11 5 Mark Whitener
12 117 Jake Teague
13 30 Tyler Bare
14 71 Hudson O'Neal
15 33 Jeff Matthews
16 47 Justin Williams
17 17 Logan Roberson
18 56jr Colton Horner
19 88 Trent Ivey
20 5 Ronnie Johnson
21 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
22 22 Austin Burns
23 71 Pierce McCarter
24 87 Walker Arthur
Entries: 43
Fast Qualifier: Brand Sheppard – 15.206
Provisionals: None
Lead Changes: 1
Lap Leaders: Dixon – 1-19, Perry – 20-40
Cautions: 0
Margin of Victory: 2.258 seconds
Time of Race: 31 minutes, 5 seconds
NEXT RACE: January 28th – Chevrolet Performance World Championship – Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, FL - $10,000 to win, 100 laps

Qualifying Results
Group A
Pos Car # Driver Name Time
1 58 Devin Dixon 15.206
2 P4 Jamie Perry 15.322
3 12 Doug Horton 15.329
4 117 Jake Teague 15.346
5 17B Brandon Sheppard 15.366
6 2 Dennis "Rambo" Franklin 15.408
7 71 Pierce McCarter 15.410
8 33 Jeff Matthews 15.519
9 7 Corey Almond 15.572
10 5 Ronnie Johnson 15.655
11 87 Walker Arthur 15.706
12 47 Justin Williams 15.843
13 15 Jason Britton 15.953
14 22 Austin Burns 15.978
15 1 Connor Meade 16.023
16 19 Marcus Minga 16.077
17 51M Mark Steube 16.101
18 147 Hunter Carrol 16.172
19 101 Forrest Trent 16.293
20 9 Geraid Gault 16.582
21 0 Ryan Scott 16.656

Qualifying Results
Group B
Pos Car # Driver Name Time
1 5 Mark Whitener 15.664
2 6 Victor Lee 15.707
3 88 Trent Ivey 15.734
4 30 Tyler Bare 15.815
5 40B Kyle Bronson 15.816
6 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 15.838
7 56jr Colton Horner 15.840
8 RJ1 Mike Pegher 15.854
9 17 Logan Roberson 15.883
10 9 Will Thomas 15.943
11 7 Shan Smith 15.967
12 02 Keith Nosbisch 15.968
13 14 Tyler Clem 16.011
14 111 Max Blair 16.017
15 5 Mark Heatherly 16.033
16 71 Hudson O'Neal 16.094
17 311 Ken Monahan 16.100
18 6 Blake Spencer 16.179
19 21J Jamie Wrightsman 16.530
20 12S Briand Swank 16.592
21 0F Troy Frazier 16.601
22 J17 Joe Kump 16.924


B-Main Finishes(Top 6 Transfer to Feature):

B-Main 1 – 1. Bronson, 2. Pegher, 3. Blair, 4. Teague, 5. McCarter, 6. Johnson, 7. Smith, 8. Monahan, 9. Minga, 10. Trent, 11. Kump, 12. Swank, 13. Britton

B-Main 2 – 1. Franklin, 2. Clem, 3. Bare, 4. O’Neal, 5. Horner, 6. Williams, 7. Thomas, Meade, 8. Carroll, 9. Scott, 10. Almond, 11. Wrightsman

B-Main 3 – 1. Sheppard, 2. Matthews, 3. Roberson, 4. Lloyd, 5. Arthur, 6. Burns, 7. Nosbisch, 8. Spencer, 9. Frazier, 10. Steube, 11. Gault


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Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the Series.
Cruise with the Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for the Series.
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Contingency Sponsors Include: Crate Insider.com, AR Bodies, FreeStyle Graphix, and Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies.

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