Cleveland, Tennessee (11/28/16) – Riley Hickman pocketed a $10,000 payday behind the wheel of his Hickman Manufacturing #R1 CVR Crate Late Model after dominating the annual Possum Town Grand Prix at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

Riley Hickman invaded Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) on Friday night for the opening round of the two-day Possum Town Grand Prix, which was sanctioned by the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series.

Drawing a stacked field of 66 Crate Late Models for the big event, Hickman qualified fastest overall, giving him a solid starting spot for his heat. Storming to a heat race victory, Riley secured the pole position for the main event on Saturday night.

Grabbing the lead on the drop of the green flag, Hickman cruised through the first half of the race with no cars threatening for the lead. Following a late-race caution that brought the field closer together, Riley held off various challenges before again motoring away from his closest pursuers to pick up his 18th victory of the season and a $10,000 payday. Chase Washington, Eric Cooley, Chris Brown, and Grant Garrison rounded out the Top-5 finishers in the 100-lap A-Main.

“We made the right tire call,” Hickman said. “We were gambling there, and I think we’re probably harder (on tire compound) than anybody else out here. We weren’t quite sure how it was going to play out. (Promoter) Johnny (Stokes) always has this place phenomenal. It’s always great to race at. I just wish it was a little closer to home, but that five hours over here isn’t too bad.”

Complete results from this event can be found at www.NeSmithRacing.com .

The team will enjoy a two-week break before traveling to St. Louis to compete in the inaugural VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals, which will be held at the Dome at America’s Center. The huge event will be held on December 15-17 and will culminate with a $20,000-to-win finale for Super Late Models. For more information on the event, please visit www.GatewayDirt.com .
Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Man’s Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Riley Hickman, please visit www.RileyHickman.com .

Possum Town Grand Prix Feature Finish

1 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN Hickman Manufacturing CVR
2 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS 45 Race Shop Capital
3 72 Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Steele’s Dive Barry Wright
4 21 Chris Brown Spring, TX Bloomquist
5 1 Grant Garrison Walton, KY Darrell Lanigan Racing Club 29
6 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Edge’s Gas Company Mastersbilt
7 33 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS Scott’s Body Shop & Towing Capital
8 4 Michael Arnold Hattiesburg, MS The Strength Center Longhorn
9 1m Neil Baggett Columbus, MS Montgomery Farms HRRC
11 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Ellis Welding Barry Wright
12 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN Wade’s Body Shop Longhorn
13 55 Chris Kratzer Haysville, KS Wichita Tire And Alignment Barry Wright
14 1s Jeremy Shaw Millport, AL Bassethound Motorsports GRT
15 147 Hunter Carroll Columbus, MS FBG Motorsports Trak-Star
16 760 Jim McDuffie Meridian, MS McDuffie Racing Black Diamond
17 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS B&M Salvage Rocket
18 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS Magnolia Auto Transport Mastersbilt
19 01 Nick Thrash Meridian, MS Thrash Motorsports GRT
20 77 Robbie Starnes Baytown, TX Lone Star Hydro & Maintenance Capital
21 2 Tyler Burgess Quitman, MS Burgess Outdoor Power Mastersbilt
22 1 Andy Picklesimer Ooltewah, TN Hyma Motorsports CVR
23 23 Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN Eagle Racing Engines Rocket
23 4j Josh Banes – Y Lerned, MS Diversified Pest Management Blk Diamond
24 3 Todd Robinson Walnut, MS Robinson Racing Mastersbilt
25 00 Ricky Waggoner Milan, TN Waggoner Racing Taylormade
26 17 David Brazeale Four Corners, MS Franklin Enterprises Black Diamond

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