Boland Survives For NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Greenville Win

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GREENVILLE, MS – Mike Boland of Cuba, MS just got through a last lap crash to pick up his seventh NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series career win on Friday night in the Wilkerson Diesel and Tire Service “Rumble On The Gumbo” 40 at Greenville Speedway driving The Strength Center Trak-Star.

As Boland entered the first turn after taking the white flag, the lapped cars of Jay Burchfield of Columbus, MS and Frank Wilson of Harold, FL tangled as Boland was on their inside. Boland just got through and went on to take the checkered flag with a 4.298 second advantage.

“I’ve got to thank the Good Lord for getting me through that wreck on the last lap,” Boland said. “I would have really hated to lose the race that way, but He was watching over me.”

The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS finished second in the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle. Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA charged from the 18th starting spot to finish third in the Turner Excavating DWB. Turner and Cooley now share the point lead with each driver totaling 436 points.

Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS took the fourth spot in the TJC Mortgage Mastersbilt, and Chris McElhenney of Lake, MS started 22nd and finished fifth to earn the GM Performance Parts Hard Charger Award and the Race Car Engineering Fifth-Place Award driving the G&M Trucking Trak-Star.

Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS finished sixth and was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race and the KRC Sixth-Place Award winner in the Lamar Auto Salvage Trak-Star. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing GRT to the Joe Gibbs Driven Seventh-Place Award.

Burchfield was able to come around to claim the Race Car Engineering Eighth-Place Award in the Burchfield’s Body Shop Barry Wright, and Wilson was credited with the ninth spot and the Maximum Signs and Graphics Ninth-Place Award in the Wilson Lumber Goliath. Robert Smith of Leland, MS rounded out the top ten in the Brown’s Salvage Mastersbilt for the KRC Tenth-Place Award.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS picked up the Mike’s Custom Tanks 11th-Place Award in the Billy Riels Racing GRT, and Terry Shaw of Greenville, MS was the Shorty’s Shock Service 12th-Place Award winner in the Washington Body Shop Bullett.

The race was caution-filled with the yellow flag flying 12 times for spins and debris with two red flags. Polesitter Justin McRee of Cuba, AL led the field down for the green flag in the Century Carriers, Inc. Trak-Star, and led the first two laps before Boland took the lead on lap three coming from the third starting spot. Boland led the rest of the way, and was never challenged for the point.

The most serious incident took place on lap 27 with a multi-car tangle in turn three that completely blocked the track to bring out the red flag, and involved several cars running from fifth on back.

Cliff Williams of Star, MS was running fifth in the Ware Construction Trak-Star when he was hit from behind to trigger the crash. The tangle took Williams out of the race and earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.

In preliminary action, McRee was the fast qualifier among the 36 entrants with a lap around the quarter-mile clay gumbo oval in 14.838 Seconds. The three ten-lap heat races were won by Brooks Strength of Jackson, MS in the Duncan Motorsports Rocket, Burchfield, and Lee. Wilson won the 12-lap B-Main race.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will compete Round 6 of the 2010 season on Saturday night with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 5 AT GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY IN GREENVILLE, MS ON 4/9/10:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 3 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL 40 $2,000
2. 4 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $1,100
3. 18 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 40 $700
4. 2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 40 $550
5. 22 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS 40 $600
6. 12 121 Michael Blount (R) Sumrall, MS 40 $425
7. 13 947 Michael Arnold Hattiesburg, MS 40 $375
8. 8 25b Jay Burchfield (R) Columbus, MS 39 $350
9. 20 72 Frank Wilson (R) Harold, FL 38 $325
10. 21 8kv Robert Smith Leland, MS 38 $300
11. 10 47 Shannon Lee (R) Lumberton, MS 37 $275
12. 17 T8 Terry Shaw Greenville, MS 37 $250
13. 16 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 37 $225
14. 6 88 Charlie Henderson (R) Cottondale, AL 35 $200
15. 5 4 Cliff Williams Star, MS 27 $200
16. 12 24 Mark Tice (R) Avon, MS 27 $200
17. 15 73 Evan Ellis (R) Plantersville, MS 27 $200
18. 23 56 Bubba Harrison Merigold, MS 27 $200
19. 20 8 Mike Palasini Jr. Leland, MS 25 $200
20. 10 3 Shay Knight Ethelsville, MS 25 $200
21. 1 25 Justin McRee Cuba, AL 20 $200
22. 14 27 Larry Harrod (R) Plains, GA 20 $200
23. 7 444 Brooks Strength Jackson, MS 10 $200
24. 24 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA 4 $200

ENTRIES: 36
FAST QUALIFIER: McRee, 14.838 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: McRee, 1-2; Boland, 3-40
LAPS LED: Boland, 38; McRee, 2
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Blount
GM PERFORMANCE PARTS HARD CHARGER: McElhenney (started 22nd and finished 5th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Williams
RACE CAR ENGINEERING FIFTH-PLACE AWARD: McElhenney
KRC SIXTH-PLACE AWARD: Blount
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN SEVENTH-PLACE AWARD: Arnold
RACE CAR ENGINEERING EIGHTH-PLACE AWARD: Burchfield
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS NINTH-PLACE AWARD: Wilson
KRC TENTH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Shaw
CAUTION FLAGS: 12 (2 Red Flags)
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.298 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 1 Hour, 11 Minutes, and 21.258 Seconds


QUALIFYING (Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 25 Justin McRee Cuba, AL Trak Star 15.380 14.838 14.838
2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 15.376 14.986 14.986
3 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak Star 15.166 15.007 15.007
4 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 15.215 15.101 15.101
5 4 Cliff Williams Star, MS Trak Star 15.346 15.222 15.222
6 88 Charlie Henderson - R Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 15.445 15.249 15.249
7 444 Brooks Strength Jackson, MS Rocket 15.266 15.320 15.266
8 25b Jay Burchfield - R Columbus, MS Barry Wright 15.418 15.303 15.303
9 8 Mike Palasini Jr. Leland, MS Trak Star 15.436 15.501 15.436
10 3 Shay Knight Ethelsville, AL Mastersbilt 15.446 16.062 15.446
11 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS Trak Star 15.917 15.549 15.549
12 47 Shannon Lee - R Lumberton, MS GRT 15.694 15.594 15.594
13 947 Michael Arnold Hattiesburg, MS GRT 16.015 15.597 15.597
14 121 Michael Blount - R Sumrall, MS Trak Star 15.858 15.601 15.601
15 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 15.711 15.602 15.602
16 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 15.641 15.618 15.618
17 27 Larry Harrod - R Plains, GA Scorpion 15.927 15.768 15.768
18 24 Mark Tice - R Avon, MS Trak Star 16.027 15.769 15.769
19 F5 Lamar Furr Hollandale, MS GRT 15.772 39.031 15.772
20 13 Chad McCool Millport, AL Mastersbilt 15.782 16.065 15.782
21 73 Evan Ellis - R Plantsville, MS Trak Star 16.533 15.826 15.826
22 84 Randall Beckwith Kilmichael, MS Rocket 15.891 16.015 15.891
23 J8 Bobby Jordan McCarley, MS Mastersbilt 16.023 15.912 15.912
24 56 Bubba Harrison Merigold, MS GRT 15.933 16.046 15.933
25 8kv Robert Smith Leland, MS Mastersbilt 15.993 16.256 15.993
26 72 Frank Wilson - R Harold, FL Goliath 16.030 16.086 16.030
27 33 Wesley Brown Greenville, MS Warrior 16.455 16.272 16.272
28 3n Nathan Brown Marion, MS GRT 16.341 17.270 16.341
29 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Mastersbilt 16.984 16.353 16.353
30 23 Phil Sluder Leland, MS Rayburn 16.743 16.358 16.358
31 G3 Bill Mobley Greenville, MS GRT 20.695 16.442 16.442
32 C55 David Carpenter Greenwood, MS GRT 17.048 16.665 16.665
33 21m Drew McMahon Avon, MS Larry Shaw 16.962 16.785 16.785
34 17 Chad Washington Greenville, MS GRT 17.102 16.787 16.787
35 T8 Terry Shaw Greenville, MS Bullett 17.154 16.938 16.938
36 113 Randy Hoop Grenada, MS GRT 17.964 16.992 16.992

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

1ST HEAT: 1. Strength; 2. Knight; 3. Arnold; 4. Minga; 5. Smith; 6. Beckwith; 7. N. Brown; 8. Washington; 9. Furr; 10. Mobley.

2ND HEAT: 1. Burchfield (R); 2. Blount (R); 3. Harrod (R); 4. Shaw; 5. Wilson (R); 6. Barber; 7. Carpenter; 8. Jordan; 9. McCool; 10. McElhenney DQ-LT.

3RD HEAT: 1. Lee (R); 2. Tice (R); 3. Ellis (R); 4. Turner; 5. Harrison; 6. Palasini; 7. Hoop; 8. Sluder; 9. W. Brown; 10. McMahon DNS.

B-MAIN (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer To Main Event): 1. Wilson (R); 2. Palasini; 3. Smith; 4. McElhenney; 5. Harrison; 6. Barber; 7. Carpenter; 8. W. Brown; 9. Sluder; 10. N. Brown; 11. Beckwith DNS; 12. Hoop DNS; 13. Washington DNS; 14. Jordan DNS; 15. Furr DNS; 16. McCool DNS; 17. Mobley DNS; 18. McMahon DNS.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/9/10:

1. 10 Matthew Turner – 436
1. 33c Eric Cooley – 436
3. 88 Charlie Henderson (R) – 378
4. 25 Justin McRee – 368
5. 47 Shannon Lee (R) – 346
6. 19 Marcus Minga – 338
7. 28 Chris McElhenney – 330
8. 116 Randy Weaver – 296
9. B69 Bryan Bernhardt – 282
10. 22 William Thomas – 272
11. 33 Jeff Mathews – 268
12. 27 Larry Harrod (R) – 266
13. 2h Shane Hitt – 256
13. 121 Michael Blount (R) – 256
15. 101 Keith Nosbisch – 252
16. 72 Frank Wilson (R) – 242
16. 25b Jay Burchfield (R) – 242
18. 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth – 226
19. 88p David Pollen Jr. – 208
20. 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. - 194

R – Denotes VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate


NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Hoosier Race Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Joe Gibbs Driven, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Warrior Race Cars, Trak-Star Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars.
 




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