TAMPA, FL – Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV won his second straight NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 40-lap feature race Friday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Adams Used Auto Parts Rocket. Horton swapped the lead four times during the first half of the race in lapped traffic with Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, TN, before pulling away for the win.
Horton took the lead for good on lap 21, pulled away, and left Buckingham to battle in a four-car war for the second spot with two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, TN, and Jeff Mathews of Dover, FL.
“Racing and swapping the lead with Shanon Buckingham through that lapped traffic was fun,” Horton said. “He’s good driver, and I knew he would race me clean. The track was a lot racier tonight, and my Warrior chassis handled perfectly wherever I wanted to go on the race track.”
Buckingham finished second in the Rusty Wallace Toyota Bloomquist, and also earned the McLeod Construction Fast Qualifier Award by out-timing the 47 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.767 seconds.
Gentry took the third spot in the Eades Farms Warrior. Nosbisch drove the Miller Lite Rocket to the fourth spot, and Mathews claimed the Race Car Engineering Fifth-Place Award in the Night Hawk Towing Rocket.
Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL was sixth in the B&B Precision Mowing Rocket, and Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year point leader Jason Wilson of Margaret, AL in the Tommy Pope Construction Warrior started 17th and finished seventh to earn the Mechanix Wear Hard Charger of the Race Award and the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Race Award.
Not only does Wilson lead the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings, he also took over the overall point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National standings by two points over Gentry and Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL, who finished 20th in the McLeod Construction Rocket. Wilson has 300 points, while Gentry and Boutwell have 298 points.
Josh Peacock of Dover, FL picked up the Race Car Engineering Eighth-Place Award in the Frubob Fruit Floats Warrior, and Jeremy Hines of Seymour, IN took the Maximum Signs Ninth-Place Award in the Bedford Transport Rayburn.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA rounded out the top ten in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts Mastersbilt. The race only had one caution flag on lap 34, and 23 of the 24 cars that started the race were still running when the checkered flag fell.
The only driver to drop out of the race was Steve Miller of Tampa, FL, who retired his L. Miller and Associates Rocket on lap 32 to earn the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
The top five in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National point standings are now separated by just ten points after the first four races of the 2009 season. Behind Wilson, Gentry and Boutwell are Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS in the fourth spot with 296 points, and Brindle is fifth with 290 points. Cooley finished 12th on Friday night in the 78 towing and Recovery Victory Circle.
Horton took the lead from the polesitter Buckingham coming off the second turn on lap one after starting on the outside of the front row for the second straight night. Gentry fell into the third spot followed by David Schmauss of Tampa, FL in the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior, and Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Race Cars GRT.
Horton looked like he was going to run away from the event, as he built a 12 car-length lead over Buckingham by lap two. Lap four saw Bernhardt and Mathews drive past Washington, who got hung out to dry on the high side of the race track.
The fast pace Horton was setting had him catching the cars on the tail end of the lead lap by lap seven. Buckingham closed on Horton on the ninth lap, while the race leader delt with lapped traffic. Buckingham went to the outside groove, and used a lapped car as a pick, pinning Horton on the inside to take the lead on lap ten.
Turn about was fair play in this battle for the lead, as Horton shot around the outside of Buckingham to retake the lead on lap 13 coming off the fourth turn. Buckingham stayed right with Horton through the lapped cars, and found an opening on the inside on lap 20 in turn three to take the lead.
Buckingham’s time on the point was short lived, as Horton dusted off a groove on the cushion, got a strong run off the fourth turn, passing Buckingham and two lapped cars down the front straightaway on the outside to take the lead for good on lap 21. The two lapped cars began racing side-by-side in front of Buckingham while Horton pulled away.
While Buckingham fought with the lapped cars, Gentry was able to close in to mount a challenge for the second spot. Gentry drove under Buckingham in turn four on lap 23 to take over the second spot. Buckingham fought back to retake the spot on lap 24 with an outside move on the front straightaway.
Gentry came back to drive back under Buckingham in turn three on lap 26, and by lap 30, Nosbisch and Mathews made it a four-car battle for the second spot.
The only caution flag of the race came out on lap 34 when Washington spun in turn four. Horton led Gentry, Buckingham, Nosbisch, Mathews, Bernhardt, Hines, Schmauss, Wilson, and Cooley down for the seven lap dash to the finish.
Buckingham was able to drive under Gentry to take the second spot in turn two on lap 35. Peacock, and Brindle were able to gain positions on the track in the last five laps to earn top ten finishing positions. By lap 37, Horton had pulled out to a half-straightaway lead over Buckingham, and cruised home to his second straight win.
In preliminary action on Friday night, the eight-lap heat races were won by Brindle, Mathews, Hines, and Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA in the Gardner Excavating Rocket. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Phillip Cobb of Riverview, FL in the Coastal Trucking GRT, and Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA in the Nasworthy Mechanical Bullitt.
Horton will go for the “Hat Trick” on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park, looking for his third straight NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win in the 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/20/09:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 40 $2,500
2. 1 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN 40 $1,350
3. 3 2 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN 40 $850
4. 13 102 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 40 $700
5. 8 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL 40 $650
6. 5 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 40 $550
7. 17 22 Jason Wilson (R) Margaret, AL 40 $500
8. 14 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL 40 $450
9. 9 49 Jeremy Hines Seymour, IN 40 $400
10. 7 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 40 $475
11. 4 105 David Schmauss Tampa, FL 40 $350
12. 11 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $300
13. 19 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL 40 $280
14. 10 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA 39 $260
15. 24 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA 39 $250
16. 16 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 39 $240
17. 18 12n Jack Nosbisch Riverview, FL 39 $220
18. 21 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL 39 $200
19. 20 12 Hunter Peacock Macon, GA 39 $200
20. 23 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL 39 $200
21. 15 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA 39 $200
22. 12 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA 38 $200
23. 6 38 Chase Washington (R) Houlka, MS 38 $200
24. 22 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL 32 $200
ENTRIES: 47
McLEOD CONSTRUCTION FAST QUALIFIER: Buckingham, 15.767 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Boutwell and Blair
LEAD CHANGES: 4 Among 2 Drivers
LAP LEADERS: Horton, 1-9; Buckingham, 10-12: Horton, 13-19; Buckingham, 20; Horton, 21-40
LAPS LED: Horton, 36; Buckingham, 4
SUNOCO RACE FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Wilson
MECHANIX WEAR HARD CHARGER: Wilson (started 17th and finished 7th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Miller
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Mathews
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: J. Peacock
MAXIMUM SIGNS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Hines
CAUTIONS: 1
TIME OF THE RACE: 15 Minutes and 19.480 Seconds
McLEOD CONSTRUCTION QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN Bloomquist 16.041 15.767 15.767
2 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.236 15.842 15.842
3 2 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN Warrior 16.560 15.845 15.845
4 105 David Schmauss Tampa, FL Warrior 16.068 16.101 16.068
5 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 16.447 16.154 16.154
6 38 Chase Washington - R Houlka, MS GRT 16.387 16.299 16.299
7 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 16.317 16.341 16.317
8 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 16.454 16.325 16.325
9 49 Jeremy Hines Seymour, IN Rayburn 16.598 16.329 16.329
10 12n Jack Nosbisch Riverview, FL Rocket 16.396 18.691 16.396
11 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA Mastersbilt 17.538 16.473 16.473
12 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL Rocket 16.514 16.482 16.482
13 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL GRT 16.492 16.683 16.492
14 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 16.834 16.505 16.505
15 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS GRT 17.145 16.519 16.519
16 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.719 16.544 16.544
17 22 Jason Wilson - R Margaret, AL Warrior NT 16.549 16.549
18 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL Warrior 16.935 16.566 16.566
19 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 16.602 16.589 16.589
20 68 Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 16.703 16.622 16.622
21 102 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL Rocket 16.677 16.636 16.636
22 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Mastersbilt NT 16.637 16.637
23 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL Rocket 16.707 16.680 16.680
24 11x Steven Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket 16.708 NT 16.708
25 90 Brian Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 16.743 17.623 16.743
26 30t Bert Tompkins Jr. Fitzpatrick, AL Barry Wright 17.314 16.771 16.771
27 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA Mastersbilt 16.806 16.886 16.806
28 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 16.823 16.944 16.823
29 91L Chuck Laney Sevierville, TN Rocket 17.355 16.826 16.826
30 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 16.849 16.831 16.831
31 22p Danny Peoples Margaret, AL Warrior 16.885 17.547 16.885
32 2h Shane Hitt Buckhannon WV Rocket 16.993 17.137 16.993
33 444 Ted Erskine Tampa, FL TnT 17.016 17.133 17.016
34 89 Steve Gillman Plant City, FL Rayburn 17.058 18.130 17.058
35 21m Ben McCreary - R Baldwyn, MS Mastersbilt 20.555 17.108 17.108
36 86 Rick Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 17.616 17.169 17.169
37 8m Matt Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 17.278 17.189 17.189
38 24 Dennis Williams Zephyrhills, FL TnT 17.925 17.224 17.224
39 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL Rocket 17.400 17.239 17.239
40 16B Daniel Baggerly Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 17.847 17.308 17.308
41 21 Mike Allen Oak Hill, WV Rocket 18.704 17.367 17.367
42 7 Frankie Erskine Jr. Lutz, FL TnT 17.432 17.371 17.371
43 91 Guy Robinson - R Rockmart, GA TnT 18.690 17.610 17.610
44 12 Hunter Peacock Macon, GA Bullet 17.614 17.738 17.614
45 00 Kyle Berry - R Poplar Bluff, MO GRT 17.677 18.176 17.677
46 47 Brad Hall Knoxville, TN Rocket 17.983 17.908 17.908
47 44 Roger Rolison Meridian, MS HOH 18.720 18.132 18.132
HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Brindle; 2. Cooley; 3. Fields; 4. McElhenney; 5. Boutwell; 6. Blair; 7. McCreary (R); 8. Peoples; 9. Pollen; 10. Robinson (R); 11. Rolison.
2ND HEAT: 1. Mathews; 2. Rainey; 3. Turner; 4. H. Peacock; 5. Varnadore; 6. E. Rickman; 7. Roberts; 8. R. Rickman; 9. Baggerly; 10. Hitt.
3RD HEAT: 1. Hines; 2. K. Nosbisch; 3. Wilson (R); 4. Cobb; 5. B. Rickman; 6. Berry (R); 7. Laney; 8. M. Miller; 9. Allen; 10. T. Erskine.
4TH HEAT: 1. Ingram; 2. J. Peacock; 3. J. Nosbisch; 4. S. Miller; 5. Tompkins; 6. Minga; 7. Gillman; 8. Hall; 9. Williams; 10. F. Erskine.
B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN: 1. Cobb; 2. Pollen; 3. B. Rickman; 4. Berry (R); 5. McCreary (R); 6. Blair; 7. McElhenney; 8. Boutwell; 9. Rolison; 10. Allen; 11. Robinson (R); 12. M. Miller; 13. Laney; 14. Peoples DNS; 15. T. Erskine DNS.
2ND B-MAIN: 1. H. Peacock; 2. S. Miller; 3. Varnadore; 4. Baggerly; 5. R. Rickman; 6. Gillman; 7. Hitt; 8. Hall; 9. Minga; 10. Tompkins; 11. F. Erskine; 12. Roberts; 13. E. Rickman; 14. Williams.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 2/20/09:
1. 22 Jason Wilson (R) – 300
2. 58 Larry Boutwell – 298
2. 2 David Gentry – 298
4. 33c Eric Cooley – 296
5. 38c Chip Brindle – 290
6. 47 Brad Hall – 282
7. 87 Derrick Rainey – 276
8. 2x Jay Blair – 272
9. 12 Hunter Peacock – 260
10. F9 Frank Ingram – 242
11. 16 Jeff Fields – 236
12. 22p Danny Peoples – 204
13. 11 Doug Horton – 200
14. 00 Kyle Berry (R) – 190
15. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 186
16. 102 Keith Nosbisch – 184
17. 10 Matthew Turner – 182
18. 86 Rick Rickman – 176
19. 33 Jeff Mathews – 170
20. 19 Marcus Minga - 168
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
Horton took the lead for good on lap 21, pulled away, and left Buckingham to battle in a four-car war for the second spot with two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, TN, and Jeff Mathews of Dover, FL.
“Racing and swapping the lead with Shanon Buckingham through that lapped traffic was fun,” Horton said. “He’s good driver, and I knew he would race me clean. The track was a lot racier tonight, and my Warrior chassis handled perfectly wherever I wanted to go on the race track.”
Buckingham finished second in the Rusty Wallace Toyota Bloomquist, and also earned the McLeod Construction Fast Qualifier Award by out-timing the 47 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.767 seconds.
Gentry took the third spot in the Eades Farms Warrior. Nosbisch drove the Miller Lite Rocket to the fourth spot, and Mathews claimed the Race Car Engineering Fifth-Place Award in the Night Hawk Towing Rocket.
Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL was sixth in the B&B Precision Mowing Rocket, and Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year point leader Jason Wilson of Margaret, AL in the Tommy Pope Construction Warrior started 17th and finished seventh to earn the Mechanix Wear Hard Charger of the Race Award and the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Race Award.
Not only does Wilson lead the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings, he also took over the overall point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National standings by two points over Gentry and Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL, who finished 20th in the McLeod Construction Rocket. Wilson has 300 points, while Gentry and Boutwell have 298 points.
Josh Peacock of Dover, FL picked up the Race Car Engineering Eighth-Place Award in the Frubob Fruit Floats Warrior, and Jeremy Hines of Seymour, IN took the Maximum Signs Ninth-Place Award in the Bedford Transport Rayburn.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA rounded out the top ten in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts Mastersbilt. The race only had one caution flag on lap 34, and 23 of the 24 cars that started the race were still running when the checkered flag fell.
The only driver to drop out of the race was Steve Miller of Tampa, FL, who retired his L. Miller and Associates Rocket on lap 32 to earn the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
The top five in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National point standings are now separated by just ten points after the first four races of the 2009 season. Behind Wilson, Gentry and Boutwell are Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS in the fourth spot with 296 points, and Brindle is fifth with 290 points. Cooley finished 12th on Friday night in the 78 towing and Recovery Victory Circle.
Horton took the lead from the polesitter Buckingham coming off the second turn on lap one after starting on the outside of the front row for the second straight night. Gentry fell into the third spot followed by David Schmauss of Tampa, FL in the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior, and Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Race Cars GRT.
Horton looked like he was going to run away from the event, as he built a 12 car-length lead over Buckingham by lap two. Lap four saw Bernhardt and Mathews drive past Washington, who got hung out to dry on the high side of the race track.
The fast pace Horton was setting had him catching the cars on the tail end of the lead lap by lap seven. Buckingham closed on Horton on the ninth lap, while the race leader delt with lapped traffic. Buckingham went to the outside groove, and used a lapped car as a pick, pinning Horton on the inside to take the lead on lap ten.
Turn about was fair play in this battle for the lead, as Horton shot around the outside of Buckingham to retake the lead on lap 13 coming off the fourth turn. Buckingham stayed right with Horton through the lapped cars, and found an opening on the inside on lap 20 in turn three to take the lead.
Buckingham’s time on the point was short lived, as Horton dusted off a groove on the cushion, got a strong run off the fourth turn, passing Buckingham and two lapped cars down the front straightaway on the outside to take the lead for good on lap 21. The two lapped cars began racing side-by-side in front of Buckingham while Horton pulled away.
While Buckingham fought with the lapped cars, Gentry was able to close in to mount a challenge for the second spot. Gentry drove under Buckingham in turn four on lap 23 to take over the second spot. Buckingham fought back to retake the spot on lap 24 with an outside move on the front straightaway.
Gentry came back to drive back under Buckingham in turn three on lap 26, and by lap 30, Nosbisch and Mathews made it a four-car battle for the second spot.
The only caution flag of the race came out on lap 34 when Washington spun in turn four. Horton led Gentry, Buckingham, Nosbisch, Mathews, Bernhardt, Hines, Schmauss, Wilson, and Cooley down for the seven lap dash to the finish.
Buckingham was able to drive under Gentry to take the second spot in turn two on lap 35. Peacock, and Brindle were able to gain positions on the track in the last five laps to earn top ten finishing positions. By lap 37, Horton had pulled out to a half-straightaway lead over Buckingham, and cruised home to his second straight win.
In preliminary action on Friday night, the eight-lap heat races were won by Brindle, Mathews, Hines, and Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA in the Gardner Excavating Rocket. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Phillip Cobb of Riverview, FL in the Coastal Trucking GRT, and Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA in the Nasworthy Mechanical Bullitt.
Horton will go for the “Hat Trick” on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park, looking for his third straight NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win in the 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/20/09:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 40 $2,500
2. 1 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN 40 $1,350
3. 3 2 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN 40 $850
4. 13 102 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 40 $700
5. 8 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL 40 $650
6. 5 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 40 $550
7. 17 22 Jason Wilson (R) Margaret, AL 40 $500
8. 14 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL 40 $450
9. 9 49 Jeremy Hines Seymour, IN 40 $400
10. 7 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 40 $475
11. 4 105 David Schmauss Tampa, FL 40 $350
12. 11 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $300
13. 19 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL 40 $280
14. 10 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA 39 $260
15. 24 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA 39 $250
16. 16 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 39 $240
17. 18 12n Jack Nosbisch Riverview, FL 39 $220
18. 21 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL 39 $200
19. 20 12 Hunter Peacock Macon, GA 39 $200
20. 23 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL 39 $200
21. 15 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA 39 $200
22. 12 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA 38 $200
23. 6 38 Chase Washington (R) Houlka, MS 38 $200
24. 22 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL 32 $200
ENTRIES: 47
McLEOD CONSTRUCTION FAST QUALIFIER: Buckingham, 15.767 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Boutwell and Blair
LEAD CHANGES: 4 Among 2 Drivers
LAP LEADERS: Horton, 1-9; Buckingham, 10-12: Horton, 13-19; Buckingham, 20; Horton, 21-40
LAPS LED: Horton, 36; Buckingham, 4
SUNOCO RACE FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Wilson
MECHANIX WEAR HARD CHARGER: Wilson (started 17th and finished 7th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Miller
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Mathews
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: J. Peacock
MAXIMUM SIGNS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Hines
CAUTIONS: 1
TIME OF THE RACE: 15 Minutes and 19.480 Seconds
McLEOD CONSTRUCTION QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN Bloomquist 16.041 15.767 15.767
2 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.236 15.842 15.842
3 2 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN Warrior 16.560 15.845 15.845
4 105 David Schmauss Tampa, FL Warrior 16.068 16.101 16.068
5 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 16.447 16.154 16.154
6 38 Chase Washington - R Houlka, MS GRT 16.387 16.299 16.299
7 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 16.317 16.341 16.317
8 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 16.454 16.325 16.325
9 49 Jeremy Hines Seymour, IN Rayburn 16.598 16.329 16.329
10 12n Jack Nosbisch Riverview, FL Rocket 16.396 18.691 16.396
11 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA Mastersbilt 17.538 16.473 16.473
12 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL Rocket 16.514 16.482 16.482
13 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL GRT 16.492 16.683 16.492
14 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 16.834 16.505 16.505
15 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS GRT 17.145 16.519 16.519
16 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.719 16.544 16.544
17 22 Jason Wilson - R Margaret, AL Warrior NT 16.549 16.549
18 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL Warrior 16.935 16.566 16.566
19 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 16.602 16.589 16.589
20 68 Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 16.703 16.622 16.622
21 102 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL Rocket 16.677 16.636 16.636
22 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Mastersbilt NT 16.637 16.637
23 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL Rocket 16.707 16.680 16.680
24 11x Steven Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket 16.708 NT 16.708
25 90 Brian Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 16.743 17.623 16.743
26 30t Bert Tompkins Jr. Fitzpatrick, AL Barry Wright 17.314 16.771 16.771
27 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA Mastersbilt 16.806 16.886 16.806
28 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 16.823 16.944 16.823
29 91L Chuck Laney Sevierville, TN Rocket 17.355 16.826 16.826
30 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 16.849 16.831 16.831
31 22p Danny Peoples Margaret, AL Warrior 16.885 17.547 16.885
32 2h Shane Hitt Buckhannon WV Rocket 16.993 17.137 16.993
33 444 Ted Erskine Tampa, FL TnT 17.016 17.133 17.016
34 89 Steve Gillman Plant City, FL Rayburn 17.058 18.130 17.058
35 21m Ben McCreary - R Baldwyn, MS Mastersbilt 20.555 17.108 17.108
36 86 Rick Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 17.616 17.169 17.169
37 8m Matt Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 17.278 17.189 17.189
38 24 Dennis Williams Zephyrhills, FL TnT 17.925 17.224 17.224
39 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL Rocket 17.400 17.239 17.239
40 16B Daniel Baggerly Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 17.847 17.308 17.308
41 21 Mike Allen Oak Hill, WV Rocket 18.704 17.367 17.367
42 7 Frankie Erskine Jr. Lutz, FL TnT 17.432 17.371 17.371
43 91 Guy Robinson - R Rockmart, GA TnT 18.690 17.610 17.610
44 12 Hunter Peacock Macon, GA Bullet 17.614 17.738 17.614
45 00 Kyle Berry - R Poplar Bluff, MO GRT 17.677 18.176 17.677
46 47 Brad Hall Knoxville, TN Rocket 17.983 17.908 17.908
47 44 Roger Rolison Meridian, MS HOH 18.720 18.132 18.132
HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Brindle; 2. Cooley; 3. Fields; 4. McElhenney; 5. Boutwell; 6. Blair; 7. McCreary (R); 8. Peoples; 9. Pollen; 10. Robinson (R); 11. Rolison.
2ND HEAT: 1. Mathews; 2. Rainey; 3. Turner; 4. H. Peacock; 5. Varnadore; 6. E. Rickman; 7. Roberts; 8. R. Rickman; 9. Baggerly; 10. Hitt.
3RD HEAT: 1. Hines; 2. K. Nosbisch; 3. Wilson (R); 4. Cobb; 5. B. Rickman; 6. Berry (R); 7. Laney; 8. M. Miller; 9. Allen; 10. T. Erskine.
4TH HEAT: 1. Ingram; 2. J. Peacock; 3. J. Nosbisch; 4. S. Miller; 5. Tompkins; 6. Minga; 7. Gillman; 8. Hall; 9. Williams; 10. F. Erskine.
B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN: 1. Cobb; 2. Pollen; 3. B. Rickman; 4. Berry (R); 5. McCreary (R); 6. Blair; 7. McElhenney; 8. Boutwell; 9. Rolison; 10. Allen; 11. Robinson (R); 12. M. Miller; 13. Laney; 14. Peoples DNS; 15. T. Erskine DNS.
2ND B-MAIN: 1. H. Peacock; 2. S. Miller; 3. Varnadore; 4. Baggerly; 5. R. Rickman; 6. Gillman; 7. Hitt; 8. Hall; 9. Minga; 10. Tompkins; 11. F. Erskine; 12. Roberts; 13. E. Rickman; 14. Williams.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 2/20/09:
1. 22 Jason Wilson (R) – 300
2. 58 Larry Boutwell – 298
2. 2 David Gentry – 298
4. 33c Eric Cooley – 296
5. 38c Chip Brindle – 290
6. 47 Brad Hall – 282
7. 87 Derrick Rainey – 276
8. 2x Jay Blair – 272
9. 12 Hunter Peacock – 260
10. F9 Frank Ingram – 242
11. 16 Jeff Fields – 236
12. 22p Danny Peoples – 204
13. 11 Doug Horton – 200
14. 00 Kyle Berry (R) – 190
15. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 186
16. 102 Keith Nosbisch – 184
17. 10 Matthew Turner – 182
18. 86 Rick Rickman – 176
19. 33 Jeff Mathews – 170
20. 19 Marcus Minga - 168
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
