McCOMB, MS – Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS earned the pole position on Friday night at Pike County Speedway for the 100-lap $10,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Cajun Spring Nationals on Saturday. Mike Boland of Cuba, AL will start the big show along side Keeton in row one.
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion outran the Best Western Inn of McComb Fast Qualifier Jay Blair of Angie, LA to win the first of six 15-lap heat races in the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS drove The People’s Car GRT to a third-place finish in heat one to also transfer to the main event.
Blair out timed the 51-car field by touring the 3/8-mile clay oval in 17.176 seconds to win a free night’s stay at the Best Western Inn of McComb driving a new J&A Trucking Mastersbilt for the Best Western Inn of McComb Fast Time Award.
Boland made it an all Trak-Star front row by winning the second heat in The Strength Center Trak-Star. William Thomas of Phenix City, AL was second in the J.W. Miller Land and Timber Scorpion, and Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL took the third and final transfer spot in heat two driving the McLeod Construction TNT.
Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA won the third heat on Friday night to earn the inside second row starting spot for the Saturday night main event in the Dixon Hauling and Grading Rocket. Stephen Brantley of Monroeville, AL in the Airport Sports Center Mastersbilt and Jeff Fortner of Vidalia, GA in the Extreme Hauling Rocket finished second and third respectively.
Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL was the winner in heat four, and will star his Signature Construction Trak-Star on the outside of the second row for the main event. Also transferring out of heat four were second-place Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL in the All-Star Graphics GRT and third-place Jamey Smith of Purvis, MS in the 3-D Paint and Body GRT.
Rick Rickman of Columbus, MS will start the big show from the inside of row three after winning the fifth heat in the CarQuest Auto Parts Mastersbilt. Hunter Pea**** of Macon, GA was second in the Nasworthy Mechanical Bullet, and Curt Lipsey of Tickfaw, LA was third in the A-O.K. Mobile Home Movers GRT.
Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA captured the outside third row starting spot in the Cajun Spring National after winning heat six in the Hays Family Racing/Barto Enterprises Warrior. Second and third respectively were Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA in the Harahan Paint and Body Trak-Star and Cliff Williams of Star, MS in the Ware Construction GRT.
Drivers that finished fourth on back in their respective heat races on Friday night will have another opportunity to fill starting spots 19 through 22 for the big show in one of two 20-lap B-Main Races on Saturday night. Starting spots 23 and 24 are NeSmith Chevrolet Provisional starting spots reserved for the Top 15 in the National point standings.
Those provisional spots will be at a premium, as seven of the top 15 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National point standings, including the top three, are still on the outside looking in.
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National point leader Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA, second-place Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA, third-place Chris Tays of Corinth, MS, sixth-place Ted Lackey of Munford, AL, seventh-place Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL, eighth-place Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and 11th-place Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS will line-up for B-Main competition on Saturday night.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 5 AT PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY IN McCOMB, MS ON 4/25/08:
BEST WESTERN OF McCOMB QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.488 17.176 17.176
2 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL Scorpion 604 17.249 17.767 17.249
3 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 604 17.859 17.444 17.444
4 57 Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL Trak Star 604 17.998 17.501 17.501
5 21 Royce Bray Hull, GA Warrior 604 18.615 17.504 17.504
6 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 604 17.546 17.518 17.518
7 22 Lucky Keeton Toomsuba, MS Trak Star 604 17.817 17.539 17.539
8 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak Star 604 17.553 17.603 17.553
9 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL Mastersbilt 604 18.188 17.571 17.571
10 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA GRT 604 17.660 17.576 17.576
11 12 Hunter Pea**** - R Macon, GA Bullet 604 18.017 17.609 17.609
12 4 Cliff Williams Star, MS GRT 604 17.810 17.618 17.618
13 44 Rodney Wing Meridian, MS GRT 604 17.619 17.670 17.619
14 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL TnT 604 17.636 17.681 17.636
15 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.672 17.653 17.653
16 66k Scott Knowles - R Lanett, AL GRT 604 17.689 17.657 17.657
17 86 Rick Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.026 17.663 17.663
18 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS Trak Star 604 17.817 17.702 17.702
19 43 Marcus Fricsh Eros, LA GRT 604 18.166 17.780 17.780
20 5e Shawn Edwards Louisville, MS Trak Star 604 17.882 17.797 17.797
21 55 Kyle Anderson Magnolia, TX Trak Star 604 18.062 17.802 17.802
22 V8 Kerry Vicknair Denham Springs, LA Larry Shaw 604 18.424 17.817 17.817
23 1h Jason Hiett - R Lincoln, AL GRT 604 18.151 17.828 17.828
24 77 Michael Santangelo St. Rose, LA Trak Star 604 18.905 17.878 17.878
25 50 Landon Frith Terry, LA Barry Wright 604 18.120 17.884 17.884
26 2t Tootie Arnold Meadville, MS GRT 604 18.024 17.890 17.890
27 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA Rocket 604 17.915 17.902 17.902
28 33c Eric Cooley - R Fulton, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.179 17.904 17.904
29 112 Jason Warner Franklinton, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.915 18.740 17.915
30 39 Michael Sibley Livingston, LA GRT 604 17.951 17.937 17.937
31 J5 Jim Bryant Leesville, LA Rayburn 604 18.072 17.938 17.938
32 17 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL Warrior 604 17.962 18.023 17.962
33 C15 Corie Herberger Mandeville, LA GRT 604 18.202 18.034 18.034
34 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Mastersbilt 604 18.302 18.122 18.122
35 35 Curt Lipsey Tickfaw, LA GRT 604 18.446 18.188 18.188
36 21m Ben McCreary Baldwyn, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.204 18.431 18.204
37 68 Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 602 18.239 18.438 18.239
38 K7 Kenny Gaither Talladega, AL Trak Star 604 18.297 18.258 18.258
39 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.334 18.259 18.259
40 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA TNT 604 18.335 18.280 18.280
41 19 Marcus Minga - R Shannon, MS Rayburn 604 18.527 18.342 18.342
42 21 Rusty Hoge Ooltewah, TN GRT 604 18.347 18.834 18.347
43 90 Brian Rickman Columbus, MS Trak Star 602 18.455 18.429 18.429
44 G33 Greg Dedwylder Vossburg, MS Trak Star 602 18.635 18.435 18.435
45 K18 Kaleb Killens Poplarville, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.451 NT 18.451
46 22s Jamey Smith - R Purvis, MS GRT 604 18.627 18.474 18.474
47 8s Joe Simoneaux French Settlement, LA GRT 604 18.571 18.958 18.571
48 43s Cliff Spencer Purvis, MS GRT 604 18.613 19.058 18.613
49 9 Edward Guidry Harahan, LA GRT 604 18.694 19.213 18.694
50 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 604 19.315 19.080 19.080
51 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL Warrior 604 18.511 17.877 DQLT
HEAT RACES (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Keeton; 2. Blair; 3. Wing; 4. Frith; 5. Bryant; 6. E. Rickman; 7. Fricsh; 8. B. Rickman; 9. Guidry.
2ND HEAT: 1. Boland; 2. Thomas; 3. Boutwell; 4. O’Connor; 5. Edwards; 6. Turner; 7. Arnold; 8. Gaither; 9. Dedwylder.
3RD HEAT: 1. Ingram; 2. Brantley; 3. Fortner; 4. Fields; 5. Stokes; 6. Anderson; 7. Lackey; 8. Killens; 9. Herberger
4TH HEAT: 1. Lucas; 2. Knowles (R); 3. Smith; 4. Vicknair; 5. Cooley (R); 6. Nasworthy; 7. Brindle; 8. Barber.
5TH HEAT: 1. R. Rickman; 2. Pea**** (R); 3. Lipsey; 4. Bray; 5. Minga (R); 6. Hiett (R); 7. Warner; 8. Simoneaux.
6TH HEAT: 1. Rainey; 2. Santangelo; 3. Williams; 4. Sibley; 5. McCreary; 6. Tays; 7. Hoge; 8. Spencer.
“SWEET 16” STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE CAJUN SPRING NATIONALS:
ROW 1:
22 Lucky Keeton – 222 Mike Boland
ROW 2:
F9 Frank Ingram – 57 Shep Lucas
ROW 3:
86 Rick Rickman – 87 Derrick Rainey
ROW 4:
2x Jay Blair – 22t William Thomas
ROW 5:
02 Stephen Brantley – 66k Scott Knowles (R)
ROW 6:
12 Hunter Pea**** (R) – 77 Michael Santangelo
ROW 7:
44 Rodney Wing – 58 Larry Boutwell
ROW 8:
27 Jeff Fortner – Jamey Smith (R)
ROW 9:
35 Curt Lipsey – 4 Cliff Williams
SATURDAY B-MAIN LINE-UPS (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
50 Landon Frith – 16 Jeff Fields
21 Royce Bray – J5 Jim Bryant
1 Johnny Stokes – 19 Marcus Minga (R)
68 Eddie Rickman – 55 Kyle Anderson
1h Jason Hiett (R) – 43 Marcus Fricsh
41 Ted Lackey – 112 Jason Warner
90 Brian Rickman – K18 Kaleb Killens
8s Joe Simoneaux – 9 Edward Guidry
C15 Corie Herberger
2ND B-MAIN:
17 Chris O’Connor – V8 Kerry Vicknair
39 Michael Sibley – 5e Shawn Edwards
33c Eric Cooley (R) – 21m Ben McCreary
10 Matthew Turner – 71 Gene Nasworthy
8 Chris Tays – 2t Tootie Arnold
38c Chip Brindle – 21h Rusty Hoge
K7 Kenny Gaither – 21b Kody Barber
43s Cliff Spencer – G33 Greg Dedwylder
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion outran the Best Western Inn of McComb Fast Qualifier Jay Blair of Angie, LA to win the first of six 15-lap heat races in the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS drove The People’s Car GRT to a third-place finish in heat one to also transfer to the main event.
Blair out timed the 51-car field by touring the 3/8-mile clay oval in 17.176 seconds to win a free night’s stay at the Best Western Inn of McComb driving a new J&A Trucking Mastersbilt for the Best Western Inn of McComb Fast Time Award.
Boland made it an all Trak-Star front row by winning the second heat in The Strength Center Trak-Star. William Thomas of Phenix City, AL was second in the J.W. Miller Land and Timber Scorpion, and Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL took the third and final transfer spot in heat two driving the McLeod Construction TNT.
Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA won the third heat on Friday night to earn the inside second row starting spot for the Saturday night main event in the Dixon Hauling and Grading Rocket. Stephen Brantley of Monroeville, AL in the Airport Sports Center Mastersbilt and Jeff Fortner of Vidalia, GA in the Extreme Hauling Rocket finished second and third respectively.
Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL was the winner in heat four, and will star his Signature Construction Trak-Star on the outside of the second row for the main event. Also transferring out of heat four were second-place Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL in the All-Star Graphics GRT and third-place Jamey Smith of Purvis, MS in the 3-D Paint and Body GRT.
Rick Rickman of Columbus, MS will start the big show from the inside of row three after winning the fifth heat in the CarQuest Auto Parts Mastersbilt. Hunter Pea**** of Macon, GA was second in the Nasworthy Mechanical Bullet, and Curt Lipsey of Tickfaw, LA was third in the A-O.K. Mobile Home Movers GRT.
Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA captured the outside third row starting spot in the Cajun Spring National after winning heat six in the Hays Family Racing/Barto Enterprises Warrior. Second and third respectively were Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA in the Harahan Paint and Body Trak-Star and Cliff Williams of Star, MS in the Ware Construction GRT.
Drivers that finished fourth on back in their respective heat races on Friday night will have another opportunity to fill starting spots 19 through 22 for the big show in one of two 20-lap B-Main Races on Saturday night. Starting spots 23 and 24 are NeSmith Chevrolet Provisional starting spots reserved for the Top 15 in the National point standings.
Those provisional spots will be at a premium, as seven of the top 15 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National point standings, including the top three, are still on the outside looking in.
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National point leader Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA, second-place Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA, third-place Chris Tays of Corinth, MS, sixth-place Ted Lackey of Munford, AL, seventh-place Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL, eighth-place Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and 11th-place Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS will line-up for B-Main competition on Saturday night.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROUND 5 AT PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY IN McCOMB, MS ON 4/25/08:
BEST WESTERN OF McCOMB QUALIFYING:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 2x Jay Blair Angie, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.488 17.176 17.176
2 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL Scorpion 604 17.249 17.767 17.249
3 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 604 17.859 17.444 17.444
4 57 Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL Trak Star 604 17.998 17.501 17.501
5 21 Royce Bray Hull, GA Warrior 604 18.615 17.504 17.504
6 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 604 17.546 17.518 17.518
7 22 Lucky Keeton Toomsuba, MS Trak Star 604 17.817 17.539 17.539
8 222 Mike Boland Cuba, AL Trak Star 604 17.553 17.603 17.553
9 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL Mastersbilt 604 18.188 17.571 17.571
10 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA GRT 604 17.660 17.576 17.576
11 12 Hunter Pea**** - R Macon, GA Bullet 604 18.017 17.609 17.609
12 4 Cliff Williams Star, MS GRT 604 17.810 17.618 17.618
13 44 Rodney Wing Meridian, MS GRT 604 17.619 17.670 17.619
14 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL TnT 604 17.636 17.681 17.636
15 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.672 17.653 17.653
16 66k Scott Knowles - R Lanett, AL GRT 604 17.689 17.657 17.657
17 86 Rick Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.026 17.663 17.663
18 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS Trak Star 604 17.817 17.702 17.702
19 43 Marcus Fricsh Eros, LA GRT 604 18.166 17.780 17.780
20 5e Shawn Edwards Louisville, MS Trak Star 604 17.882 17.797 17.797
21 55 Kyle Anderson Magnolia, TX Trak Star 604 18.062 17.802 17.802
22 V8 Kerry Vicknair Denham Springs, LA Larry Shaw 604 18.424 17.817 17.817
23 1h Jason Hiett - R Lincoln, AL GRT 604 18.151 17.828 17.828
24 77 Michael Santangelo St. Rose, LA Trak Star 604 18.905 17.878 17.878
25 50 Landon Frith Terry, LA Barry Wright 604 18.120 17.884 17.884
26 2t Tootie Arnold Meadville, MS GRT 604 18.024 17.890 17.890
27 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA Rocket 604 17.915 17.902 17.902
28 33c Eric Cooley - R Fulton, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.179 17.904 17.904
29 112 Jason Warner Franklinton, LA Mastersbilt 604 17.915 18.740 17.915
30 39 Michael Sibley Livingston, LA GRT 604 17.951 17.937 17.937
31 J5 Jim Bryant Leesville, LA Rayburn 604 18.072 17.938 17.938
32 17 Chris O'Connor Cantonment, FL Warrior 604 17.962 18.023 17.962
33 C15 Corie Herberger Mandeville, LA GRT 604 18.202 18.034 18.034
34 21 Kody Barber Bogalusa, LA Mastersbilt 604 18.302 18.122 18.122
35 35 Curt Lipsey Tickfaw, LA GRT 604 18.446 18.188 18.188
36 21m Ben McCreary Baldwyn, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.204 18.431 18.204
37 68 Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 602 18.239 18.438 18.239
38 K7 Kenny Gaither Talladega, AL Trak Star 604 18.297 18.258 18.258
39 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.334 18.259 18.259
40 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA TNT 604 18.335 18.280 18.280
41 19 Marcus Minga - R Shannon, MS Rayburn 604 18.527 18.342 18.342
42 21 Rusty Hoge Ooltewah, TN GRT 604 18.347 18.834 18.347
43 90 Brian Rickman Columbus, MS Trak Star 602 18.455 18.429 18.429
44 G33 Greg Dedwylder Vossburg, MS Trak Star 602 18.635 18.435 18.435
45 K18 Kaleb Killens Poplarville, MS Mastersbilt 604 18.451 NT 18.451
46 22s Jamey Smith - R Purvis, MS GRT 604 18.627 18.474 18.474
47 8s Joe Simoneaux French Settlement, LA GRT 604 18.571 18.958 18.571
48 43s Cliff Spencer Purvis, MS GRT 604 18.613 19.058 18.613
49 9 Edward Guidry Harahan, LA GRT 604 18.694 19.213 18.694
50 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 604 19.315 19.080 19.080
51 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL Warrior 604 18.511 17.877 DQLT
HEAT RACES (15 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Keeton; 2. Blair; 3. Wing; 4. Frith; 5. Bryant; 6. E. Rickman; 7. Fricsh; 8. B. Rickman; 9. Guidry.
2ND HEAT: 1. Boland; 2. Thomas; 3. Boutwell; 4. O’Connor; 5. Edwards; 6. Turner; 7. Arnold; 8. Gaither; 9. Dedwylder.
3RD HEAT: 1. Ingram; 2. Brantley; 3. Fortner; 4. Fields; 5. Stokes; 6. Anderson; 7. Lackey; 8. Killens; 9. Herberger
4TH HEAT: 1. Lucas; 2. Knowles (R); 3. Smith; 4. Vicknair; 5. Cooley (R); 6. Nasworthy; 7. Brindle; 8. Barber.
5TH HEAT: 1. R. Rickman; 2. Pea**** (R); 3. Lipsey; 4. Bray; 5. Minga (R); 6. Hiett (R); 7. Warner; 8. Simoneaux.
6TH HEAT: 1. Rainey; 2. Santangelo; 3. Williams; 4. Sibley; 5. McCreary; 6. Tays; 7. Hoge; 8. Spencer.
“SWEET 16” STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE CAJUN SPRING NATIONALS:
ROW 1:
22 Lucky Keeton – 222 Mike Boland
ROW 2:
F9 Frank Ingram – 57 Shep Lucas
ROW 3:
86 Rick Rickman – 87 Derrick Rainey
ROW 4:
2x Jay Blair – 22t William Thomas
ROW 5:
02 Stephen Brantley – 66k Scott Knowles (R)
ROW 6:
12 Hunter Pea**** (R) – 77 Michael Santangelo
ROW 7:
44 Rodney Wing – 58 Larry Boutwell
ROW 8:
27 Jeff Fortner – Jamey Smith (R)
ROW 9:
35 Curt Lipsey – 4 Cliff Williams
SATURDAY B-MAIN LINE-UPS (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
50 Landon Frith – 16 Jeff Fields
21 Royce Bray – J5 Jim Bryant
1 Johnny Stokes – 19 Marcus Minga (R)
68 Eddie Rickman – 55 Kyle Anderson
1h Jason Hiett (R) – 43 Marcus Fricsh
41 Ted Lackey – 112 Jason Warner
90 Brian Rickman – K18 Kaleb Killens
8s Joe Simoneaux – 9 Edward Guidry
C15 Corie Herberger
2ND B-MAIN:
17 Chris O’Connor – V8 Kerry Vicknair
39 Michael Sibley – 5e Shawn Edwards
33c Eric Cooley (R) – 21m Ben McCreary
10 Matthew Turner – 71 Gene Nasworthy
8 Chris Tays – 2t Tootie Arnold
38c Chip Brindle – 21h Rusty Hoge
K7 Kenny Gaither – 21b Kody Barber
43s Cliff Spencer – G33 Greg Dedwylder
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
