TAMPA, FL – Local favorites Shan Smith of Dade City, FL and Jeff Matthews of Dover, FL earned the front row starting spots on Friday night for the 100-lap $10,000-to-win 5th Annual NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series World Championship Race on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park.
Smith set fast time overall among the 60 entries with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.946 seconds and then won the first of six 20-lap heat races in the Seckman Fire Sprinklers TNT to earn the pole position for the main event. Smith turned the quick lap as the first qualifier on the first lap of group qualifying.
Matthews started third in the second 20-lap heat race and went on to win the race in the Night Hawk Towing Warrior to earn the outside front row starting spot for the main event. National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN also started third and won the third heat race in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior to earn the inside second row spot for the main event.
Mike Pegher Jr. of Wexford, PA will start the big show from the outside of row two after driving the Pegher Painting Rocket to a win in the fourth heat race. Stacy Roberts of Sylvester, GA won the fifth heat race in the Sunbelt Ford Rocket on Friday night to earn the inside third row starting spot for the big show on Saturday night.
The 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS held off Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY to win the sixth heat race in the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle By Moyer, and earn the outside third row starting spot for the $10,000-to-win main event on Saturday night.
The top three finishers from the six 20-lap heat races on Friday night transferred into the main event on Saturday night. Drivers that finished fourth on back in the heat races will have another opportunity to make the main event with a top finish in one of three B-Main races on Saturday night before the big show.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN in the Turner Excavating DWB, and Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC in the Cherokee Landscaping Barry Wright transferred to the main event out of the first heat race, and will start seventh and 13th respectively.
Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV in the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior and Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL in the B&B Precision Mowing Rocket transferred out of the second heat race to earn the eighth and 14th starting spots respectively for the big show. Bernhardt finished third after starting ninth in the heat race.
Bernhardt was one of 13 drivers that were not permitted to attempt a qualifying run due to failing the pre-qualifying technical inspection due to the detection of illegal additives either in, or on their tires. The 13 drivers were allowed to buy new tires at the track and start on the tail of their group heat race.
Steve Francis of Ashland, KY will start the main event from the ninth starting spot after driving the Adams Used Auto Parts Rocket to a second-place finish in the third heat race. The 2006 World Championship Race winner Randy Korte of Highland, IL finished third after starting ninth in the Kehrer Brothers Roofing Rocket, and will start the big show from the 15th starting spot.
Korte was also not allowed to qualify due to a tire violation. Bernhardt and Korte were the only two of the 13 drivers ticketed for a pre-qualifying tire violation that came from the back of their respective heat races and transfer into the main event.
Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS in the Whynot Motorsports Park GRT and Rodney Melvin of Benton, IL in the Rick’s Towing Rayburn finished second and third respectively in the fourth heat race. Wing will start tenth and Melvin will start 16th in the Saturday night main event.
Josh Holtgraver of Pittsburgh, PA will start the main event from the 11th starting spot after driving the D&T Auto Body Rocket to a second-place finish in the fifth heat race. Third-generation driver Wayne Reutimann Jr. finished third in the fifth heat race, and will start the Reutimann Racing Mastersbilt from the 17th starting spot in the big show.
McCreadie in the Miller Lite Rocket and the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts DWB transferred out of the sixth heat race and will start the 100-lapper from the 12th and 18th starting spots respectively.
The other 11 drivers ticketed for a pre-qualifying tire violation were Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Todd Morrow of East Ridge, TN, Josh Peacock of Dover, FL, Travis Varnadore of Dover, FL, Steven Roberts of Sylvester, GA, Wallace Peacock of Dover, FL, Greg Satterlee of Indiana, PA, Aaron Heck of Mount Vernon, IL, Kenny Compton of Bland, VA, David Pollen Jr. of Tampa, FL, and Tanner English of Benton, KY.
The car of Russell Brown Jr. of Valdosta, GA was disqualified from the event during the pre-event technical inspection due to tampered sealing bolts on his engine.
Night two of the 5th Annual NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS World Championship Race at East Bay Raceway will be Saturday night with the gates opening at 4 p.m., and racing set for 7 p.m. The NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS cars will compete in three B-Main races and the 100-lap $10,000-to-win main event.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE PRELIMINARY RESULTS AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 12/11/09:
GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TnT 15.946 16.140 15.946
2 444 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN TnT 16.087 16.931 16.087
3 77 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN DWB 16.619 16.208 16.208
4 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN Bloomquist 16.798 16.436 16.436
5 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC Barry Wright 16.772 16.749 16.749
6 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN Weaver NT NT NT
7 T16 Todd Morrow East Ridge, TN Mastersbilt NT NT NT
8 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL Warrior NT NT NT
9 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn NT NT NT
10 111 Steven Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 2
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 1c Mike Pegher Jr. Wexford, PA Rocket 16.573 16.217 16.217
2 P19 Paul Walters Valley, AL GRT 16.302 16.624 16.302
3 1 Rodney Wing Meridian, MS GRT 16.563 16.490 16.490
4 59r Rodney Melvin Benton, IL Rayburn 16.634 16.822 16.634
5 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS Trak Star 17.489 16.883 16.883
6 1x Ted Erskine Tampa, FL TnT 17.249 16.944 16.944
7 75 Frankie Erskine Jr. Lutz, FL TnT 17.849 17.124 17.124
8 92s Matt Santel New Memphis, IL Rocket 17.699 17.280 17.280
9 17j John Winge Ringgold, GA Mastersbilt 18.016 18.511 18.016
10 P1 Wallace Peacock Dover, FL Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 3
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 16.583 16.498 16.498
2 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 16.507 16.653 16.507
3 69 Bryan Force Indiana, PA Rocket 17.616 16.595 16.595
4 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA DWB 16.847 16.636 16.636
5 102 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY Rocket 16.852 17.113 16.852
6 2h Shane Hitt Buckhannon WV Rocket 17.403 16.912 16.912
7 68 Greg Satterlee Indiana, PA Rocket NT NT NT
8 59 Aaron Heck Mount Vernon, IL Rayburn NT NT NT
9 10c Kenny Compton Bland, VA Barry Wright NT NT NT
10 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 4
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.726 16.152 16.152
2 12 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket 16.458 16.446 16.446
3 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 17.026 16.497 16.497
4 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS GRT 16.498 16.590 16.498
5 17c Steve Cook Mount Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.891 16.521 16.521
6 95 Steve Mathis Plant City, FL Rayburn NT 16.602 16.602
7 28w Wiley Williams Stonewall, MS Trak Star 17.099 16.709 16.709
8 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL Barry Wright 17.628 17.523 17.523
9 8 Randy Korte Highland, IL Rocket NT NT NT
10 96 Tanner English Benton, KY Rayburn NT NT NT
GROUP 5
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 88h Charlie Henderson Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 16.360 16.856 16.360
2 4 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL Trak Star 16.434 16.551 16.434
3 11 Stacy Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket 16.672 16.441 16.441
4 00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. Zephyrhills, FL Mastersbilt 17.105 16.613 16.613
5 00h Josh Holtgraver Pittsburgh, PA Rocket 16.764 16.926 16.764
6 77c Brian Connor Augusta, GA Barry Wright 17.766 16.797 16.797
7 55w Roger Wing Middleton, MI Larry Shaw 17.214 16.990 16.990
8 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL Rocket 17.307 17.056 17.056
9 24 Dennis Williams Zephyrhills, FL TnT 17.942 17.421 17.421
10 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Mastersbilt 17.511 17.440 17.440
GROUP 6
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.397 16.141 16.141
2 22k Kenny Peeples Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 16.590 16.276 16.276
3 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL Warrior 16.639 16.454 16.454
4 14 Pete Cochran Dallas, GA Rocket 16.764 16.607 16.607
5 07 Doug Watson Lithia, FL Rocket 16.655 17.487 16.655
6 77m Jason McBride Carbondale, IL Rocket 16.902 16.679 16.679
7 92k Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL Rocket 17.330 16.888 16.888
8 89 Steve Gillman Plant City, FL Rayburn 16.893 17.468 16.893
9 00b Russell Brown Jr. Valdosta, GA Russell Brown NT NT DQ
10 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (20 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Smith; 2. Gentry; 3. Franklin; 4. Weaver; 5. J. Peacock; 6. Ford; 7. Morrow; 8. Varnadore; 9. Steven Roberts; 10. Buckingham.
2ND HEAT: 1. Matthews; 2. Horton; 3. Bernhardt; 4. McBride; 5. Kehrer; 6. Watson; 7. Cochran; 8. Gillman; 9. Peeples
3RD HEAT: 1. Johnson; 2. Francis; 3. Korte; 4. McElhenney; 5. Cobb; 6. Turner; 7. English; 8. Mathis; 9. W. Williams; 10. Cook.
4TH HEAT: 1. Pegher; 2. Rodney Wing; 3. Melvin; 4. Walters; 5. T. Erskine; 6. W. Peacock; 7. Lee; 8. Santel; 9. F. Erskine; 10. Winge.
5TH HEAT: 1. Stacy Roberts; 2. Holtgraver; 3. Reutimann; 4. Roger Wing; 5. Minga; 6. Boutwell; 7. McRee; 8. Henderson; 9. D. Williams; 10. Connor.
6TH HEAT: 1. Cooley; 2. McCreadie; 3. Brindle; 4. Satterlee; 5. Pollen; 6. Force; 7. Hitt; 8. Compton; 9. Rainey; 10. Heck.
“ELITE 18 LINE-UP”:
ROW 1: 17ss Shan Smith – 33 Jeff Matthews
ROW 2: 5 Ronnie Johnson – 1c Mike Pegher Jr.
ROW 3: 11 Stacy Roberts – 33c Eric Cooley
ROW 4: 77 David Gentry – 11h Doug Horton
ROW 5: 12 Steve Francis – 1 Rodney Wing
ROW 6: 00h Josh Holtgraver – 102 Tim McCreadie
ROW 7: 2 Dennis Franklin – B69 Bryan Bernhardt
ROW 8: 8 Randy Korte – 59r Rodney Melvin
ROW 9: 00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. – 38c Chip Brindle
B-MAIN LINE-UPS (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
116 Randy Weaver – P19 Paul Walters
21p Josh Peacock – 1x Ted Erskine
444 Jensen Ford – P1 Wallace Peacock
T16 Todd Morrow – 47 Shannon Lee
41 Travis Varnadore – 92s Matt Santel
111 Steven Roberts – 75 Frankie Erskine Jr.
50 Shanon Buckingham – 17j John Winge
2ND B-MAIN:
77m Jason McBride – 55w Roger Wing
92k Brant Kehrer – 19 Marcus Minga
07 Doug Watson – 58 Larry Boutwell
14 Pete Cochran – 4 Justin McRee
89 Steve Gillman – 88h Charlie Henderson
22k Kenny Peeples – 24 Dennis Williams
77c Brian Connor
3RD B-MAIN:
28m Chris McElhenney – 68 Greg Satterlee
32 Phillip Cobb – 88 David Pollen Jr.
10 Matthew Turner – 69 Bryan Force
96 Tanner English – 2h Shane Hitt
95 Steve Mathis – 10c Kenny Compton
28w Wiley Williams – 87 Derrick Rainey
17c Steve Cook – 59 Aaron Heck
Smith set fast time overall among the 60 entries with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.946 seconds and then won the first of six 20-lap heat races in the Seckman Fire Sprinklers TNT to earn the pole position for the main event. Smith turned the quick lap as the first qualifier on the first lap of group qualifying.
Matthews started third in the second 20-lap heat race and went on to win the race in the Night Hawk Towing Warrior to earn the outside front row starting spot for the main event. National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN also started third and won the third heat race in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior to earn the inside second row spot for the main event.
Mike Pegher Jr. of Wexford, PA will start the big show from the outside of row two after driving the Pegher Painting Rocket to a win in the fourth heat race. Stacy Roberts of Sylvester, GA won the fifth heat race in the Sunbelt Ford Rocket on Friday night to earn the inside third row starting spot for the big show on Saturday night.
The 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS held off Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY to win the sixth heat race in the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle By Moyer, and earn the outside third row starting spot for the $10,000-to-win main event on Saturday night.
The top three finishers from the six 20-lap heat races on Friday night transferred into the main event on Saturday night. Drivers that finished fourth on back in the heat races will have another opportunity to make the main event with a top finish in one of three B-Main races on Saturday night before the big show.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN in the Turner Excavating DWB, and Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC in the Cherokee Landscaping Barry Wright transferred to the main event out of the first heat race, and will start seventh and 13th respectively.
Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV in the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior and Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL in the B&B Precision Mowing Rocket transferred out of the second heat race to earn the eighth and 14th starting spots respectively for the big show. Bernhardt finished third after starting ninth in the heat race.
Bernhardt was one of 13 drivers that were not permitted to attempt a qualifying run due to failing the pre-qualifying technical inspection due to the detection of illegal additives either in, or on their tires. The 13 drivers were allowed to buy new tires at the track and start on the tail of their group heat race.
Steve Francis of Ashland, KY will start the main event from the ninth starting spot after driving the Adams Used Auto Parts Rocket to a second-place finish in the third heat race. The 2006 World Championship Race winner Randy Korte of Highland, IL finished third after starting ninth in the Kehrer Brothers Roofing Rocket, and will start the big show from the 15th starting spot.
Korte was also not allowed to qualify due to a tire violation. Bernhardt and Korte were the only two of the 13 drivers ticketed for a pre-qualifying tire violation that came from the back of their respective heat races and transfer into the main event.
Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS in the Whynot Motorsports Park GRT and Rodney Melvin of Benton, IL in the Rick’s Towing Rayburn finished second and third respectively in the fourth heat race. Wing will start tenth and Melvin will start 16th in the Saturday night main event.
Josh Holtgraver of Pittsburgh, PA will start the main event from the 11th starting spot after driving the D&T Auto Body Rocket to a second-place finish in the fifth heat race. Third-generation driver Wayne Reutimann Jr. finished third in the fifth heat race, and will start the Reutimann Racing Mastersbilt from the 17th starting spot in the big show.
McCreadie in the Miller Lite Rocket and the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts DWB transferred out of the sixth heat race and will start the 100-lapper from the 12th and 18th starting spots respectively.
The other 11 drivers ticketed for a pre-qualifying tire violation were Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Todd Morrow of East Ridge, TN, Josh Peacock of Dover, FL, Travis Varnadore of Dover, FL, Steven Roberts of Sylvester, GA, Wallace Peacock of Dover, FL, Greg Satterlee of Indiana, PA, Aaron Heck of Mount Vernon, IL, Kenny Compton of Bland, VA, David Pollen Jr. of Tampa, FL, and Tanner English of Benton, KY.
The car of Russell Brown Jr. of Valdosta, GA was disqualified from the event during the pre-event technical inspection due to tampered sealing bolts on his engine.
Night two of the 5th Annual NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS World Championship Race at East Bay Raceway will be Saturday night with the gates opening at 4 p.m., and racing set for 7 p.m. The NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS cars will compete in three B-Main races and the 100-lap $10,000-to-win main event.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE PRELIMINARY RESULTS AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 12/11/09:
GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TnT 15.946 16.140 15.946
2 444 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN TnT 16.087 16.931 16.087
3 77 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN DWB 16.619 16.208 16.208
4 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN Bloomquist 16.798 16.436 16.436
5 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC Barry Wright 16.772 16.749 16.749
6 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN Weaver NT NT NT
7 T16 Todd Morrow East Ridge, TN Mastersbilt NT NT NT
8 21p Josh Peacock Dover, FL Warrior NT NT NT
9 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn NT NT NT
10 111 Steven Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 2
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 1c Mike Pegher Jr. Wexford, PA Rocket 16.573 16.217 16.217
2 P19 Paul Walters Valley, AL GRT 16.302 16.624 16.302
3 1 Rodney Wing Meridian, MS GRT 16.563 16.490 16.490
4 59r Rodney Melvin Benton, IL Rayburn 16.634 16.822 16.634
5 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS Trak Star 17.489 16.883 16.883
6 1x Ted Erskine Tampa, FL TnT 17.249 16.944 16.944
7 75 Frankie Erskine Jr. Lutz, FL TnT 17.849 17.124 17.124
8 92s Matt Santel New Memphis, IL Rocket 17.699 17.280 17.280
9 17j John Winge Ringgold, GA Mastersbilt 18.016 18.511 18.016
10 P1 Wallace Peacock Dover, FL Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 3
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 16.583 16.498 16.498
2 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 16.507 16.653 16.507
3 69 Bryan Force Indiana, PA Rocket 17.616 16.595 16.595
4 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA DWB 16.847 16.636 16.636
5 102 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY Rocket 16.852 17.113 16.852
6 2h Shane Hitt Buckhannon WV Rocket 17.403 16.912 16.912
7 68 Greg Satterlee Indiana, PA Rocket NT NT NT
8 59 Aaron Heck Mount Vernon, IL Rayburn NT NT NT
9 10c Kenny Compton Bland, VA Barry Wright NT NT NT
10 88 David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL Rocket NT NT NT
GROUP 4
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.726 16.152 16.152
2 12 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket 16.458 16.446 16.446
3 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 17.026 16.497 16.497
4 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS GRT 16.498 16.590 16.498
5 17c Steve Cook Mount Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.891 16.521 16.521
6 95 Steve Mathis Plant City, FL Rayburn NT 16.602 16.602
7 28w Wiley Williams Stonewall, MS Trak Star 17.099 16.709 16.709
8 32 Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL Barry Wright 17.628 17.523 17.523
9 8 Randy Korte Highland, IL Rocket NT NT NT
10 96 Tanner English Benton, KY Rayburn NT NT NT
GROUP 5
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 88h Charlie Henderson Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 16.360 16.856 16.360
2 4 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL Trak Star 16.434 16.551 16.434
3 11 Stacy Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket 16.672 16.441 16.441
4 00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. Zephyrhills, FL Mastersbilt 17.105 16.613 16.613
5 00h Josh Holtgraver Pittsburgh, PA Rocket 16.764 16.926 16.764
6 77c Brian Connor Augusta, GA Barry Wright 17.766 16.797 16.797
7 55w Roger Wing Middleton, MI Larry Shaw 17.214 16.990 16.990
8 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL Rocket 17.307 17.056 17.056
9 24 Dennis Williams Zephyrhills, FL TnT 17.942 17.421 17.421
10 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Mastersbilt 17.511 17.440 17.440
GROUP 6
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.397 16.141 16.141
2 22k Kenny Peeples Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 16.590 16.276 16.276
3 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL Warrior 16.639 16.454 16.454
4 14 Pete Cochran Dallas, GA Rocket 16.764 16.607 16.607
5 07 Doug Watson Lithia, FL Rocket 16.655 17.487 16.655
6 77m Jason McBride Carbondale, IL Rocket 16.902 16.679 16.679
7 92k Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL Rocket 17.330 16.888 16.888
8 89 Steve Gillman Plant City, FL Rayburn 16.893 17.468 16.893
9 00b Russell Brown Jr. Valdosta, GA Russell Brown NT NT DQ
10 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket NT NT NT
HEAT RACES (20 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Smith; 2. Gentry; 3. Franklin; 4. Weaver; 5. J. Peacock; 6. Ford; 7. Morrow; 8. Varnadore; 9. Steven Roberts; 10. Buckingham.
2ND HEAT: 1. Matthews; 2. Horton; 3. Bernhardt; 4. McBride; 5. Kehrer; 6. Watson; 7. Cochran; 8. Gillman; 9. Peeples
3RD HEAT: 1. Johnson; 2. Francis; 3. Korte; 4. McElhenney; 5. Cobb; 6. Turner; 7. English; 8. Mathis; 9. W. Williams; 10. Cook.
4TH HEAT: 1. Pegher; 2. Rodney Wing; 3. Melvin; 4. Walters; 5. T. Erskine; 6. W. Peacock; 7. Lee; 8. Santel; 9. F. Erskine; 10. Winge.
5TH HEAT: 1. Stacy Roberts; 2. Holtgraver; 3. Reutimann; 4. Roger Wing; 5. Minga; 6. Boutwell; 7. McRee; 8. Henderson; 9. D. Williams; 10. Connor.
6TH HEAT: 1. Cooley; 2. McCreadie; 3. Brindle; 4. Satterlee; 5. Pollen; 6. Force; 7. Hitt; 8. Compton; 9. Rainey; 10. Heck.
“ELITE 18 LINE-UP”:
ROW 1: 17ss Shan Smith – 33 Jeff Matthews
ROW 2: 5 Ronnie Johnson – 1c Mike Pegher Jr.
ROW 3: 11 Stacy Roberts – 33c Eric Cooley
ROW 4: 77 David Gentry – 11h Doug Horton
ROW 5: 12 Steve Francis – 1 Rodney Wing
ROW 6: 00h Josh Holtgraver – 102 Tim McCreadie
ROW 7: 2 Dennis Franklin – B69 Bryan Bernhardt
ROW 8: 8 Randy Korte – 59r Rodney Melvin
ROW 9: 00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. – 38c Chip Brindle
B-MAIN LINE-UPS (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
116 Randy Weaver – P19 Paul Walters
21p Josh Peacock – 1x Ted Erskine
444 Jensen Ford – P1 Wallace Peacock
T16 Todd Morrow – 47 Shannon Lee
41 Travis Varnadore – 92s Matt Santel
111 Steven Roberts – 75 Frankie Erskine Jr.
50 Shanon Buckingham – 17j John Winge
2ND B-MAIN:
77m Jason McBride – 55w Roger Wing
92k Brant Kehrer – 19 Marcus Minga
07 Doug Watson – 58 Larry Boutwell
14 Pete Cochran – 4 Justin McRee
89 Steve Gillman – 88h Charlie Henderson
22k Kenny Peeples – 24 Dennis Williams
77c Brian Connor
3RD B-MAIN:
28m Chris McElhenney – 68 Greg Satterlee
32 Phillip Cobb – 88 David Pollen Jr.
10 Matthew Turner – 69 Bryan Force
96 Tanner English – 2h Shane Hitt
95 Steve Mathis – 10c Kenny Compton
28w Wiley Williams – 87 Derrick Rainey
17c Steve Cook – 59 Aaron Heck
