SYLVANIA, GA – Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA picked his first win of the season Saturday night in the NeSmith Chevrolet “Salute To The Armed Forces” 50 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Screven Motor Speedway. Peacock took the lead on lap 35 and led the rest of the way in the Nasworthy Mechanical Bullitt.
Peacock made it a “Clean Sweep” of the event, as he was also the Fast Qualifier and took his series-leading third Pole Award of the season. Peacock, who just turned 20-years-old, out qualified the 27 entrants with a lap around the ¼-mile clay oval in 15.434 seconds. Peacock was also the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Race.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA led the first 34 laps of the race, and finished second in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts GRT, followed by Jordy Nipper of Gray, GA, who finished third in the Scotty’s Muffler TNT. Peacock fell as far back to third spot, but rallied back to make an inside move on Brindle coming off the fourth turn on lap 35.
“I saw Chip start pushing up the track in the middle of the turns, I saw an opening and went for it,” Peacock said. “I’d like to thank Chip for racing me clean. He’s my buddy.”
The second-place finish for Brindle increased his point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, but he now has a new challenger behind him in the second spot in Jay Blair of Angie, LA. Blair was able to move into the second spot in the points chase with a fourth-place finish, a run that Brindle made possible. Brindle has 580 points, and Blair has 532 points.
Blair had problems with his J&A Trucking Mastersbilt in hot laps, but was able to find a ride in Brindle’s back-up car for qualifying. Without ever sitting in that race car, Blair went out and qualified fifth quick, and then drove the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts GRT to a fourth-place finish in the race.
“I had a mechanical problem with my car in hot laps, and I was parked next to Chip in the pits,” Blair said. “Chip came over and told me he had a back-up car in the trailer if I wanted to take a lap in it. I said I’d qualify it and see what happens.”
Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL took the fifth spot in the N&N Motors GRT, and Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA finished sixth in the Hays Family Racing/Barto Enterprises Warrior. Terry Lumley of Twin Cities, GA was seventh in the Cabinets By Design Barry Wright, and Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA drove the Mason Racing GRT to an eighth-place finish.
Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA finished ninth in the Dixon Hauling and Grading Rocket, and Ed Basey of Evans, GA rounded out the top ten in the Garnto and Gearig Brothers Construction Barry Wright. Ted Lackey of Munford, AL finished 14th after starting his C.S. Beatty Construction Warrior from the 24th spot and earned the Hard Charger of the Race Award.
Brindle took the lead at the start of the race followed by Peacock, Chris Tays of Corinth, MS in the Bud Coley Trucking Trak-Star, Lumley, and Blair. Tays got by Peacock with an inside move down the backstretch on lap 11. Lap 20 saw Nipper get around Lumley for the fourth spot, and then Blair and Hiett both passed Lumley for the fifth and sixth spots respectively on lap 25.
Peacock saw able to pass Tays for the second spot on lap 27, and then began to chase down Brindle in lapped traffic. On lap 35, Peacock saw an opening coming off the fourth turn, and made the winning pass for the lead. In the meantime behind the leaders, Nipper was beginning to challenge Tays for the third spot.
Nipper got under Tays going into turn three on a lap 38 restart. Tays slid up the banking in turn four, got his car loose, and slid to a stop sitting sideways on the front straightaway coming off the corner.
Just as the caution flag came out, Mike Parkerson of Columbus, GA hit the front of Tays’ car, destroying it. Tays and Parkerson were uninjured in the accident, and Tays earned the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck of the Race Award.
For the next ten laps, Peacock was able to keep a four car-length advantage over Brindle, but with two laps to go, Brindle caught the leader, and stuck the nose of his car underneath Peacock to make a bid for the point. Peacock said he heard his challenger beside him, but was able to pull away in the last to laps for the victory.
The next two events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will be at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL on Friday night June 20, and at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS on Saturday night, June 21.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 7 AT SCREVEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN SYLVANIA, GA ON 5/24/07:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 12 Hunter Peacock (R) Macon, GA 50 $3,000
2. 2 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 50 $1,500
3. 6 1n Jody Nipper Gray, GA 50 $1,250
4. 5 3x Jay Blair Angie, LA 50 $1,100
5. 8 1 Jason Hiett (R) Lincoln, AL 50 $1,000
6. 14 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA 50 $850
7. 3 14 Terry Lumley Twin City, GA 50 $750
8. 12 34 Chad Wallace (R) LaGrange, GA 50 $700
9. 7 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA 50 $650
10. 18 0 Ed Basey Evans, GA 50 $600
11. 11 66k Scott Knowles (R) Lanett, AL 50 $550
12. 17 33c Eric Cooley (R) Fulton, MS 50 $500
13. 16 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL 50 $450
14. 24 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL 50 $500
15. 10 21x Bob Robertson Evans, GA 50 $350
16. 23 19 Marcus Minga (R) Shannon, MS 50 $300
17. 13 28 Brandon Overton Appling, GA 50 $280
18. 9 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $250
19. 21 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA 48 $250
20. 20 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA 38 $250
21. 4 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS 37 $250
22. 19 41p Mike Parkerson Columbus, GA 37 $250
23. 22 04 Blake Stewart Centre, AL 34 $250
24. 25 47 Clark Gearig Evans, GA 13 $250
25. 15 51 Troy Gearig Stapleton, GA 11 $250
26. 26 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA DNS $50
ENTRIES: 27
FAST QUALIFIER: Peacock, 15.434 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
TRACK PROVISIONAL: C. Gearig
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Brindle, 1-34; Peacock, 35-50
LAPS LED: Brindle, 34; Peacock 16
SUNOCO RACE FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Peacock
HARD CHARGER AWARD: Lackey (started 24th and finished 14th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Tays
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Hiett
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Wallace
MAXIMUM SIGNS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Ingram
OLD 29 GOLF CARTS 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Basey
CAUTIONS: 7
TIME OF THE RACE: 39 Minutes, 34.093 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 12 Hunter Peacock - R Macon, GA Bullet 604 15.846 15.434 15.434
2 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA GRT 604 15.721 15.790 15.721
3 14 Terry Lumley Twin City, GA Barry Wright 604 15.790 16.110 15.790
4 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS Trak Star 604 15.980 15.892 15.892
5 3x Jay Blair Angie, LA GRT 604 15.900 16.089 15.900
6 1n Jordy Nipper Gray, GA TnT 604 16.005 15.910 15.910
7 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 604 16.045 15.927 15.927
8 1h Jason Hiett - R Lincoln, AL GRT 604 15.994 15.953 15.953
9 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 604 15.969 16.087 15.969
10 21x Bob Robertson Evans, GA Barry Wright 604 16.068 15.973 15.973
11 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA Rocket 604 15.982 NT 15.982
12 34 Chad Wallace - R LaGrange, GA GRT 604 16.042 15.987 15.987
13 28 Brandon Overton Appling, GA GRT 604 16.043 15.994 15.994
14 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL TnT 602 16.459 15.995 15.995
15 51 Troy Gearig Stapleton, GA Mastersbilt 604 16.014 16.000 16.000
16 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 604 16.108 16.040 16.040
17 41p Mike Parkerson Columbus, GA GRT 604 16.540 16.100 16.100
18 0 Ed Basey Evans, GA Barry Wright 604 16.496 16.104 16.104
19 66k Scott Knowles - R Lanett, AL GRT 604 16.176 16.166 16.166
20 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 16.190 16.257 16.190
21 33c Eric Cooley - R Fulton, MS Mastersbilt 604 16.320 16.211 16.211
22 04 Blake Stewart Centre, AL GRT 604 16.583 16.270 16.270
23 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA TNT 604 52.383 16.506 16.506
24 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL Warrior 604 16.558 16.543 16.543
25 19 Marcus Minga - R Shannon, MS Rayburn 604 16.571 16.613 16.571
26 47 Clark Gearig Evans, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.004 NT DQ-LT
27 16n Brian Nuttall Jr. Claxton, GA Rocket 604 NT NT DQ
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Knowles (R); 2. Overton; 3. T. Gearig; 4. Cooley (R); 5. Parkerson; 6. Nasworthy; 7. Minga (R); 8. Fortner,
2ND HEAT: 1. Wallace (R); 2. Rainey; 3. Boutwell; 4. Basey; 5. Fields; 6. 04 Stewart; 7. Lackey; 8. C. Gearig.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/24/08:
1. 38c Chip Brindle – 580
2. 2x Jay Blair – 532
3. 58 Larry Boutwell – 522
4. 16 Jeff Fields – 520
5. 66k Scott Knowles (R) – 502
6. 8 Chris Tays – 498
7. 12 Hunter Peacock (R) – 496
7. 41 Ted Lackey – 496
9. 1 Jason Hiett (R) – 488
10. 10 Matthew Turner – 486
11. 33c Eric Cooley (R) – 418
12. 87 Derrick Rainey – 394
13. F9 Frank Ingram – 374
14. 34 Chad Wallace (R) – 330
15. 19 Marcus Minga (R) – 272
16. 22 Lucky Keeton – 252
17. 222 Mike Boland – 234
18. F22 Carlton Freeman – 192
18. 00 Jeff Smith – 192
20. 1n Jordy Nipper - 188
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
Peacock made it a “Clean Sweep” of the event, as he was also the Fast Qualifier and took his series-leading third Pole Award of the season. Peacock, who just turned 20-years-old, out qualified the 27 entrants with a lap around the ¼-mile clay oval in 15.434 seconds. Peacock was also the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Race.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA led the first 34 laps of the race, and finished second in the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts GRT, followed by Jordy Nipper of Gray, GA, who finished third in the Scotty’s Muffler TNT. Peacock fell as far back to third spot, but rallied back to make an inside move on Brindle coming off the fourth turn on lap 35.
“I saw Chip start pushing up the track in the middle of the turns, I saw an opening and went for it,” Peacock said. “I’d like to thank Chip for racing me clean. He’s my buddy.”
The second-place finish for Brindle increased his point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, but he now has a new challenger behind him in the second spot in Jay Blair of Angie, LA. Blair was able to move into the second spot in the points chase with a fourth-place finish, a run that Brindle made possible. Brindle has 580 points, and Blair has 532 points.
Blair had problems with his J&A Trucking Mastersbilt in hot laps, but was able to find a ride in Brindle’s back-up car for qualifying. Without ever sitting in that race car, Blair went out and qualified fifth quick, and then drove the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts GRT to a fourth-place finish in the race.
“I had a mechanical problem with my car in hot laps, and I was parked next to Chip in the pits,” Blair said. “Chip came over and told me he had a back-up car in the trailer if I wanted to take a lap in it. I said I’d qualify it and see what happens.”
Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL took the fifth spot in the N&N Motors GRT, and Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA finished sixth in the Hays Family Racing/Barto Enterprises Warrior. Terry Lumley of Twin Cities, GA was seventh in the Cabinets By Design Barry Wright, and Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA drove the Mason Racing GRT to an eighth-place finish.
Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA finished ninth in the Dixon Hauling and Grading Rocket, and Ed Basey of Evans, GA rounded out the top ten in the Garnto and Gearig Brothers Construction Barry Wright. Ted Lackey of Munford, AL finished 14th after starting his C.S. Beatty Construction Warrior from the 24th spot and earned the Hard Charger of the Race Award.
Brindle took the lead at the start of the race followed by Peacock, Chris Tays of Corinth, MS in the Bud Coley Trucking Trak-Star, Lumley, and Blair. Tays got by Peacock with an inside move down the backstretch on lap 11. Lap 20 saw Nipper get around Lumley for the fourth spot, and then Blair and Hiett both passed Lumley for the fifth and sixth spots respectively on lap 25.
Peacock saw able to pass Tays for the second spot on lap 27, and then began to chase down Brindle in lapped traffic. On lap 35, Peacock saw an opening coming off the fourth turn, and made the winning pass for the lead. In the meantime behind the leaders, Nipper was beginning to challenge Tays for the third spot.
Nipper got under Tays going into turn three on a lap 38 restart. Tays slid up the banking in turn four, got his car loose, and slid to a stop sitting sideways on the front straightaway coming off the corner.
Just as the caution flag came out, Mike Parkerson of Columbus, GA hit the front of Tays’ car, destroying it. Tays and Parkerson were uninjured in the accident, and Tays earned the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck of the Race Award.
For the next ten laps, Peacock was able to keep a four car-length advantage over Brindle, but with two laps to go, Brindle caught the leader, and stuck the nose of his car underneath Peacock to make a bid for the point. Peacock said he heard his challenger beside him, but was able to pull away in the last to laps for the victory.
The next two events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will be at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL on Friday night June 20, and at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS on Saturday night, June 21.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 7 AT SCREVEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN SYLVANIA, GA ON 5/24/07:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 12 Hunter Peacock (R) Macon, GA 50 $3,000
2. 2 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 50 $1,500
3. 6 1n Jody Nipper Gray, GA 50 $1,250
4. 5 3x Jay Blair Angie, LA 50 $1,100
5. 8 1 Jason Hiett (R) Lincoln, AL 50 $1,000
6. 14 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA 50 $850
7. 3 14 Terry Lumley Twin City, GA 50 $750
8. 12 34 Chad Wallace (R) LaGrange, GA 50 $700
9. 7 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA 50 $650
10. 18 0 Ed Basey Evans, GA 50 $600
11. 11 66k Scott Knowles (R) Lanett, AL 50 $550
12. 17 33c Eric Cooley (R) Fulton, MS 50 $500
13. 16 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL 50 $450
14. 24 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL 50 $500
15. 10 21x Bob Robertson Evans, GA 50 $350
16. 23 19 Marcus Minga (R) Shannon, MS 50 $300
17. 13 28 Brandon Overton Appling, GA 50 $280
18. 9 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $250
19. 21 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA 48 $250
20. 20 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA 38 $250
21. 4 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS 37 $250
22. 19 41p Mike Parkerson Columbus, GA 37 $250
23. 22 04 Blake Stewart Centre, AL 34 $250
24. 25 47 Clark Gearig Evans, GA 13 $250
25. 15 51 Troy Gearig Stapleton, GA 11 $250
26. 26 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA DNS $50
ENTRIES: 27
FAST QUALIFIER: Peacock, 15.434 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
TRACK PROVISIONAL: C. Gearig
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Brindle, 1-34; Peacock, 35-50
LAPS LED: Brindle, 34; Peacock 16
SUNOCO RACE FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Peacock
HARD CHARGER AWARD: Lackey (started 24th and finished 14th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Tays
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Hiett
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Wallace
MAXIMUM SIGNS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Ingram
OLD 29 GOLF CARTS 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Basey
CAUTIONS: 7
TIME OF THE RACE: 39 Minutes, 34.093 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENG LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 12 Hunter Peacock - R Macon, GA Bullet 604 15.846 15.434 15.434
2 38c Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA GRT 604 15.721 15.790 15.721
3 14 Terry Lumley Twin City, GA Barry Wright 604 15.790 16.110 15.790
4 8 Chris Tays Corinth, MS Trak Star 604 15.980 15.892 15.892
5 3x Jay Blair Angie, LA GRT 604 15.900 16.089 15.900
6 1n Jordy Nipper Gray, GA TnT 604 16.005 15.910 15.910
7 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA Rocket 604 16.045 15.927 15.927
8 1h Jason Hiett - R Lincoln, AL GRT 604 15.994 15.953 15.953
9 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 604 15.969 16.087 15.969
10 21x Bob Robertson Evans, GA Barry Wright 604 16.068 15.973 15.973
11 27 Jeff Fortner Vidalia, GA Rocket 604 15.982 NT 15.982
12 34 Chad Wallace - R LaGrange, GA GRT 604 16.042 15.987 15.987
13 28 Brandon Overton Appling, GA GRT 604 16.043 15.994 15.994
14 58 Larry Boutwell Baker, FL TnT 602 16.459 15.995 15.995
15 51 Troy Gearig Stapleton, GA Mastersbilt 604 16.014 16.000 16.000
16 87 Derrick Rainey Powder Springs, GA Warrior 604 16.108 16.040 16.040
17 41p Mike Parkerson Columbus, GA GRT 604 16.540 16.100 16.100
18 0 Ed Basey Evans, GA Barry Wright 604 16.496 16.104 16.104
19 66k Scott Knowles - R Lanett, AL GRT 604 16.176 16.166 16.166
20 16 Jeff Fields Aragon, GA Mastersbilt 604 16.190 16.257 16.190
21 33c Eric Cooley - R Fulton, MS Mastersbilt 604 16.320 16.211 16.211
22 04 Blake Stewart Centre, AL GRT 604 16.583 16.270 16.270
23 71 Gene Nasworthy Gray, GA TNT 604 52.383 16.506 16.506
24 41 Ted Lackey Munford, AL Warrior 604 16.558 16.543 16.543
25 19 Marcus Minga - R Shannon, MS Rayburn 604 16.571 16.613 16.571
26 47 Clark Gearig Evans, GA Mastersbilt 604 17.004 NT DQ-LT
27 16n Brian Nuttall Jr. Claxton, GA Rocket 604 NT NT DQ
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Knowles (R); 2. Overton; 3. T. Gearig; 4. Cooley (R); 5. Parkerson; 6. Nasworthy; 7. Minga (R); 8. Fortner,
2ND HEAT: 1. Wallace (R); 2. Rainey; 3. Boutwell; 4. Basey; 5. Fields; 6. 04 Stewart; 7. Lackey; 8. C. Gearig.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/24/08:
1. 38c Chip Brindle – 580
2. 2x Jay Blair – 532
3. 58 Larry Boutwell – 522
4. 16 Jeff Fields – 520
5. 66k Scott Knowles (R) – 502
6. 8 Chris Tays – 498
7. 12 Hunter Peacock (R) – 496
7. 41 Ted Lackey – 496
9. 1 Jason Hiett (R) – 488
10. 10 Matthew Turner – 486
11. 33c Eric Cooley (R) – 418
12. 87 Derrick Rainey – 394
13. F9 Frank Ingram – 374
14. 34 Chad Wallace (R) – 330
15. 19 Marcus Minga (R) – 272
16. 22 Lucky Keeton – 252
17. 222 Mike Boland – 234
18. F22 Carlton Freeman – 192
18. 00 Jeff Smith – 192
20. 1n Jordy Nipper - 188
R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
