PHENIX CITY, AL – William Thomas of Phenix City, AL swept the opening night of the Salute To America Nationals for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division on Wednesday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Thomas drove a rebuilt J.W. Land and Timber Special to his ninth career NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS victory and his second of the season.
Thomas started out the evening with quick time honors among the 31 entrants with a lap around the half-mile high-banked clay oval in 15.264 seconds, and then led all 50 laps of the main event to collect the $2,500 first-place money. Thomas also made himself eligible to collect a $1,000 bonus if he can win all four of the Salute To America Nationals events.
“The car worked perfect all night, and the win tonight made us the only driver with a chance to collect the $1,000 bonus,” Thomas said. “This is the car I flipped here last year, and we rebuilt it. It ran just like a brand new race car.”
The next three Salute To America Nationals events will take place at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL Thursday night and Friday night, and at Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA on Saturday night. Thomas has won NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division events at both tracks.
Thomas was never challenged for the lead, and the only thing that let the competition catch up with the leader were seven caution flags. Thomas took the checkered flag with a full straightaway advantage over the second-place finisher, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA.
Turner used early “Dixie-Style” double-file restarts to advance from his 11th starting spot up to the second position driving the Hedman Husler. Turner picked up a $100 bonus from his sponsor as the Hedman Husler of the Race recipient. More importantly, Turner took over the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point lead.
Turner now holds a 16-point lead over two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN. Gentry was challenging for the sixth spot on lap four when he sailed off the high-side of the turn three banking.
Gentry was uninjured in the crash, but his Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior was too damaged to continue and he finished 24th. That earned Gentry the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL finished third in the Edge’s Gas Company Special and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL took the fourth spot in The Racing Zone Rocket. Joey Thomas of Seale, AL was fifth in the BTR/Scorpion Race Cars Special, and Richie Stephens of Salem, AL drove the Lovestuffonline.com Special to a sixth-place finish.
Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race with a seventh-place finish in the CANCO Rocket and the eighth spot went to Larry Harrod of Plains, GA who overcame an early race spin in the Harrod Logging Special. Thomas Lewis of Hamilton, GA took the ninth spot in the Green’s Propane Gas Special and Cody Smith of Holt, FL rounded out the Top 10 in the Smith’s Performance Engines Rocket.
Thomas took the lead at the start of the race followed by Harrod, Lewis, Edge and Cantrell. Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL spun in turn two on lap two and collected several cars to bring out the caution flag. The first double-file restart saw Edge move up to third, Joey Thomas drive up to the fifth spot, and Gentry come from tenth to seventh.
Gentry’s charge to the front came to an end on lap four when sailed off the high side of the turn three banking to light up the caution bulb for the second time. William Thomas led Harrod, Edge, Lewis, Joey Thomas, Cantrell, Turner, Stephens, Dudley, and Kelly Walker of Moultrie, GA in the Windy Pond Farms Special back to the green flag.
By lap six, Turner advanced from seventh to fourth. The third caution flag came out on lap ten when Pat Wall of Columbus, GA spun the Wimmer’s Wrecker Service Rocket in turn three. After the next restart, Dudley was the man on the move, as he came from seventh to fifth by lap 11. On lap 14, Turner dove under Edge in turn four to take over the third spot.
William Thomas had pulled out to a full straightaway lead over Harrod by lap 15, but the advantage was erased when Maverick Varnadore of Dover, FL stalled the Sunstate International Trucks Special in turn two to bring out the fourth caution flag. When the green flag came out, William Thomas led the field into turn one, but side-by-side racing behind him got too close in turn one.
Harrod was trying to hold off a charging Turner for the second spot in turn one, and Harrod spun to bring out the yellow flag for a fifth time. Harrod went to the tail of the field for the restart, with Tuner restarting in the second spot.
William Thomas once again pulled away when the green flag came back out followed by Turner, Edge, Dudley, Cantrell, Stephens, Lewis, Joey Thomas, Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT, and Justin Summers of Greenback, TN in the J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment Stinger.
Stephens got by Cantrell for the fifth spot on lap 18, and Summers drove around Stokes for the ninth spot on lap 21. Nowell came back from his early race spin to move around Stokes and back into the top 10 on lap 24. By lap 25, William Thomas took a 12 car-length lead over Turner into lapped traffic.
The lapped cars didn’t slow the leader down, as William Thomas had a full straightaway lead over Turner by lap 30. The only way Turner could keep up with William Thomas was a lap 34 caution flag when Nowell slowed off the pace in turn four. When the green light was fired back up, Thomas immediately pulled out to a five car-length lead over Turner.
Joey Thomas moved into the top five on lap 37 when he passed Stephens before the final caution flag came out on lap 40 when Steven Gaines of Phenix City, AL stalled the Capital Materials Special on the front straightaway. The top ten for the 11-lap dash to the finish was William Thomas leading Turner, Edge, Dudley, Joey Thomas, Stephens, Cantrell, Lewis, Smith, and Harrod.
While Thomas pulled away from the rest of the field, Harrod was on the move as he came from tenth to eighth by lap 41. When Thomas took the checkered flag, he had a full straightaway lead over Turner. In preliminary action, the two 12-lap B-Main Races were won by Turner and Smith.
Penton Raceway will host the next two Salute To America Nationals events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division with a pair of 40-lap $2,000-to-win races on Thursday night and Friday night. Albany Motor Speedway will present the finale on Saturday night with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 13 AT EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN PHENIX CITY, AL ON 7/4/12:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL 50 $2,500
2. 11 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $1,350
3. 5 18 Chase Edge Lafayette, AL 50 $850
4. 9 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL 50 $700
5. 8 90 Joey Thomas Seale, AL 50 $650
6. 6 XXX Richie Stephens Salem, AL 50 $550
7. 4 114 Chris Cantrell (R) Chester, SC 50 $500
8. 3 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 50 $450
9. 2 5 Thomas Lewis Hamilton, GA 50 $400
10. 12 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL 50 $375
11. 20 99 Justin Summers (R) Greenback, TN 50 $350
12. 14 32 Phillip Cobb (R) Dover, FL 50 $300
13. 18 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 50 $280
14. 7 55n Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL 50 $260
15. 16 K9 Dana Eiland Salem, AL 50 $250
16. 17 50jr Steven Gaines Phenix City, AL 49 $240
17. 15 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA 49 $220
18. 21 85 Mitch Thornton Columbia, TN 49 $200
19. 23 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 49 $200
20. 24 17k Cody Kierre (R) Beebe, AR 46 $200
21. 10 14 Pat Wall Columbus, GA 38 $200
22. 19 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS 31 $200
23. 22 14v Maverick Varnadore Dover, FL 13 $200
24. 13 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 3 $200
ENTRIES: 31
FAST QUALIFIER: W. Thomas, 15.264 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Blount and Kierre
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: W. Thomas, 1-50
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Cantrell
HEDMAN HUSLER OF THE RACE AWARD: Turner (started 11th and finished 9th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Gentry
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Wilson
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: J. Thomas
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Stephens
QA 1 RACE PRODUCTS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Cantrell
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Lewis
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Summers
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Cobb
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Stokes
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Nowell
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Eiland
CAUTIONS: 7
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.395 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 48 Minutes and 28.548 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL Scorpion 15.454 15.264 15.264
2 5 Thomas Lewis Hamilton, GA Mastersbilt 15.491 15.287 15.287
3 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA Scorpion 15.330 15.384 15.330
4 114 Chris Cantrell - R Chester, SC Rocket 15.449 15.522 15.449
5 18 Chase Edge Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.455 15.490 15.455
6 XXX Richie Stephens Salem, AL Barry Wright 15.503 15.542 15.503
7 55n Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL GRT 15.685 15.556 15.556
8 90 Joey Thomas Seale, AL Scorpion 15.841 15.560 15.560
9 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL Rocket 15.675 15.640 15.640
10 14 Pat Wall Columbus, GA Rocket 15.826 15.699 15.699
11 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 15.717 15.702 15.702
12 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL Rocket 16.076 15.741 15.741
13 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA Barry Wright 15.959 15.833 15.833
14 32 Phillip Cobb - R Dover, FL Barry Wright 15.938 15.844 15.844
15 50jr Steven Gaines Phenix City, AL Scorpion 16.221 16.071 16.071
16 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.391 16.076 16.076
17 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 16.248 16.103 16.103
18 72 Frank Wilson Harold, FL Trak-Star 16.136 16.300 16.136
19 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 16.189 16.168 16.168
20 K9 Dana Eiland Salem, AL Speedway 16.284 16.399 16.284
21 6 Nick Biddle Preston, GA Mastersbilt 16.648 16.292 16.292
22 99 Justin Summers - R Greenback, TN Stinger 16.687 16.296 16.296
23 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 16.362 16.498 16.362
24 75 Brand Lewis Hamilton, GA GRT 16.390 16.549 16.390
25 H2 Bret Holmes Munford, AL Barry Wright 16.630 16.451 16.451
26 14 Mavrick Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 16.475 16.549 16.475
27 85 Mitch Thornton Columbia, TN GRT 16.609 16.549 16.549
28 40 Mark Rosner - R Maryville, TN Stinger 56.979 16.580 16.580
29 18d Cord Dodgen Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 16.651 17.436 16.651
30 17k Cody Kierre - R Beebe, AR GRT 16.768 16.794 16.768
31 57 Maddox Mullinax Birmingham, AL Barry Wright 18.755 17.111 17.111
B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN: 1. Turner; 2. Gentry; 3. Walker; 4. Gaines; 5. Barrett; 6. Thornton; 7. Blount; 8. Holmes; 9. Mullinax; 10. Dodgen; 11. Biddle DNS.
2ND B-MAIN: 1. Smith; 2. Cobb (R); 3. Eiland; 4. Stokes; 5. Summers (R); 6. Varnadore; 7. Wilson; 8. Kierre (R); 9. Rosner (R); 10. B. Lewis.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/4/12:
1. 10 Matthew Turner – 1,092
2. 56 David Earl Gentry – 1,076
3. 114 Chris Cantrell (R) – 1,024
4. 1 Johnny Stokes – 1,014
5. 18 Chase Edge – 990
6. 27 Larry Harrod – 986
7. 2x Anthony White – 824
8. 121 Michael Blount – 776
9. 117 Jake Teague (R) – 720
10. 10c Ronnie Cooper – 514
11. 22 William Thomas – 502
12. 17k Cody Kierre (R) – 498
13. 27 Dennis Franklin – 466
14. 19 Marcus Minga – 454
15. 99 Justin Summers (R) – 346
16. 24 Mark Tice – 342
17. 33b Eric Cooley – 334
18. 72 Frank Wilson – 312
19. 32 Phillip Cobb (R) – 310
20. 47 Shannon Lee – 290
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, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing 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. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Bilstein Shocks is the Official Spec Shock of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
Thomas started out the evening with quick time honors among the 31 entrants with a lap around the half-mile high-banked clay oval in 15.264 seconds, and then led all 50 laps of the main event to collect the $2,500 first-place money. Thomas also made himself eligible to collect a $1,000 bonus if he can win all four of the Salute To America Nationals events.
“The car worked perfect all night, and the win tonight made us the only driver with a chance to collect the $1,000 bonus,” Thomas said. “This is the car I flipped here last year, and we rebuilt it. It ran just like a brand new race car.”
The next three Salute To America Nationals events will take place at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL Thursday night and Friday night, and at Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA on Saturday night. Thomas has won NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division events at both tracks.
Thomas was never challenged for the lead, and the only thing that let the competition catch up with the leader were seven caution flags. Thomas took the checkered flag with a full straightaway advantage over the second-place finisher, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA.
Turner used early “Dixie-Style” double-file restarts to advance from his 11th starting spot up to the second position driving the Hedman Husler. Turner picked up a $100 bonus from his sponsor as the Hedman Husler of the Race recipient. More importantly, Turner took over the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point lead.
Turner now holds a 16-point lead over two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN. Gentry was challenging for the sixth spot on lap four when he sailed off the high-side of the turn three banking.
Gentry was uninjured in the crash, but his Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior was too damaged to continue and he finished 24th. That earned Gentry the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL finished third in the Edge’s Gas Company Special and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL took the fourth spot in The Racing Zone Rocket. Joey Thomas of Seale, AL was fifth in the BTR/Scorpion Race Cars Special, and Richie Stephens of Salem, AL drove the Lovestuffonline.com Special to a sixth-place finish.
Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race with a seventh-place finish in the CANCO Rocket and the eighth spot went to Larry Harrod of Plains, GA who overcame an early race spin in the Harrod Logging Special. Thomas Lewis of Hamilton, GA took the ninth spot in the Green’s Propane Gas Special and Cody Smith of Holt, FL rounded out the Top 10 in the Smith’s Performance Engines Rocket.
Thomas took the lead at the start of the race followed by Harrod, Lewis, Edge and Cantrell. Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL spun in turn two on lap two and collected several cars to bring out the caution flag. The first double-file restart saw Edge move up to third, Joey Thomas drive up to the fifth spot, and Gentry come from tenth to seventh.
Gentry’s charge to the front came to an end on lap four when sailed off the high side of the turn three banking to light up the caution bulb for the second time. William Thomas led Harrod, Edge, Lewis, Joey Thomas, Cantrell, Turner, Stephens, Dudley, and Kelly Walker of Moultrie, GA in the Windy Pond Farms Special back to the green flag.
By lap six, Turner advanced from seventh to fourth. The third caution flag came out on lap ten when Pat Wall of Columbus, GA spun the Wimmer’s Wrecker Service Rocket in turn three. After the next restart, Dudley was the man on the move, as he came from seventh to fifth by lap 11. On lap 14, Turner dove under Edge in turn four to take over the third spot.
William Thomas had pulled out to a full straightaway lead over Harrod by lap 15, but the advantage was erased when Maverick Varnadore of Dover, FL stalled the Sunstate International Trucks Special in turn two to bring out the fourth caution flag. When the green flag came out, William Thomas led the field into turn one, but side-by-side racing behind him got too close in turn one.
Harrod was trying to hold off a charging Turner for the second spot in turn one, and Harrod spun to bring out the yellow flag for a fifth time. Harrod went to the tail of the field for the restart, with Tuner restarting in the second spot.
William Thomas once again pulled away when the green flag came back out followed by Turner, Edge, Dudley, Cantrell, Stephens, Lewis, Joey Thomas, Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT, and Justin Summers of Greenback, TN in the J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment Stinger.
Stephens got by Cantrell for the fifth spot on lap 18, and Summers drove around Stokes for the ninth spot on lap 21. Nowell came back from his early race spin to move around Stokes and back into the top 10 on lap 24. By lap 25, William Thomas took a 12 car-length lead over Turner into lapped traffic.
The lapped cars didn’t slow the leader down, as William Thomas had a full straightaway lead over Turner by lap 30. The only way Turner could keep up with William Thomas was a lap 34 caution flag when Nowell slowed off the pace in turn four. When the green light was fired back up, Thomas immediately pulled out to a five car-length lead over Turner.
Joey Thomas moved into the top five on lap 37 when he passed Stephens before the final caution flag came out on lap 40 when Steven Gaines of Phenix City, AL stalled the Capital Materials Special on the front straightaway. The top ten for the 11-lap dash to the finish was William Thomas leading Turner, Edge, Dudley, Joey Thomas, Stephens, Cantrell, Lewis, Smith, and Harrod.
While Thomas pulled away from the rest of the field, Harrod was on the move as he came from tenth to eighth by lap 41. When Thomas took the checkered flag, he had a full straightaway lead over Turner. In preliminary action, the two 12-lap B-Main Races were won by Turner and Smith.
Penton Raceway will host the next two Salute To America Nationals events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division with a pair of 40-lap $2,000-to-win races on Thursday night and Friday night. Albany Motor Speedway will present the finale on Saturday night with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 13 AT EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN PHENIX CITY, AL ON 7/4/12:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL 50 $2,500
2. 11 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $1,350
3. 5 18 Chase Edge Lafayette, AL 50 $850
4. 9 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL 50 $700
5. 8 90 Joey Thomas Seale, AL 50 $650
6. 6 XXX Richie Stephens Salem, AL 50 $550
7. 4 114 Chris Cantrell (R) Chester, SC 50 $500
8. 3 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 50 $450
9. 2 5 Thomas Lewis Hamilton, GA 50 $400
10. 12 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL 50 $375
11. 20 99 Justin Summers (R) Greenback, TN 50 $350
12. 14 32 Phillip Cobb (R) Dover, FL 50 $300
13. 18 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 50 $280
14. 7 55n Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL 50 $260
15. 16 K9 Dana Eiland Salem, AL 50 $250
16. 17 50jr Steven Gaines Phenix City, AL 49 $240
17. 15 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA 49 $220
18. 21 85 Mitch Thornton Columbia, TN 49 $200
19. 23 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 49 $200
20. 24 17k Cody Kierre (R) Beebe, AR 46 $200
21. 10 14 Pat Wall Columbus, GA 38 $200
22. 19 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS 31 $200
23. 22 14v Maverick Varnadore Dover, FL 13 $200
24. 13 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 3 $200
ENTRIES: 31
FAST QUALIFIER: W. Thomas, 15.264 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Blount and Kierre
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: W. Thomas, 1-50
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Cantrell
HEDMAN HUSLER OF THE RACE AWARD: Turner (started 11th and finished 9th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Gentry
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Wilson
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: J. Thomas
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Stephens
QA 1 RACE PRODUCTS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Cantrell
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Lewis
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Summers
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Cobb
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Stokes
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Nowell
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Eiland
CAUTIONS: 7
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.395 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 48 Minutes and 28.548 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 22 William Thomas Phenix City, AL Scorpion 15.454 15.264 15.264
2 5 Thomas Lewis Hamilton, GA Mastersbilt 15.491 15.287 15.287
3 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA Scorpion 15.330 15.384 15.330
4 114 Chris Cantrell - R Chester, SC Rocket 15.449 15.522 15.449
5 18 Chase Edge Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.455 15.490 15.455
6 XXX Richie Stephens Salem, AL Barry Wright 15.503 15.542 15.503
7 55n Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL GRT 15.685 15.556 15.556
8 90 Joey Thomas Seale, AL Scorpion 15.841 15.560 15.560
9 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL Rocket 15.675 15.640 15.640
10 14 Pat Wall Columbus, GA Rocket 15.826 15.699 15.699
11 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 15.717 15.702 15.702
12 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL Rocket 16.076 15.741 15.741
13 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA Barry Wright 15.959 15.833 15.833
14 32 Phillip Cobb - R Dover, FL Barry Wright 15.938 15.844 15.844
15 50jr Steven Gaines Phenix City, AL Scorpion 16.221 16.071 16.071
16 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 16.391 16.076 16.076
17 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 16.248 16.103 16.103
18 72 Frank Wilson Harold, FL Trak-Star 16.136 16.300 16.136
19 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT 16.189 16.168 16.168
20 K9 Dana Eiland Salem, AL Speedway 16.284 16.399 16.284
21 6 Nick Biddle Preston, GA Mastersbilt 16.648 16.292 16.292
22 99 Justin Summers - R Greenback, TN Stinger 16.687 16.296 16.296
23 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 16.362 16.498 16.362
24 75 Brand Lewis Hamilton, GA GRT 16.390 16.549 16.390
25 H2 Bret Holmes Munford, AL Barry Wright 16.630 16.451 16.451
26 14 Mavrick Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 16.475 16.549 16.475
27 85 Mitch Thornton Columbia, TN GRT 16.609 16.549 16.549
28 40 Mark Rosner - R Maryville, TN Stinger 56.979 16.580 16.580
29 18d Cord Dodgen Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 16.651 17.436 16.651
30 17k Cody Kierre - R Beebe, AR GRT 16.768 16.794 16.768
31 57 Maddox Mullinax Birmingham, AL Barry Wright 18.755 17.111 17.111
B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN: 1. Turner; 2. Gentry; 3. Walker; 4. Gaines; 5. Barrett; 6. Thornton; 7. Blount; 8. Holmes; 9. Mullinax; 10. Dodgen; 11. Biddle DNS.
2ND B-MAIN: 1. Smith; 2. Cobb (R); 3. Eiland; 4. Stokes; 5. Summers (R); 6. Varnadore; 7. Wilson; 8. Kierre (R); 9. Rosner (R); 10. B. Lewis.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/4/12:
1. 10 Matthew Turner – 1,092
2. 56 David Earl Gentry – 1,076
3. 114 Chris Cantrell (R) – 1,024
4. 1 Johnny Stokes – 1,014
5. 18 Chase Edge – 990
6. 27 Larry Harrod – 986
7. 2x Anthony White – 824
8. 121 Michael Blount – 776
9. 117 Jake Teague (R) – 720
10. 10c Ronnie Cooper – 514
11. 22 William Thomas – 502
12. 17k Cody Kierre (R) – 498
13. 27 Dennis Franklin – 466
14. 19 Marcus Minga – 454
15. 99 Justin Summers (R) – 346
16. 24 Mark Tice – 342
17. 33b Eric Cooley – 334
18. 72 Frank Wilson – 312
19. 32 Phillip Cobb (R) – 310
20. 47 Shannon Lee – 290
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, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing 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. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Bilstein Shocks is the Official Spec Shock of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
