Phenix City, Alabama (05/01/12) - William Thomas registered his second triumph of the 2012 season on Friday night with a $2,000 victory in NeSmith Late Model Series action at Albany Motor Speedway (Albany, Georgia).
After a couple of weeks of bad luck, the team was looking to get things back on track, and they would accomplish just that on Friday night with a $2,000 triumph in the first night of the Spring Nationals at Albany Motor Speedway (Albany, Georgia). Thirty-one competitors entered the NeSmith Late Model Series event, and after qualifying fourth fastest in time trials, Thomas locked into the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap main event. As the race went green William jumped to the third spot and would take over the second position from Chase Edge on lap 10. He would pursue the leader, Jake Teague, for the next 29 laps before using lapped traffic to his advantage on the white flag lap to take the lead exiting turn four. He would go on to lead the last 200 feet to claim his eighth career, NeSmith Late Model Series feature win in his #22 Zaxby's/Extreme Power Sports/Barry Wright Late Model.
After the race Thomas commented, “When Teague looked to the inside to try and get around the lapped car, that gave me my only chance to by him coming off the high side of turn four on the last lap. When we came off the corner, I was coming back down from the high side, Teague was coming up from the inside, and I beat him to the flag.”
Saturday night found the team in action in the second leg of the Spring Nationals at Albany Motor Speedway (Albany, Georgia) with the NeSmith Late Model Series. Twenty-nine cars entered the $2,500-to-win event, and after finishing second in the first heat race, William started 13th in the main event, which was originally slated for 50 laps, but that was cut to 40 laps due to curfew restrictions. During the course of the feature he would ride the high line to a fourth place finish behind race winner, David Earl Gentry, Dan Breuer, and Dennis Franklin. Full results are available at www.NeSmithRacing.com.
This weekend, May 4th-5th, William plans to return to Super Late Model action with back-to-back, Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) events in the state of Georgia. On Friday night the weekend opens at Boyds Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) before moving to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia). Both events pay $3,000-to-win. For more information on the races, please visit www.SouthernRegionalRacingSeries.com .
William Thomas Motorsports would like to thank Extreme Power Sports, JW Miller Land & Timber, Zaxby's, Gil's Auto Sales, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Race Tires, Shorty’s Motorsports, Speed Stuff, David Smith Carburetor, Rick Hixson Fabrication, Lamar Hunt Racing Engines, Sunoco Racing Fuel – Bearden Oil, PPM Racing Products, Kinser Air Filters, Winters, PST Drive Shafts, Sweet Mfg, Outlaw Disc Brakes, Ultra-Shield, Auto Meter, Cloyes, Comp Cams, Eibach Springs, Holley, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, KRC Steering Pumps, Lunati, PRC, T&D Machine Products, Weld Wheels, Wiseco, Wrisco Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on William Thomas, please visit www.WilliamThomas.net .
Thanks!
Ben Shelton, Owner
MSR Mafia - www.MSRMafia.com
The Midsouth Racing Scene - www.MidSouthRacing.com
After a couple of weeks of bad luck, the team was looking to get things back on track, and they would accomplish just that on Friday night with a $2,000 triumph in the first night of the Spring Nationals at Albany Motor Speedway (Albany, Georgia). Thirty-one competitors entered the NeSmith Late Model Series event, and after qualifying fourth fastest in time trials, Thomas locked into the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap main event. As the race went green William jumped to the third spot and would take over the second position from Chase Edge on lap 10. He would pursue the leader, Jake Teague, for the next 29 laps before using lapped traffic to his advantage on the white flag lap to take the lead exiting turn four. He would go on to lead the last 200 feet to claim his eighth career, NeSmith Late Model Series feature win in his #22 Zaxby's/Extreme Power Sports/Barry Wright Late Model.
After the race Thomas commented, “When Teague looked to the inside to try and get around the lapped car, that gave me my only chance to by him coming off the high side of turn four on the last lap. When we came off the corner, I was coming back down from the high side, Teague was coming up from the inside, and I beat him to the flag.”
Saturday night found the team in action in the second leg of the Spring Nationals at Albany Motor Speedway (Albany, Georgia) with the NeSmith Late Model Series. Twenty-nine cars entered the $2,500-to-win event, and after finishing second in the first heat race, William started 13th in the main event, which was originally slated for 50 laps, but that was cut to 40 laps due to curfew restrictions. During the course of the feature he would ride the high line to a fourth place finish behind race winner, David Earl Gentry, Dan Breuer, and Dennis Franklin. Full results are available at www.NeSmithRacing.com.
This weekend, May 4th-5th, William plans to return to Super Late Model action with back-to-back, Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) events in the state of Georgia. On Friday night the weekend opens at Boyds Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) before moving to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia). Both events pay $3,000-to-win. For more information on the races, please visit www.SouthernRegionalRacingSeries.com .
William Thomas Motorsports would like to thank Extreme Power Sports, JW Miller Land & Timber, Zaxby's, Gil's Auto Sales, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Race Tires, Shorty’s Motorsports, Speed Stuff, David Smith Carburetor, Rick Hixson Fabrication, Lamar Hunt Racing Engines, Sunoco Racing Fuel – Bearden Oil, PPM Racing Products, Kinser Air Filters, Winters, PST Drive Shafts, Sweet Mfg, Outlaw Disc Brakes, Ultra-Shield, Auto Meter, Cloyes, Comp Cams, Eibach Springs, Holley, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, KRC Steering Pumps, Lunati, PRC, T&D Machine Products, Weld Wheels, Wiseco, Wrisco Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on William Thomas, please visit www.WilliamThomas.net .
Thanks!
Ben Shelton, Owner
MSR Mafia - www.MSRMafia.com
The Midsouth Racing Scene - www.MidSouthRacing.com
