MARYVILLE, TN – Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN dominated the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 50-lap race Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway to pick up his first career win with the series driving the Dale’s Auto Sales GRT. Wilson was the fast qualifier and led all 50 laps to pick up the $2,500 first-place money.
After out-timing the 41 entrants during qualifying with a lap around 4/10-mile clay oval in 17.877 seconds, Wilson started from the pole position and took the lead at the start of the race. The only time the rest of the field could get within striking distance of Wilson was when he was working lapped traffic.
“We won a race here at Smoky Mountain Speedway last year in our first time in a late model, so to win here tonight against this tough competition is great,” Wilson said. “The lapped cars were very courteous, and gave us room to race.”
Finishing 1.236 seconds behind Wilson at the checkered flag was Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN in the Weaver Auto Sales GRT. Weaver was able to close within a car-length of Wilson on a couple occasions in lapped traffic, but had to settle for the second spot.
David Crabtree of Maryville, TN finished third in the Smoky Mountain Brewery Special, and Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN was fourth in the Blount Excavating Rocket. Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN took the fifth spot in the A1 Towing Special, and Jason Trammell of Knoxville, TN finished sixth in the Trammell Construction Company Warrior.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN was seventh in the Eads Farms/Preferred Sand Blasting Special, and Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN took the eighth spot in the Smithbuilt Homes Special. Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC finished ninth in the AES Racing Special, and Patrick Duggan of Lenoir City, TN rounded out the top ten in the Duggan Racing GRT.
Todd Coffman of Parksville, KY started 21st in the Coffman’s Photos Special and finished 11th to earn the $100 Hedman Husler Award for improving his position the most from the start of the race to the end of the race.
Breuer left Smoky Mountain Speedway Saturday night as the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader with 354 points and a 14-point advantage over Gentry in the second spot with 340 points and Turner in third with 314 points.
Wilson took the lead at the start of the race followed by Crabtree, Weaver, Trammell, and Hunter Best of Maryville, TN in the Young Motorsports Warrior, while cars in the middle of the pack raced three and four-wide for position. Kerr passed Best for the fifth spot on lap three, and by the 12th lap, Wilson began to lap the cars on the tail of the lead lap.
Crabtree and Weaver then closed in to make it a three-car battle for the lead. Weaver was able to get by Crabtree for the second spot on lap 14 with an outside move in turn four, and then began to put the pressure on Wilson for the lead in heavy lapped traffic. The first of four caution flags came out on lap 21 when Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA cut down a tire under his Hedman Husler Special.
For the double-file restart, Wilson led Weaver, Crabtree, Trammell, Kerr, Best, Hickman, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN in the Competition Racing Equipment Special, Mark Rosner of Maryville, TN in the J.T. Racing Equipment Stinger, and Gentry down for the green flag. When the field reached turn two, Rosner spun and that triggered an eight-car pile-up that blocked the track and brought out a red flag.
When the field went back to green flag action, Kerr got by Trammell to take over the fourth spot. At the halfway point, Wilson held a four car-length advantage over Weaver followed by Crabtree, Kerr, Trammell, Hickman, Weeks, Gentry, Vineyard, and Breuer. Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN stalled his PPM Special in turn three on lap 32 to bring out the third caution flag.
When the green flag came out for the double-file restart, Weeks spun in turn two while running seventh, and collected six other cars. One of those cars was Turner, who had come from 24th to 14th in 11 laps. Turner was done for the night, and that earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
The next restart was single-file, and everyone settled in quickly. Wilson opened up another three car-length advantage over Weaver, as the top two cars began to pull away from Crabtree, Behind the fourth-place car of Kerr, Hickman got by Trammell for the fifth spot on the restart.
With four laps to go, Wilson once again entered lapped traffic, and Weaver closed the gap to just a car-length. Wilson was able to hold the inside groove, and on the final lap, Weaver tried the outside to no avail. Weaver’s car pushed up the banking in turn three, and Wilson went on to post the victory.
In preliminary action, the four 12-lap Heat Races were won by Kerr, Brian Ownby of Maryville, TN in the Tommy Brewster Builders Special, Rosner and Gentry. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race.
The next event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will be at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS next Friday and Saturday nights with a 75-lap $5,000-to-win race. The Qualifying and Heat Races will take place on Friday night, while the B-Main Races and the 75-lap Main Event will be held on Saturday night.
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.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY IN MARYVILLE, TN ON 4/2/11:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 10w Chris Wilson Crossville, TN 50 $2,500
2. 3 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN 50 $1,250
3. 2 C5 David Crabtree Maryville, TN 50 $850
4. 7 4T Tommy Kerr Maryville, TN 50 $700
5. 11 A1 Kayne Hickman Soddy Daisy, TN 50 $650
6. 5 90j Jason Trammell Knoxville, TN 50 $550
7. 10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 50 $500
8. 14 4 Mark Vineyard Powell, TN 50 $450
9. 13 B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 50 $400
10. 17 15 Patrick Duggan Lenoir City, TN 50 $375
11. 21 35 Todd Coffman Parksville, KY 50 $450
12. 16 97 Bobby Giffin Maryville, TN 50 $300
13. 4 007 Hunter Best Maryville, TN 50 $280
14. 9 17 Mark Rosner Maryville, TN 49 $260
15. 23 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 49 $250
16. 20 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 48 $240
17. 6 122 Mike Weeks Friendsville, TN 31 $220
18. 24 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 31 $200
19. 12 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN 31 $200
20. 18 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN 22 $200
21. 8 00 Brian Ownby Maryville, TN 20 $200
22. 15 10x Anthony White Clinton, TN 20 $200
23. 19 119 Tom Maddox Piedmont, AL 20 $200
24. 22 18 Chase Edge (R) Lafayette, AL 20 $200
ENTRIES: 41
FAST QUALIFIER: C. Wilson, 17.877 Seconds
PROVISIONAL: Turner
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADER: C. Wilson, 1-50
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Edge
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Coffman (started 21st and finished 11th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Turner
INTEGRA SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Gathan Burns
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Hickman
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Trammell
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Vineyard
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Breuer
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Duggan
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Coffman
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Giffin
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Best
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Rosner
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooke
CAUTIONS: 4
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.236 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 41 Minutes and 56.130 Seconds
QUALIFYING ( Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 10w Chris Wilson Crossville, TN GRT 18.025 17.877 17.877
2 C5 David Crabtree Maryville, TN Weeks 17.921 18.086 17.921
3 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN GRT 18.107 17.988 17.988
4 007 Hunter Best Maryville, TN Warrior 18.027 18.144 18.027
5 90j Jason Trammell Knoxville, TN Warrior 18.818 18.035 18.035
6 122 Mike Weeks Friendsville, TN Weeks 18.612 18.043 18.043
7 A1 Kayne Hickman Soddy Daisy, TN Mastersbilt 18.480 18.044 18.044
8 00 Brian Ownby Maryville, TN Weeks 18.241 18.063 18.063
9 17 Mark Rosner Maryville, TN Stinger 18.131 18.066 18.066
10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Mastersbilt 18.121 18.079 18.079
11 4T Tommy Kerr Maryville, TN Rocket 18.111 18.328 18.111
12 97 Bobby Giffin Maryville, TN GRT 18.133 18.255 18.133
13 129 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN Weeks 18.164 18.196 18.164
14 117t Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 18.170 18.193 18.170
15 4s Mike Smith Rogersville, TN GRT 18.336 18.223 18.223
16 24m Greg Martin Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 18.391 18.235 18.235
17 35 Todd Coffman Parksville, KY Rayburn 18.445 18.245 18.245
18 19w Chase Washington Houlka, MS GRT 18.461 18.280 18.280
19 10x Anthony White Clinton, TN DWB 18.458 18.371 18.371
20 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN PPM 18.386 18.461 18.386
21 B7 Danny Breuer Troutman, NC Barry Wright 18.581 18.450 18.450
22 4 Mark Vineyard Powell, TN DWB 18.616 18.487 18.487
23 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 18.507 18.747 18.507
24 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC Barry Wright 18.779 18.538 18.538
25 15 Patrick Duggan Lenoir City, TN GRT 18.592 18.542 18.542
26 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 18.547 18.636 18.547
27 119 Tom Maddox Piedmont, AL Rocket 18.548 18.825 18.548
28 19 Gathan Burns Piedmont, AL Rocket 18.701 18.609 18.609
29 28p Zane Powell Junction, KY Mastersbilt 18.764 18.631 18.631
30 18 Chase Edge – R Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 18.635 18.698 18.635
31 7 Robby Moses Friendsville, TN GRT 18.923 18.649 18.649
32 5 David Young Strawberry Plains, TN Barry Wright 20.247 18.704 18.704
33 89 Brad Coffey Maryville, TN Warrior 18.734 18.984 18.734
34 27k Brian Kinnersley Blairsville, GA Mastersbilt 18.802 18.863 18.802
35 69 Tony Lawson – R Laurel, MS Rocket 18.871 19.039 18.871
36 24 Mark Tice – R Avon, MS Trak-Star 18.894 18.912 18.894
37 5r Chris Ritchey Maryville, TN GRT 19.139 18.919 18.919
38 2T Tootie Arnold – R Bude, MS GRT 19.065 19.231 19.065
39 25 Jason Ritchey Maryville, TN GRT 19.117 19.398 19.117
40 72 Frank Wilson – R Harold, FL Trak-Star 19.798 19.163 19.163
41 49 James Kelso Maryville, TN GRT 19.705 19.377 19.377
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Kerr; 2. Hickman; 3. White; 4. Maddox; 5. Lee; 6. Smith; 7. Moses; 8. J. Ritchey; 9. Lawson (R).
2ND HEAT: 1. Ownby; 2. Williams; 3. Giffin; 4. Cooke; 5. Burns; 6. Tice (R); 7. Martin; 8. F. Wilson (R); 9. Young.
3RD HEAT: 1. Rosner; 2. Breuer; 3. Duggan; 4. Coffman; 5. C. Ritchey; 6. Kelso; 7. Welshan; 8. Powell; 9. Coffey.
4TH HEAT: 1. Gentry; 2. Vineyard; 3. Teague; 4. Edge (R); 5. Washington; 6. Kinnersley; 7. Turner; 8. Arnold (R).
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/2/11:
1. B7 Dan Breuer – 354
2. 56 David Earl Gentry – 340
3. 10 Matthew Turner – 314
4. 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. – 288
5. 02 Keith Nosbisch – 282
6. 32 Phillip Cobb – 268
7. 21b Chip Brindle – 252
8. B69 Bryan Bernhardt – 246
9. 99 Shan Smith – 240
10. 47 Shannon Lee – 238
11. 11 Doug Horton – 232
12. 33c Eric Cooley – 230
13. 17c Steve Cooke – 224
14. 105 Dave Schmauss – 214
15. 72 Frank Wilson (R) – 202
16. 18 Chase Edge (R) – 200
17. 27 Larry Harrod – 198
18. 24 Mark Tice (R) – 190
19. 41 Travis Varnadore – 186
20. 07 Doug Watson - 180
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, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Race 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. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
After out-timing the 41 entrants during qualifying with a lap around 4/10-mile clay oval in 17.877 seconds, Wilson started from the pole position and took the lead at the start of the race. The only time the rest of the field could get within striking distance of Wilson was when he was working lapped traffic.
“We won a race here at Smoky Mountain Speedway last year in our first time in a late model, so to win here tonight against this tough competition is great,” Wilson said. “The lapped cars were very courteous, and gave us room to race.”
Finishing 1.236 seconds behind Wilson at the checkered flag was Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN in the Weaver Auto Sales GRT. Weaver was able to close within a car-length of Wilson on a couple occasions in lapped traffic, but had to settle for the second spot.
David Crabtree of Maryville, TN finished third in the Smoky Mountain Brewery Special, and Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN was fourth in the Blount Excavating Rocket. Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN took the fifth spot in the A1 Towing Special, and Jason Trammell of Knoxville, TN finished sixth in the Trammell Construction Company Warrior.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN was seventh in the Eads Farms/Preferred Sand Blasting Special, and Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN took the eighth spot in the Smithbuilt Homes Special. Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC finished ninth in the AES Racing Special, and Patrick Duggan of Lenoir City, TN rounded out the top ten in the Duggan Racing GRT.
Todd Coffman of Parksville, KY started 21st in the Coffman’s Photos Special and finished 11th to earn the $100 Hedman Husler Award for improving his position the most from the start of the race to the end of the race.
Breuer left Smoky Mountain Speedway Saturday night as the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader with 354 points and a 14-point advantage over Gentry in the second spot with 340 points and Turner in third with 314 points.
Wilson took the lead at the start of the race followed by Crabtree, Weaver, Trammell, and Hunter Best of Maryville, TN in the Young Motorsports Warrior, while cars in the middle of the pack raced three and four-wide for position. Kerr passed Best for the fifth spot on lap three, and by the 12th lap, Wilson began to lap the cars on the tail of the lead lap.
Crabtree and Weaver then closed in to make it a three-car battle for the lead. Weaver was able to get by Crabtree for the second spot on lap 14 with an outside move in turn four, and then began to put the pressure on Wilson for the lead in heavy lapped traffic. The first of four caution flags came out on lap 21 when Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA cut down a tire under his Hedman Husler Special.
For the double-file restart, Wilson led Weaver, Crabtree, Trammell, Kerr, Best, Hickman, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN in the Competition Racing Equipment Special, Mark Rosner of Maryville, TN in the J.T. Racing Equipment Stinger, and Gentry down for the green flag. When the field reached turn two, Rosner spun and that triggered an eight-car pile-up that blocked the track and brought out a red flag.
When the field went back to green flag action, Kerr got by Trammell to take over the fourth spot. At the halfway point, Wilson held a four car-length advantage over Weaver followed by Crabtree, Kerr, Trammell, Hickman, Weeks, Gentry, Vineyard, and Breuer. Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN stalled his PPM Special in turn three on lap 32 to bring out the third caution flag.
When the green flag came out for the double-file restart, Weeks spun in turn two while running seventh, and collected six other cars. One of those cars was Turner, who had come from 24th to 14th in 11 laps. Turner was done for the night, and that earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
The next restart was single-file, and everyone settled in quickly. Wilson opened up another three car-length advantage over Weaver, as the top two cars began to pull away from Crabtree, Behind the fourth-place car of Kerr, Hickman got by Trammell for the fifth spot on the restart.
With four laps to go, Wilson once again entered lapped traffic, and Weaver closed the gap to just a car-length. Wilson was able to hold the inside groove, and on the final lap, Weaver tried the outside to no avail. Weaver’s car pushed up the banking in turn three, and Wilson went on to post the victory.
In preliminary action, the four 12-lap Heat Races were won by Kerr, Brian Ownby of Maryville, TN in the Tommy Brewster Builders Special, Rosner and Gentry. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race.
The next event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will be at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS next Friday and Saturday nights with a 75-lap $5,000-to-win race. The Qualifying and Heat Races will take place on Friday night, while the B-Main Races and the 75-lap Main Event will be held on Saturday night.
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.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY IN MARYVILLE, TN ON 4/2/11:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 10w Chris Wilson Crossville, TN 50 $2,500
2. 3 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN 50 $1,250
3. 2 C5 David Crabtree Maryville, TN 50 $850
4. 7 4T Tommy Kerr Maryville, TN 50 $700
5. 11 A1 Kayne Hickman Soddy Daisy, TN 50 $650
6. 5 90j Jason Trammell Knoxville, TN 50 $550
7. 10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 50 $500
8. 14 4 Mark Vineyard Powell, TN 50 $450
9. 13 B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 50 $400
10. 17 15 Patrick Duggan Lenoir City, TN 50 $375
11. 21 35 Todd Coffman Parksville, KY 50 $450
12. 16 97 Bobby Giffin Maryville, TN 50 $300
13. 4 007 Hunter Best Maryville, TN 50 $280
14. 9 17 Mark Rosner Maryville, TN 49 $260
15. 23 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 49 $250
16. 20 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 48 $240
17. 6 122 Mike Weeks Friendsville, TN 31 $220
18. 24 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 31 $200
19. 12 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN 31 $200
20. 18 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN 22 $200
21. 8 00 Brian Ownby Maryville, TN 20 $200
22. 15 10x Anthony White Clinton, TN 20 $200
23. 19 119 Tom Maddox Piedmont, AL 20 $200
24. 22 18 Chase Edge (R) Lafayette, AL 20 $200
ENTRIES: 41
FAST QUALIFIER: C. Wilson, 17.877 Seconds
PROVISIONAL: Turner
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADER: C. Wilson, 1-50
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Edge
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Coffman (started 21st and finished 11th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Turner
INTEGRA SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Gathan Burns
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Hickman
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Trammell
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Vineyard
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Breuer
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Duggan
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Coffman
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Giffin
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Best
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Rosner
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooke
CAUTIONS: 4
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.236 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 41 Minutes and 56.130 Seconds
QUALIFYING ( Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 10w Chris Wilson Crossville, TN GRT 18.025 17.877 17.877
2 C5 David Crabtree Maryville, TN Weeks 17.921 18.086 17.921
3 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN GRT 18.107 17.988 17.988
4 007 Hunter Best Maryville, TN Warrior 18.027 18.144 18.027
5 90j Jason Trammell Knoxville, TN Warrior 18.818 18.035 18.035
6 122 Mike Weeks Friendsville, TN Weeks 18.612 18.043 18.043
7 A1 Kayne Hickman Soddy Daisy, TN Mastersbilt 18.480 18.044 18.044
8 00 Brian Ownby Maryville, TN Weeks 18.241 18.063 18.063
9 17 Mark Rosner Maryville, TN Stinger 18.131 18.066 18.066
10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Mastersbilt 18.121 18.079 18.079
11 4T Tommy Kerr Maryville, TN Rocket 18.111 18.328 18.111
12 97 Bobby Giffin Maryville, TN GRT 18.133 18.255 18.133
13 129 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN Weeks 18.164 18.196 18.164
14 117t Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 18.170 18.193 18.170
15 4s Mike Smith Rogersville, TN GRT 18.336 18.223 18.223
16 24m Greg Martin Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 18.391 18.235 18.235
17 35 Todd Coffman Parksville, KY Rayburn 18.445 18.245 18.245
18 19w Chase Washington Houlka, MS GRT 18.461 18.280 18.280
19 10x Anthony White Clinton, TN DWB 18.458 18.371 18.371
20 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN PPM 18.386 18.461 18.386
21 B7 Danny Breuer Troutman, NC Barry Wright 18.581 18.450 18.450
22 4 Mark Vineyard Powell, TN DWB 18.616 18.487 18.487
23 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 18.507 18.747 18.507
24 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC Barry Wright 18.779 18.538 18.538
25 15 Patrick Duggan Lenoir City, TN GRT 18.592 18.542 18.542
26 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 18.547 18.636 18.547
27 119 Tom Maddox Piedmont, AL Rocket 18.548 18.825 18.548
28 19 Gathan Burns Piedmont, AL Rocket 18.701 18.609 18.609
29 28p Zane Powell Junction, KY Mastersbilt 18.764 18.631 18.631
30 18 Chase Edge – R Lafayette, AL Mastersbilt 18.635 18.698 18.635
31 7 Robby Moses Friendsville, TN GRT 18.923 18.649 18.649
32 5 David Young Strawberry Plains, TN Barry Wright 20.247 18.704 18.704
33 89 Brad Coffey Maryville, TN Warrior 18.734 18.984 18.734
34 27k Brian Kinnersley Blairsville, GA Mastersbilt 18.802 18.863 18.802
35 69 Tony Lawson – R Laurel, MS Rocket 18.871 19.039 18.871
36 24 Mark Tice – R Avon, MS Trak-Star 18.894 18.912 18.894
37 5r Chris Ritchey Maryville, TN GRT 19.139 18.919 18.919
38 2T Tootie Arnold – R Bude, MS GRT 19.065 19.231 19.065
39 25 Jason Ritchey Maryville, TN GRT 19.117 19.398 19.117
40 72 Frank Wilson – R Harold, FL Trak-Star 19.798 19.163 19.163
41 49 James Kelso Maryville, TN GRT 19.705 19.377 19.377
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Kerr; 2. Hickman; 3. White; 4. Maddox; 5. Lee; 6. Smith; 7. Moses; 8. J. Ritchey; 9. Lawson (R).
2ND HEAT: 1. Ownby; 2. Williams; 3. Giffin; 4. Cooke; 5. Burns; 6. Tice (R); 7. Martin; 8. F. Wilson (R); 9. Young.
3RD HEAT: 1. Rosner; 2. Breuer; 3. Duggan; 4. Coffman; 5. C. Ritchey; 6. Kelso; 7. Welshan; 8. Powell; 9. Coffey.
4TH HEAT: 1. Gentry; 2. Vineyard; 3. Teague; 4. Edge (R); 5. Washington; 6. Kinnersley; 7. Turner; 8. Arnold (R).
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/2/11:
1. B7 Dan Breuer – 354
2. 56 David Earl Gentry – 340
3. 10 Matthew Turner – 314
4. 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. – 288
5. 02 Keith Nosbisch – 282
6. 32 Phillip Cobb – 268
7. 21b Chip Brindle – 252
8. B69 Bryan Bernhardt – 246
9. 99 Shan Smith – 240
10. 47 Shannon Lee – 238
11. 11 Doug Horton – 232
12. 33c Eric Cooley – 230
13. 17c Steve Cooke – 224
14. 105 Dave Schmauss – 214
15. 72 Frank Wilson (R) – 202
16. 18 Chase Edge (R) – 200
17. 27 Larry Harrod – 198
18. 24 Mark Tice (R) – 190
19. 41 Travis Varnadore – 186
20. 07 Doug Watson - 180
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, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Race 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. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
