OCALA, FL – It was good to have the first name of Ronnie or Ronny this week at Bubba Raceway Park for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented By Racecar Engineering at Bubba Raceway Park. Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN won the 50-lap main event Saturday night and Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL took the Speedweeks Championship.

Johnson drove the NeSmith Chevrolet Special to the $3,000 win and posted his 15th career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series victory, and his first in over two years. Hollingsworth, who posted Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented By Racecar Engineering wins on Tuesday night, Wednesday night and Friday night, picked up a $2,000 bonus for the taking the points title.

Hollingsworth pocketed a total of $8,825 prize money and point fund awards during the five nights of NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series racing at Bubba Raceway Park. Johnson finished second in the Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented By Racecar Engineering points and pocketed an additional $1,000 to bring his five night total to $5,860.

A total of 72 drivers representing 12 different states and Canada participated in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented By Racecar Engineering over five nights at Bubba Raceway Park, with an average nightly car count of 62 race cars.

Over $70,000 in prize money and contingency awards were paid out over the five nights. The top 30 drivers in the Speedweeks point standings received at least $500 in point fund money, and received a product award worth between $900 and $500.

Johnson was glad to end his NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series victory drought on Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park, as he took the lead on lap 23 from Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL in the High Roller Race Cars Special, and went on to post a 3.837 second margin of victory at the checkered flag.

“I’ve been waiting for a racing surface like this all week,” Johnson said. “The track has been good this week, but tonight was the kind of track that really suits my driving style. We could race from top to bottom, and that really helped me get through lapped traffic. This is a special win because we haven’t won a NeSmith race for a couple of years.”

Johnson also said the win was special because one of his heroes from his younger days of racing was at the race.

“This race is also special because one of my heroes in racing, Larry Moore, was here tonight and he taught me a lot in the early days of my racing career,” Johnson said. Both Johnson and Moore are inductees in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame.

McRee finished second followed by Walker Arthur of Forest, VA in the third spot driving the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special. Hollingsworth was fourth in the Sparks Motorsports Special and Canadian driver Darren Peters of Fort Erie, ON took the fifth spot in the Billy Bones BBQ Rocket.

Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL, who was the Thursday night winner, finished sixth in the Brandon Ford Warrior, and took the Rookie of the Race Award. Joey Coulter of Concord, NC was seventh in the Wolfpack Racing Rocket, and Josh Atkins of Talladega, AL took the eighth spot in the Yellow Hammer Construction Special.

Andrew Satterlee of Rochester Mills, PA drove the W.G. Satterlee & Sons Rocket to a ninth-place finish, and Shan Smith of Dade City, FL rounded out the top ten in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT. Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN started 24th in the McCarter Lumber CVR and finished 11th to earn the Hedman Husler of the Race Award.

Hollingsworth and McRee brought the 27-car field down for the green flag in the main event, and the only caution flag of the race came out on the first lap when Brad Smith of Clemmons, NC tagged the front straightaway wall in the Smiley’s Race Products Special and collected several cars in the aftermath.

One of the cars involved was the AES Racing Special driven by Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA, who was the Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented By Racecar Engineering point leader coming into the event. Davenport was able to continue for the restart and limped home for a 21st-place finish.

The crash and the finish cost Davenport the Speedweeks Championship, but it earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck of the Race Award.

The complete restart saw McRee take the lead from Hollingsworth from his outside front row starting spot with Hollingsworth settling into second, Bronson in the third spot, Johnson in fourth, and Atkins in fifth. Johnson drove by Bronson on lap three to move up to the third spot, and Arthur moved into the top five on lap four.

McRee began to encounter the cars on the tail of the lead lap by the tenth lap, and that led to three and four wide racing and the leaders worked around the lapped cars. Arthur passed Bronson for the fourth spot on lap 16, and Johnson began to challenge Hollingsworth for second on lap 19.

Johnson was able to pull inside of Hollingsworth coming down the front straightaway on lap 20, and passed him for the second spot in turn one. Johnson then set his sights on McRee in heavy lapped traffic. Johnson pulled inside of McRee in turn one on lap 23 and the two drivers raced side-by-side around the track before Johnson took the lead on the front stretch.

Arthur passed Hollingsworth for third on lap 27, but up front, Johnson was able to open up a full straightaway lead on McRee by lap 30, and he never looked back to take his first NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win since July 10, 2010 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN.

In preliminary action, Hollingsworth out-qualified the 54-car field with a lap in 14.805 seconds to earn the Smiley’s Race Products Fast Time Award. The six ten-lap heat races were won by Johnson, Arthur, McRee, Hollingsworth, Bronson and Adkins.

The three 12-lap B-Main races were won by Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL in the Harrod Logging Special, the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special, and Tait Davenport of Benton, KY in the Murtco Special. Cody Martin of Christiana, KY won the ten-lap Last Chance Race in the My Racing Graphics.com Warrior.

The next event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be the $5,000-to-win 3rd Annual Rumble On The Gumbo 75 at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on April 12-13.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 5 AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK IN OCALA, FL ON 2/2/13:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 3 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 50 $3,000
2. 2 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL 50 $1,250
3. 5 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 50 $850
4. 1 18h Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL 50 $700
5. 13 1p Darren Peters Fort Erie, ON CAN 50 $650
6. 4 40b Kyle Bronson (R) Brandon, FL 50 $550
7. 8 2c Joey Coulter Concord, NC 50 $500
8. 6 19 Josh Adkins (R) Talladega, AL 50 $450
9. 14 2s Andrew Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 50 $400
10. 9 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL 50 $375
11. 24 51 Mack McCarter (R) Gatlinburg, TN 50 $450
12. 20 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS 50 $300
13. 7 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 49 $280
14. 10 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 49 $260
15. 11 12 Ryan Montgomery Fairmont, WV 49 $250
16. 23 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 49 $240
17. 19 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Ocala, FL 49 $220
18. 21 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY 49 $200
19. 16 1c Mike Pegher Jr. Cranberry, PA 49 $200
20. 18 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, PA 49 $200
21. 15 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 49 $200
22. 17 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 49 $200
23. 25 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 49 $200
24. 27 21m Cody Martin (R) Christiana, TN 48 $200
25. 22 25b Greg Belyea Frankford, ON CAN 48 $200
26. 26 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 48 $200
27. 12 68 Brad Smith Clemmons, NC 0 $200

ENTRIES: 54
SMILEY’S RACE PRODUCTS FAST TIME: Hollingsworth, 14.805 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Harrod and Stokes
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: McRee, 1-22; Johnson, 23-50
LAPS LED: Johnson, 28; McRee, 22
HEDMAN HUSTLER OF THE RACE AWARD: McCarter (started 24th and finished 11th)
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Bronson
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: J. Davenport
PRC JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Marty Hardy
RACECAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Peters
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Bronson
STEALTH RACING CARBURETORS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Coulter
RACECAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Adkins
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Satterlee
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: S. Smith
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: McCarter
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Washington
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Montgomery
AR BODIES 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
CAUTIONS: 1
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.837 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 27 Minutes and 19.483 Seconds

SMILEY’S RACE PRODUCTS QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 K2 John Over Uniontown, PA Warrior 15.430 15.276 15.276
2 1p Darren Peters Fort Erie, ON CAN Rocket 15.548 15.672 15.548
3 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt 15.664 15.576 15.576
4 2h Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS GRT 15.910 15.672 15.672
5 73 Greg Robertson Waynesboro, VA Rocket 15.690 15.737 15.690
6 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT 15.737 15.704 15.704
7 11k Austin Kirkpatrick – R Ocala, FL Barry Wright 15.858 15.720 15.720
8 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA Scorpion 15.908 15.810 15.810
9 72 Frank Wilson Harold, FL Trak-Star 16.831 16.611 16.611

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Mastersbilt 15.347 15.037 15.037
2 2c Joey Coulter Concord, NC Rocket 15.602 15.206 15.206
3 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Ocala, FL Scorpion 15.418 15.297 15.297
4 2s Andrew Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA Rocket 15.486 15.351 15.351
5 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT 15.540 15.729 15.540
6 24 Mark Tice Avon, MS Mastersbilt 15.709 15.662 15.662
7 25B Greg Belyea Frankford, ON CAN Rocket 16.416 15.698 15.698
8 21m Cody Martin – R Christiana, TN Warrior 15.832 16.003 15.832
9 19m Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 16.171 16.268 16.171

GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC 15.137 15.002 15.002
2 11p Jorden Peters Fort Erie, ON CAN Rocket 15.322 15.228 15.228
3 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA Stinger 15.269 15.434 15.269
4 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TNT 15.381 15.307 15.307
5 110 Brent Barrett – R Cleveland, MS GRT 15.395 15.415 15.395
6 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA Barry Wright 15.401 15.633 15.401
7 10c Ronnie Cooper McKenzie, TN Rocket 15.958 15.474 15.474
8 33 Jeff Mathews Valrico, FL Warrior 15.843 15.701 15.701
9 21f Todd Frank Mellen, WI Rocket 16.177 15.726 15.726

GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 18h Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL Barry Wright 15.239 14.805 14.805
2 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior 15.100 14.928 14.928
3 1c Mike Pegher Jr. Cranberry, PA Rocket 15.394 15.195 15.195
4 54 Dalton Myers Riverview, FL Snow Bros. 15.363 15.225 15.225
5 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS Barry Wright 15.637 15.375 15.375
6 4g Bob Gardner Metamora, IL Rayburn 16.325 15.674 15.674
7 27L Michael Lake Uniontown, PA Warrior 16.313 15.848 15.848
8 17s Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA Warrior 16.055 16.263 16.055
9 97 David McDonald Brighton, ONT Can Rocket 16.143 16.246 16.143

GROUP 5:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 40b Kyle Bronson – R Brandon, FL Warrior 15.182 14.967 14.967
2 51 Mack McCarter – R Gatlinburg, TN CVR 15.102 15.089 15.089
3 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist 15.260 15.116 15.116
4 12 Ryan Montgomery Fairmont, WV Warrior 15.280 15.205 15.205
5 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL Mastersbilt 15.425 15.307 15.307
6 D2 Noland Dalton Morgantown, WV Warrior 15.413 15.328 15.328
7 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN Mastersbilt 15.602 15.359 15.359
8 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT 15.483 16.289 15.483
9 311 Kenneth Monahan – R Lakeland, FL CVR 15.794 15.921 15.794

GROUP 6:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 19 Josh Adkins – R Talladega, AL Barry Wright 15.454 15.163 15.163
2 68 Brad Smith Clemmons, NC Lazer 15.450 15.203 15.203
3 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA Snow Bros. 15.361 15.255 15.255
4 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA Mastersbilt 15.450 15.269 15.269
5 C11 Cliff Williams Star, MS Trak-Star 15.410 15.383 15.383
6 14 Johnny Collins Jacksonville, FL Mastersbilt 15.435 15.454 15.435
7 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn 15.549 15.502 15.502
8 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 15.587 15.515 15.515
9 3 Phillip Pittman Vidalia, GA Rocket 15.853 15.779 15.779

HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Johnson; 2. Lee; 3. D. Peters; 4. Robertson; 5. Harrod; 6. Hardy; 7. Kirkpatrick (R); 8. Over; 9. Wilson.

2ND HEAT: 1. Arthur; 2. Coulter; 3. Satterlee; 4. Lloyd; 5. Belyea; 6. Stokes; 7. Martin (R); 8. Tice; 9. Minga.

3RD HEAT: 1. McRee; 2. S. Smith; 3. J. Davenport; 4. Mathews; 5. Frank; 6. Cooper; 7. J. Peters; 8. Turner; 9. Barrett (R).

4TH HEAT: 1. Hollingsworth; 2. Gentry; 3. Pegher; 4. Myer; 5. Lake; 6. Washington; 7. Gardner; 8. J. Smith; 9. McDonald.

5TH HEAT: 1. Bronson; 2. Montgomery; 3. Edge; 4. McCarter (R); 5. Blount; 6. Welshan; 7. Teague; 8. Monahan; 9. Dalton.

6TH HEAT: 1. Adkins (R); 2. B. Smith; 3. Horton; 4. Williams; 5. T. Davenport; 6. Collins; 7. Pittman; 8. Walker; 9. Eunice.

B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Lloyd; 2. Belyea; 3. Hardy; 4. Robertson; 5. Harrod; 6. Martin (R); 7. Stokes; 8. Kirkpatrick (R); 9. Tice; 10. Wilson; 11. Over DNS; 12. Minga DNS.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Washington; 2. Turner; 3. Mathews; 4. J. Smith; 5. Frank; 6. Gardner; 7. Cooper; 8. Myers; 9. Lake; 10. Barrett; 11. McDonald; 12. J. Peters DNS.

3RD B-MAIN: 1. T. Davenport; 2. McCarter (R); 3. Dalton; 4. Blount; 5. Welshan; 6. Pittman; 7. Williams; 8. Teague DNS; 9. Monahan (R) DNS; 10. Collins DNS; 11. Walker DNS; 12. Eunice DNS.

LAST CHANCE RACE (10 Laps – Winner Transfers To Main Event): 1. Martin (R); 2. J. Smith; 3. Mathews; 4. Welshan; 5. Blount; 6. Hardy; 7. Dalton; 8. Robertson DNS; 9. Frank DNS; 10. Pittman DNS; 11. Cooper DNS; 12. Kirkpatrick DNS.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 2/2/13:

1. 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth – 300
2. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 288
3. 40b Kyle Bronson (R) – 284
4. 25 Justin McRee – 282
5. 49 Jonathan Davenport – 278
6. 21 Ivedent Lloyd – 266
7. 56 David Earl Gentry – 262
8. 2c Joey Coulter – 260
9. 87 Walker Arthur – 258
10. 17ss Shan Smith – 252
11. 12 Ryan Montgomery – 250
12. 1p Darren Peters – 248
13. 33 Jeff Mathews – 244
14. 47 Shannon Lee – 234
15. 51 Mack McCarter (R) – 232
16. 18d Tait Davenport – 230
17. 117 Jake Teague – 226
18. 11 Doug Horton – 224
19. 38 Chase Washington – 214
20. 10 Matthew Turner

ROCK AUTO.COM SPEEDWEEKS PRESENTED BY RACECAR ENGINEERING FINAL POINTS:

1. 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth – 444
2. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 424
3. 25 Justin McRee – 422
4. 40b Kyle Bronson (R) – 416
5. 49 Jonathan Davenport – 414
6. 56 David Earl Gentry – 398
7. 21 Ivedent Lloyd – 386
8. 12 Ryan Montgomery – 368
9. 17ss Shan Smith – 360
10. 2c Andrew Satterlee – 354
11. 51 Mack McCarter (R) – 350
12. 87 Walker Arthur – 340
13. 10 Matthew Turner – 340
14. 33 Jeff Mathews – 328
15. 11 Doug Horton – 318
16. 18d Tait Davenport – 316
17. 47 Shannon Lee – 312
18. 27 Larry Harrod – 306
19. 110 Brent Barrett – 304
20. 117 Jake Teague – 294
R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate

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