CARTERSVILLE, GA – Lab results from the tire samples on both rear tires of Jak Kicklighter’s race car have confirmed both tires have been chemically treated and the Savannah, GA driver has been disqualified from his second-place finish in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series event on February 7 at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA.

In addition to the disqualification from the February 7 afternoon race with loss of points and prize money, Kicklighter has also been fined $500 and will receive a 30-day suspension from NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series competition.

Drivers that finished third on back in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series season opener as a part of the Super Bowl of Racing Presented By Rock Auto.com will move up one spot in the finishing order. Their points and earnings have also been adjusted to reflect this change after Kicklighter’s disqualification.

The rear tires of the first three finishers in the afternoon race on February 7 were checked by NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Technical Director Tim Sims with the tire sniffer, which alerted him that there was an issue with Kicklighter’s tires. At this point, the decision was made to collect random tire samples of the top three finishers to send to the lab for further testing.

The sniffer did not detect an issue with the tires on race winner Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, or third-place finisher Joey Coulter of Concord, NC. The tire samples for Cook and Coulter also came back with results that they were not chemically treated.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 1 AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY IN BRUNSWICK, GA ON 2/7/14:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 9 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 30 $2,500
2. 12 2c Joey Coulter Concord, NC 30 $1,250
3. 6 51 Mack McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 30 $850
4. 15 8 Scott Lagasse Jr. St. Augustine, FL 30 $700
5. 8 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 30 $650
6. 19 19m Josh Adkins Talladega, AL 30 $550
7. 7 56n Chris Noah (R) Rainbow City, AL 30 $500
8. 24 18 Tait Davenport Benton, KY 30 $450
9. 14 5d Robert Diekemper Bloomingdale, GA 30 $400
10. 16 55 Montana Dudley (R) Phenix City, AL 30 $375
11. 11 29 Mallory Harvey Baxley, GA 30 $350
12. 21 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 30 $300
13. 20 4 Jeremy Faircloth Swainsboro, GA 30 $280
14. 23 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 30 $260
15. 10 18e Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 30 $250
16. 3 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 30 $240
17. 22 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 29 $220
18. 4 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 26 $200
19. 17 11 Stacey Roberts Sylvester, AG 12 $200
20. 1 03 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 8 $200
21. 2 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA 7 $200
22. 18 27 Ben Faircloth Swainsboro, GA 6 $200
23. 13 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS 5 $200
24. 5 7k Jak Kicklighter (R) Savannah, GA 30 $0 – DQ/Tire
ENTRIES: 45
FAST QUALIFIER: McRee, 16.435 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Johnson and Davenport
LEAD CHANGES: 2
LAP LEADERS: McRee, 1; Arthur, 2-25; Cook, 26-30
LAPS LED: Arthur, 24; Cook, 5; McRee, 1
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Noah
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Arthur
PRC JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Todd Neiheiser
STEALTH RACING CARBURETORS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Noah
VELOCITA RACEWEAR 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Davenport
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Diekemper
AR BODIES 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Dudley
MIKE CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Harvey
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: J. Faircloth
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Johnson
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Edge
CAUTIONS: 7
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .960 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 38 Minutes and 18.004 Seconds

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