T-MAC TAKES POLE FOR EAST BAY NeSMITH CHEVROLET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

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TAMPA, FL – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY will start on the pole position for the $10,000-to-win 100-lap 6th Annual NeSmith Chevrolet World Championship Race on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. The defending race champion was the fast qualifier and won the first heat race in the Image Skin Care Rocket.

On Friday night, Qualifying and four 15-lap heat races took place to set the first 16 starting spots for Saturday night’s main event. Jonathan Davenport of Cowpens, SC won the second heat race and will start outside of McCreadie in the front row driving the Baird Transport Barry Wright.

The 2010 East Bay Raceway Park Race Car Engineering Late Model Champion Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL drove the B&B Precision Mowing Rocket to victory in the third heat race and will start the big show on Saturday night from the inside of row two. Jeff Smith of Chatsworth, GA starts the main event from the outside of the second row after winning the fourth heat race in the Josh Roberts Trucking Warrior.

After winning the race last year, McCreadie picked up where he left off, as he was the fast qualifier among the 44 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 16.197 seconds to earn the pole position for the first heat race. T-Mac led wire-to-wire to win the first heat and earn the pole position for his defense of the ten-thousand dollar top prize.

The top four finishers in each heat race earned a starting spot in the big show. Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL in the Adams Used Auto Parts Rocket, Travis Varnadore of Valrico, FL in the L. Miller & Associates Rayburn, and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN finished second through fourth respectively in the first heat.

Nosbisch starts fifth, Varnadore lines up ninth, and Johnson takes the green flag for the big show from the inside of row seven in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior. Joining Davenport in transferring to the main event out of the second heat race were Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV, Jeff Mathews of Dover, FL, and Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS.

Horton will start the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior in the main event from the sixth starting slot, Mathews will line up tenth in the Night Hawk Towing Rocket, and his teammate Wing starts his Night Hawk Towing Rocket 14th for the main event.

Second through fourth respectively in the third heat race were Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC in the AES, Inc. Barry Wright, Phillip Cobb of Riverview, FL in the Mathis Farms Barry Wright, and Doug Watson of Lithia, FL in the Brandon Auto Salvage Rocket. Franklin starts the main event seventh, Cobb starts 11th, and Watson starts the big show from the 15th starting spot.

Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Shan Smith of Dade City, FL, and Steve Mathis of Plant City, FL followed Jeff Smith under the checkered flag in the fourth heat. Weaver starts Saturday night’s race from the eighth spot in the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior, Shan Smith in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT starts 12th, and Mathis starts 16th in the Mathis Farms Rayburn.

Drivers that finished fifth through 11th in their respective heat races on Friday night will have another opportunity to make the 24-car starting field through one of two 20-lap B-Main races on Saturday night. The top three finishers in each B-Main race will fill in starting positions 17 through 22.

Starting positions 23 and 24 are NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Provisional spots reserved for the Top 15 in the National point standings that fail to qualify for the main event through heat race or B-Main competition.

Among the drivers still looking to race their way into the big show are UMP Champions Scott Weber of Festus, MO in the Joe Kehrer Roofing Rocket and Jason Feger of Mount Vernon, IL in the Ricks Towing Rayburn. There are also four NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Top 15 drivers still on the outside looking in.

The 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Championship Runner-Up Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA will start a B-Main in the Turner Excavating DWB, along with the 2010 fifth-place driver Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS in the Billy Riels Racing DWB, the sixth-place driver “Chargin’ Charlie” Henderson of Cottondale, AL in the Century Dedicated, Inc. HMS, and the 11th-place driver, 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA in the Bryson Motorsports Barry Wright.

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.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 6TH ANNUAL NeSMITH CHEVROLET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 12/10/10:

GROUP QUALIFYING:
1ST GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Cowpens, SC Barry Wright 16.508 16.197 16.197
2 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.526 16.237 16.237
3 33 Jeff Mathews Dover, FL Rocket 16.601 16.491 16.491
4 3s Dustin Griffin Quincy, IL Pierce 16.801 16.596 16.596
5 8Ball Scott Weber Festus, MO Rocket 16.651 16.600 16.600
6 33x Rodney Wing Meridian, MS Rocket 16.742 16.645 16.645
7 48 Tim Lance Brimfield, IL Rocket 17.089 16.647 16.647
8 2h Shane Hitt Buchannon, WV Rocket 17.653 16.854 16.854
9 111 Steven Roberts Sylvester, GA Victory Circle 17.015 17.094 17.015
10 72p Len Parrish Spring Hill, FL Barry Wright 18.809 17.155 17.155
11 25 Bob Gardner Metamora, IL Rayburn 18.071 17.524 17.524

2ND GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 101 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY Rocket 16.135 16.263 16.135
2 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL Rocket 16.252 16.820 16.252
3 21b Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA Barry Wright 16.622 16.442 16.442
4 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 17.434 16.563 16.563
5 11 Stacey Roberts Sylvester, GA Rocket 17.138 16.616 16.616
6 1P Wallace Peacock Dover, FL Rocket 16.821 16.642 16.642
7 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Warrior 16.776 16.662 16.662
8 17c Steve Cooke Mount Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.900 16.682 16.682
9 77 Jason McBride Latrobe, PA Rocket 16.842 16.732 16.732
10 88 Charlie Henderson Cottondale, AL HMS 16.837 16.743 16.743
11 59 Jason Feger Mount Vernon, IL Rayburn 16.923 16.807 16.807

3RD GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 99 Shan Smith Dade City, FL TNT 16.655 16.289 16.289
2 95 Steve Mathis Plant City, FL Rayburn 16.646 16.422 16.422
3 17s Jeff Smith Chatsworth, GA Warrior 16.469 16.474 16.469
4 77 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.869 16.596 16.596
5 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN Warrior 17.226 16.620 16.620
6 B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC Barry Wright 16.626 16.746 16.626
7 19w Chase Washington Houlka, MS GRT 16.666 16.854 16.666
8 3b Alex Boerner Seffner, FL BTS 16.699 17.474 16.699
9 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS DWB 17.189 16.814 16.814
10 8k Brent Kehrer New Memphis, IL Rocket 17.190 16.921 16.921
11 1* John Koller Grand Island, FL Rocket 16.938 17.259 16.938

4TH GROUP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC Barry Wright 16.242 16.421 16.242
2 32c Phillip Cobb Riverview, FL Barry Wright 16.958 16.459 16.459
3 22b Perry Brown Riverview, FL Rocket 16.818 16.459 16.459
4 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 16.639 16.527 16.527
5 21 Josh Peacock Dover, FL Warrior 16.627 16.940 16.627
6 21j Kelly Walker Moultine, GA Brown 16.785 16.743 16.743
7 18L Brent Lewis Harrisburg, IL Mastersbilt 16.891 16.993 16.891
8 07 Doug Watson Lithia, FL Rocket 16.892 17.066 16.892
9 89 Credence Mott Vicnna, IL Barry Wright 17.533 16.969 16.969
10 36 Eric Gowin Jerseyville, IL Rocket 17.123 17.460 17.123
11 14 Mavrick Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 17.212 17.162 17.162


HEAT RACES (15 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. McCreadie; 2. Nosbisch; 3. T. Varnadore; 4. Johnson; 5. Brindle; 6. W. Peacock; 7. McBride; 8. Sta. Roberts; 9. Cooke; 10. Feger; 11. Henderson.

2ND HEAT: 1. Davenport; 2. Horton; 3. Mathews; 4. Wing; 5. Weber; 6. Griffin; 7. Ste. Roberts; 8. Hitt; 9. Gardner; 10. Parrish; 11. Lance.

3RD HEAT: 1. Bernhardt; 2. Franklin; 3. Cobb; 4. Watson; 5. J. Peacock; 6. Lewis; 7. Brown; 8. Gowin; 9. Mott; 10. M. Varnadore; 11. Walker.

4TH HEAT: 1. J. Smith; 2. Weaver; 3. S. Smith; 4. Mathis; 5. Breuer; 6. Washington; 7. Turner; 8. Lee; 9. Koller; 10. Kehrer; 11. Boerner DNS.

“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
101 Tim McCreadie – 49 Jonathan Davenport
ROW 2:
B69 Bryan Bernhardt - 17s Jeff Smith
ROW 3:
12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. – 11 Doug Horton
ROW 4:
2 Dennis Franklin - 116 Randy Weaver
ROW 5:
41 Travis Varnadore – 33 Jeff Mathews
ROW 6:
32c Phillip Cobb - 99 Shan Smith
ROW 7:
5 Ronnie Johnson – 33x Rodney Wing
ROW 8:
07 Doug Watson - 95 Steve Mathis

B-MAIN LINE UPS (20 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN:
21b Chip Brindle – 21p Josh Peacock
P1 Wallace Peacock – 18 Brent Lewis
77 Jason McBride – 22 Perry Brown
11r Stacey Roberts – 36 Eric Gowin
17c Steve Cooke – 89 Credence Mott
59 Jason Feger – 14 Mavrick Varnadore
88 Charlie Henderson – 21j Kelly Walker

2ND B-MAIN:
8Ball Scott Weber – B7 Dan Breuer
3s Dustin Griffin – 19w Chase Washington
111 Steven Roberts – 77 Matthew Turner
2h Shane Hitt – 47 Shannon Lee
25 Bob Gardner – 1* John Koller
72 Len Parrish – 8k Brent Kehrer
48 Tim Lance – 3 Alex Boerner


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 and Hard Charger Award sponsor. 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. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Joe Gibbs Driven, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Warrior Race Cars, Trak-Star Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Rocket Chassis.
 




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