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WILLIAMS EARNS POLE POSITION FOR THE NeSMITH CHEVROLET NOS ENERGY DRINK 75 AT WHYNOT
Sep 4th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MERIDIAN, MS – Cliff Williams of Star, MS will start the Ware Construction Trak-Star on the pole position for the $5,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour NOS Energy Drink 75 on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park. Williams won the first 12-lap Heat Race on Friday night to claim the inside front row starting spot.
Earlier on Friday night, Williams was the fast qualifier among the 38 entrants with a lap around the Whynot Motorsports Park 3/8-mile clay oval in 13.634 seconds during the Fish Depot Qualifications to earn $250 and the pole position for the first of four Friday night 12-lap heat races that transferred the top four finishers in each heat to the Saturday night main event.
Larry Harrod of Plains, GA drove the Harrod Logging Scorpion to victory in the second heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot for the NOS Energy Drink 75. Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL won the third heat race in the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star and will start the big show from the inside of the second row.
“Chargin’ Charlie” Henderson of Cottondale, AL won the fourth heat race, and starts the main event from the outside of the second row in the Century Dedicated, Inc. Mastersbilt alongside his teammate McRee.
The third row of the main event will consist of 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA in the Bryson Motorsports Pro 1 by Brindle and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS in the Bo Haarala Autoplex GRT, who finished second in the first two heat races.
Row four of the starting grid for the NOS Energy Drink 75 will have the second-place finishers in heats three and four respectively with Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS in the NOS Energy Drink Trak-Star on the inside and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the TJC Mortgage/Maximum Signs and Graphics Mastersbilt on the outside.
The third-place finishers in the four heat races will make up rows five and six for the main event. Mike Boland of Cuba, AL in the Strength Center Trak-Star starts on the inside of row five with Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS on the outside in the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star.
The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS starts the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star on the inside of row six and Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA will line up on the outside of row six in the Turner Excavating DWB. Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL finished fourth in the first heat to earn the inside seventh row starting spot in the Clarence’s Truck Repair GRT.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion and current point leader Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS took the fourth spot in heat two and will start the big show from the 14th starting spot in the 78 Towing and Recovery/Bryson Motorsports Victory Circle.
The three-time and defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS starts the Boland Performance Trak-Star on the inside of the eighth row after finishing fourth in the third heat, and Todd Morrow of Old Fort, TN rounds out the “Sweet 16” after a fourth-place finish in the fourth heat driving the A&K Cab DWB.
Drivers that finished fifth on back in the four heat races will have another opportunity to make the 24-car starting field for the NOS Energy Drink 75 in one of two B-Main Races on Saturday night that will take the top three finishers in each B-Main to fill in the 17th through 22nd starting spots. The 23rd and 24th starting spots are Provisional spots reserved for the top 15 in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National point standings.
Top 15 drivers still on the outside looking in are Chris McElhenney of Lake, MS (7th), Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS (8th), Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS (9th), Chris Ragan of Ramer, TN (14th), and Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS (15th).
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 ROUND 19 AT WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MERIDIAN, MS ON 9/3/10:
FISH DEPOT QUALIFYING:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
LAP 1
LAP 2
TIME
1
4w
Cliff Williams
Star, MS
Trak Star
13.638
13.634
13.634
2
27
Larry Harrod – R
Plains, GA
Scorpion
13.717
13.737
13.717
3
25
Justin McRee
Tuscaloosa, AL
Trak Star
13.847
13.751
13.751
4
88
Charlie Henderson – R
Cottondale, AL
Mastersbilt
13.875
13.934
13.875
5
38b
Chip Brindle
Chatsworth, GA
Pro 1
13.946
13.876
13.876
6
47
Shannon Lee – R
Lumberton, MS
Trak-Star
13.992
13.903
13.903
7
760
Jim McDuffie
Meridian, MS
Trak Star
13.985
14.130
13.985
8
44
Roger Rolison
Meridian, MS
GRT
14.405
14.000
14.000
9
222
Mike Boland
Cuba, AL
Trak Star
14.091
14.008
14.008
10
27m
Larry Murphy
Meridian, MS
GRT
14.017
14.346
14.017
11
118
Rodney Wing
Meridian, MS
Trak Star
14.152
14.043
14.043
12
T1
Todd Morrow
Old Fort, TN
DWB
14.147
14.059
14.059
13
327
Jamie Tollison
Kosciusko, MS
Trak Star
14.223
14.087
14.087
14
33c
Eric Cooley
Fulton, MS
Victory Circle
14.175
14.108
14.108
15
22
Lucky Keeton
Toomsuba, MS
Trak Star
14.614
14.109
14.109
16
1
Johnny Stokes
Columbus, MS
Mastersbilt
14.252
14.112
14.112
17
55
Terrance Nowell
Phenix City, AL
GRT
14.192
14.113
14.113
18
28
Chris McElhenney
Lake, MS
Trak Star
14.125
14.182
14.125
19
c16
Chris Ragan
Ramer, TN
Trak Star
14.152
14.387
14.152
20
77
Matthew Turner
Dawsonville, GA
DWB
14.201
14.191
14.191
21
9
Michael Arnold
Hattiesburg, MS
GRT
14.191
NT
14.191
22
19
Marcus Minga
Shannon, MS
Rocket
14.379
14.386
14.379
23
73
Evan Ellis – R
Plantersville, MS
Trak Star
14.530
14.397
14.397
24
25
Josh Huss
Flomaton, AL
TNT
14.559
14.402
14.402
25
00m
Monte Skinner
Saraland, AL
TNT
14.641
14.456
14.456
26
F1
Scott Flurry
Aberdeen, MS
GRT
14.555
14.691
14.555
27
1m
Kevin Maher
McDavid, FL
GRT
14.563
14.655
14.563
28
4w
Wiley Williams
Stonewall, MS
GRT
14.694
14.599
14.599
29
48
Tody Ratcliff
Meridian, MS
Trak Star
14.690
14.621
14.621
30
77a
Dylan Ames
Harvest, AL
Rocket
14.624
14.809
14.624
31
18
Chase Edge
Lafayette, AL
Mastersbilt
14.889
14.657
14.657
32
4
Kevin Henderson
Cottondale, AL
Trak Star
15.053
14.682
14.682
33
H3
Kayne Hickman
Soddy Daisy, TN
Warrior
14.947
14.701
14.701
34
J88
Jered Smith
Hazlehurst, MS
Trak Star
14.947
14.765
14.765
35
14
Casey Haney
Meridian, MS
GRT
14.856
14.929
14.856
36
10
Chris Wilson
Crossville, TN
GRT
14.947
15.261
14.947
37
69
Tony Lawson
Laurel, MS
Rocket
14.947
15.066
14.947
38
121
Michael Blount – R
Sumrall, MS
Trak Star
NT
NT
NT
HEAT RACES (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. C. Williams; 2. Brindle; 3. Boland; 4. Nowell; 5. Tollison; 6. Ratcliff; 7. Lawson; 8. Arnold; 9. Skinner; 10. Hickman DNS.
2ND HEAT: 1. Harrod (R); 2. Murphy; 3. Lee (R); 4. Cooley; 5. McElhenney; 6. Minga; 7. Flurry; 8. Ames; 9. Smith; 10. Blount (R) DNS.
3RD HEAT: 1. McRee; 2. Wing; 3. McDuffie; 4. Keeton; 5. Ragan; 6. Ellis (R); 7. Maher; 8. Haney; 9. Edge.
4TH HEAT: 1. C. Henderson (R); 2. Stokes; 3. Turner; 4. Morrow; 5. Rolison; 6. Huss; 7. K. Henderson; 8. Wilson; 9. W. Williams.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
4 Cliff Williams – 27 Larry Harrod
ROW 2:
25 Justin McRee – 88 Charlie Henderson (R)
ROW 3:
38b Chip Brindle – 27m Larry Murphy
ROW 4:
118 Rodney Wing – 1 Johnny Stokes
ROW 5:
222 Mike Boland – 47 Shannon Lee (R)
ROW 6:
760 Jim McDuffie – 77 Matthew Turner
ROW 7:
55 Terrance Nowell – 33c Eric Cooley
ROW 8:
22 Lucky Keeton – T1 Todd Morrow
B-MAIN LINE UPS:
1ST B-MAIN:
327 Jamie Tollison – C16 Chris Ragan
48 Tody Ratcliff – 73 Evan Ellis (R)
69 Tony Lawson – 1m Kevin Maher
28a Michael Arnold – 14 Casey Haney
00m Monte Skinner – 18 Chase Edge
H3 Kayne Hickman
2ND B-MAIN:
28 Chris McElhenney – 44 Roger Rolison
19 Marcus Minga – 25x Josh Huss
F1 Scott Flurry – 4 Kevin Henderson
77a Dylan Ames – 10 Chris Wilson
J88 Jered Smith – 4w Wiley Williams
121 Michael Blount (R)
DIRTcar Summer Nationals: Erb Attacks for Macon Hell Tour Triumph
Jul 9th
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 Photo Credit: Jimmy Dearing (stlracing.com)
Macon, IL – July 8, 2010 – Dennis Erb Jr. knows to make the most of opportunities presented to him as he did Thursday night at Macon Speedway during race 20 of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM MACON SPEEDWAY COURTESY OF STLRACINGPHOTOS.COM The defending Hell Tour champion, Erb climbed from his 12th starting spot to sneak below then leader and 2009 Herald & Review winner Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., with three laps remaining in the 100-lap feature event to claim his second win of the 2010 Summer Nationals Tour worth $5,000.
 Photo Credit: Todd Turner (DirtonDirt.com)
The win extends the point lead for Erb over second place finisher Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., who entered the night only 23 markers behind Erb in the point standings.Babb would settle for third, a rebound of sorts for the driver who lead the tour point standings earlier in the year but has recently suffered a string of bad luck. Greenbriar, Ark., driver Jack Sullivan started seventh and worked his way forward to finish fourth while Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill. rounded out the top five. Up next for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour is a visit to Tri-City Speedway on Friday July 9, 2010. In total the Hell Tour has traveled over 4,000 miles in the course of 22 nights. The trip from Macon to Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., will have drivers traveling over 100 miles southwest to the track where 2009 DIRTcar Late Model National Champion Jason Feger earned his first ever Summer Nationals win in 2009. A-Main 100-Laps: (1) Dennis Erb Jr., (2) Jason Feger, (3) Shannon Babb, (4) Jack Sullivan, (5) Ryan Unzicker, (6) Kyle Logue, (7) Rodney Standerfer, (8) Steve Sheppard Jr., (9) Jeep Van Wormer, (10) Tim Lance, (11) Roger Brickler, (12) Mike Hammerle, (13) Donny Walden, (14) Brandon Sheppard, (15) Kevin Weaver, (16) Brian Shirley, (17) Jim Moon, (18) Brian Diveley, (19) Rodney Melvin, (20) Richie Hedrick, (21) Billy Moyer Jr. B-Main: Roger Brickler, Jim Moon, Mike Hammerle, Ryan Little, Donny Walden, Chris Dick, Jeff Beyers, Doug Drown, Rodney Standerfer, Craig Vosbergen, Terry Reed, Brandon Thirlby, Russ Adams, Joseph Hughes, Dick Taylor, Dennis Vandermeersch, Jason McBride. Scratched: Ken Schrader, Billy Moyer Jr. First heat: Brian Shirley, Jason Feger, Brian Dively, Dick Taylor, Jeff Beyers, Ken Schrader, Dennis Vandermeersch. Second heat: Shannon Babb, Jack Sullivan, Dennis Erb Jr., Mike Hammerle, Brandon Thirlby, Craig Vosbergen, Joseph Hughes. Third heat: Kyle Logue, Steve Sheppard Jr., Jeep Van Wormer, Jim Moon, Terry Reed, Ryan Little, Jason McBride. Fourth heat: Brandon Sheppard, Rodney Melvin, Ryan Unzicker, Roger Brickler, Rodney Standerfer, Russ Adams, Billy Moyer Jr. Fifth heat: Tim Lance, Kevin Weaver, Richie Hedrick, Donny Walden, Chris Dick, Doug Drown. Time trials (unofficial)
2010 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘The Hell Tour’ Schedule Date/ Track/Location/Winner/Car Count 06/16/10 – Brownstown Speedway – Brownstown, Ind. (Billy Moyer – 50) 06/17/10 – Kankakee County Speedway – Kankakee, Ill. (Billy Moyer – 47) 06/18/10 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Somerset, Wis. (Billy Moyer – 43) 06/19/10 – Cedar Lake Speedway – Somerset, Wis. (Brian Birkhofer – 44) 06/20/10 – Wilmot Speedway – Wilmot, Wis. (Rodney Melvin – 31) 06/21/10 – Vermillion County Speedway – Danville, Ill. (Jeep Van Wormer – 35) 06/22/10 – Highland Speedway – Highland, Ill. (Shannon Babb – 43) 06/23/10 – Belle Clair Speedway – Belleville, Ill. (Dennis Erb Jr. – 37) 06/24/10 – Shepps Speedway – Alexander, Ill. (Shannon Babb – 43) 06/25/10 – Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City, Ill. (Don O’Neal – 45) 06/26/10 – Clarksville Speedway – Clarksville, Tenn. (Jack Sullivan – 39) 06/27/10 – Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, Ind. (Don O’Neal – 28) 06/28/10 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Ind. (Don O’Neal – 27) 06/29/10 – I-96 Speedway – Lake Odessa, Mich. (Jeep Van Wormer – 45) 06/30/10 – Charleston Speedway – Charleston, Ill. (Brian Shirley – 26) 07/01/10 – Clay Hill Motorsports Park – Atwood, Tenn. (Billy Moyer – 33) 07/02/10 – Paducah International Raceway – Paducah, Ky (Billy Moyer – 43) 07/03/10 – I-55 Raceway – Pevely, Mo (Billy Moyer – 37) 07/04/10 – Lincoln Speedway – Lincoln, Ill. (RAIN) 07/06/10 – Fayette County Speedway – Brownstown, Ill. (Jeep Van Wormer – 32) 07/08/10 – Macon Speedway – Macon, Ill. (Dennis Erb Jr. – 34) 07/09/10 – Tri-City Speedway – Pontoon Beach, Ill. 07/10/10 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Ill. 07/11/10 – Quincy Raceways – Quincy, Ill. 07/12/10 – Spoon River Speedway – Canton, Ill. 07/13/10 – Peoria Speedway – Peoria, Ill. 07/14/10 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Ind. 07/16/10 – Attica Raceway Park – Attica, Ohio 07/17/10 – Oakshade Raceway – Wauseon, Ohio |