Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

April 22, 2016

ELLIS TAKES SECOND STRAIGHT CHEVY SUPER SERIES WIN AT THE MAG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

COLUMBUS, MS – Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS drove the Ellis Welding Special to a $2,000 victory on Friday night in the 30-lap Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series main event at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  It was the second straight Chevy Super Series win in as many years for Ellis.

Last year, Ellis only led one lap, passing Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN on the last turn of the last lap.  This year, Ellis took the lead from polesitter Michael Page of Douglasville, GA on lap two, and never looked back in a race that featured only one caution flag, and was completed in a snappy 11 minutes.

Page finished second in the T&T Trucking GRT and third went to 2013 Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series National Champion William Thomas of Phenix City, AL in the J.W. Miller Land and Timber Special. 

Jake Knowles of Rome, GA drove the Coosa Heating and Cooling Rocket home to a fourth-place effort for his second straight Chevrolet Super Late Model Series top five finish.  Knowles also takes over the Chevy Super Series point lead with a two point advantage over Tyler Crowder of Lamont, FL, 186 to 184.

Ryan King of Anniston, AL came from the 22nd starting spot in the David King Automotive Special to finish fifth.  What was remarkable about this hard charging feat was that it was done in 30 laps with only one caution flag, and only one car dropping out of the 24-car starting field.

Crowder drove the Crowder Excavating Special to a sixth-place finish and Mario Gresham of Rome, GA took the seventh spot in the Gresham Racing Parts Special.  Tim Busha of Boaz, AL was eighth in the Kilpatrick Racing GRT, and Jadon Frame of Winchester, TN finished ninth in the Poultry Electric/Pro Hardware Special. 

Clifton Moran of Columbus, MS rounded out the top ten in the Moran Racing Special.  Austin Smith of Rome, GA finished 17th in the E.T.I. Rocket and was the Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race.

Page took the Fast Time Award among the 31 entrants with a lap around Magnolia Motor Speedway’s Black Ice in 14.591 seconds.  The two B-Main Races were won by Jason Cliburn of Star, MS in the Cliburn Tank Lines GRT and Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS in the B&M Salvage Rocket.

The next stop for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series will be Saturday night for Round 3 at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS with a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event.

For more information about the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.525superseries.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. 

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 2 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ON 4/22/16:

POS       STRT    CAR #   DRIVER                             HOMETOWN                   LAPS     $ WON
1.            2             73           Evan Ellis                          Plantersville, MS             30           $2,000
2.            1             18x        Michael Page                    Douglasville, GA              30           $1,000
3.            8             19           William Thomas                             Phenix City, AL                30           $700
4.            5             66           Jake Knowles                   Rome, GA                          30           $550
5.            22           55           Ryan King                         Anniston, AL                     30           $500
6.            7             47c         Tyler Crowder                 Lamont, FL                       30           $425
7.            4             21           Mario Gresham                              Rome, GA                          30           $375
8.            18           15           Tim Busha                         Boaz, AL                            30           $350
9.            16           J8           Jadon Frame                     Winchester, TN                30           $325
10.          20           007        Clifton Moran                  Columbus, MS                  30           $300
11.          12           19m       Marcus Minga                  Shannon, MS                     30           $275
12.          14           22           Jimmy Thomas                 Phenix City, AL                30           $250
13.          9             99           J.R. Moseley                     Columbus, GA                  30           $225
14.          6             47a        Adam Martin                    Talladega, AL                   30           $200
15.          10           5             Ronnie Johnson                Chattanooga, TN             29           $175
16.          11           888        Jason Cliburn                   Star, MS                             29           $150
17.          17           84           Austin Smith (R)              Rome, GA                          29           $140
18.          13           1             Johnny Stokes                  Columbus, MS                  29           $125
19.          19           34           Chad Wallace (R)            LaGrange, GA                  28           $125
20.          15           47r         Ross Martin                      Talladega, AL                   28           $125
21.          21           03           Oliver Gentry                   Newnan, GA                      28           $125
22.          24           44           Colby Kilgore (R)            Dalton, GA                        28           $125
23.          23           72           Frank Wilson                    Milton, FL                         28           $125
24.          3             1s           Jeremy Shaw                    Millport, AL                      12           $125     

ENTRIES:  31
FAST QUALIFIER:  Page, 14.591 seconds
PROVISIONAL:  Wilson
LEAD CHANGES:  1
LAP LEADERS:  Page, 1; Ellis, 2-30
LAPS LED:  Ellis, 29; Page, 1
CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Smith
GRESHAM RACE PARTS FIFTH-PLACE AWARD: King
SCHAEFER’S OIL (presented by Chad Wallace) EIGHTH-PLACE AWARD:  Busha
OUT-PACE PERFORMANCE 16TH-PLACE AWARD:  Cliburn
CAUTIONS:  1
MARGIN OF VICTORY:  1.555 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE:  11 Minutes and 19.636 Seconds
NEXT EVENT:  April 23, Whynot Motorsports Park, Meridian, MS, 50 Laps$3,000-to-win
QUALIFYING (Top 10 Transfer To Main Event):

B-MAIN RACES (Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

               1ST B-MAIN:  1. Cliburn; 2. Stokes; 3. R. Martin; 4. Smith (R); 5. Wallace (R); 6. Gentry; 7. Kilgore (R); 8. Larson; 9. Wilson; 10. McRee; 11. Washington DNS.

               2ND B-MAIN:  1. Minga; 2. J. Thomas; 3. Frame; 4. Busha; 5. Moran; 6. King (AL); 7. King (TN); 8. Pearl; 9. Goodman (R); 10. Skinner DNS.

CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/22/16:

1. 66 Jake Knowles – 186
2. 47c Tyler Crowder – 184
3. 15 Tim Busha – 176
4. J8 Jadon Frame – 164
4. 55 Ryan King (AL) – 164
6. 5 Ronnie Johnson – 160
6. 47a Adam Martin – 160
8. 21 Mario Gresham – 158
9. 47r Ross Martin – 146
10. 03 Oliver Gentry – 142
10. 84 Austin Smith (R) – 142
12. 34 Chad Wallace (R) – 126
13. 44 Colby Kilgore (R) – 118
14. 23 Cory Hedgecock – 100
14. 24 Barry Goodman (R) – 100
14. 73 Evan Ellis – 100
17. 30 Ryan King (TN) (R) – 96
17. 18x Michael Page – 96
19. 19 William Thomas – 94
20. 29 Rusty Ballenger – 80
20. 007 Clifton Moran - 80

R – Denotes Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Candidate

Chevrolet Performance Parts is the Title Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Sunoco Race Fuel is the Official Race Fuel of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace is the Official Oil of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  AR Bodies is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Cruise With The Champions is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com, Gresham Racing Parts, Beyea Headers, Image Screen Printing, and Schoenfeld Headers.

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