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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clanton and Alberson Pace Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Prelims Columbus, Mississippi (09/22/16) – On Friday evening over 160 race cars participated in preliminary action for 2016 edition of the Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 presented by Country Pleasin’ Sausage. With 62 Super Late Models signed in for competition and a total of 65 entries in the division for the weekend, Shane Clanton received a $100 bonus from George Sisson, “The Outlaw,” for topping Super Late Model qualifying with a 13.427 second lap. Garrett Alberson topped his group with a 13.713 second lap around the 3/8-mile oval. Shane Clanton outdueled Billy Moyer in lapped traffic to win Super Late Model Heat Race #1 with David Breazeale outrunning a hard-charging Josh Putnam for the third and final, transfer spot. Heat Race #2 found Florida’s Kyle Bronson setting sail at the drop of the green flag and never looking back. Chandler Petty ran 2nd early, while Billy Moyer Jr. and Morgan Bagley waged a great battle for the final transfer spot for the first half of the race before Moyer Jr. got over the cushion in turn 1 on lap 9 and slammed the wall. The lap-9 restart found Bagley taking the runner-up position, and he would finish there behind Bronson with Petty taking the final transfer spot. Talented, young racers Austin Smith and Timothy Culp brought the field to the green flag in Heat Race #3. Austin Smith led early with Timothy Culp in the second spot. Dylan Ames overtook Kyle Beard for the third position with some contact near the race’s midway point. In the closing laps Culp and Ames caught Smith with Culp taking the lead with two laps to go on his way to the win. Culp was followed across the finish line by Smith and Ames. Heat race #4 found Garrett Alberson dominating early before Mike Marlar and Wendell Wallace closed the gap in the final five laps. The leaders caught heavy lapped traffic with 3 circuits remaining. Marlar pressured Alberson to the checkered flag with Alberson taking the narrow win over Marlar and Wallace. The final heat race of the night saw Georgia’s Brandon Overton wire in the field in the 15-lap affair with Chris Madden finishing in the second spot. Jesse Stovall and Super Late Model rookie, Michael Arnold had a spirited battle for the third spot early in the race before Stovall took sole possession of the final transfer spot. Forty-eight NeSmith Chevrolet Crate Late Models entered the program and fast qualifier Scott Dedwylder won the first heat race with Tyler Burgess, Kyle Bronson, and Jeremy Shaw also scoring heat race wins. Corinth, Mississippi’s Ronald Dunn set fast and won the first heat race with the Mississippi Street Stock Series. 15-year-old Spencer Hughes and Rodney Wing won the other two heats. Thirty-one entries took part in preliminary action for the division. Tony Shelton took the lead from Justin Carter just before the halfway mark of the 602 Late Model Stock feature and went on to take the win with Carter and Todd Robinson completing the podium. Heat race action for the 22-car field was topped by Tony Shelton and Joey Maxwell. On Saturday night the final night of the 2016 Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Presented by Cooper’s Country Meat Packers will be contested. The night’s program will be headlined by B-Mains and ultimately a $20,000-to-win/$1,200-to-start, 100 lap finale for the Super Late Models as competitors look to tame the 3/8-mile oval in hopes of claiming their share of the total purse that approaches $70,000. Also sharing the spotlight on Saturday night will be the NeSmith Late Models chasing a $3,000 top prize and Mississippi Street Stock Series (MSSS) competitors battling in B-Main and feature action for $2,000-to-win. Factory Stocks will battle for $400-to-win on Saturday night. Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ Trophies will be presented to the feature winner in each division. Factory Stock Purse B-Mains for all divisions will be contested on Saturday night along with Factory Stocks Heat Races and the Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Championships Main Event Races. Don't forget on Saturday at noon the annual racer’s fund barbeque will be held at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Glenn's Smoking Hot Barbeque will be available in the grandstand area to all racers, pit crew, fans and families. The barbeque lunch is free. We will have a bucket for Donation and this money is used to help out members of our racing family, who might have health issues or any disaster in their life. Please make plans to join us. Trackside parking is available for an additional $30 in any unreserved spot. To reserve your spot please call 662-386-9191. FourWheeler’s/ATV’s/SidebySide’s/Golfcarts/Ect. must pay a $25 fee for the weekend. Magnolia Motor Speedway and complete Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 information can be found on the Magnolia Motor Speedway website hosted at www.MagnoliaDirt.com . For more information, please call Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 or Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 or Ben Shelton at 901-335-3037 or the track at 662-240-3478. Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Event Fast Facts: EVENT FORMAT 6:00pm: Hot Laps Saturday Night Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 Main Event Night SATURDAY ADMISSION PRICES Saturday Pit Admission: Adults $40 Super Late Models Heat Race #2 (Top 3 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Morgan Bagley, Chandler Petty, Tanner Kellick, Jason Croft, Eric Hickerson, Ryan Crane, Chris Reid, Phillip Gibson, Billy Moyer Jr. Heat Race #3 (Top 3 Transfer): Timothy Culp, Austin Smith, Dylan Ames, Kyle Beard, Jamie Tollison, Dane Dacus, Billy Franklin, Shannon Scott, Blake Spencer, Patrick Michel Heat Race #4 (Top 3 Transfer): Garrett Alberson, Mike Marlar, Wendell Wallace, Eric Cooley, Rick Rickman, Spencer Hughes, Howard Means, Josh Adkins, Tom Maddox, Derek Ellis Heat Race #5 (Top 3 Transfer): Jack Sullivan, Dale McDowell, Eric Wells, Hunter Rasdon, Clay Fisher, Jimmy Cliburn, David Seibers, Zach McMillan, Leon Henderson, Robert Baker Heat Race #6 (Top 3 Transfer): Brandon Overton, Chris Madden, Jesse Stovall, Shay Knight, Michael Arnold, B.J. Robinson, Brett White, Ray McElhiney, Brian Ligon, Keith House Super Late Model Top 18 Locked-In A-Main Super Late Model B-Main #1, Top 2 Transfer Mississippi Street Stock Series Top 18 Locked-In A-Main
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