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

January 9, 2016

ELLIOTT SETS FAST TIME FOR ICEBOWL WINTER SHOOTOUT OPENER AT TST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                EASTABOGA, AL – Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN out qualified 65 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series competitors to set fast time on Saturday for the 25th Annual Icebowl at Talladega Short Track.  Elliott drove the Elliott’s Tire Center Special around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 14.149 seconds to set fast time in Group 6 and earn the pole position for the first heat race.

                The six heat races that were scheduled for Saturday were rained out, and will be added to the Sunday race schedule of B-Main races and the $3,000-to-win main event.  The top three finishers in each Heat Race will transfer to the main event in the first 18 starting spots.  The winner of the first Heat Race earns the pole position for the main event.

Drivers that finish fourth on back in the six heat races will transfer into one of three B-Main Races.  The top two finishers in each B-Main race will transfer into the main event in the 19th through 24th starting spots.

Ryan King of Seymour, TN was the fast qualifier in Group 4 with a time of 14.413 in the Brian King Roofing Stinger, which earned the 2015 Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year and the National Championship Runner-Up the pole position for the second heat race.  William Thomas of Phenix City, AL was the fast qualifier in Group 5 with a time of 14.425 seconds to earn the pole for the third heat race.

John Ownbey of Cleveland, TN earned the pole position for the fourth heat race in the Sam’s Restaurant Equipment Special with the fast time in Group 1 with a time of 14.438.  Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series driver, 14-year-old Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, GA in the K&N Filters Warrior was the fast qualifier in Group 2 with a time of 14.490 and earned the pole for the fifth heat race.

Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL will start his Adam Gauldin Racing Rocket from the pole position in the sixth heat race after setting fast time in Group 3 with a time around his home track in 14.520 seconds.

The 25th Annual Icebowl is the first of eight races scheduled for the 2016 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series RockAuto.com Winter Shootout that will carry its own points and point fund prior to the 2016 National Touring season begins in April.  Bubba Raceway Park will present three Winter Shootout races on January 28, 29, and 30 to open the Bubba’s Army Winternationals.

Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA will host a pair of Winter Shootout races on February 5 and 6 as a part of their Super Bowl of Racing.  Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA will present the final two Winter Shootout races for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on February 26 and 27.

On Sunday at Talladega Short Track, the gates open at 9 a.m. with racing at 11 a.m.  Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Blvd., Eastaboga, AL 36260.  For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com. You can also like them on Facebook at Talladega Short Track.

For more information and rules 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.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1 (HEAT 4):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

25z

John Ownbey

Cleveland, TN

Longhorn

14.438

2

8p

Grant Pearl

Anniston, AL

Longhorn

14.649

3

17j

Jade Jones

Dawsonville, GA

GRT

14.780

4

371

Drew Benfield - T

Toccoa, GA

Stinger

14.790

5

10h

Jeff Helms

Centre, AL

Trak-Star

14.819

6

14

Will Herrington

Cochran, GA

Warrior

14.878

7

07

Jimmy Elkins Jr. - T

Talladega, AL

Mastersbilt

14.933

8

08

Justin Shipley

Douglasville, GA

Warrior

15.005

9

17h

Larry Higgins - T

Tunnel Hill, GA

Warrior

15.009

10

B97

Lee Burdett

Hueytown, AL

GRT

15.155

11

79

Kyle Bryant

Navarre, FL

Bryant

15.105/DQ

GROUP 2 (HEAT 5):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

23

Ahnna Parkhurst - Y

Evans, GA

Warrior

14.490

2

53

Ray Cook *

Brasstown, NC

Capital

14.514

3

14c

Cale Conley

Davidson, NC

Pierce

14.536

4

29

Jason Welshan

Maryville, TN

Mastersbilt

14.630

5

14

Tyler Clem - Y

St. Petersburg, FL

Rocket

14.707

6

21

Kenny Collins *

14.783

7

17b

Chip Brindle

Chatsworth, GA

Warrior

14.800

8

147

Hunter Carroll

Columbus, MS

Trak-Star

14.822

9

22s

Jamey Smith

Purvis, MS

Mastersbilt

14.949

10

28

Justin Maxwell - T

Spring Hill, TN

Warrior

14.989

11

4

Brad York - T

Toccoa, GA

Mastersbilt

15.476

GROUP 3  (HEAT 6):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

17

Adam Gauldin

Talladega, AL

Rocket

14.520

2

93

Mason Oberkramer

Brosley, MO

GRT

14.540

3

18

Chase Edge

LaFayette, AL

Mastersbilt

14.563

4

57

Josh Adkins

Talladega, AL

GRT

14.662

5

54

Richie Beasley

Terry, MS

Rocket

14.759

6

57c

Dallas Cooper

Talladega, AL

GRT

14.763

7

15

Jason Britton

Alexander City, AL

Pierce

14.772

8

95

Jason Melton

Clinton, TN

MBH

14.820

9

2T

Tootie Arnold

Meadville, MS

Trak-Star

14.868

10

40

Andy Morris - T

Canton, GA

Coletrain

15.168

11

J87

Jake Rainey - Y

Powder Springs, GA

Lazer

15.438

GROUP 4 (HEAT 2):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

30

Ryan King - R

Seymour, TN

Stinger

14.413

2

24

Greg Martin

Oliver Springs, TN

Longhorn

14.531

3

42

Steve Kirk

Munford, AL

Trak-Star

14.551

4

56jr

Colton Horner - Y

Katy, TX

Club 29

14.634

5

22

Will Roland - Y

Jasper, GA

Warrior

14.642

6

11

Cruz Skinner

Oxford, AL

CVR

14.712

7

93z

Charles Zimmerman

Cunningham, TN

Pierce

14.829

8

S23

Justin Owens - T

Rossville, GA

Mastersbilt

14.858

9

43

Clyde Petty

Tullahoma, TN

GRT

14.869

10

122

Scotty Chatham

Hosheton, GA

Rocket

15.057

11

8

John Wayne Harbin

Sharpsburg, GA

Rocket

15.115/DQ

GROUP 5 (HEAT 3):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

19

William Thomas *

Phenix City, AL

Longhorn

14.425

2

95

Brandon Williams

Crossville, TN

CVR

14.441

3

85

Tom Maddox - T

Centre, AL

Warrior

14.574

4

39

Eddie King Jr. - T

Knoxville, TN

Rocket

14.590

5

00

Kyle Black

Douglasville, GA

GRT

14.748

6

07t

Larry Timms - T

Hodges, SC

Mastersbilt

14.766

7

F97

Red Farmer

Hueytown, AL

Rocket

14.971

8

711

Clyde Alexander

Locust Grove, GA

GRT

14.990

9

C11

Cliff Williams

Star, MS

GRT

15.096

10

55

Parrish Duncan - T

Newman, GA

Barry Wright

15.155

11

18

J.T. Seawright

Fort Payne, AL

GRT

NT/DQ

GROUP 6 (HEAT 1):

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

CHASSIS

TIME

1

J39

Jimmy Elliott

Cleveland, TN

Longhorn

14.149.

2

3h

Ethan Hunter - T

Chattanooga, TN

Mastersbilt

14.535

3

00

Mike Franklin

Stephens City, VA

Mastersbilt

14.586

4

00

Monte Skinner

Saraland, AL

Capital

14.625

5

5w

Rodney Weaver *

14.641

6

5d

Rodgerick Dykes

Smith Station, AL

Warrior

14.764

7

15

Tim Busha

Boaz, AL

GRT

14.805

8

521

Mickey Trosclair

Luling, LA

PRD

14.825

9

8

Mike Pearl

Anniston, AL

Barry Wright

14.914

10

67

Cody Ballard - T

Estill Springs, TN

Barry Wright

14.919

 

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