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

February 5, 2016

EDGE DOMINATES NIGHT ONE FOR NeSMITH LATE MODELS AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                BRUNSWICK, GA – Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL was the man to beat on Friday night at Golden Isles Speedway, as he won Night 1 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Edge took the lead from Ryan Carter of Blackshear, GA on lap three, and never looked back in the 50-lap race to claim the top prize of $2,500.

                Edge started out the evening by out-qualifying the 29-car field with a lap around the 4/10-mile clay oval in the Edge’s Gas Company Special in 16.344 seconds to earn the pole position for the bug show.  Edge took the lead on the initial start, but a multi-car tangle in turn one brought about a complete restart.

                Carter got the hole shot on the next green flag, and put his Mark’s Auto and Collision Special in the lead.  Edge was able to get his momentum up on the second lap, and then sailed around Carter to take the lead he would never relinquish on the third tour around Golden Isles Speedway.

                “Our car was fast from the time we unloaded it until we took the checkered flag.,” Edge said.  “About the only mistake I made all night was on that restart when I let Ryan Carter get a jump on me.  I really have taken a liking to Golden Isles Speedway because it’s big, fast, and it reminds me a lot of one of my home tracks, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.  We’ll check the race car over real well in the morning and try to win another one tomorrow.”

                Grant Garrison of Walton, KY finished second in the Darrell Lanigan Racing Special after a race-long duel with P.L. Williams of Dublin, GA in the Dublin Tire TNT, who took the third spot.  Cale Conley of Davidson, NC drove the BMC Motorsports Special to a fourth-place finish, and Robert Diekemper of Bloomingdale, GA started 15th in the Chatham Classic Homes Special.

                Will Herrington of Cochran, GA was sixth in the Herrington Auto Warrior and Joshua Bishop of Statesboro, GA took the seventh spot in the Augusta Industrial Services Special.  Mallory Harvey of Baxley, GA finished eighth in the Rentz Farms Rocket, and Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA was ninth in the Ace Equipment Special.

                Carter ran in the top three for most of the race, but faded in the closing laps to round out the top ten.  In preliminary action, the two ten lap B-Main Races were won by Jason Fitzgerald of Middleburg, FL in the Southway Crane Rental GRT, and Chesley Dixon of Swainsboro, GA in the Central Fence Company Special.

                With the victory, Edge now leads the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout point standings by 100 points over Conley.  Edge has 360 points to Conley’s 260.  Ryan King of Seymour, TN is third in the standings 256 points driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger.

                The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series returns to Golden Isles Speedway for Night 2 of the RockAuto.com Winter Series with a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event, Round 5 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout, and a part of the Golden Isles Speedway Super Bowl of Racing.  NeSmith Late Model Pre-Race Registration opens at 11 a.m. and Qualifying will be at 2 p.m.

Golden Isles Speedway is located 12 miles west of I-95 at Exit 29 on U.S. Highway 82.  The physical address for Golden Isles Speedway is 101 Speedway Drive, Waynesville, GA  31566.  For more information call 912-778-3767, or visit the track web site at www.goldenislesspeedway.com.  You can also like their Facebook Page at Golden Isles Speedway Park.

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.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 OF THE ROCKAUTO.COM WINTER SHOOTOUT SERIES FOR THE NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES:

POS        STRT     CAR #    DRIVER                               HOMETOWN                     LAPS     $ WON 
1              1              18           Chase Edge                          LaFayette, AL                     50           $2,500
2.             4              1              Grant Garrison                  Walton, KY                          50           $1,250
3.             7              121         P.L. Williams                      Dublin, GA                           50           $850
4.             6              21           Cale Conley                         Davidson, NC                      50           $700
5.             15           48           Robert Diekemper             Bloomingdale, GA             50           $650
6.             8              14           Will Herrington                 Cochran, GA                       50           $550
7.             17           1j            Joshua Bishop                     Statesboro, GA                    50           $500
8.             16           29           Mallory Harvey                 Baxley, GA                          50           $450
9.             13           22           Cecil Eunice                        Blackshear, GA                  50           $400
10.          2              52           Ryan Carter – Y                 Blackshear, GA                  50           $375
11.          9              C2           Jason Fitzgerald                                Middleburg, FL                  49           $350
12.          3              42           Cla Knight                           North Augusta, SC             49           $300
13.          23           1n           Nevin Gainey                      Fort White, FL                    49           $280
14.          18           30           Ryan King                            Seymour, TN                       49           $260
15.          21           5              Robbie Stevens                    Stoneville, NC                     48           $250
16.          24           5d           Rodgerick Dykes                Smith Station, AL               47           $240
17.          5              9              Ryan Atkins                         Mount Airy, NC                  31           $220
18.          12           88           Trent Ivey                            Union, SC                             30           $200
19.          11           7              Jordan Lockhart                Hortense, GA                       30           $200
20.          10           3              Chesley Dixon                     Swainsboro, GA                  11           $200
21.          22           J17         Joe Kump                             Lake Helen, FL                   9              $200
22.          14           27           David Smith                         Inman, SC                            5              $200
23.          20           2              Terry Lumley                     Twin City, GA                     5              $200
24.          19           44           Rhett Carter                        Blackshear, GA                  0              $200

ENTRIES:  29
FAST QUALIFIER:  Edge, 16.344 Seconds
LEAD CHANGES:  1
LAP LEADERS:  Ry. Carter, 1-2;  Edge, 3-50
LAPS LED:  Edge, 48; Ry. Carter, 2
CAUTIONS:  4
MARGIN OF VICTORY:  2.671 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE:  35 Minutes and 49.645 Seconds
NEXT RACE:  February 6, Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, GA, 50-laps $3,000-to-win

QUALIFYING (Top 8 Transfer To Main Event):

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 8 Transfer To Main Event):

                1ST B-MAIN:  1, Fitzgerald; 2. Lockhart; 3. Eunice; 4. Diekemper; 5. Bishop; 6. Rh. Carter; 7. Stevens; 8. Gainey; 9. Spencer; 10. Godowns; 11. Wilson.

                2ND B-MAIN:  1. Dixon; 2. Ivey; 3. Smith; 4. Harvey; 5. King; 6. Lumley; 7. Kump; 8. Dykes; 9. Flowers; 10. Faircloth DNS.

ROCKAUTO.COM WINTER SHOOTOUT SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 2/5/16:

1. 18 Chase Edge – 360
2. 21 Cale Conley – 260
3. 30 Ryan King – 256
4. 14 Tyler Clem (Y) – 210
5. 40b Kyle Bronson – 196
6. 19 William Thomas – 194
7. 17b Josh Richards – 184
8. 30b Tyler Bare – 172
8. 52 Ryan Carter (Y) – 172
10. 88 Trent Ivey – 168
11. 17 Logan Roberson – 164
12. 1w Justin Williams – 162
12. J17 Joe Kump – 162
14. 5 Mark Whitener – 158
15. 14 Will Herrington – 156
16. 1 Bryant Marsh (Y) – 150
17. 45 Shan Smith – 146
18. 00m Monte Skinner – 144
19. 58 Austin Kirkpatrick – 136
19. 111 Max Blair - 136

Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Driver

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