"Lightning" strikes topless "50" at Whynot
 
By Scott White
 
 "The Louisiana Lightning"  David Ashley of Zachary, LA started seventh in the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series Topless "50" and took the lead on lap on lap 31 from Bub McCool of Vicksburg, picking up his second win of the season on the MSCCS tour Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.
 
The win helped Ashley secure second place in the MSCCS point standings breaking the tie with Chad Thrash of Meridian. But it wasn't easy, after Ashley took the lead on lap 31 he had to hold off a hard charging Thrash and 17th starting Scott Dedwylder of Vossburg, MS as the three would battle door to door and at times three wide fighting for the lead with four laps remaining.
 
"We tried something different tonight" Ashley said. "The car just got faster as the race went on".
 
Meridians Jim McDuffie led all qualifying with a 13.006
 
"Dangerous" Dane Dacus of Lakeland, TN and Bill Hassell of Marion, MS won the B mains While Bub McCool won the Dash.
 
There was a three way tie for the hard charger of the race advancing 14 positions were Scott Dedwylder from 17th to third, Wiley Williams from 19th to fifth and "The Rebel" Tody Ratcliff from 20th to sixth.
 
Randy King continued his dominance winning his eighth Open Wheel Modified feature of the season. Klye Rutledge finished second, Tim Rutledge third, James Elfring fourth and Donald Parker fifth.
 
Jeffery Walker took the lead with six laps to go and went on to his second win of the season in the Street Stock feature. Kyle Mars finished second, Artis Bunyard third, Kyle Rutledge fourth and Jody Walters fifth.
 
Johnny Pearson now has three wins in a row as he won the Mini Stock feature. J.C. Pearson finished second, Al Folks third, Justin Anderson fourth and Alton Evans fifth.
 
Tim Dees claimed his first win of the season in the Stinger feature. Teney Stowell finished seccond, Jose Perez third, Junior Sisson fourth and Christian Shelby fifth.
 
Chip Jones won his second feature in a row in the Pure Stock division. Tim Culpepper finished second, Logan Hembree third, Danny Yarber fourth and Terry Arnsdorff fifth.
 

Race fans this Saturday night will be the First Annual John Robert Lightsey Memorial. The race is a $1000 to win Late Model NeSmith Chevrolet weekly racing series event. Plus racing in all the local divisions. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12 and under 6 free. For more information go to www.whynotmotorsportspark.com

Super Late Model - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 7 14    David Ashley     , La 50
2 5 1C    Chad Thrash     , Ms 48
3 17 33    Scott Dedwylder     , Ms 46
4 2 760    Jim Mcduffie    Meridian , Ms 44
5 19 4W    Wiley Williams     , Ms 42
6 20 48    Tody Ratcliff    Meridian , Ms 40
7 21 K9    Steve Bryan     , Ms 38
8 12 96    Jeffery Lawson     , Ms 36
9 8 291    Keith Miller     , Ms 34
10 16 69    Tony Lawson     - 32
11 11 88B    Jeremy Broadus     , Ms 30
12 22 K2    Mickey Trosclair     - 30
13 1 57J    Bub Mccool    Vicksburg , Ms 30
14 3 27M    Chris Mcelhenney     , Ms 30
15 13 7    Brian Rickman    Columbus , Ms 30
16 6 6    Scott Slay     , Ms 30
17 10 13    Bill Hassell    Marion , Ms 30
18 15 00H    Chris Hoomes    Brewton , Al 30
19 9 54    Dane Dacus    Lakeland , Tn 30
20 4 121    Anthony Burroughs     , Al 30
21 18 9    Alex Ashley     - 30
22 14 4B    Brad Banes     , Ms 30

UMP Modified - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 K1    Randy King    Union , Ms 60
2 2 7X    Kyle Rutledge    Meridian , Ms 58
3 3 7XR    Tim Rutledge     , Ms 56
4 5 45    James Elfring    Quitman , Ms 54
5 4 198    Donald Parker    Hattiesburg , Ms 52
6 6 19L    Lee Eubanks    Lucedale , Ms 50

Street Stock - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 11    Jeffrey Walker     , Ms 100
2 5 13    Kyle Mars    Meridian , Ms 95
3 1 12    Artis Bunyard     , Ms 90
4 3 7X    Kyle Rutledge    Meridian , Ms 85
5 10 8K    Jody Walters     , Ms 80
6 7 7    Todd Odom     , Ms 75
7 15 14    Casey Haney    Meridian , Ms 70
8 11 13N    Pete Natale     , Ms 65
9 6 71    Brian Holley    Philadelphia , Ms 60
10 4 44M    Jonathan Moore    Carthage , Ms 55
11 9 15B    Justin Boykin    Meridian , Ms 50
12 8 30N    Stacy Robinson     - 45
13 12 2    Ricky Roberts    Meridian , Ms 40
14 14 17    Dexter Wood    Meridian , Ms 0
15 13 111M    Wayne Medders    Morton , Ms 0

4 Cylinder - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 5B    Johnny Pearson     , Ms 100
2 2 5P    J.c. Pearson     , Ms 95
3 4 4    Al Folks    Toomsuba , Ms 90
4 5 22    Justin Anderson    Philadelphia , Ms 85
5 9 35    Alton Evans    Quitman , Ms 80
6 6 10    Andy Taylor    Rose Hill, Ms 75
7 3 777    Brandon Leftwich    Meridian , Ms 70
8 8 46W    Chris Woodham    Coffeeville , Al 65
9 7 44    Joe Ulmer     , Ms 60
10 12 33D    Seth Mcneil    Enterprise , Ms 55
11 10 1X    Kenneth Gates    Richland , Ms 50
12 11 12JR    Bill Bunyard     , Ms 45

Stinger - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 11    Tim Dees    Meridian , Ms 100
2 2 1    Teney Stowell    Toomsuba , Ms 95
3 6 81    Jose Perez    Byrum , Ms 90
4 5 33J    Junior Sisson     - 85
5 7 77    Christian Shelby    Toomsuba , Ms 80
6 4 4    Meagen Brown     - 75
7 3 33    Dennis Parker    Daleville , Ms 70
8 8 17    Paco Munoz    Byram , Ms 0

Pure Stock - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 12    Chip Jones    West Blocton, Al 100
2 1 70    Tim Culpepper     , Ms 95
3 2 0    Logan Hembree    Lauderdale , Ms 90
4 5 00    Danny Yarber    Laurel , Ms 85
5 3 44    Terry Arnsdorff    Meridian , Ms 80
6 4 66    Wayne Bucklew    Chunky , Ms 75