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Message started by LMR on 05/28/12 at 1:53pm

Title: NES at Magnolia Motor Speedway - 5/27 Results
Post by LMR on 05/28/12 at 1:53pm

NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:
Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157
May 27, 2012

SHAW AWARDED MAGNOLIA NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WIN

COLUMBUS, MS – Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL was awarded the win in the Salute To The Air Force 40 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway after a tire on the Bryson Motorsports Special driven by apparent winner Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS showed to have an unapproved chemical presence during the post-race inspection and was disqualified.

Shaw made what would turn out to be the winning pass on a lap 15 restart when he went to the outside groove and went from seventh to second by the time he reached the backstretch in the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star. The win was the second career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series victory for Shaw.

Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS finished second in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT, and Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA took the third spot in the Hedman Husler. Polesitter Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL led the first 14 laps of the race and drove the High Roller Race Cars Special to a fourth-place finish.

Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion and current point leader David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN finished fifth in the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior. Gentry now holds a 14-point lead over Turner in the battle for the $20,000 NeSmith Cup.

Chris Ragan of Ramer, TN was sixth in the Ragan Racing Trak-Star, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA took the seventh spot in the Harrod Logging Special. T.K. King of Columbus, MS finished eighth in the Montgomery Farms Special, and ninth went to Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS in the Ellis Welding Special.

Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC rounded out the top ten in the Salute To The Air Force 40 in the CANCO Rocket and was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race. Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN started 24th and finished 12th in the Ronnie Cooper Trucking GRT to earn the Hedman Husler of the Race Award.

McRee set fast time among the 46 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile black clay oval in 14.466 seconds to earn the pole position for the main event. The preliminary 12-lap B-Main races were won by Shaw, Jake Teague of Oliver Springs, TN in the Wade’s Body Shop Special, and Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special.

When the green flag came out to start the race, McRee took the lead followed by Cooley, Ragan, Ellis and Stokes. McRee was riding the cushion on the high side of the track, while Cooley found himself a fast groove on the bottom of the track.

McRee and Cooley raced side-by-side on laps two and three, and had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over Ragan by the fifth lap. Ellis and Stokes raced side-by-side for the fourth spot on lap six, and Stokes took the position on lap seven. Cooley powered under McRee coming off the fourth turn on lap 12 to take the lead.

Shaw drove from his 11th starting spot to seventh in the first 12 laps of the race. Cooper spun in turn two on lap 14 to bring out the caution flag, and field doubled up behind the leader for the restart. When the green flag came out, Shaw sailed around the outside of Turner, Ellis, Stokes, Ragan and McRee to take over the second spot behind Cooley.

Lap 15 saw McRee fall from third to fifth when he scraped the third turn wall on the high side of the track. That opened the door for Stokes and Washington to take over the third and fourth spots respectively. Washington would pass Stokes for the third spot on lap 19, but Stokes reclaimed the spot on lap 27.

Washington spun out of the fifth spot on lap 34 which earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award. In the closing laps, Turner would charge from the sixth to ultimately end up in the third spot when the race was official.

The next two events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division will be at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA for a $2,000-to-win 40-lap main event on Friday night, and then the series moves to 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN on Saturday night for the $4,000-to-win J.T. Kerr Memorial 40.

For more information 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 10 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ON 5/27/12:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 11 1s Jeremy Shaw Millport, AL 40 $2,000
2. 6 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 40 $1,000
3. 8 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 40 $700
4. 1 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL 40 $550
5. 7 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 40 $500
6. 3 C16 Chris Ragan Ramer, TN 40 $425
7. 16 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 40 $375
8. 17 6k T.K. King Columbus, MS 40 $350
9. 4 6 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS 40 $325
10. 9 114 Chris Cantrell – R Chester, SC 40 $300
11. 22 00 Ricky Waggoner Martin, TN 40 $275
12. 24 10c Ronnie Cooper McKenzie, TN 40 $350
13. 5 35 Tony Gray Coker, AL 40 $225
14. 18 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL 40 $200
15. 12 117 Jake Teague – R Oliver Springs, TN 40 $175
16. 20 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 40 $150
17. 23 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 40 $140
18. 14 09 Daniel Bridgeman Meridian, MS 40 $125
19. 19 18 Chase Edge Lafayette, AL 39 $125
20. 21 444 Brian Ligon Augusta, GA 39 $125
21. 13 38 Chase Washington Houlka, MS 33 $125
22. 15 2x Anthony White Clinton, TN 29 $125
23. 10 03 Chris O’Connor Cantonment, FL 19 $125
24. 2 33b Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $0 DQ-Tire

ENTRIES: 46
FAST QUALIFIER: McRee, 14.466 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Minga and Cooper
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: McRee, 1-14; Shaw, 15-40
LAPS LED: Shaw, 26; McRee, 14
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Cantrell
HEDMAN HUSLER OF THE RACE: Cooper (started 24th and finished 12th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Washington
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Chance Inman
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Ragan
QA1 RACE PRODUCTS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: King
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Ellis
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Cantrell
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Waggoner
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooper
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Gray
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Boland
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Teague
CAUTIONS: 6
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .820 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 42 Minutes and 15.453 Seconds