Chase Edge scored his second NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win of the season on Saturday night at Golden Isle Speedway. Photo by Troy Bergy/speedwayphotogrphy.smugmug.com
BRUNSWICK, GA – Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL swept night two action of the Showdown On The Coast for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Golden Isles Speedway in Bruswick, GA on Saturday night. Edge set fast time for the second straight night, led 37 of 50 laps and drove the Edge’s Gas Company Special to his second series win of the season.
Edge battled with early race leader Matt Henderson of Loudon, TN for the first 13 laps of the race before taking the lead on lap 14. Edge then checked out on the field and took the checkered flag with a 4.874 second margin of victory over Henderson, who finished second in the Mighty Muffler and Brakes CVR.
“We really felt like we had the car to beat all weekend, and although we had trouble while we were leading last night, we were trouble free tonight and the car was just awesome to drive,” Edge said. “We had a good race with Matt early on and I enjoyed racing with him because it was a clean battle.”
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS drove the Custom Spraying, Inc. GRT to his second straight top three finish of the weekend with a third-place effort and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS took the fourth spot in the Basset Hound Motorsports GRT. Hunter Carter of Blackshear, GA was fifth in the Bud Light Special.
The 2014 and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN finished sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special and Mitchell Coble of Mt. Airy, NC was seventh in the Klontz Lubricant CVR. Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC drove the Augusta Aquatics Special to an eighth-place finish.
Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA finished ninth in the Ace Pole Company Special, and Ryan Crane of Panama City, FL rounded out the top ten in the Panama City Cycles Trak-Star. The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Chris Noah started 18th and finished 11th in the Old Man’s Garage Special to earn the Rookie of the Race honors.
Henderson took the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting spot, with Edge tucked under him in second followed by Barrett, Steven Roberts of Jesup, GA and Johnson. On lap three, Johnson drove by Roberts to take over the fourth spot. Henderson and Edge took their battle for the lead into lapped traffic on lap ten.
Edge got a run on Henderson coming off the second turn on lap 14, and lead pair raced into turn three side-by-side. Edge was able to power off the bottom of turn four, and cleared Henderson at the flagstand to take the lead. By lap 20, Edge had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over Henderson, who had company from Barrett in the third spot.
The first of three caution flags came out on lap 24 when Roberts stalled the Roberts Bee Company Special in turn two while running fifth. Roberts was done for the night and earned the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award. Edge had Henderson, Barrett, Johnson, Carter, Justin McRee of Woodstock, GA in the High Roller Race Cars Special, Stokes, Knight, Coble and Crane doubled up behind him for the Dixie-Style double-file restart.
Carter drove under Johnson on the restart to take over the fourth spot, and in just three green flag laps, Edge had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over Henderson. By lap 30, Edge had checked out to a full straightaway lead, and the only thing that could slow him down was a lap 34 caution flag when Crane spun in turn two.
The top ten for the restart saw Edge leading Henderson, Barrett, Carter, Johnson, Stokes, Coble, Eunice, Knight, and Noah. Johnson returned the favor from Carter on the restart by driving around outside of him to reclaim the fourth spot. With ten laps to go, Edge had once again put a full straightaway on Henderson.
The third and final caution flag bunched the field up once again on lap 44 when Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS spun the Lamar Auto Salvage Trak-Star down the backstretch. When the field went back to green, Johnson jumped Barrett on the restart and was penalized two positions at the end of the race.
Barrett was able to repass Johnson, while both Edge and Henderson pulled away at the front of the pack. In the final seven laps of the race, Edge once again got in his fast groove and pulled away to take his second win of the season and his third career series win.
The next race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be the 2014 season finale with the $10,000-to-win 100-lap 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL on November 20-22.
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For more information on the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at NesmithRacing.com.
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
Golden Isles Speedway – Brunswick, GA
Race Results – Oct. 18, 2014
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER
1. 1 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 50 $2,500
2. 2 17 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN 50 $1,250
3. 3 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS 50 $850
4. 6 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 50 $700
5. 4 25c Hunter Carter Blackshear, GA 50 $650
6. 7 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 50 $550
7. 10 16 Mitchell Coble Mt. Airy, NC 50 $500
8. 9 42 Cla Knight
9. 11 22 Cecil Eunice Blackshear, GA 50 $400
10. 13 10 Ryan Crane Panama City, FL 50 $375
11. 18 56 Chris Noah (R) Rainbow City, AL 50 $350
12. 15 52 Ryan Carter Blackshear, GA 50 $300
13. 12 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 49 $280
14. 14 45 Damon Flowers Hortense, GA 49 $260
15. 17 J3 Paul Jorgensen (R) Blackshear, GA 48 $250
16. 16 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 41 $240
17. 8 25 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 26 $220
18. 5 111 Steven Roberts Jesup, GA 23 $200
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