P.W. Williams celebrates his first career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win on Saturday night at Cochran Motor Speedway. Photo by Bruce Carroll/NeSmith Media
P.L. Williams of Dublin, Georgia came back from a lap 30 spin to win the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Models Series RockAuto.com Winter Shootout Round 7 40-lap race on Saturday night at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA.
Williams spun in turn one on lap 30 while battling for the lead with Jeremy Faircloth. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials ticketed Faircloth with the caution flag and put Williams back on the point for the restart.
During the caution period, Williams had to dodge another bullet when Faircloth drove in front of Williams on the front straightaway and “brake-checked” the leader. Williams’ car went under Faircloth’s car.
Also collected was Montana Dudley, who ended up running into the back of Williams’ car. Williams was able to continue for the restart, followed by Winter Shootout point leader Chase Edge, Dudley and Riley Hickman. Edge was trying to clinch the Winter Shootout Championship with a top five finish.
Edge was also trying to get around Williams in the last 11 laps of the race, but none of that came about. After taking the white flag, Edge went for broke on the last lap, but his car spun in turn two and hit the inside wall. Edge failed to finish and failed to clinch the championship.
Dudley and Hickman took advantage of Edge’s misfortune to finish second and third, respectively. Chesley Dixon started 20th and finished fourth with Ben Faircloth in fifth.
Jordy Nipper, Jimmy Thomas, Joshua Bishop, Larry Harrod and Jody Knowles rounded out the top ten.
“That tangle in turn one was just a result of hard racing, and it could have been me going to the back for the restart just as easy as it was Jeremy,” Williams said. “I messed up and opened up the bottom, and Jeremy took it, just like any other hard racer would. I hated it that he brake checked us on the front straightaway, but we were lucky and didn’t get any damage out of that.”
In preliminary action, Jeremy Faircloth was the fast qualifier among the 31 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 15.587 seconds in the LJR Forestry Warrior. The two ten-lap B-Main races were won by Knowles and Nipper.
Faircloth took the lead at the start of the race followed by Williams, Edge, Thomas, and Terrance Nowell. A multi-car tangle in turn two on lap two took out Marcus Minga, along with Rodgerick Dykes and Richie Stephens.
The wreck also damaged the car of Cale Conley, but he was able to continue. This was important in the point battle, as Conley was the only driver with chance to beat Edge for the series’ championship.
Thomas got by Edge for third on the restart. Edge and Nowell tangled in turn two on lap three, but the race remained green. Will Herrington drove to the fourth spot. Edge was able to come back and reclaim the fourth spot from Herrington on lap five. By lap nine, race leader Faircloth was in lap traffic.
The second caution flag of the race came out on lap ten with Robbie Metts in turn one. Jeremy Faircloth had Williams, Thomas, Edge, Herrington, Nowell, Hickman, Knowles, and Nipper doubled up behind him in second through tenth respectively for the Dixie-Style Double-File Restart.
Herrington spun on the restart, and Nowell was ticketed with the caution flag, and had to go to the tail of the lead lap cars for the next restart. When the green flag came back out, Edge got by Thomas to take over the third spot, and Knowles came from ninth up to sixth. Metts brought out the caution flag for a second time on lap 15 with a spin in turn two.
The top ten respectively for the restart were Jeremy Faircloth, Williams, Edge, Dudley, Thomas, Hickman, Knowles, Ben Faircloth, Nipper, and Dixon. Ben Faircloth came from eighth to sixth and Dixon came from tenth to eighth on the restart. By lap 23, Jeremy Faircloth took a half straightaway lead into lapped traffic.
Williams closed in on the back bumper of Jeremy Faircloth by lap 25. On lap 28, Faircloth slid up the banking in turn two, and Williams dove underneath to take the lead. That led the lead duo into turn one on lap 29 for their confrontation. With Jeremy Faircloth’s actions on and off the track, he was disqualified from the event by NeSmith Racing officials.
Williams led a single-file restart down to the green flag, and at first held a comfortable lead over Edge. By lap 35, Edge began to close on the leader, but couldn’t get a fender inside Williams. After the lead duo took the while flag signaling one lap to go, Edge went for broke in turn two, spun and hit the inside wall. Williams went on to post the $2,000 victory.
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RockAuto.com Winter Shootout Round 7 – Feb. 27, 2016
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 121 P.L. Williams Dublin, GA 40 $2,000
2. 4 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL 40 $1,000
3. 8 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN 40 $700
4. 20 3 Chesley Dixon Swainsboro, GA 40 $550
5. 9 27 Ben Faircloth Swainsboro, GA 40 $500
6. 12 1n Jordy Nipper Gray, GA 40 $425
7. 5 22 Jimmy Thomas Phenix City, AL 40 $375
8. 22 J1 Joshua Bishop Statesboro, GA 40 $350
9. 21 27h Larry Harrod Plains, GA 40 $325
10. 11 66 Jody Knowles Tyrone, GA 40 $300
11. 18 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 40 $275
12. 17 21 Cale Conley Blackshear, GA 40 $250
13. 13 24 Steven Bloodworth McIntyre, GA 40 $225
14. 24 7T Damian Bidwell Eldred, PA 40 $200
15. 7 27T Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL 40 $175
16. 3 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 39 $150
17. 23 23 Ahanna Parkhurst (Y) Evans, GA 27 $140
18. 10 06 Robbie Metts Albany, GA 13 $125
19. 6 14 Will Herrington Cochran, GA 10 $125
20. 16 52 Ryan Carter (Y) Blackshear, GA 8 $125
21. 14 00 Richie Stephens Smith Station, AL 1 $125
22. 15 5d Rodgerick Dykes Smith Station, AL 1 $125
23. 19 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 1 $125
24. 1 4 Jeremy Faircloth Swainsboro, GA 29 $0/DQ
Entries: 31
Fast Time: J. Faircloth, 15.587 Seconds
Lead Changes: 1
Lap Leaders: J. Faircloth, 1-27; Williams, 28-40
Laps Led: J. Faircloth, 27; Williams, 13
Cautons: 5
Margin Of Victory: 1.489 Seconds
Time Of The Race: 34 Minutes and 42.676 Seconds
Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Driver
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