Michael Page celebrates his first career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Photo by Bruce Carroll/NeSmith Media
Michael Page of Douglasville, GA earned $2,500 for 13 minutes of work Saturday night by going wire-to-wire in the 50-lap caution-free NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Page took the lead from the pole position at the start of the race, and at one point had a full straightaway lead over his nearest challengers, as several drivers battled for the second spot throughout the race. Cory Hedgecock was looking for his third straight win in NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series competition and made things interesting at the finish.
Hedgecock drove around the outside of Cruz Skinner on lap 37 to take over the second spot. With ten laps to go, Page encountered heavy lapped traffic, and began to pace himself to the finish.
With five laps to go, Hedgecock closed to within a few car lengths, but Page went to the outside to pass both Jake Teague and Michael Blount on lap 47, and that sealed the deal for the win. Hedgecock had to settle for second.
“This is the best race car I’ve ever driven because we’ve raced it three times and won all three races,” Page said. “We’re going to take it to the next NeSmith race in Cochran, Georgia and see if we can make it four for four. We were on the bottom groove all night long, and my brother signaled me I had a big lead. I tried to just take it easy in that lapped traffic at the end, but I knew Cory was coming fast, so I tried the outside and was able to put a couple of lapped cars between myself and Cory.”
Skinner had a good run in front of his hometown crowd, as the 14-year-old 2015 Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Champion finished third. The defending and three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson was fourth, with Scott Dedwylder in fifth.
Jimmy Elliott, John Ownbey, Jake Knowles, Richie Stephens and Chase Edge rounded out the top ten.
Hedgecock remains the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader after the three races of the 2016 season, and holds a 22 point lead over Dedwylder, who has a ten point advantage over Edge. Ownby is fourth, six points behind Edge and eight points ahead of Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN, who is fifth.
In preliminary action, Page was the Group 1 Fast Qualifier and the fast qualifier overall among the 49 entrants with a lap around Talladega Short Track in 14.701 seconds. Skinner was the Fast Qualifier in Group 2 with a lap in 14.946 seconds.
The four ten-lap B-Main races were won by Kevin Sitton, Edge, Buddy George and Blount.
Page took the lead at the start of the race followed by Skinner, Elliott, Hedgecock, and Dedwylder. Hedgecock dove under Elliott on lap three to take over the third spot. Johnson and Knowles were working their way through the field and passed Ownbey to take sixth and seventh respectively on lap 15.
Lap 16 saw Page encounter the cars on the tail end of the lead lap, but Skinner and Hedgecock were battling for second, and unable to gain any ground on the leader. Johnson and Knowles moved up to wage a three-wide battle for fifth with Dedwylder on lap 20. Johnson made the big move on lap 23 and got by Elliott for the fourth spot.
Page had a comfortable full straightaway lead on Skinner and Hedgecock at the halfway point on lap 25. Hedgecock stayed on the high side of the track in his challenge of Skinner and the second spot. When Hedgecock worked around Skinner on lap 37, he stayed on the top and made up half the distance on Page by lap 43.
With three laps to go and with Hedgecock closing fast, Page went to the outside for the first time in the race and put two lapped cars between himself and Hedgecock. Page then went on to take a 1.527 second margin of victory to the checkered flag.
The next race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be on May 21 at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, Georgia with a 60-lap $4,000-to-win event featuring extra laps and extra cash in all positions.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit NesmithRacing.com.
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NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
Talladega Short Track – Eastaboga, AL
Race Results – April 30, 2016
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER
1. 1 18x Michael Page Douglasville, GA 50 $2,500
2. 3 23 Cory Hedgecock (R) Loudon, TN 50 $1,450
3. 2 11 Cruz Skinner Oxford, AL 50 $850
4. 7 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 50 $825
5. 5 33 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS 50 $850
6. 4 J39 Jimmy Elliott Cleveland, TN 50 $550
7. 6 J0 John Ownbey Cleveland, TN 50 $700
8. 15 66 Jake Knowles Rome, GA 50 $450
9. 10 00 Richie Stephens (R) Smith Station, AL 50 $525
10. 12 18 Chase Edge LaFayette, AL 50 $575
11. 9 95 Brandon Williams (R) Crossville, TN 50 $550
12. 19 8 Grant Pearl Anniston, AL 50 $300
13. 11 20 Kevin Sitton Baytown, TX 50 $280
14. 17 57 Josh Adkins Talladega, AL 50 $260
15. 14 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 49 $375
16. 20 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN 49 $240
17. 16 H2 Matt Henderson Loudon, TN 49 $345
18. 22 22 Will Roland (Y) Jasper, GA 49 $200
19. 13 29 Buddy George Ragland, AL 49 $200
20. 21 21 Joe Noojin Boaz, AL 49 $200
21. 18 10h Jeff Helms Centre, AL 49 $200
22. 23 19 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 49 $325
23. 8 A1 William Thomas Phenix City, AL 9 $200
24. 24 25 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 7 $200
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