William Thomas took a trip to victory lane for the second time in as many races Sunday night by winning the NeSmith Chevy Dirt Late Model Series event at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Photo courtesy EAMS
William Thomas of Phenix City, AL won his second straight NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series race, and his third of the season Sunday night in the “Salute To The Armed Forces 50” at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL, driving the L.W. Miller Land and Timber Special.
Thomas started fifth and took over the lead on lap 24 when early race leader Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL had a major mechanical issue with his car and dropped out of the lead and the race.
For the remaining 27 laps, Thomas never looked back and took the checkered flag with a half-straightaway advantage over the second-place finisher, Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL. Edge was VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race. The 2010 VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year, Larry Harrod of Plains, GA finished third.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC chalked up his eighth top five finish of the season with a fourth-place effort. Jake Teague of Oliver Springs, TN took fifth.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN was sixth, and Steve Cooke of Mt. Airy, NC drove to a seventh-place finish. Danny Stroud of Salem, AL finished eighth.
Mark Rosner of Maryville, TN was ninth and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS rounded out the top ten. Tootie Arnold of Bude, MS started 24th and finished 12th to earn the Hedman Husler Award.
The race was delayed for over an hour by late after thunderstorms, but the fans packed the stands and Stephens was the fast qualifier among the 29 entrants with a lap around the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval in 15.670 seconds to earn the pole position for the main event. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Breuer and Stroud.
The first half of the race was a wild affair, as nine the race’s ten caution flags were waved. Stephens took the lead at the drop of the green flag followed by Edge, Harrod, Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC in the CANCO Rocket, and Thomas. Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL spun the Dykes Towing GRT in turn on the first lap to bring out the caution flag and a complete restart.
On the double-file restart, Teague passed Thomas for the fifth spot, and on lap two, Cantrell raced to the inside of Harrod to battle for the third position. Harrod was able to hang on to keep the third spot. The field went yellow for the second time on lap five when Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA stalled on the front straightaway.
Mark Tice of Avon, MS took racer to the outside pit area during the caution period, and he returned to the race track on the backstretch. The only problem was it was after the green flag came out, and he came out in front of the leaders at race speed.
Stephens just cleared the slower car, but everyone from second on back had to scramble to avoid hitting Tice. Edge spun to the infield, Cantrell sailed off the turn three banking, seventh-place Dana Eiland of Salem, AL and Dykes also crashed on backstretch. Edge was able to continue, but Cantrell, Eiland and Dykes were done for the night.
On the double-file restart, Harrod passed Edge for the second spot and Thomas got by Teague for fourth. A caution flag for debris on lap ten lined the field up another double-file restart. Stephens led Harrod, Edge, Thomas, Teague, Breuer, Gentry, Stroud, Cody Smith of Holt, FL and Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA down for the restart.
Thomas got by Edge for third on the restart and Breuer passed Teague for the fifth spot. Darda’s ride in the top ten was short-lived, as he spun in turn two on lap 11 to light up the yellow caution bulb for the fifth time. When the field went back to green, business once again picked up among the top ten.
Smith was racing with Stroud for the eighth spot, and they got together coming off the fourth turn. That knocked Stroud sideways and caused a chain reaction through the rest of the pack causing Lee and Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN to both spin. The incident knocked Wilson out of the race, but Lee returned with half of his body work missing.
Just after the field went green, Pat Wall of Columbus, GA spun in turn two to bring out the seventh yellow flag of the race. The field settled in for a few laps, but they were slowed again on lap 19 when Darda stalled in turn one.
When the green flag came back out, Thomas got by Harrod for the second spot, but Stephens had opened up almost a half-straightaway lead by lap 23. Stephens suddenly found himself the recipient of the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award on lap 24 when his car went up in smoke and out of the race in turn four.
Thomas lined up as the new race leader followed by Harrod, Edge, Breuer, Teague, Gentry, Cooke, Tice, Stroud, and Frank Wilson of Milton, FL in the top ten. Thomas opened up a half-straightaway lead by lap 28. The field was bunched up by caution for the final time on lap 40 when Rosner stalled on the backstretch, but returned for the finish.
When the field took the green flag for the dash to the finish, Edge began to put heavy pressure on Harrod for the second spot. Edge kept looking inside and finally got enough momentum to make the pass on Harrod coming off the fourth turn on lap 46. Breuer then began looking inside Harrod for the third spot, but Harrod was able to hang on to keep the position at the checkered flag.
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NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
Salute To The Armed Forces 50 – July 3, 2011
East Alabama Motor Speedway, Phenix City, AL
Race Results
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER
2. 2 18 Chase Edge (R) Lafayette, AL 50 $1,250
3. 4 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 50 $850
4. 9 B7 Dan Breuer
5. 6 117 Jake Teague Oliver Springs, TN 50 $650
6. 12 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 50 $550
7. 18 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 50 $500
8. 10 22s Danny Stroud Salem, AL 50 $450
9. 16 17 Mark Rosner Maryville, TN 49 $400
10. 21 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 49 $375
11. 19 72 Frank Wilson (R) Harold, FL 48 $350
12. 24 2T Tootie Arnold (R) Bude, MS
13. 22 24 Mark Tice (R) Avon, MS
14. 1 00 Richie Stephens Phenix City, AL 23 $260
15. 15 21k Kelly Walker Moultrie, GA 22 $250
16. 11 14 Pat Wall
17. 14 91 Tod Darda
18. 20 21x Bob Robertson Evans, GA 16 $200
19. 13 3 Cody Smith Holt, FL
20. 17 10w Chris Wilson Crossville, TN 11 $200
21. 3 114 Chris Cantrell Chester, SC 5 $200
22. 8 K9 Dana Eiland Salem, AL 5 $200
23. 7 5 Rodgerick Dykes Smith Station, AL 5 $200
24. 23 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 5 $200
ENTRIES: 29
FAST QUALIFIER: Stephens, 15.670 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Turner and Arnold
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Stephens, 1-23; Thomas, 24-50
LAPS LED: Thomas, 27; Stephens, 23
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Edge
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Arnold (started 24th and finished 12th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Stephens
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Lee Mason
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Teague
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
QA 1 RACING EQUIPMENT 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooke
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Stroud
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Rosner
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: F. Wilson
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Arnold
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Tice
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Stephens
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Walker
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Wall
CAUTIONS: 10
TIME OF THE RACE: 1 Hour and 15 Minutes
QUALIFYING (Top 8 Transfer To Main Event):
| POS | CAR # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | CHASSIS | LAP 1 | LAP 2 | TIME |
|
1 |
00s | Richie Stephens | Phenix City, AL | Scorpion |
15.680 |
15.670 |
15.670 |
|
2 |
18 | Chase Edge – R | Lafayette, AL | Mastersbilt |
15.840 |
15.870 |
15.840 |
|
3 |
114 | Chris Cantrell | Chester, SC | Rocket |
15.870 |
15.870 |
15.870 |
|
4 |
27 | Larry Harrod | Plains, GA | Scorpion |
15.890 |
16.390 |
15.890 |
|
5 |
22 | William Thomas | Phenix City, AL | Scorpion |
15.970 |
15.950 |
15.950 |
|
6 |
117 | Jake Teague | Oliver Springs, TN | Bloomquist |
16.130 |
15.980 |
15.980 |
|
7 |
5 | Rodgerick Dykes | Smith Station, AL | GRT |
16.200 |
16.060 |
16.060 |
|
8 |
K9 | Dana Eiland | Salem, AL | GRT |
16.140 |
16.327 |
16.140 |
|
9 |
14w | Pat Wall | Columbus, GA | Rocket |
16.230 |
16.150 |
16.150 |
|
10 |
22s | Danny Stroud | Salem, AL | Scorpion |
16.540 |
16.280 |
16.280 |
|
11 |
10 | Matthew Turner | Dawsonville, GA | DWB |
16.570 |
16.380 |
16.380 |
|
12 |
91 | Tod Darda | LaGrange, GA | GRT |
16.800 |
16.440 |
16.440 |
|
13 |
18d | Cord Dodgen | Lafayette, AL | Mastersbilt |
16.460 |
16.460 |
16.460 |
|
14 |
56 | David Earl Gentry | Murfreesboro, TN | Warrior |
16.520 |
16.510 |
16.510 |
|
15 |
B7 | Danny Breuer | Troutman, NC | Barry Wright |
16.880 |
16.550 |
16.550 |
|
16 |
17 | Mark Rosner | Maryville, TN | Stinger |
16.650 |
16.850 |
16.650 |
|
17 |
3 | Cody Smith | Holt, FL | Rocket |
17.980 |
16.680 |
16.680 |
|
18 |
17c | Steve Cooke | Mt. Airy, NC | Barry Wright |
16.850 |
16.690 |
16.690 |
|
19 |
10w | Chris Wilson | Crossville, TN | GRT |
16.740 |
16.710 |
16.710 |
|
20 |
21x | Bob Robertson | Evans, GA | Newman |
16.890 |
16.800 |
16.800 |
|
21 |
47 | Shannon Lee | Lumberton, MS | GRT |
16.860 |
16.830 |
16.830 |
|
22 |
24 | Mark Tice – R | Avon, MS | Trak-Star |
16.870 |
16.840 |
16.840 |
|
23 |
21k | Kelly Walker | Moultrie, GA | Brown |
17.290 |
17.120 |
17.120 |
|
24 |
34 | Lee Mason | Wetumpka, AL | Warrior |
17.410 |
17.170 |
17.170 |
|
25 |
72 | Frank Wilson – R | Harold, FL | Trak-Star |
17.460 |
17.250 |
17.250 |
|
26 |
29 | Adam Giles | Moultrie, GA | GRT |
17.450 |
17.670 |
17.450 |
|
27 |
2T | Tootie Arnold – R | Bude, MS | GRT |
17.590 |
17.570 |
17.570 |
|
28 |
00 | Allen Netherland | Angie, LA | Larry Shaw |
17.810 |
17.970 |
17.810 |
|
29 |
18 | Paul Jones Jr. | Foxworth, MS | Warrior |
18.910 |
19.240 |
18.910 |
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B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 7 Transfer To Main Events):
B-MAIN #1: 1. Breuer; 2. Wall; 3. Smith; 4. Walker; 5. C. Wilson; 6. F. Wilson (R); 7. Lee; 8. Arnold (R); 9. Jones; 10. Turner; 11. Dodgen.
B-MAIN #2: 1. Stroud; 2. Gentry; 3. Darda; 4. Rosner; 5. Cooke; 6. Robertson; 7. Tice (R); 8. Mason; 9. Netherland; 10. Giles.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/3/11:
1. B7 Dan Breuer – 1,008
2. 56 David Earl Gentry – 972
3. 10 Matthew Turner – 876
4. 18 Chase Edge (R) – 782
5. 47 Shannon Lee – 774
6. 17c Steve Cooke – 766
7. 24 Mark Tice (R) – 692
8. 72 Frank Wilson – 676
9. 2T Tootie Arnold (R) – 548
9. 17 Mark Rosner – 548
11. 117 Jake Teague – 400
12. 27 Larry Harrod – 344
13. 4U2 Albert Cosnahan – 322
14. 91 Tod Darda – 316
15. 21x Bob Robertson – 302
16. 22 William Thomas – 300
17. 114 Chris Cantrell – 296
18. 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. – 288
19. 02 Keith Nosbisch – 282
20. 32 Phillip Cobb – 268
R – Denotes VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate
