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August 31, 2015
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Riley Hickman Scores Win in Inaugural NeSmith Event at KLMS

by Ben Shelton
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (August 31) – Riley Hickman made history on Friday evening by piloting his Hickman Manufacturing #R1 Austin Trucking/CVR Late Model to the $2,500 victory in the inaugural NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway.

On Friday night Riley Hickman made the trip to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, Kentucky), pulling double duty in both his Crate and Super Late Models. Drawing a field of twenty-seven entries for the Southern All Stars Series-sanctioned Super Late Model event, Hickman recorded the fastest time in qualifying to lock into the pole position for the feature. Battling for a $4,000 payday, Riley recorded a 3rd place finish behind race winner, Billy Moyer Jr., and Ashley Newman with Brandon Kinzer and Dylan Ames rounding out the top five.

On the same night twenty-eight Crate Late Models signed in for the $2,500-to-win, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series event. Recording the fastest time again, Riley earned the pole position for the feature. Charging to the lead on lap 12, and then holding off Matt Henderson, Riley scored his thirteenth win on the season with Henderson, Ryan King, John Owenby, and Jake Teague trailing him to the finish line.

Saturday night brought twenty-four Super Late Models to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway for the $5,000-to-win, Southern All Stars feature event. Earning a 2nd row starting spot, Riley Hickman held his 4th place starting spot for the 50-lap A-Main, registering a 4th place finish behind Billy Moyer Jr., Dane Dacus, and Dylan Ames with Ashley Newman coming in 5th.

Looking to capture the $2,500 payday plus a bonus $1,000 for a weekend sweep, Riley was one of 29 Crate Late Models signed in for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned event. Battling with John Owenby for the 50-lap affair, Hickman was surpassed with three laps to go retiring to a runner-up spot behind Owenby with Ashley Newman, Ronnie Johnson, and Matt Henderson completing the top five.

“It was a great weekend in both cars, and it was a lot of fun to race at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway,” noted Hickman. “I want to thank my crew, my sponsors, and all of my fans for their great support.”

Complete results from these events can be found at www.SasDirt.com and www.NeSmithRacing.com .

While Riley expects to compete in a host of events over the Labor Day weekend he hasn’t yet locked down his definite plans. He does have the $3,500-to-win, unsanctioned Super Late Model event at Duck River Raceway Park (Summertown, Tennessee) on Sunday night penciled into his schedule. For the latest team plans please keep your browsers pointed to www.RileyHickman.com .

Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Mans Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.