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Roby Helm
TAMPA, Fla. (February 20) - Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN was awarded the victory in the 50-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series race on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park after the car of apparent winner Devin Dixon of Apollo Beach, FL was disqualified during the post-race technical inspection.
Weaver, driving the Cardinal Paint and Body Custom By Weaver was also awarded the win in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Thursday night East Bay Raceway Park event with the disqualification of Dixon. The engine in Dixon's Night Hawk Towing Rocket was found to have a balanced crankshaft and aftermarket connecting rod bolts, both of which are disallowed in the series.
The engines of Weaver and Friday night's winner Shan Smith of Dade City, FL were also taken apart and inspected by NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Technical Officials, and both engines were ruled to by legal. Weaver finished second to Smith's Gardner Racing TNT in Friday night's 50-lap NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS event at East Bay Raceway Park.
Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL finished second on Saturday night in the Miller Lite Rocket. Nosbisch was also awarded with fast time honors by out-qualifying the 48 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.709 seconds.
Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, MS took the third spot in the Waddle Trucking Mastersbilt, and Smith was fourth. Jeff Matthews of Dover, FL grabbed the Race Car Engineering 5th-Place Award in the Night Hawk Towing Warrior.
Defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS picked up the KRC 6th-Place Award in the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle. Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV in the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior was the Joe Gibbs Driven 7th-Place Award winner, and Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA took the Race Car Engineering 8th-Place Award.
Ron Wadforth of Trenton, Ontario Canada took the 25th Long Haul Provisional starting spot, and drove the Excel Tower Service Rocket to the Maximum Signs 9th-Place Award and the GM Performance Hard Charger of the Race Award. Shane Hitt of Buchannon, WV finished tenth to earn the KRC 10th-Place Award in the Hitt Enterprises Rocket.
Justin McRee of Cuba, AL picked up the Mike's Custom Tanks 11th-Place Award in the Century Carriers, Inc. Trak-Star, and his teammate Charlie Henderson of Cottondale, AL finished 13th and was the Rookie of the Race Award winner.
Turner stays on top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National point standings by two point over Cooley, and 32 points over McRee in the third spot.
Before his disqualification, Dixon started the race from the pole position, and led all 50 laps. Nosbisch ran in the second spot for the first four laps of the race, but Weaver would get by him on a lap five double-file restart and make what would be the winning pass.
The first of six caution flags would come out on lap three when Larry Harrod of Plains, GA spun the Harrod Logging Scorpion in turn one. Harrod was able to continue, but he was collected in a spin by David Pollen Jr. of Tampa, FL in the B&D Trucking Rocket on lap five in turn four. Harrod's car flipped once and landed on its wheels.
Harrod climbed from the car under his own power, but he was taken to Tampa General Hospital for tests and observation. This earned Harrod the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
Smith made an early race charge after starting 19th and was running ninth by lap ten. Smith jumped from ninth to seventh on a lap 15 restart, and passed Cooley for the sixth position on lap 18. Smith would pass Matthews for what would be the fourth position on lap 42.
Turner was another Hard Charger candidate, as he took a provisional, started 23rd, and was up to the tenth spot by lap 20. Wadforth would be the GM Performance Hard Charger of the Race, as he started 25th, and was running in what would be the ninth spot by lap 40.
In preliminary action, the four ten-lap heat races were won by Hollingsworth, Matthews, Cooley, and Horton. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Kevin Wilson of Stoneville, NC in the KMS Roofing Wilson, and Pollen.
The next two events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will be on April 9 with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, and on April 10 with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 4 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/20/10:
POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 4 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN 50 $3,000
2. 2 101 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 50 $1,250
3. 5 18 Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL 50 $850
4. 19 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL 50 $700
5. 6 33 Jeff Matthews Dover, FL 50 $650
6. 7 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 50 $650
7. 8 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 50 $500
8. 23 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $450
9. 25 40r Ron Wadforth Trenton, ON CAN 50 $500
10. 13 2h Shane Hitt Buchannon, WV 50 $375
11. 12 25 Justin McRee Cuba, AL 50 $350
12. 10 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 50 $300
13. 14 88 Charlie Henderson (R) Cottondale, AL 50 $280
14. 9 X19 Scott Knowles Lanett, AL 50 $260
15. 16 31 Brian Force Indiana, PA 49 $250
16. 22 121 Michael Blount (R) Sumrall, MS 49 $240
17. 11 17c Steve Cooke Mount Airy, NC 49 $220
18. 3 47 Shannon Lee (R) Lumberton, MS 49 $200
19. 24 14 Marcus Minga Shannon, MS 48 $200
20. 20 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL 48 $200
21. 18 88p David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL 46 $200
22. 21 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL 13 $200
23. 17 18* Kevin Wilson Stoneville, NC 6 $200
24. 15 27 Larry Harrod (R) Plains, GA 4 $200
25. 1 33x Devin Dixon Apollo Beach, FL 50 $0-DQ
ENTRIES: 48
FAST QUALIFIER: K. Nosbisch, 15.709
PROVISIONALS: Turner and Minga
LONG HAUL PROVISIONAL: Wadforth
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAPS LED: K. Nosbisch, 1-4; Weaver, 5-50
LAP LEADERS: Weaver, 46; K. Nosbisch, 4
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Henderson
GM PERFORMANCE HARD CHARGER: Wadforth (started 25th and finished 9th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Harrod
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Matthews
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Horton
RACE CAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Wadforth
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Hitt
MIKE'S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: McRee
CAUTIONS: 6 (1 Red)
TIME OF THE RACE: 48 Minutes and 10.938 Seconds
QUALIFYING (Fastest In Each Group Transfer To Main Event):
HEAT RACES (10 Laps - Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. Hollingsworth; 2. Knowles; 3. Hitt; 4. K. Wilson; 5. Smith; 6. Allen; 7. McElhenney; 8. Minga; 9. Erskine; 10. Augspurger.
2ND HEAT: 1. Matthews; 2. Bernhardt; 3. Henderson (R); 4. Blount (R); 5. Pollen; 6. S. Miller; 7. Wadforth; 8. F. Wilson (R); 9. Williams; 10. M. Miller.
3RD HEAT: 1. Cooley; 2. Cooke; 3. Harrod (R); 4. J. Nosbisch; 5. Brown; 6. Thomas; 7. Robertson; 8. Watson; 9. Koller; 10. Turner; 11. Dixon (R).
4TH HEAT: 1. Horton; 2. McRee; 3. B. Force; 4. Varnadore; 5. Walters (R); 6. Burchfield (R); 7. Hines; 8. C. Force; 9. Tice (R); 10. Courson; 11. Hill.
B-MAINS (12 Laps - Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST B-MAIN: 1. K. Wilson; 2. Smith; 3. J. Nosbisch; 4. Thomas; 5. Turner; 6. McElhenney; 7. Robertson; 8. Watson; 9. Allen; 10. Minga; 11. Koller; 12. Erskine; 13. Dixon (R); 14. Augspurger; 15. Brown DNS.
2ND B-MAIN: 1. Pollen; 2. S. Miller; 3. Blount (R); 4. Courson; 5. Wadforth; 6. Hines; 7. F. Wilson (R); 8. Burchfield (R); 9. Williams; 10. Tice (R); 11. C. Force; 12. Walters (R); 13. Varnadore; 14. M. Miller; 15. Hill.
GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 47 Shannon Lee - R Lumberton, MS GRT 15.845 16.045 15.845
2 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL Rocket 16.004 15.965 15.965
3 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS Victory Circle 16.002 16.132 16.002
4 17c Steve Cooke Mount Airy, NC Barry Wright 16.201 16.161 16.161
5 27 Larry Harrod - R Plains, GA Scorpion 16.166 16.219 16.166
6 22b Perry Brown Riverview, FL Rocket 16.196 16.519 16.196
7 7 Doug Watson Lithia, FL Rocket 16.231 16.374 16.231
8 116r Greg Robertson Waynesboro, VA Rocket 16.403 16.343 16.343
9 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA DWB 16.416 16.38 16.38
10 77 William Thomas Phenix City, AL DWB 16.406 16.503 16.406
11 32 Troy Dixon - R Temple, GA Mastersbilt 17.401 17.086 17.086
12 1* John Koller Grand Island, FL Rocket 17.104 17.181 17.104
GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN Custom 16.017 15.86 15.86
2 25 Justin McRee Cuba, AL Trak Star 15.982 16.022 15.982
3 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV Warrior 16.07 16.148 16.07
4 31 Brian Force Indiana, PA Rocket 16.088 16.193 16.088
5 141 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL Rayburn 16.688 16.143 16.143
6 P19 Paul Walters - R Valley, AL Warrior 16.149 16.415 16.149
7 24 Mark Tice - R Avon, MS Trak Star 16.332 16.151 16.151
8 69 Chris Force Indiana, PA Rocket 16.773 16.346 16.346
9 73 Jim Courson Riverview, FL Warrior 17.398 16.358 16.358
10 84 Matt Hill Georgetown, DE Warrior 17.484 16.442 16.442
11 49 Jeremy Hines Seymour, IN Mastersbilt 16.463 16.538 16.463
12 25b Jay Burchfield - R Columbus, MS Barry Wright 16.582 16.484 16.484
GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 33x Devin Dixon Apollo Beach, FL Rocket 15.987 15.591 15.591
2 2h Shane Hitt Buchannon, WV Rocket 15.981 15.863 15.863
3 18h Ronny Lee Hollingsworth Northport, AL Mastersbilt 16.103 16.017 16.017
4 X19 Scott Knowles Lanett, AL Warrior 16.156 16.041 16.041
5 *18 Kevin Wilson Stoneville, NC Wilson 18.601 16.218 16.218
6 14m Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket 16.263 19.323 16.263
7 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TNT 16.354 16.291 16.291
8 21 Mike Allen Oak Hill, WV Rocket 16.51 16.392 16.392
9 35 Christian Augspurger Palm Bch Gar, FL Mastersbilt 16.465 16.663 16.465
10 75 Frankie Erskine Jr. Lutz, FL TNT 17.364 17.064 17.064
11 28 Chris McElhenney Lake, MS Trak Star 19.176 22.093 19.176
GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME
1 101 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL Rocket 15.989 15.709 15.709
2 88 Charlie Henderson - R Cottondale, AL Mastersbilt 15.915 15.97 15.915
3 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL Rocket 16.199 16.034 16.034
4 33 Jeff Matthews Dover, FL Warrior 16.676 16.274 16.274
5 40r Ron Wadforth Trenton, ON CAN Rocket 16.517 16.33 16.33
6 24w Dennis Williams Zephyrhills, FL TNT 16.526 16.378 16.378
7 121 Michael Blount - R Sumrall, MS Trak Star 16.475 17.356 16.475
8 8s Steve Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 16.713 16.511 16.511
9 88p David Pollen Jr. Tampa, FL Rocket 16.591 16.705 16.591
10 72 Frank Wilson - R Harold, FL Goliath 17.034 16.651 16.651
11 8m Matt Miller Tampa, FL Rocket 17.194 16.995 16.995
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