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DeLEON SPRINGS, FL – Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL led all 25 laps to pocket the $1,500 top prize on Thursday night for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at Volusia Speedway Park. Bronson was able to pull away from the field on the start and restarts in the Brandon Ford Rocket to score the win.

The race was the first of three nights of the Sunshine Nationals at VSP that is co-sanctioned with the DirtCar Pro Late Model Series. It was also the second of eight races that make up the 3td Annual Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Winter Shootout Series.

“Getting the lead at the start of the race was important because clean air is big here,” Bronson said referring to the big half-mile clay oval. “We had a good car tonight. I want to thank all of my sponsors and the fans for coming out tonight. We’re looking forward to the rest of the week.”

Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN came out of retirement to finish second in the B&M Concrete CVR, and Max Blair of Centerville, PA was third in the Murphy’s Logging Rocket. Walker Arthur of Forest, VA took the fourth spot in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Kryptonite, and fifth went to Clay Harris of Jupiter, FL in the Dunnrite Construction Rocket.

Trynt Lloyd of Jacksonville, FL was sixth in the Tom Kelly Construction Longhorn and David Whitener of Middleburg, FL started 20th in the ULC Motorsports Barry Wright and finished seventh to earn the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Hard Charger of the Race Award. Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL came back from a lap ten spin to take the eighth spot in the ULC Motorsports Barry Wright.

Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN drove the Jeff Woods Construction Capital Race Car to a ninth-place finish and Trevor Taylor of Zellwood, FL rounded out the top ten in the Envy Suspension Snow Brothers Race Car.

In preliminary action, Weaver out-timed the 41-car field in Group Qualifying with a lap in 16.997 seconds. The four eight-lap KRC Power Steering Heat Races were won by Weaver, Harris, Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA in the AA Contractors Longhorn and Bronson. The two ten-lap B-Main Races were won by Jimmy Waldrop of Seffner, FL in the Johnny Doan Plumbing Rocket and Devin Dixon of Apollo Beach, FL in the CURS Capital Race Car.

Bronson drew the pole position for the start of the race among the first and second-place drivers in the four heat races, and jumped out to the lead at the start of the race, but the contest was immediately red flagged for a multi-car incident coming off the fourth turn. No one was injured and all but Cody Overton of Evans, GA in the Midstates Equipment Special was able to continue.

The complete restart saw Bronson pull out to a two car-length lead over Mark Whitener, Harris, Blair and Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN in the Parkway Liquors Longhorn. Blair came from the eighth starting spot to pass four cars in turn two of the opening lap. Harris worked to the inside of Whitener to take over the second spot on lap five.

Nevin Gainey of Fort White, FL brought out the caution flag on lap seven when he stalled the Kryptonite Race Cars Special on the backstretch. Bronson led Harris, Whitener, Blair, Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA in the Clayton Signs Rocket, McCarter, Weaver, Arthur, Williams, and Lloyd doubled up behind him for the restart.

On the restart, Bronson pulled away, the action behind him was fast and furious with wholesale position changes. Whitener was able to get by Harris for second in turn two, and Blair raced by Harris for third in turn three. Knowles gave up a top five spot on lap nine when he stalled on the backstretch.

Whitener and Blair were all over Bronson on the restart, but Whitener spun in turn two on lap ten going for the lead. Whitener had to go to the back of the pack for the restart, which moved Blair up to second followed by Weaver, Williams, Arthur, Lloyd, Almond, and Harris.

Weaver moved up to challenge Blair Side-by-side for the second spot while Bronson pulled away on the restart. Weaver was able to take the second spot away from Blair on lap 15, but by then, Bronson had pulled out to over a two second lead. Bronson caught the cars on the tail of the lead lap by lap 18 and easily kept his lead over Weaver as the laps clicked off closer to the checkered flag.

Bronson’s big lead and the lapped traffic were gone on lap 24 when a lapped car got into McCarter, who was running in the top ten, causing him to make heavy contact with the wall. The top ten for the green, white, checkered dash to the finish was Bronson, Weaver, Blair, Williams, Arthur, Lloyd, Harris, David Whitener, Mark Whitener, and Jaden Frame of Decherd, TN in the Denby’s J&J Construction Capital Race Car.

Bronson was able to keep Weaver behind him to take a .830 second margin of victory under the checkered flag. The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series returns to Volusia Speedway Park on Friday night for a $2,000-to-win race, and the grand finale on Saturday night pays $10,000-to-win.

For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site atwww.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.

OFFICIAL FINISH OF ROUND 2 AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK IN DeLEON SPRINGS, FL ON 1/16/20:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS

1. 1 40b Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 25
2. 5 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN 25
3. 8 111 Max Blair Centerville, PA 25
4. 9 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA 25
5. 2 6 Clay Harris Jupiter, FL 25
6. 11 2 Trynt Lloyd Jacksonville, FL 25
7. 20 5w David Whitener Middleburg, FL 25
8. 4 5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 25
9. 15 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN 25
10. 13 7t Trevor Taylor Zellwood, FL 25
11. 22 313 Devin Dixon Apollo Beach, FL 25
12. 14 J8 Jadon Frame Decherd, TN 25
13. 18 38 Jamie Carter Clayhill, FL 25
14. 7 7a Cory Almond Appomattox, VA 25
15. 23 1 Grant Garrison Walton, KY 25
16. 19 17 Nevin Gainey Fort White, FL 25
17. 26 11 Cruz Skinner Oxford, AL 24
18. 21 9 Jimmy Waldrop Seffner, FL 24
19. 12 74 Mike Franklin Winchester, VA 24
20. 25 84 Sam Halsted 24
21. 10 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN 24
22. 6 71 Pierce McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 22
23. 16 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL 22
24. 24 K37 Drew Kennedy Lancing, TN 21
    25 3 66k Jody Knowles Tyrone, GA 7
25. 17 10 Cody Overton Evans, GA 0

ENTRIES: 41
FAST QUALIFIER: Weaver, 16.997 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Halstad and Skinner
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADER: Bronson, 1-25
KNOWLES RACE PARTS HARD CHARGER: D. Whitener (started 20th and finished 7th)
KRC HEAT RACE WINNERS: Weaver, Harris, Almond, and Bronson
CAUTIONS: 5
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .830 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 19 Minutes and 36.859 Seconds
NEXT EVENT: Volusia Speedway Park, 1/17/2020, $2,000-to-win

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN CVR 16.997
2 J8 Jadon Frame Decherd, TN Capital 17.036
3 87 Walker Arthur Forest, VA Kryptonite 17.039
4 111 Max Blair Centerville, PA Rocket 17.070
5 84 Sam Halstad 17.086
6 6 Clay Harris Jupiter, FL Rocket 17.110
7 66k Jody Knowles Tyrone, GA Rocket 17.119
8 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN Capital 17.186
9 7t Trevor Taylor Zellwood, FL Snow Bros. 17.200
10 38 Jamie Carter Clayhill, FL Barry Wright 17.279
11 38p Trey Pearson Callahan, FL Rocket 17.393
12 4 Justin Litchford Chattanooga, TN GRT 17.403
13 1 Grant Garrison Walton, KY Club 29 17.492
14 66 Jake Knowles Rome, GA Longhorn 17.496
15 10 Cody Overton Evans, GA 17.512
16 30 Todd Cooney Pleasant Hill IA 17.524
17 7 Jason Fitzgerald Jacksonville, FL Black Diamond 17.591
18 17m David Markham Live Oak, FL Kryptonite 17.897
19 9 Jimmy Waldrop Seffner, FL Rocket 17.905
20 16 Tom Egner Hinesville, GA Longhorn 17.923
21 26 Adam Bedenbaugh Lake City, FL Rocket NT/DQ

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 2 Trynt Lloyd Jacksonville, FL Longhorn 17.032
2 40b Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL Rocket 17.050
3 95 Brandon Williams Crossville, TN Capital 17.073
4 6 Dillon Brown Gaffney, SC Bloomquist 17.086
5 71 Pierce McCarter Gatlinburg, TN Longhorn 17.236
6 5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 17.237
7 7a Cory Almond Appomattox, VA Longhorn 17.244
8 74 Mike Franklin Winchester, VA Barry Wright 17.270
9 11 Cruz Skinner Oxford, AL Rocket 17.323
10 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL Rocket 17.331
11 313 Devin Dixon Apollo Beach, FL Capital 17.407
12 14b John Baker Norman Park, GA Rocket 17.470
13 17 Nevin Gainey Fort White, FL Kryptonite 17.493
14 5w David Whitener Middleburg, FL Barry Wright 17.595
15 K37 Drew Kennedy Lancing, TN Rocket 17.666
16 32 Curtis Glover 17.754
17 721 Joe Kump Lake Helen, FL Kryptonite 17.773
18 71 Cody Courtney Powell, TN CVR 17.783
19 14 Howard Stalls Mandarin, FL Black Diamond 17.943
20 39 Troy Dixon Dallas, GA Rocket 18.611

KRC POWER STEERING HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Weaver; 2. Jo. Knowles; 3. Arthur; 4. Taylor; 5. Overton; 6. Waldrop; 7. Garrison; 8. Halstad; 9. Bedenbaugh; 10. Fitzgerald; 11. Pearson DNS.

2ND HEAT: 1. Harris; 2. Blair; 3. Denby; 4. Frame; 5. Carter; 6. Cooney; 7. Litchford; 8. Ja. Knowles; 9. Egner; 10. Markham.

3RD HEAT: 1. Almond; 2. McCarter; 3. Lloyd; 4. Williams; 5. Gainey; 6. D. Dixon; 7. Kennedy; 8. Skinner; 9. Kump; 10. Stalls.

4TH HEAT: 1. Bronson; 2. M. Whitener; 3. Franklin; 4. Mathews; 5. D. Whitener; 6. Baker; 7. Brown; 8. Glover; 9. Courtney; 10. T. Dixon.

B-MAIN RACES (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Waldrop; 2. Garrison; 3. Litchford; 4. Markham; 5. Halsted; 6. Egner; 7. Bedenbaugh; 8. Ja. Knowles; 9. Cooney; 10. Fitzgerald; 11. Pearson DNS.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. D. Dixon; 2. Kennedy; 3. Skinner; 4. Kump; 5. Glover; 6. Stalls; 7. T. Dixon; 8. Baker; 9. Brown; 10. Courtney.

Newsome Raceway Parts, a Division of Raceway Chevrolet in Hartsville, SC, is the Title Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Crate Racin’ USA. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Crate Racin’ USA. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Crate Racin’ USA. Fullmoon Graphics is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Crate Racin’ USA. Crate Racin’ USA 2020 Chassis Sponsors are Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.