COCHRAN, GA – Michael Page of Villa Rica, GA won his ten-lap heat race in the Troy Baird Racing Special on Saturday night to earn the pole position for the $20,000-to-win 16th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series that will be held Sunday night at Cochran Motor Speedway.
The top two finishers in the six ten lap KRC Heat Races transferred into the Big Show. Page won the sixth heat to earn the pole and Zach Sise of Seymour, TN will start on the outside of Page in the front row after winning the fourth heat in the R&W Properties CVR.
Jake Rainey of Hiram, GA will start on the inside of row two in the Harrod Logging Special after winning the fifth heat race, and Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL will start on the outside of row two after winning the second heat race in the K-Line Logistics Rocket.
Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Co-point leader Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA starts the main event from the inside of row three in 5m Construction Rocket after winning the third heat race. Ben Faircloth of Swainsboro, GA starts on the outside of third row after winning the first heat in the Sunbelt Heating and Air Special.
Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL finished second in the sixth heat race and will start the Baker Farms Special on the inside of row four. Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, GA drove the EZ Go Special to a second-place finish in the fourth heat race to earn the outside fourth row starting spot for the main event.
Jeremy Faircloth of Swainsboro, GA took the second spot in the fifth heat race and will start the Faircloth Forestry Service Special on the inside of the fifth row. Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN will start the B&M Concrete CVR on the outside of the fifth row after finishing second in the second heat race.
Bubba Pollard of Senoia, GA finished second in the third heat race and will start the Race Car Engineering Special on the inside of the sixth row for the Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race. Kelly Walker of Moultrie, GA starts the Lasseter Tractor Company Special on the outside of the sixth row after finishing second in the first heat race.
Drivers that finished third on back in the six KRC Heat Races, will have more opportunities to make the Big Show in preliminary races on Sunday night. They will line up in one of three KRC B-Main Races in which the top three drivers in each B-Main will fill in starting spots 13 through 21 for the World Championship Race.
The fastest qualifier that fails to transfer to the main event will earn the 22nd starting spot for the main event. Starting positions 23 and 24 are Crate Racin’ USA Provisional spots reserved for the Top 15 in points coming into the race. There will be a Non-Qualifiers Race for those that fail to transfer from the B-Main Races.
The winner of the Non-Qualifiers Races can take the $600 for winning that race, or he can start 25th in the Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race. Those Crate Racin’ USA Provisional spots will be at a premium, as nine of top 11 drivers eligible are still on the outside looking in, including the Co-point leader Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL.
To add to the excitement of the B-Main races, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL, who has won the last three Chevrolet Performance World Championship Races, has entered the race and will arrive at Cochran Motor Speedway on Sunday after competing in Ohio with another series on Saturday night. If Bronson is going to win his fourth straight, he will have to tag the tail of a B-Main and race his way in with a top three finish.
In other Saturday night action, Matt Henderson of Loudon, TN was the Boyd Built Fabricators Fast Qualifier among the 55 entrants. Henderson drove the R&W Properties CVR around Cochran Motor Speedway in 15.002 seconds. Henderson crashed in the sixth heat race while battling with Page for the lead.
If Henderson’s car can be repaired and he can start a KRC B-Main race, he would be the first driver in line to earn the 22nd starting spot provision that goes to the fastest qualifier that fails to make the race through Heat Race and B-Main competition.
The economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is in stock and available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville, SC.
Newsome Raceway Parts gives a portion of the sales from each Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine sold back to the Crate Racin’ USA Point Funds in four different Divisions. Each economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. To place an order call 1-877-497-3624.
For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/. You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at crateracinusa.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 16TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COCHRAN, GA ON 9/5/2020:
BOYD BULT FABRICATORS GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
21k
Kelly Walker
Moultrie, GA
Capital
15.449
2
9
Ches Chester
Twin City, GA
Rocket
15.788
3
22
Jonah Bozeman
Moultrie, GA
Longhorn
15.993
4
J1
Joshua Bishop
Statesboro, GA
Longhorn
15.993
5
91
Colby Darda (T)
LaGrange, GA
Longhorn
16.043
6
27
Ben Faircloth
Swainsboro, GA
Scorpion
16.160
7
33
Jeff Mathews
Brandon, FL
Rocket
16.199
8
1n
Jordy Nipper
Macon, GA
Rocket
NT
9
28
Henry Carter
Kite, GA
TNT
NT
GROUP 2:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
66k
Dylan Knowles
Lanett, AL
Rocket
15.353
2
26jr
Jimmy Sharpe Jr.
Lyons, GA
Longhorn
15.360
3
110
Ricky Cullpepper
Hamilton, GA
Longhorn
15.376
4
116
Randy Weaver
Crossville, TN
CVR
15.388
5
97
Cody Overton (R)
Evans, GA
Longhorn
15.470
6
5w
David Whitener
Middleburg, FL
Barry Wright
15.586
7
7
Jason Fitzgerald (T)
Jacksonville, FL
Black Diamond
15.759
8
14b
John Baker (T)
Norman Park, GA
Rocket
15.986
9
2
Bo Slay
Milton, FL
Longhorn
16.500
GROUP 3:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
14
Wil Herrington
Hawkinsville, GA
Rocket
15.396
2
26
Bubba Pollard
Senoia, GA
Longhorn
15.524
3
3
Cody Smith (T)
Baker, FL
Rocket
15.547
4
6m
Parker Martin (R/YG)
Milledgeville, GA
Longhorn
15.581
5
03
Jody Knowles
Tyrone, GA
Longhorn
15.721
6
2
Trynt Lloyd (R/YG)
Jacksonville, FL
Longhorn
15.733
7
5
Lucas Ruark
Suwanee, GA
Rocket
15.975
8
F36
Cale Finley
Athens, AL
CVR
16.036
9
14c
Kyle Hardy
Linden, VA
Rocket
NT
GROUP 4:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
9
Zach Sise
Seymour, TN
CVR
15.152
2
10
Garrett Smith (YG)
Eatonton, GA
Barry Wright
15.488
3
23p
Ahnna Parkhurst
Evans, GA
Bloomquist
15.553
4
21
Corey Dunn
Milledgeville, GA
CVR
15.602
5
313
Devin Dixon (T)
Apollo Beach, FL
Capital
15.701
6
8
Wayne Harbin
Whitesburg, GA
15.847
7
3
Phillip Pittman
Vidalia, GA
Rocket
16.100
8
1
Ty Ellis (T)
Covington, GA
Barry Wright
16.323
9
40b
Kyle Bronson (T)
Brandon, FL
Rocket
NT
GROUP 5:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
87
Jake Rainey (T)
Hiram, GA
Capital
15.337
2
4
Jeremy Faircloth (T)
Swainsboro, GA
Black Diamond
15.442
3
11
Cruz Skinner
Oxford, AL
Rocket
15.596
4
15
Mitch Fulford
Montrose. GA
Rocket
15.639
5
71
Jim Rogers (T)
Statesboro, GA
Russell Brown
15.867
6
11m
Tyler Mimbs (T)
East Dublin, GA
Scorpion
15.868
7
05
T.J. Brittain
Centre, AL
Warrior
15.896
8
10
Joseph Joiner
Milton, FL
Capital
NT
9
D52
Brad Basey
Augusta, GA
Rocket
NT
GROUP 6:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
CHASSIS
TIME
1
22
Matt Henderson
Loudon, TN
CVR
15.002
2
5w
Mark Whitener
Middleburg, FL
Barry Wright
15.117
3
18x
Michael Page (T)
Villa Rica. GA
Mastersbilt
15.169
4
95
Brandon Williams
Crossville, TN
Capital
15.236
5
23
Cory Hedgecock
Loudon, TN
Rocket
15.351
6
3d
Dalton Hood
Vidalia, GA
Rocket
15.588
7
5c
Johnny Collins
Hillard, FL
Barry Wright
15.615
8
18
Matt Cooper
McKenzie, TN
Rocket
15.918
9
115
Dustin Elliott (T)
Pine Mountain, GA
Black Diamond
16.005
10
39
Troy Dixon (R)
Dallas, GA
Rocket
16.670
HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):
1ST HEAT: 1. B. Faircloth; 2. Walker; 3. Bishop; 4. Bozeman; 5. Nipper; 6. Mathews; 7. Darda; 8. Chester DQ/Tire; 9. Carter DNS.
2ND HEAT: 1. D. Knowles; 2. Weaver; 3. Overton (R); 4. Culpepper; 5. Fitzgerald; 6. Baker; 7. Sharpe; 8. Clay; 9. D. Whitener.
3RD HEAT: 1. Herrington; 2. Pollard; 3. C. Smith; 4. J. Knowles; 5. Martin (R/YG); 6. Lloyd (R/YG); 7. Hardy; 8. Finley; 9. Ruark.
4TH HEAT: 1. Sise; 2. Parkhurst; 3. Dunn (R); 4. G. Smith; 5. Harbin; 6. D. Dixon; 7. Pittman; 8. Ellis (R); 9. Bronson DNS.
5TH HEAT: 1. Rainey (YG); 2. J. Faircloth; 3. Skinner; 4. Brittain; 5. Fulford; 6. Rogers; 7. Mimbs; 8. Basey; 9. Joiner DNS.
6TH HEAT: 1, Page; 2. M. Whitener; 3. Williams; 4. Hedgecock; 5. Hood; 6. Collins; 7. T. Dixon (R); 8. Cooper; 9. Henderson; 10. Elliott.
TOP 12 FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
18x Michael Page – 9 Zach Sise
ROW 2:
87 Jake Rainey – 66k Dylan Knowles
ROW 3:
14 Wil Herrington – 27 Ben Faircloth
ROW 4:
5 Mark Whitener – 23p Ahnna Parkhurst
ROW 5:
4 Jeremy Faiecloth – 116 Randy Weaver
ROW 6:
26 Bubba Pollard – 21k Kelly Walker
B-MAIN LINE-UPS (Top 3 Transfer To Main Events):
1ST B-MAIN:
95 Williams – 97 Overton
23 Hedgecock – 110 Culpepper
3h Hood – 7 Fitzgerald
5c Collins – 14b Baker
39 T. Dixon – 26 Sharpe
18 Cooper – 2 Slay
22 Henderson – 5d D. Whitener
115 Elliot
2ND B-MAIN:
21 Dunn – 3 C. Smith
10 G. Smith – 03 J. Knowles
8 Harbin – 6m Martin
313 D. Dixon – 2 Lloyd
3 Pittman – 14c Hardy
1 Ellis – F36 Finley
40 Bronson – 5 Ruark
3RD B-MAIN:
11 Skinner – J1 Bishop
05 Brittain – 22 Bozeman
15 Fulford – 1n Nipper
71 Rogers – 33 Mathews
11m Mimbs – 91 Darda
D52 Basey – 9c Chester
10 Joiner – 28 Carter
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. Willy’s 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.
PHOTO CUTLINE: Michael Page will start from the Pole Position for the $20,000 to win Chevrolet Performance World Championship at Cochran Motor Speedway, Sunday night September 6th. (Brian McLeod/Dirt Scenes Photo)