Edge Dominates Night One for NeSmith Late Models at Golden Isles Speedway

EDGE DOMINATES NIGHT ONE FOR NeSMITH LATE MODELS AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY

(February 5, 2016 - BRUNSWICK, GA) – Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL was the man to beat on Friday night at Golden Isles Speedway, as he won Night 1 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Edge took the lead from Ryan Carter of Blackshear, GA on lap three, and never looked back in the 50-lap race to claim the top prize of $2,500.

Edge started out the evening by out-qualifying the 29-car field with a lap around the 4/10-mile clay oval in the Edge’s Gas Company Special in 16.344 seconds to earn the pole position for the bug show.  Edge took the lead on the initial start, but a multi-car tangle in turn one brought about a complete restart.

Carter got the hole shot on the next green flag, and put his Mark’s Auto and Collision Special in the lead.  Edge was able to get his momentum up on the second lap, and then sailed around Carter to take the lead he would never relinquish on the third tour around Golden Isles Speedway.

“Our car was fast from the time we unloaded it until we took the checkered flag.,” Edge said.  “About the only mistake I made all night was on that restart when I let Ryan Carter get a jump on me.  I really have taken a liking to Golden Isles Speedway because it’s big, fast, and it reminds me a lot of one of my home tracks, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.  We’ll check the race car over real well in the morning and try to win another one tomorrow.”

Grant Garrison of Walton, KY finished second in the Darrell Lanigan Racing Special after a race-long duel with P.L. Williams of Dublin, GA in the Dublin Tire TNT, who took the third spot.  Cale Conley of Davidson, NC drove the BMC Motorsports Special to a fourth-place finish, and Robert Diekemper of Bloomingdale, GA started 15th in the Chatham Classic Homes Special.

Will Herrington of Cochran, GA was sixth in the Herrington Auto Warrior and Joshua Bishop of Statesboro, GA took the seventh spot in the Augusta Industrial Services Special.  Mallory Harvey of Baxley, GA finished eighth in the Rentz Farms Rocket, and Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA was ninth in the Ace Equipment Special.

Carter ran in the top three for most of the race, but faded in the closing laps to round out the top ten.  In preliminary action, the two ten lap B-Main Races were won by Jason Fitzgerald of Middleburg, FL in the Southway Crane Rental GRT, and Chesley Dixon of Swainsboro, GA in the Central Fence Company Special.

With the victory, Edge now leads the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout point standings by 100 points over Conley.  Edge has 360 points to Conley’s 260.  Ryan King of Seymour, TN is third in the standings 256 points driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series returns to Golden Isles Speedway for Night 2 of the RockAuto.com Winter Series with a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event, Round 5 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout, and a part of the Golden Isles Speedway Super Bowl of Racing.  NeSmith Late Model Pre-Race Registration opens at 11 a.m. and Qualifying will be at 2 p.m.

Golden Isles Speedway is located 12 miles west of I-95 at Exit 29 on U.S. Highway 82.  The physical address for Golden Isles Speedway is 101 Speedway Drive, Waynesville, GA  31566.  For more information call 912-778-3767, or visit the track web site at www.goldenislesspeedway.com.  You can also like their Facebook Page at Golden Isles Speedway Park.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor.  Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models.  Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com, Integra Racing Shocks, Image Screen Printing, and Gresham Race Parts.  2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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PHOTO CUTLINE:  Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL drives his #18 Edge’s Gas Company Special under Ryan Carter of Blackshear, GA in the #52 Mark’s Auto and Collision Special to take the lead on the third lap of the 50-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series RockAuto.com Winter Shootout race Friday night at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA in the Super Bowl of Racing.  Edge led the rest of the way to the checkered flag to collect the $2,500 top prize.  (NeSmith Media Photo by Bruce Carroll)