ELLIOTT BAGS SECOND STRAIGHT CRATE RACIN’ USA ICE BOWL WIN AT TST

              EASTABOGA, AL – Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN drove the Car Smart Auto Sales Longhorn to his second straight Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Ice Bowl win on Sunday at Talladega Short Track. Elliott started second and led all 50 laps on his way to a $3,000 pay day in the 29th Annual version of the race.

              Three-time Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN finished second and Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN took the third spot in the Parkway Liquors Longhorn. Chase Walls of Decherd, TN drove the Live Pure CVR to a fourth-place finish.

              Two-time series champion Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN was fifth in the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket and Oakley Johns of Hohenwald, TN finished sixth in the Johns Farms Pierce. Seven went to T.J. Brittain of Centre, AL in the Brittain Hauling Warrior, and Joseph Brown of Columbus, GA drove the Lewis Auto Sales Rocket to an eighth-place finish.

              Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL finished ninth and Jake Rainey of Hiram, GA rounded out the top ten in the Wren’s Body Shop Capital Race Car. Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA was the Hard Charger of the Race after starting 22nd and finishing 11th in the Clayton Signs Rocket.

              In preliminary action, Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL out-timed the 34-car field in Boyd Bilt Fabricators Group Qualifying on Saturday with a lap around Talladega Short Track in 15.378 seconds driving the Skinner’s Body Shop Rocket. 

            The four ten-lap Heat Races on Saturday were won by McCarter, Elliott, Johns and Johnson. The two 12-lap B-Main Races on Sunday were won by Bryant Marsh of Corinth, MS in the Modern Woodmen of America Rocket and Mike Combs of Odenville, AL in the Legacy Environmental Process Rocket.

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 RESULTS OF THE 29TH ANNUAL ICE BOWL AT TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK IN EASTABOGA, AL ON 1/5/2020:

POS      STRT   CAR #  DRIVER                            HOMETOWN                  LAPS    
1.           2            J39       Jimmy Elliott                   Cleveland, TN                  50
2.           1            5            Ronnie Johnson               Chattanooga, TN            50
3.           3            71          Pierce McCarter                            Gatlinburg, TN                50
4.           5            25          Chase Walls                     Decherd, TN                     50
5.           6            23          Cory Hedgecock                            Loudon, TN                      50
6.           4            C6         Oakley Johns                   Hohenwald, TN                50
7.           7            05          T.J. Brittain                     Centre, AL                        50
8.           10          92          Joseph Brown                  Columbus, GA                 50
9.           14          57          Josh Adkins                      Talladega, AL                  50
10.         11          87          Jake Rainey                     Hiram, GA                        50
11.         22          66          Jody Knowles                  Tyrone, GA                      50
12.         21          14          Randall Walker                             New Market, AL             50
13.         20          B97       Lee Burdett                      Hueytown, AL                  50
14.         18          5c          Mike Combs                     Odenville, AL                   50
15.         15          14LP    Logan Palmer                  Acworth, GA                    50
16.         9            11          Cruz Skinner                   Oxford, AL                       48
17.         17          1            Bryant Marsh                  Corinth, MS                     46
18.         13          14jr      Victor Turner Jr.            Pell City, AL                    45
19.         8            J0          John Ownbey                   Cleveland, TN                  45
20.         23          01w       Jason Welshan                Maryville, TN                  32
21.         12          01          Blant Duke                       Carrollton, GA                24
22.         21          21          Corey Dunn                      Milledgeville, GA            7
23.         16          K5         David Kay                        Munford, AL                    5
24.         24          00          Ruben Mayfield               Lenoir City, TN               2

ENTRIES: 34
BOYD BILT FABRICATORS FAST QUALIFIER: Skinner, 15.378 Seconds
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADERS: Elliott, 1-50
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Knowles (started 22nd and finished 11th)
CAUTIONS: 9
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.290 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 42 Minutes and 13.946 Seconds
NEXT RACE: January 16, $1,500-to-win, Volusia County Speedway, Barberville, FL