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THOMAS SWEEPS NIGHT ONE OF THE DURRENCE LAYNE COCHRAN CLASH COCHRAN, GA – Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, AL swept night one of the Cochran Clash for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Friday night at Cochran Motor Speedway driving the Jenwood, Inc. Scorpion. Thomas set Fast Time, started on the pole position for the main event, and then led all 40 laps on his way to the $2,000 top prize. Thomas held off a mid-race challenge from Jake Knowles of Rome, GA and a late race challenge from Travis Pennington of Stapleton, GA to take just under a second margin of victory at the checkered flag in Round 5 of the 2019 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Winter Shootout Series. “We did what you want to do and that’s set fast time, lead all of the laps, and win the race, but it wasn’t easy tonight,” Thomas said. “On that last restart, I saw Travis up on the outside, and I knew I had better not make a mistake. The track got better as the race went on, and I think tomorrow night we’ll be able to race all over this thing.” Pennington had to settle for second in the U.S. Duffie Hauling Special, and the defending Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ashton Winger of Hampton, GA took the third spot in the Keyser Manufacturing Rocket. Pearson Lee Williams of Dublin, GA charged from the 16th starting spot in the Dublin Tire Special and finished fourth. Clay Harris of Jupiter, FL was fifth in the Dunnrite Construction Rocket, and the defending Winter Shootout Champion and current point leader Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN drove the Car Smart Auto Sales Special to a sixth-place finish. All Elliott has to do is start Saturday night’s race at Cochran Motor Speedway to clinch his second straight Winter Shootout title. Joseph Brown of Columbus, GA finished seventh in the Lewis Auto Sales Rocket and Walker Arthur of Forest, VA was seventh in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special. Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA took the ninth spot in the Middle Georgia Roofing CVR, and Knowles came back from a lap 38 spin to round out the top ten in the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Special. Thomas was the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Fast Qualifier with a lap around Cochran Motor Speedway in 14.417 seconds, and led the field down for the start of the race from the pole position. Thomas took the lead coming off the second turn followed by Winger, Knowles, Brown and Elliott. Harris brought out the first of four caution flags in the race when he stalled in turn four, but he was able to restart the race. Thomas led the field down for the Dixie-Style Double-File Restart with Winger, Knowles, Brown, Pennington, Elliott, Parker Martin of McIntyre, GA in the Vaden Automotive Special, Shane Riner of Guyton , GA in the Lawn Products Rocket, Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA in the Clayton Signs Rocket and Logan Palmer of Acworth, GA in the Prather Special doubled up behind him. When the green Flag came out, Thomas pulled away with the lead, but Jake Knowles powered around the outside of Winger to take over the second spot, and Pennington dusted off the top shelf of Cochran Motor Speedway and sailed around the outside to advance from fifth to third. That earned Pennington the VP Racing Lubricants Slick Move of the Race Award. By lap 12, Thomas caught the cars on the tail end of the lead lap, and Knowles began to reel in the leader and make up a 12 car-length deficit. Knowles made it to Thomas’ back bumper by lap 14 and started to look inside the leader. The lapped cars went away on lap 19 when Drew Kennedy of Lancing, TN cut down a right-rear tire on his Schubert Monument Sales Rocket on the backstretch to bring out the caution flag. Thomas led Jake Knowles, Pennington, Winger, Brown, Riner, Herrington, Martin, Williams, and Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN in the Hickman Manufacturing CVR in second through tenth respectively down for the restart. For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing. OFFICIAL RESULTS OF WINTER SHOOTOUT ROUND 5 AT COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COCHRAN, GA ON 3/8/19: POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN $ WON ENTRIES: 21 |
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