dedwylderVLwmp052513MERIDIAN, MS – Scott Dedwylder of Vossburg, MS gave his young car owner who has been going through some serious medical issues a reason to smile Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park when he drove the Jerry Inmon Racing Special to victory in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Salute To The Navy 40.

Dedwylder is filling in behind the wheel of the #38 for the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS, who is recovering from major surgery to remove a cancerous portion of his small intestine and undergoing chemotherapy for the next 18 weeks.

“This a special win for me because I can help out Chase and win with his car in front of my hometown fans,” Dedwylder said. “When Chase and his crew chief Joel Murphree asked me to drive this car, all I had to do is get in it, and it is a joy to drive.”

There were several challengers for Dedwylder to deal with over the 40-lap race. Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL was able to take the lead for one lap. Point leader Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL made a bid for the lead, and Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS challenged Dedwylder late in the race.

But in the end, the high riding Vossburg Vandal was able to keep them all behind him and post the $2,000 win. Wing finished second in the Gas Monkey Garage Special, and Bronson drove the Brandon Ford Warrior to a third-place finish. Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS was fourth in the McDuffie Racing Trak-Star.

Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL started 21st in the Boland Performance Trak-Star and finished fifth to earn the Hedman Husler of the Race Award. Hollingsworth faded late in the race and took the sixth spot in the Sparks Motorsports Special. Randy Boyd of Marion, MS was seventh in the Coca-Cola of Meridian Trak-Star.

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN charged from the 20th starting spot to finish eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special, and Tait Davenport of Benton, KY took a Provisional 22nd starting spot and drove the Murtco, Inc. Special to a ninth-place finish. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS rounded out the top ten in the Billy Riels Racing GRT.

At the drop of the green flag, polesitter Wing, outside front row starter Dedwylder, and third starting Hollingsworth battled three-wide for the lead for the first two laps before the first of four caution flags came out when two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry spun the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior in turn four.

Dedwylder was scored as the leader for the first two laps of the race and had Wing and Hollingsworth doubled up behind him for the Dixie-Style Double File Restart. Hollingsworth sailed around the outside of Wing for the second spot on the restart, while Dedwylder opened up a two car-length lead.

Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL brought out the second yellow flag of the race when the High Roller Race Cars Special stalled in turn three on lap four. When the field went back to green flag racing, Wing returned the favor on Hollingsworth to retake the second position, and Bronson moved up to fourth and was on the move.

Bronson built up a head of steam and passed both Hollingsworth and Wing to take the second spot on lap five with an inside move coming off the fourth turn. McDuffie worked his way up to fifth on lap eight. Hollingsworth got to the inside of Wing on lap 15th, and grabbed the third spot coming off turn four.

Caution flag number three for debris lit up the caution bulbs on lap 16. When yellow made way for the green, Bronson got busy and moved up to challenge Dedwylder for the lead. Bronson drove under Dedwylder coming off the fourth turn on lap 17 to take the lead. Bronson’s tenure on the point was short lived, as Dedwylder sailed around the outside of Bronson in turn two and retook the lead on the next lap.

Wing came back to life for the second half of the race when he drove around the outside of Hollingsworth to move back up to third on lap 21. The fourth and final caution flag came out on lap 23 when Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL spun the Zaxby’s Rocket in turn three.

Wing got around the outside of Bronson on the restart to climb into the second spot on lap 27, and then set his sights on Dedwylder, who began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 31. Just when Wing moved up on Dedwylder’s back bumper on lap 36, Dedwylder made a move to put two lapped cars between himself and Wing.

Dedwylder then pulled away in the final two laps to take a 1.270 second margin of victory over Wing to the checkered flag. Wing was the Chris Reeves For Mayor Of Quitman, MS Fast Qualifier by out-timing the 49-car field with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 13.732 seconds.

The four 12-lap Heat Races were won by McDuffie, Jamey Boland of Cuba, AL in the Boland Performance Trak-Star, Boyd and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT. Bronson was the Rookie of the Race, and Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS earned the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award after racing his way into the main event, only to miss the show with mechanical problems with his Ellis Welding Special.

The third and final race of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Salute To The Armed Forces Nationals will be Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS with the $2,000-to-win Salute To The Air Force 40.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 7 AT WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MERIDIAN, MS ON 5/25/13:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 38 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS 40 $2,000
2. 1 00c Rodney Wing Meridian, MS 40 $1,100
3. 4 40b Kyle Bronson (R) Brandon, FL 40 $700
4. 7 760 Jim McDuffie Meridian, MS 40 $550
5. 21 1L Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL 40 $600
6. 3 18 Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL 40 $425
7. 9 118 Randy Boyd Marion, MS 40 $375
8. 20 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 40 $350
9. 22 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY 40 $325
10. 5 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 40 $300
11. 8 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL 40 $275
12. 14 11 Tim Dees Meridian, MS 40 $250
13. 24 1s Jeremy Shaw (R) Millport, AL 40 $225
14. 23 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL 40 $200
15. 16 117 Jake Teague (R) Oliver Springs, TN 40 $175
16. 11 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL 39 $150
17. 13 4w Wiley Williams Stonewall, MS 39 $140
18. 10 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 39 $125
19. 15 6 Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS 39 $125
20. 17 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN 35 $125
21. 12 2 Tyler Burgess Quitman, MS 22 $125
22. 6 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL 20 $125
23. 19 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL 18 $125
24. 18 J88 Jered Smith Hazlehurst, MS 2 $125

 

ENTRIES: 49
FAST QUALIFIER: Wing, 13.732 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Davenport and S. Smith
FIRST ALTERNATE: Shaw
LEAD CHANGES: 2
LAP LEADERS: Dedwylder, 1-16; Bronson, 17; Dedwylder, 18-40
LAPS LED: Dedwylder, 39; Bronson, 1
HEDMAN HUSLER OF THE RACE AWARD: Lucas (started 21st and finished 5th)
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Bronson
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Evan Ellis
PRC JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Daniel Bridgeman
STEALTH RACING CARBURETORS 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Boyd
VELOCITA RACE WEAR 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Johnson
MODERN IMAGES 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Davenport
AR BODIES 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Lee
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Boland
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Dees
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Shaw
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: S. Smith
KINSER AIR FILTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Teague
CAUTIONS: 4
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.270 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 32 Minutes and 17.258 Seconds

 

QUALIFYING (Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

 

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS LAP 1 LAP 2 TIME

1

 00c Rodney Wing Meridian, MS HRRC

13.732

13.934

13.732

2

 38 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS Barry Wright

13.782

13.752

13.752

3

 18h Ronny Hollingsworth Northport, AL Barry Wright

13.894

13.954

13.894

4

 40b Kyle Bronson – R Brandon, FL Warrior

14.041

13.919

13.919

5

 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS GRT

13.922

14.274

13.922

6

 25 Justin McRee Cottondale, AL HRRC

13.932

13.973

13.932

7

 760 Jim McDuffie Meridian, MS Trak-Star

13.945

14.099

13.945

8

 2 Tyler Burgess Quitman, MS Mastersbilt

14.068

13.946

13.946

9

 118 Randy Boyd Marion, MS Trak-Star

14.052

13.958

13.958

10

 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT

13.973

13.979

13.973

11

 55 Montana Dudley Phenix City, AL Rocket

14.140

13.973

13.973

12

 232 Jamey Boland Cuba, AL Trak-Star

13.989

13.990

13.989

13

 73 Evan Ellis Plantersville, MS Barry Wright

14.131

13.994

13.994

14

 1L Shep Lucas McKenzie, AL Trak-Star

14.090

14.015

14.015

15

 1s Jeremy Shaw – R Millport, AL Trak-Star

14.112

14.046

14.046

16

 02 Stephen Brantley Monroeville, AL Victory Circle

14.741

14.081

14.081

17

 117 Jake Teague – R Oliver Springs, TN Bloomquist

14.113

14.099

14.099

18

 4w Wiley Williams Stonewall, MS Trak-Star

14.121

14.200

14.121

19

 J88 Jered Smith Hazlehurst, MS Trak-Star

14.122

14.302

14.122

20

 6m Marty Hardy Biloxi, MS GRT

14.292

14.140

14.140

21

 19 Josh Adkins – R Talladega, AL Barry Wright

14.143

14.277

14.143

22

 C11 Cliff Williams Star, MS Trak-Star

14.156

14.180

14.156

23

 11 Tim Dees Meridian, MS GRT

14.192

14.156

14.156

24

 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA Scorpion

14.161

14.214

14.161

25

 5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN Mastersbilt

14.237

14.174

14.174

26

 19m Marcus Minga Shannon, MS Rocket

14.181

 NT

14.181

27

 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS GRT

14.192

14.298

14.192

28

 75p Phillip Stanley Gilbertown, AL Trak-Star

14.293

14.198

14.198

29

 18d Tait Davenport Benton, KY Longhorn

14.202

14.882

14.202

30

 21m Cody Martin – R Christiana, TN Warrior

14.210

14.342

14.210

31

 110 Brent Barrett Cleveland, MS GRT

14.217

14.310

14.217

32

 09 Daniel Bridgmon Meridian, MS Mastersbilt

14.835

14.233

14.233

33

 34 Doug Sanchagrin Florence, MS Trak-Star

14.291

14.427

14.291

34

 56 David Earl Gentry Murfreesboro, TN Warrior

14.345

14.343

14.343

35

 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA Stinger

14.366

17.561

14.366

36

 34 Lee Mason Wetumpka, AL Trak-Star

14.460

14.370

14.370

37

 24 Ryan Oswalt Northport, AL Rocket

14.389

14.371

14.371

38

 17ss Shan Smith Dade City, FL TNT

14.374

14.511

14.374

39

 50 Joey Credidio <