DAVID BREAZEALE MASTERS 1^ST ANNUAL JERRY INMON CLASSIC FOR NeSMITH SDCS

(Story Courtesy of PRO Dirt Car Series)

               WINONA, MS – David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS navigated lapped traffic masterfully to claim the win in the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series 1st Annual Jerry Inmon Classic on Friday night at Central Mississippi Speedway driving the L&D Trucking Mastersbilt.  

               The $2,000 to win, 40 lap affair drew a field of twenty-two Super Late Models, and was co-sanctioned by the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Super Late Model Series and the Promoters Racing Organization (PRO) Dirt Car Series.  

               After being the only driver to crack the thirteen second bracket in time trials, the NeSmith SDCS point leader Breazeale was the Southern Belle Pole Qualifier and was joined on the front row for the feature by Klint Byars from Carrolton, Mississippi.

               As the green flag flew on the event, Breazeale blasted into turn one with Byars, Tombo Callahan, Dean Carpenter, and Rick Rickman in pursuit.  As Breazeale motored away from the field early in the event, a great three wide battle was being hosted for the second spot among Byars, Callahan, and Carpenter.  Byars would clear the battle by lap four as Carpenter moved past Callahan to take the fourth spot.

               Lap six would see Breazeale already catching the lap traffic. Seventh starting, Anthony Burroughs, was making noise by lap 10, when he moved up to the fourth position and began to provide heavy pressure to Carpenter for third.  As Carpenter and Burroughs began to catch Byars for the second spot, and lap 14 would see Byars jump the cushion exiting turn two and narrowly escape heavy contact with the wall.  Despite not slamming into the wall, Byars would slip back to fifth.

               The event’s first caution would wave on lap 20 for Brian Rickman, who slowed down the front stretch. At the time of the caution the top five running order consisted of Breazeale, Carpenter, Burroughs, Byars, and Rick Rickman.  However, under the caution Byars would begin to experience over-heating problems and was forced to retire pit side.

               The ensuing restart would find Burroughs race past Carpenter for the second spot. Two laps later the caution would wave again as Chase Washington slowed down the front stretch. The field would return to green after the brief caution period, but would be slowed again on lap 23 as Jay Burchfield and Ray Mauldin made contact down the front stretch.

               The next restart would prove to be the final one of the night as Breazeale once again drove away from the start as Carpenter retook the second position from Burroughs. The running order in the top five would remain the same for the rest of the event as David Breazeale claimed his second tour triumph of 2010 with Carpenter, Burroughs, Rickman, and Wade Byars rounding out the top five.

               Klint Byars was the recipient of the GRT Race Cars Hard Luck Award after being forced to relinquish his fourth position at the race’s midway point with overheating problems.  Shane Stephens was the recipient of the Hard Charger Award for advancing more positions (10) than any other driver in the main event.

               The next two events for the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series will be this Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL with a $2,000-to-win 40-lap main event, and this Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with a 40-lap $2,500-to-win main event.

The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series and the P.R.O. Dirt Car Series will team up again over the course of the July 4th weekend with the Four Crown Nationals, which will see the tour tear a path of mayhem through Mississippi .

 Events will be held at Greenville Speedway in Greenville , MS on July 1, Central Mississippi Speedway on July 2, Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian , MS on July 3, and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus , MS on July 4.