Ringgold Georgia's Jamie Perry picked up the trophy and checkers in Ocala, Fla. starting from the second row and overtook front-row starters Devin Dixon and Mark Whitener to go on to win the second night of the Bubba Army WinterNationals.
Perry in his # P4 "Powell Motorsports, Mark Heatherly Construction, Cotton's Service Center, Secoa Technology and Outlaw Graphics sponsored Longhorn racecar took the lead from Dixon on the 20th of 40 laps and earned $2,000 for the NeSmith Winter Shootout Crate Late Model victory.
“I was trying to save a little bit for the end, thinking it would turn out like it did last night, take rubber, and I was trying to save, save, save,” said Perry. “And the next thing you know I was pretty fast, a little bit faster than everybody else.”
Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., won Thursday's opener behind the wheel of Marc Sallack’s Rocket, what is essentially a sister car to Sheppard’s Rocket Chassis house car. Looking for his fifth consecutive top-two finish in NeSmith Winter Shootout action at the egg-shaped Ocala track, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., settled for fifth.
Starting deep in the field, series points leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, wasn't able to pull off his third straight top-five finish, instead finishing 20th, one lap down.
1.1. Jamie Perry 2. Victor Lee 3. Brandon Sheppard 4. Devin Dixon 5. Kyle Bronson 6. Mike Pegher Jr. 7. Doug Horton 8. Tyler Clem 9. Max Blair 10. Dennis Franklin 11. Mark Whitener 12. Jake Teague 13. Tyler Bare 14. Hudson O'Neal 15. Jeff Mathews 16. Justin Williams 17. Logan Roberson 18. Colton Horner 19. Trent Ivey 20. Ronnie Johnson 21. Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 22. Austin Burns 23. Pierce McCarter 24. Walker Arthur
Video of Jamie Perry in Victory Lane can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/speedshifttv/videos/1239213252814194/
Video of race highlights can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/speedshifttv/videos/1239173149484871/