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Ashley a runner-up no more - takes O'Reilly SUPR/MSCCS Challenge!
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (May 29, 2005) – Rain was all around Baton Rouge Raceway and the track took a heavy downpour in the morning but despite circumstances that seemed to conspire against racing, racing happened. David Ashley’s overcame his own challenges to take the victory as his motor held together long enough to hold off the constant pressure from Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth to take round one of the challenge. Ashley visited victory lane for the first time in 2005 after recording five runner-up finishes in O'Reilly SUPR competition. Ashley started on the outside pole in his Thornhill Wrecker/Serco/Wyatt’s Collision Center/Wall2Wall Performance Engines Larry Shaw Chevrolet Monte Carlo and was able to outgun Hollingsworth at the start. But Hollingsworth would not go away, constantly pressuring Ashley particularly in the later stages of the race as Ronnie Lee looked a bit stronger off the corners but Ashley was able to hold his line, the same line Hollingsworth needed and the duo reached the checkers nose to tail. Ashley
was quick to thank his crew, his sponsors, his family and most
importantly God for his performance.
“To come home to For Hollingsworth, it was a case of waiting for an opportunity that never did present itself. “He never bobbled and that made it hard for us to pass him. I got in to the wall that with about fifteen to go and it didn’t seem like it would turn in quite as good.” Hollingsworth tried the outside line on a few restarts but admitted “our car really didn’t want to run up there.” Jason Ingalls started fifth and ran in the top five all night, moving up to third when Rodney Wing departed on lap 20 with a dead battery. Ingalls felt he used the wrong tire up front as his softer right front began to fade in the late stages of the race but he was able to hold off David Breazeale to take third. “I felt all right, other than the fact that I went with the 11 on the right front. It was good early but about halfway through it was killing me. I was having to brake and throttle the car loose to get it out of the turn.” Ingalls who scored his first career SUPR win earlier in the year thanked Michael Nash for giving him a chance to drive his car. Breazeale,
who won the 31 Late Models were on hand. David Ashley, Rodney Wing, Ray Moore and Jason Ingalls claimed the heat race victories while Kennith Crowe and Dennis Duncan topped the last chance races. Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth was the B&K Underground Top Qualifier and Jody Prince claimed the Creel Brothers Hard Charger award for moving from 23rd to 11th in the feature. Official Results: 1. David Ashley 2. Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth 3. Jason Ingalls 4. David Breazeale 5. Kenny Merchant 6. Marlon Wild 7. David Gentry 8. Chris Wall 9. Mike Boland 10. Jay Blair 11. Jody Prince 12. Dennis Duncan 13. Ray Moore 14. Robbie Stuart 15. Adam Willis 16. Charles Nash 17. Elizabeth Halpin Smith 18. Jimmy Noland 19. Neil Baggett 20. Rodney Wing 21. Bubba Mullins 22. Kennith Crowe 23. Patrick Daniel 24. Chad Thrash
The Mississippi Modifieds were also in action and Shane Hebert claimed his second feature win of the season. 36 MS Modifieds were ready for battle. Divided into five heat races, Gregg Hollingsworth, Shane Hebert, Brooks Strength, Brandon Butler and Jason Taylor. The field started 24 with lightning all around the track. When the green flag waved the battle was on. Upfront Hollingsworth and Hebert ran wheel to wheel. First yellow happen when James Ward spun in one. The restart didn't make a lap when Michael Blount spun in four. The race made it with no more yellows till halfway when Ben Stephens looped it in two. Upfront Shane Hebert took the lead from Hollingsworth. Noah Daspit moved to third, Kent Hollingsworth was fourth and Billy Collett fifth.
In local racing action, On the drop of the green Dustin Westmoreland took the lead followed by Cannon and Acosta third. Joe Simoneaux spun, and did a good job of getting back going without a yellow. Yellow did fly when Cannon running second in two spun. Westmoreland is on a roll and scored another win. Kevin Philps finished second and comes closer to that win each week. Acosta third, Cannon came back up to finish fourth and Jack Sanders took fifth.
Mark Simeon took the heat win for street stock. On the start of the feature they ran four wide for the lead, Simeon, Jason Jackson, Mike Wholgamuth and Jody Vicknair.Jason Jackson went on to get the lead and keep his winning streak up. Mark Simeon took second, Mike Wholgamuth third, Jody Vicknair fourth and rounding out the top five was Jimmy Stephens.
Pure stock heat winners were Jason Truax and Donovan Romero. Tracy Talbert got the lead on the start of the feature, then Cliff Welch took the lead and Talbert went to the pits. Welch led the rest of the race and went on to score his first win. Jason Truax second, Donovan Romero third, Jacob Teal fourth, and fifth Kent Maher.
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