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November 12
Senoia Raceway,
Senoia, GA
Sanction: Unsanctioned Supers (Peach Bowl) - $10,000
Information provided by: Staff reports (last updated November 13, 7:45 am)
Bronson earns $10,000 in Peach State opener
Peach Bowl
  1. Kyle Bronson
  2. Chris Madden
  3. Mike Marlar
  4. Spencer Hughes
  5. Ashton Winger
  6. Tyler Erb
  7. Austin Horton
  8. Zack Dohm
  9. Ross Bailes
  10. Ricky Weiss
  11. Max Blair
  12. Ryan Gustin
  13. Cade Dillard
  14. Joseph Joiner
  15. Brent Larson
  16. Jensen Ford
  17. Jimmy Owens
  18. Wil Herrington
  19. Will Roland
  20. Dennis Erb Jr.
  21. Mark Whitener
  22. Austin Kirkpatrick
  23. Cody Overton
  24. Randy Weaver
presented by
Richard Barnes
Kyle Bronson in victory lane after his $10,000 victory.
What won the race: Edging ahead of polesitter Chris Madden at the flagstand on the opening lap, outside front row starter Kyle Bronson went on to lead all 25 circuits for a $10,000 victory Friday at Senoia Raceway. Bronson, of Brandon, Fla., finished 2.308 seconds ahead of Madden to win Senoia’s Peach Bowl, kicking off the weekend’s Peach State Classic, which features a 75-lap, $52,052-to-win finale on Saturday.
Key notes: A precursor to Saturday’s inaugural $52,052-to-win Peach State Classic, Friday’s $10,000-to-win program gave drivers a chance get dialed in before the richest race in Senoia Raceway history. … Watch all of Saturday's action, which includes Crate Late Models on FloRacing.
On the move: Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., started 16th and finished ninth.
Winner's sponsors: Bronson’s Rocket Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Brandon Ford, Brandon Collision, All Florida Real Estate Group, Racecar Engineering and Lucas Oil.
Current weather: Clear, 45°F
Car count: 63
Fast qualifier: Ashton Winger
Time: 13.107 seconds
Polesitter: Chris Madden
Heat race winners: Chris Madden, Spencer Hughes, Tyler Erb, Kyle Bronson, Mike Marlar, Wil Herrington
Consolation race winners: Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Mark Whitener
Editor's note: Corrects Ross Bailes' finishing position.
From staff reports

SENOIA, Ga. (Nov. 12) — When Kyle Bronson outran Hampton, Ga.’s Ashton Winger to win the fourth heat and gain a starting spot on the outside front row of Friday’s Peach Bowl at Senoia Raceway, Bronson served notice that Winger, who won all five special events he entered at the 3/8-mile oval just 40 miles south of Atlanta this season, was indeed beatable. Bronson, of Brandon, Fla., backed it up in the feature.

Edging ahead of polesitter Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., at the flagstand on the opening lap, Bronson went on to lead all 25 circuits for a $10,000 victory to kick off the weekend’s Peach State Classic, which features a 75-lap, $52,052-to-win finale on Saturday.

Bronson finished 2.308 seconds ahead of Madden, who was comfortably ahead of fourth-starting Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., who improved one position to finish third in the caution-free main event. Spencer Hughes of Meridian, Miss., fell to fourth after starting third, while Winger completed the top five after starting eighth.

Bronson earned his first win and just his fifth top-five finish since winning the Lucas Oil Series-sanctioned $53,000-to-win Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals at Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway on July 24. He won Friday’s race at Senoia in much the same way he did I-80’s crown jewel, with a masterful drive around the track’s top side. Bouncing off the concrete in a shower of sparks nearly every other lap, Bronson pulled away from Madden and was never seriously challenged. Thanks to two hair-raising moves in traffic, Bronson didn’t even give ground when he caught back markers.

“My car was pretty good there. I went through the middle the first part of the race and my guys told me to get up top,” said Bronson. “I got up top and I was really good. I was kinda just cruising there and trying to set the pace of the race. I kinda just hit my marks every lap and I felt like my car was really good, you know.”

His marks must have been tattooed on Senoia’s big yellow outside wall, because lap after lap, that’s where he ended up as he steadily increased his advantage over Madden. He stretched his lead to 1.202 seconds by lap 10. By lap 20, his lead reached its peak of 3.152 seconds.

“We set our car up to kinda run the middle of the racetrack. (The track) had that lip up there and Kyle, he’s one of the best when it comes to running the top,” said Madden. “He was able to lay it up there and get it done. It was a short race tonight and he had a good race car. We had a good race car ourself, we just couldn’t get to the lead there on the start.

“He did a good job of keeping his momentum up there and I just never could clear him so I could run up off the corner. Starting on the inside it’s tough to get the lead here. The outside guy’s definitely got the momentum advantage there.”

After getting by Hughes on lap two, Marlar seldom got within striking distance of the two frontrunners. He managed to close the gap to under a second only twice, drawing to within 0.598 of a second behind Madden on lap 20. But Madden began to ease away again on lap 21 and Marlar, who along with both Bronson and Madden praised the track prep, couldn’t get any closer.

“We were using all the racetrack that’s for sure,” said Marlar of Senoia’s slippery surface. “It was a good track. Congratulations to Kyle and Chris. It was fun racing with them.”

Neither Winger — the odds-on favorite to take Saturday’s gargantuan top prize — nor self-declared favorite Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, were factors in Friday’s short-distance affair. Winger, who has five special-event victories at Senoia this season, including an Oct. 2 World of Outlaws win, was the overall fast qualifier before finishing second in his heat to Bronson to earn the eighth starting spot in the feature. Erb, who won the third heat and started fifth in the feature, traded spots with Winger four times over the first eight laps before finally giving way for good on lap nine. He ended up settling for sixth.

Notes: Fifteen of the 24 starters finished on the lead lap. … Bronson said winning on Friday guaranteed nothing on Saturday. “These deals are tough. These guys here are the best guys in the country,” he said. “You could be a hero today, a zero tomorrow. So we still gotta work, put our head down and go to work. Tomorrow’s a whole new day. Anything could happen.” … Madden said he felt good about his chances in Saturday’s 75-lapper. “We learned some stuff tonight,” Madden said. “We tried some stuff and we’re pretty good right where we’re at. Thanks to Bubba (Pollard) and them. They give us a great racetrack tonight. Hopefully they can give us this (Saturday) night and it won’t rubber up and we can have a great race.” … Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., and Michael Page of Douglasville, Ga., both crashed in separate single-car incidents during the second heat and scratched from their consolation race. Clanton broke a driveshaft after jumping the cushion and Page suffered heavy right front damage after tagging the wall in turns three and four. ... Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., debuted a new Longhorn Chassis in finishing 17th; his Ramirez Motorsports entry has been a Rocket Chassis in recent seasons.

Preliminary results:

Feature lineup

Row 1: Chris Madden, Kyle Bronson
Row 2: Spencer Hughes, Mike Marlar
Row 3: Tyler Erb, Wil Herrington
Row 4: Ryan Gustin, Ashton Winger
Row 5: Ricky Weiss, Austin Horton
Row 6: Jimmy Owens, Jensen Ford
Row 7: Joseph Joiner, Zack Dohm
Row 8: Max Blair, Ross Bailes
Row 9: Cade Dillard, Cody Overton
Row 10: Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson
Row 11: Mark Whitener, Will Roland
Row 12: Randy Weaver, Austin Kirkpatrick

Consolation results

(12 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Dennis Erb Jr., Will Roland, Colton Burdette, Pearson Lee Williams, Jody Knowles, Dalton Cook, Dennis Hale, Lamar Haygood, Craig Scott, Caden Mullinax, Gale Huey, Jason Croft, Dylan Knowles, Corey Roulette. DNS: Marty Massey.

Second consolation: Brent Larson, Randy Weaver, Tyler Millwood, David Breazeale, Oliver Gentry, Jimmy Sharpe Jr., Shun Thomas, Jason Turner, Michael Asberry, Chad Duncan. DNS: Matthew Turner, Michael Page, Payton Freeman, Eric Granger.

Third consolation: Mark Whitener, Austin Kirkpatrick, Matt Dooley, Glenn Morris, Jamie Maurice, Mario Gresham, Rucker Orr, J.R. Moseley. DNS: Morgan Alexander, Mason Massey, Jacob Houser, Joey Armistead Jr., Shane Clanton, Cody Haskins.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Chris Madden, Ryan Gustin, Joseph Joiner, Dennis Erb Jr., Will Roland, Pearson Lee Williams, Dylan Knowles, Dennis Hale, Lamar Haygood, Craig Scott.

Second heat: Spencer Hughes, Ricky Weiss, Max Blair, Brent Larson, David Breazeale, Michael Asberry, Kyler Haygood, Jimmy Sharpe Jr., Jason Turner, Michael Page, Shane Clanton.

Third heat: Tyler Erb, Jimmy Owens, Cade Dillard, Austin Kirkpatrick, Mario Gresham, Glen Morris, J.R. Moseley, Morgan Alexander, Doug Stevens, Joey Armistead.

Fourth heat: Kyle Bronson, Ashton Winger, Zach Dohm, Jody Knowles, Jason Croft, Colten Burdette, Corey Roulette, Dalton Cook, Caden Mullinax, Gale Huey.

Fifth heat: Mike Marlar, Austin Horton, Ross Bailes, Randy Weaver, Tyler Millwood, Oliver Gentry, Shun Thomas, Chad Duncan, Matthew Turner, Payton Freeman.

Sixth heat: Wil Herrington, Jensen Ford, Cody Overton, Rucker Orr, Mark Whitener, Matt Dooley, Jamie Maurice, Mason Massey, Jacob Houser.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
Group A

  1. Ryan Gustin (19r), Marshalltown, Iowa, 13.171
  2. Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingley, Manitoba, 13.201
  3. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 13.269
  4. Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 13.272
  5. Spencer Hughes (11), Meridian, Miss., 13.316
  6. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 13.361
  7. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.362
  8. Michael Page (18), Douglasville, Ga., 13.424
  9. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 13.439
  10. Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 13.451
  11. Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 13.461
  12. Joey Armistead (21A), Senoia, Ga., 13.521
  13. Pearson Lee Williams (121), Dublin, Ga., 13.632
  14. Max Blair (111V), Centerville, Pa., 13.639
  15. J.R. Moseley (99), Columbus, Ga., 13.650
  16. Will Roland (22), Jasper, Ga., 13.674
  17. David Breazeale (54), Four Corners, Miss., 13.728
  18. Austin Kirkpatrick (11k), Ocala, Fla., 13.789
  19. Dylan Knowles (66k), Lanett, Ala., 13.796
  20. Jimmy Sharpe Jr. (26jr), Vidalia, Ga., 13.965
  21. Doug Stevens (12s), Griffin, Ga., 14.062
  22. Dennis Hale (888), LaGrange, Ga., 14.152
  23. Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 14.225
  24. Mario Gresham (21), Rome, Ga., 14.257
  25. Lamar Haygood (17), Douglasville, Ga., 14.316
  26. Kyler Haygood (17k), Douglasville, Ga., 14.366
  27. Glenn Morris (27), Fayetteville, Ga., 14.418
  28. Marty Massey (15m), Douglasville, Ga., 14.426
  29. Jason Turner (00), Greenbrier, Tenn., 14.531
  30. Morgan Alexander (711), Locust Grove, Ga., 14.737
  31. Craig Scott (71s), Newnan, Ga., 14.948
  32. Michael Asberry (56A), Crossville, Tenn., 15.053

Group B   

  1. Ashton Winger (89), Hampton, Ga., 13.107
  2. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 13.209
  3. Will Herrington (14), Hawkinsville, Ga., 13.369
  4. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 13.450
  5. Austin Horton (16), Newnan, Ga., 13.472
  6. Mark Whitener (58), Middleburg, Fla., 13.499
  7. Zack Dohm (17), Cross Lanes, W.Va., 13.521
  8. Ross Bailes (79), Clover, S.C., 13.539
  9. Jensen Ford (83), Johnson City, Tenn., 13.612
  10. Dalton Cook (44D), Columbus, Ga., 13.623
  11. Randy Weaver (116), Crossville, Tenn., 13.702
  12. Cody Overton (97), Evans, Ga., 13.727
  13. Jason Croft (9), Woodstock, Ga., 13.730
  14. Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 13.748
  15. Rucker Orr (56), Newnan, Ga., 13.840
  16. Eric Granger (G9), Dallas, Ga., 13.873
  17. Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 13.937
  18. Matt Dooley (18), Brooks, Ga., 13.943
  19. Corey Roulette (05c), Dahlonega, Ga., 14.051
  20. Matthew Turner (10T), Dawsonville, Ga., 14.089
  21. Jacob Houser (10H), Denver, N.C., 14.358
  22. Jody Knowles (66k), Tyrone, Ga., 14.368
  23. Oliver Gentry (03), Newnan, Ga., 14.402
  24. Mason Massey (15), Douglasville, Ga., 14.495
  25. Gale Huey (11H), Glen Campbell, Md., 14.660
  26. Shun Thomas (99), Westminster, S.C., 14.763
  27. Cody Haskins (71), Marietta, Ga., 14.773
  28. Caden Mullinax (3), Birmingham, Ala., 14.812
  29. Chad Duncan (707), Newnan, Ga., 14.818
  30. Jamie Maurice (17c), Forsyth, Ga., 15.287
  31. Colton Burdette (44B), Parkersburg, Pa., no time

Feature lineup

Row 1: Madden, Bronson
Row 2: Hughes, Marlar
Row 3: T. Erb, Herrington
Row 4: Gustin, Winger
Row 5: Weiss, Horton
Row 6: Owens, Ford
Row 7: Joiner, Dohm
Row 8: Blair, Bailes
Row 9: Dillard, Overton
Row 10: D. Erb Jr., Larson
Row 11: Whitener, Roland
Row 12: Weaver, Kirkpatrick

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