Devin Jones SUPRize winner at Deep South!

 

Loxley, Alabama (August 25, 2007) – The O’Reilly SUPR Late Models visited the big 4/10^th mile oval at Deep South Speedway and it was an unfamiliar starting on the pole.  That face belonged to Devin Jones of Baker, Florida.  By the time the race was over people knew who Jones is a he mastered the competition to win his first O’Reilly SUPR victory.  Driving a Larry Shaw Race Cars chassis and propelled by an engine prepared by Cody Johnson of Crestview, Florida, Jones jumped to the lead with outside pole sitter Ray Moore on his heals.  Jones would build a cushion over Moore through the early stages and when the pair encountered lapped traffic it was Moore who would slip up and drop back several positions while Jones maintained the lead. 

 

As the race wore on it became clear that Jones was a likely winner but he would have one last challenge to overcome as defending O’Reilly SUPR Late Model National Champion David Ashley had moved up to second from his seventh starting position and was looking for a chance to make a move on Jones.  That chance never came and the owner of Northwest Florida Land Clearing had his first O’Reilly SUPR victory in just his third year f racing and just his second season competing in a late model. Jones credited the victory a really good car and a decision to forego the outside line.  “I could have run faster but I didn’t want to leave the bottom open.”

 

Ricky Idom, from Hattiesburg, Mississippi started and finished third after winning his heat race while Kenny Merchant and Allen Tippen rounded out the top five.  22 O’Reilly SUPR Late Models were on hand.  Ricky Idom, Ray Moore and Devin Jones won the three heat races.

 

Official Results:

1.    Devin Jones

2.    David Ashley

3.    Ricky Idom

4.    Kenny Merchant

5.    Allen Tippen

6.    Shep Lucas

7.    Ray Moore

8.    Heath Oestricher

9.    James Ward

10.  Randy Little

11.  Jeremy Idom

12.  Larry Lambeth

13.  Win Ingersoll

14.  Chris Hoyt

15.  Ryan Plaisance

16.  Jason Phillips

17.  Isaiah Day

18.  Marlon Wild

19.  Brock Williams

20.  Alex Ashley

21.  Mickey Trosclair, Jr.

22.  Jack Daughtry - dns