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Tucson, Arizona (January 11, 2014) R.C. Whitwell has developed quite a love for Tucson International Raceway of late. The Tucson native has scored his home track’s last three big money Late Model shows. Whitwell’s third triumph was by far the most impressive to date by besting a very strong mixed field of national and regional touring stars. Whitwell scored the win ahead of National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame racer Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas and Crane, Missouri’s Will Vaught. Whitwell’s win in the opening night of the six event Winter Extreme mini-series at TIR’s $3000 winning purse is also the largest payday of his three most recent wins.

A stellar 57 car field competed for the 24 starting spots available on night one of Winter Extreme. A very unique format is being used to set the fields and has resulted in some fantastic side by side racing. At the outset of the night, John Blankenship of Williamson, West Virginia topped all drivers on hand during hot lap time trials with a lap of 16.069 seconds for an average speed of 89.61 MPH around the 4/10ths of a mile Tucson oval.

Whitwell started from the pole position and made the winning move to the lead by Manhattan, Kansas driver Chase Junghans. Multi-time Arizona winner Moyer, who started fifth, moved up to second and chased Whitwell down in traffic. But the hometown hero would not be denied the $3000 victory. Will Vaught earned the ARP Race Products Hard Charger award after advancing ten positions from his 13th starting spot.

“I have been coming to this race for a while now and it feels good to finally get a win, especially on the first night. This car is still new to me; I’ve only driven it three times. But I’ve won all three races. So it seems like every time I change something or try something new it works out pretty good. It’s the biggest win of my career as far as prestige. There some pretty tough guys here compared to other races I’ve won. We will come back the rest of the week and try to get some more money.” Whitwell said in the Freedom RV Victory Lane.

NDRL ‘Kings of Dirt’ Winter Extreme – Night One
Tucson International Raceway
Tucson, AZ
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Full Results
Finish / Start / Car # / Name / Purse
1. (1) 5 – R.C. Whitwell $3,000
2. (5) 21 – Billy Moyer $1,500
3. (13) 1 – Will Vaught $1,000
4. (4) 28 – Jimmy Mars $800
5. (9) 25 – Shane Clanton $750
6. (7) 32 – Chris Simpson $700
7. (8) 14M – Morgan Bagley $650
8. (2) 18 – Chase Junghans $600
9. (19) 75 – Terry Phillips $550
10. (20) 23 – John Blankenship $500
11. (3) 21JR – Billy Moyer Jr. $450
12. (21) 58 – A.J. Diemel $400
13. (15) 19R – Ryan Gustin $350
14. (11) 56 – Tony Jackson Jr. $300
15. (18) 77A – Justin Asplin $300
16. (10) 7K – Jason Krohn $300
17. (24) 43 – Garrett Alberson $300
18. (22) 6 – Travis Dickes $300
19. (23) 11 – Pat Doar $300
20. (12) 10N – Rob Sanders $300
21. (14) 00 – Jesse Stovall $300
22. (16) 51 – Joey Moriarty $300
23. (6) 91P – Jason Papich $300
24. (17) 19 – Tim Fuller $300

Heat Race #1: 21JR – Billy Moyer Jr., 32 – Chris Simpson, 51 – Joey Moriarty, 43 – Garrett Alberson, 19 – William Thomas, 111 – Max Blair, 11 – Steve Pfeifer, 10 – Mike Balcaen, 40F – Dana Fite, 72 – Jeff Whyman

Heat Race #2: 5 – R.C. Whitwell, 7K – Jason Krohn, 19 – Tim Fuller, 23 – John Blankenship, 25Z – Mason Zeigler, 27 – Nick Bartels, 32B – Clay Daly, 23 – Brad Williams, 24 – Rick Ortega

Heat Race #3: 21 – Billy Moyer, 14M – Morgan Bagley, 6 – Travis Dickes, 19R – Ryan Gustin, 7R – Kent Robinson, 91T – Tony Toste, 14 – Sean Bray, 10 – Tyson Turnbull, DNS: 7 – Ricky Weiss, 17 – Larry Childress

Heat Race #4: 18 – Chase Junghans, 25 – Shane Clanton, 77A – Justin Asplin, 58 – A.J. Diemel, 12 – Jason Hughes, 42 – Don Shaw, 0 – Jake O’Neil, 98D – Dave Deetz, 77B – Terry Belcher

Heat Race #5: 91P – Jason Papich, 56 – Tony Jackson Jr., 1 – Will Vaught, 75 – Terry Phillips, 77 – Jordan Yaggy, 2 – Trevor Glaser, 90 – Lance Matthees, 14Z – Zach McMillan, 89 – James Laing, 7 – Marshall Miles

Heat Race #6: 28 – Jimmy Mars, 10N – Rob Sanders, 00 – Jesse Stovall, 11 – Pat Doar, 06 – Dave Smith, 15K – Justin Kay, 86 – Kyle Beard, 77 – Bill Bartels, 7J – Greg Jelvick

Last Chance #1: 75 – Terry Phillips, 6 – Travis Dickes, 42 – Don Shaw, 12 – Jason Hughes, 2 – Trevor Glaser, 111 – Max Blair, 40F – Dana Fite, 0 – Jake O’Neil, 89 – James Laing, 10 – Mike Balcaen

Last Chance #2: 23 – John Blankenship, 11 – Pat Doar, 15K – Justin Kay, 25Z – Mason Zeigler, 32B – Clay Daly, 77 – Jordan Yaggy, 27 – Nick Bartels, 90 – Lance Matthees, 98D – Dave Deetz, 7J – Greg Jelvick

Last Chance #3: 58 – A.J. Diemel, 43 – Garrett Alberson, 7R – Kent Robinson, 91T – Tony Toste, 86 – Kyle Beard, 14Z – Zach McMillan, 06 – Dave Smith, 23 – Brad Williams, 14 – Sean Bray

Keyser Manufacturing Time Trials:
Group One:
32 – Chris Simpson 16.241
111 – Max Blair 16.571
43 – Garrett Alberson 16.572
21JR – Billy Moyer Jr. 16.600
51 – Joey Moriarty 16.866
19 – William Thomas 16.927
11 – Steve Pfeifer 16.975
40F – Dana Fite 17.453
72 – Jeff Whyman 19.382
10 – Mike Balcaen 26.384

Group Two:
23 – John Blankenship 16.069 (Overall Fast Time)
25Z – Mason Zeigler 16.448
27 – Nick Bartels 16.498
19 – Tim Fuller 16.750
5 – R.C. Whitwell 16.874
7K – Jason Krohn 16.990
23 – Brad Williams 16.992
32B – Clay Daly 17.172
24 – Rick Ortega 17.625

Group Three:
21 – Billy Moyer 16.095
7R – Kent Robinson 16.348
14M – Morgan Bagley 16.493
91T – Tony Toste 16.657
6 – Travis Dickes 16.730
7 – Ricky Weiss 16.822
19R – Ryan Gustin 16.847
10 – Tyson Turnbull 17.019
17 – Larry Childress 17.696
14 – Sean Bray 17.754

Group Four:
58 – A.J. Diemel 16.610
42 – Don Shaw 16.665
25 – Shane Clanton 16.727
12 – Jason Hughes 16.856
18 – Chase Junghans 17.008
77A – Justin Asplin 17.139
0 – Jake O’Neil 17.409
98D – Dave Deetz 18.907
77B – Terry Belcher 19.007

Group Five:
75 – Terry Phillips 16.646
90 – Lance Matthees 16.689
1 – Will Vaught 16.701
77 – Jordan Yaggy 16.835
56 – Tony Jackson Jr. 16.949
91P – Jason Papich 17.223
2 – Trevor Glaser 17.593
14Z – Zach McMillan 17.721
89 – James Laing 18.059
7 – Marshall Miles 18.708

Group Six:
28 – Jimmy Mars 16.588
11 – Pat Doar 16.589
00 – Jesse Stovall 16.614
86 – Kyle Beard 17.167
06 – Dave Smith 17.197
10N – Rob Sanders 17.362
15K – Justin Kay 17.500
7J – Greg Jelvick 18.547
77 – Bill Bartels NT

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Official 2014 Winter Extreme Sponsors:
RideNow Powersports, Tucson Harley Davidson, Freedom RV, Hilton Garden Inn Tucson,O’Rielly Chevrolet, Papa John’s Pizza, and Residence Inn Tucson.

Official NDRL 2014 Sponsors:
Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Race Fuels, Arizona Sport Shirts, Keyser Manufacturing, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Capital Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, DirtonDirt.com, Bell, DirtWrap, Genesis Shocks, CV Products, Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, JRi Shocks, and JNJ Motorsports Media.

The list of 2014 partners continues to grow, if you have questions or comments or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the NDRL contact Series Director Kelley Carlton at (864) 871-1442 / kcarlton@thendrl.com or NDRL Marketing Director Jason Babyak at (602) 647-0649 / jbabyak@thendrl.com.