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November 3

East Alabama Motor Speedway,

Phenix City, AL

Sanction: National Late Model Super Car Series - $5,000

Information provided by: Robert Holman (last updated November 12, 1:52 pm)

Whitener inherits $5,000 NLMSCS victory

Austin Horton
Mark Whitener
Dennis Hale
Parker Martin
Travis Pennington
Jody Knowles
Thomas Lewis
Brand Lewis
David McCoy
Chris Woods
Rodney Martin
John Baker
Justin Sims
Jimmy Price
Kyle Courtney
Dustin Newell
Will Harris
Clint Smith
Richie Stephens
Drew Benfield
Joseph Brown
Rucker Orr

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Austin Horton in EAMS victory lane on Nov. 3.

What won the race: Inheriting the victory when apparent winner Austin Horton of Newman, Ga., was deemed to have an illegal right rear tire, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., picked up his second $5,000 payday of the weekend. Whitener crossed the finish line in the runner-up position, 2.190 seconds behind Horton, but was raised to the winner’s position following Horton’s disqualification.

Key notes: Whitener also won the 604 Crate Late Model race earlier Sunday afternoon, which also paid $5,000-to-win. ... It was Whitener’s second National Late Model Super Car Series triumph in a row after the Floridian won the Alabama State Championship at EAMS in September. … Fifteen cars finished the race, with 13 completing all 50 laps. … John Baker spun while battling Clint Smith for fourth on lap 18. After going to the rear of the field, Baker rallied back to ninth before eventually finishing 11th. . … East Alabama hosted the NLMSCS as part of the 45th annual National 100 weekend.

On the move: Travis Pennington of Stapleton, Ga., started 12th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Whitener’s Barry Wright Race Car is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by United Land Clearing, Racecar Engineering, Jett Concrete, Burkins Chevrolet, Overkill Motorsports, Carter Trucking and Modern Images.

Current weather: Clear, 53°F

Car count: 26

Fast qualifier: Austin Horton

Time: 16.652 seconds

Polesitter: Austin Horton

Editor's note: Austin Horton was reinstated as the race winner Nov. 12 following an investigation by EAMS officials that revealed his RR tire was approved by a race official prior to the feature event.

By Robert Holman

DirtonDirt.com weekend editor

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (Nov. 3) — Inheriting the victory when apparent winner Austin Horton of Newman, Ga., was deemed to have an illegal right rear tire, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., picked up his second $5,000 payday of the weekend. Whitener crossed the finish line in the runner-up position, 2.190 seconds behind Horton, but was raised to the winner’s position following Horton’s disqualification.

Dennis Hale was bumped to second, while Parker Martin, who crossed the stripe fourth, was lifted to third. Travis Pennington and Jody Knowles completed the top five in revamped rundown.

Editor's note: On Dec. 12, Austin Horton was reinstated as the race winner following an investigation by EAMS officials that revealed his RR tire was approved by a race official prior to the feature event and that it did not give him a competitive advantage.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Austin Horton, Mark Whitener
Row 2: Parker Martin, Clint Smith
Row 3: Joseph Brown, Justin Sims
Row 4: David McCoy, John Baker
Row 5: Kyle Courtney, Richie Stephens
Row 6: Jody Knowles, Travis Pennington
Row 7: Taylor Puckett, Will Harris
Row 8: Drew Benfield, Chris Woods
Row 9: Brand Lewis, Rodney Martin
Row 10: Rucker Orr, Thomas Lewis
Row 11: Dennis Hale, Patrick Michelle
Row 12: Jimmy Price, Charlie Applewhite
Row 13: Dustin Newell, Daniel Wilson

Time trial results

Driver (car no.), time
Austin Horton (16), 16.652
Mark Whitener (5), 16.677
Parker Martin (6M), 16.706
Clint Smith (44), 16.709
Joseph Brown (92B), 16.756
Justin Sims (18), 16.886
David McCoy (187), 16.893
John Baker (14B), 16.919
Kyle Courtney (171), 16.952
Richie Stephens (69), 16.988
Jody Knowles (66k), 17.017
Travis Pennington (01), 17.040
Taylor Puckett (28), 17.056
Will Harris (21), 17.129
Drew Benfield (371), 17.137
Chris Woods (17), 17.137
Brand Lewis (5b), 17.180
Rodney Martin (92), 17.186
Rucker Orr (99R), 17.195
Thomas Lewis (5), 17.270
Dennis Hale (888), 17.296
Patrick Michelle (1), 17.378
Jimmy Price (79), 17.800
Charlie Applewhite (X), 18.126
Dustin Newell (93), 18.519
Daniel Wilson (12), no time

Feature lineup

Row 1: Horton, Whitener
Row 2: P. Martin, Smith
Row 3: Brown, Sims
Row 4: McCoy, Baker
Row 5: Courtney, Stephens
Row 6: Knowles, Pennington
Row 7: Puckett, Harris
Row 8: Benfield, Woods
Row 9: Lewis, R. Martin
Row 10: Orr, Lewis
Row 11: Hale, Michelle
Row 12: Price, Applewhite
Row 13: Newell, Wilson