InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Ultimate Super Late Model Series sanctioned race from Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. on Saturday evening, June 18, 2016. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Ultimate Super Late Models for $5,000-to-win, Sportsman for $1,000-to-win, and Street Stocks for $500-to-win.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Super Late Model race. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors including obtaining photos and/or stories related to that event.
General Information:
Weather is warm and clear.
Drivers meeting is set for 6:30 with hot laps to begin soon thereafter.
6:45- Drivers meeting has ended.
7:05- Hot laps underway
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chad Ogle competing against big teams on a small budget & Cory Hedgecock wins Volunteer thriller with last lap slide job
Live Updates:
Ultimate Super Late Models
Car Count: 29 cars
Drivers Here: 1c- Kenny Collins, 2- Dennis ‘Rambo’ Franklin, 4- Mark Vineyard, 4- Sammie Russell, 4L- Brian Ligon, 4T- Tommy Kerr, 5- Glenn Elliott, 5H- Jeremy Hines, c5- David Crabtree, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Ricky Weiss, 007- Roger Best, 9- Dusty Carver, 09- Johnny Pursley, 11- Skylar Marlar, 11- Stacy Boles, 21- Robby Moses, 22- Chris Ferguson, 28- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 38- Derek Fisher, 47- Tim Rucker, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 52D- Mark Douglas, 53- Ray Cook, 87- Ross Bailes, 97- Bobby Giffin, 101- Casey Roberts, 128- Skip Arp, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 421- Anthony Sanders
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: The top-10 qualifiers will be locked in to the feature.
1. McIntosh (16.980), 2. Ferguson, 3. Cook, 4. Weiss, 5. Arp, 6. Collins, 7. Sanders, 8. Franklin, 9. Roberts, 10. Crabtree
Heat Race Results: There will be two heat races with the top-5 transferring from each.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Douglas, 2. Marlar, 3. Fisher, 4. Carver, 5. Best, 6. Moses, 7. Vineyard, 8. Bailes, 9. Pursley, 10. Russell
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Douglas, 2. Fisher, 3. Best, 4. Vineyard, 5. Marlar… Bailes, Pursley
*Douglas dominated. Marlar got sideways on lap 1 which jumbled the running order a bit.
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Giffin, 2. Boles, 3. Buckingham, 4. Elliott, 5. Ligon, 6. Hines, 7. Kerr, 8. Wolfenbarger, 9. Rucker
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Giffin, 2. Boles, 3. Buckingham, 4. Kerr, 5. Elliott… Hines, Wolfenbarger
*Giffin led all the way but Boles made a bid for the lead on the final lap with the two cars making contact before getting to the checkered flag.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup: 1. McIntosh, 2. Ferguson, 3. Cook, 4. Weiss, 5. Arp, 6. Collins, 7. Sanders, 8. Franklin, 9. Roberts, 10. Crabtree, 11. Douglas, 12. Giffin, 13. Fisher, 14. Boles, 15. Best, 16. Buckingham, 17. Vineyard, 18. Kerr, 19. Marlar, 20. Elliott, 21. Bailes, 22. Hines, 23. Pursley, 24. Carver, 25. Moses
9:25- Feature cars rolling out.
*There appears to be trouble under the hood of the Ferguson car before the pace laps even begin. The car is being pushed off the track. The car was leaking fuel.
9:34- Four wide!
*Ferguson now returns after a quick repair. He will be allowed to assume his front row starting spot.
9:37- Green flag!
Lap 13 caution. McIntosh leads Weiss, Cook, Arp, Collins, Franklin, Roberts, Douglas, Crabtree, Kerr. Ferguson took the initial lead and led the first 7 laps before pulling off track as his mechanical issues resurfaced.
Lap 15 caution for spin by Best. McIntosh still leads but Cook is now second ahead of Weiss and Arp.
Huge crash on the backstretch on the lap 15 restart when Weiss and Cook got together off of turn two. Cook bounced off the wall and several cars piled in. Cook, Bailes, Douglas, Crabtree, Moses, Elliott among those involved. All drivers reported to be ok.
McIntosh was on cruise control after the final caution. Arp was running third until he dropped out with two laps to go.
Feature Results: 1. McIntosh, 2. Weiss, 3. Roberts, 4. Kerr, 5. Collins, 6. Franklin, 7. Fisher, 8. Bailes, 9. Sanders, 10. Giffin
Sportsman
Car Count: 12 cars
Feature Results: 1. Terry Poore, 2. Kelvin White, 3. Hunter Best
Street Stocks
Car Count: 12 cars
Feature Results: Chris Rickett wins.
