InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals Super Late Model Series race from Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. on Friday evening, March 11, 2016. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Qualifying and heat races for the $15,000-to-win Spring Nationals event(feature to be contested on Saturday night) and Sportsman racing for $2,000-to-win.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals qualifying and heat races. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors including obtaining photos and/or stories related to that event.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 6:30 with hot laps to begin soon thereafter.
Weather forecasts call for daytime highs in the 70s with nighttime lows in the upper 50s with only a very slight chance for rain.
This is a two-day event with SLM qualifying and heat races to take place on Friday evening then B-mains and the feature set for Saturday night.
7:20- 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: Randy Weaver looking to collect more trophies in 2016
Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 27 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 1- Earl Pearson, Jr., 1- Vic Hill, 1G- Ryan King, 2- Joey Coulter, 3- Steve Smith, 4T- Tommy Kerr, 5- Don O’Neal, 7- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 11B- Stacy Boles, 15- Darrell Lanigan, 17m- Dale McDowell, 20- Jimmy Owens, 21B- Shannon Buckingham, 21M- Robby Moses, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 29- Jason Welshan, 44- Chris Madden, 51- Mack McCarter, 52- Mark Douglas, 88- Greg Johnson, 97- Bobby Giffin, 116- Randy Weaver, 157- Mike Marlar, 281- Kyle Pierce, 777- Jared Landers
Qualifying Results: Cars will be broken into two groups. No one will be locked in.
Group A Results: 1. Weaver (15.309), 2. Moses, 3. Lanigan, 4. Coulter
Group B Results: 1. Bloomquist (14.901), 2. Marlar, 3. Madden, 4. McIntosh
*McIntosh damaged his car by hitting the wall just after crossing the finish line.
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-4 transferring from each.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Weaver, 2. Lanigan, 3. Buckingham, 4. Hill, 5. Boles, 6. Hedgecock, 7. Payne
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Weaver, 2. Lanigan, 3. Buckingham, 4. Hill… Hedgecock, Payne, Boles
*Weaver led all the way. Boles spun on lap 1 of the initial start then retired from the race.
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Moses, 2. Coulter, 3. McDowell, 4. Pierce, 5. King, 6. Kerr, 7. Giffin
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Coulter, 2. McDowell, 3. Moses, 4. King… Kerr, Giffin, Pierce
*Coulter led all the way. Pierce crashed on lap 2.
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Madden, 3. Landers, 4. Owens, 5. McCarter, 6. Welshan, 7. Douglas
Heat 3 Finish: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Landers, 3. Owens, 4. Welshan… McCarter
*Bloomquist took the early lead with Madden challenging early. The two made contact on lap 3 causing damage to the nose of Madden’s car and the right rear of Bloomquist.
**Madden has been disqualified for the weekend due to a post-race incident.
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. Marlar, 2. McIntosh, 3. Pearson, 4. Johnson, 5. O’Neal, 6. Smith
Heat 4 Finish: 1. Marlar, 2. McIntosh, 3. Pearson, 4. O’Neal… Johnson, Smith
*Marlar led all the way.
Feature Lineup: 1. Weaver, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Coulter, 4. Marlar, 5. Lanigan, 6. Landers, 7. McDowell, 8. McIntosh, 9. Buckingham, 10. Owens, 11. Moses, 12. Pearson, 13. Hill, 14. Welshan, 15. King, 16. O’Neal, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Sportsman
Car Count: 27 cars
Feature Finish: 1. Michael Courtney, 2. Jed Emert, 3. David Clark, 4. Bradley Lewelling
