InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals Bonus Series race from the Crossville Speedway in Crossville, Tenn. for Saturday evening, May 21, 2016. Today’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern Nationals Bonus Series for $5,000(50 laps), Crate Late Models for $2,000(30 laps) along with the track’s regular classes.
*These updates will focus on the Super & Crate Late Model races. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Drivers meeting is slated for 6:45pm(central) with racing set to get underway at 7:00pm.
Weather is clear and cool.
6:30- Drivers meeting about to begin.
6:55- 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: Josh Fields encouraged after first Crate Late Model victory
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Car Count: 30 cars
Drivers Here: 00- Ruben Mayfield, J0- John Ownbey, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1G- Ryan King, D2- David Duplissey, 2x- Anthony White, 3- Steve Smith, 4- Mark Vineyard, 5J- Jesse Lowe, c5- David Crabtree, 7- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 10- Chris Wilson, 10j- Tony Morris, 11- Skylar Marlar, 11- Tommy Bailey, 11B- Stacy Boles, 18- Brandon Kinzer, 21- Robby Moses, 23- CoryHedgecock, 2- Jason Welshan, 33- Chris Meadows, k37- Drew Kennedy, 45- Doug Smith, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 56- Jordon Horton, 97- Bobby Giffin, 157- Mike Marlar, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr.
Qualifying Results: The field will be broken into two qualifying groups with the top-2 from each going to a dash race.
Group A Results: 1. McIntosh(13.098), 2. Hedgecock
Group B Results: 1. Moses(13.280), 2. M Marlar
Dash Race Results: 1. McIntosh, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Marlar, 4. Moses
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats transferring the top-4 from each to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. S Marlar, 2. Lowe, 3. Payne, 4. Buckingham, 5. Markowitz, 6. Mayfield, 7. Bailey
Heat 1 Finish: 1. S Marlar, 2. Lowe, 3. Buckingham, 4. Payne
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. King, 2. Vineyard, 3. Horton, 4. S Smith, 5. Welshan, 6. Duplissey
Heat 2 Finish: 1. King, 2. Horton, 3. Welshan, 4. Vineyard
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. Kinzer, 2. Wilson, 3. Collins, 4. Morris, 5. Kennedy, 6. Boles, 7. D Smith
Heat 3 Finish: 1. Kinzer, 2. Wilson, 3. Boles, 4. Collins
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. Ogle, 2. Giffin, 3. Crabtree, 4. Ownbey, 5. Meadows, 6. White
Heat 4 Finish: 1. Ogle, 2. Lowe, 3. Ownbey, 4. Meadows
Feature Notes:
10:30- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $5,000.
10:36- Four wide!
10:39- Green flag!
Lap 19 caution as 4th running Moses stops on track. McIntosh has led all the way. M Marlar took second from Hedgecock on lap 10 and was pressuring McIntosh in traffic before the caution. King, S Marlar, Lowe, Kinzer, Ownbey, Buckingham and Ogle follow.
Lap 35 caution for Welshan stopped on track. Incredible fight for the lead between McIntosh and M Marlar. Marlar took lead on lap 26 then McIntosh went back to the front on lap 28. They have been side-by-side multiple times. Hedgecock, S Marlar and King follow the lead battle.
Lap 38 caution as 5th running S Marlar spins. McIntosh leads M Marlar, Hedgecock, King and Kinzer.
McIntosh got some breathing room on the final restart when Hedgecock briefly took second from Marlar and was able to maintain his advantage.
Feature Results: 1. McIntosh, 2. Marlar, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Buckingham, 5. Ogle, 6. Kinzer, 7. King, 8. Boles, 9. Payne
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 27 cars
Drivers Here: A1- Jesse Lowe, A2- Anthony Rymer, D2- David Duplissey, H2- Matt Henderson, 2x- Anthony White, 3H- Ethan Hunter, 7- Jason Deal, 8- Grant Pearl, 9- Heath Hindman, 15- Michael Smith, 17- Brett Wyatt, 19- Chris Fair, A19- John Ownbey, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 24- Greg Martin, 27- Joe Denby, 27- Jacob Sparkman, 29- Jason Welshan, 32- Greg Huskey, 35- Todd Coffman, 36- Evan Taylor, k37- Drew Kennedy, 66- Deke Waters, 75- Elliott Despain, 97- Jason Trammell, 117- Jake Teague, 127- Robert Ashby, 979- Jeremy Holtzclaw
Qualifying Results: 1. Ownbey, 2. Trammell, 3. Lowe, 4. Pearl, 5. Waters, 6. Hedgecock, 7. White, 8. Hunter, 9. Hindman, 10. Çoffman, 11. Welshan, 12. Teague, 13. Wyatt, 14. Taylor, 15. Deal, 16. Martin, 17. Rymer, 18. Kennedy, 19. Denny, 20. Sparkman
Heat Race Results: No heat races will be contested. All cars will start according to time-trial results.
Feature Notes:
9:56- Feature rolling out. 30 laps for $2,000.
10:04- Green flag!
Lap 9 caution for Hunter spin. Ownbey had been leading and pulling away. Trammell, Lowe, White and Waters follow Ownbey.
Pileup at the rear of the field on the restart.
Three-wide racing for second on the restart. Trammell gets spun. Ownbey still leads over Lowe, White, Waters, Hedgecock, Hindman, Teague, Welshan
Lap 13 caution as Teague slows. Ownbey got out to another good lead before the caution. Lowe, White, Hedgecock and Hindman follow.
Lap 21 caution. Ownbey had a good lead but was in heavy traffic. Lowe, White, Hedgecock, Welshan, Martin, Coffman, Hindman, Henderson and Waters follow.
Ownbey was dominant but the racing behind him was very good.
Feature Results: 1. Ownbey, 2. Lowe, 3. White, 4. Hedgecock, 5. Welshan, 6. Martin, 7. Henderson, 8. Hindman
