InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals race from the Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC for Thursday night, July 21, 2016. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern Nationals Super Late Models for $3,500-to-win(35 laps)
*Due to spotty cell reception at Tri-County, these updates will focus solely on the Southern Nationals race.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 6:45pm.
Dale McDowell won the series opener at Wythe Raceway on Saturday night while David Crabtree picked up the victory in round 2 at 411 Motor Speedway on Tuesday.
7:10- It’s clear now but a rain shower came through earlier. It will take a little while to get the track run in.
8:35- After a delay of about one hour due to an earlier rain shower, hot laps for all classes are underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chris Madden to miss Southern Nationals due to concussion & International flavor spices up Southern Nationals & Big Crowds, Concussions and the Southern Nationals
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 25 cars
Drivers Here: J0- John Ownbey, 1- Vic Hill, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1D- Brett Dixon, 1g- Devin Gilpin, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Ricky Weiss, 8- Craig Vosbergen, 8- David Payne, 8x- Ronnie Payne, 11- Stacy Boles, 13- George Mashburn, x15- Shawn Chastain, 21- Chris Brown, 21- Robby Moses, 21- Ivedent Lloyd Jr, 25- David Doherty, 37- Michael Barrett, 38- Jamie Oliver, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 71- Pierce McCarter, 77- Gavin Landers, 96- Bobby Painter, 99- Derek Ellis, 101- Casey Roberts, 212- Josh Putnam
*Driver list incomplete and unofficial until the driver’s meeting is complete.
Qualifying Results: There will be two qualifying groups with the top-5 from each being locked into the feature.
Group A Results – 1. Roberts (12.823), 2. Collins, 3. Gilpin, 4. Lloyd, 5. Brown
Group B Results – 1. Buckingham (12.880), 2. Weiss, 3. McIntosh, 4. Putnam, 5. Ownbey
Heat Race Results: There will be two heat races with the top-5 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Finish – 1. Chastain, 2. Boles, 3. D Payne, 4. Oliver, 5. Mashburn
Heat 2 Finish – 1. Moses, 2. Hill, 3. Dixon, 4. Landers, 5. Vosbergen
Dash Results: No dash race tonight due to the weather delay.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup – 1. Roberts, 2. Buckingham, 3. Collins, 4. Weiss, 5. Gilpin, 6. McIntosh, 7. Lloyd, 8. Putnam, 9. Brown, 10. Ownbey, 11. Chastain, 12. Moses, 13. Boles, 14. Hill, 15. D Payne, 16. Dixon, 17. Oliver, 18. Landers, 19. Mashburn, 20. Vosbergen, 21. Doherty, 22. Painter
11:00- Feature lining up. 35 laps for $3500.
11:08- Green flag!
Lap 9 caution for spin by Painter. Buckingham leads Roberts, Weiss, Collins, Gilpin, McIntosh, Putnam, Lloyd, Brown, Oenbey, Moses.
Lap 17 caution for Oliver. Buckingham still leads Roberts and Weiss. Gilpin, Collins and McIntosh really mixing it up in positions 4-6. Series leader Brown has damage to the rear of his car and will restart 9th.
Lap 23 caution for Ownbey stopped on track. Buckingham and Roberts had broken away during that run.
Roberts closed late and made a move inside Buckingham on the last lap but couldn’t complete the pass.
Feature Results: 1. Buckingham, 2. Roberts, 3. Weiss, 4. Gilpin, 5. Collins, 6. Lloyd, 7. McIntosh, 8. Brown, 9. Moses, 10. Hill
