InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Steelhead Nationals race from 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN on Saturday evening, May 19, 2018. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Limited Late Models for $3,500-to-win(40 laps), Crate Late Models for $1,000-to-win, Modified Street and Classics.
*Please Note: These updates will focus on the Limited and Crate Late Models.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is scheduled for 6:30pm with hot laps to come soon afterward.
Weather is expected to warm with a slight chance for thundershowers.
This race has previously been run in the fall but the date was changed to late spring this year.
Cory Hedgecock is the defending champion. Hedgecock has won the event three times with Rusty Ballenger having won it twice. Ronnie Johnson, Ryan King and Scott Sexton are also among the previous winners.
Due to numerous rain outs and a shared schedule with the Volunteer Speedway, this is only the second race held at 411 in 2018. The track’s traditional Hangover race was actually run in late December of 2017.
411 Motor Speedway and Volunteer Speedway will host the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on June 1st and 2nd respectively.
6:30- Drivers meeting about to begin.
6:55- Hot laps for all classes about to begin.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Steelhead Nationals taking its place as one of east Tennessee’s top events
Live Updates:
Steelhead Late Models
Car Count: 28 cars
Qualifying Results: No one will be locked into the feature via qualifying.
1. Cory Hedgecock(14.055), 2. Trevor Sise, 3. Ryan King, 4. Dakotah Knuckles, 5. Layne Clifton, 6. Chase King, 7. Jason Manley, 8. Barrett Lowe, 9. Austin Neely, 10. Hunter 11. Ruben Mayfield, 12. David Crabtree, 13. Tod Hernandez, 14. Justin Owens, 15. Jason Cardwell, 16. John Ownbey, 17. Tim Damron, 18. Ellery Leake, 19. Jordon Horton, 20. Mike Price, 21. Gary Crittenden, 22. Bobby Giffin, 23. Michael Smith, 24. Mitchell Childress, 25. Mitchell Burke, 26. Adam Mitchell, 27. Addison Cardwell, 28. Floyd Self
Heat Race Results: There will be four heat races with the top-5 transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Hedgecock, 2. Clifton, 3. Neely, 4. Hernandez
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Sise, 2. C King, 3. Owens, 4. Hunter
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Manley, 2. R King, 3. J Cardwell, 4. Mayfield
Heat 4 Finish- 1. Knuckles, 2. Lowe, 3. Crabtree, 4. Ownbey
There will be one B-main with the top-4 transferring to the feature.
Knuckles won the B-main.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Hedgecock, 2. Sise, 3. Manley, 4. Clifton, 5. C King, 6. R King, 7. Lowe, 8. Neely, 9. Owens, 10. J Cardwell, 11. Crabtree, 12. Hernandez, 13. Hunter, 14. Mayfield, 15. Ownbey, 16. Damron, 17. Leake, 18. Horton, 19. Price, 20. Crittenden
*The original starting lineup was changed as Knuckles was disqualified for an issue with the right rear tire.
10:04- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $3500.
10:09- Green flag!
Caution on the start in turn 3. Hernandez, Knuckles, Mayfield, Damron all involved. Looks like all will continue.
Halfway- Hedgecock and Sise in a tight battle for the lead.
Lap 30 caution as Owens spun. Neely was collected then leader Hedgecock and third running Manley also involved. Sise is the new leader.
Hedgecock got out of his car after the crash which resulted in a disqualification. Sise leads Manley, Clifton, C King, R King, Ownbey, Cardwell, Hunter.
*By the way, Hedgecock did not get out of his car in anger. He was checking the damage but track rules state that getting out of the car calls for automatic disqualification.
Lap 33 caution for Manley hitting the turn 4 wall and rolling to a stop. Sise now leads C King, Clifton, Ownbey, R King, Cardwell, Hunter, Horton.
Fluid cleanup from the Manley incident almost completed. The race should be back to green soon with 7 laps remaining.
Sise pulled away at the end.
Feature Results: 1. Sise, 2. C King, 3. Clifton, 4. Ownbey, 5. R King, 6. Cardwell, 7. Hunter, 8. Horton, 9. Owens, 10. Damron, 11. Price, 12. Leake, 13. Smith, 14. Manley, 15. Hedgecock, 16. Hernandez, 17. Neely, 18. Lowe, 19. Childress, 20. Giffin, 21. Mitchell, 22. Crabtree, 23. Knuckles, 24. Mayfield
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 13 cars
Qualifying Results: 1. Josh Henry(14.342), 2. Jesse Lowe, 3. Greg Martin, 4. Cory Hedgecock, 5. Zach Sise, 6. Ross White, 7. Rusty Ballenger, 8. Jerry Green, 9. Kenny Ford, 10. David Duplissey, 11. Pierce McCarter, 12. Danny Yoder, 13. Grant Corum
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
Feature Notes:
8:56- Feature rolling out. 25 laps for $1,000.
Lap 2 caution for McCarter slow on track. Henry leads Lowe, Martin, Hedgecock, White
Incident on the lap 2 restart involving Green, Corum and Yoder.
Lap 11 caution for Hedgecock stopped on track. Henry leads Martin, Lowe, White, Ballenger
Lap 18 caution for spin by Duplissey. Henry leads Lowe, Martin, White, Ballenger, Sise
Henry led all the way and was never seriously challenged after the opening laps.
Feature Results: 1. Henry, 2. Lowe, 3. Martin, 4. White, 5. Ballenger, 6. Sise, 7. Ford, 8. Duplissey
Cory Hedgecock is the defending Steelhead Nats champion
