InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $10,000-to-win ‘Blue-Gray 100’ Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series/Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series co-sanctioned event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC on Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2020. The updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The 2020 season has concluded at Smoky Mountain. Look for information coming soon regarding the track’s exciting plans for 2021.
General Information:
Weather is expected to be cool with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers meeting is slated for 12:00noon.
The Blue-Gray 100 feature will be 100 laps paying $10,000-to-win.
This race is co-sanctioned by the Xtreme DIRTcar Series and the Carolina Clash Series.
This will be the first race on the Xtreme tour for 2020-21. Chris Madden was the champion in the series inaugural run in 2019-20.
Dennis ‘Rambo’ Franklin currently leads the Carolina Clash standings over Brett Hamm, David Yandle, Ross Bailes and Michael Brown. Franklin’s lead is only 5 points over Hamm.
Ross Bailes and Austin Kirkpatrick won the two previous Carolina Clash features held at Cherokee in 2020.
Drivers meeting has been moved to 1:00pm
1:00- Drivers meeting underway.
1:15- Hot laps for all classes underway.
Please also consider reading: Xtreme DIRTcar Series set to kickoff second season & Chris Madden earns Fall Nationals victory at Senoia
Live Updates:
Xtreme DIRTcar/Carolina Clash
Car Count: 28 cars
Drivers Here: 2- Dennis Franklin, 03- David Yandle, 8- Kyle Strickler, 9- Johnny Pursley, 17- Tim Vance, 18- Brett Hamm, 21- Will Harris, 22- Chris Ferguson, 24D- Michael Brown, 27- Jadon Frame, 27- Christian Hanger, 27H- Justin Hudspeth, 29- Larry Grube, 32- Tyler Carpenter, 42- Cla Knight, 44- Chris Madden, 48- Kenny Collins, 49- Jonathan Davenport, 55- Benji Hicks, 57- Zack Mitchell, 57- Adam Yarourgh, 58- Ross Bailes, 76- Brandon Overton, 79- Daulton Wilson, 88- Trent Ivey, 157- Mike Marlar, 217- Howard Fraley, 421- Anthony Sanders
Qualifying Results: One group for qualifying.
1. Bailes(14.938), 2. Knight, 3. Mitchell, 4. Franklin, 5. Davenport, 6. Ferguson, 7. Hicks, 8. Strickler, 9. Frame, 10. Overton, 11. Madden, 12. Brown
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races taking the top-5 for the feature. The top-2 from each heat race will go to a redraw.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Bailes, 2. Franklin, 3. Hicks, 4. Overton, 5. Ivey, 6. Carpenter, 7. Pursley, 8. Hudspeth, 9. Grube, 10. Fraley
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Bailes, 2. Overton, 3. Franklin, 4. Ivey, 5. Carpenter … Pursley, Hicks
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Knight, 2. Davenport, Strickler, 4. Madden, 5. Hamm, 6. Yarbourgh, 7. Marlar, 8. Wilson, 9. Vance
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Davenport, 2. Knight, 3. Strickler, 4. Marlar, 5. Madden … Hamm, Yarbourgh
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Mitchell, 2. Ferguson, 3. Frame, 4. Brown, 5. Sanders, 6. Hanger, 7. Yandle, 8. Harris, 9. Collins
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Mitchell, 2. Frame, 3. Sanders, 4. Ferguson, 5. Brown … Hanger, Harris
Redraw Results- 1. Bailes, 2. Frame, 3. Mitchell, 4. Davenport, 5. Knight, 6. Overton
B-main Results: There will be one B-main with the top-5 transferring to the feature.
It was just announced that there will be no B-main. All remaining cars will make the feature.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Bailes, 2. Frame, 3. Mitchell, 4. Davenport, 5. Knight, 6. Overton, 7. Franklin, 8. Strickler, 9. Sanders, 10. Ivey, 11. Marlar, 12. Ferguson, 13. Carpenter, 14. Madden, 15. Brown, 16. Pursley, 17. Hamm, 18. Hanger, 19. Hicks, 20. Yarbourgh, 21. Harris, 22. Grube, 23. Wilson, 24. Yandle, 25. Hudspeth, 26. Vance
4:35- Feature rolling out. 100 laps for $10,000.
4:41- Four wide!
4:46- Green flag!
Lap 20- Caution free so far. Bailes leads Mitchell, Davenport, Overton, Frame
Lap 21 caution for spin by Harris. Still Bailes leading over Mitchell, Davenport, Overton, Frame, Strickler, Franklin, Knight, Sanders, Marlar, Madden, Ivey.
Lap 35- Great racing up front among Bailes, Davenport and Overton.
Halfway- Bailes leads Overton, Davenport, Mitchell, Madden
Lap 50 caution for broken drive shaft on Marlar.
Mitchell pulls off track. He appears to be out.
Lap 56 caution. Bailes now leads Overton, Madden, Davenport, Strickler, Franklin, Ivey, Knight
Lap 60 caution for flat on Hicks. Bailes leads Madden, Overton, Davenport, Strickler
Overton comes to the pits to change the right rear. He, Hamm, and Hicks will start from the rear.
Lap 68 caution for debris. Bailes, Madden, Davenport, Strickler, Ivey, Franklin, Sanders, Carpenter are the top-8.
Tires becoming a big factor.
Lap 69 caution for flat tire on Brown. Bailes leads Davenport, Madden, Strickler, Ivey
On the restart, Brown. Officials determine he intentionally brought out a caution and send him off track.
Lap 70 caution for Wilson. Madden now back to second.
On the restart, Davenport has a flat and hits the backstretch wall. Strickler also has a flat.
Davenport appears to be done for the day.
Order is now Bailes, Madden, Ivey, Franklin, Hicks, Pursley, Overton, Hamm.
Lap 72 caution for Ivey. Bailes leads Madden, Hicks, Pursley, Overton.
Lap 74 caution for flat on Vance. Bailes leads Madden, Hicks, Overton
Lap 76 caution for lead car of Bailes having a flat. Madden leads Hicks, Overton, Pursley, Carpenter, Strickler, Hamm.
Madden and Pursley are the only two who have not pitted.
Lap 83 caution. Madden leads Hicks, Overton, Carpenter, Hamm, Pursley, Strickler, Ivey, Franklin, Wilson.
Lap 93 caution for flat on leader Madden. Overton now leads Hicks, Carpenter, Hamm, Strickler, Pursley, Franklin
Overton pulled away after the last restart.
Brett Hamm won the Carolina Clash championship.
Feature Results: 1. Overton, 2. Hicks, 3. Strickler, 4. Carpenter, 5. Hamm, 6. Bailes, 7. Pursley, 8. Wilson, 9. Sanders, 10. Knight, 11. Ivey, 12. Madden, 13. Franklin, 14. Vance, 15. Yandle, 16. Davenport, 17. Brown, 18. Hanger, 19. Mitchell, 20. Frame, 21. Ferguson, 22. Grube, 23. Marlar, 24. Hudspeth, 25. Harris, 26. Yarbrough
Dennis ‘Rambo’ Franklin currently leads the Carolina Clash standings
