InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $10,022-to-win Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series-sanctioned Harold Hardgrove Memorial at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky on Saturday, August 28, 2021. 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 next event at SMS will be the King of the Mountain Fall Classic with the Southern All-Star Dirt Racing Series competing for a $7,500-to-win purse and the Topless Outlaws Late Model Series racing for a $3,000-to-win purse on September 25, 2021.
General Information:
Weather Forecast: Daytime high in the 80s with nighttime lows dropping into the 70s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 6:30pm
Feature Payout: $10,022-to-win. 50 laps
Track Description: 3/8 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: Pro Late Models, Open Wheel, Hobby Stocks, FWD
Pre-race Notes: This race not only honors former track owner Harold Hardgrove, who ran the track until his death in 2009, but also current LCS race director Allen Tilley who was injured in an accident at the track last weekend.
This race combines the Valvoline Iron-Man Series North & South tours.
Dustin Nobbe currently leads the I-M North Series standings over Tristan Chamberlain and Michael Chilton.
Jensen Ford leads the I-M South standings over Michael Chilton and Donald McIntosh.
6:50- Drivers meeting about to begin.
7:20- Hot laps about to get underway.
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Live Updates
Iron-Man Late Model Series
Car Count: 25 cars
Drivers Here: 1G- Devin Gilpin, 5N- Dustin Nobbe, 6- Dustin Linville, 9G- Larry Greer, 9N- Ted Nobbe, 11- Josh Rice, 11- Jared Hawkins, 11B- Tommy Bailey, 12- Jason Jameson, 13W- David Webb, M15- Brandon McGuffey, 20- Tristan Chamberlain, 21- Rod Carter Jr., 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 23- Keegan Cox, 24H- Phil Helton, T33- Ricky Arms, 39- Henry Hornsby III, 47- Chris Combs, 81E- Tanner English, 83- Jensen Ford, 83- Scott James, 97- Michael Chilton, 99- Camaron Marlar, 212- Josh Putnam
Qualifying Results: Drivers will be divided into two groups for qualifying.
Group A Results- 1. English(12.512), 2. James, 3. Hornsby, 4. Hawkins, 5. Rice
Group B Results- 1. Chilton (12.735), 2. Linville, 3. Ford, 4. Gilpin, 5. Marlar
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-4 transferring to the feature from each.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. English, 2. Hornsby, 3. Rice, 4. Combs, 5. Webb, 6. Arms, 7. Knuckles
Heat 1 Finish- 1. English, 2. Rice, 3. Hornsby, 4. Combs
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. James, 2. Hawkins, 3. Jameson, 4. Putnam, 5. Bailey, 6. Helton
Heat 2 Finish- 1. James, 2. Bailey, 3. Hawkins, 4. Putnam
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Chilton, 2. Ford, 3. Marlar, 4. T Nobbe, 5. D Nobbe, 6. Cox
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Chilton, 2. Marlar, 3. Ford, 4. T Nobbe
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Linville, 2. Gilpin, 3. Carter, 4. Chamberlain, 5. L Greer, 6. McGuffey
Heat 4 Finish- 1. Linville, 2. Gilpin, 3. Carter, 4. Chamberlain
B-main Results: There will be one B-main with the top-4 transferring to the feature.
B-main Finish- The B-main was cancelled as series officials deemed it unnecessary due to the number of cars who reported to the track.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. English, 2. Chilton, 3. James, 4. Linville, 5. Rice, 6. Marlar, 7. Bailey, 8. Gilpin, 9. Hornsby, 10. Ford, 11. Hawkins, 12. Carter, 13. Combs, 14. T Nobbe, 15. Putnam, 16. Chamberlain, 17. Webb, 18. D Nobbe, 19. L Greer, 20. Arms, 21. Helton, 22. Knuckles
10:45- Drivers being called to the track as weather appears to be approaching.
50 laps for $10,022
11:06- Engines have fired.
11:08- Four wide!
11:10- Green flag!
Lap 15- English leads Chilton, Rice, Marlar, James
Caution at halfway for spin by Bailey. English leads Chilton, Rice, Marlar, James, Gilpin, Linville, Ford, Hawkins
Lap 48 caution for Marlar. Chilton now leads but he and Rice have swapped it multiple times. Gilpin is third then English, Linville, James
Feature Results: 1. Chilton, 2. Rice, 3. Gilpin, 4. Linville, 5. English, 6. James, 7. Ford, 8. Hawkins, 9. Combs, 10. Putnam
Michael Chilton is expected to race at Lake Cumberland
