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Race: Southern All Stars
Track: Smoky Mountain Speedway(4/10 mile clay oval)
Location: Maryville, TN
Date: April 24, 2015
Time: Drivers meeting is set for 6:30.
Classes: Southern All Stars Super Late Models for $5,000-to-win, Limited Late Models for $1,500-to-win, Sportsman for $750-to-win.
Admission: Grandstand admission is $15 for adults with kids 6-11 at $5. Tier parking is $20 for adults. Pit passes are $35.
Weather: The forecast calls for mild temperatures with little chance for rain.
Possible Entrants: Dale McDowell, Chris Madden, Randy Weaver, Donald McIntosh, Billy Ogle, Jr., Stacy Boles, Mark Douglas, Mark Vineyard, Vic Hill, Ray Cook, Skip Arp, Chad Ogle, Austin Smith, David Payne, Tommy Kerr, Jason Welshan, Riley Hickman, Todd Morrow
Other Information: This is part of a two race weekend with the Spring Nationals scheduled at Smoky Mountain for Saturday night.
Randy Weaver comes in as the Southern All Stars points leader. He has won all five races he has started in 2015, including a $20,000 victory in an Ultimate Super Late Model Series race at Virginia Motor Speedway.
Riley Hickman is currently second in the SAS standings. He has won the championship for this series in each of the past two seasons.
Weaver won out after an outstanding duel with Chris Madden in the season finale at SMS last year. Weaver also won an Ultimate Series race at SMS earlier this year.
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