InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series race as well as the Limited Late Models from Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Friday evening, April 24, 2015. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
Live Updates are brought to you by Tennessee RV. Click here to visit their website for all your RV sales and service needs.
To follow along, simply scroll down and look under each heading for that particular class. Also, refresh the page frequently as new information will be added often.
Classes in action: Southern All Stars for $5,000-to-win, Limited Late Models for $1,500-to-win, and Sportsman for $750-to-win.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Southern All Stars race and the Limited Late Models. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors, including stories/photos related to the other events.
General Information: For information regarding weather, start times and a list of potential drivers, please click here to check out the pre-race notes for this event.
6:45- Drivers meeting has just broken up.
7:10- Hot laps underway.
7:40- Qualifying about to start.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Brad Hall searching for confidence in return to driving & Ryan Gifford loving life as a racer
Live Updates:
Southern All Stars Super Late Models
Car Count: 29 cars
Drivers Here: 17m- Dale McDowell, 44- Chris Madden, 116- Randy Weaver, 7- Donald McIntosh, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 11B- Stacy Boles, 52D- Mark Dougles, 4- Mark Vineyard, 1- Vic Hill, 31- Skip Arp, 10- Chad Ogle, 11- Austin Smith, 8- David Payne, 4T- Tommy Kerr, 29- Jason Welshan, R1- Riley Hickman, T1- Todd Morrow, 101- Casey Roberts, 3- Steve Smith, 38- Dillon Tidmore, 34- Ellery Leake, 11- Skylar Marlar, 157- Mike Marlar, 28- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 86- Jeff Neubert, 85- Mark Dotson, 30- Ryan King, 74- John Minon, 10- Chris Wilson, 7- Robby Moses, 007- Roger Best
Qualifying Results:
Group 1- 1. Weaver(15.318), 2. McDowell, 3. C Ogle, 4. Douglas, 5. S Marlar
*Weaver banged the wall on his second lap.
Group 2- 1. M Marlar(15.522), 2. Roberts, 3. Arp, 4. Boles, 5. B Ogle
Top-5 in each of two groups will be locked into the feature.
Heat Race Results:
Top-6 transfer.
Heat 1 finish- 1. Kerr, 2. Madden, 3. Welshan, 4. Dotson, 5. Morrow, 6. Wolfenbarger. Hickman will use a provisional out of that heat.
Heat 2 finish- 1. McIntosh, 2. Wilson, 3. Tidmore, 4. Hill, 5. Smith, 6. Best
Feature Notes:
10:03- Feature on track.
10:04- Four wide!
10:06- Green flag!
Lap 1 caution as Tidmore hits the turn one wall. Weaver takes the early lead ahead of M Marlar, McDowell, Roberts, Arp, C Ogle, Boles, Kerr, S Marlar, McIntosh. Douglas pulls off track but rejoins the action.
Caution on the restart for incident involving Hill and Smith in turn three.
Lap 3 caution for spin by Neubert. McDowell got by Marlar for second on the last restart but Marlar got back around to reclaim the position.
Caution on the restart for incident involving Dotson, Wolfenbarger and Hickman.
Lap 16 caution as 3rd running Arp in turn two wall. Weaver had checked out by a straightaway. McDowell, Roberts, Marlar, Madden.
Lap 25 caution as McIntosh bangs the turn one wall. Weaver has been untouchable. Great racing between McDowell, Marlar, Roberts and Madden behind him.
Feature Results: 1. Randy Weaver, 2. McDowell, 3. M Marlar, 4. Roberts, 5. Madden, 6. Kerr, 7. Boles, 8. B Ogle, 9. Hickman, 10. S Marlar, 11. Welshan, 12. Best, 13. Wilson
*Weaver says this was a new car with its first race ever.
Limited Late Models
Car Count: 24 cars
Drivers Here: 00- Ruben Mayfield, H2- Matt Henderson, 32- Jason Manley, 0- Ross White, 63- Josh Collins, 47- Brad Hall, 73- Trevor Sise, 07- Jason Cardwell, 71- Pierce McCarter, K37- Drew Kennedy, 41- James Kelso, 97- Bobby Giffin, c5- David Crabtree, 29- Jason Welshan, 2x- Anthony White, 24- Greg Martin, B2- Butch Bayless, F4- Sammie Russell, 68- Andy Ogle, 39- Eddie King, Jr., 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 37- Billy Ogle, Jr., 5j- Jesse Lowe, 00B- Brian Ownby
Qualifying Results:
1. Sise(16.136), 2. A White, 3. Knuckles, 4. R White, 5. B Ogle, 6. Welshan, 7. Manley, 8. Hall, 9. Collins, 10. Giffin, 11. Crabtree, 12. McCarter
The entire field will be set via qualifying.
Feature Notes:
10:50- Feature lined up on track.
11:00- Green flag!
Lap 8 caution for McCarter. Sise leads over A White, Knuckles, Ogle and Manley.
Lap 16 caution. Three of the top-4 crash in turn three while racing in close quarters. Sise, A White and Ogle jammed up which sent Sise and White spinning then Knuckles piled in. Ogle continued on. Running order is now Ogle, Manley, Knuckles, R White, Crabtree, Collins, Welshan, Martin
The previous caution has been charged to the lapped car of Andy Ogle, which will put Sise back at the front. A White has retired.
Ogle passed Sise for the lead with 4 laps to go.
Feature Results: 1. Billy Ogle, Jr., 2. Manley, 3. Sise, 4. Knuckles, 5. Crabtree, 6. R White, 7. Collins, 8. Martin, 9. Welshan, 10. Hall
Sportsman
Car Count: 21 cars
Heat Race Results:
Heat 1 finish- 1. Kip Sawyer, 2. Heath Alvey, 3. David Clark, 4. Wayne Rader
Heat 2 finish- 1. Wade Howerton, 2. Rex Coffey, 3. Clyde Overholt, 4. Kelvin White
Feature Results: 1. Rex Coffey, 2. Kip Sawyer, 3. Clyde Overholt, 4. David Clark, 5. Wayne Rader
Exciting finish as Coffey got around Sawyer on the last lap.
