InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals race as well as the Crate Late Models from Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN on Friday evening, May 1, 2015. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Spring Nationals Super Late Models for $4,000-to-win, Crate Late Models for $1,200-to-win, A & B Hobby, Pony.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals race and the Crate Late Models. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors, including timeliness of the show and 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.
7:10- Drivers meeting breaking up.
7:30- Hot laps underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chris Madden’s success is born out of long hours in the shop & Casey Roberts outruns Spring Nationals field for the win at Smoky Mountain
Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 23 cars
Drivers Here: 6- Chris Madden, 116- Randy Weaver, 17m- Dale McDowell, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 11B- Stacy Boles, 31- Skip Arp, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 51- Mack McCarter, 8- David Payne, 157- Mike Marlar, 99- Derek Ellis, 21- Ivedent Lloyd, Jr., 34- Ellery Leake, x15- Shawn Chastain, 9- Jason Croft, 85- Mark Dotson, 11- Austin Smith, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1- Andy Picklesimer, A1- Jerry Coffman, 1s- Matthew Summers, X- Tyler Millwood, 17e- Kurt English, 44- John Owenby
Madden is here in a Barry Wright Race Car that he has previously driven in 525 and Crate Late Model races.
Qualifying Results:
Group A- 1. Weaver(12.890), 2. Ellis
Group B- 1. Marlar, 2. Boles
Top-2 qualifiers from each of two groups will go to the dash race to earn their spots on the feature starting grid.
Lloyd and Madden on front row of heat #1.
Smith and McDowell on the front row of heat #2.
Dash Race Results: 1. Ellis, 2. Boles, 3. Marlar, 4. Weaver- All four cars are Longhorns.
Heat Race Results:
There will be two heats taking the top-8.
Heat 1 finish- 1. Madden, 2. McCarter, 3. Lloyd, 4. Arp, 5. Payne, 6. McIntosh, 7. Ogle, 8. Collins
Heat 2 finish- 1. McDowell, 2. Smith, 3. Owenby, 4. Leake, 5. Chastain, 6. Dotson, 7. Millwood, 8. Coffman
Feature Notes:
10:42- Feature lined up on the front straightaway.
10:44- Four wide!
10:46- Green flag!
Lap 20- Caution free so far. Weaver took lead on lap 11 and now leads Ellis, McDowell, Marlar and Madden.
Race ran caution free. Weaver got to the lead and was never really challenged but Ellis and McDowell were closing in traffic at the end. Great racing throughout the field as the leaders battled traffic.
Feature Results: 1. Randy Weaver, 2. Ellis, 3. McDowell, 4. McCarter, 5. Madden, 6. Marlar, 7. McIntosh, 8. Boles
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 24 cars
Drivers Here: 5- Kate Dallenbach, 17- Brett Wyatt, 33- Warren McMahan, 148- Booger Brooks, A1- Jerry Coffman, 87- Andrew Littleton, T35- Tanner Works, 9- Josh Walker, 3r- Robert Edwards, 7- Jason Deal, 22- Bobby Mayse, 3- Bryan Pritchard, 28- David Doss, 38- Danny Turner, 3- David Duplissey, 22- Will Roland, 87- Mark Levi, H3- Ethan Hunter, 11- Bobby Richey, Jr., 28- Bobby Doss, 9- Chris Whitted, 114- Joe Crabtree, 17- Brett Shook, 23- Craig Burrows
Qualifying Results: 1. Deal(14.004), 2. Brooks, 3. Mayse, 4. Richey, 5. Littleton, 6. Hunter, 7. Works, 8. Burrows
Heat Race Results:
Heat 1 finish- 1. Mayse, 2. Hunter, 3. Wyatt, 4. Deal, 5. Burrows, 6. Coffman
Heat 2 finish- 1. Brooks, 2. Works, 3. Littleton, 4. Richey, 5. Walker, 6. Turner
Feature Notes:
11:32- Feature rolling out.
11:37- Green flag!
Lap 3 caution for a spin. Brooks leads Mayse, Works, Hunter, Littleton and Wyatt.
Lap 4 caution for a spin. Mayse made a strong inside move for the lead on the last restart but Brooks held him off.
Lap 11 caution for big crash on front stretch involving several cars. Mayse again made a strong move for the lead on the last restart but Brooks held him off. Mayse was among the cars receiving damage in the crash.
About to restart after cleanup. Brooks leads Works, Hunter, Wyatt and Littleton
Lap 13 caution for Turner. Running order still the same. 2-4 ran three-wide for last couple of laps.
Feature Results: 1. Booger Brooks, 2. Works, 3. Hunter, 4. Wyatt, 5. Littleton, 6. Coffman, 7. Richey.
A-Hobby
Car Count: 12 cars
Feature Results: 1. Jimmy Smith, 2. Brandon Stanfield, 3. Booger Brooks, 4. Beau Bice
B-Hobby
Car Count: 9 cars
Feature Results:
