InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals race from the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN for Friday night, July 31, 2015. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern Nationals Super Late Models for $5,300-to-win, Limited Late Models for $1200-to-win and Street Stocks for $500-to-win.
*These updates will primarily focus on the Southern Nationals and Limited Late Model races. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Drivers meeting is set to begin at 6:30pm.
Weather is predicted to be warm with virtually no chance for rain.
With two races remaining in the series, Casey Roberts(1224) leads the Southern Nationals standings over Billy Ogle, Jr.(1214), Donald McIntosh(1197), Austin Smith(1193) and Vic Hill(1173)
6:45- Drivers meeting underway.
7:20- 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: Casey Roberts describes how tough Southern Nationals can be
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 24 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Ross White, 1- Vic Hill, R1- Riley Hickman, 2- Dennis Franklin, 3x- Bo Eaton, 4t- Tommy Kerr, 007- Roger Best, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Robby Moses, 8- Craig Vosbergen, 11- Austin Smith, 11B- Stacy Boles, 17- Dale McDowell, 28- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 29- Jason Welshan, 31- Skip Arp, 34- Ellery Leake, 51- Pierce McCarter, 52- Mark Douglas, 58- Mark Whitener, 85- Mark Dotson, 99- Derek Ellis, 101- Casey Roberts, 116- Randy Weaver, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr.
Qualifying Results: The top-2 qualifiers from each of two groups will go to a dash race that will set the first two rows in the feature starting lineup. Everyone else will go to a B-main.
Group A- 1. McDowell (15.265), 2. B Ogle
Group B- 1. Weaver (15.254), 2. Roberts
Dash Results: 1. Weaver, 2. Ogle, 3. McDowell, 4. Roberts
B-main Results: There will be two B-mains transferring the top-8 from each.
B-main 1- 1. Douglas, 2. Arp, 3. Smith, 4. Franklin, 5. Wolfenbarger, 6. Boles, 7. Whitener, 8. Best. *Hill broke on lap 4 with a pretty big lead. He’ll get a provisional.
They will start the feature in positions 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
B-main 2- 1. McIntosh, 2. McCarter, 3. Vosbergen, 4. White, 5. Ellis, 6. Kerr, 7. Moses, 8. Welshan. *Dotson gets a provisional out of this race.
They will start the feature in positions 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Feature Notes:
9:45- Feature being called to the track.
Feature is 53 laps for $5300-to-win.
9:55- Cars lined up on the front stretch.
10:00- Four wide!
10:03- Green flag!
Lap 5 caution for White slow on track. Weaver already had a lead of half a straightaway. Ogle, McDowell, Roberts, McIntosh, Arp, Douglas, Franklin, McCarter and Vosbergen round out the top-10.
Lap 7 caution for Arp off the pace. He had just taken 5th from McIntosh. Weaver still leads Ogle, McDowell, Roberts, McIntosh, Vosbergen, Douglas, Smith, McCarter, Franklin.
Halfway- Weaver has a big lead. Ogle, McDowell and Roberts battling for 2-4.
Lap 31 caution as Boles stops on track. Weaver leads Ogle, McDowell, Roberts, Vosbergen, Smith, McIntosh, Franklin, Douglas, Ellis, Hill, McCarter, Moses.
Lap 49 caution as 2nd running McDowell breaks something in the rear end of the car. Weaver leads Ogle, Roberts, Smith, Vosbergen, Franklin, McIntosh, Ellis, McCarter, Moses
Weaver dominated.
Feature Results: 1. Weaver, 2. Ogle, 3. Roberts, 4. Smith, 5. Vosbergen, 6. Franklin, 7. Hill, 8. McIntosh, 9. Ellis, 10. McCarter, 11. Moses
Limited Late Models
Car Count: 13 cars
Drivers Here: 007- Hunter Best, 11- Cruz Skinner, 12t- Dan Tipton, 27- Scottie Covington, 32- Jason Manley, 37- Drew Kennedy, 44- Chase King, 47- Brad Hall, 61- Kenny Ford, 88- Brad Coffey, 90- Jason Trammell 97- Bobby Giffin, 393- DJ Hayes
Qualifying Results: 1. Hall, 2. Trammell, 3. King, 4. Manley, 5. Tipton, 6. Best, 7. Coffey, 8. Kennedy
Heat Race Results: There will be no heat races in this class. The field will be set entirely by qualifying.
Feature Notes:
10:36- Cars lining up on track.
10:42- Green flag!
Initial start is waved off as Trammell’s car fails to come up to speed.
Hayes spins to bring out the caution on the second attempt to go green. Kennedy’s car stalls and has to be pushed off the track.
Lap 5 caution for heavy smoke and fluid from third running King car. Manley leads Hall, Best, Tipton, Giffin, Coffey.
This will be a lengthy caution as much fluid was dumped on the track.
Lap 7 caution for Best in the turn 3 wall. Manley leads Hall, Tipton, Giffin, Coffey.
Feature Results: 1. Manley, 2. Hall, 3. Tipton, 4. Giffin, 5. Coffey
Street Stock
Car Count: 8 cars
Feature Results: 1. Chris Rickett, 2. Brad Davis, 3. Adam Engel
