InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series race from I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN on Saturday evening, September 12, 2015. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series for $2,500-to-win(50 laps), Limited Late Models for $1,000-to-win, and numerous other classes.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the NeSmith Late Models and the Limited Late Models. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors, including driver roster availability and timeliness of the event.
General Information: Drivers meeting is scheduled for 7:00pm.
Weather is expected to be cool and there is a chance for spotty showers and thunderstorms.
This was intended to be the second night of a big NeSmith weekend at I-75 but Friday night’s event was rained out.
Ronnie Johnson currently leads the NeSmith standings over Ryan King, Chase Edge and Matt Henderson.
7:00- Drivers meeting underway.
7:10- Drivers meeting over. Hot laps 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: I-75 Raceway set for big weekend of NeSmith competition
Live Updates:
NeSmith Late Models
Car Count: 19 cars
Drivers Here: D2- Darrin Goins, H2- Matt Henderson, 2x- Anthony White, 5- Ronnie Johnson, 7- William Overbey, 8- Todd Morrow, 10- Ryan Crane, 18- Chase Edge, 22- Will Roland, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 24- Barry Goodman, 29- Jason Welshan, 30- Ryan King, 33- Eric Cooley, 44- John Ownbey, 88- Brad Coffey, 95- Brandon Williams, 99- Justin Summers, 117- Jake Teague
Qualifying Results: 1. Henderson(13.552), 2. A White, 3. Hedgecock, 4. King, 5. Edge, 6. Williams, 7. Ownbey, 8. Goins, 9. Johnson, 10. Morrow
Everyone will be locked into the feature based on qualifying times.
Heat Race Results: There will be no heat races tonight.
Feature Notes:
9:50- Allowing the NeSmith cars a hot lap session.
11:10- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $2500.
11:15- Four wide!
11:19- Green flag!
Caution on the initial start as Teague and Summers tangle.
Lap 0 caution for Coffey spin.
Lap 1 red flag for pileup in turn 4. Summers rolled over. Ballenger, Crane and Goodman also involved. All drivers OK. Henderson leads Hedgecock, White, Edge and Ownbey.
11:35- Red flag lifted. Back to green soon.
Lap 6 caution for spin by Crane. Henderson leads Hedgecock, White, Edge, Ownbey, Johnson, King, Williams, Morrow.
Lap 8 caution as Teague slows. Henderson still leads as he is able to get away quickly on the restarts. Hedgecock, White, Edge and Ownbey are top-5.
Ballenger comes close to rolling over on that restart but the car comes to rest on the outside berm in turn 2.
Drivers being asked to go single-file on restarts by series officials.
Lap 10 caution as Ballenger slows. Top-5 still the same.
Race went caution free after lap 10.
Feature Results: 1. Henderson, 2. Hedgecock, 3. White, 4. Edge, 5. Ownbey, 6. Johnson, 7. Williams, 8. Welshan, 9. King, 10. Morrow
Limited Late Models
Car Count: 12 cars
Drivers Here: 00- Ruben Mayfield, 0- Ross White, 2x- Anthony White, 2- Danny Yoder, 3- Jeremy Hicks, 17- Randy Holden, 18- Jim Johnson, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 32- Jason Manley, 66- Jordan Rodabaugh, 88- Brad Coffey, 99- Justin Summers
Qualifying Results: 1. Mayfield (13.604), 2. R White, 3. Summers, 4. Hedgecock, 5. A White, 6. Manley, 7. Coffey, 8. Yoder
The feature lineup will be set by qualifying results.
Heat Race Results: There will be no heat races.
Feature Notes:
12:30- Feature rolling out. 25 laps for $1000.
12:33- Green flag!
Lap 16 caution for Rodabaugh. Hedgecock passed A White for the lead on lap 14. White had moved around both R White and Mayfield to get the early lead just after the start.
Feature Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. A White, 3. Coffey, 4. Mayfield, 5. Manley
*There are 13 Sportsman cars here.
*There are 14 B-hobby cars here.
*There are 7 Four Cylinder and 7 FWD cars here.
*DJ McMahan barely edged Richard Dixon to win the B-hobby feature.
*Scott Gardner wins the Sportsman feature over Adam Mitchell and Joe Crabtree. Race was cut short due to time limit.
*Michael Courtney won the Four Cylinder feature.
