Chris Madden won the first ever XR Working Man Series feature
Chris Madden is one of the hardest working drivers in Dirt Late Model racing and that paid off on Tuesday night at the Volunteer Speedway when he claimed the inaugural XR Working Man Series feature event. This race served as a build up for Saturday’s $100,000-to-win show to be held at the Bulls Gap, TN facility.
The Rocket Chassis driver from Gray Court, SC earned $10,000 for his win.
A total of 45 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Dale McDowell (12.056), 2. Chris Madden, 3. Kyle Bronson, 4. Ricky Thornton Jr, 5. Tim McCreadie, 6. Bobby Pierce, 7. Vic Hill, 8. Jimmy Owens, 9. Benji Hicks, 10. Austin Neely, 11. Tanner English, 12. Devin Moran
Group B Results- 1. Mike Marlar (12.470), 2. Mack McCarter, 3. Rusty Ballenger, 4. Brad Dyer, 5. Brent Larson, 6. Josh Henry, 7. Brian Shirley, 8. Daulton Wilson, 9. Jacob Hawkins, 10. Chase King, 11. Ryan King, 12. Camaron Marlar
Heat 1 Results: 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Kyle Bronson, 3. Tim McCreadie, 4. Benji Hicks
Heat 2 Results: 1. Chris Madden, 2. Ricky Thornton Jr, 3. Jimmy Owens, 4. Bobby Pierce
Heat 3 Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Ethan Dotson, 4. Camaron Marlar
Heat 4 Results: 1. Mack McCarter, 2. Ricky Weiss, 3. Ryan King, 4. Stormy Scott
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Brandon Overton, 2. Cory Hedgecock, 3. Tanner English
B-main 2 Finish: 1. Michael Chilton, 2. Daulton Wilson, 3. Kyle Strickler
Feature Re-cap: McDowell took the early lead when the green flag waved over the 40-lap feature with Madden, Bronson, Marlar and Thornton trailing. McCarter entered the top-5 on the second circuit by passing Thornton. At the same time, McDowell was looking like he would pull away from the field.
By lap 8, however, the early front runner found himself racing among slower traffic in a feature that would ultimately run caution free. As a result, lapped cars would play of role for the remainder of the night.
Madden closed in on McDowell on lap 14 as the traffic got thicker and thicker. Further back, Thornton regained the fifth spot by passing McCarter.
At lap 25, the top-4 cars looked as if they were running a high speed pace lap with McDowell and Madden side-by-side for the lead while just behind it was Bronson and Marlar contesting third and fourth. McDowell and Madden continued to run side-by-side on laps 26 and 27 before Madden would finally be able to use the high side to his advantage and assert himself as the race leader on lap 28.
Over the closing laps, McDowell kept Madden in his sights but was never able to regain the lead. Madden would eventually sail under the checkered flag to score the win.
Feature Results: 1. Chris Madden, 2. Dale McDowell, 3. Kyle Bronson, 4. Ricky Thornton Jr., 5. Mike Marlar, 6. Mack McCarter, 7. Ricky Weiss, 8. Tim McCreadie, 9. Jimmy Owens, 10. Ethan Dotson, 11. Bobby Pierce, 12. Michael Chilton, 13. Stormy Scott, 14. Brandon Overton, 15. Kyle Strickler, 16. Cory Hedgecock, 17. Brian Shirley, 18. Logan Roberson, 19. Benji Hicks, 20. Ryan King, 21. Tyler Erb, 22. Forrest Trent, 23. Daulton Wilson, 24. Josh Henry, 25. Camaron Marlar, 26. Tanner English
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