The Ice Bowl lived up to its name early Saturday morning
With a number of east Tennessee drivers competing in the Ice Bowl at the Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, here is a recap of Saturday’s activities so area fans can keep up with their local heroes.
Information was obtained from Race Monitor as well as several Twitter and Facebook sources.
Super Late Models:
Qualifying Group 1
1. Eric Cooley- 14.708, 2. Chris Jones, 3. Andy Picklesimen(Ooltewah, TN), 4. Tony Morris(Murfreesboro, TN), 5. Randall Walker, 6. Tommy Bailey, 7. Brandon Ifft, 8. David Seibers(Petersberg, TN), 9. Jason Skinner, 10. Mike Ashley, 11. Jerry Bradley, 12. Mike Fields.
Qualifying Group 2
1. Todd Morrow- 15.261(Chattanooga, TN), 2. Lavon Sparks, 3. Tim Roszell, 4. David Brannon, 5. Bret Holmes, 6. Joey Standridge(Tellico Plains, TN), 7. Bubba Franks, 8. Tom Maddox, 9. Mario Gresham, 10. Luke Hoffner, 11. Andy Standridge(Tellico Plains, TN), 12. Dennis Barton.
Qualifying Group 3
1. William Thomas- 14.813, 2. Billy Ogle, Jr.(Knoxville, TN), 3. Ray Cook, 4. Skip Freeman, 5. Tim Busha, 6. Mark Haddon, 7. Jody Knowles, 8. Brian Smith, 9. Jamie Dacus(Lakeland, TN), 10. John Parker, 11. Braden Mitchell, 12. Benjy Shaw(Tellico Plains, TN), 13. Steven Ashby.
Qualifying Group 4
1. Jason Hiett- 14.882, 2. Ross Martin, 3. Mark Mears, 4. Justin Litchfield(Tullahoma, TN), 5. Neil Baggett, 6. Joe Armistead, 7. Dennis Reno, 8. Cass Fowler, 9. Jason Welshan(Maryville, TN), 10. Thomas Dacus(Lakeland, TN), 11. Ryan King, 12. Caleb Ashby(Cunningham, TN), 13. Jason Wilson.
Heat Race #1(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
1. Eric Cooley, 2. Chris Jones, 3. Tony Morris, 4. Andy Picklesimen, 5. Randall Walker, 6. Tommy Bailey, 7. David Seibers, 8. Mike Ashley, 9. Jason Skinner, 10. Mike Fields, 11. Jerry Bradley, 12. Brandon Ifft.
Heat Race #2(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
1. William Thomas, 2. Billy Ogle, Jr., 3. Skip Freeman, 4. Ray Cook, 5. Tim Busha, 6. Mark Haddon, 7. Brian Smith, 8. Jody Knowles, 9. Jamie Dacus, 10. Braden Mitchell, 11. John Parker, 12. Benjy Shaw.
Heat Race #3(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
1. Ross Martin, 2. Mark Mears, 3. Jason Hiett, 4. Neil Baggett, 5. Thomas Dacus, 6. Ryan King, 7. Joe Armistead, 8. Jason Welshan, 9. Justin Litchfield, 10. Dennis Reno, 11. Jason Wilson, 12. Cass Fowler, 13. Caleb Ashby.
Heat Race #4(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
1. Lavon Sparks, 2. Todd Morrow, 3. Tim Roszell, 4. David Brannon, 5. Tom Maddox, 6. Luke Hoffner, 7. Dennis Barton, 8. Bret Holmes, 9. Andy Standridge, 10. Mario Gresham, 11. Joey Standridge, 12. Bubba Franks.
Top-16 starters for the 50-lap feature set to run on Sunday:
Row 1- Cooley…Thomas
Row 2- Martin…Sparks
Row 3- Jones…Ogle
Row 4- Mears…Morrow
Row 5- Morris…Freeman
Row 6- Hiett…Roszell
Row 7- Picklesimen…Cook
Row 8- Baggett…Brannon
Crate Late Models
Fast qualifier in each of four groups were:
Group 1- Chris Noah(14.894), Group 2- Ray Cook(14.628), Group 3- Dustin Stewart(14.836), Group 4- Rodgerick Dykes(14.764)
Top-16 starters for the 40-lap feature set to run on Sunday:
Row 1- Chris Noah…Ray Cook
Row 2- Dustin Stewart…Jason Welshan(Maryville, TN)
Row 3- Mark Page…Jamie Oliver
Row 4- Jonathan Rowan…Mitchell Stanley
Row 5- Logan Yates…Justin Shipley
Row 6- Mike McConnell…Rodgerick Dykes
Row 7- Brian Hester…Brian Connor
Row 8- Matt Dillard…Josh Adkins
B-main #1(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
Row 1- Chase Edge…Chip Brindle
Row 2- Jason Jones…Larry Tims
Row 3- Ronald Dunn…Jadon Frame
Row 4- Brandon Williams(Crossville, TN)…Jon Grey
Row 5- Tod Hernandez(Chattanooga, TN)…Dustin Rogers
Row 6- Braden Mitchell…Adam Ray
B-main #2(Top-4 transfer to the feature)
Row 1- Brian Ponder…Jeff Smith
Row 2- Jimmy Elliott(Cleveland, TN)…Drew Benfield
Row 3- Ross White(Knoxville, TN)…Mike Combs
Row 4- Austin Steele…Jim Gully
Row 5- Kevin Burke…Hunter Carroll
Row 6- Red Farmer
4 Cylinders
East Tennesseans Tim Ladd and Michael Courtney were 1st and 2nd in the feature.
