InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the XR Super Series-sanctioned Spring Thaw 100 which will pay $100,000-to-win event at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN on Saturday, April 15, 2023. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
Live updates are provided by Smoky Mountain Speedway. Make plans now to visit the Maryville, TN track for their $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend on June 16 & 17, 2023.
Weather Forecast: Sunny with highs in the upper 70s and lows into the 50s.
Time: Hot laps are slated for 6:30pm.
Feature Payout: $100,000-to-win(100 laps)
Track Description: 4/10 mile mile clay oval
Other Classes: Sportsman Late Models
Live Stream: raceXR.plus
Pre-race Notes: This race was originally scheduled for late March.
This is the first race of the season for the XR Super Series.
This is the highest paying Dirt Late Model race ever held in the state of Tennessee.
6:00- Drivers meeting about to begin.
6:30- Hot laps underway
Live Updates:
Car Count: 58 cars
Drivers Here: B00- Josh Henry, 1- Hudson O’Neal, 1- Tyler Erb, 1c- Kenny Collins, B1- Brent Larson, 1G- Rusty Ballenger, 1v- Vic Hill, 2s- Stormy Scott, 3- Steve Smith, 3- Austin Neely, 3s- Brian Shirley, 5- John Tweed, 6- Parker Martin, 7w- Ricky Weiss, 8- Kyle Strickler, 8- Chris Chandler, 8- David Payne, 14- Reid Millard, 16- Sam Seawright, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18D- Daulton Wilson, 19m- Wil Herrington, 20- Jimmy Owens, 20B- Brad Dyer, 20RT- Ricky Thornton Jr.. 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 22- Will Roland, 22- Chris Ferguson, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 24D- Michael Brown, 25- Shane Clanton, 25z- Mason Zeigler, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 30- Ryan King, 32- Bobby Pierce, 34- Ellery Leake, 37- Jacob Hawkins, 39- Tim McCreadie, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 44- Chris Madden, 44- Chase King, 44- Kip Sawyer, 46- Earl Pearson Jr., 51- Mack McCarter, 55- Benji Hicks, 72- Barrett Lowe, 76- Brandon Overton, 79- Ross Bailes, 79- Kyle Courtney, 83- Jensen Ford, 83H- Clint Hodges, 88- Trent Ivey, 89- Logan Roberson, 90- John Llewellyn, 90J- Jason Trammell, 96v- Tanner English, 97- Michael Chilton, 99- Devin Moran, 99- Camaron Marlar, 101- Forrest Trent, 126- Kaede Loudy, 157- Mike Marlar, 174- Ethan Dotson, 187- David McCoy,316- Mike Bargo
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: There will be two groups for time-trials.
Group A Results- 1. Hudson O’Neal (13.197), 2. Mack McCarter, 3. Chris Madden, 4. Mason Zeigler, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Camaron Marlar, 7. Sam Seawright, 8. Earl Pearson Jr., 9. Ricky Thornton Jr, 10. Benji Hicks, 11. Brian Shirley, 12. Devin Moran
Group B Results- 1. Dale McDowell (13.171), 2. Rusty Ballenger, 3. Ricky Weiss, 4. Chris Ferguson, 5. Kyle Bronson, 6. Brandon Overton, 7. Ethan Dotson, 8. Ross Bailes, 9. Mike Marlar, 10. Jimmy Owens, 11. Jacob Hawkins, 12. Brad Dyer
Heat Races: There will be six heat races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. HO, 2. 25Z MZ, 3. 16 SS, 4. 55 BH, 5. 89 LR, 6. 23 CH, 7. 19M WH, 8. 3 AN, 9. 1V VH, 10. 25 SC
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Sam Seawright, 3. Mason Zeigler… Hicks, Hedgecock
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. 51 MM, 2. 32 BP, 3. 46 EPJ, 4. 3S BS, 5. 21K DK, 6. 39 TM, 7. 1C KC, 8. 1 TE, 9. 126 KL, 10. 316 MB
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Bobby Pierce, 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Tim McCreadie… T Erb, Pearson
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. 44 CM, 2. 99 CM, 3. 20 RTK, 4. 99 DM, 5. 49 JD, 6. 2S SS, 7. 8 KS, 8. 8C CC, 9. 6 PMJ, 10. 5 JT
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Chris Madden, 2. Camaron Marlar, 3. Ricky Thornton Jr… Moran, Davenport
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. 17 DM, 2. 22 CF, 3. 174 ED, 4. 20 JO, 5. 83 JF, 6. 97 MC, 7. 44 CK, 8. B00 JH, 9. 96 TE, 10. 187 DM
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Chris Ferguson, 3. Jimmy Owens… Dotson, Ford
Heat 5 Lineup- 1. 1G RB, 2. 40 KB, 3. 79 RB, 4. 37 JH, 5. 8 DP, 6. 28 DEJ, 7. 28D DW, 8. 101 FT, 9. 30 RK, 10. 14 RM
Heat 5 Finish– 1. Kyle Bronson, 2. Rusty Ballenger, 3. Daulton Wilson… D Erb, Trent
Heat 6 Lineup- 1. 7 RW, 2. 76 BO, 3. 157 MM, 4. 20 BD, 5. 24D MB, 6. 88 TI, 7. 90J JT, 8. B1 BL, 9. 34 EL
Heat 6 Finish– 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Brandon Overton, 3. Michael Brown… Ivey, Larson
***Overton going to a backup car due to engine issues.
B-Mains: There will be two B-mains with the top-2 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Tyler Erb, 2. Cory Hedgecock
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Ethan Dotson, 2. Dennis Erb Jr
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. O’Neal, 2. McDowell, 3. Pierce, 4. Bronson, 5. Madden, 6. M Marlar, 7. Seawright, 8. Ferguson, 9. Shirley, 10. Ballenger, 11. C Marlar, 12. Overton, 13. Zeigler, 14. Owens, 15. McCreadie, 16. Wilson, 17. Thornton, 18. Brown, 19. T Erb, 20. Dotson, 21. Hedgecock, 22. D Erb, 23. Davenport, 24. Chandler
9:40- Feature rolling out. 100 laps for $100,000.
9:59- Engines have fired after driver introductions.
Apologies but poor connection in the infield.
Halfway- McDowell leads O’Neal, M Marlar, Pierce and Ferguson.
Madden has been the,most noteworthy retirement so far..
Lap 57 caution for Overton. He had been running in the top-10.
Order- McDowell, O’Neal, M Marlar, Ferguson, Pierce, Bronson, T Erb, Owens
20 to go- Caution
McDowell leads M Marlar, O’Neal, Bronson, Ferguson, T Erb, McCreadie, Davenport, Thornton
Feature Results: 1. McDowell, 2. M Marlar, 3. O’Neal, 4. Bronson, 5. T Erb, 6. McCreadie, 7. Thornton, 8. Davenport, 9. Hedgecock, 10. Dotson, 11. Ferguson, 12. Pierce, 13. Ballenger, 14. Owens, 15. Shirley, 16. D Erb, 17. Overton, 18. C Marlar, 19. Zeigler, 20. Seawright, 21. Wilson, 22. Brown, 23. Madden, 24. Chandler
Tim McCreadie is expected to be among the entrants
