InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series-sanctioned $20,000-to-win Stateline Showdown event at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA on Saturday, September 24, 2022. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The next race scheduled for SMS will be the Brickmill Bash featuring American Pro Late Model All-Star Series in a $10,000-to-win feature as well as the Red Clay 602 Series for a $5,000-to-win event on October 8, 2022.
Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid-70s and lows in the 60s.
Time: Hot laps scheduled for 7:15
Feature Payout: $20,000(50 laps)
Track Description: Third-mile mile clay oval
Other Classes: 604 Late Models, 602 Late Models and others.
Live Stream: DirtVision.com
Pre-race Notes: Dennis Erb Jr. leads the WoO Late Models standings over Tanner English, Max Blair, Ryan Gustin and Brent Larson.
6:30- Drivers meeting about to begin.
Correction – No drivers meeting at all.
7:00- Hot laps underway
Live Updates:
Car Count: 41 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 1- Josh Richards, B1- Brent Larson, F1- Payton Freeman, 1V- Vic Hill, 1*- Jesse Lowe, 5- Josh Walker, 6- Parker Martin, 8- David Payne, J8- Jadon Frame, 9- Jason Croft, 10- Joseph Joiner, 11- Gordy Gundaker, 11H- Hayden Ownbey, 15- Noah Phillips, 16- Sam Seawright, 17J- Justin Cameron, 17- Kurt English, 18x- Michael Page, 19R- Ryan Gustin, 20- Jimmy Owens, 17m- Dale McDowell, 22- Will Roland, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 25- Shane Clanton, 27- Joe Denny, 27- Donald McIntosh, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 31- Tyler Millwood, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 42- Cla Knight, 44- Chase King, 44- Chris Madden, 44D- Dalton Cook, 46- Chris Jones 53- Ray cook, 81E- Tanner English, 83- Jensen Ford, 88- Trent Ivey, 91- Heath Hindman, 93- Carson Ferguson, 99B- Boom Briggs, 109- Eli Beets, 111- Max Blair, 116- Cameron Weaver
Qualifying Results: There will be two qualifying groups.
Group A – 1. Cory Hedgecock (13.850), 2. Dale McDowell, 3. Donald McIntosh, 4. Max Blair, 5. Chris Madden, 6. Joseph Joiner, 7. Cla Knight, 8. Tanner English, 9. Eli Beets, 10. Hayden Ownbey
Group B – 1. Jimmy Owens (13.771), 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Kyle Bronson, 4. Brent Larson, 5. Carson Ferguson, 6. Ryan Gustin, 7. Josh Richards, 8. Jensen Ford, 9. Tyler Millwood, 10. Sam Seawright
Heat Race Results: There will be four heat races with the top-4 transferring to the feature. The top-2 will go to the redraw.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Hedgecock, 2. McIntosh, 3. Madden, 4. Knight, 5. Beets, 6. Walker, 7. Weaver, 8. Hindman, 9. Croft, 10. Frame
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Madden, 2. Hedgecock, 3. McIntosh, 4. Beets
*Madden passed Hedgecock for the lead on lap 4.
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. McDowell, 2. Blair, 3. Joiner, 4. Tanner English, 5. Ownbey, 6. Clanton, 7. Payne, 8. Bloomquist, 9. Ivey, 10. Roland
Heat 2 Finish– 1. McDowell, 2. Blair, 3. T English, 4. Clanton
*McDowell led all the way.
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Owens, 2. Bronson, 3. Ferguson, 4. Richards, 5. Millwood, 6. Briggs, 7. Gundaker, 8. Page, 9. Picklesimer, 10. Kurt English, 11. Freeman
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Bronson, 2. Owens, 3. Richards, 4. Ferguson
*Bronson led from the start.
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Erb, 2. Larson, 3. Gustin, 4. Ford, 5. Seawright, 6. Lowe, 7. Cook, 8. Jones, 9. Hill, 10. Denby
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Erb, 2. Gustin, 3. Larson, 4. Ford
*Gustin made a bid for the lead on the last lap but Erb held on.
Last Chance Showdown Results: There will be two LCS races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
LCS 1 Finish – 1. Joiner, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Knight
LCS 2 Finish – 1. Seawright, 2. Millwood, 3. Briggs
WoO Redraw Results: 1. Bronson, 2. Erb, 3. McDowell, 4. Madden, 5. Gustin, 6. Blair, 7. Owens, 8. Hedgecock
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup – 1. Bronson, 2. Erb, 3. McDowell, 4. Madden, 5. Gustin, 6. Blair, 7. Owens, 8. Hedgecock, 9. McIntosh, 10. Richards, 11. T English, 12. Larson, 13. Beets, 14. Ferguson, 15. Clanton, 16. Ford, 17. Joiner, 18. Seawright, 19. Bloomquist, 20. Millwood, 21. Knight, 22. Briggs, 23. Gundaker, 24. Ivey
9:29- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $20,000.
9:32- Four wide!
9:33- Green flag!
Lap 15- McDowell leads Bronson, Erb, Gustin, Madden
Halfway – McDowell leads Gustin, Erb, Bronson, Madden, Owens
Lap 35 caution for McIntosh. McDowell had a big lead over Gustin, Erb, Madden, Bronson, Owens, Blair, Hedgecock
Racing behind McDowell has been excellent.
Lap 37 caution for Millwood. McDowell leads Gustin, Bronson, Erb, Madden, Blair, Owens, English
Gustin threw an aggressive slider on McDowell in turn one on the last lap sending both cars up the track. He then beat McDowell to the line.
Feature Results: 1. Gustin, 2. McDowell, 3. Bronson, 4. Madden, 5. Erb, 6. Blair, 7. Owens, 8. English, 9. Larson, 10. Richards
Max Blair had a strong podium run on Friday night
