InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Cabin Fever race from the Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA for Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2016. Today’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Super Late Models for $3,500-to-win(40 laps), Crate Late Models for $1500-to-win, B-Hobby, Topless Sportsman.
*These updates will focus on the Super & Crate Late Model races. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Drivers meeting is slated to begin at 11:00am.
Weather forecast calls for clear skies with temperatures in the lower 60s.
11:40- Drivers meeting underway.
12:05- Hot laps about to begin.
1:00- SLM qualifying underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Cory Hedgecock achieving plenty of success on east Tennessee dirt & Jason Hiett feeling confident as he looks to branch out in 2016
Live Updates:
Super Late Models
Car Count: 36 cars
Drivers Here: J1- Josh Johnson, R1- Riley Hickman, 5m- Scott Shelton, T6- Tod Hernandez, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Craig Greer, 7- Richard Smith, 7- Clint Nichols, 7- Brian Jackson, G9- Eric Grainger, 10- Tommy Taylor, 11- Cruz Skinner, 12- Ashton Winger, R12- Rodney Weeks, 15- Ethan Hunter, 16- Steven Ashby, 17m- Dale McDowell, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 23- Craig Burrows, 24x- Michael Page, 25- Matt Larson, 26- Jimmy Sharpe, Jr., 27- Lucas Burns, 31- Tyler Millwood, H31- Robby Mason, 32- Jason Manley, 33- David Brannon, 53- Ray Cook, 56- David Earl Gentry, 56- Joey Standridge, 66- Jake Knowles, 94- Austin Rettig, 311- Scott Groves
Qualifying Results: There will be two qualifying groups with the top-3 from each going to a dash race. Everyone else will heat race.
Group 1 Results- 1. Ethan Hunter (15.214), 2. Hickman, 3. Hiett…4. Hernandez, 5. Ellis
Group 2 Results- 1. Dale McDowell (15.447), 2. McIntosh, 3. Millwood… 4. Cook, 5. Gentry
Heat Race Results: The original plan has been modified. There will be four SLM heat races taking the top-4 finishers to the feature.
Heat 1 finish- 1. Page, 2. Hernandez, 3. Johnson, 4. Jackson
Heat 2 finish- 1. Manley, 2. Brannon, 3. Mason, 4. Ellis
Heat 3 finish- 1. Cook, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Knowles, 4. Burns
Heat 4 finish- 1. Larson, 2. Winger, 3. Gentry, 4. Shelton
Dash Results: 1. McDowell, 2. McIntosh, 3. Hunter, 4. Hickman, 5. Hiett, 6. Millwood. That is how they will start the feature.
*Hiett suffered a mechanical problem and will not start the feature.
*Hiett will start the feature at the tail in a borrowed car.
Feature Notes:
3:52- Feature lining up on the front stretch. 40 laps for $3500.
3:58- Four wide!
4:00- Green flag!
Start waved off as Winger stalls on the backstretch.
Lap 8 caution for slowing car of Hedgecock. McIntosh passed McDowell on lap 7 to take the lead. Page, Millwood, Hunter, Manley follow.
Lap 16 caution as Page and Millwood get together in turn 3 while racing for 3rd. Millwood’s car now sits atop Page’s car. McIntosh had been pulling away as Page and Millwood had been working on McDowell for 2nd prior to the caution. McIntosh leads McDowell, Manley, Cook, Hernandez and Hickman.
Looks like Millwood will continue but Page appears to be out.
Race ran green to end after the lap 16 caution with McIntosh building a half-track lead at one point. The racing was tight behind the leader, who was aggressive in traffic and was never threatened after he took the lead.
Feature Finish: 1. McIntosh, 2. McDowell, 3. Cook, 4. Manley, 5. Hernandez, 6. Knowles, 7. Hickman, 8. Brannon, 9. Mason, 10. Ellis
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 36 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Craig Scott, 00- Ruben Mayfield, 00- Kyle Black, 00c- AJ Carlisi, 1- Andy Picklesimer, 01- Jesse Goss, D2- David Duplissey, 3- Bryan Pritchard, 3H- Ethan Hunter, 11- Riley Hickman, 11- Cruz Skinner, 12D- Drew Deaver, 15- Henry Hanger, 17- Larry Higgins, 18- Aaron Miller, 18p- Mark Paige, A19- Jason Hiett, 20- Devin Stewart, 23- Ahna Parkhurst, 23- Cory Hedgecock, s23- Justin Owens, 25z- John Ownbey, 32- Greg Huskey, 37- Kevin Burke, k37- Drew Kennedy, 39- Eddie King, Jr., 40- Andy Miller, 41- Jim Couch, 47- Dustin Golden, 50- Adam Mitchell, 53- Ray Cook, 53c- Kyle Cochran, 62- Josh Walker, 71- Cody Richards, 86- Adam Ward, 99- Craig Powell, 111- David Tindell, 157- Kenny Kizzar, 727- Scott Boyd
Qualifying Results: The top-16 qualifiers will be locked in for the feature.
1. Hiett, 2. Ownbey, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Hickman, 5. Skinner, 6. Hedgecock, 7. Hunter, 8. Deaver, 9. Miller, 10. Hanger, 11. Black, 12. Walker, 13. Higgins, 14. Boyd, 15. Picklesimer, 16. Kennedy
Heat Race Results: There will be two B-mains taking the top-4 from each to the feature.
B-main 1 finish- 1. Owens, 2. Paige, 3. Scott, 4. Parkhurst
B-main 2 finish- 1. Pritchard, 2. King, 3. Kizzar, 4. Miller
Feature Notes:
5:00- Feature lining up. 25 laps for $1500.
5:05- Green flag!
Lap 2 caution for crash involving Picklesimer and Higgins. Hiett leads Ownbey, Skinner, Cook, Hedgecock, Hickman and Hunter.
Lap 4 caution for slowing car of Picklesimer. Hiett continues to lead over Ownbey and Skinner.
Caution on the restart for crash by Boyd.
Lap 5 caution for spin by Walker. Cook got under Skinner on the last restart but Skinner held on to 3rd.
Lap 6 caution as King comes to a stop on the front stretch after contact with Kizzar. Running order still the same.
Lap 12 caution for trouble on Walker. Hiett had gotten away but Ownbey closed back in as they worked traffic. Skinner, Cook, Hedgecock, Hickman run 3-6.
Lap 18 caution for Scott. Hiett leads Ownbey. Cook and Hedgecock got around Skinner to move up in the order.
Lap 23 caution as 4th running Hedgecock stops on track. Hiett leads Ownbey, Cook, Skinner, Hickman.
Feature Finish: 1. Hiett, 2. Ownbey, 3. Cook, 4. Skinner, 5. Hickman, 6. Hunter, 7. Black, 8. Miller
Sportsman
Car Count: 22 cars
Feature Finish: 1. Beau Bice, 2. Matt Stewart, 3. BJ Wilson
B-Hobby
Car Count: 5 cars
Feature Finish: 1. Lamar Hughes, 2. Michael Brooks
