We will be providing live updates from the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Models Series race as well as the support classes from the 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN for Saturday night, June 7, 2014. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action:
NeSmith DLMS for $4,000-to-win.
Sportsman
Thunder & Lightning
Mini Stocks
Street Stocks
Time:
Drivers meeting is set for 6:00 with cars to hit the track shortly thereafter.
Weather:
Weather is expected to be warm with a very slight chance for isolated thundershowers in the late afternoon.
General Information:
This is the second part of a big weekend for the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series.
Jason Welshan was the first to cross the finish line last night at the Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC but Ronnie Johnson was declared the winner due to a tire infraction discovered on Welshan’s car.
Ronnie Johnson enters the night with a slim lead over Mack McCarter in the NeSmith standings.
6:10- Drivers meeting underway.
7:20- All hot laps are complete.
Photos:
I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Live Updates:
NeSmith DLMS
Drivers here: 26 cars
121- Michael Blount, 18e- Chase Edge, 24g- Barry Goodman, 24- Greg Martin, 10- Mike Hill, 66- Adam Beeler, 586- Cody Brake, 79c- Marty Calloway, 87- Walker Arthur, 71- Brian Courtney, 35t- Tanner Works, 31- Gusty Christenberry, 117- Jake Teague, 56n- Chris Noah, 5- Ronnie Johnson, 29- Rusty Ballenger, 52- Ryan King, 19- Marcus Minga, 1- Johnny Stokes, 56r- Jonathan Rowan, 83- Jensen Ford, 39- Jimmy Elliott, 17h- Matt Henderson, 8a- Todd Morrow, 51- Mack McCarter, 33- Warren McMahan.
The NeSmith DLMS typically locks the top-10 from qualifying into the feature then holds two B-Mains to set the rest of the field.
7:20- Qualifying set to begin.
Qualifying Results: 1. Jimmy Elliott(14.553), 2. McCarter, 3. Johnson, 4. Beeler, 5. Martin, 6. Works, 7. King, 8. Anderson, 9. Ford, 10. Morrow.
*Qualifying results corrected.
B-main 1 Results: 1. Teague, 2. Henderson, 3. Ballenger, 4. McMahan, 5. Blount, 6. Calloway.
They will start the feature 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th & 21st in the feature.
B-main 2 Results: 1. Arthur, 2. Rowan, 3. Stokes, 4. Goodman, 5. Edge, 6. Noah.
They will start the feature 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th & 22nd.
Feature Notes: 9:55- Four wide!
10:00- Green flag!
Caution on initial start for multi-car wreck. Arthur, Blount, Teague, Beeler among those involved. Arthur with significant damage but he will try to continue.
Beeler to hot pit with a flat tire. Incident appeared to start around 5th place as several cars got tangled which set off a chain reaction. Morrow was also involved and suffered some damage.
Lap 9 caution for multi-car wreck involving Stokes, Morrow, Arthur. Order is Elliott, Johnson, McCarter, Martin, Works, King, Anderson, Ford.
Very good racing so far.
Lap 12 caution for multi-car spin involving Ballenger, McMahan, Blount and Noah. No serious damage.
Elliott continues to lead but Johnson was challenging before the caution. McCarter, Martin and Works round out top-5.
Lap 14 caution for spin by Ford. Top-5 order same as listed above. 6-10 are Stokes, Henderson, Anderson, King and Arthur.
Lap 20 caution for spin by Blount. Elliott leads Johnson, McCarter, Martin and Stokes. Johnson made bid for the lead on lap 16 but lost momentum which allowed McCarter to 2nd briefly.
Lap 27 caution for Blount. Johnson took the lead with an outside pass around Elliott on lap 22.
Caution on the restart as Works and Martin tangle while racing for 4th. Now red flag as the two cars are tangled together and blocking the track. Martin is out.
Feature Results: 1. Ronnie Johnson, 2. Elliott, 3. McCarter, 4. Works, 5. King, 6. Noah, 7. Henderson, 8. Ballenger, 9. Teague, 10. Beeler.
Johnson took the lead on lap 22 and controlled the race from that point. There was a great battle behind him throughout the top-10.
Sportsman
Car Count: 12 cars
Heat Results:
Heat 1- 1. Dalton King, 2. Rex Coffey, 3. Eric Hux, 4. Chad Beeler.
Heat 2- 1. Wayne Rader, 2. David Miley, 3. Terry Poore, 4. Adam Mitchell.
Feature Results: 1. Terry Poore, 2. David Miley, 3. Rex Coffey, 4. Wayne Rader, 5. Dalton King.
Thunder & Lightning
Car Count: 4 cars
Heat Results: 1. Chase King, 2. Steve Owens, Jr., 3. Dale Watson, 4. Steve Hillard.
Feature Results: 1. Dennis Barton, 2. Dale Watson, 3. Steve Owens, Jr.
Chase King dropped out after an incident on lap 1.
*Barton has been disqualified for a tire infraction. Dale Watson has been awarded the T&L win.
Mini Stocks
Car Count: 11 cars
Heat Results:
Heat 1- 1. Mike Townsend, 2. John Byers.
Heat 2- 1. Nick Perry, 2. Jason Gregory.
Feature Results: 1. Nick Peery, 2. Jason Gregory, 3. Mike Townsend, 4. Sam Burgess.
Very good race. Lots of position changes.
Street Stocks
Car Count: 8 cars
Heat Results: 1. Bradley Lewelling, 2. Jerry Hux, 3. David Price.
Feature Results: 1. Jerry Hux, 2. Bradley Lewelling, 3. David Price, 4. Willie Busker.
Hux passed Lewelling on the last lap for the win.
