We will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals race from the Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, VA for Monday night, July 21, 2014. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action:
Southern Nationals Super Late Models for $3,500-to-win(35 laps).
*Due to my extended travel time, updates will be limited to SLM only.
Time:
Drivers meeting is slated for 7:00pm. Racing is scheduled to begin around 8:00pm.
Weather:
Weather forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s with a chance for scattered thundershowers.
General Information:
This is the first race of the Ray Cook promoted Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals presented by Old Man’s Garage mini-series. The series will send drivers and teams on a journey that will have them race 10 times over the course of 13 days in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia.
There had been a rumor that Scott Bloomquist would drive in place of Chris Madden if Madden did not feel well after hot laps. It appears as if Madden will indeed drive tonight.
Photos:
I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
*I have posted quite a few photos on my Twitter feed. Just click the link above. You don’t have to have a Twitter account to view.
Live Updates:
Super Late Models
Drivers here- 27 cars
11g- Travis Greer, 16- Tre Martin, 11- Austin Smith, 8- Craig Vosbergen, 44- Chris Madden, 5- Eric Jacobsen, 25- Bobby Mays, 2- Dennis Franklin, 38- Billy Hicks, 201- Billy Ogle, 7- Donald McIntosh, 83- Jensen Ford, 1- Vic Hill, 17- Tim Allen, 6- Jonathan Davenport, 11- Stacy Boles, 421- Anthony Sanders, 45- Doug Sanders, 26- Tony Knowles, 71- Pierce McCarter, 21- Kenneth Howell, 1c- Kenny Collins, 18- Brandon Kinzer, 1- Anthony Burroughs, 19- Greg Roberson, 2- Joey Coulter, 3- Ty Dillon.
The field will be broken into two groups for qualifying. The top-2 from each group will go to a dash race to determine the starting order for the first two rows. Everyone else will go to one of two B-mains. The top-8 from the B-mains will transfer to the feature.
Jonathan Davenport was fastest in hot laps.
8:40- Qualifying about to begin.
Qualifying Results:
Group 1- 1. Dennis Franklin (16.185), 2. Ty Dillon(16.366).
Group 2- 1. Jonathan Davenport (16.199), 2. Stacy Boles (16.446)
Those four drivers will go to a dash race to set the first two rows in the feature.
B-main 1 lineup: 1. Madden, 2. Hill, 3. Ogle, 4. Jacobsen, 5. A Smith, 6. McIntosh, 7. Vosbergen, 8. Mays, 9. Martin, 10. Greer, 11. Ford
B_-main 2 lineup: 1. McCarter, 2. Knowles, 3. Kinzer, 4. Allen, 5. Coulter, 6. Roberson, 7. Collins, 8. Burroughs, 9. Howell, 10. Sanders, 11. D Smith
Dash race finish: 1. Davenport, 2. Boles, 3. Franklin, 4. Dillon.
9:20- B-main 1 next.
B-main 1 finish: 1. Jacobsen, 2. Hill, 3. Madden, 4. Ogle, 5. Vosbergen, 6. A Smith, 7. McIntosh, 8. Mays
Jacobsen passed Hill in 3&4 of the last lap. Hill and Madden had traded the lead earlier.
B-main 2 finish: 1. Knowles, 2. McCarter, 3. Coulter, 4. Kinzer, 5. Howell, 6. Roberson, 7. Collins, 8. Allen.
Knowles took the lead early and drove away for the win.
10:10- 35 lap feature is lining up on the front straightaway.
10:17- Four wide!
10:19- Green flag!
Lap 7 caution for flat on 4th running Dillon. Davenport and Franklin had pulled away from Boles, Dillon, Madden, Hill, Jacobsen, Knowles and McCarter.
Dillon rejoins at the tail.
Lap 11 caution as Mccarter slows suddenly out of four and McIntosh spins to avoid. Davenport leads Franklin, Madden, Boles, Hill, Jacobsen, Knowles, Coulter and Ogle.
Davenport has been in command.
Lap 19 caution as Kinzer erupts in smoke. Davenport continues to lead Franklin and Madden.
The leaders had just begun to catch slower traffic when the caution waved.
Lap 27 caution. Davenport still leads and was putting on a show lappping slower cars on the outside. Franklin, Madden, Boles, Hill, Knowles, Jacobsen, Coulter, Dillon and Ogle follow.
Feature finish: 1. Davenport, 2. Franklin, 3. Madden, 4. Boles, 5. Hill, 6. Knowles, 7. Jacobsen, 8. Ogle, 9. McIntosh, 10. Dillon, 11. A Smith, 12. Coulter.
Davenport was always in control. There was some great battling at the back of the top-10, sometimes going three and four wide.
