InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Iron-Man Challenge race from the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for Saturday evening, July 2, 2016. Today’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Iron-Man Challenge for $5,000-to-win(40 laps), American Modified Series for $3,000-to-win(40 laps), Sportsman & Super Stocks.
*These updates will focus primarily on the Iron Man Challenge race. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Hot laps slated to begin at 7:30.
7:20- Drivers meeting underway.
8:00- Hot laps about to begin.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Could a Limited Late Model Series actually work? & Ricky Weiss snatches Iton-Man win from Hill at Volunteer
Live Updates:
Iron-Man Challenge
Car Count: 16 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Vic Hill, 3- Steve Smith, 7- Ricky Weiss, 8- David Payne, 10- Chad Ogle, 11- Stacy Boles, 11- Tommy Bailey, 14- Terry Wolfenbarger, 28- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 30- Ryan King, 45- Doug Smith, 51- Mack McCarter, 53- Ray Cook, 56- Jordon Horton, 144- Chris Barton, 201- Billy Ogle Jr
Qualifying Results: The field will be set entirely by qualifying results.
1. C Ogle (11.920), 2. S Smith, 3. Payne, 4. B Ogle, 5. J Wolfenbarger, 6. Weiss, 7. Bailey, 8. Hill, 9. King, 10. McCarter, 11. Cook, 12. Boles, 13. Horton, 14. T Wolfenbarger, 15. Barton, 16. D Smith
Heat Race Results: No heat races required.
Feature Notes:
10:53- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $5000.
10:57- Green flag!
Halfway under green. C Ogle leads S Smith, Payne, B Ogle, J Wolfenbarger, Hill, Weiss, Bailey, McCarter
Lap 21 caution as second running S Smith slows. C Ogle leads Payne, B Ogle, J Wolfenbarger, Hill, Weiss, Bailey, McCarter, King
Big wreck on the restart. King, Cook, Boles, T Wolfenbarger, Barton, J Wolfenbarger among those involved.
Looks as if Hill was also involved. Appears as if most will be able to continue. Some may have just stopped to avoid the accident and will be given spots back.
Lap 21 running order is now C Ogle, Payne, B Ogle, Hill, Weiss, Bailey, McCarter, Horton, Cook, T Wolfenbarger, S Smith, King
Lap 29 caution. The top-5 of C Ogle, Payne, B Ogle, Hill and Weiss ran in very tight formation during that green flag run.
Payne kept constant pressure on Ogle over the final laps, even pulling alongside on lap 37, but C Ogle withstood the challenge.
Feature Results: 1. C Ogle, 2. Payne, 3. B Ogle, 4. Hill, 5. Weiss, 6. Bailey, 7. S Smith, 8. T Wolfenbarger
American Modified Series
Car Count: 20 cars
Feature Results: 1. Trent Young, 2. David Stremme, 3. Matt Cooper, 4. Don Adams, 5. Brad Hall, 6. Josh Harris, 7. Shon Flanary
Car Count: 14 cars
Feature Results:
*Brad Davis won the Super Street feature over Gary Blanken.
