InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $5,000-to-win Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series sanctioned Stars & Stripes 40 at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA on Friday, July 2, 2021. The 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 event will be the two-day Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event on July 9-10 with a $12,000-to-win feature on July 9 then a $20,000-to-win feature on July 10.
General Information:
Weather Forecast: Daytime high in the 80s with nighttime lows dropping into the 60s with only a slight chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 6:45pm
Feature Payout: $5,000-to-win. 40 laps
Track Description: 1/3 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: 604 Crate Late Models, B-Hobby, 602 Sportsman Late Models, Front Wheel Drive, Pony, Beginner
Pre-race Notes: Jensen Ford currently leads the Iron-Man Series standings.
6:47- Drivers meeting underway.
7:00- Hot laps for all classes underway.
Please also consider reading: Jensen Ford earning notoriety with 2021 success & Kyle Larson’s expected Lucas Oil excites Cherokee and Smoky Mountain fans
Live Updates:
Iron-Man Late Models
Car Count: 23 cars
Drivers Here: 0F- Farrel Skeleton, 1- Andy Picklesimer, 07- Todd Morrow, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 9- John Ownbey, 9- Dusty Carver, 9- Jason Croft, 10- Tommy Taylor, 14- Wil Herrington, 16- Sam Seawright, 17- Billy Franklin, 31- Tyler Millwood, H31- Robby Mason, 31T- Tim Thornton, 38- Dillon Tidmore, 44D- Dalton Cook, 51- Jed Emert, 66- Jordan Rodabaugh, 71- Pierce McCarter, 83- Jensen Ford, 85- Randy Weaver, 86- Jeff Neubert, 91- Heath Hindman
Qualifying Results: Drivers will be divided into two groups for time-trials with the top-5 from each group locked into the feature.
Group A Results- 1. Weaver(15.356), 2. Seawright, 3. McCarter, 4. Hindman, 5. Emert
Group B Results- 1. Ford(15.420), 2. Cook, 3. McIntosh, 4. Millwood, 5. Rodabaugh
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
Heat 1 Finish-
Heat 2 Finish-
B-main Results:
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Weaver, 2.Ford, 3. Seawright, 4. Cook, 5. McCarter, 6. McIntosh, 7. Hindman, 8. Millwood, 9. Emert, 10. Rodabaugh, 11. Morrow, 12. Franklin, 13. Picklesimer, 14. Herrington, 15. Croft, 16. Tidmore, 17. Mason, 18. Thornton, 19. Carver, 20. Taylor, 21. Ownbey, 22. Skeleton, 23. Neubert
10:22- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $5,000.
10:26-:Four wide with each driver holding an American flag!
10:31- Green flag!
Lap 6 caution for Rodabaugh. Weaver leads Ford, Seawright, McIntosh, McCarter, Cook, Millwood, Hindman. Leaders were just about to get into slower traffic at the time of caution.
Multiple attempts to restart on lap 6.
Lap 17 caution for spin by Skelton. Weaver leads Ford, Seawright, McIntosh, Cook, McCarter, Millwood
Lap 17 restart. Multiple cars involved in an incident in turn 4. Millwood, Emert, Thornton, Mason, and Tidmore with varying degrees of damage. Seemed to start near the front and created a chain reaction.
10 to go- Weaver leads Ford, Seawright, McIntosh, Cook.
Feature Results: 1. Weaver, 2. Ford, 3. Seawright, 4. McIntosh, 5. Cook, 6. McCarter, 7. Herrington, 8. Millwood
Jensen Ford currently leads the Iron-Man Late Model standings
