InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $4,000-to-win ‘Donald “Ducky” Jones Memorial’ Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series sanctioned event at Wartburg Speedway in Wartburg, TN on Monday, May 31, 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 17th annual Iron-Man Classic for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series and the Brucebilt Modified Series on June 19, 2021.
General Information:
Weather Forecast: Daytime high in the 80s with nighttime lows dropping into the 60s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 7:15pm
Feature Payout: $4,000-to-win. 40 laps
Track Description: 1/4 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: Sportsman, Pony, Thunder, Front Wheel Drive, Dwarf and Mod Mini.
Pre-race Notes: Jensen Ford currently leads the Iron-Man Series standings.
7:15- Drivers meeting underway.
Hot laps will begin at 8:00.
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Super Late Models
Live Updates:
Car Count: 20 cars
Drivers Here: 00- Ted Lowe, 2x- Anthony White, 3- Steve Smith, 3D- Dakota Smith, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 10- Garrett Smith, 12T- Dan Tipton, 22- Mike Weeks, 23- Tim Damron, 24H- Phil Helton, K37- Drew Kennedy, 39- Eddie King Jr., 45- Doug Smith, 51- Ryan Winchester, 66- Jordan Rodabaugh, 77- Perry Delaney, 83- Jensen Ford, 86- Jeff Neubert, 90- John Llewellyn, 201- Glen Vanover
Qualifying Results: Cars will be divided into two groups for qualifying. Everyone will be locked in through qualifying.
Group A Results- 1. Rodabaugh(12.530), 2. Ford, 3. Tipton, 4. G. Smith, 5. Kennedy, 6. White, 7. Llewllyn, 8. Damron, 9. Helton, 10. Dakota Smith
Group B Results- 1. King(12.692), 2. McIntosh, 3. Delaney, 4. Weeks, 5. Neubert, 6. S Smith, 7. Winchester, 8. Vanover, 9. Lowe, 10. Doug Smith
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
B-main Results: No B-main races.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Rodabaugh, 2. King, 3. Ford, 4. McIntosh, 5. Tipton, 6. Delaney, 7. G Smith, 8. Weeks, 9. Kennedy, 10. Neubert, 11. White, 12. S Smith, 13. Lewellyn, 14. Winchester, 15. Damron, 16. Vanover, 17. Helton, 18. Lowe, 19. Dakota Smith, 20. Doug Smith
*Neubert is a scratch for the feature due to a broken rocker arm.
10:37- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $4,000.
10:41- Green flag!
Lap 4 caution. Vanover, Dakota Smith, Helton involved. Rodabaugh leads King, McIntosh, Ford, Delaney, G Smith, Kennedy, White.
Lap 11 caution as Doug Smith spins in front of the leaders. Rodabaugh leads McIntosh, Ford, King Kennedy
Caution on the restart. McIntosh was inside of Rodabaugh for the lead. There was contact and they both spun.
Ford leads King, Kennedy, White, G Smith
Kennedy spins on the next attempt to restart.
10 to go. Ford leads King, White, G Smith, Weeks in traffic.
Lap 31 caution for Dakota Smith. Order same as above.
Feature Results: 1. Ford, 2. King, 3. White, 4. G Smith, 5. Weeks, 6. Llewellyn, 7. Damron, 8. McIntosh, 9. Kennedy, 10. Winchester
Jensen Ford currently leads the Iron-Man Late Model standings
