InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned $75,000-to-win event at Florence Speedway in Union, KY on Saturday, August 13, 2022. These 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 race scheduled for SMS will be the Smoky Mountain Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series on September 2, 2022.
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with high temperatures in the 80s and lows in the 60s with little to no chance for rain.
Time: Hot laps scheduled for 7:00.
Feature Payout: $75,000(100 laps)
Track Description: Half-mile clay oval
Other Classes: Modifieds
Live Stream: FloRacing.com
Pre-race Notes: This is the 39th running of the North-South 100.
This will be the first time the North-South 100 has paid $75,000-to-win.
Brandon Overton is the defending champion of this race.
Tim McCreadie leads the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings over Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal and Tyler Erb.
7:00- Hot laps underway
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Live Updates:
Car Count: 54 cars
Qualifying Results: Heat race lineups were determined from the results of Friday’s races.
Heat Race Results: There will be six heat races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Zack Dohm, 3. Justin Ratliff, 4. Trevor Landrum, 5. Scott James, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Dustin Nobbe, 8. Kye Blight, 9. Carson Ferguson
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Davenport, 2. Dohm, 3. Marlar… James, Ratliff
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Ricky Weiss, 3. Chris Madden, 4. Garrett Alberson, 5. Jimmy Owens, 6. Darrell Lanigan, 7. Austin Lay, 8. Jeremy Creech, 9. James Rice
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Madden, 2. O’Neal, 3. Owens … Weiss, James Rice
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. Earl Pearson Jr., 2. Spencer Hughes, 3. Victor Lee, 4. Kent Robinson, 5. Chris Ferguson, 6. Joe Godsey, 7. Clint Keenan, 8. Larry Grube, 9. Doug Drown
Heat 3 Finish: 1. Hughes, 2. Pearson, 3. Ferguson … Robinson, Lee
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Josh Rice, 3. Tyler Erb, 4. Devin Moran, 5. Daulton Wilson, 6. Jason Miller, 7. Camaron Marlar, 8. Jimmy Sharpe Jr., 9. Kyle Fogt
Heat 4 Finish: 1. McDowell, 2. Erb, 3. Moran … C Marlar, Wilson
Heat 5 Lineup: 1. Bobby Pierce, 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., 3. Dustin Linville, 4. Tim McCreadie, 5. Robby Hensley, 6. Jason Jameson, 7. Tim Vance, 8. Brandon Hardgrove, 9. Keegan Cox
Heat 5 Finish: 1. Pierce, 2. Thornton, 3. Jameson… McCreadie, Hensley
Heat 6 Lineup: 1. Brandon Overton, 2. Ross Robinson, 3. Brandon Sheppard, 4. Cory Hedgecock, 5. Shannon Babb, 6. Derek Fisher, 7. Jason Lay, 8. Brayton Laster, 9. Vern Lefevers
Heat 6 Finish: 1. Overton, 2. Sheppard, 3. Robinson … Hedgecock, Babb
B-main Results: There will be two B-mains with the top-2 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Weiss, 2. K Robinson
B-main 2 Finish: 1. McCreadie, 2. Hedgecock
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Davenport, 2. McDowell, 3. Madden, 4. Pierce 5. Hughes, 6. Overton, 7. Dohm, 8. Erb, 9. O’Neal, 10. Thornton, 11. Pearson, 12. Sheppard, 13. M Marlar, 14. Moran, 15. Owens, 16. Jameson, 17. Ch Ferguson, 18. R Robinson, 19. Weiss, 20. McCreadie, 21. K Robinson, 22. Hedgecock, 23. Alberson, 24. D Wilson, 25. Josh Rice
9:58- Feature rolling out. 100 laps for $75,000.
Pearson car smoking heavily on the pace laps.
Pearson pulls off track. He’s back on track. Will start from the tail.
10:16- Four wide!
10:18- Green flag!
Caution before the completion of lap 1 as Madden’s car bounces hard two or three times then comes to a stop in turn 3. Appears as if he is out of the race.
Lap 20- Davenport leads McDowell, Hughes, Pierce and Overton. Leaders in traffic.
Lap 30- Davenport pulling away from McDowell, Hughes and Overton in traffic.
Lap 40- Davenport leads McDowell, Overton, Hughes, Pierce, Dohm, Erb, O’Neal, Thornton, Owens.
Lap 50- Davenport leads but McDowell closing. Overton, Hughes, Dohm round out the top-5.
Lap 56 caution for flat tire on Erb. Davenport leads McDowell, Overton, Hughes, Dohm, Pierce, Thornton, Owens, Marlar, Ferguson
Lap 63 caution for the slowing car of O’Neal. Davenport leads Overton, McDowell, Dohm, Thornton, Hughes, Marlar, Ferguson, Pierce, McCreadie
30 to go- Davenport leads Overton, McDowell, Thornton, Dohm, Marlar
20 to go- Davenport leads Overton and McDowell approaching traffic
10 to go- Davenport appears to be in control over Overton, McDowell, Thornton, Marlar
5 to go- Overton closing the gap on Davenport
Feature Results: 1. Davenport, 2. Overton, 3. McDowell, 4. Thornton, 5. Marlar, 6. Dohm, 7. McCreadie, 8. Ferguson, 9. Weiss, 10. Pierce, 11. Pearson, 12. Moran, 13. Erb, 14. Hughes, 15. Sheppard, 16. O’Neal, 17. Hedgecock, 18. Alberson, 19. Wilson, 20. Robinson, 21. Owens, 22. K Robinson, 23. Rice , 24. Jameson, 25. Madden
Jimmy Owens is a three-time winner of the North-South 100
