InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $10,052-to-win ‘Scott Sexton Memorial’ Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series/Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series co-sanctioned event at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, 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 upper 70s with nighttime lows dropping into the 60s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 6:15pm
Feature Payout: $10,052-to-win. 52 laps
Track Description: 3/8 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: 604 Crate Late Models and Open Wheel Modifieds are among the other classes in action.
This is a combination race for the Iron-Man Late Model Series and the Spring Nationals Series. It will serve as the finale for the Spring Nationals.
These two series held one other co-sanctioned race- the ‘Lil Bill Corum Memorial’ at Tazewell Speedway which was won by Jonathan Davenport.
Dale McDowell is closing in on his second Spring Nationals title. He won in 2019. There was no Spring Nationals Series in 2020.
Jensen Ford currently leads the Iron-Man Series standings over Michael Chilton and Ryan King.
6:30- Drivers meeting underway.
Check out our pre-race interview with Show-me 100 winner Hudson O’Neal by clicking the play buttonbelow:
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Live Updates:
Car Count: 40 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Tyler Erb, 3- Steve Smith, 3D- Dakota Smith, 5- John Tweed, c5- David Crabtree, 5n- Dustin Nobbe, 05- Corey Roulette, 6- Clay Coghlan, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 7w- Ricky Weiss, 07- Jason Cardwell, 8- David Payne, D8- Dustin Linville, 9- John Ownbey, 12- Ashton Winger, 14- Charles DeVine, 17m- Dale McDowell, 20- Jimmy Owens, 21- Robby Moses, 22- Lynn Leach, H22- Brandon Hardgrove, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 31- Tyler Millwood, 35- Matt Tharp, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 44- Chase King, 57- Jed Emert, 71- Hudson O’Neal, 71- Pierce McCarter, 74- John Minon, 83- Jensen Ford, 85- Randy Weaver, 86- Jeff Neubert, 91- Heath Hindman, 97- Michael Chilton, 99- Oreo Thomas, 113- Brandon Francis, 157- Mike Marlar, 426- Dylan Cole
Qualifying Results: Drivers will be divided into two groups for qualifying. No one will be locked in time-trials.
Group A Results- 1. Weaver (15.309), 2. Owens, 3. Marlar, 4. P McCarter, 5. Bronson
Group B Results- 1. C King (15.431), 2. McDowell, 3. Winger, 4. Ford, 5. Linville
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Weaver, 2. Marlar, 3. McIntosh … Hedgecock, Bronson
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Owens, 2. P McCarter, 3. T Erb … Hindman, Payne
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Winger, 2. Linville, 3. C King … Chilton, Moses
Heat 4 Finish- 1. McDowell, 2. Weiss, 3. Ford … O’Neal, Emert
B-main Results: There will be two B-main races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Hindman, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Bronson
B-main 2 Finish- 1. O’Neal, 2. Chilton, 3. Moses
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Weaver, 2. Winger, 3. Owens, 4. McDowell, 5. Marlar, 6. Linville, 7. McCarter, 8. Weiss, 9. McIntosh, 10. C King, 11. T Erb, 12. Ford, 13. Hindman, 14. O’Neal, 15. Hedgecock, 16. Chilton, 17. Bronson, 18. Moses
9:57- Feature on track. 52 laps for $10,052
Lap 10- Caution free so far. Weaver leads Owens, Winger, McDowell and Marlar
Lap 20- Still Weaver, Owens, Winger, McDowell, Marlar. Owens pressuring Weaver.
Lap 30- Still caution free. Owens now leads Weaver, Winger, McDowell, Marlar, McCarter
Owens took the lead on lap 25 and never looked back.
McDowell secures the Spring Nationals title.
Feature Results: 1. Owens, 2. Weaver, 3. Winger, 4. McDowell, 5. Marlar, 6. McCarter, 7. Weiss, 8. Linville, 9.. King, 10. O’Neal
Dale McDowell(17m) and Cory Hedgecock(23) are expected for tonight’s race
