InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals race from the 411 Motor Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN for Tuesday night, July 17, 2018. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern Nationals Super Late Models for $3,500-to-win(35 laps), Crate Late Models, Sportsman and Classics.
*Updates will be limited to the Southern Nationals only.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 7:00pm with hot laps to follow soon afterward.
Weather is expected to be warm with a chance for rain.
This will be the second of 11 races on this Ray Cook-promoted mini-series.
Race No. 2 scheduled for Volunteer Speedway on Monday night was rained out.
Dale McDowell won the opening Southern Nationals race at Wythe Raceway on saSaturd night.
8:15- All hot laps have concluded and qualifying is on the track.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Vic Hill offers views on local, regional, and national racing
& Dale McDowell kicks off Southern Nationals with dominating win
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals
Car Count: 31 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Vic Hill, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1G- Ryan King, 2- Joey Coulter, 2N- Peter Nicola, 3- Steve Smith, 4- Clyde Overholt, 4T- Tommy Kerr, c5- David Crabtree, 7- Craig Greer, 8- Craig Vosbergen, 9- Cory Hedgecock, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18- Eric Wells, 18x- Michael Page, 21- Robby Moses, 22- Jason Hiett, 25- David Doherty, 42- Cla Knight, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 56- Jonathan Rowan, 58- Donald McIntosh, 76- Brandon Overton, 77- Mike Price, 81- Aaron Ridley, 84- Austin Smith, 97- Michael Chilton, 97- Cade Dillard, 101- Casey Roberts, 101- Forrest Trent, 116- Randy Weaver
Qualifying Results: The field will be broken into two groups for qualifying with the top-5 from each locking into the feature.
Group A Results- 1. Hedgecock(13.499), 2. Weaver, 3. Trent, 4. Hill, 5. Buckingham
Group B Results- 1. Chilton(13.603), 2. Page, 3. Wells, 4. Moses, 5. King
Heat Race Results: The will be two heats with the top-5 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Knight, 2. Collins, 3. Kerr, 4. Hiett, 5. Ridley
*Knight led all the way but had to fight off a determined challenge from Collins.
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Overton, 2. Roberts, 3. Coulter, 4. Crabtree, 5. A Smith
Overton dominated.
B-main Results:
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Hedgecock, 2. Chilton, 3. Weaver, 4. Page, 5. Trent, 6. Wells, 7. Hill, 8. Moses, 9. Buckingham, 10. King, 11. Knight, 12. Overton, 13. Collins, 14. Roberts, 15. Kerr, 16. Coulter, 17. Hiett, 18. Crabtree, 19. Ridley, 20. A Smith, 21. McDowell, 22. McIntosh, 23. Vosbergen
9:35- Feature rolling out. 35 laps for $3500.
9:42- Four wide!
9:45- Green flag!
Lap 19 caution for spin by Weaver. He was running third but got into the inside berm. Hedgecock took the lead on lap 15. Chilton runs second ahead of Wells, Page, Overton, Moses, Buckingham, Roberts, Hill, Kerr.
Lap 24 caution for the fourth running Buckingham spinning. Hedgecock leads Wells, Chilton, Page, Overton, Roberts, Moses, Hill.
Lap 33 caution for Kerr. Hedgecock leads Wells, Chilton, Overton, Roberts, Hill, Page, Moses, McDowell, McIntosh
Feature Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. Wells, 3. Chilton, 4. Overton, 5. Roberts, 6. Hill, 7. McDowell, 8. Moses, 9. McIntosh
Dale McDowell won the Southern Nationals opener at Wythe Raceway
