InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $5,000-to-win Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned Dirt Slinger Classic at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee on Saturday, August 21, 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 at SMS will be the King of the Mountain Fall Classic with the Southern All-Star Dirt Racing Series competing for a $7,500-to-win purse and the Topless Outlaws Late Model Series racing for a $3,000-to-win purse on September 25, 2021.
General Information:
Weather Forecast: Daytime high in the 80s with nighttime lows dropping into the 70s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 6:30pm
Feature Payout: $5,000-to-win. 50 laps
Track Description: Third-mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: Sportsman, B-Sportsman, B-Hobby, Thunder, Four Cylinder, FWD
Pre-race Notes: Payton Freeman leads the SAS standings over Billy Franklin, Mark Dodson, Josh Putnam and Sam Seawright
6:45- Drivers meeting over and hot laps about to begin.
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Car Count: 31 cars
Drivers Expected: X- Kelvin White, 00- Ruben Mayfield, F1- Payton Freeman, 1G- Ryan King, c5- David Crabtree, 7G- Craig Greer, 007- Roger Best, 9- Dusty Carver, 9- John Ownbey, 9G- Larry Greer, 11B- Stacy Boles, 15- Christian Hanger, 15-Dean Bowen, 16- Sam Seawright, 17- Billy Franklin, 17- Colton Proffitt, 17m- Dale McDowell, 22- Austin Franklin, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 23- Ahnna Parkhurst, 24H- Phil Helton, 31- Skip Arp, 32- Mark Dodson, 38- Dillon Tidmore, 44D- Dalton Cook, 51- Ryan Winchester, 51- Jed Emert, 57- Zack Mitchell, 91- Heath Hindman, 93- Benjamin Cranford, 97- Bobby Giffin, 109- Eli Beets
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: The field will be divided into two groups for qualifying with the top-5 from each transferring to the feature.
Group A Results- 1. Beets(14.452), 2. Mitchell, 3. Arp, 4. Freeman, 5. Giffin
Group B Results- 1. Hedgecock(14.534), 2. McDowell, 3. Cook, 4. Parkhurst, 5. A Franklin
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
B-main Results: There will be two B-main races with the top-6 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Hanger, 2. King, 3. Bowen, 4. L Greer, 5. Hindman, 6. Carver
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Seawright, 2. Proffitt, 3. Tidmore, 4. Best, 5. Dodson, 6. Crabtree
Feature Notes:
Feature lineup- 1. Beets, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Mitchell, 4. McDowell, 5. Arp, 6. Cook, 7. Freeman, 8. Parkhurst, 9. Giffin, 10. A Franklin, 11. Hanger, 12. Seawright, 13. King, 14. Proffitt, 15. Bowen, 16. Tidmore, 17. L Greer, 18. Best, 19. Hindman, 20. Dodson, 21. Carver, 22. Crabtree, 23. B Franklin, 24. Mayfield
10:30- Feature on track. 50 laps for $5,000.
10:31- Four wide!
10:34- Green flag!
Lap 10- Hedgecock leads McDowell and Beets in heavy traffic
McDowell to the lead on lap 14.
Halfway caution free. McDowell leads Hedgecock, Freeman, Mitchell, Arp
Lap 27 caution for Ownbey. McDowell leads Hedgecock, Freeman, Mitchell, Arp, Beets, Seawright, King, Parkhurst and Hanger
Lap 31 caution as leader McDowell slows with a mechanical issue. Freeman now leads Hedgecock, Mitchell, Seawright, Arp, Beets, King, Parkhurst and Hanger
Lap 32 caution for spin by L Greer. Freeman leads Mitchell, Hedgecock, Seawright, Arp, King, Beets
Payton Freeman inherited the lead on lap 31 when McDowell broke. The No. F1 then dominated.
Feature Results: 1. Freeman, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Mitchell, 4. Seawright, 5. King, 6. Arp, 7. Beets, 8. Parkhurst, 9. Hanger, 10. Tidmore, 11. Proffitt, 12. Giffin, 13. B Franklin, 14. Hindman, 15. Bowen
Cory Hedgecock will be a contender for the win at I-75
