InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern All Stars race from the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN for Saturday night, September 19, 2015. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern All Stars Super Late Models for $5,000-to-win, Street Stocks for $1,000-to-win, and Sportsman for $750-to-win.
*These updates will primarily focus on the Southern Nationals and Street Stock races. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Drivers meeting is set to begin at 6:00pm.
Weather is expected to be excellent.
Riley Hickman currently holds the lead in the Southern All Stars standings in search of his third consecutive championship.
6:00- Drivers meeting about to start.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chris Madden looking forward to Smoky Mountain return & Shanon Buckingham set for racing comeback with new team
Live Updates:
Southern All Stars
Car Count: 17 cars
Drivers Here: R1- Riley Hickman, 4T- Tommy Kerr, C5- David Crabtree, 007- Roger Best, 007x- Hunter Best, 8- David Payne, 31- Skip Arp, 38- Dillon Tidmore, 44- Chris Madden, 47- Tim Rucker, 52D- Mark Douglas, 77A- Dylan Ames, 97- Bobby Giffin, 99- Derek Ellis, 111- Bo Shirley, 116- Randy Weaver, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr.
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until the conclusion of the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results:
Group 1- 1. Madden(15.688), 2. Douglas, 3. Hickman, 4. Arp, 5. Shirley, 6. Kerr
Group 2- 1. Weaver(15.716), 2. Ogle, 3. Payne, 4. R Best, 5. Ellis, 6. Ames
The feature lineup will be set entirely through qualifying.
Heat Race Results: There will be no heat races.
Feature Notes:
Feature starting lineup- 1. Madden, 2. Weaver, 3. Douglas, 4. Ogle, 5. Hickman, 6. Payne, 7. Arp, 8. R Best, 9. Shirley, 10. Ellis, 11. Kerr, 12. Ames
9:37- Feature rolling out.
9:42- Four wide!
9:45- Green flag!
Lap 1 caution for spin by Rucker. Madden leads Weaver, Douglas, Ogle and Hickman.
Halfway- Madden battling Weaver for the lead.
Race ran caution free after lap 1. Madden and Weaver really battled during the middle stages, especially in traffic. Ogle caught and passed Weaver on lap 29.
Feature Results: 1. Madden, 2. Ogle, 3. Weaver, 4. Douglas, 5. Hickman, 6. Payne, 7. Ellis
Street Stocks
Car Count: 16 cars
*Since the field of cars did not meet the 20 car minimum for a $2000-to-win feature, this will be a $1,000-to-win event.
Qualifying Results: 1. Chris Rickett (19.208), 2. Jason Savage, 3. Wesley Lester, 4. Shannon Emery, 5. Jeff McLemore, 6. Robbie Buchanan, 7. Kurt Owens, 8. Jon Cook, 9. Auston Neely, 10. Marlin Gunter
Having a tough time getting the feature going. Four attempted starts have been nullified due to caution flags.
Feature Results: 1. Savage, 2. McLemore, 3. Lester, 4. Buchanan, 5. Cook
Sportsman
Car Count: 17 cars
Feature Results: 1. Brad Seagle, 2. Jed Emert, 3. David Kerr, 4. Bradley Lewelling, 5. Terry Poore
