InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern All Stars race from the Volunteer Speedway in Seymour, TN for Saturday night, June 13, 2015. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Southern All Stars for $5,200-to-win, Sportsman and Modified Street.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Southern All Stars race. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors, including attempts to get photos or stories from the main event.
General Information: The drivers meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm.
Weather is expected to be warm with a slight chance for a stray thundershower.
This race is named in honor of the late Scott Sexton and the $5,200 purse is in recognition of his car number.
Riley Hickman currently leads the SAS standings in search of his third consecutive series title.
7:05- Drivers meeting underway.
7:30- Hot laps underway.
Points leader Riley Hickman was late arriving due to issues with his hauler and did not hot lap as a result.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Donald McIntosh holds back Casey Roberts for Ultimate win at 411
Live Updates:
Southern All Stars
Car Count: 23 cars
Drivers Here: 70- Josh Henry, R1- Riley Hickman, 1- Vic Hill, 2- Dale Ball, 4- Mark Vineyard, 5- John Tweed, 7- Donald McIntosh, 007- Roger Best, 8- David Payne, 9- Dusty Carver, 10- Chad Ogle, 11- Skylar Marlar, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 25- Bobby Mays, 28- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 29- Jason Welshan, 30- Ryan King, 34- Ellery Leake, 38- Dillon Tidmore, 52D- Mark Douglas, 53- Ray Cook, 83- Jensen Ford, 85- Mark Dodson
Qualifying Results:
The top-4 for each qualifying group will be locked into the feature.
Group A- 1. Payne(13.266), 2. Cook, 3. King, 4. Hedgecock
Group B- 1. Douglas(13.178), 2. Welshan, 3. Best, 4. McIntosh
Feature starting order- 1. Payne, 2. Douglas, 3. Cook, 4. Welshan, 5. King, 6. Best, 7. Hedgecock, 8. McIntosh
Heat Race Results:
There will be two heats for those not locked through qualifying.
Heat 1 finish- 1. Marlar, 2. Hill, 3. Ford, 4. C Ogle, 5. Wolfenbarger, 6. Mays, 7. Hickman
Heat 2 finish- 1. Tidmore, 2. Dodson, 3. Vineyard, 4. Leake, 5. Ball
Feature Notes:
10:12- Feature lining up on the front stretch.
10:23- Four wide!
10:25- Green flag
Halfway- Caution free. Douglas leads Cook, McIntosh, Payne, Welshan, Best, Hill.
Lap 33 caution for Henry just as Douglas, Cook and McIntosh were three wide for the lead. That’s their order with Payne, Welshan, Best, Hill, King, Marlar and Ford following.
Cook took the lead with an outside move on lap 36.
It was a great race. There were two grooves that came in around halfway.
McIntosh got around Douglas on the last lap for second.
Feature Results: 1. Cook, 2. McIntosh, 3. Douglas, 4. Welshan, 5. Payne, 6. Hill, 7. Best, 8. Marlar, 9. Dodson, 10. Vineyard, 11. Hickman
Sportsman
Car Count: 22 cars
Feature Results: 1. Josh Henry, 2. Gary Crittenden, 3. Tim Maupin, 4. Warren McMahan, 5. Chris Chandler
Modified Street
Car Count: 14 cars
Feature Results: 1. Chris Rickett, 2. Kurt Owens, 3. Gary Blanken, 4. Dale Reed, 5. Charlie Bates