InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals race from the Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA for Tuesday night, July 24, 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 Street Stocks.
*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 showers.
This is the seventh of 10 races that will make up the series.
Casey Roberts currently leads the Southern Nationals standings over Dale McDowell, Brandon Overton, Aaron Ridley and Donald McIntosh.
7:00- Drivers meeting underway.
7:45- Super Late Model hot laps about to begin.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: The change in Dirt Late Model bodies since 2015
& Limited Late Models losing tracks and To heat race or not to heat race?
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals
Car Count: 27 cars
Drivers Here: J0- John Ownbey, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1J- JT Seawright, 1v- Vic Hill, 2- Joey Coulter, 6- Clay Harris, T6- Tod Hernandez, 7G- Craig Greer, 8- David Payne, J8- Jadon Frame, 9- Cory Hedgecock, 12T- Dan Tipton, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18- Casey Turman, 25- David Doherty, 31- Tyler Millwood, 32- Lamar Scoggins, 42- Cla Knight, 58- Donald Mcintosh, 76- Brandon Overton, 81- Aaron Ridley, 87- David Doss, 95- Jason Melton, 97- Bobby Giffin, 101- Casey Roberts, 101- Forrest Trent, 116- Randy Weaver, 311- Scott Groves
Qualifying Results: The field will be broken into two qualifying groups with the top-5 from each being locked into the feature.
Group A Results- 1. Hill(14.140), 2. Frame, 3. Payne, 4. Doherty, 5. Collins
Group B Results- 1. Weaver (14.098), 2. McDowell, 3. Overton, 4. Ownbey, 5. Harris
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
B-main Results: There will be two B-mains with the top-5 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Seawright, 2. Knight, 3. Coulter, 4. Giffin, 5. Ridley
*Ridley took the lead away from Seawright then abruptly came to a stop on track to bring out a caution.
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Roberts, 2. McIntosh, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Millwood, 5. Trent
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Hill, 2. Weaver, 3. Frame, 4. McDowell, 5. Payne, 6. Overton, 7. Doherty, 8. Ownbey, 9. Collins, 10. Harris, 11. Seawright, 12. Roberts, 13. Knight, 14. McIntosh, 15. Coulter, 16. Hedgecock, 17. Giffin, 18. Millwood, 19. Ridley, 20. Trent, 21. Greer, 22. Turman
10:26- Feature rolling out. 35 laps for $3500.
10:33- Four wide!
10:35- Green flag!
Lap 2 caution as Overton slows. Hill leads Weaver, Frame, McDowell, Payne, Ownbey, Doherty, Collins
Overton is out.
Lap 13 caution as second running Frame tangles with a lapped car and spins. Hill leads Weaver, McDowell, Payne, Ownbey, Doherty, Seawright, McIntosh.
What a race! First Weaver applied heavy pressure on Hill for the lead then McDowell moved up but Hill held a steady line and won a fender banging race to the finish.
Feature Results: 1. Hill, 2. McDowell, 3. Weaver, 4. Ownbey, 5. McIntosh, 6. Payne, 7. Hedgecock, 8. Roberts
Casey Roberts leads the Southern Nationals standings
