InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Scheaffer’s Oil Southern Nationals race from Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tenn. for Friday night, July 28, 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 $10,000-to-win along with the track’s regular classes.
*Updates will be limited to the Southern Nationals due to poor cell reception in Tazewell.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 7:00pm with hot laps to follow soon afterward.
Weather is expected to be warm with virtually no chance of rain.
Casey Roberts enters the night with the Southern Nationals points lead over Dale McDowell, Brandon Overton, Aaron Ridley and Donald McIntosh.
7:05- Drivers meeting about to begin
7:58- Southern Nationals hot laps underway
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Roberts, McDowell and Overton comment on Southern Nationals finale
Live Updates:
Southern Nationals
Car Count: 23
Drivers Here: Driver names will be posted from Qualifying Results, Heat Race Results, and B-main Results.
Qualifying Results: Only one group straight up qualifying. No one will be locked into the feature via qualifying.
- Ivedent Lloyd Jr. (11.813) 2. Dale McDowell 3. Michael Chilton 4. Chad Ogle 5. Donald McIntosh
Series points leader Casey Roberts has hard wall contact during qualifying. Driver appears to have arm injury. The crew is unloading the backup car.
Heat Race Results: There will be three heats with everyone transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Ivedent Lloyd Jr. 2. Chad Ogle 3. Steve Smith 4. Forrest Trent 5. Aaron Ridley 6. Ryan King 7. Bryan Smith 8. Casey Roberts
Heat 1 Results- 1. Ogle 2. Lloyd 3. S. Smith 4. Roberts 5. Ridley 6. Trent 7. King 8. B Smith
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Dale McDowell 2. Donald McIntosh 3. Brandon Overton 4. Vic Hill 5. Cla Knight 6. Brad Skinner 7. Mitchell Burke 8. Dakotah Knuckles
Heat 2 Results- 1. McDowell 2. McIntosh 3. Overton 4. Hill 5. Knight 6. Skinner 7. Webber
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Michael Chilton 2. Eric Wells 3. Kenny Collins 4. Carder Miller 5. Ross Bailes 6. Craig Vosbergen 7. Eric Webber
Heat 3 Results- 1. Chilton 2. Wells 3. Collins 4. Miller 5. Vosbergen 6. Bailes 7. Webber
B-main Results: There will be no B-Mains
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Ogle, 2. McDowell, 3. Chilton, 4. Lloyd, 5. McIntosh, 6. Wells, 7. S Smith, 8. Overton, 9. Collins, 10. Roberts, 11. Hill, 12. Miller, 13. Ridley, 14. Knight, 15. Vosbergen, 16. Trent, 17. Skinner, 18. King, 19. Bailes, 20. B Smith, 21. Burke, 22. Webber
10:12- Feature lined up. 53 laps for $10,000!
10:18- Green Flag!
Lap 7 – Caution for spin by Skinner and Collins. McDowell leads Ogle, Chilton, Lloyd, Wells, Roberts, McIntosh, S Smith
Lap 22 – Caution for flat tire on the lead car of McDowell. He and Chilton were racing close among slower traffic. Chilton now leads over Wells, McIntosh, Ogle, Lloyd, Roberts, Overton, Hill, Vosbergen. McDowell is back out on the tail of the field.
Lap 30 – Caution for flat tire on S Smith. Chilton leads McIntosh, Wells, Roberts, Overton, Ogle, Vosbergen, Hill, Trent, Lloyd.
Lap 31 – Caution for Hill into turn 3 wall. Chilton still leads McIntosh but Oveton is now third.
Great race as Overton and Chilton swapped the lead a couple of times as they worked through slower traffic in the closing laps.
Feature Results:
- Overton, 2. McIntosh, 3. Chilton, 4. Roberts, 5. McDowell, 6. Wells, 7. Trent, 8. Vosbergen, 9. Ogle, 10. Lloyd
Roberts wins the championship.
Overton wins 5 of the 9 Southern Nationals features.
Brandon Overton has won four Southern Nationals races
