InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals-sanctioned $10,053-to-win event at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia on Saturday, July 16, 2022. These 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 race scheduled for SMS will be the Smoky Mountain Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series on September 2, 2022.
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with high temperatures in the 80s and lows in the 70s.
Time: Hot laps scheduled for 7:00.
Feature Payout: $10,053(53 laps)
Track Description: Half-mile clay oval
Other Classes: Super Street, Modifieds and others.
Live Stream: FloRacing.com
Pre-race Notes: This will be the second Southern Nationals event.
Cory Hedgecock won the series opener on Friday night at Beckley Motor Speedway.
6:30- Drivers meeting about to commence.
Hot laps are slated to begin at 7:20.
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Live Updates:
Southern Nationals Late Models
Car Count: 22 cars
Drivers Here: 1c- Kenny Collins, 1v- Vic Hill, 2- Matthew Nance, 2x- John Henderson Jr., 6- Clay Coghlan, 6jr- Parker Martin, 9- Mason Zeigler, 11G- Travis Greer, 17m- Dale McDowell, 17ss- Brenden Smith, 17v- Tim Vance, 22- Will Roland, 22- Ashton Winger, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 24D- Michael Brown, 25- Mike Benedum, 39- Henry Hornsby III, 44D- Dalton Cook, 57- Zack Mitchell, 79- Ross Bailes, 83- Jensen Ford, 93- Carson Ferguson, 99- Camaron Marlar, 101- Forrest Trent
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: There will be one group for qualifying.
1. Vic Hill(15.972), 2. Jensen Ford, 3. Michael Brown, 4. Will Roland, 5. Carson Ferguson, 6. Dale McDowell, 7. Clay Coghlan, 8. Camaron Marlar, 9. Kenny Collins, 10. Cory Hedgecock
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races with all cars transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Hill, 2. Roland, 3. Coghlan, 4. Hedgecock, 5. Henderson, 6. Trent, 7. Vance, 8. Cook
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Hill, 2. Roland, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Henderson, 5. Coghlan, 6. Trent, 7. Vance, 8. Cook
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Ford, 2. Ferguson, 3. Marlar, 4. Nance, 5. Bailes, 6. Martin, 7. Greer
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Ferguson, 2. Ford, 3. Marlar, 4. Nance, 5. Bailes, 6. Martin, 7. Greer
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Brown, 2. McDowell, 3. Collins, 4. Mitchell, 5. Winger, 6. Zeigler, 7. Smith
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Brown, 2. Collins, 3. McDowell, 4. Winger, 5. Mitchell, 6. Zeigler, 7. Smith
B-main Results: No B-main races.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Hill, 2. Ferguson, 3. Brown, 4. Roland, 5. Ford, 6. Collins, 7. Hedgecock, 8. Marlar, 9. McDowell, 10. Henderson, 11. Nance, 12. Winger, 13. Coghlan, 14. Bailes, 15. Mitchell, 16. Trent, 17. Martin, 18. Zeigler, 19. Vance, 20. Greer, 21. Smith, 22. Cook
10:25- Feature rolling out. 53 laps for $10,053.
10:35- Four wide!
10:37- Green flag
Lap 1 caution as second running Ferguson slows. Hill leads Brown, Roland, Ford, Marlar, Hedgecock
Lap 3 caution for Ford, who had just moved into third. Hill leads Brown, Marlar, Roland, Hedgecock
Lap 17 caution for Martin. Hill leads Brown, Hedgecock, McDowell, Marlar, Winger, Collins
Lap 29- Hedgecock and McDowell by Hill for first and second
Lap 36- McDowell by Hedgecock for the lead
Lap 43 caution for Collins. McDowell leads Hedgecock, Brown, Hill, Marlar, Nance, Roland, Bailes
After taking the lead, McDowell was in control.
Feature Results: 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Cory Hedgecock, 3. Michael Brown, 4. Vic Hill, 5. Camaron Marlar, 6. Matthew Nance, 7. John Henderson Jr., 8. Will Roland, 9. Ross Bailes, 10. Parker Martin, 11. Tim Vance, 12. Ashton Winger, 13. Kenny Collins, 14. Mason Zeigler, 15. Clay Coghlan, 16. Brenden Smith, 17. Zack Mitchell, 18. Forrest Trent, 19. Travis Greer, 20. Jensen Ford, 21. Dalton Cook, 22. Carson Ferguson
Carson Ferguson is expected to be in competition
