InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Southern Nationals Bonus Series race from the Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA for Saturday evening, March 19, 2016. Today’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Super Late Models for $4,000-to-win(40 laps), Crate Late Models for $1500-to-win(30 laps), B-Hobby, Topless Sportsman, Pony.
*These updates will focus on the Super & Crate Late Model races. Other updates may be limited in favor of obtaining photos and/or stories.
General Information: Drivers meeting is slated for 6:00pm with racing set to get underway at 7:00pm.
5:45- Drivers meeting underway.
6:15- Hot laps underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
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Live Updates:
Super Late Models
Car Count: 34 cars
Drivers Here: J0- John Ownbey, 2- Allen Murray, 2x- Anthony White, p4- Jamie Perry, 05- TJ Brittain, 6- Jonathan Davenport, 6- Jake Knowles, 7- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 9- Jason Croft, 9- Dusty Carver, 11- Austin Smith, 15- Ethan Hunter, 17m- Dale McDowell, A19- Jason Hiett, 22- Tim Busha, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 27- Jay Scott, 27- Lucas Burns, 29- Jason Welshan, 30- Ryan King, 31- Tyler Millwood, 34- Ellery Leake, 45- Doug Smith, 56- Joey Strandridge, 77- Dylan Ames, 81- Aaron Ridley, 95- Brandon Williams, 99- Derek Ellis, 101- Forrest Trent, 116- Randy Weaver, 281- Kyle Pierce, 777- Jared Landers
Weaver (13.868) fastest in hot laps ahead of McDowell, Davenport and Hedgecock.
Qualifying Results: The field will be broken into two groups with the top-2 from each group going to a dash race.
Group A Results: 1.McDowell(14.651), 2. Hedgecock… Landers, Croft, Weaver, Ames, Ownbey
Group B Results: 1. Payne(14.748), 2. McIntosh… Davenport, Hiett, Ridley, King, Welshan
Heat Race Results: There will be four heat races with the top-4 transferring to the feature from each.
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Landers, 2. Ownbey, 3. Weaver, 4. Hunter
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Croft, 2. Ames, 3. Busha, 4. Millwood
Heat 3 Finish: 1. Davenport, 2. Ridley, 3. Ellis, 4. Knowles
Heat 4 Finish: 1. Hernandez, 2. Hiett, 3. King, 4. Williams
*Hiett and King spun while racing for the lead and still transferred after being sent to the tail.
Dash Race Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. McDowell, 3. McIntosh, 4. Payne
*Great race. Top-3 virtually three-wide at the finish.
Feature Notes:
9:25- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $4000.
9:30- Four wide!
9:32- Green flag!
Lap 10 caution free. McDowell leads Hedgecock, McIntosh, Davenport, Landers.
Lap 13 caution for heavy smoke from Busha. McDowell leads Hedgecock, McIntosh, Davenport, Landers, Croft, Payne, Ridley, Hiett, Hernandez.
Lap 30- McDowell with a big lead over McIntosh, Hedgecock, Davenport, Landers.
Lap 36 caution for Welshan slow on track. McDowell still leads but McIntosh had been closing prior to the caution. Still Hedgecock, Davenport and Landers in the top-5.
McDowell was never seriously challenged. Weaver came from 13th to 6th over the final 15 laps.
Feature Finish: 1. McDowell, 2. McIntosh, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Davenport, 5. Landers, 6. Weaver, 7. Croft, 8. Hiett, 9. Ridley, 10. Payne, 11. Hernandez, 12. Ames
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 15 cars
Drivers Here: 00- Jeff Smith, P4- Jamie Perry, 11- Cruz Skinner, 17- Logan Roberson, 17b- Chip Brindle, 20- Kevin Stewart, 22- Will Roland, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 23- Ahnna Parkhurst, 29- Jason Welshan, 39- Eddie King, Jr., 47- Dustin Golden, 66- Deke Waters, 85- Tom Maddox, j87- Jake Rainey, 127- Robert Ardry
Qualifying Results: The top-16 to the feature.
1. Smith(114.986), 2. Hedgecock, 3. Skinner, 4. Welshan, 5. Maddox, 6. Brindle, 7. Stewart, 8. Parkhurst, 9. King, 10. Roland, 11. Golden, 12. Roberson, 13. Waters, 14. Ardry, 15. Rainey
Feature Notes:
10:15- Feature rolling out. 30 laps for $1500.
10:18- Green flag!
Lap 13 caution. Smith leads Hedgecock, Welshan, Skinner and Maddox. Welshan has right front damage.
Hedgecock closed to the rear spoiler of Smith on the final lap but Smith held on.
Feature Finish: 1. Smith, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Skinner, 4. King, 5. Maddox, 6. Welshan, 7. Parkhurst, 8. Roberson, 9. Golden, 10. Roland
B-Hobby
Car Count: 4 cars
Feature Results: Logan Walston was the feature winner.
Sportsman
Car Count: 14 cars
Feature Results: 1. Josh Walker, 2. Bo Bice, 3. Justin Winters
