InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals-sanctioned $15,000-to-win ‘Tennessean’ event 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN on Saturday, March 11, 2023. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid 50s and with no chance for rain.
Time: Drivers meeting is set for 1:00pm.
Feature Payout: $15,000-to-win(71 laps)
Track Description: 3/8 mile clay oval
Other Classes: 604 Late Models, 602 Late Models, Sportsman and more
Live Stream: FloRacing.com and SpeedSport.com
Pre-race Notes: Ross Bailes currently leads the Spring Nationals standings over Carson Ferguson and Wil Herrington.
Jimmy Owens won both races he entered at 411 in 2022, a $10,052 Valvoline Iron-Man Series event in May & a $22,022 Castrol FloRacing Night in America feature in October. The ‘Newport Nightmare’ has won seven consecutive features at 411 dating back to 2019.
1:00- Drivers meeting underway.
1:25- Hot laps underway
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Live Updates:
Car Count: 45 cars
Drivers Here: B00- Josh Henry, 1- Jason Hiett, 1c- Kenny Collins, M2- Caden Mullinax, 3- Steve Smith, 7A- Adam Ahl, 7w- Ricky Weiss, 8- Kyle Strickler, 8- David Payne, 8c- Chris Chandler, D8- Dustin Linville, 14- Sylvan Schutte, 15- Noah Phillips, 16- Brad Lowe, 17m- Dale McDowell,19R- Ryan Gustin, 20- Jimmy Owens, 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 22- Will Roland, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 29- Jason Welshan, 30- Ryan King, 31- Tyler Millwood, 38- Jamie Oliver, 42- Cla Knight, 44- Chase King, 51- Jed Emert, 73- Trevor Sise, 76- Brandon Overton, 79- Ross Bailes, 79- Josh Sneed, 83- Jensen Ford, 93- Carson Ferguson, 97- Michael Chilton, 97- Skip Arp, 101- Forrest Trent, 108- Chuck Southard, 114- Jordan Koehler, 116- Cameron Weaver, 118- Brodie Sharp, 148- Booger Brooks, 157- Mike Marlar, 187- David McCoy, 214- Hayden Cowan, 316- Mike Bargo
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: Cars will be divided into two groups for time-trials. No one will be locked in via qualifying.
Group A Results- 1. Dale McDowell (15.105), 2. Cameron Weaver, 3. Jimmy Owens, 4. Carson Ferguson, 5. Jensen Ford, 6. Cory Hedgecock, 7. Cla Knight, 8. Michael Chilton
Group B Results – 1. Mike Marlar (15.269), 2. Ross Bailes, 3. Ricky Weiss, 4. Will Roland, 5. Dakotah Knuckles, 6. Josh Henry, 7. Booger Brooks, 8. Brandon Overton
Heat Race Results: There will be four heat races with the top-4 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup – 1. McDowell, 2. Owens, 3. Ford, 4. Knight, 5. R King, 6. Emert, 7. Ahl, 8. Southard, 9. Koehler, 10. Phillips, 11. S Smith
Heat 1 Finish– 1. McDowell, 2. Owens, 3. Ford, 4. Ahl … Knight, Emert
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Weaver, 2. Ferguson, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Chilton, 5. Gustin, 6. Collins, 7. Sharp, 8. Mullinax, 9. Schutte, 10. Lowe
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Ferguson, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Weaver, 4. Collins … Chilton, Gustin
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Marlar, 2. Weiss, 3. Knuckles, 4. Brooks, 5. Arp, 6. Welshan, 7. Trent, 8. C King, 9. Hiett, 10. McCoy, 11. Chandler, 12. Bargo
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Marlar, 2. Weiss, 3. Welshan, 4. Knuckles… Hiett
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Bailes, 2. Roland, 3. Henry, 4. Overton, 5. Payne, 6. Millwood, 7. Strickler, 8. Oliver, 9. Linville, 10..Sneed, 11. Cowan
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Bailes, 2. Overton, 3. Henry, 4. Roland … Strickler
B-main Results: There will be two B-mains.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Chilton, 2. Gustin
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Brooks, 2. Strickler
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup – 1. McDowell, 2. Marlar, 3. Ferguson, 4. Bailes, 5. Owens, 6. Weiss, 7. Hedgecock, 8. Overton, 9. Ford, 10. Welshan, 11. Weaver, 12. Henry, 13. Ahl, 14. Knuckles, 15. Collins, 16. Roland, 17. Chilton, 18. Brooks, 19. Gustin, 20. Strickler
4:04- Feature rolling out. 71 laps for $15,000.
4:11- Four wide!
Will Roland has had a wheel come off on the pace laps.
4:16- For wide II
4:18- Green flag!
Lap 9 caution for spin by Mullinax. McDowell leads Marlar, Bailes, Ferguson, Hedgecock. The leaders were just about to get into traffic.
Lap 19 caution for tangle involving Strickler and Welshan. McDowell leads Hedgecock, Weiss, Bailes, Marlar, Ferguson, Overton, Ford, Collins, Owens, Knuckles
Weiss gaining spots using an extremely low line around the track.
Lap 21 caution for Chilton. McDowell leads Hedgecock, Weiss, Marlar, Overton, Ferguson, Bailes
Marlar, Weiss and Overton went three-wide for 3rd on the restart. Contact has done damage to all there. Marlar has pulled off. Weiss and Overton continue. McDowell leads Hedgecock.
Lap 35- McDowell leads Hedgecock, Weiss, Overton, Ferguson. Leaders in traffic.
Lap 45- Hedgecock leads a fast rising Ford then Weiss, McDowell, Overton
10 to go- Hedgecock slipping away from Ford, Weiss, McDowell, Overton, Ferguson, Gustin
Feature Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. Weiss, 3. Ford, 4. McDowell, 5. Overton, 6. Ferguson, 7. Gustin, 8. Knuckles, 9. Owens, 10. Bailes, 11. Ahl, 12. Strickler, 13. Collins, 14. Brooks, 15. Henry
Jimmy Owens has won his last seven starts at 411
