InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals race from Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA on Friday evening, May 22, 2015. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Spring Nationals Super Late Models for $4,000-to-win, Limited & Crate Late Models combined, and B-Hobby.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals and the Limited/Crate Late Models. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors, including timeliness of the show and stories/photos related to the other events.
General Information: Racing is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm.
The weather forecast calls for mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies.
6:50- Drivers meeting underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chris Madden to skip final weekend of Spring Nationals
Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 35 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Jason Hiett, R1- Riley Hickman, 1c- Kenny Collins, 2- Ryan Gifford, 6- Jake Knowles, 7- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 9- Dusty Carver, 9- Jason Croft, 9g- Joseph Gorby, 10- Chris Wilson, 11- Skylar Marlar, 11- Austin Smith, 11B- Stacy Boles, 13- George Mashburn, 17M- Dale McDowell, 18- Brandon Kinzer, 18- Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, A19- Ronnie Johnson, 21- Ivedent Lloyd, Jr., 22- Robert Gant, f26- Mark Fields, 21b- Neil Baggett, j27- Jay Scott, 29- Jason Welshan, 31- Skip Arp, 41r- TJ Read, 54- Dane Dacus, 77a- Dylan Ames, 85- Jeff Smith, 85- Mark Dotson, 86- Rick Rickman, 90- Brian Rickman, 99- Derek Ellis, 157- Mike Marlar, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 212- Josh Putnam, 311- Scott Groves
Qualifying Results: Top-4 qualifiers will go to the dash race.
Group A- 1. Ellis(13.541), 2. McIntosh
Group B- 1. McDowell (13.804), 2. Lloyd
Dash Results: 1. McIntosh, 2. Lloyd, 3. Ellis, 4. McDowell
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with each transferring the top-4.
Heat 1 finish- 1. Arp, 2. S Marlar, 3. Boles, 4. Wilson. They will start in positions 5, 9, 13 and 17.
Heat 2 finish- 1. Kinzer, 2. Dacus, 3. Scott, 4. Ames. They will start in positions 6, 10, 14 and 18.
Heat 3 finish- 1. M Marlar, 2. Hickman, 3. Johnson, 4. Hollingsworth. They will start in positions 7, 11, 15, 19.
Heat 4 finish- 1. Ogle, 2. Baggett, 3. Payne, 4. Smith. They will start 8, 12, 16 and 20.
Feature Notes:
10:05- Feature lining up on the main straightaway.
Feature is 40 laps.
10:15- Green flag!
Lap 14 caution for Dacus. McIntosh leads over Ellis, McDowell, Lloyd, M Marlar, Ogle, Arp, Scott, Hickman, Boles.
McIntosh was able to get through traffic better than his closest pursuers because his car could come off the bottom.
McDowell passed Lloyd for third on the last lap.
Feature Results: 1. McIntosh, 2. Ellis, 3. McDowell, 4. Lloyd, 5. Ogle, 6. M Marlar, 7. Arp, 8. Scott, 9. Hickman, 10. Wilson, 11. Boles
Limited & Crate Late Models
Car Count: 19 cars
Drivers Here: 23- Ahnna Parkhurst, T6- Tod Hernandez, 29- Jason Welshan, 23- Craig Burrows, 148- Booger Brooks, 0- Ross White, 97- Zachary Dunsmore, H1- Richard Hixson, s14- Aaron Wilson, 71k- Dustin Knighten, 9- Heath Hindman, 3h- Ethan Hunter, T22- David Tinker, A1- Robby Mason, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 22r- Will Roland, 11f- Josh Fields, 9j- Josh Walker, 2x- Nick Lyons
Qualifying Results: 1. Hernandez (14.391), 2. Hedgecock, 3. Brooks, 4. Lyons, 5. White, 6. Hixson, 7. Mason, 8. Welshan
Heat Race Results:
Heat 1 finish- 1. Brooks, 2. Hernandez, 3. Mason, 4. White, 5. Parkhurst. They will start on the inside of the first five rows.
Heat 2 finish- 1. Welshan, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Hixson, 4. Hunter, 5. Wilson. They will start on the outside of the first five rows.
Feature Notes:
10:37- Feature lining up on the main straightaway. 30 laps for $1000.
10:41- Green flag!
Caution before a completed lap for a spin.
Lap 9 caution for Hixson. Great racing so far. Welshan took the lead on lap 2 then Hernandez took it on lap 6. Hernandez leads Welshan, Brooks and Hedgecock.
Lap 13 caution for Fields breaks up a tremendous side-by-side battle for the lead between Hernandez and Brooks. Hedgecock now third.
Lap 14 caution. Brooks now leads over Hernandez, Hedgecock, Welshan, Mason and Hunter.
Lap 15 caution for another spin. Hedgecock has moved to second behind Brooks.
Caution on the restart involving Hernandez, Hindman and Parkhurst among others. Hedgecock made a bold move on the last restart that took he and Brooks very high in turn 2. Brooks actually brushed the wall. Brooks leads Hedgecock, Welshan, Mason and Hunter.
Lap 24 caution for spin by Hindman. Hedgecock took the lead on lap 21. Brooks, Mason, Hunter and Welshan follow.
Feature Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. Brooks, 3. Mason, 4. Hunter, 5. Welshan, 6. White, 7. Wilson, 8. Roland
*There is an issue at the scales with the Hedgecock car. Awaiting word from officials. Both Hedgecock, Brooks and Welshan were too light. Mason is the winner.
B-Hobby
Car Count: 10 cars
Feature Results: 1. Jeff Irvin, 2. Jason Emahiser, 3. Charles Williams
