InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals race from Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN on Saturday evening, May 2, 2015. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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To follow along, simply scroll down and look under each heading for that particular class. Also, refresh the page frequently as new information will be added often.
Classes in action: Spring Nationals Super Late Models for $6,000-to-win(50 laps), Sportsman, Classics and Super Stocks.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals race. 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: Drivers meeting is set for 6:30 with hot laps slated for 7:00.
Weather should be perfect with daytime highs in the 70s and no chance of rain.
6:55- Drivers meeting about to start.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
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Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 20 cars
Drivers Expected: 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 11B- Stacy Boles, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 44- Chris Madden, 11- Austin Smith, 9- Jason Croft, 1- Vic Hill, 17- Anthony Burchett, 10- Chad Ogle, 51- Mack McCarter, 3- Steve Smith, 63- Josh Collins, 5- Bryan Hendrix, 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 56j- Jody Horton, 11- Antony Arnwine, 7- Brian Smith, 17- Brian Shockley, 24- Phil Helton
Qualifying Results: 1. McIntosh (11.178), 2. Hill, 3. B Ogle, 4. Boles
Qualifying will be straight up. The top-4 will go to the dash.
Dash Race Results: 1. Boles, 2. B Ogle, 3. Hill, 4. McIntosh
Heat Race Results:
Heat 1 finish- 1. Madden, 2. McCarter, 3. C Ogle, 4. Dotson, 5. Collins, 6. Helton, 7. Horton, 8. Knuckles
Heat 2 finish- 1. Payne, 2. B Smith, 3. A Smith, 4. Croft, 5. Hendrix, 6. Shockley, 7. S Smith
There will be two heats. Everyone will make the feature.
Feature Notes:
McIntosh had to go to a backup car after the primary suffered an engine issue.
10:06- Feature rolling out.
10:15- Four wide!
10:18- Green flag!
Sorry but had a phone glitch.
Lap 25- B Ogle leads Hill, Madden, McCarter, Payne and A Smith.
Boles led the first 10 laps then pulled off track with a mechanical issue. Ogle took the lead from there and stretched it out. Madden got around Hill for second on lap 32 and began closing on Ogle. By the end, Madden was within a car length but Ogle held on.
There was only one caution on lap 11, which brought traffic into play for much of the race.
Feature Results: 1. Billy Ogle, Jr., 2. Madden, 3. Hill, 4. Payne, 5. Dotson, 6. A Smith, 7. Collins
Sportsman
Car Count: 14 cars
Qualifying Results: 1. Clyde Overholt(12.046), 2. Anthony Burchett, 3. Philip Thompson
No invert
Feature Results: 1. Clyde Overholt, 2. Matt Tipton, 3. Philip Thompson
Classics
Car Count: 13 cars
Philip Thompson(13.878) was fast qualifier over John Stevens and Justin Overton
Feature Results: 1. Philip Thompson, 2. John Stevens, 3. Justin Overton
Super Street
Car Count: 5 cars
Feature Results: 1. Brad Davis, 2. Jamie Whitt, 3. Jason Long
