InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals Super Late Model Series race from Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. on Friday evening, April 15, 2016. 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(40 laps) and Sportsman for $1,000-to-win(30 laps).
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors including obtaining photos and/or stories related to that event.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 7:00pm with hot laps to begin soon thereafter.
This will be the third race for the Spring Nationals.
7:40- Drivers meeting concluded.
8:40- Qualifying underway for Sportsman.
8:55- Spring Nationals qualifying about to begin.
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: 31 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Zack Olger, 0- Jake O’Neil, 1- Vic Hill, 1c- Kenny Collins, 1- Devin Gilpin, 3- Steve Smith, 4- Cody Mahoney, 4v- Mark Vineyard, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Rick Eckert, 7m- Brad Mann, 8- David Payne, 8- Chris Chandler, 11- Stacy Boles, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18- Eric Wells, 21B- Shanon Buckingham, 21M- Robby Moses, 22- Gregg Satterlee, 34- Ellery Leake, 44- Chris Madden, 51- Mack McCarter, 51- Joey Moriarity, 52- Mark Douglas, 56h- Jordon Horton, 72- Jason Covert, 77- Adam Bowman, 91- Tod Darda, 157- Mike Marlar, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 212- Josh Putnam
Qualifying Results: Cars will be divided into two qualifying groups with the top-2 from each locked into the feature. There will not be a dash race.
Group A Results: 1. Marlar (13.415), 2. Hill
Group B Results: 1. Madden (13.318), 2. C Ogle
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-4 from each moving to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Payne, 2. Wells, 3. Putnam, 4. McCarter, 5. Moses, 6.Bowman, 7. Mann
Heat 1_Finish: 1. Payne, 2. Wells, 3. Putnam, 4. Bowman… McCarter, Moses
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Covert, 2. Vineyard, 3. Gilpin, 4. Darda, 5. Leake, 6. Ogler
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Covert, 2. Vineyard, 3. Gilpin, 4. Ogler… Leake, Mann. Darda did not start.
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. Satterlee, 2. McDowell, 3. Douglas, 4. Mahoney, 5. Smith, 6. Moriarty, 7. B Ogle
Heat 3 Finish: 1. McDowell, 2. Satterlee, 3. Mahoney, 4. Douglas… Smith, Darda. Moriarty pulled off early. Not sure why Darda ran in this heat instead of heat 2.
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. McIntosh, 2. Eckert, 3. Buckingham, 4. O’Neil, 5. Boles, 6. Chandler, 7. Horton
Heat 4 Finish: 1. McIntosh, 2. Eckert, 3. Buckingham, 4. O’Neil… Boles, Horton, Chandler
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup: 1. Marlar, 2. Madden, 3. Hill, 4. C Ogle, 5. Payne, 6. McDowell, 7. Covert, 8. McIntosh, 9. Wells, 10. Satterlee, 11. Vineyard, 12. Eckert, 13. Putnam, 14. Mahoney, 15. Gilpin, 16. Buckingham, 17. Bowman, 18. Douglas, 19. Ogler, 20. O’Neal, 21. Boles, 22. Moses, 23. McCarter
10:50- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $4,000.
10:57- Four wide!
10:59- Green flag!
Lap 12 caution. Madden leads Marlar, C Ogle, McDowell, McIntosh, Hill, Covert, Eckert, Payne. Madden took the lead at the start and was getting away before the caution.
Lap 24 caution as leader Madden gets into the slowing car of O’Neil. Madden spins as a result. Marlar leads McDowell, C Ogle, McIntosh, Eckert, Covert, Satterlee and Wells.
Lap 33 caution as Mahoney shreds a tire. Marlar leads McDowell. Eckert made a big three-wide move on the last restart to take third. McIntosh, Satterlee, Wells, Covert, Putnam, Buckingham, Payne and Madden follow.
Lap 37 caution. Marlar still leads McDowell, Eckert, McIntosh, Satterlee.
Feature Results: 1. Marlar, 2. McDowell, 3. Eckert, 4. McIntosh, 5. Satterlee, 6. Covert, 7. Wells, 8. Buckingham, 9. Payne, 10. Boles
Sportsman
Car Count: 35 cars
Feature Results: 1. Tim Byrd, 2. Matt Henderson, 3. Jensen Ford, 4. Forrest Trent, 5. John Tweed, 6. Josh Henry, 7. Gary Crittenden, 8. Philip Thompson
