InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals Super Late Model Series race from Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. on Saturday evening, April 16, 2016. 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 $10,000-to-win(60 laps) and Modified Street for $700-to-win(25 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 fourth race for the Spring Nationals. Donald McIntosh currently leads the series standings over David Payne, Shanon Buckingham, Stacy Boles and Robby Moses.
6:45- Drivers meeting underway.
7:10- Hot laps underway.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Racing Wives Experience Ups and Downs With Their Husbands & Mike Marlar seizes Spring Nationals win at Volunteer after Madden misfortune
Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 28 cars
Drivers Expected: 0x- Zack Olger, 0- Jake O’Neil, 1- Vic Hill, 1- Devin Gilpin, 3- Steve Smith, 4v- Mark Vineyard, 5- John Tweed, 7- Donald McIntosh, 7- Rick Eckert, 8- David Payne, 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, 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
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: Cars will be broken into two groups for qualifying but no one will be locked into the feature.
Group A Results: 1. Eckert (13.463), 2. Satterlee, 3. Hill, 4. Payne, 5. Darda, 6. Covert
Group B Results: 1. McDowell (13.574), 2. Madden, 3. Marlar, 4. Douglas, 5. McIntosh
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-4 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Eckert, 2. Hill, 3. Darda, 4. Tweed, 5. Gilpin, 6. Horton, 7. Putnam
Heat 1 Results: 1. Eckert, 2. Gilpin, 3. Tweed, 4. Putnam… Darda, Hill
*Heat 1 was interesting. Lots of bumping and banging. Hill angrily retired from the race after a bump on the start with Eckert.
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Satterlee, 2. Payne, 3. Wells, 4. Covert, 5. Smith, 6. Bowman, 7. O’Neil
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Payne, 2. Satterlee, 3. Covert, 4. Wells… Bowman, O’Neil, Smith
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. McDowell, 2. Marlar, 3. McIntosh, 4. C Ogle, 5. McCarter, 6. B Ogle, 7. Moses
Heat 3 Finish: 1. McDowell, 2. Marlar, 3. McIntosh, 4. C Ogle… B Ogle, Moses, McCarter
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. Madden, 2. Douglas, 3. Buckingham, 4. Vineyard, 5. Boles, 6. Leake
Heat 4 Finish: 1. Madden, 2. Buckingham, 3. Douglas, 4. Vineyard… Boles, Leake
Consolation Race Results: There will be one consi with the top-4 transferring to the feature.
1. B Ogle, 2. Darda, 3. Bowman, 4. Smith
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup: 1. Eckert, 2. McDowell, 3. Payne, 4. Madden, 5. Gilpin, 6. Marlar, 7. Satterlee, 8. Buckingham, 9. Tweed, 10. McIntosh, 11. Covert, 12. Douglas, 13. Putnam, 14. C Ogle, 15. Wells, 16. Vineyard, 17. B Ogle, 18. Darda, 19. Bowman, 20. Smith, 21. Boles, 22. Moses, 23. Hill
9:53- Feature lined up on the front stretch. 60 laps for $10,000.
9:58- Engines have fired. We’re ready!
10:01- Four wide!
10:04- Green flag!
Halfway- Caution free so far. Madden took lead on lap 23. McDowell, Marlar, Eckert follow in a tight race.
15 to go. Top-4 in tight battle. Madden, Marlar, McDowell and Eckert.
Feature ran caution free. Madden took the lead on lap 23 but was constantly in traffic with McDowell and then Marlar right there. Good battles throughout the field.
Feature Results: 1. Madden, 2. Marlar, 3. McDowell, 4. Eckert, 5. McIntosh, 6. Gilpin, 7. Satterlee, 8. Buckingham, 9. Payne, 10. Covert, 11. Douglas, 12. C Ogle, 13. Vineyard, 14. Smith, 15. Wells, 16. Boles, 17. Putnam, 18. Hill, 19. B Ogle, 20. Tweed, 21. Moses, 22. Bowman, 23. Darda
Modified Street
Car Count: 25 cars
Feature Results: With an early wake up time tomorrow, I will not be able to offer updates for this class. My apologies.
