InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Spring Nationals Super Late Model Series race from Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. on Saturday evening, March 12, 2016. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: B-main and feature races for the $15,000-to-win Spring Nationals event(qualifying and heats were held on Friday night) and Street Stocks racing for $2,000-to-win.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Spring Nationals races. 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 6:30 with hot laps to begin soon thereafter.
6:30- Drivers meeting underway.
6:57- Hot laps underway.
7:20- Hot laps for those in the B-main are complete.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Randy Weaver looking to collect more trophies in 2016 & Madden DQ’d following post-race incident
Live Updates:
Spring Nationals Super Late Models
Car Count: 27 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 1- Earl Pearson, Jr., 1- Vic Hill, 1G- Ryan King, 2- Joey Coulter, 3- Steve Smith, 4T- Tommy Kerr, 5- Don O’Neal, 7- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 11B- Stacy Boles, 15- Darrell Lanigan, 17m- Dale McDowell, 20- Jimmy Owens, 21B- Shannon Buckingham, 21M- Robby Moses, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 29- Jason Welshan, 44- Chris Madden, 51- Mack McCarter, 52- Mark Douglas, 88- Greg Johnson, 97- Bobby Giffin, 116- Randy Weaver, 157- Mike Marlar, 281- Kyle Pierce, 777- Jared Landers
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results: 1. Weaver (15.309), 2. Moses, 3. Lanigan, 4. Coulter
Group B Results: 1. Bloomquist (14.901), 2. Marlar, 3. Madden, 4. McIntosh
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats with the top-4 transferring from each.
Heat 1 Lineup: 1. Weaver, 2. Lanigan, 3. Buckingham, 4. Hill, 5. Boles, 6. Hedgecock, 7. Payne
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Weaver, 2. Lanigan, 3. Buckingham, 4. Hill… Hedgecock, Payne, Boles
*Weaver led all the way. Boles spun on lap 1 of the initial start then retired from the race.
Heat 2 Lineup: 1. Moses, 2. Coulter, 3. McDowell, 4. Pierce, 5. King, 6. Kerr, 7. Giffin
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Coulter, 2. McDowell, 3. Moses, 4. King… Kerr, Giffin, Pierce
*Coulter led all the way. Pierce crashed on lap 2.
Heat 3 Lineup: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Madden, 3. Landers, 4. Owens, 5. McCarter, 6. Welshan, 7. Douglas
Heat 3 Finish: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Landers, 3. Owens, 4. Welshan… McCarter
*Bloomquist took the early lead with Madden challenging early. The two made contact on lap 3 causing damage to the nose of Madden’s car and the right rear of Bloomquist.
**Madden has been disqualified for the weekend due to a post-race incident.
Heat 4 Lineup: 1. Marlar, 2. McIntosh, 3. Pearson, 4. Johnson, 5. O’Neal, 6. Smith
Heat 4 Finish: 1. Marlar, 2. McIntosh, 3. Pearson, 4. O’Neal… Johnson, Smith
*Marlar led all the way.
B-Main Line-up: Top-4 transfer to the feature.
1. Cory Hedgecock, 2. Tommy Kerr, 3. Mack McCarter, 4. Greg Johnson, 5. David Payne, 6. Bobby Giffin, 7. Stacy Boles, 8. Kyle Pierce, 9. Mark Douglas, 10. Steve Smith
B-main Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. Kerr, 3. Johnson, 4. Payne
*Hedgecock led all 10 laps. Fourth running McCarter crashed on lap 2.
Feature Lineup: 1. Weaver, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Coulter, 4. Marlar, 5. Lanigan, 6. Landers, 7. McDowell, 8. McIntosh, 9. Buckingham, 10. Owens, 11. Moses, 12. Pearson, 13. Hill, 14. Welshan, 15. King, 16. O’Neal, 17. Hedgecock, 18. Kerr, 19. Johnson, 20. Payne
Feature Notes:
9:15- Cars being called to staging. 75 laps for $15,000.
9:22- Cars lined up on the front stretch for introduction.
Just announced that this is the largest crowd to ever see a race at Smoky Mountain.
9:28- Four wide!
9:31- Green flag!
Lap 10 caution free. Weaver, Bloomquist, Lanigan, Marlar, McDowell, Landers, Owens
Lap 20 still caution free. Running order same as above.
Lap 30 still caution free. Weaver leads but Bloomquist is there. Marlar, Lanigan,McDowell.
Lap 38 caution. Bloomquist took the lead from Weaver on lap 35 then Weaver got back under him on lap 38. As they raced hard into turn 3 there was contact and Bloomquist slid up into a slower car. Marlar, Lanigan, McDowell, Landers, Owens, O’Neal and McIntosh follow. Bloomquist has been placed back in the lead.
Lap 45- Bloomquist pulling away from Weaver, Marlar, McDowell, Lanigan, Owens.
Lap 55- Leaders in traffic. Bloomquist leads Weaver, Marlar, McDowell, Lanigan.
Lap 58 caution for Kerr. Bloomquist leads Weaver, Marlar, McDowell, Lanigan, Owens, Landers, McIntosh, O’Neal, Pearson, Buckingham.
Lap 59 caution for flat on Moses. Running order is Bloomquist, Weaver, Marlar, McDowell, Lanigan, Landers, Owens, McIntosh, O’Neal, Pearson, Buckingham, King, Coulter
Bloomquist drove away after the final caution to win by a straightaway.
Feature Results: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Weaver, 3. Marlar, 4. Lanigan, 5. McDowell, 6. Owens, 7. O’Neal, 8. Landers, 9. McIntosh, 10. Pearson, 11. Buckingham, 12. Coulter, 13. King, 14. Hedgecock
Street Stocks
Car Count: 19 cars
Feature Results: 1. Robbie Comer, 2. Colby Taylor, 3. Wesley Lester, 4. Charles Bates, 5. Ty Crisp
