InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Ultimate Super Late Model Series sanctioned race from Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. on Monday evening, May 29, 2017. 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: Ultimate Super Late Models for $10,000-to-win, Crate Late Models for $1500-to-win, Sportsman and Modified Street.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the Ultimate Super Late Model and Crate Late Model races. Any other updates will be dependent on a number of factors including obtaining photos and/or stories related to those events.
General Information: The drivers meeting is slated for 7:00pm with racing action set to begin soon afterward.
Weather is expected to warm with a slight chance for passing showers.
6:55- Drivers being called to the drivers meeting.
7:20- Hot laps for all classes have begun.
8:15- Hot laps are over. Working to get the timing and scoring up to speed.
8:24- Qualifying for all classes now underway.
8:42- Still having some issues with the timing loop.
8:45- In the process of changing the scoring loop.
9:12- Still waiting on repairs to the scoring loop.
9:26- Qualifying about to resume.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Regional drivers describe the difficulties in racing under national series rules
Live Updates:
Ultimate Super Late Models
Car Count: 23 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Vic Hill, 2- Dennis Franklin, 5H- Jeremy Hines, 7w- Ricky Weiss, 10- Chad Ogle, 11- Tommy Bailey, 11g- Travis Greer, 17- Dale McDowell, 18- Brandon Kinzer, 20- Jimmy Owens, 21- Robby Moses, 21k- Dakotah Knuckles, 22- GR Smith, 24- Mack McCarter, 29- Jason Welshan, 30- Ryan King, 31- Tyler Millwood, 49- Jonathan Davenport, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 69- Carder Miller, 87- Ross Bailes, 101- Forrest Trent, 116- Brandon Overton
Qualifying Results: Cars will be divided into three groups. Each group will heat race among themselves.
Group A Results- 1. Hill(11.860), 2. Bailes, 3. Millwood, 4. Smith, 5. Welshan, 6. Moses, 7. Bailey, 8. Davenport
*Due to scoring loop issues, the first qualifying session for Group A has been erased. They will qualify again after Group B & C.
Group B Results- 1. Owens(11.888), 2. Overton, 3. Knuckles, 4. Hines, 5. Ogle, 6. Kinzer, 7. McCarter, 8. Trent
Group C Results- 1. McDowell (11.873), 2. Buckingham, 3. Franklin, 4. Weiss, 5. King, 6. Greer, 7. Miller
*Hill’s time is a new track record.
*The qualifying results will also be the heat race lineups for each heat.
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races. Everyone will transfer to the feature.
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Bailes, 2. Smith, 3. Welshan, 4. Hill, 5. Davenport, 6. Millwood, 7. Bailey, 8. Moses
Bailes led all the way. Bailey and Moses crashed on lap 1 after drivers in front of them jammed up.
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Overton, 2. Owens, 3. Ogle, 4. Trent, 5. Hines, 6. Kinzer, 7. Knuckles, 8. McCarter
Overton led all the way after an intense first lap battle with Owens.
Heat 3 Finish- 1. McDowell, 2. Weiss, 3. Buckingham, 4. Franklin, 5. King, 6. Greer, 7. Miller
McDowell led all the way but Weiss pressured him over most of the distance.
B-main Results: No B-mains.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Bailes, 2. Overton, 3. McDowell, 4. Smith, 5. Owens, 6. Weiss, 7. Welshan, 8. Ogle, 9. Buckingham, 10. Hill, 11. Trent, 12. Franklin, 13. Davenport, 14. Hines, 15. King, 16. Millwood, 17. Kinzer, 18. Greer, 19. Bailey, 20. Knuckles, 21. Miller, 22. Moses, 23. McCarter
11:59- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $10,000.
12:05- Four wide!
12:07- Green flag!
Lap 16 for Greer slow on track. Pace is crazy fast. Overton leads McDowell, Bailes, Welshan, Buckingham, Owens, Hill.
Hill and Smith engaged in a bumping match under caution with lots of gesturing. Smith has pulled off.
Lap 28 caution. Bailes passed Overton for the lead on lap 19. McDowell passed Overton for second on lap 21 then passed Bailes for the lead on lap 26. Order is McDowell, Bailes, Overton, Buckingham, Hill, Weiss, Owens.
Feature Results: 1. McDowell, 2. Overton, 3. Bailes, 4. Buckingham, 5. Hill, 6. Owens, 7. Weiss, 8. King, 9. Franklin, 10. Millwood
Crate Late Models
Car Count: 28 cars
Qualifying Results: The top-16 will be locked into the feature.
1. Anthony White (13.120), 2. John Lewellyn, 3. Cory Hedgecock, 4. Ross White, 5. Tim Byrd, 6. Rusty Ballenger, 7. Greg Martin, 8. Philip Thompson, 9. Bryson Dennis, 10. Todd Morrow, 11. Jordon Horton, 12. Tim Maupin, 13. Matt Henderson, 14. Josh Henry, 15. Matt Barrett, 16. Gary Crittenden
*Lewellyn was disqualified for an unsealed engine. Move everyone behind 2nd up one spot and move Ahnna Parkhurst up to 16th.
Heat Race Results: No heat races.
Feature Notes:
11:15- Feature rolling out. 30 laps for $1500.
11:18- Green flag!
Crash on the start near the rear of the pack.
Henderson pulls into the pit area under caution.
Lap 3 caution. A White leads Hedgecock, R White, Ballenger, Byrd, Martin, Thompson, Dennis, Horton, Morrow
Lap 12 caution for contact between A White and Hedgecock as they raced for the lead. The two cars hit the inside wall on the backstretch. The two cars had been racing each other pretty hard as they had split a slower car on the previous lap.
R White now leads Horton, Byrd, Morrow, Ballenger, Thompson
Hedgecock rejoins at the tail.
Lap 13 caution for Crittenden and Blankenship spin. R White leads Byrd, Horton, Morrow, Martin, Thompson, Ballenger, Maupin
Caution on the restart as Byrd and Horton get together on the back straight then again under caution. R White still leads.
Lap 17 caution for spin by John Blankenship. R White leads Morrow, Thompson, Maupin, Henry, Manley, Hedgecock, Dennis, Parkhurst.
Race shortened to 25 laps.
Feature Results: 1. Ross White, 2. Morrow, 3. Thompson, 4. Ballenger, 5. Maupin, 6. Henry, 7. Hedgecock, 8. Manley, 9. Dennis, 10. Parkhurst
Jonathan Davenport is expected to be among tonight’s entrants
