InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series race from Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Saturday evening, April 28, 2018. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: World of Outlaws Late Models for $10,000-to-win(50 laps) and Kajun Mini Stocks.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the WoO Late Models race.
General Information:
Drivers meeting is set for 6:00pm.
Weather is expected to be dry and mild.
This is the second of a two-night event. Both features will pay $10,000-to-win.
These races were originally slated for early March but were postponed due to weather. This is the first event weekend of the season at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
6:00- Drivers meeting about to begin.
6:30- 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: Brandon Overton hopes to find his groove at Smoky Mountain
& Chris Madden overwhelms WoO Late Models field at Smoky Mountain
Live Updates:
World of Outlaws Late Models
Car Count: 26 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Brandon Sheppard, 1*- Chub Frank, B1- Brent Larson, 1v- Vic Hill, 4T- Tommy Kerr, 5- Lamar Winkle, 6- Blake Spencer, 7- Rick Eckert, c8- Timothy Culp, 9- Devin Moran, 11B- Stacy Boles, 14- Morgan Bagley, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18- Chase Junghans, 21- Robby Moses, 21K- Dakotah Knuckles, 22- Chris Ferguson, 25- Shane Clanton, 44- Chris Madden, 50- Shanon Buckingham, 54- David Breazeale, 91- Tyler Erb, 97- Michael Chilton, 101- Casey Roberts, 116- Brandon Overton, 157- Mike Marlar
Qualifying Results: There will be one group for qualifying.
1. Knuckles (16.806), 2. Madden, 3. Buckingham, 4. Sheppard, 5. Chilton, 6. McDowell
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races with the top-6 from each transferring to the feature. The top-2 from each heat will go to the redraw that will determine the first three rows on the starting grid. Heat winners will draw for spots 1-3 while the second place finishers will draw for positions 4-6.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Knuckles, 2. Sheppard, 3. Junghans, 4. Ferguson, 5. Marlar, 6. Breazeale, 7. Moses, 8. Boles, 9. Spencer
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Sheppard, 2. Knuckles, 3. Ferguson, 4. Junghans, 5. Marlar, 6. Breazeale
*Sheppard took the lead at the start with Knuckles staying in his tire tracks throughout.
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Madden, 2. Chilton, 3. Moran, 4. Eckert, 5. Roberts, 6. Clanton, 7. Frank, 8. Bagley, 9. Winkle
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Chilton, 2. Madden, 3. Moran, 4. Eckert, 5. Clanton, 6. Roberts
*Chilton took the lead at the start and pulled away. The closest battle was between Moran and Eckert.
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Buckingham, 2. McDowell, 3. Culp, 4. Overton, 5. Hill, 6. Kerr, 7. Erb, 8. Larson
Heat 3 Finish- 1. McDowell, 2. Buckingham, 3. Overton, 4. Kerr, 5. Hill, 6. Larson
*The outside of the front row is the hot starting spot as all three heat winners started there. McDowell and Buckingham pulled away from the pack.
Last Chance Showdowns: There will be one LCS with the top-4 transferring to the feature.
1. Frank, 2. Boles, 3. Erb, 4. Moses
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Sheppard, 2. McDowell, 3. Chilton, 4. Madden, 5. Knuckles, 6. Buckingham, 7. Ferguson, 8. Moran, 9. Overton, 10. Junghans, 11. Eckert, 12. Kerr, 13. Marlar, 14. Clanton, 15. Hill, 16. Breazeale, 17. Roberts, 18. Larson, 19. Frank, 20. Boles, 21. Erb, 22. Moses, 23. Culp, 24. Bagley
8:35- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $10,000.
8:46- Green flag!
Lap 2 caution for Breazeale. McDowell leads Sheppard, Madden, Chilton, Buckingham, Knuckles
Lap 12- McDowell and Madden tight for the lead in traffic.
Lap 26 caution for Overton off the pace. McDowell and Madden were tight in traffic for the lead. Sheppard, Chilton, Buckingham, Knuckles, Moran, Clanton were stacked up behind a lapped car about 10 car lengths behind the lead duo.
Lap 47 caution for flat tire on Bagley. Racing has been single-file with McDowell leading Madden, Sheppard, Chilton, Buckingham, Knuckles, Moran, Clanton, Junghans, Marlar, Ferguson, Roberts, Eckert
Moran had a flat tire coming to the white flag.
Feature Results: 1. McDowell, 2. Madden, 3. Sheppard, 4. Chilton, 5. Buckingham, 6. Knuckles, 7. Clanton, 8. Junghans, 9. Marlar, 10. Ferguson
*John Smart wins the Kajun Mini-stock feature.
