InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $5,000-to-win Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series-sanctioned event at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN on Saturday, December 4, 2021. The updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The 2021 season has concluded at SMS. Check in for the full 2022 schedule at a later date but make plans now to attend the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on the weekend of June 17-18, 2022.
Weather Forecast: Daytime highs in the 60s with nighttime lows dropping into the 40s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 1:00pm
Feature Payout: $5,000-to-win.
Track Description: 3/8 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: Sportsman Late Models, Classics, FWD, Enduro
Pre-race Notes: This is the third race of the 2021-22 season for the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series.
Ross Bailes leads the Xtreme DIRTcar points over Carson Ferguson, Ben Watkins, Michael Brown and Brett Hamm.
Ross Bailes won the 2021-22 season opener at Lancaster(SC) Speedway and Chris Madden claimed the second checkered flag at South Carolina’s Cherokee Speedway.
1:00- Drivers meeting about to begin.
1:30- Hot laps about to begin for all classes.
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Live Updates
Xtreme DIRTcar Series
Car Count: 25 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Daylon Martin, 03- David Yandle, 6- Clay Coghlan, 6- Jonathan Ingram, 7G- Craig Greer, K7- Gary Dillon, 15- Christian Hanger, 16- Ben Watkins, 16- Sam Seawright, 17- Tim Vance, 18E- Ethan Wilson, 23- Cory Hedgecock, 24H- Phil Helton, 44D- Dalton Cook, 56- Michael Asberry, 79- Ross Bailes, 83- Jensen Ford, 86- Jeff Neubert, 93- Carson Ferguson, 93- Cory Lawler, 97- Bobby Giffin, 101- Forrest Trent, 109- Eli Beets, 156- Andy Standridge, 421- Anthony Sanders
Qualifying Results: 1. Ford(14.077), 2. Beets, 3. Hanger, 4. Hedgecock, 5. Seawright, 6. Bailes, 7. Giffin, 8. Watkins, 9. Ferguson, 10. D Cook, 11. Trent, 12. Coghlan
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races with the top-5 transferring to the feature. The top-2 from each heat will go to the redraw.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Ford, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Giffin, 4. D Cook, 5. Sanders, 6. Asberry, 7. Neubert, 8. Vance, 9. Standridge
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Ford, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Giffin, 4. Sanders, 5. Asberry
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Beets, 2. Seawright, 3. Watkins, 4. Trent, 5. Wilson, 6. Yandle, 7. Martin, 8. Helton
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Beets, 2. Watkins, 3. Seawright, 4. Wilson, 5. Trent
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Hanger, 2. Bailes, 3. Ferguson, 4. Coghlan, 5. Lawler, 6. Ingram, 7. Dillon, 8. Greer
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Hanger, 2. Bailes, 3. Ferguson, 4. Coghlan, 5. Lawler
B-main Results: There will be one B-main with the top-5 transferring to the feature.
B-main Finish- 1. D Cook, 2. Neubert, 3. Dillon, 4. Yandle, 5. Standridge
Xtreme Redraw Results: 1. Watkins, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Bailes, 4. Hanger, 5. Ford, 6. Beets
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Watkins, 2. Hedgecock, 3. Bailes, 4. Hanger, 5. Ford, 6. Beets, 7. Giffin, 8. Seawright, 9. Ferguson, 10. Sanders, 11. Wilson, 12. Coghlan, 13. Asberry, 14. Trent, 15. Lawler, 16. D Cook, 17. Neubert, 18. Dillon, 19. Yandle, 20. Standridge, 21. Vance, 22. Ingram
5:11- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $5,000.
5:15- Four wide!
5:19- Green flag!
Lap 10- Caution free. Bailes leads Hedgecock, Watkins, Beets, Ford
Halfway- Bailes leads Hedgecock, Watkins, Beets, Ferguson, Ford
5 to go. Bailes and Hedgecock tight for the lead
Hedgecock got by Bailes with an outside move when Bailes got hung up behind a slower car.
Feature ran caution free.
Feature Results: 1. Hedgecock, 2. Bailes, 3. Ferguson, 4. Watkins, 5. Beets, 6. Ford, 7. Seawright, 8. Hanger, 9. Trent, 10. Cook, 11. Giffin, 12. Wilson, 13. Asberry, 14. Sanders, 15. Dillon, 16. Lawler, 17. Coghlan, 18. Vance, 19. Neubert, 20. Yandle, 21. Ingram, 22. Standridge
Ross Bailes leads the Xtreme standings
