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Clanton takes night two ‘Scorcher’ World of Outlaws victory at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 21) — Shane Clanton wasn’t about to suffer the same fate twice.
Twenty-four hours after having a victory slip through his fingers thanks to some problems with lapped traffic, Clanton made all the right moves on Thursday night at Volunteer Speedway to capture the 60-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-main that closed the fifth annual “Scorcher” presented by Alltel Wireless and Rusty Wallace Toyota of Morristown .
Clanton, 32, of Locust Grove , Ga. , slipped by Chris Madden of Gaffney , S.C. , to take the lead on lap 19 and never looked back. He repelled several challenges from Madden and survived some hairy moments racing with slower cars to post his second WoO LMS triumph of the 2008 season.
“I know I should’ve won the race last night, but what do you do?” said Clanton, who settled for a third-place finish in Wednesday night’s ‘Scorcher’ opener after losing the top spot to eventual winner Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., while negotiating slower traffic on lap 50. “Lapped cars dictate the race most of the time – especially at this place – and if you don’t choose the right line, you’re not gonna win the race.
“Last night we chose the wrong line and tonight we chose the right line. Hopefully tonight pays for last night.”
Clanton certainly picked the best night to win. The booty for his eighth career WoO LMS victory was $11,150, including a $1,000 bonus from Alltel Wireless.
Alltel Wireless put up a total of $4,000 in bonus money on Thursday night, divided evenly between the top-five finishers and five fans paired with them by a random distribution of marked Alltel hats.
Brady Smith of Solon Springs , Wis. , finished second, worth a $400 bonus from Alltel. He crossed the finish line 0.930 of a second behind Clanton after sliding into the runner-up spot on lap 57 when Madden slapped the outside wall between turns one and two.
Tim Fuller of Watertown , N.Y. , placed a close third, pocketing an extra $300 from Alltel. WoO LMS points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union , Ky. , was fourth ($200 from Alltel) and the polesitting Madden settled for fifth (worth $100 from Alltel) after leading laps 1-18 and running second until three laps remained.
Clanton, who started second, executed his takeover of the lead in much the same way he lost the top spot on Wednesday night, seizing the moment when the pacesetter lost his momentum.
“When (Madden) got to lapped traffic and they wouldn’t move he slid just a little bit off turn four and pushed,” said Clanton, recalling the 19th lap. “I stuck it in there (on the inside off turn four) and passed him getting into turn one.
“Then I got to lapped traffic and had to let up, and I looked over and saw him beside me again. I was like, ‘Oh, man, I just gotta get back to running my line.”
Memories of a disappointing defeat the previous evening continually flashed through Clanton’s head as he fought to steer his RSD Enterprises Rocket No. 25 past slower cars on the high-banked, four-tenths-mile oval.
“When we got to lapped traffic and I couldn’t get by them, I said to myself, ‘Man, I know he’s gonna roll me on the outside. He’s got to,” Clanton said of Madden. “But I moved up a little bit and got loose, so I figured, ‘If I can’t pass them, I don’t think anybody can pass me.’
“I knew I had an awful good car, so I just said, ‘Keep your rhythm here, keep your pace, and keep your distance from the lapped car. When you get wide open, you just spin the tires.’”
Madden, 33, got his Bloomquist Chassis mount close enough to threaten Clanton several times during the 34-lap stretch of green-flag racing that closed the A-main. But his last-ditch bid to regain command from Clanton fell short when he skated high between turns one and two on lap 57 and slapped the steel guardrail, costing him three positions.
“I was better than (Clanton) in (turns) three and four, so I thought if I could be on his bumper coming off two I’d have a chance to pass him at the other end,” said Madden, who won last year’s 100-lap ‘Scorcher’ headliner. “I went in one and two as hard as I could to try and get on his bumper, but I got too high, hit the wall, and that was it.
“I didn’t come here to run second, so I tried to do something to win the race.”
It was Clanton who made the winning moves, giving him a milestone triumph at Volunteer Speedway.
“I’ve heard about this racetrack for my whole career,” said Clanton, who reached Victory Lane for the first time at the track. “Everybody’s always said, ‘You gotta win at The Gap,’ so it’s pretty exciting to finally get one here.”
Smith, 31, never had a chance to bid for the lead after sliding his Amsoil Bloomquist Chassis car into second place with three laps remaining. He would have liked a few more circuits to play with.
“I feel like I would’ve been able to give (Clanton) a run,” said Smith, who started fifth. “We were a tenth (of a second) quicker than he was when we got to second, so I think we could’ve gotten up to him in a few more laps.
“But getting to him and passing him would have been two different stories.”
The 40-year-old Fuller started fourth and ran in the top five for the entire distance, quietly chugging to a turnaround finish in his Gypsum Express Rocket car. His third-place run came one night after he dropped out early and finished 24th.
“The only thing we did different from last night was run different compound tires in time trials,” said Fuller, who qualified seventh-fastest and started fourth in the A-main. “What helped us the most tonight was the track getting black and slick and slowing down.
“I like it when it gets slicker because you need less motor.”
Lanigan, meanwhile, continued his relentlessly-steady march toward the 2008 WoO LMS championship, advancing from the 10th starting spot to finish fourth in his GottaRace.com Rocket. It was his series-best 21st top-five finish in 34 A-Mains this season.
With Steve Francis of Ashland , Ky. , finishing ninth, Lanigan extended his points lead to 146 markers, at a track that he doesn’t consider one of his best.
“To come out of here with a top-five, I’m happy,” said Lanigan, 38. “I’ve never been very good here, so to actually run pretty good and gain some more points on Francis is real satisfying.”
Finishing in positions 6-10 were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., whose charge from the 15th starting spot stalled at sixth place with just over 20 laps remaining; Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., who earned the $500 WoO LMS “Bonus Bucks” cash for being the highest-finishing driver who has never won a tour event and isn’t ranked among the top 12 in the points standings; ninth-starter Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who climbed as high as sixth before losing two spots on lap 21 when he became boxed in behind the slower car driven by Vic Hill of Morristown, Tenn.; Francis; and Eric Jacobsen of Sea Cliffe Beach, Calif., who was behind the wheel of the fourth Bloomquist “Team Zero” chassis in the top 10 at the finish.
Just two caution flags slowed the A-main – on lap one for Hill’s turn-four spin and lap 26 for the stopped car driven by Chad Ogle of Sieverville, Tenn. , who was running sixth when he ran into trouble.
A field of 49 cars was assembled for the evening’s action, which drew a large crowd to “The Gap.”
Tommy Kerr of Maryville , Tenn. , recorded his first career fast time honor with the WoO LMS, leading all qualifiers with a lap of 12.879 seconds. He drove his backup Rocket car after his primary machine was sidelined by mechanical trouble on Wednesday night.
Kerr’s time-trial performance earned his chief mechanic, Gary Winger, the $100 NASCAR Technical Institute “Fast Crew Chief” award. He went on to win a heat race, but after drawing the eighth starting spot for the A-main he last only three laps before retiring with a broken left-front suspension.
Joining Kerr as heat winners were Hill, Madden and Brady Smith. The B-mains were captured by Mark Vineyard of Powell , Tenn. , and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Ryan Newman was an addition to Thursday night’s field driving the Alltel No. 12 from the stable of Steve Francis Racing. He was added to the A-main and finished 21st after managing to continue racing following a 360-degree spin in turn two on lap 44.
Wednesday night winner Jimmy Owens was unable to duplicate his success. His night ended early when his car was sidelined by a blown motor during his time-trial run.
Ty Dillon of Lewisville , N.C. , duplicated his success from the previous night in leading flag-to-flag for his second consecutive “Courtesy Chevrolet” Crate Late Model victory. Finishing behind Dillon was Ryan Gifford, Jensen Ford, John Llewellyn and Jerry Broyles. Dillon pocketed the $1,000 bonus from TNT Race Cars & Parts of Piney Flats, Tenn. , for having the best average finishing position over the two nights.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES – “FIFTH ANNUAL SCORCHER” PRESENTED BY ALLTEL WIRELESS & RUSTY WALLACE TOYOTA
Showing Finishing Position, Starting Position In Parentheses, Driver Name, Car Number, Hometown, Laps Completed In Parentheses, Money Won
1. (2) Shane Clanton #25-Locust Grove, GA (60) $11,150
2. (5) Brady Smith #2-Solon Springs, WI (60) $5,500
3. (4) Tim Fuller #19T- Watertown , NY (60) $3,300
4. (10) Darrell Lanigan #29-Union, KY (60) $2,700
5. (1) Chris Madden #44m- Gray Court, SC (60) $2,200
6. (15) Scott Bloomquist #0-Mooresburg, TN (60) $1,700
7. (3) Billy Ogle Jr. #201-Knoxville, TN (60) $1,900
8. (9) Tim McCreadie #39-Watertown, NY (60) $1,300
9. (14) Steve Francis #19-Ashland, KY (60) $1,200
10. (11) Eric Jacobsen #5j- Sea Cliffe Beach , CA (60) $1,100
11. (18) Chub Frank #1*- Bear Lake , PA (60) $1,050
12. (20) Clint Smith #44-Senoia, GA (60) $1,000
13. (12) Josh Richards #1-Shinnston, WV (60) $950
14. (16) Brandon Kinzer #18k-Allen, KY (60) $900
15. (17) Mark Vineyard #4v- Powell , TN (60) $850
16. (24) John Blankenship #23-Williamson, WV (60) $800
17. (23) Rick Eckert #24-York, PA (60) $770
18. (21) Shannon Babb #18-Mowequa, IL (60) $750
19. (26) Vic Coffey #32c- Leicester , NY (60) $280
20. (13) Rick Rogers #44r- Knoxville , TN (60) $700
21. (25) Ryan Newman #12-South Bend , IN (57) $700
22. (22) Shon Flanary #98-Mount Carmel , TN (50) $700
23. (19) Mark Douglas #52D-Knoxville, TN (36) $700
24. (7) Chad Ogle #10- Sevierville , TN (26) $700
25. (27) Shanon Buckingham #50-Morristown, TN (25) $700
26. (6) Vic Hill #1vh- Morristown , TN (20) $700
27. (8) Tommy Kerr #4T- Maryville , TN (3) $700
Time of Race: 21 Mins., 09.879 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.930 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 2 (Laps 1, 26)
Lap Leaders: Madden (1-18); Clanton (19-50)
Provisional Starters: Eckert, Blankenship, Coffey (WoO); Newman, Buckingham (track)
Rookie of the Race: Coffey ($250)
WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Billy Ogle Jr. ($500)
Integra Shocks Crew Chief of the Race ($50): Mark Lloyd (Clanton)
Chick Hawk Racing Hot Lap Award: Madden (half-off tire warmers)
Super Clean ‘Start of the Race’: Madden ($100)
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 4T-Tommy Kerr/ Maryville , TN 12.879
2. 201-Billy Ogle/ Knoxville , TN 12.900
3. 44M-Chris Madden/ Gaffney , SC 12.903
4. 10-Chad Ogle/Sevierville, TN 12.904
5. 25-Shane Clanton/ Locust Grove , GA 12.912
6. 1VH-Vic Hill/Morristown, TN 12.953
7. 19T-Tim Fuller/ Watertown , NY 12.965
8. 2-Brady Smith/ Solon Springs , WI 12.973
9. 39-Tim McCreadie/ Watertown , NY 13.019
10. 52d-Mark Douglas / Knoxville , TN 13.041
11. 5H-Bryan Hendrix/Knoxville, TN 13.052
12. 1-Josh Richards/ Shinnston , WV 13.075
13. 44R-Rick Rogers / Knoxville , TN 13.114
14. 29-Darrell Lanigan/ Union , KY 13.134
15. 5J-Eric Jacobsen/ Sea Cliffe Beach , CA 13.134
16. 18K-Brandon Kinzer/Allen, KY 13.151
17. 18-Shannon Babb/ Moweaqua , IL 13.156
18. 19-Steve Francis/ Ashland , KY 13.176
19. 77-Joe Armes/ Petroes , TN 13.180
20. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake , PA 13.210
21. 157-Mike Marlar/ Winfield , TN 13.212
22. 41-Brad Neat/ Dunnville , KY 13.225
23. 98-Shon Flanary/ Mt. Carmel , TN 13.250
24. 44-Clint Smith/ Senoia , GA 13.250
25. 4V-Mark Vineyard/ Powell , TN 13.261
26. 17M-Dale McDowell/Chickamauga, GA 13.261
27. 116-Randy Weaver/ Crossville , TN 13.268
28. 1JH-Jon Henry/ Ada , OH 13.284
29. 32c-Vic Coffey/ Leicester , NY 13.286
30. 9-Ray Cook/ Brasstown , NC 13.291
31. 0-Scott Bloomquist/ Mooresburg , TN 13.299
32. 12-Ryan Newman/ Statesville , NC 13.303
33. 0M-Jeff Maupin/Greeneville, TN 13.324
34. 23-John Blankenship/ Williamson , WV 13.327
35. 24-Rick Eckert/ York , PA 13.328
36. 18W-Eric Wells/Hazard, KY 13.346
37. 4s-Michael Smith/ Rogersville , TN 13.353
38. 25M-Bobby Mays/Jonesborough, TN 13.416
39. 6J-Joe Isabell/ Pennellville , NY 13.461
40. 11K-John King II/Kingsport, TN 13.475
41. 3d-Austin Dillon/Welcome, NC 13.503
42. i4-Damon Eller/Crumpler, NC 13.532
43. 7JR-Jeff Isabell Jr./ Pennellville , NY 13.644
44. 6x-Dale Caswell/Central Square, NY 13.973
45. 18J-Sean Beardsley/Central Square, NY 14.056
46. 50-Shanon Buckingham/ Morristown , TN N/T
47. 20-Jimmy Owens/ Newport , TN N/T
48. 54-David Breazeale/ Four Corners , MS N/T
49. 11H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Kerr, Clanton, McCreadie, Rogers , Vineyard, Babb, Marlar, Coffey, Dillon, Maupin, M. Smith, Beardsley (DNS) Hubbard
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Hill, B. Ogle, Lanigan, Francis, Douglas , Neat, McDowell, Blankenship, Cook, Eller, Mays (DNS) Buckingham
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Madden, Fuller, Jacobsen, Bloomquist, Armes, Flanary, Joe Isabell, Eckert, Jeff Isabell Jr., Hendrix (DNS) Owens, Weaver
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): B. Smith, C. Ogle, Richards, Kinzer, Frank, C. Smith, Newman, Henry, Wells, King, Breazeale, Caswell
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Vineyard, Douglas , Babb, Neat, Marlar, McDowell, Blankenship, Coffey, Dillon, Beardsley, M. Smith, Eller, Cook, Mays (DNS) Maupin, Buckingham, Hubbard
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Frank, C. Smith, Flanary, Armes, Eckert, Joe Isabell, Wells, Hendrix, Caswell, Henry, King, Newman (DNS) Jeff Isabell Jr., Weaver, Breazeale, Owens
“COURTESY CHEVROLET” CRATE LATE MODEL (25-laps)
1) Ty Dillon #2; 2) Ryan Gifford #29; 3) Jensen Ford #83; 4) John Llewellyn #90; 5) Jerry Broyles #72; 6) Shane Roberts #k22; 7) Dale Ball #2; 8) Allen Champ #11c; 9) Greg Burchett #17; 10) Josh Henry #B00; 11) Chuck Laney #91; 12) Todd Brooks #T1; 13) David Watts #6; 14) Joe "Dirt" Good #911; 15) Casey Roderick #9; 16) James Cole #5c; 17) Heath Alvey #7; 18) Allen Carrier #57; 19) Brent Hensley #70; 20) Kenny Peeples Jr. #27; 21) Jackie Hughes #27; 22) Larry Rowe #R0; 23) Brett Wyatt #17w; 24) Travis Trent #5; 25) Kurt Owens #14; 26) John Harrell #H19
____________________________________ Owens captures first career World of Outlaws victory on opening night of ‘Scorcher’ at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 20) — One year after coming oh-so-close to victory in World of Outlaws Late Model Series action at Volunteer Speedway, Jimmy Owens got the job done on Wednesday night.
The standout from Newport , Tenn. , shined in front of his home-track fans, passing Shane Clanton of Locust Grove , Ga. , late in the distance to register his first career World of Outlaws triumph in the 60-lap A-main that opened the fifth annual “Scorcher” presented by Alltel Wireless and Rusty Wallace Toyota of Morristown .
Owens, 36, erased the memories of his heartbreaking defeat in the 2007 Scorcher, which was run over the 100-lap distance at the high-banked, four-tenths-mile oval. Problems in lapped traffic with just five laps remaining in last year’s event cost him dearly, allowing Chris Madden of Gaffney , S.C. , to slip by him for a dramatic triumph.
This time it was Owens who benefited from slower cars. When Clanton had trouble lapping Eric Jacobsen of Sea Cliffe Beach , Calif. , Owens grabbed the lead on lap 50 and sped to a victory worth $10,750.
“For once, lapped traffic worked in our favor here,” said Owens, who finished second in last year’s Scorcher headliner. “I usually get in big trouble when I get to lapped traffic, but tonight all the breaks went our way.
“Clanton was being pretty patient behind those (slower) guys, taking his time and trying not to make any mistakes. But then he lost his momentum (behind Jacobsen in turn two) at the same time I got some good drive off the corner, and I just shot right by him on the bottom.”
Three of the race’s four caution flags flew during the final 10 laps, but Owens mastered each restart. He drove his Reece Monument Co./Gantte Appraisals/Wear Development of Pigeon Forge/Performance Rod & Custom/VP Racing Fuel/Ohlins Shocks/Hoosier Racing Tires/Cornett Thunder Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars/No. 20 Ford Fusion across the finish line with a 3.113-second advantage over 2006 WoO LMS champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who snatched second place by overtaking Clanton’s slowing car racing to the white flag.
“I was really glad to see the restarts inside 10 laps to go because that kept the lapped traffic out of the equation for us,” analyzed Owens, who scored his second win of the season at Volunteer. “We had a clear track, so it was my race to lose then.”
Clanton settled for third place after leading laps 35-49 in the RSD Enterprises Rocket. Fourth place was claimed by Shannon Babb of Moweaqua , Ill. , who led laps 1-16 after starting from the pole position in NASCAR Sprint Cup star Clint Bowyer’s Traeger Grills Rocket, and third-starter Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., completed the top five in his Lester Buildings Rocket.
Owens, who started fifth, was excited to finally add a WoO LMS checkered flag to his ever-growing resume. A four-time UMP DIRTcar Modified national champion, Owens became a true dirt Late Model star during a 2007 season highlighted by a victory in the prestigious UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg , Ohio .
Wednesday night’s program marked his sixth WoO LMS start of 2008. He had finished as high as fourth twice, on Feb. 16 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville , Fla. , and April 19 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord , N.C.
“It seems like we’ve just come up a little short when it comes to the Outlaw events, so it feels great to finally win one,” said Owens, who earned the $500 ‘Bonus Bucks’ cash for being the highest-finishing driver who had never won a WoO LMS A-main and wasn’t ranked among the top 12 of the points standings. “It’s a real privilege to race with these guys and to bring home a win is real special.
“It’s especially cool to win here with the Outlaws because it’s my home-track,” he added after becoming the 18th different winner this season on the WoO LMS tour. “But I’m supposed to run good here, so I’d like to win one at Babb’s racetrack or Clanton’s racetrack, someplace like that.”
McCreadie, 34, hustled his Sweeteners Plus Rocket to the front quickly, advancing from the fourth starting spot to the lead by lap 17. But he lost the top spot to Clanton’s turn-two slider on lap 35 and spent the remainder of the distance battling to secure a podium finish.
Owens drove by McCreadie for second with a powerful outside move on lap 45, but McCreadie regained the position on the final circuit when he snuck by Clanton. He conceded that Owens was the class of the field.
“I saw Owens a couple times below me and I tried to stay on the bottom, but he baited me and just drove right by me on the top,” said McCreadie. “I might’ve stayed ahead of him a little longer if I stayed on the top, but I think the outcome was still gonna be the same.
“I probably should’ve had a different tire on. We were a little soft (with Hoosier compound choice) – and the only reason I went that way was because I didn’t know if you’d be able to pass. The track actually got pretty wide, though, probably the raciest I’ve seen it in the four or five times I’ve been here in the last couple years.”
Clanton, 32, could only mourn his latest missed opportunity for a second 2008 victory on the WoO LMS.
“I’m really disappointed,” said Clanton, who started from the outside pole. “I took the lead and didn’t win the race. I can’t really complain about another top five, but once again we couldn’t finish it off and get a win.”
“Jacobsen wouldn’t get out of the way, but you’re running so fast here, how do you know the leader’s there?” he continued. “I guess he went to the bottom (on lap 49) and I went around the top, and then he met me at the back gate (in turn two) and I was like, ‘Oh, no!’ I lost my momentum for a second and that’s when Jimmy stuck it in there to pass me.”
Clanton actually felt fortunate to hang on for a third-place finish after sliding high on lap 55 and contacting the cushion between turns one and two.
“I think I bent the bottom of the right-front A-frame when I jumped that cushion with a few laps to go,” said Clanton, who registered a career-best finish at Volunteer. “It might have broken a right-front shock too, and for the last few laps I was terrible. The car wouldn’t steer in. It was bottoming out. I was just hoping to get to the finish.”
Finishing in positions 6-10 were Brady Smith of Solon Springs , Wis. ; local standout Jeff Maupin of Greenville , Tenn. ; Vic Hill of Morristown, Tenn.; defending WoO LMS champion Steve Francis of Ashland , Ky. ; and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga , Ga.
Francis gained six points in the WoO LMS championship battle on points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union , Ky. , whose quiet 12th-place finish marked just his third time finishing outside the top 10 in 33 events this season. Lanigan now leads Francis by 136 points.
The 40-year-old Francis had to recover from a jumping penalty he received from WoO LMS officials during the night’s second heat race. He started from the pole position but was deemed to have stepped on the gas too early at the initial green flag, so officials set him back to third for the restart. A fourth-place finish left him saddled with the 14th starting spot for the A-main, during which he was unable to climb higher than ninth.
The event’s four caution flags were all caused by minor incidents. Jacobsen brought out cautions with spins on laps 50 and 51, while Randy Weaver of Crossville , Tenn. , slowed on lap 25 with a right-rear flat tire and Rick Rogers of Knoxville , Tenn. , lost a wheel on lap 54.
A field of 53 cars was signed in for the event.
Hill was fastest in qualifying, blistering his home-track with a lap of 12.265 seconds. His performance earned his chief mechanic Shawn Gage, who has been working with Hill for the past month, the $100 NASCAR Technical Institute Fast Crew Chief Award.
Heat winners were McCreadie, Maupin, Clanton and Babb. The B-Mains were captured by Vic Coffey of Leicester , N.Y. , and Mark Vineyard of Powell , Tenn.
Ty Dillon of Lewisville , N.C. , had come close to winning a “Courtesy Chevrolet” Crate Late Model feature at Volunteer Speedway on several occasions, only to come up just a little short of receiving that coveted trip to victory lane. Dillon, the 16-year-old grandson of NASCAR championship-winning team owner Richard Childress has enjoyed success on the high banks as he toured the 4/10-mile oval at 13.426-seconds (107.254 mph) to establish a new Crate Late Model track record back on Aug. 2.
For the first event in the two-night doubleheader for the Crate Late Model competitors, the talented youngster set fast-time at 13.507-seconds (106.614 mph) to earn the pole position over his Richard Childress Racing-Team Dillon Racing teammate Ryan Gifford for the 25-lap feature.
Dillon, driving the Team Realtree/J-Bar Foods/Snap-On/No Fear/Hummers Gone Wild/No. 2 Impala SS launched into a lead at the drop of the green flag over Gifford that he would never relinquish, as he led flag-to-flag to record his first career victory at “The Gap.” Chasing Dillon to the checkers were Gifford, Jerry Broyles, David Watts and Dale Ball.
Entering the night of racing Ball and Kelly Glass were tied for the Crate Late Model track points lead. But Glass got caught up in a couple of early-race tangles, with the last skirmish finally ending his night in disappointment as he was towed into the infield pits by the wrecker with a badly damaged car. Ball would go on to finish fifth while Glass was credited with an 18th-place finish.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES – “FIFTH ANNUAL SCORCHER” PRESENTED BY ALLTEL WIRELESS & RUSTY WALLACE TOYOTA
Showing Finishing Position, Starting Position In Parentheses, Driver Name, Car Number, Hometown, Laps Completed In Parentheses, Money Won
1. (5) Jimmy Owens #20-Newport, TN (60) $10,750
2. (4) Tim McCreadie #39-Watertown, NY (60) $5,100
3. (2) Shane Clanton #25-Locust Grove, GA (60) $3,000
4. (1) Shannon Babb #18-Mowequa, IL (60) $2,500
5. (3) Chub Frank #1*- Bear Lake , PA (600 $2,000
6. (8) Brady Smith #2-Solon Springs, WI (60) $1,700
7. (7) Jeff Maupin #0-Greeneville, TN (60) $1,400
8. (6) Vic Hill #1vh- Morristown , TN (60) $1,300
9. (14) Steve Francis #19-Ashland, KY (60) $1,200
10. (16) Dale McDowell #17m- Chickamauga , GA (60) $1,100
11. (9) Shanon Buckingham #50-Morristown, TN (60) $1,050
12. (11) Darrell Lanigan #29-Union, KY (60) $1,000
13. (13) Josh Richards #1-Shinnston, WV (60) $950
14. (21) Billy Ogle Jr. #201-Knoxville, TN (60) $900
15. (18) Vic Coffey #32c- Leicester , NY (60) $1,100
16. (24) Eric Jacobsen #5-Santa Cruz, CA (60) $800
17. (20) Chris Madden #44m- Gray Court, SC (54) $770
18. (10) Rick Rogers #44r- Knoxville , TN (54) $750
19. (23) Rick Eckert #24-York, PA (50) $730
20. (19) Clint Smith #44-Senoia, GA (40) $700
21. (12) Shon Flanary #98-Mount Carmel , TN (36) $700
22. (15) Randy Weaver #116-Crossville, TN (24) $700
23. (17) Mark Vineyard #4v- Powell , TN (23) $700
24. (22) Tim Fuller #19T- Watertown , NY (19) $700
Time of Race: 26 Mins., 27.369 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 3.113 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 4 (Laps 25, 50, 51, 54)
Lap Leaders: Babb (1-16); McCreadie (17-34); Clanton (35-49); Owens (50-60)
Provisional Starters: C. Smith, Fuller
Rookie of the Race: Coffey ($250)
WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Owens ($500)
Integra Shocks Crew Chief of the Race ($50): Chris Fox (Owens)
Chick Hawk Racing Hot Lap Award: Babb (half-off tire warmers)
Super Clean ‘Start of the Race’: Owens ($100)
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 1VH-Vic Hill/Morristown, TN 12.265
2. 19-Steve Francis/ Ashland , KY 12.339
3. 25-Shane Clanton/ Locust Grove , GA 12.393
4. 18-Shannon Babb/ Moweaqua , IL 12.431
5. 39-Tim McCreadie/ Watertown , NY 12.432
6. 0M-Jeff Maupin/Greenville, TN 12.473
7. 2-Brady Smith/ Solon Springs , WI 12.475
8. 98-Shon Flannary/ Mt. Carmel , TN 12.544
9. 1-Josh Richards/ Shinnston , WV 12.545
10. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake , PA 12.551
11. 5J-Eric Jacobsen/Sea Cliff Beach, CA 12.554
12. 20-Jimmy Owens/ Newport , TN 12.560
13. 4T-Tommy Kerr/ Maryville , TN 12.561
14. 44R-Rick Rogers / Knoxville , TN 12.573
15. 29-Darrell Lanigan/ Union , KY 12.577
16. 52d-Mark Douglas / Knoxville , TN 12.578
17. 77-Joe Armes/ Petroes , TN 12.581
18. 157-Mike Marlar/ Winfield , TN 12.590
19. 116-Randy Weaver/ Crossville , TN 12.610
20. 17M-Dale McDowell/Chickamaga, GA 12.612
21. 50-Shanon Buckingham/ Morristown , TN 12.648
22. 9-Ray Cook/ Brasstown , NC 12.665
23. 44M-Chris Madden/ Gaffney , SC 12.669
24. 54-David Breazeale/ Four Corners , MS 12.678
25. 10-Chad Ogle/Sevierville, TN 12.705
26. 44-Clint Smith/ Senoia , GA 12.710
27. 18K-Brandon Kinzer/Allen, KY 12.764
28. 32c-Vic Coffey/ Leicester , NY 12.779
29. 0-Scott Bloomquist/ Mooresburg , TN 12.780
30. 19T-Tim Fuller/ Watertown , NY 12.781
31. 23-John Blankenship/ Williamson , WV 12.786
32. 4s-Michael Smith/ Rogersville , TN 12.791
33. 41-Brad Neat/ Dunnville , KY 12.791
34. 5H-Bryan Hendrix/Knoxville, TN 12.795
35. 3d-Austin Dillon/Welcome, NC 12.808
36. 24-Rick Eckert/ York , PA 12.830
37. 4V-Mark Vineyard/ Powell , TN 12.834
38. 25M-Bobby Mays/Jonesboro, TN 12.850
39. 6J-Joe Isabell/ Pennellville , NY 12.901
40. 6J-Kerry Jones/ Bristol , TN 12.923
41. 201-Billy Ogle Jr./ Knoxville , TN 12.923
42. 3s-Steve Smith/ Powell , TN 12.977
43. Q-Mike Jackson / Greenville , TN 13.014
44. 22-Herman Goddard/ Knoxville , TN 13.019
45. 11K-John King II/Kingsport, TN 13.027
46. 18W-Eric Wells/Hazard, KY 13.038
47. i4-Damon Eller/Crumpler, NC 13.271
48. 7JR-Jeff Isabell Jr./ Pennellville , NY 13.273
49. 11H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 13.409
50. 1JH-Jon Henry/ Ada , OH 13.526
51. 6x-Dale Caswell/Central Square, NY 13.877
52. J1-Brandon James/ Newport , TN N/T
53. 18J-Sean Beardsley/Central Square, NY 13.355 (DQ – light)
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): McCreadie, Hill, Buckingham, Richards, Bloomquist, Vineyard, C. Ogle, Neat, Armes, B. Ogle, Beardsley, King, Hubbard (DNS) Kerr
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Maupin, Frank, Rogers , Francis, Marlar, C. Smith, Cook, Fuller, Mays, Wells, S. Smith, Hendrix, Henry
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Clanton, B. Smith, Lanigan, Weaver, Jacobsen, Madden, Kinzer, Blankenship, Dillon, Eller, Joe Isabell, Jackson , Caswell
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Babb, Owens, Flannary, McDowell, Coffey, Jones, Douglas , Eckert, M. Smith, Jeff Isabell Jr., Goddard, Breazeale (DNS) James
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Coffey, Madden, Jacobsen, Kinzer, Eckert, M. Smith, Blankenship, Caswell, Eller, Joe Isabell, Breazeale, Jones, Douglas, Jackson, Jeff Isabell Jr. (DNS) Dillon, Goddard, James
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Vineyard, C. Smith, B. Ogle, Neat, Hendrix, C. Ogle, Wells, Mays, Henry, Hubbard, Marlar, Cook, Beardsley, Fuller (DNS) Bloomquist, Armes, S. Smith, King, Kerr
“COURTESY CHEVROLET” CRATE LATE MODEL (25-laps)
1) Ty Dillon #2; 2) Ryan Gifford #29; 3) Jerry Broyles #72; 4) David Watts #6; 5) Dale Ball #2b; 6) Allen Champ #11c; 7) Greg Burchett #17; 8) Casey Roderick #9; 9) Todd Brooks #T1; 10) Joe “Dirt” Good #911; 11) Chuck Laney #91; 12) Josh Henry #B00; 13) Heath Alvey #7; 14) Travis Trent #5; 15) Jensen Ford #83; 16) Tony Trent #18; 17) Brent Hensley #70; 18) Kelly Glass #01; 19) Kenny Peeples Jr. #k22; 20) Hugh “Wishbone” Scalf #56; 21) Jesse Helton #28; 22) Weston Gantte #14; 23) Luke Laney #9; 24) James Cole #5c
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