BULLS GAP, TN – Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Georgia, leads flag-to-flag tonight at Volunteer Speedway in winning the XR Super Series $100,000 Spring Thaw 100 before an all-time record crowd at “The Gap.” … This was the richest dirt-track race ever held in the South, and the grandstands were filled to capacity two hours before racing began Saturday evening.
McDowell was chased to the checkers by Mike Marlar, Hudson O’Neal, Kyle Bronson and Tyler Erb. … Completing the top 10 finishers were Tim McCreadie, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Cory Hedgecock and Ethan Dotson.
Bradley Lewelling of Seymour captured the $1,500 Sportsman Crate Late Model win over Philip Thompson, Travis Fultz, Rusty Ballenger and Kip Sawyer.
XR SUPER SERIES LATE MODELS
FEATURE RESULTS
1. (2) 17M Dale McDowell – Chickamauga, GA ($100,000)
2. (6) 157 Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN ($30,000)
3. (1) 1 Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN ($20,000)
4. (4) 40B Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL ($10,000)
5. (19) 1T Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX ($5,000)
6. (15) 39 Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY ($4,000)
7. (17) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. – Martinsville, IN ($3,500)
8. (23) 49 Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA ($3,400)
9. (21) 23 Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN ($3,300)
10. (20) 174 Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA ($3,200)
11. (8) 22 Chris Ferguson – Mount Holly, NC ($3,100)
12. (3) 32 Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL ($3,000)
13. (10) 1G Rusty Ballenger – Seymour, TN ($2,900)
14. (14) 20 Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN ($2,800)
15. (9) 3S Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL ($2,700)
16. (22) 28 Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL ($2,600)
17. (12) 76 Brandon Overton – Evans, GA ($2,500)
18. (11) 99M Camaron Marlar – Winfield, TN ($2,400)
19. (13) 25Z Mason Zeigler – Chalk Hill, PA ($2,300)
20. (7) 16 Sam Seawright – Fort Payne, AL ($2,200)
21. (16) 18D Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC ($2,100)
22. (18) 24D Michael Brown – Lancaster, SC ($2,000)
23. (5) 44M Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC ($2,00)
24. (24) 8C Chris Chandler – Weaverville, NC ($2,000)
HARD CHARGER: 49 Jonathan Davenport, +15
B Main 1
1. (2) 1T Tyler Erb
2. (4) 23 Cory Hedgecock
3. (6) 49 Jonathan Davenport
4. (3) 99 Devin Moran – Dresden, OH ($100)
5. (5) 46 Earl Pearson Jr. – Jacksonville, FL ($100)
6. (1) 55 Benji Hicks – Mount Airy, NC ($100)
7. (10) 19M Wil Herrington – Hawkinsville, GA ($100)
8. (8) 21K Dakotah Knuckles – Ewing, VA ($100)
9. (9) 2S Stormy Scott – Las Cruces, NM ($100)
10. (7) 89 Logan Roberson – Waynesboro, VA ($100)
11. (13) 25 Shane Clanton – Zebulon, GA ($100)
12. (11) 1C Kenny Collins – Colbert, GA ($100)
13. (15) 8C Chris Chandler
14. (16) 1V Vic Hill – Mosheim, TN ($100)
15. (19) 3 Austin Neely – New Tazewell, TN ($100)
16. (14) 126 Kaede Loudy – Rogersville, TN ($100)
17. (12) 8 Kyle Strickler – Mooresville, NC ($100)
18. (17) 316 Mike Bargo – Corbin, KY ($100)
19. (18) 6JR Parker Martin – Milledgeville, GA ($100)
20. (20) 51 Mack McCarter – Gatlinburg, TN ($100)
21. (21) 5 John Tweed – Greeneville, TN ($100)
B Main 2
1. (1) 174 Ethan Dotson
2. (2) 28 Dennis Erb Jr.
3. (8) 37 Jacob Hawkins – Elkins, WV ($100)
4. (7) 96V Tanner English – Benton, KY ($100)
5. (3) 88 Trent Ivey – Union, SC ($100)
6. (20) 7 Ricky Weiss – Headingley, MB ($100)
7. (10) 97 Michael Chilton – Salvisa, KY ($100)
8. (5) 101 Forrest Trent – Morristown, TN ($100)
9. (6) B1 Brent Larson – Lake Elmo, MN ($100)
10. (13) B00 Josh Henry – Newport, TN ($100)
11. (11) 8P David Payne – Murphy, NC ($100)
12. (18) 187 David McCoy – Franklin, NC ($100)
13. (14) 30 Ryan King – Seymour, TN ($100)
14. (12) 34 Ellery Leake – Knoxville, TN ($100)
15. (17) 14 Reid Millard – Jefferson City, MO ($100)
16. (4) 83 Jensen Ford – Johnson City, TN ($100)
17. (9) 90J Jason Trammell – Knoxville, TN ($100)
18. (15) 20B Brad Dyer – Mohawk, TN ($100)
19. (16) 44 Chase King – Seymour, TN ($100)
20. (19) 79 Ross Bailes – Clover, SC ($100)
Heat 1
1 O’Neal, 16 Seawright, 25Z Zeigler, 55 Hicks, 23 Hedgecock, 89 Roberson, 19M Herrington, 25 Clanton, 1V Hill, 3 Neely
Heat 2
32 Pierce, 3S Shirley, 39 McCreadie, 1T Erb, 46 Pearson, 21K Knuckles, 1C Collins, 126 Loudy, 316 Bargo, 51 McCarter
Heat 3
44M Madden, 99M Marlar, 20RT Thornton, 99 Moran, 49 Davenport, 2S Scott, 8 Strickler, 8C Chandler, 6JR Martin, 5 Tweed
Heat 4
17M McDowell, 22 Ferguson, 20 Owens, 174 Dotson, 83 Ford, 96V English, 97 Chilton, B00 Henry, 44 King, 187 McCoy
Heat 5
40B Bronson, 1G Ballenger, 18D Wilson, 28 Erb, 101 Trent, 37 Hawkins, 8P Payne, 30 King, 14 Millard, 79 Bailes
Heat 6
157 Marlar, 76 Overton, 24D Brown, 88 Ivey, B1 Larson, 90J Trammell, 34 Leake, 20B Dyer, 7 Weiss
SPORTSMAN LATE MODELS
FEATURE RESULTS
1. (3) 10B Bradley Lewelling – Seymour, TN
2. (2) 724 Phillip Thompson – Whitesburg, TN
3. (1) 329 Travis Fultz – Harrogate, TN
4. (4) 29 Rusty Ballenger – Seymour, TN
5. (5) 44K Kip Sawyer – Knoxville, TN
6. (8) 3 Tim Maupin – Johnson City, TN
7. (6) 18 Phil Crittenden Jr. – Mohawk, TN
8. (13) 30 Taylor Coffman – Bean Station, TN
9. (11) 15 Matt Shannon – Delano, TN
10. (10) 21B Trey Bayne – Knoxville, TN
11. (7) 32 Tyler Smith – Kingsport, TN
12. (14) 76 Joe Bray – New Tazewell, TN
13. (15) 07A Addison Cardwell – Knoxville, TN
14. (17) 10 James Parrott – Mascot, TN
15. (9) 21H Tyler Haynes – Pennington Gap, VA
16. (21) 102 Reed Hatchett – Knoxville, TN
17. (23) 1X Josh Chesney – Maynardville, TN
18. (19) 2 Terry Poore – Seymour, TN
19. (18) 54 Mitchell Burke – Tazewell, TN
20. (24) 33 Warren McMahan – Dandridge, TN
21. (22) 44 David Beeler – Sevierville, TN
22. (16) 4 Ryan Smith – Rogersville, TN
23. (20) 31 Wes Tilley – Knoxville, TN
24. (12) 07B Baily Cardwell – Strawberry Plains, TN (DNS)
B Main
1. (2) 2 Terry Poore
2. (1) 31 Wes Tilley
3. (4) 102 Reed Hatchett
4. (5) 44 David Beeler
5. (3) 1X Josh Chesney
6. (8) 33 Warren McMahan
7. (10) 28 Richard Cox – Jonesville, VA
8. (6) 25K Kyle Manis – Rogersville, TN
9. (12) 53 Matt Barnes – Bulls Gap, TN
10. (11) 3S Shane Starnes – Mosheim, TN
11. (7) 21 Bryan Howerton – New Tazewell, TN
12. (9) 3F Floyd Self – Ashville, NC
