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May 25
411 Motor Speedway,
Seymour, TN
Sanction: Schaeffer's Iron-Man Series (Scott Sexton Memorial) - $10,052
Information provided by: Series and staff reports (last updated May 26, 2:26 pm)
Hedgecock dominates at 411 for $10,052 payday
Scott Sexton Memorial
  1. Cory Hedgecock
  2. Colten Burdette
  3. Jason Hiett
  4. Scott James
  5. Kyle Hardy
  6. Nick Hoffman
  7. Camaron Marlar
  8. David Crabtree
  9. Jake Knowles
  10. Pearson Lee Williams
  11. Bob Gardner
  12. Joey Standridge
  13. Booger Brooks
  14. Michael Chilton
  15. Donald McIntosh
  16. Ryan King
  17. Dale McDowell
  18. Zack Dohm
  19. John Ownbey
  20. Jensen Ford
  21. Robby Moses
  22. Dustin Linville
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Cory Hedgecock gets rolling at 411 Motor Speedway before his victory.
What won the race: Outside front-row starter Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., led all 52 laps Monday at 411 Motor Speedway for a $10,052 payday in the eighth annual Scott Sexton Memorial on the Schaeffer's Iron-Man Late Model Series. Hedgecock repelled a challenge from West Virginia invader Colten Burdette and pulled away in the closing laps.
Key notes: The eighth annual Scott Sexton Memorial honored the late east Tennessee standout who died in 2013 at the age of 46. ... Dustin Linville lowered the track record with a 12.985-second lap. ... Zach Sise won the Crate Late Model feature.
On the move: Kyle Hardy of Stephens City, Va., started 14th and finished fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Hedgecock’s Rocket Chassis is powered by an Eagle Racing Engine and sponsored by E-Z-Go, VooDoo Technology, Valley Transport, Pace Performance, K&P Used Cars, Five Star Hyundai, Eagle Racing Engines, Boydbilt Fabrication and Timeless Memories Photography.
Points chase: The race was the first Schaeffer's Iron-Man Late Model Series points race of the season.
Current weather: Broken Clouds, 72°F
Car count: 40
Fast qualifier: Dustin Linville
Time: 12.985 seconds
Polesitter: Jason Hiett
Heat race winners: Dale McDowell, Cory Hedgecock, Jason Hiett, Scott James
Consolation race winners: David Crabtree, John Ownbey
Provisional starters: Robby Moses, Joey Standridge
Next series race: May 30, Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) $10,000
Editor's note: Corrects finishing order for positions 6-15.
From staff reports

SEYMOUR, Tenn. — Anybody aiming to win a Late Model feature at 411 Motor Speedway has to outrun home-track standout Cory Hedgecock. No one could do it at Monday night’s Scott Sexton Memorial.

Starting outside the front row, the Loudon, Tenn., driver led all 52 laps of the eighth annual event for a $10,052 payday on the Schaeffer's Iron-Man Late Model Series. Hedgecock fended off a brief challenge from first-time 411 visitor Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.Va., with a dozen laps to go and pulled away to win by nearly two seconds.

“Man, I’m tickled to death,” Hedgecock said in victory lane. “This is the (richest) win of my career, so we can’t wait to go somewhere next week.”

The fifth-starting Burdette was second followed by polesitter Jason Hiett of Oxford, Ala., who held the second spot until Burdette took the position for good on the 34th lap. Scott James of Bright, Ind., and Kyle Hardy of Stephens City, Va., rounded out the top five in the Memorial Day event.

Hedgecock wasn’t challenged in the first half of the race and his only tense moment before Burdette’s charge came on the 32nd lap when Donald McIntosh slowed in front of the leaders before retiring.

Cruising mainly in the high groove, Hedgecock turned up the wick and dropped lower on the track when the inside-running Burdette closed in on the leader with about 15 laps remaining. Burdette’s challenge was over almost as quickly as it began with Hedgecock pulling back out to win comfortably at the 3/8-mile oval near Knoxville.

“We were good up top and everything. Dad finally kept telling me to come down. I saw (Burdette) down there every once in a while, and knew I was in trouble for a moment,” said Hedgecock, a 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series winner at 411. “I’m glad he told me to go down and everything … the car was great and I can’t thank my guys enough. An awesome race.”

Burdette was glad to make a race of it, but wasn’t surprised when Hedgecock lengthened his lead in the closing laps.

“I think he started getting comfortable and cruising a little bit until I got to him,” Burdette said “This place has been good to my brother (K.C. Burdette) over the years, and I’ve never been here, and this is a pretty cool place. And an awesome crowd tonight — I think everybody’s tired of this staying-at-home stuff and ready to see some racing — but we had a really good car. I can’t complain. We had a bad last showing and I think we’ve got a rear end going out.

“I figure if we can run with Cory here, we can run with anybody, because every video I see, he’s up front. So we’re pretty happy with it.”

Hiett held the second spot most of the race, but couldn’t keep up with the leaders in the late stages.

“It’s a good night. We had a little bad luck the last few weekends, but this weekend we ran second at Thunderhill (Raceway Park in Summertown, Tenn.) and then third tonight. But with these guys, this is their home track, so I think we’ve come three or four times here. Great race for us.

“I could keep up with Cory in the beginning, and then when the top (groove) started blowing off, I started losing some ground. (After Burdette took second), I never was as good as they was after that, on the top or bottom. Great run for us and we’ll take a third and try again next time."

Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., the only previous Scott Sexton Memorial winner, started inside the second row but never threatened before dropping to the infield and retiring after 24 laps.

Four caution flags slowed the action, the most serious when Zack Dohm ended up facing the wrong direction in turn four after a scramble on a lap-nine restart.

Donald McIntosh slowed for a lap-32 caution, Ryan King spun in turn four while running seventh on the 18th lap while the first caution appeared when Jensen Ford slowed on the ninth lap and retired.

Notes: The feature ended just after 11 p.m. … Dustin Linville lowered the track record in qualifying, but he lost a victory in the third heat when he broke an oil pump belt heading for the checkers on the last lap, allowing Jason Hiett to sneak past. Linville gave up his sixth starting spot in the main event when he switched to Connor Meade’s car to start and park, requiring him to start on the tail. … Former World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champ Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., made his first racing appearance since March 7 and failed to make the feature lineup. ... The caution-plagued fourth heat saw outside front-row starter Robby Moses spin alone in turn three, polesitter Dakotah Knuckles get into the frontstretch wall. third-running David Payne break a driveshaft running third on the last lap, and fourth-running Dillon Tidmore slow on the final restart. … Moses received a provisional starting spot and started and parked Bobby Giffin’s No. 97 in the feature.

Preliminary results:

Consolation results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: David Crabtree, Camaron Marlar, Skylar Marlar, Caleb Ashby, Bobby Giffin, Jason Manley, Jason Croft, Jesse Lowe, Connor Meade, Joey Standridge.

Second consolation: John Ownbey, Jensen Ford, Kyle Strickler, Mike Marlar, Dillon Tidmore, Ryan Scott, Dakotah Knuckles, Sam Seawright.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Dale McDowell, Colten Burdette, Ryan King, Jake Knowles, Camaron Marlar, Bobby Giffin, Jason Croft, Jesse Lowe, Heath Hindman, Connor Meade, David Webb.

Second heat: Cory Hedgecock, Nick Hoffman, Booger Brooks, Michael Chilton, Skylar Marlar, David Crabtree, Caleby Ashby, Jason Manley, Joey Standridge.

Third heat: Jason Hiett, Dustin Linville, Zack Dohm, Kyle Hardy, John Ownbey, Jensen Ford, Kyle Strickler, Mike Marlar, Sam Seawright.

Fourth heat: Scott James, Donald McIntosh, Pearson Lee Williams, Bob Gardner, Ryan Scott, David Payne, Dillon Tidmore, Dakotah Knuckles, Robby Moses.

Time trials (unofficial)

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time
Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga., 13.095
Cory Hedgecock (23), Loudon, Tenn., 13.147
Colten Burdette (44), Parkersburg, W.Va., 13.160
Nick Hoffman (2), Mooresville, N.C., 13.170
Bobby Giffin (97), Maryville, Tenn., 13.179
Michael Chilton (97), Salvisa, Ky., 13.240
Ryan King (1G), Seymour, Tenn., 13.254
Booger Brooks (29), Chattanooga, Tenn., 13.270
Jake Knowles (66), Rome, Ga., 13.290
Logan Roberson (17), Waynesboro, Va., 13.316
Jason Croft (9), Woodstock, Ga., 13.333
David Crabtree (C5), Maryville, Tenn., 13.337
Heath Hindman (91), Signal Mountain, Tenn., 13.440
Skylar Marlar (88), Winfield, Tenn., 13.459
Camaron Marlar (57), Winfield, Tenn., 13.472
Caleb Ashby (61), Cunningham, Tenn., 13.536
Connor Meade (1), Clay City, Ky., 13.556
Jason Manley (32), Loudon, Tenn., 13.557
Jesse Lowe (5J), Crossville, Tenn., 13.746
Joey Standridge (56), Tellico Plains, Tenn., 13.991
David Webb (13W), Nicholasville, Ky., no time
Group B
Dustin Linville (D8), Bryantsville, Ky., 12.985
Dakotah Knuckles (21k), Ewing, Va., 13.012
Jason Hiett (85), Oxford, Ala., 13.062
Robby Moses (21M), Maryville, Tenn., 13.180
Zack Dohm (17), Cross Lanes, W.Va., 13.194
Donald McIntosh (7), Dawsonville, Ga., 13.201
Jensen Ford (83), Johnson City, Tenn., 13.249
Scott James (83), Bright, Ind., 13.254
Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 13.272
Kyle Hardy (79), Stephens City, Va., 13.304
Dillon Tidmore (38), Gadsden, Ala., 13.360
John Ownbey (J0), Cleveland, Tenn., 13.401
Pearson Lee Williams (2), Dublin, Ga., 13.413
MIke Marlar (57), Winfield, Tenn., 13.422
Bob Gardner (4G), Washington, Ill., 13.535
Sam Seawright (16), Rainsville, Ala., 13.584
Ryan Scott (0), Pittsfield, Pa., 14.038
A.J. Hicks (64), Grayson, Ky., no time

Monday's schedule

6:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:50 p.m. - Hot laps
- 604 Crate Late Models
- Super Late Models
- Modifieds
- 602 Crate Late Models
- Super street
- Classics
Time trials
- 604 Crate Late Model
- Super Late Models
- Modifieds
- 602 Crate Late Models
Preliminary races
- Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
- 604 Crate Late Model consolation (8 laps)
- Modified consolations (8 laps)
- 602 Crate Late Models consolation (8 laps)
Main events
- 604 Crate Late Models (20 laps)
- Super Late Models (10 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)
- Super Late Models (52 laps)
- 602 Crate Late Models (20 laps)
- Super streets (20 laps)
- Classics (20 laps)

Feature lineup

Row 1: Hiett, Hedgecock
Row 2: McDowell, James
Row 3: Burdette, Linville
Row 4: Hoffman, McIntosh
Row 5: King, Dohm
Row 6: Brooks, Williams
Row 7: Knowles, Hardy
Row 8: Chilton, Gardner
Row 9: Crabtree, Ownbey
Row 10: C. Marlar, Ford
Row 11: Moses, Standridge

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