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July 30
Tazewell Speedway,
Tazewell, TN
Sanction: Schaeffer's Southern Nationals (Ray Varner Ford 53) - $10,053
Information provided by: Robert Holman and staff reports (last updated August 2, 7:24 am)
McDowell wins at Taz as Hedgecock secures title
Ray Varner Ford 53
  1. Dale McDowell
  2. Mack McCarter
  3. Ricky Weiss
  4. David Payne
  5. Forrest Trent
  6. Kenny Collins
  7. Vic Hill
  8. Austin Neely
  9. John Henderson
  10. Parker Martin
  11. Cory Hedgecock
  12. Will Roland
  13. Jensen Ford
  14. Ryan Winchester
  15. Aaron Guinn
  16. Brenden Smith
  17. Josh Sneed
  18. Eli Beets
  19. Wil Herrington
  20. Dakotah Knuckles
  21. Matt Tharp
  22. Steve Smith
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Winner Dale McDowell (17m) took the lead as Dakotah Knuckles (21k) got tangled up with John Henderson.
What won the race: Inheriting the lead when Dakotah Knuckles tangled with a slower car on lap 40, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., led the rest of Saturday's 53-lap Schaeffer's Southern Nationals finale at Tazewell Speedway to earn $10,053 and his third tour victory of the season. Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., who had a flat tire on the 18th lap, clinched the tour title with his 11th-place finish.
Quotable: “If it’s half as exciting for (spectators) as it is in the car, you guys are golden,” McDowell said in victory lane. “I felt like (Knuckles) had a good short-run car and I hated to see that happen to him. The lapped traffic is … it sucks to lead these things, you know, because you don’t know where to go. I was able to kinda maneuver and obviously if you’re running second you have an advantage because you can go where they’re not.”
Key notes: Outside front-row starter Dakotah Knuckles was in command with 13 laps remaining when he tangled with John Henderson, knocking Knuckles out of the race. ... Dale McDowell inherited the point and led the rest of the way, taking the checkers 1.481 seconds ahead of runner-up Mack McCarter. ... McDowell also won on the tour's first weekend at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Va., and Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. ... Pole-starting Eli Beets, who led laps 1-9 before Knuckles took control, was running third in the late stages but spun on lap 50 after contact with ninth-starting Ricky Weiss, who finished third. ... Tazewell hosted the series for the 18th time.
On the move: Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, started ninth and finished third.
Winner's sponsors: McDowell’s Shane McDowell Racing Team Zero Race Car has a Clements Chevrolet engine and sponsorship from E-Z-Go, Cometic Gaskets, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Connected Strategy Advisors, Northeastern Fabrication, Fox Racing Shox, Campbell Insulation Specialists, Shackleford Enterprises and Spring-Pro.
Points chase: Final Schaeffer's Southern Nationals points: 1. Cory Hedgecock (1,510): 2. Will Roland (1,482); 3. Kenny Collins (1,462); 4. Jensen Ford (1,454); 5. John Henderson (1,404); 6. Parker Martin (1,388); T7. Dalton Cook (1,372); T7. Brenden Smith (1,372); 9. Carson Ferguson (1,256); T10. Wil Herrington (928); T10. Zack Mitchell (928).
Current weather: Clear, 72°F
Car count: 26
Fast qualifier: Eli Beets
Time: 11.374 seconds
Polesitter: Eli Beets
Heat race winners: Eli Beets, Dakotah Knuckles, David Payne
Consolation race winners: Josh Sneed
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From staff reports

TAZEWELL, Tenn. (July 30) — Updates from Saturday's ninth round of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series at, Tazewell Speedway, which hosts a $10,053-to-win event for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Inheriting the lead when Dakotah Knuckles tangled with a slower car on lap 40, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., led the rest of Saturday's 53-lap Schaeffer's Southern Nationals finale at Tazewell Speedway to earn $10,053 and his third tour victory of the season. Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., who had a flat tire on the 18th lap, clinched the tour title with his 11th-place finish.

Feature lineup

(53 laps)

Row 1: Eli Beets, Dakotah Knuckles
Row 2: David Payne, Dale McDowell
Row 3: Kenny Collins, Mack McCarter
Row 4: Parker Martin, Cory Hedgecock
Row 5: Ricky Weiss, Forrest Trent
Row 6: John Henderson, Austin Neely
Row 7: Will Roland, Wil Herrington
Row 8: Vic Hill, Ryan Winchester
Row 9: Aaron Guinn, Jensen Ford
Row 10: Josh Sneed, Steve Smith
Row 11: Matt Tharp, Brenden Smith

Consolation race results

(12 laps; top four transfer)

Consolation: Josh Sneed, Steve Smith, Matt Tharp, Brenden Smith, Brian Shockley, Matthew Holt, Troy Eads.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top six transfer)

First heat: Eli Beets, Dale McDowell, Parker Martin, Forrest Trent, Will Roland, Ryan Winchester, Josh Sneed, Brenden Smith.

Second heat: Dakotah Knuckles, Kenny Collins, Cory Hedgecock, John Henderson, Wil Herrington, Aaron Guinn, Steve Smith, Brian Shockley, Joshua Chesney.

Third heat: David Payne, Mack McCarter, Ricky Weiss, Austin Neely, Vic Hill, Jensen Ford, Matt Tharp, Matthew Holt, Troy Eads.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)

  1. Eli Beets (109), Knoxville, Tenn., 11.374
  2. Kenny Collins (1c), Colbert, Ga., 11.386
  3. David Payne (8), Murphy, N.C., 11.408
  4. Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga., 11.455
  5. Dakotah Knuckles (21k), Ewing, Va., 11.502
  6. Austin Neely (3), New Tazewell, Tenn., 11.515
  7. Parker Martin (6jr), Milledgeville, Ga., 11.541
  8. Cory Hedgecock (23), Loudon, Tenn., 11.559
  9. Mack McCarter (51M), Gatlinburg, Tenn., 11.583
  10. Forrest Trent (101), Morristown, Tenn., 11.588
  11. John Henderson (2x), North Augusta, S.C., 11.595
  12. Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingley, Manitoba, 11.639
  13. Aaron Guinn (97), Russellville, Tenn., 11.715
  14. Will Roland (22), Jasper, Ga., 11.715
  15. Jensen Ford (83), Johnson City, Tenn., 11.727
  16. Ryan Winchester (51), Palmersville, Tenn., 11.764
  17. Wil Herrington (19m), Cochran, Ga., 11.771
  18. Vic Hill (1), Mosheim, Tenn., 11.814
  19. Josh Sneed (6), Knoxville, Tenn., 11.856
  20. Brian Shockley (17), Thorn Hill, Tenn., 11.967
  21. Matt Tharpe (3s), Luttrell, Tenn., 12.043
  22. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 12.299
  23. Steve Smith (3), Powell, Tenn., 12.397
  24. Matthew Holt (22), Thorn Hill, Tenn., 12.452
  25. Troy Eads (52), Tazewell, Tenn., 12.920
  26. Joshua Chesney (5c), Maynardville, Tenn., 12.967

Saturday’s schedule

3 p.m.: Pit gates open
5 p.m.: Grandstands open
7 p.m: Drivers’ meeting
7:30 p.m: Hot lap/qualifying
- Classic car hot laps
- Sportsman hot laps
- Street stocks hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Four cylinders hot laps
- Classic car qualifying
- Street stock qualifying
- Super Late Model qualifying
- Four cylinder qualifying
- Sportsman qualifying
Opening ceremonies
Competition begins

- Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Classic car feature (20 laps)
- Super Late Model consolation (12 laps)
- Street stock feature (20 laps)
- Super Late Model feature (53 laps)
- Sportsman (20 laps)
- Four cylinder feature (20 laps)

Feature lineup

Row 1: Beets, Knuckles
Row 2: Payne, McDowell
Row 3: Collins, McCarter
Row 4: Martin, Hedgecock
Row 5: Weiss, Trent
Row 6: Henderson, Neely
Row 7: Roland, Herrington
Row 8: Hill, Winchester
Row 9: Guinn, Ford
Row 10: Sneed, S. Smith
Row 11: Tharp, B. Smith

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