Dirt on Dirt - Seawright's first Hell Tour win nips teammate

June 29

Camden Speedway,

Camden, TN

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 30, 3:06 am)

Seawright's first Hell Tour win nips teammate

Sam Seawright
Luke Morey
Kyle Hardy
Tanner English
Rusty Schlenk
Mitch McGrath
Clay Stuckey
Jason Feger
Brody Smith
Jadon Frame
Michael Leach
Tyler Millwood
Carter Schlenk
Mark Voigt
Jack Franklin
Dean Carpenter
Jason Riggs
Gregory Carrico
Oakley Johns
Jarrett Jones
Brian Woodard

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Sam Seawright embraces team owner Brett Coltman at Camden Speedway.

What won the race: Fighting off a late bid from Coltman Farms Racing teammate Luke Morey, Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Ala., led 30 laps Monday at Camden Speedway to capture his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. The hub-hugging Seawright repelled fellow front-row starter Tanner English most of the way, then had his hands full with Morey in the closing laps, winning by just 0.076 of a second with Virginia invader Kyle Hardy just behind in third for the tour's caution-free debut at the Tennessee oval.

Quotable: "I thought Luke (Morey) got me there. I didn't know. I thought it was Tanner (English) the whole time," Seawright said. "I didn't know that was Luke, but I heard him up under me and I know I was leaving the door open. ... I guess we got the first one out of the way and maybe we can make this a good two weeks and rack up a few more."

Key notes: Outside front-row starter Sam Seawright becomes the first Alabama driver to win a Summer Nationals event; he plans on running the rest of the tour through July 12 at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. ... Seawright's only previous series start came last season at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn. ... On the final lap at Camden, Seawright left plenty of room for runner-up Luke Morey exiting turn four. It was a near-photo finish at the checkers with Morey on the inside and third-place finisher Kyle Hardy just behind. ... Hardy got the high groove working late in the race in his series debut. ... Polesitter Tanner English ran second 25 laps but a switch to the high groove gave second to Morey and English ended up fourth. ... The nine-minute feature concluded at 11:09 p.m. ... Daniel Adam scratched. ... There were two red flags for rollover wrecks in prelims, but no injuries reported. ... Matt Cooper hit the wall and barrel-rolled in turn four in the first heat; in time trials, Oakley Johns rolled after striking the blunt end of the concrete wall at the track entrance between turns three and four. ... Sam Seawright's 14.352-second lap was declared the track record. ... The series returned to action after five consecutive rainouts.

On the move: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., started 12th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Seawright's Coltman Farms Racing Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Coltman Farms Racing, Special Needs School of Gwinnett, Autism Awareness, Cove 2 Coast Marine, J&R Excavating, Lance Kittle Truck and Trailer Repair, VP Racing Fuels, Bilstein Shocks and McCallister Precision Marketing.

Points chase: Week 4 after Camden: 1: 1. Sam Seawright (78); 2. Luke Morey (73); 3. Kyle Hardy (68); 4. Tanner English (63); 5. Rusty Schlenk (58). Overall after Camden: Tanner English (664); 2. Jason Feger (641); 3. Clay Stuckey (507); 4. Michael Leach (469); 5. Daniel Adam (450).

Current weather: Clear, 88°F

Car count: 27

Fast qualifier: Sam Seawright

Time: 14.352 seconds

Polesitter: Tanner English

Heat race winners: Luke Morey, Sam Seawright, Tanner English

Consolation race winners: Gregory Carrico

Provisional starters: Jarrett Jones, Jason Riggs, Brian Woodard, Daniel Adam

Next series race: June 30, Old No. 1 Speedway (Harrisburg, AR) $5,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

CAMDEN, Tenn. — Updates from Monday’s 10th round of the 40th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Camden Speedway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Fighting off a late bid from Coltman Farms Racing teammate Luke Morey, Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Ala., led 30 laps Monday at Camden Speedway to capture his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. The hub-hugging Seawright repelled fellow front-row starter Tanner English most of the way, then had his hands full with Morey in the closing laps, winning by just 0.076 of a second with third-finishing Virginia invader Kyle Hardy just behind in third for the tour's caution-free debut at the Tennessee oval.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Tanner English, Sam Seawright
Row 2: Luke Morey, Michael Leach
Row 3: Kyle Hardy, Clay Stuckey
Row 4: Mitch McGrath, Rusty Schlenk
Row 5: Jadon Frame, Brody Smith
Row 6: Tyler Millwood, Jason Feger
Row 7: Mark Voigt, Carter Schlenk
Row 8: Dean Carpenter, Gregory Carrico
Row 9: Oakley Johns, Jack Franklin
Row 10: Jarrett Jones, Jason Riggs
Row 11: Brian Woodard, Daniel Adam

Consolation race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

Results: Gregory Carrico, Oakley Johns, Jack Franklin, Jarrett Jones, Jason Riggs, Brian Woodard, Steven Ashby. Scratched: Matt Cooper, Brandon Carpenter, Levi Ashby, Daniel Adams, Jason Milam, Charlie Cole.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top five transfer)

First heat: Luke Morey, Michael Leach, Mitch McGrath, Brody Smith, Mark Voigt, Gregory Carrico, Brian Woodard, Matt Cooper. Scratched: Levi Ashby, Charlie Cole.

Second heat: Sam Seawright, Kyle Hardy, Rusty Schlenk, Tyler Millwood, Carter Schlenk, Oakley Jones, Jason Riggs, Brandon Carpenter, Daniel Adam.

Third heat: Tanner English, Clay Stuckey, Jadon Frame, Jason Feger, Dean Carpenter, Jack Franklin, Jarrett Jones, Steven Ashby. Scratched: Jason Milam.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown
Luke Morey (49), Denver, N.C., 14.370
Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 14.579
Matt Cooper (18c), McKenzie, Tenn., 14.790
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.924
Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis., 14.946
Gregory Carrico (67), Winchester, Va., 15.083
Brian Woodard (15w), Ripley, Tenn., 15.084
Levi Ashby (1a), Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., 15.180
Charlie Cole (2), Wynne, Ark., 15.525
Brody Smith (19sr), Dade City, Fla., no time
Group B
Sam Seawright (16), Rainsville, Ala., 14.352
Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, 14.647
Kyle Hardy (99), Stephens City, Va., 14.708
Brandon Carpenter (51B), Coldwater, Miss., 14.765
Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 14.814
Jason Riggs (81), College Grove, Tenn., 14.827
Carter Schlenk (L91), McClure, Ohio, 14.930
Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., 15.220
Oakley Johns (C6), Hohenwald, Tenn., no time
Group C
Jadon Frame (81F), Decherd, Tenn., 14.462
Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 14.580
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 14.585
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 14.792
Jack Franklin (12), Murfreesboro, Tenn., 15.007
Dean Carpenter (51), Coldwater, Miss., 15.162
Jason Milam (82B), Guntown, Miss., 15.395
Jarrett Jones (17), Guntown, Miss., 15.426
Steven Ashby (16a), Cunningham, Tenn., 15.828

Monday’s schedule

(All times local)
4 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Tech and registration close
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- 602 Crates group qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Modified group qualifying
- Street stock group qualifying
- Factory stock group qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- 602 Crate heats (8 laps)
- Street stock heats (8 laps)
- Factory stock heats (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model consolation (10 laps)
Feature events
- 602 Crates (20 laps)
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Street stocks (20 laps)
- Factory stocks (15 laps)