Another great Saturday night of racing action is in the books at 411 Motor Speedway, and it was a barn burner. In the Street Stock division, we saw the sparks fly early as Travis Reno showed his displeasure with Bradly Lewelling. After the sparks cooled and the dust settled, Lewelling was the winner. Moving on to the Mini Stock division, the Rooftop Rocket took it to the rooftop of 411 Motor Speedway’s banking and claimed the win in that division. Next feature on the speedway was the NeSMITH Crate Late Models. David Crabtree sat on the pole, and jumped quickly to the lead. The dogfight was for 2nd as teammates Anthony White and Justin Summers ran door-to-door most of the night. After the dust settled, Crabtree took the win, with White and Summers the top 3. However, NeSMITH ordered the top 5 competitors to the tech room, where Crabtree and Summers were disqualified, handing the win to Anthony White. Next up was Thunder & Lightning, where Robbie Comer poured the coal to the field, easily walking with the win, and in Limited Late Models, Chase King and Adam Beeler ran side-by-side for the first 30 laps, until Josh Collins joined the fray and made it a 3-way battle for the win. All three drivers ran 3 wide for a couple of moments, before Chase King would claim the checkers!
Another great night of action is coming your way on April 14th, so circle the date and we’ll see you at Tennessee’s Action Track!
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Street Stock
Bradly Lewelling and Dwayne Fox side by side, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! Fox with the jump into turn 1, but gets sideways off 2, Lewelling and Travis Reno make contact, caution is out. Reno jumps out of his machine and shows his displeasure with Lewelling, but Lewelling was in the middle 3 wide with Fox on his outside, and Reno had nowhere to go.
And now the green is quickly dropped on the field, field is spread out, and just like that, Fox goes around off 2 here on lap 2.
Green flag in the air once more, field tightly bunched this time. Dale Watson in the 2nd spot, with Brandon Jarnigan in 3rd. Apaches Quinton behind him, but now caution flies again here off 2 as Fox goes around again. Lap 3!
Green flag again as the field is stretched apart, guess they don’t want to be nose to tail tonight for the restarts! Lewelling your leader, Watson in 2nd, Jarnigan in 3rd with Quinton, Austin Atkins, and Jeff McLemore in tow. But now Watson spins in 2, continues on, but now Quinton closes in on Jarnigan very quickly, spins around in 2, caution flies. Still on lap 3.
Green flag back in the air, McLemore gets a jump off 4, blazes past Atkins off 4. Lewelling the leader, Jarnigan 2nd, now McLemore looks inside off 2, and again off 4 but falls back in line. Now McLemore powers inside as Jarnigan breaks off turn 2 and slows to bring out the caution here on lap 8.
Green flag back in the air, now Lewelling has a new challenger, McLemore all over his rear bumper. Atkins in 3rd, now gets sideways off 4, he’ll lose a few spots, apparently a problem on that machine. Now Fox closes in to challenge McLemore, but now caution flies in 2. Merriman loses fluid, Nix spins to avoid, pulls away and blows a water hose as fluid sprays from his machine. 11 laps in.
Green in the air again, Lewelling jumps off 4 with the lead. Fox now looks inside to challenge Lewelling, now Busler slows, has a flat right rear tire. Checkered flag in the air, Lewelling wins, Fox in 2nd, McLemore in 3rd.
Cautions: 6
Leaders: 10B-Lewelling (1-20)
Mini-Stock
Anthony Singleton, Rocky McNabb your front row, ready to roll, GREEN FLAG! McNabb with the charge into 1, Singleton in 2nd, Sam Burgess in 3rd, with Mike Townsend and Shane Taylor rounding out the top 5, but now Taylor around in turn 2, but we’ll stay green. McNabb still in the lead, Singleton in 2nd, Burgess a little way behind him with Townsend and Robert Burris in tow. Now Burris closes in on Townsend. Now Nick Perry slows off turn 4, but again, we’ll stay green. Now Lee Merritt goes around in 2 and caution flies this time here on lap 6.
Green flag back in the air, McNabb in the lead, but now Josh Ellis spins in turn 2, Clifford Sands has nowhere to go, hard contact, but all drivers are ok. Lap 7.
Green flag back in the air one more time. McNabb the leader, Singleton 2nd, Burgess in 3rd. Keith Sands now blazing a trail as he’s now up to 4th. Burris now bumps Townsend off 2, now Brandon Johnson powers by both of them with 11 laps on the board. McNabb has a half straightaway lead over Singleton. Now with 17 laps in the books, but now K. Sands gets sideways in 2, Burgess punts him around, caution called on K. Sands.
Green flag in the air, they’ll make a few more laps and checkers fly, McNabb takes the win, Singleton gets 2nd, and Burgess 3rd.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: 01-McNabb (1-20)
NESMITH Crate Late Model
David Crabtree, Anthony White your front row, they’ll sail into turn 1. White with the 2nd place spot, Justin Summers in 3rd. Trevor Sise behind him and now Ryan King and Cory Hedgecock side by side. Action all over the track right now, as Marty Calloway is holding off Brad Seagle as 3 laps are complete. Crabtree in the lead, Summers gets loose in 4, now Seagle spins in 4 to bring out the caution here on lap 4.
Green flag back in the air, Crabtree hammers the throttle, White hammers too but he’s no match right now off 2 as he falls off the bumper. Crabtree running the high line tonight in 1 and 2, seems to be working, but now Tony Lindsey goes around in turn 2, and now Wes Tilley has went around in 4.
Green flag back in the air once more, Crabtree pounds the loud pedal, pulls away by a couple car lengths over White into turn 1. White powers inside, off turn 2 Crabtree increases the gap. Summers in 3rd, Sise in 4th, Hedgecock and King in tow. Crabtree still in command, White in 2nd, Summers in 3rd as Summers tries to reel in his teammate. Now 9 laps on the board, make it 10 as we’re halfway. Crabtree now a half straightaway over the team cars of White and Summers, Summers putting the pressure on White, he wants to steal the 2nd spot, he’ll look inside on lap 12 into 1, can’t make it stick. He’ll look again off 2 on lap 3, they’ll stay side by side into 3 and off 4. Into 1, they’re still door to door. Crabtree working through lapped traffic nicely, as now White looks to make lap traffic a needle, and does. Summers falls in behind but now Lindsey goes around in 4 here on lap 16.
Green flag back in the air, Crabtree again with the advantage into 1. White now under pressure once again from his teammate, Summers will have a clear track now, so it’s mano-e-mano. Crabtree takes the white flag, White in 2nd with Summers down low, it’s time to go. Crabtree almost gets the wall off 2, he’ll cruise the rest of the way and claim the win, Summers and White drag race of 4, White takes 2nd, and Summers gets 3rd. King, and Sise round out the top 5. The NeSMITH Racing Series orders the Top 5 to immediately leave the scales and go to tech, where Crabtree and Summers were disqualified.
Cautions: 3
Leaders: C5-Crabtree (1-20)
Fast Time Qualifier: C5-David Crabtree (14.507)
Thunder & Lightning
Green flag in the air, Robbie Comer with the lead off 2, Warren McMahan, Gary Blanken in 3rd. Robert Martin in 4th, Robbie Buchanan and Scott Atkins the field. Comer setting a blistering pace, but McMahan has his hands full. Blanken trying everything to get around McMahan. Comer the leader, but the battle is on for 2nd. Blanken still wants the spot, but he’ll have to work for it. Now 10 laps are on the board. Checkers in the air, Comer with the win, McMahan in 2nd and 3rd goes to Blanken after he slammed the wall in 3 and 4!
Cautions: 0
Leaders: 42-Comer (1-20)
Limited Late Model
Green flag in the air, but it’s called a false start so we‘ll try again. Green flag back in the air one more time. Chase King off with the early jump off 4, Adam Beeler in the 2nd spot, Josh Collins in 3rd. Greg Estes, Rusty Ballenger, and Ryan King in tow, but now Curtis Thomas goes around in turn 2.
Green flag back in the air, C. King hammers the loud pedal into turn 1. Beeler in 2nd, Collins and Estes in tow as Thomas rejoins the field in front of the leaders. He’s sideways in his machine now with the leaders flying up on his back door. C. King and Beeler side by side, Beeler gets sideways off 2 as Thomas is used as a needle. 7 laps down, C. King the leader, Beeler trying to mount a charge, pulls inside off turn 2, side by side into 3, and again off 4. Beeler dives into 1, C. King hangs on. Crabtree making a run up through the field as he has a fast machine tonight. Collins in 3rd, Ballenger and Estes in tow. 11 laps down, C. King still showing the way, lap traffic not too far ahead. Jason Cardwell now powers inside Estes, now it’s 3 wide for a split second, R. King down low, Estes in the middle, they sort it out off 4. C. King the leader, but now Cardwell slows to a stop in turn 4 here on lap 14.
Green flag in the air, David Crabtree now putting the pressure on Estes, with Travis Fultz in front of them. C. King still holds the lead, Beeler in 2nd, Collins still in 3rd, but now Fultz has moved his way into the 5th spot, but R. King dives into 1, falls in line off 2. 18 laps are complete. Beeler looks inside for the lead again off 2, falls back in line. Now halfway, 20 laps in. Chase still hangs on here at lap 25, Beeler in 2nd, they’re not getting away from Collins as he begins to close in. Leaders are only a couple laps away from heavy lap traffic, now Beeler gives a bump to C. King, telling him it’s time to go. Now 29 laps complete, Beeler trying everything to get around, Collins closes in. Collins closing the gap even more now as Fultz and Ballenger battle for 4th. Lap traffic will play a factor, Beeler inside for the lead into 3, washes up the track slightly, that opens the door for C. King to pull away. Now Collins closes in to make it a 3 way battle for the win. C. King still in the lead, Collins powers inside, they’re 3 wide off 4. Now off 2 they battle again, with 37 laps complete. C. King the leader, he’ll see the white flag. Beeler better pound the gas, he does, off 2, he’ll dive into 3 on the inside, but off turn 4, C. King takes the win! Beeler in 2nd, Collins takes 3rd.
Cautions: 2
Leaders: 44-King (1-40)
Fast Time Qualifier: 66-Adam Beeler (14.475)