Hedgecock grabs Chevy Performance win

After a washout on night one of the Chevrolet Performance Thunder Nationals it was picture perfect weather for night two at Tennessee’s action track.

A strong field of Modified Street drivers were on hand to do battle for $700. Wayne Rader and Chris Rickett have dominated the 2017 season so far but it would be Michael Woods who put his #66 on pole for the first time for the the 20 lap feature. With the green in the air for this first race of the night Woods took the lead ahead of Rader, Austin Atkins, Chris Rickett and the returning Brad Davis. Rader has already picked up multiple wins this season at 411 and Volunteer Speedway but he had his hands full with Austin Atkins who wanted his second place position. Rickett, Davis and Lamar Hughes, who was making his first appearance at 411 this season had a great battle as they went three wide down the backstretch. Davis would make his was past them and into the third spot as he continued his drive to the front. Hughes didn’t have the best qualifying lap but was putting on a show as he tried to pick his way up through the pack. He and Austin Atkins had a hard fought battle for the fourth spot late in the race. Davis had reeled in the top two cars and he got the caution he needed shortly after as Chad McLemore went for a spin. Davis would use this restart to get past Rader and set his sights on the race leader. He drove in deep into turn three knowing it was his last chance as they were coming to the white flag and took the lead away. Woods had one last shot at getting the top spot back but couldn’t get a run off the final turn.

1: #9 Zach Sise
2: #50 Adam Mitchell
3: #97 Chris Coffey
4: #89 Brandon Miller
5: #98 Jed Emert
6: #31 Brad Seagle
7: #79 Josh Sneed
8: #2 Rex Coffey
9: #10B Bradley Lewelling
10: #33 Warren McMahan
11: #3 Floyd Self
12: #49 Grant Corum
13: #26 brandon Gardner
14: #86 Troy Smith
15: #5 James Cole
16: #58 Cody Brake

20 laps was the scheduled distance for the Classic Car division with Eli Keck taking the lead on the start ahead of Joe Keck who had recovered from a crash in practice. Tom Juhl, Richie Overholser and Lee Merritt rounded out the rest of the top five on the start. Chris Nix would go for a spin but got it back going before the caution came out. Juhl had a strong run once again as he challenged the Kecks for the top spots but he slowed a couple laps later with mechanical issues. Overholser had moved his way up into the third spot as the laps ticked away but slowed with problems later on ending his night. Trouble would also find second place points driver Lee Merritt as he slowed after having smoke coming from the rear of his machine. A bit of a wild wreck on the front as Bradley Hutchinson and Russell Hefti got together bringing out the caution. No one would have anything on the night for Eli Keck as he cruised to the win.