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Moyer’s Late Race Pass Nets Deep Fried 75 Victory at Duck River Raceway Park

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By Michael Despain, Southern Nationals Bonus Series

Lewisburg, TN (October 14-15, 2016)- The Southern Nationals Bonus Series would conclude its weekend at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN on Saturday evening at the 5th Annual Deep Fried 75 and veteran National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Billy Moyer of Batesville, AK would make a late-race pass to claim the $13,000 payday and become the fifth different winner of the event as well.

Moyer’s victory was the first with the tour and saw him become the 22nd different driver to score a win in Southern Nationals Bonus Series competition. Moyer’s late-race heroics for the win would come behind the wheel of his Mesilla Valley Transportation/Henderson Amusements/Garnant Family Farms/Jack’s CarQuest/Car City/Watters Autoland sponsored #21 Moyer Victory Race Car sporting a Karl Performance powerplant beneath the hood.

Brian Shirley would take the lead at the start of the event and fourth place starting Donald McIntosh would immediately go to second and the duo would immediately begin to wage a battle for the lead that saw side-by-side action until McIntosh was able to take the lead on lap 7. Tanner English would outduel Billy Moyer, Jr. for the third position at this point, but the caution flag would wave on lap 15 as David Payne and Brad Skinner would tangle in turn four. The restart would see cars get bottled up off of turn two and the result would be a four-car tangle involving fifth place Chase Junghans, Vic Hill, Allen Murray, and Billy Ogle, Jr., which resulted in all four drivers retiring from the event. The restart would see McIntosh control the lead, but English would motor to the second position and begin to chase McIntosh. Caution waved again on lap 23 when fourth place running Shane Clanton would slow in turn one. This restart would see English glued to McIntosh’s rear bumper and English would challenge for the lead. Disaster would strike McIntosh on lap 25 when he looped his machine in turn one battling with English for the race lead.

This turn of events would put English on the point with Shirley, Moyer, Moyer, Jr., and Cody Mahoney giving chase. As English motored away from the field, Payne would slow in turn two with a flat right-rear tire and proceed to the work area and get it replaced and return. English again scooted away on the restart, while sixth place Ricky Weiss would challenge Moyer, Jr. and Mahoney for fourth, with the trio three-wide for the position on laps 35 and 36 before the caution waved for a slowed David Seibers in turn four on lap 38. English again would drive away from the field on the restart and Billy Moyer, Jr. and Billy Moyer would settle into a battle for the third position, however the caution flew again for a spin by Seibers in turn one. Once again, English would pull away on the restart, while Shirley, Moyer, and Moyer, Jr. dueled for second. Moyer would eventually win the battle as Shirley would ease past Moyer, Jr., who would draw the next caution on lap 52 when his mount slowed on the frontchute.

This restart would see problems strike Shirley’s mount one circuit later on lap 53 when his machine slowed exiting turn two as a result of a lost driveshaft, ending his night. English would again keep a comfortable lead on Moyer after the restart, while eighteenth starting Caleb Ashby would have charged his way to the third spot by the time lap 60 went up on the scoreboard. The final caution of the event waved on lap 64 when Riley Hickman spun down the backstretch to step up the final run to the finish. The final restart would see Moyer stay right with English and on lap 66 Moyer would dive under English in turn one and slide up in front of him exiting turn two take the race lead. Moyer would proceed to drive away from the field in the remaining laps and cruise to the duel-checkered flags first. English would settle for second position, while Ashby completed the podium finishers with a third place effort. Weiss and 21st starting Payne would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Moyer, Jr., Hickman, McIntosh, Skinner, and Ryan King.

In preliminary action on Friday evening, Moyer, Jr. was the FK Rod Ends top qualifier among 35 entries at 12.536 seconds, with qualifying heat race wins going to Hickman, Junghans, Shirley, and McIntosh, while McIntosh won the special Battle of the States Dash put on by the track. In Saturday’s preliminary action, B-Main victories were captured by Seibers and Ashby, while series provisional starting positions went Payne and Doug Smith, with Skinner earning the track provisional starting position.

The next event for the Southern Nationals Bonus Series will be on Saturday November 5 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY as the tour will sanction the track’s 26th Annual Fall Classic. The event will pay $10,000 to win and $500 to start.

Southern Nationals Bonus Series Event #10-Duck River Raceway Park (Lewisburg, TN)
Official 5th Annual Deep Fried 75 A-Main Finish:
1. Billy Moyer (Batesville, AK)
2. Tanner English (Benton, KY)
3. Caleb Ashby (Cunningham, TN)
4. Ricky Weiss (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada)
5. David Payne (Murphy, NC)
6. Billy Moyer, Jr. (Batesville, AK)
7. Riley Hickman (Cleveland, TN)
8. Donald McIntosh (Dawsonville, GA)
9. Brad Skinner (Spring Hill, TN)
10. Ryan King (Seymour, TN)
11. Brian Shirley (Chatham, IL)
12. David Seibers (Chapel Hill, TN)
13. Frank Heckenast, Jr. (Frankfort, IL)
14. Cody Mahoney (Hanover, IN)
15. Oakley Johns (Hohenwald, TN)
16. Shane Clanton (Zebulon, GA)
17. Brent Larson (Lake Elmo, MN)
18. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS)
19. Allen Murray (San Antonio, TX)
20. Billy Ogle, Jr. (Knoxville, TN)
21. Vic Hill (Mosheim, TN)
22. Eric Hickerson (Linden, TN)
23. Doug Smith (Harriman, TN)

*Race Leaders- 4 (Shirley 1-6, McIntosh 7-25, English 26-65, Moyer 66-75)
*Cautions- 10 (Lap 15-Payne, Skinner; Lap 15 restart-Junghans, Hill, Murray, Ogle, Jr.; Lap 23- Clanton; Lap 25- McIntosh; Lap 32- Payne; Lap 38-Seibers; Lap 44- Seibers; Lap 52- Moyer, Jr.; Lap 53- Shirley; Lap 64 Hickman)
*Red Flags- 1 (Lap 15 restart)
*Time of Race- 71 minutes, 29 seconds
*FK Rod Ends Top Qualifier- Group A- Billy Moyer, Jr. 12.536; Group B- Tanner English 12.635

Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)- Riley Hickman, Billy Moyer, Jr., Vic Hill, Oakley Johns, Brent Larson, David Seibers, Terry English, Jason Markewitz, Mark Fields

Heat #2 (top 4 transfer)- Chase Junghans, Billy Moyer, Allen Murray, Ryan King, Clint Nichols, David Payne, Tony Morris, Donald Johns, Brad Skinner

Heat #3 (top 4 transfer)- Brian Shirley, Tanner English, Ricky Weiss, Billy Ogle, Jr., Caleb Ashby, Erick Hickerson, Tommy Taylor, Jadon Frame (DNS), Josh Putnam (DNS)

Heat #4 (top 4 transfer)- Donald McIntosh, Shane Clanton, Cody Mahoney, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Dylan Ames, Ray McElhiney, Doug Smith, Bubba Vandygriff

Battle of the States (10 laps)- Donald McIntosh (GA) ($1,000), Allen Murray (TX) ($500), Ray McElhiney (TN) ($250), Billy Moyer (AK), Dylan Ames (AL), David Payne (NC), Ricky Weiss (CAN), Brent Larson (MN), Cody Mahoney (IN), Brian Shirley (IL), Tanner English (KY), Chase Junghans (KS)

Group-A Qualifying:
1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr.-12.536 (Batesville, AR)
2. 18-Chase Junghans-12.646 (Manhattan, KS)
3. R1-Riley Hickman-12.706 (Cleveland, TN)
4. 8-David Payne-12.746 (Murphy, NC)
5. 18-David Seibers-12.831 (Chapel Hill, TN)
6. 21-Billy Moyer-12.857 (Batesville, AR)
7. 1-Vic Hill-12.908 (Mosheim, TN)
8. 2-Allen Murray-12.926 (San Antonio, TX)
9. B1-Brent Larson-12.985 (Lake Elmo, MN)
10. 17R-Brad Skinner-12.989 (Springhill, TN)
11. C6-Oakley Johns-13.044 (Summertown, TN)
12. 7-Clint Nichols-13.132 (Shelbyville, TN)
13. 33-Terry English-13.156 (Benton, KY)
14. M31-Tony Morris-13.223 (Murfreesboro, TN)
15. F26-Mark Fields-13.318 (Lawrenceburg, TN)
16. 1G-Ryan King-13.368 (Seymour, TN)
17. 37-Jason Markewitz-13.372 (Killen, AL)
18. c66-Donald Johns-13.526 (Summertown, TN)

Group-B Qualifying:
1. 96-Tanner English-12.635 (Benton, KY)
2. 25-Shane Clanton-12.743 (Zebulon, GA)
3. 3s-Brian Shirley-12.807 (Chatham, IL)
4. 7-Donald McIntosh-12.850 (Dawsonville, GA)
5. 61-Caleb Ashby-12.860 (Cunningham, TN)
6. 99-Frank Heckenast Jr.-12.867 (Frankfort, IL)
7. 7-Ricky Weiss-12.974 (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada)
8. 4-Cody Mahoney-12.997 (Hanover, IN)
9. 201-Billy Ogle Jr.-13.003 (Knoxville, TN)
10. 77-Dylan Ames-13.166 (Harvest, AL)
11. 98-Eric Hickerson-13.223 (Linden, TN)
12. 20-Ray McElhiney (Pulaski, TN)
13. 10-Tommy Taylor-13.449 (Lascassas, TN)
14. 83-Bubba Vandygriff-13.654 (Mount Pleasant, TN)
15. J8-Jadon Frame-13.702 (Winchester, TN)
16. 45-Doug Smith-13.837 (Harriman, TN)
17. 212-Josh Putnam-No Time (Florence, AL)

Current Points (after October 15):
1. Donald McIntosh-1,922
2. David Payne-1,862
3. Ryan King-1,430
4. Doug Smith-1,377
5. Billy Ogle Jr.-1,005
6. Cory Hedgecock-944
7. Mike Marlar-813
8. Kenny Collins-740
9. Jonathan Davenport-592
10. Ricky Weiss-574

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