By Michael Despain, Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Contact: Chris Tilley
Southern Nationals Bonus Series P.R. Coordinator
606-219-1723 |
tilleyracing@gmail.com
LEWISBURG, Tenn. – October 14, 2016 – The Southern Nationals Bonus Series would visit Duck River Raceway in Lewisburg, TN for the opening of the 5th Annual Deep Fried 75 and Riley Hickman of Cleveland, TN and Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL were respective heat event winners and will bring the field to the green flag for tonight’s 75 lap, $13,000 to win main event. Other heat race winners included Chase Junghans of Manhattan, KS and Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, GA. Thirty-five entries from eleven states and Canada were signed in for the opening night of the event.
Heat one would see Riley Hickman and Billy Moyer, Jr. of Batesville, AK battle back and forth in the first half of the ten lap event before Hickman would seize control and drive to the win, with Moyer, Jr. finishing in second position. Vic Hill of Mosheim, TN and Oakley Johns of Summertown, TN would complete the transfer positions from heat one, as the top four finishers transferred directly to the Deep Fried 75 main event.
Heat two would see Chase Junghans of Manhattan, KS hold off the last charges of Billy Moyer of Batesville, AK to claim the victory in that ten lap contest. With Moyer settling for runner-up honors, Allen Murray of San Antonio, TX and Ryan King of Seymour, TN would garner the third and fourth transfer positions from heat two.
The third heat race contest saw Brian Shirley drive to a dominant victory by leading all ten laps of the race in convincing fashion. Tanner English of Benton, KY would finish in the second position, with Ricky Weiss of Headingly, Manitoba, Canada and Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN claiming the other pair of transfer positions from the heat.
The fourth and final heat race event would see Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA lead the first eight laps of the event before Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, GA would drive past Clanton and pull away in the final two circuits to take the win. Clanton would finish second, with Cody Mahoney of Hanover, IN and Frank Heckenast, Jr. of Frankfort, IL finishing in the third and fourth positions.
The 5th Annual Deep Fried 75 event will conclude this evening at Duck River Raceway Park, with the pit area and general admission area opening at 1:00 p.m., with the drivers meeting set for 4:45 p.m., with practice laps and B-Main events to follow, with feature events capping off the night’s racing activities.
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)
Saturday’s Race Lineups:
Consolation Race-1 Lineup (10 laps/top-2 transfer):
ROW-1: Brent Larson and Clint Nichols
ROW-2: David Seibers and David Payne
ROW-3: Terry English and Tony Morris
ROW-4: Jason Markewitz and Donald Johns
ROW-5: Mark Fields and Brad Skinner
Consolation Race-2 Lineup (10 laps/top-2 transfer):
ROW-1: Caleb Ashby and Dylan Ames
ROW-2: Eric Hickerson and Ray McElhiney
ROW-3: Tommy Taylor and Doug Smith
ROW-4: Jadon Frame and Bubba Vandygriff
ROW-5: Josh Putnam
Top-16 Feature Lineup:
ROW-1: Riley Hickman and Brian Shirley
ROW-2: Chase Junghans and Donald McIntosh
ROW-3: Billy Moyer Jr. and Tanner English
ROW-4: Billy Moyer Sr. and Shane Clanton
ROW-5: Vic Hill and Ricky Weiss
ROW-6: Allen Murray and Cody Mahoney
ROW-7: Oakley Johns and Billy Ogle Jr.
ROW-8: Ryan King and Frank Heckenast Jr.
ROW-9: Consey Transfer and Consey Transfer
ROW-10: Consey Transfer and Consey Transfer
ROW-11: Provisional and Provisional
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)