November 1, 2024 — Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN made a couple of big moves to take a big $10,000 victory on Friday night at his home track, I-75 Raceway in the 50-lap Main Event for the Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series. Hedgecock made a big move at the start of the race to take the lead, only to give it up in lapped traffic, but regained it with another big move with ten laps to go.
Hedgecock swept the program as he was the overall Fast Qualifier among the 30 entrants from nine different state and one Canadian Province in My Race Pass Qualifying with a lap around the 3/8-mile clay oval in 13.288 seconds, and he also won the Quicksilver Engines First eight-lap Heat Race.
At the start of the race, Hedgecock made a bold move coming off the second turn by getting a big run and threading the needle down the backstretch between HTF point leader Brandon Overton of Evans, GA and pole sitter Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA to take the lead. Overton ran Hedgecock down in lapped traffic to take the lead midway through the race.
Hedgecock regrouped and caught Overton with ten laps to go. Going into the third turn, Hedgecock went full send and dove under Overton to retake the lead. Overton then fell off the pace on the next lap with a flat right-rear tire. Overton restarted 15th after changing the tire under caution and rallied to finish eighth.
Stormy Scott of Las Cruces, NM finished second and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee McDowell was third. Kaede Loudy of Rogersville, TN took the fourth spot, and fifth went to Ashton Winger of Hampton, GA. Zack Mitchell of Enoree, SC was sixth and Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, GA drove to a seventh-place finish.
Overton was eighth and Spencer Hughes of Meridian, MS finished ninth, Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN rounded out the top ten. In other preliminary action, the other three eight-lap heat races were won by McDowell in the Earnhardt Technologies Group Heat 2, Winger in the MD3 Heat 3, and Overton in the Minon Construction Heat 4. David Crabtree of Maryville, TN won the ten-lap Augusta Aquatics First Last Chance Qualifier and Josh Henry of Newport, TN won the ten-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Second Last Chance Qualifier.
The Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series returns to I-75 Raceway on Saturday night to close out its 2024 season with a $20,000-to-win Main Event with several top ten point fund paying positions still up for grabs. Overton must complete one qualifying lap to earn 48 points to clinch the $50,000 National Championship.
Just 36-points separate three drivers, Winger in second, Sam Seawright of Fort Payne, AL in third, and Mitchell in fourth, for the Runner-Up spot in the Hunt The Front Super Dirt Series National Point Standings worth $25,000.
Thunder
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 4-Dwayne Wilkerson[2]; 2. 4M-Orion Mount[1]; 3. 6-Jason Mount[4]; 4. 27-Dustin Brown[7]; 5. 22-Don McCourt[8]; 6. 71-Clarrissa Stewart[6]; 7. J3-Chad McLemore[3]; 8. (DNS) T2-Daniel Moody
Qualifying: 1. 4M-Orion Mount, 00:17.646[6]; 2. 4-Dwayne Wilkerson, 00:17.762[8]; 3. J3-Chad McLemore, 00:17.865[3]; 4. 6-Jason Mount, 00:17.962[5]; 5. T2-Daniel Moody, 00:18.165[4]; 6. 71-Clarrissa Stewart, 00:19.370[7]; 7. 27-Dustin Brown, 00:19.673[1]; 8. 22-Don McCourt, 00:20.261[2]
602 Crate Late Model
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 71-Kane Newby[1]; 2. 31-Brady Lee[3]; 3. R22-Bo Moorhouse[4]; 4. 9-Spencer Cranfield[2]; 5. 25-David Singleton[7]; 6. 19-Michael Courtney[5]; 7. 1-Junior Whitener[6]; 8. 16-Dawson Lowe[10]; 9. 0-Brody Littleton[8]; 10. 117B-Samuel Beaver[11]; 11. 30-Spencer Singleton[13]; 12. 78-Skylar Delaney[16]; 13. 45-Brandon Cook[12]; 14. 44-Bobby Elkins[14]; 15. 117-Robert Koons[20]; 16. G3-Dakota Green[21]; 17. 369-John Snow[17]; 18. G2-Michael Green[22]; 19. 100-Cooper Twiggs[19]; 20. 22-Jonathan McKenzie[9]; 21. 98-Jackie Waits[15]; 22. 34-Adam Earwood[18]
Qualifying: 1. 71-Kane Newby, 00:15.156[16]; 2. 9-Spencer Cranfield, 00:15.236[4]; 3. 31-Brady Lee, 00:15.325[11]; 4. R22-Bo Moorhouse, 00:15.354[15]; 5. 19-Michael Courtney, 00:15.355[3]; 6. 1-Junior Whitener, 00:15.387[22]; 7. 25-David Singleton, 00:15.443[17]; 8. 0-Brody Littleton, 00:15.451[12]; 9. 22-Jonathan McKenzie, 00:15.542[14]; 10. 16-Dawson Lowe, 00:15.553[13]; 11. 117B-Samuel Beaver, 00:15.562[1]; 12. 45-Brandon Cook, 00:15.600[2]; 13. 30-Spencer Singleton, 00:15.694[18]; 14. 44-Bobby Elkins, 00:15.723[7]; 15. 98-Jackie Waits, 00:15.727[21]; 16. 78-Skylar Delaney, 00:15.798[5]; 17. 369-John Snow, 00:15.822[19]; 18. 34-Adam Earwood, 00:15.922[6]; 19. 100-Cooper Twiggs, 00:16.021[20]; 20. 117-Robert Koons, 00:16.102[10]; 21. G3-Dakota Green, 00:16.585[8]; 22. G2-Michael Green, 00:16.864[9]
Front Wheel Drive
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 11-Dakota Lamping[2]; 2. B56-Brandon Porstner[4]; 3. 6-Jack Gresham[3]; 4. 12-Trent Lee[6]; 5. 26-Michael Lambert[5]; 6. (DNS) 21-Dustin Duncan
Qualifying: 1. 21-Dustin Duncan, 00:18.101[1]; 2. 11-Dakota Lamping, 00:18.352[4]; 3. 6-Jack Gresham, 00:18.420[2]; 4. B56-Brandon Porstner, 00:18.792[6]; 5. 26-Michael Lambert, 00:18.836[3]; 6. 12-Trent Lee, 00:19.891[5]
Sportsman
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. H37-Clayton Cooper[1]; 2. 10B-Bradley Lewelling[3]; 3. 07-Hayden Cardwell[4]; 4. 22D-Dustin Ward[2]; 5. 31-Wes Tilley[8]; 6. D22-DJ Shannon[5]; 7. 3-Jimmy Calloway[12]; 8. 28-Richard Cox[13]; 9. C11-Roy Norwood[14]; 10. 54-John Williams[15]; 11. 22-Tyler Strickland[16]; 12. (DNS) Z1-Zach Shannon; 13. (DNS) 0-Ross White; 14. (DNS) 102-Reed Hatchett; 15. (DNS) 11-Tim Bounds; 16. (DNS) 42-Jason Brown; 17. (DNS) 96-Ohlin Williams; 18. (DNS) 50-Adam Mitchell
Qualifying: 1. H37-Clayton Cooper, 00:14.515[5]; 2. 22D-Dustin Ward, 00:14.826[15]; 3. 10B-Bradley Lewelling, 00:14.873[8]; 4. 07-Hayden Cardwell, 00:14.875[4]; 5. D22-DJ Shannon, 00:14.963[11]; 6. Z1-Zach Shannon, 00:15.002[12]; 7. 0-Ross White, 00:15.123[16]; 8. 31-Wes Tilley, 00:15.240[14]; 9. 102-Reed Hatchett, 00:15.322[7]; 10. 11-Tim Bounds, 00:15.325[1]; 11. 42-Jason Brown, 00:15.422[2]; 12. 3-Jimmy Calloway, 00:15.611[3]; 13. 28-Richard Cox, 00:15.636[6]; 14. C11-Roy Norwood, 00:15.851[10]; 15. 54-John Williams, 00:16.779[17]; 16. 22-Tyler Strickland, 00:17.703[13]; 17. 96-Ohlin Williams, 00:21.942[18]; 18. (DNS) 50-Adam Mitchell
Dirt Super Late Models
A Feature (50 Laps): 1. 23-Cory Hedgecock[2]; 2. 2S-Stormy Scott[8]; 3. 17M-Dale McDowell[1]; 4. 126-Kaede Loudy[9]; 5. 12-Ashton Winger[3]; 6. 57-Zack Mitchell[5]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[7]; 8. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 9. 19M-Spencer Hughes[14]; 10. 83-Jensen Ford[11]; 11. 388-Jackson Hise[24]; 12. 7-Ricky Weiss[20]; 13. 16-Sam Seawright[10]; 14. 157-Mike Marlar[12]; 15. 14JR-Trey Mills[23]; 16. 1-Vic Hill[16]; 17. 29H-Christian Hanger[21]; 18. 29-Larry Grube[22]; 19. 19R-Ryan Gustin[13]; 20. 10-Joseph Joiner[6]; 21. 44-John Ownbey[15]; 22. M2-Caden Mullinax[19]; 23. C5-David Crabtree[17]; 24. B00-Josh Henry[18]
Augusta Aquatics LCQ One (10 Laps): 1. C5-David Crabtree[1]; 2. M2-Caden Mullinax[2]; 3. 29H-Christian Hanger[5]; 4. 388-Jackson Hise[3]; 5. 59-Dillard Hatchett[4]; 6. 26-Glen Powell[6]; 7. (DNS) 201-Glenn Vanover
Hoosier Racing Tire LCQ Two (10 Laps): 1. B00-Josh Henry[2]; 2. 7-Ricky Weiss[1]; 3. 29-Larry Grube[5]; 4. 15-Noah Phillips[4]; 5. 14JR-Trey Mills[3]; 6. 54-Garrett Williams[6]
Quicksilver Engines Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 23-Cory Hedgecock[1]; 2. 57-Zack Mitchell[3]; 3. 126-Kaede Loudy[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 5. C5-David Crabtree[6]; 6. 388-Jackson Hise[5]; 7. 29H-Christian Hanger[7]; 8. (DNS) 201-Glenn Vanover
Earnhardt Technologies Group Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 17M-Dale McDowell[1]; 2. 79-Donald McIntosh[2]; 3. 83-Jensen Ford[3]; 4. 44-John Ownbey[4]; 5. M2-Caden Mullinax[5]; 6. 59-Dillard Hatchett[6]; 7. 26-Glen Powell[7]
MD3 Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 12-Ashton Winger[1]; 2. 10-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 16-Sam Seawright[2]; 4. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 5. 7-Ricky Weiss[5]; 6. 14JR-Trey Mills[6]; 7. 29-Larry Grube[7]
Minon Construction Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 2S-Stormy Scott[1]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 4. 1-Vic Hill[5]; 5. B00-Josh Henry[6]; 6. 15-Noah Phillips[4]; 7. 54-Garrett Williams[7]
MyRacePass Qualifying Group A: 1. 23-Cory Hedgecock, 00:13.288[4]; 2. 17M-Dale McDowell, 00:13.318[15]; 3. 126-Kaede Loudy, 00:13.325[8]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh, 00:13.355[9]; 5. 57-Zack Mitchell, 00:13.403[10]; 6. 83-Jensen Ford, 00:13.494[13]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:13.584[2]; 8. 44-John Ownbey, 00:13.656[7]; 9. 388-Jackson Hise, 00:13.668[3]; 10. M2-Caden Mullinax, 00:13.693[5]; 11. C5-David Crabtree, 00:13.862[12]; 12. 59-Dillard Hatchett, 00:13.921[14]; 13. 29H-Christian Hanger, 00:13.997[6]; 14. 26-Glen Powell, 00:15.202[1]; 15. (DNS) 201-Glenn Vanover
MyRacePass Qualifying Group B: 1. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:13.436[14]; 2. 2S-Stormy Scott, 00:13.509[8]; 3. 16-Sam Seawright, 00:13.523[10]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:13.565[13]; 5. 10-Joseph Joiner, 00:13.642[7]; 6. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:13.673[9]; 7. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:13.741[12]; 8. 15-Noah Phillips, 00:13.781[1]; 9. 7-Ricky Weiss, 00:13.798[2]; 10. 1-Vic Hill, 00:13.835[6]; 11. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:13.987[4]; 12. B00-Josh Henry, 00:14.165[11]; 13. 29-Larry Grube, 00:14.204[3]; 14. 54-Garrett Williams, 00:14.866[5]
USCS Sprints
USCS Outlaw Sprint Feature (25 Laps): 1. 34-Sterling Cling[1]; 2. 71H-Max Stambaugh[3]; 3. 2-Ricky Peterson[11]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[5]; 5. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[6]; 6. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 7. 23-Lance Moss[4]; 8. 10-Terry Gray[8]; 9. 01-Steve Irwin[10]; 10. 24-Terry McCarl[9]; 11. 28-Jeff Willingham[13]; 12. 13X-Jake Brashier[12]; 13. 16-Hannah Merritt[15]; 14. (DNF) 00-PJ Reutimann[14]; 15. (DNF) G5-Gunnar Setser[2]
Engler Machine & Tool Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. G5-Gunnar Setser[4]; 3. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[5]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[6]; 5. 10-Terry Gray[8]; 6. 13X-Jake Brashier[2]; 7. 28-Jeff Willingham[7]; 8. 16-Hannah Merritt[3]
Butlerbuilt Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 34-Sterling Cling[2]; 2. 23-Lance Moss[5]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl[3]; 4. 44-Chris Martin[6]; 5. 01-Steve Irwin[4]; 6. 2-Ricky Peterson[7]; 7. 00-PJ Reutimann[1]
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