September 19, 2026 — Cory Hedgecock, of nearby Loudon, Tennessee, secured his first Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties victory of the 2026 season on Saturday night at I-75 Raceway! Cory swept the SAS program at the Sweetwater, Tennessee facility, as he laid down the quickest times in both hot laps and qualifying prior to leading each of the 40 circuits in the main event. After rolling off from the pole, Cory grabbed the top spot at the drop of the green flag and stayed out front through six caution flags to bag the $5,000 winner’s check.

Finishing 1.131 seconds back in the runner-up spot at the unfurling of the checkered flag was ninth-starting John Ownbey, of Cleveland, Tennessee. Cruz Skinner, who topped Group B during the qualifying session, rolled off from the outside of the front row before rounding out the podium in third. Current SAS point leader Tucker Anderson advanced four positions during the 40-lapper to finish fourth, while Heath Hindman moved past five competitors en route to a strong fifth place effort.

Cory Hedgecock’s seventh career Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series win came aboard a #23 BMF Race Car powered by an Eagle Racing Engine with sponsorship in part from Lowery’s Wrecker Service, GB Roofing, Base Racing Fuel, Viper Motorsports, Chase Motorsports, Gutter Busters, B.E.L.L. Equipment, and King Risk Partners.

Round eighteen of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties drew 22 competitors to I-75 Raceway on Saturday evening. Cory Hedgecock stopped the clock in 13.910 seconds during MRP Fantasy Racing hot laps and 14.022 seconds during VP Racing Fuels qualifying, which were the fastest times on the board. The entire feature field was set solely through Group A & B qualifying.

Only three more events remain on the racing calendar for the SAS tour – each of them occurring during the month of October. The series will visit North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Friday, October 9, Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday, October 10, and Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina on Sunday, October 25.

After eighteen Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series shows so far in 2026, there have been fourteen different winners – Brandon Overton (3 victories), Tucker Anderson (3 victories), Chris Madden, Trae Kirk, Bo Slay, Sam Seawright, Shane Clanton, Michael Page, Jadon Frame, Zack Mitchell, Garrett Smith, Kaede Loudy, Dale McDowell, and Cory Hedgecock. Anderson currently sits atop of the SAS point standings by 138 markers over Kendall Franklin. Dillon Daves, Billy Franklin, and Will Hicks round out the top five in the latest version of the tour standings.

Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties
Round 18 Race Summary
Saturday, September 19, 2026
I-75 Raceway – Sweetwater, Tennessee

American Racer Tires Feature Finish (40 Laps):
1. (1) Cory Hedgecock $5,000
2. (9) John Ownbey $2,500
3. (2) Cruz Skinner $1,500
4. (8) Tucker Anderson $1,200
5. (10) Heath Hindman $900
6. (5) Kendall Franklin $800
7. (13) Andy Picklesimer $700
8. (3) Billy Franklin $650
9. (6) David Payne $625
10. (4) Kaede Loudy $600
11. (15) Cameron Hawkins $580
12. (16) Dillon Daves $560
13. (7) Christian Hanger $550
14. (22) Jayke Hawkins $540
15. (19) Fletcher Wulff $530
16. (11) Colton Profitt $520
17. (14) Tyler Price $510
18. (18) Ruben Mayfield $500
19. (12) Bobby Giffin $500
20. (17) Dakota Smith $500
21. (20) Adam Ogle $500
22. (21) Steve Smith $500

Entries: 22
Lap Leaders: Cory Hedgecock (Laps 1-40)
Cautions: 6
Deatherage Opticians 4th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate): Tucker Anderson
Deatherage Opticians 13th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate): Christian Hanger

MRP Fantasy Racing Hot Laps:
Fastest Lap Overall: Cory Hedgecock 13.910

VP Racing Fuels Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall: Cory Hedgecock 14.022

Qualifying – Group A (All Cars Transfer): 1. 23-Cory Hedgecock, 14.022[10]; 2. 17-Billy Franklin, 14.293[3]; 3. 317-Kendall Franklin, 14.392[1]; 4. 29-Christian Hanger, 14.450[7]; 5. 44-John Ownbey, 14.521[6]; 6. 56-Colton Profitt, 14.784[9]; 7. P1-Andy Picklesimer, 14.949[5]; 8. C4-Cameron Hawkins, 15.000[2]; 9. 3D-Dakota Smith, 15.137[11]; 10. 95W-Fletcher Wulff, 15.552[8]; 11. 3-Steve Smith, 15.726[4]

Qualifying – Group B (All Cars Transfer): 1. 11-Cruz Skinner, 14.299[5]; 2. 79-Kaede Loudy, 14.394[1]; 3. 8-David Payne, 14.428[10]; 4. 22-Tucker Anderson, 14.471[9]; 5. 91-Heath Hindman, 14.514[6]; 6. 97-Bobby Giffin, 14.679[2]; 7. 7T-Tyler Price, 14.732[11]; 8. 35-Dillon Daves, 14.822[8]; 9. 00-Ruben Mayfield, 15.070[7]; 10. 14-Adam Ogle, 15.227[3]; 11. 19-Jayke Hawkins, 15.973[4]

Street Stock
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 23-Greg Huskey[1]; 2. 10-Eric Hughes[2]; 3. XP21-Bobbie Petty[6]; 4. 20-Johnny Hughes[3]; 5. C12-Chase Hoffman[5]; 6. 19-David Clark[7]; 7. 1-Chris Kelly[4]; 8. 3W-Scott Smith[9]; 9. 14-Sam Burgess[11]; 10. 42-Jason Brown[10]; 11. T11-Tim Kilby[13]; 12. 77-Jimbo Breland[12]; 13. 91-Shane Turner[14]; 14. 73-Bradley Douglas[15]; 15. (DNS) 2-Lamar Hughes

Hot Lap/Qualify: 1. 23-Greg Huskey, 17.129[3]; 2. 10-Eric Hughes, 17.243[14]; 3. 20-Johnny Hughes, 17.365[11]; 4. 1-Chris Kelly, 17.400[9]; 5. C12-Chase Hoffman, 17.567[5]; 6. XP21-Bobbie Petty, 17.569[6]; 7. 19-David Clark, 17.674[2]; 8. 2-Lamar Hughes, 17.676[4]; 9. 3W-Scott Smith, 17.845[13]; 10. 42-Jason Brown, 17.916[10]; 11. 14-Sam Burgess, 18.078[12]; 12. 77-Jimbo Breland, 18.286[15]; 13. T11-Tim Kilby, 18.512[8]; 14. 91-Shane Turner, 19.039[1]; 15. 73-Bradley Douglas, 19.041[7]

B-Sportsman
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 1-Keith Dishman[1]; 2. 44-Cordell Collins[2]; 3. 17J-Justin Ballew[3]; 4. 14-Branson Ramsey[6]; 5. 1C-Marshall Dishman[5]; 6. 2-Sonya Vaden; 7. 23-Brandon Griswold[7]; 8. 636-Race Wallace[8]

Hot Lap/Qualify: 1. 1-Keith Dishman, 15.803[1]; 2. 44-Cordell Collins, 15.896[7]; 3. 17J-Justin Ballew, 16.019[5]; 4. 1N-Nick Griswold, 16.191[4]; 5. 1C-Marshall Dishman, 16.707[8]; 6. 14-Branson Ramsey, 16.719[3]; 7. 23-Brandon Griswold, 17.256[2]; 8. 636-Race Wallace, 17.342[6]

Mod Mini
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. D3-Jeremy Davis[1]; 2. 2A-Logan Brogdon[4]; 3. 3-Donnie Miller[3]; 4. 21-Michael Miller[2]; 5. (DNS) 4-Danny Burnette

Hot Lap Qualify: 1. D3-Jeremy Davis, 19.207[3]; 2. 21-Michael Miller, 21.138[1]; 3. 3-Donnie Miller, 22.075[2]; 4. (DNS) 2A-Logan Brogdon; 5. (DNS) 4-Danny Burnette

Thunder
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 75-Blake Neely[1]; 2. 5-Tony Walker[3]; 3. 20-Tim Nolan[6]; 4. 27-Josh Eubanks[7]; 5. 84T-Justin Turner[2]; 6. 25-Allen Walker[4]; 7. (DQ) 98-Daniel Parker[5]

Hot Lap/Qualify: 1. 75-Blake Neely, 18.405[3]; 2. 84T-Justin Turner, 18.692[4]; 3. 5-Tony Walker, 19.096[2]; 4. 25-Allen Walker, 19.097[6]; 5. 98-Daniel Parker, 19.360[5]; 6. 20-Tim Nolan, 19.474[7]; 7. 27-Josh Eubanks, 19.559[1]

Front Wheel Drive
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. A93-Nathan Adams[2]; 2. 18-James Burnette[1]; 3. 7-Tristan Stepp[4]; 4. 49-Ethan Johnson[3]; 5. 3-Matthew Sullivan[7]; 6. X7-Lee Gunderman[10]; 7. J4-Jacob Anderson[6]; 8. J01-Jake Bumgarner[11]; 9. 45-Colton Keasler[9]; 10. 7J-Josh Anderson[12]; 11. 26-Michael Lambert[13]; 12. 43-Larry Seufert[14]; 13. 12-Trent Lee[8]; 14. 14J-Jeremy Murray[5]

Hot Lap/Qualify: 1. 18-James Burnette, 18.861[9]; 2. A93-Nathan Adams, 18.866[14]; 3. 49-Ethan Johnson, 19.338[8]; 4. 7-Tristan Stepp, 19.341[6]; 5. 14J-Jeremy Murray, 19.366[12]; 6. J4-Jacob Anderson, 19.727[13]; 7. 3-Matthew Sullivan, 19.842[1]; 8. 12-Trent Lee, 19.947[7]; 9. 45-Colton Keasler, 20.425[3]; 10. X7-Lee Gunderman, 20.692[2]; 11. J01-Jake Bumgarner, 21.481[4]; 12. 7J-Josh Anderson, 21.649[5]; 13. (DNS) 26-Michael Lambert; 14. (DNS) 43-Larry Seufert

602 Red Clay Series
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 57-Luke Cooper[1]; 2. 22M-Jonathan McKenzie[3]; 3. B01-Bryson Hickman[5]; 4. 5-Zach Sise[4]; 5. D7-Darren Deverell[6]; 6. 9-Spencer Cranfield[7]; 7. 16-Dawson Lowe[2]; 8. 71H-Hayden Ownbey[9]; 9. C9-Cass Fowler[11]; 10. 31-Tim Thornton[10]; 11. 22-Tyler Dennis[12]; 12. 30-Spencer Singleton[14]; 13. 1-Chris Kelly[16]; 14. 55J-Josh Hawkins[13]; 15. 47-Jim Gray[15]; 16. 71-Kane Newby[8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 57-Luke Cooper, 15.375[4]; 2. 22M-Jonathan McKenzie, 15.798[8]; 3. B01-Bryson Hickman, 16.010[6]; 4. 9-Spencer Cranfield, 16.052[3]; 5. 71H-Hayden Ownbey, 16.165[7]; 6. C9-Cass Fowler, 16.351[5]; 7. 55J-Josh Hawkins, 16.523[2]; 8. 47-Jim Gray, 16.712[1]

Qualifying 2: 1. 16-Dawson Lowe, 15.556[2]; 2. 5-Zach Sise, 15.611[1]; 3. D7-Darren Deverell, 15.802[5]; 4. 71-Kane Newby, 15.984[3]; 5. 31-Tim Thornton, 15.994[4]; 6. 22-Tyler Dennis, 16.074[6]; 7. 30-Spencer Singleton, 16.170[8]; 8. 1-Chris Kelly, 16.389[7]

Hot Laps 1: 1. 57-Luke Cooper, 15.630[4]; 2. 22M-Jonathan McKenzie, 15.675[8]; 3. 5-Zach Sise, 15.769[9]; 4. 16-Dawson Lowe, 15.813[10]; 5. 9-Spencer Cranfield, 15.851[3]; 6. 71-Kane Newby, 16.137[11]; 7. 71H-Hayden Ownbey, 16.210[7]; 8. 22-Tyler Dennis, 16.217[14]; 9. C9-Cass Fowler, 16.428[5]; 10. 1-Chris Kelly, 16.468[15]; 11. 31-Tim Thornton, 16.584[12]; 12. 30-Spencer Singleton, 16.646[16]; 13. B01-Bryson Hickman, 16.656[6]; 14. 55J-Josh Hawkins, 17.370[2]; 15. (DNS) 47-Jim Gray; 16. (DNS) D7-Darren Deverell

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