9/14/2019
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Cade Dillard wins Southern Dirt Track Championship opener
By Ben Shelton (Fort Worth, TX) -- The COMP Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil sanctioned the opening round of the inaugural Southern Dirt Track Championship on Friday night at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway. Forty-one entries took part in the event, and Cade Dillard staged a late-race charge to the lead and ultimately the $3,500 victory.
Payton Looney led much of the race from the outside front-row, starting spot before fifth-starting Cade Dillard took over the lead. Dillard went on to pick up his first series win of 2019, and his second-career triumph. Looney, Colton Horner, John Whittington and Timothy Culp completed the Top-5 finishers.
Steve Whiteaker Jr. was scheduled to start on the New Vision Graphics Pole Position after winning his heat race, but mechanical issues forced him to scratch from the program.
The inaugural Southern Dirt Track Championship concludes on Saturday night with a $7,000-to-win/ $500-to-start, 50-lap race.
Saturday’s program has the driver’s meeting is at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 5:00 p.m. and racing action at 6:00 p.m.
For more information on the event, please visit http://www.TMSdirt.com .
The tire rule for the weekend will be Hoosier 1350 on all four corners with a Hoosier LM40 right-rear option.
The COMP Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil is sponsored by and would like to thank all of their sponsors including- COMP Cams, Lucas Oil, Pannell Chipping, VP Racing Fuels, Mark Martin Automotive, Keyser Manufacturing, P&W Sales, Allen Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, New Vision Graphics, Rocket Chassis, Midwest Sheet Metal, DirtOnDirt.com, Black Diamond Chassis, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Midwest Automation, Hoosier Race Tires, Bennings Heating & Air, Smiley’s Racing Products, Dixon Road U-Pull-It, Bad Boy Mowers, Beach Veterinarian Services, Air Power Consultants, Schoenfeld Headers, Hooker Harness, MI Truck Center, ASC Warranty, Quickcar Racing Products, Taylor Electric, M&M Paint, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
For the latest information on the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series presented by Lucas Oil, please visit http://www.COMPDirt.com .
COMP Cams Super Dirt Series – September 13, 2019
The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway (Justin, Texas)
Feature Results
1)Cade Dillard 2)Payton Looney 3)Colton Horner 4)John Whittington 5)Timothy Culp 6)Jesse Stovall 7)Hunter Rasdon 8)Brian Rickman 9)Patrik Daniel 10)B.J. Robinson 11)Tony Jackson Jr. 12)Morgan Bagley 13)Terry Phillips 14)Scott Crigler 15)Kaeden Cornell 16)Raymond Merrill 17)Zach McMillan 18)Chad Mallett 19)Kyle Beard 20)Jon Mitchell 21)Robert Baker 22)Cody Leonard
DNS: Brad Couch, Robbie Starnes, Skip O’Neal, Phil Dixon, Trey Beene III, Joseph Long, Clayton Holland, Lynn Beach, Jesse McNorton, Chris Brown, Allen Murray, Jason Papich, Austin Theiss, Mark Shipman, Ron Sprague, Joe Godsey, Jeff Roth, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Nathan Renfro, Steve Whiteaker Jr.
Entries: 41
Black Diamond Chassis Heat Race #1 Winner: Payton Looney
P&W Sales Heat Race #2 Winner: Cade Dillard
Pannell Chipping Heat Race #3 Winner: Raymond Merrill
Rocket Chassis Heat Race #4 Winner: Steve Whiteaker
Hoosier Tire Heat Race #5 Winner: Zach McMillan
New Vision Graphics Pole Sitter: Morgan Bagley
Hoosier Racing Tire B-Main Winners: Brian Rickman, Scott Crigler
COMP Cams Top Performer: Cade Dillard
Contingency Awards
Midwest Sheet Metal Marked Man Award ($50): Tony Jackson Jr.
Midwest Sheet Metal Rookie Award ($50): Scott Crigler
Black Diamond Chassis 6th-Place Award ($50): Jesse Stovall
Keyser Manufacturing 7th-Place Award ($50): Hunter Rasdon
Rocket Chassis 8th-Place Award ($50): Brian Rickman
Midwest Automation 9th-Place Award ($50): Patrik Daniel
Bennings Heating & Air 10th-Place Award ($50): B.J. Robinson
Dixon Road U-Pull-It 11th-Place Award ($50): Tony Jackson Jr.
ASC Warranty 12th-Place Award ($50): Morgan Bagley
VP Racing Fuels 13th-Place Award ($50): Terry Phillips
P&W Sales 14th-Place Award ($50): Scott Crigler
Keyser Manufacturing 15th-Place Award ($50): Kaeden Cornell
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott