September 30
Talladega Short Track,
Eastaboga, AL
Sanction: Crate Racin’ USA (Red Farmer Tribute) - $3,700
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated October 1, 4:41 am)
Joiner cruises to win CRUSA opener at TST
Red Farmer Tribute
- Joseph Joiner
- Ronnie Johnson
- Cory Hedgecock
- Jadon Frame
- Jimmy Thomas
- Tyler Millwood
- Jason Welshan
- Mitchell Stanley
- Jason Hiett
- Mark Whitener
- Jake Knowles
- Dillon Brown
- Cody Ballard
- Wil Herrington
- Mario Gresham
- Steven Holcomb
- Matthew Brocato
- Jake Rainey
- Jason Markewitz
- Jeremy Pate
- T.J. Brittain
- Mark Fleischer
- Jonathon Chapman
- Matt Henderson
- Cody Overton
- Adam Gauldin
- Jeff Helms
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Joseph Joiner picked up a $3,700 CRUSA win Friday at TST.
What won the race: Second-starting Joseph Joiner of Milton, Fla., led all 37 laps from the outside front row on Friday, topping the Crate Racin' USA Series field and winning the $3,700 opening night of the Red Farmer Tribute at Talladega Short Track.
Key notes: Polesitter Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., ran in the runner-up position the entire race and finished 1.267 seconds back. ... Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., finished third. ... Series winner at Talladega earlier this year, Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, Ala., finished fifth. ... There was very little passing at Talladega Short Track on Friday, as the top-six finishers all held their positions for the entire 37-lap race. ... Four-time CRUSA feature winner and national series points leader Jason Welshan of Maryville, Tenn., advanced four positions and finished seventh. ... Friday's feature, the opening event honoring NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Red Farmer of Hueytown, Ala., who regularly competes in the track’s Crate Late Model division, was slowed by only one caution and lasted 11 minutes, with 17 drivers completing all 37 laps. … The Crate Racin' USA series concludes their weekend doubleheader with another complete $6,000-to-win show at Talladega on Saturday.
On the move: Jason Welshan of Maryville, Tenn., started 11th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Joiner’s Capital Race Car is sponsored by Hunt the Front, Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Trading Paint, Base Racing Fuel, Penske Shocks, The Law Offices of Cole and Davis, Dirt Track Bank, DirtCarLift.com, Wehrs Machine, QA1, Jones Racing Products, XS Power Batteries, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Schoenfeld Headers, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, StopTech Brakes, MSR Mafia, ATC Bolts.
Points chase: Before TST Friday: 1. Jason Welshan (1,154); 2. Jake Rainey (1,036); 3. Jake Knowles (1,032); 4. Matthew Brocato (904); 5. Jason Markewitz (888).
Current weather: Clear, 63°F
Car count: 45
Fast qualifier: Ronnie Johnson
Time: 14.412 seconds
Polesitter: Ronnie Johnson
Heat race winners: Jason Welshan, Mark Whitener, Jake Knowles
Next series race: October 1, Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, AL) $6,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
