January 28
Boyd's Speedway,
Ringgold, GA
Sanction: Iron-Man Racing Series (Cabin Fever 40) - $3,500
Information provided by: Richard Allen and series reports (last updated January 29, 1:04 pm)
Buckingham captures $3,500 victory at Boyd's
Cabin Fever 40
- Shanon Buckingham
- Billy Ogle Jr.
- Justin Litchford
- John Ownbey
- David Brannon
- Dale McDowell
- Derek Ellis
- Austin Horton
- Ray Cook
- Riley Hickman
- Shane Tankersley
- James Williamson
- Carder Miller
- Dusty Carver
- Donald McIntosh
- Mike McConnell
- Mark Page
- Jadon Frame
- Tommy Taylor
- Josh Johnson
- Stacy Boles
- Jody Hixson
presented by
Phillip Prichard
Series director Chris Tilley congratulates Shanon Buckingham.
What won the race: Polesitter Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, Tenn., led all 40 laps, holding off multiple challenges from second-starting Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., to earn the $3,500 Schaeffer Oil Iron-Man Mountain Championship series victory at Boyd's Speedway.
Quotable: "It was a lesson in discipline just to try to slow down and keep the car on the bottom ... maybe go a little faster," said Buckingham. "Appreciate Billy (Ogle Jr.) for driving me clean. I'm sure he probably could have turned me around on any corner down there."
Key notes: The race was slowed by eight cautions. ... The first caution flew before a completion of lap one. ... Lap 2 for an incident involving Stacy Boles, Jody Hixson and Josh Johnson. ... Lap 3 for a spinning Mike McConnell. ... Lap 8 for a spin involving Jadon Frame and Mike McConnell. ... Just as Billy Ogle Jr., was making a run at Buckingham, Donald McIntosh stopped on the track to draw a yellow on Lap 17. ... Lap 19 for another car stopped on the track. ... Lap 30 for Mike McConnell coming to a stop. ... The final yellow flew on lap 35 for spinning Carder Miller. ... It's the season opener for the series, which has picked up sponsorship from Schaeffer Oil this season. … It marks the first race run under new safety guidelines recommended by the Unified Late Model Council last November. … Corey Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., won the $1,500-to-win Crate Late Model feature, which drew 47 entries. There were also 39 Sportsman Late Model entries.
On the move: Shane Tankersley of Blue Ridge, Ga., charged from his 18th starting position to finish 11th.
Winner's sponsors: Buckingham's Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by Double Down Motorsports, Tennessee RV Supercenter, Grand Design Recreational Vehicles, Hard Rock Cafe, Classic Rock 103.5 WIMZ, Maxima Racing Oils and FK Rod Ends.
Car count: 35
Fast qualifier: Billy Ogle Jr.
Time: 14.207 seconds
Polesitter: Shanon Buckingham
Consolation race winners: Mike McConnell, Riley Hickman
Next series race: April 7, Blue Ridge Motorsports Park (Blue Ridge, GA) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
