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March 6
Smoky Mountain Speedway,
Maryville, TN
Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series (Tennessee Tipoff) - $12,000
Information provided by: Series and staff reports (last updated March 8, 8:59 am)
Madden rules at Smoky Mountain, earns $12,000
Tennessee Tipoff
  1. Chris Madden
  2. Mike Marlar
  3. Jonathan Davenport
  4. Hudson O'Neal
  5. Tim McCreadie
  6. Jimmy Owens
  7. Chris Ferguson
  8. Brandon Sheppard
  9. Darrell Lanigan
  10. Josh Richards
  11. Brandon Overton
  12. Dale McDowell
  13. Ricky Thornton Jr.
  14. Cory Hedgecock
  15. Kyle Strickler
  16. Jensen Ford
  17. Ricky Weiss
  18. Tyler Bruening
  19. Chase Junghans
  20. Ross Bailes
  21. David Breazeale
  22. Kyle Bronson
  23. Scott Bloomquist
  24. Ryan Gustin
  25. Boom Briggs
  26. Christian Hanger
  27. Dennis Erb Jr.
  28. Brent Larson
  29. Tony Jackson Jr.
  30. Stacy Boles
  31. Cade Dillard
  32. Sam Seawright
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Michael Moats/mrmracing.net
Chris Madden led all 50 laps of the Smoky Mountain main event.
What won the race: Surviving heavy traffic in the second half of the 50-lapper, Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., scored a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday’s Tennessee Tipoff at Smoky Mountain Speedway, earning a $12,000 payday in the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event. Madden crossed the finish line 1.066 seconds ahead of 2020 race winner Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., and Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga.
Key notes: Madden's 29th career WoO victory came in the tour's first post-Speedweeks action of the season. ... Saturday's race was originally the second leg of a weekend doubleheader for the tour, but Friday’s race planned for Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn., was cancelled early in the week after heavy rains saturated the track. … Madden became the second two-time winner of the Tennessee Tipoff, joining Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., who won the race in 2015 and 2016. ... Marlar won the event in 2020 after Madden broke leading midway. ... Madden's victory continued a winning trend by Southeastern-based drivers in the event. No driver from north of Tennessee has won the Tennessee Tipoff, however Rick Eckert of York, Pa., won a WoO event at the track in 2004.
On the move: Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., started 19th and finished 12th.
Winner's sponsors: The Chris Madden Racing Rocket Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Drydene Performance Products, Franklin Enterprises, Henderson Amusement, Millwood Plumbing, Petroff Towing, Century Plastics, Davis Diesel Service, Worley Monument, VP Racing Fuels, Penske Racing Shocks, Hoosier Racing Tire and Cole Perkins Media & Promotions.
Points chase: After Smoky Mountain: 1. Kyle Strickler (844); 2. Brandon Sheppard (778); 3. Ricky Weiss (768); 4. Tyler Bruening (764); 5. Kyle Bronson (762); 6. Dennis Erb Jr. (748); 7. Darrell Lanigan (740); 8. Chris Madden (730); 9. Scott Bloomquist (726); 10. Ross Bailes (718); 11. Cade Dillard (698); 12. Boom Briggs (696); 13. David Breazeale (682); T14. Chase Junghans (674); T14. Ryan Gustin (674), 16. Tony Jackson Jr. (668); 17. Brent Larson (644).
Current weather: Clear, 45°F
Car count: 51
Fast qualifier: Donald McIntosh
Time: 17.537 seconds
Polesitter: Jonathan Davenport
Heat race winners: Mike Marlar, Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Chris Madden, Tim McCreadie
Consolation race winners: Dale McDowell, Kyle Strickler, Stacy Boles
Provisional starters: Dennis Erb Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Boom Briggs, Shane Clanton, David Breazeale, Ryan Gustin
Next series race: March 26, Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From staff reports

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — One year after breaking while leading Smoky Mountain Speedway’s Tennessee Tipoff feature, Chris Madden gained his redemption at the 4/10-mile east Tennessee track.

Surviving heavy traffic throughout the second half of Saturday’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature, the second-starting Madden of Gray Court, S.C., scored a flag-to-flag victory in the ninth running of Smoky Mountain’s annual early-season event, earning a $12,000 payday as the World of Outlaws tour competed for the first time since February’s Speedweeks action at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.

After securing the lead on the start of the 50-lapper, Madden had pulled to a comfortable advantage before traffic allowed fifth-starting Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., to close the gap midway through the race. Marlar made multiple low-side attempts to overtake Madden as the leaders raced through traffic, but each bid came up short.

Madden put a pair of slower cars between himself and Marlar in the closing laps and pulled away to the win by a margin of 1.066 seconds.

“We had a great race car tonight and the redraw definitely helped us there to get the lead,” said the 45-year-old Madden, whose 29th career WoO victory came in his second Tennessee Tipoff triumph. “Mikey was really good tonight too. We got to lapped traffic there at the end. I knew he was closing up on me and I had to try to get me some lapped cars between me and him, so I made a move down here to get a couple behind me. We done what we needed to do to get the win.”

Losing pace with Madden in the final circuits, Marlar was forced to fend off a strong challenge from polesitter Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., for the runner-up spot. Davenport took the position when Marlar slipped high in turns one and two on lap 45, but Marlar took the spot back when Davenport made the same mistake two laps later.

Marlar held the second position at the finish while Davenport settled for third. Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., finished fourth and sixth-starting Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., finished fifth.

Madden, who last week wrapped up his second straight championship on the Drydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series, continued his recent upward trend with Saturday’s victory. After starting the 2021 season with no top 10s and three missed main events in his first five races, Madden, who started the year with two new crew members, has since reeled off six straight top 10 runs including a Drydene Series win to go along with Saturday’s WoO triumph.

The upswing has rekindled questions in Madden’s status on the WoO tour this season. The former series regular, who dropped off the tour midway through the 2020 season and started his own team late in the year, was not specific when asked about his upcoming plans in victory lane.

“We’re going to run as many of them as we can,” Madden told WoO pit reporter Ruben Mireles. “I got two new (crew members) in Ricky and Steven there. Those guys are working extremely hard and learning fast, doing an outstanding job for me. I’m proud of them and glad to have them.”

Looking to win the Tennessee Tipoff at Madden’s expense for the second straight season, Marlar charged to second early in Saturday’s feature and took multiple looks under Madden for the lead. But when Madden moved his line down the track, Marlar knew his chances of winning had slimmed.

“Chris did a really good job of getting in the right lane at the right time,” said Marlar, the 2018 WoO champion. “I got under him down there and almost got him, and then he knew to move down. There’s was kind of a sweet spot and he moved down there and got in that. But heck, it was a fun race. I think it was definitely exciting for the fans there because we were nip and tuck there the whole race until there at the end I got a lapped car I couldn’t get around.”

After slipping back to third in the race’s opening laps, the pole-starting Davenport had caught the lead battle of Madden and Marlar by lap six and had just overtaken Marlar for second before the race’s second caution negated the pass and cooled Davenport’s charge.

“That second caution came out right at the worst time,” said Davenport, the three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion who was looking for his first WoO victory since mid-2019. “It was right before it started taking rubber and I had the top going pretty good. I was going to slide Mikey there. I’m sure the guys would’ve told Chris where to go, but we could’ve made it interesting for a little bit.”

The race was slowed by two early cautions. The first appeared for debris with four laps completed. The second caution waved with six laps complete after a backstretch tangle between Cade Dillard of Robeline, La., and Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Ala., left Dillard’s car with heavy front-end damage.

Notes: Twenty-eight of the race’s 32 starters were running at the finish with 20 cars on the lead lap. … In addition to the two WoO points provisionals, six drivers took emergency series provisionals for a total of eight provisional starters. … Defending series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., was never a factor in starting ninth and finishing eighth. He moved from sixth to second in the WoO points standings, however, as the race’s top finishing series regular. … Sheppard is now 66 points behind WoO rookie contender and series points leader Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., who finished 15th.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Davenport, Madden
Row 2: O'Neal, Thornton
Row 3: Marlar, McCreadie
Row 4: Lanigan, Owens
Row 5: Sheppard, Ferguson
Row 6: Dillard, Hedgecock
Row 7: Richards, Ford
Row 8: Seawright, Weiss
Row 9: Overton, Bronson
Row 10: McDowell, Bronson
Row 11: Boles, Bailes
Row 12: Bruening, Hanger
Row 13: Erb Jr., Bloomquist
Row 14: Briggs, Clanton
Row 15: Breazeale, Gustin
Row 16: Jackson Jr., Junghans

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Dale McDowell, Ross Bailes, Chase Junghans, Stewart Friesen, Tommy Kerr, David Payne, Daulton Wilson, Parker Martin, Dakotah Knuckles, Will Roland.

Second consolation: Kyle Strickler, Tyler Bruening, Shane Clanton, Donald McIntosh, Boom Briggs, Scott Bloomquist, Blake Spencer, Dennis Erb Jr., Colton Profitt, Ryan Scott, Dalton Polston, Tim Vance.

Third consolation: Stacy Boles, Christian Hanger, Ryan Gustin, David Breazeale, Brent Larson, Clay Coghlan, Tony Jackson Jr., Robby Moses, Jay Scott, Steve Smith.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Mike Marlar, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, Dale McDowell, Ross Bailes, Stewart Friesen, Parker Martin, Dakotah Knuckles, Bo Eaton.

Second heat: Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Sam Seawright, David Payne, Chase Junghans, Tommy Kerr, Tim Vance.

Third heat: Ricky Thornton Jr., Cade Dillard, Brandon Overton, Kyle Strickler, Tyler Bruening, Boom Briggs, Colton Profitt, Blake Spencer .

Fourth heat: Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, Jensen Ford, Shane Clanton, Donald McIntosh, Scott Bloomquist, Dennis Erb Jr., Ryan Scott, Dalton Polston.

Fifth heat: Chris Madden, Chris Ferguson, Ricky Weiss, Stacy Boles, David Breazeale, Brent Larson, Jay Scott.

Sixth heat: Tim McCreadie, Cory Hedgecock, Kyle Bronson, Christian Hanger, Clay Coghlan, Robby Moses, Steve Smith, Tony Jackson Jr.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time

  1. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 17.757
  2. David Payne (8p), Murphy, N.C., 17.861
  3. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 17.896
  4. Darrell Lanigan (29v), Union, Ky., 17.930
  5. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 17.959
  6. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 17.976
  7. Josh Richards (14), Shinnston, W.Va., 17.981
  8. Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill., 18.046
  9. Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 18.050
  10. Stewart Friesen (44), Sprakers, N.Y., 18.077
  11. Sam Seawright (16s), Rainsville, Ala., 18.103
  12. Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 18.127
  13. Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga., 18.176
  14. Chase Junghans (18), Manhattan, Kan., 18.193
  15. Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 18.301
  16. Dakotah Knuckles (21k), Ewing, Va., 18.324
  17. Daulton Wilson (79), Fayetteville, N.C., 18.577
  18. Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa., 18.627
  19. Ross Bailes (58), Clover, S.C., 18.650
  20. Tommy Kerr (4T), Maryville, Tenn., 18.864
  21. Colton Profitt (17) Crossville, Tenn., 18.936
  22. Parker Martin (6jr), Milledgeville, Ga., 19.069
  23. Tim Vance (17v), Clover, S.C., 19.987
  24. Blake Spencer (6) St. Augustine, Fla., 19.994
  25. Bo Eaton (3x), Blue Ridge, Ga., 20.297
  26. Will Roland (22R), Jasper, Ga., no time

Group B

  1. Donald McIntosh (7m), Dawsonville, Ga., 17.537
  2. Chris Ferguson (22), Mount Holly, N.C., 17.764
  3. Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y., 17.813
  4. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 17.828
  5. Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 17.845
  6. Cory Hedgecock (23), Loudon, Tenn., 17.872
  7. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 17.939
  8. David Breazeale (54), Four Corners, Miss., 18.029
  9. Christian Hanger (29) Winchester, Tenn., 18.037
  10. Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 18.058
  11. Ricky Weiss (7), Headingley, Manitoba, 18.082
  12. Robby Moses (21), Maryville, Tenn., 18.112
  13. Jensen Ford (83), Piney Flats, Tenn., 18.201
  14. Stacy Boles (11B), Clinton, Tenn., 18.202
  15. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 18.238
  16. Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn., 18.360
  17. Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa, 18.471
  18. Clay Coghlan (6c), Gatlinburg, Tenn., 18.583
  19. Dalton Polston (00), Lithia Springs, Ga., 18.658
  20. Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 18.749
  21. Steve Smith (3), Powell, Tenn., 18.853
  22. Ryan Scott (0s), Garland, Pa., 18.881
  23. Jay Scott (J27), Fayetteville, Tenn., 19.043
  24. Tony Jackson Jr. (56), Lebanon, Mo., 19.265
  25. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 19.315

Feature lineup

Row 1: Davenport, Madden
Row 2: O'Neal, Thornton Jr.
Row 3: Marlar, McCreadie
Row 4: Lanigan, Owens
Row 5: Sheppard, Ferguson
Row 6: Dillard, Hedgecock
Row 7: Richards, Ford
Row 8: Seawright, Weiss
Row 9: Overton, Bronson
Row 10: McDowell, Bronson
Row 11: Boles, Bailes
Row 12: Bruening, Hanger
Row 13: Erb Jr., Bloomquist
Row 14: Briggs, Clanton
Row 15: Breazeale, Gustin
Row 16: Jackson Jr., Junghans

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