July 3
I-75 Raceway,
Sweetwater, TN
Sanction: Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 4, 4:33 am)
Smith repels Hedgecock for victory at I-75
- Garrett Smith
- Cory Hedgecock
- Clay Harris
- Camaron Marlar
- Kaede Loudy
- Booger Brooks
- Bobby Giffin
- Sam Seawright
- David Payne
- Josh Henry
- Gavin Cowan
- Heath Hindman
- Jordon Horton
- Billy Franklin
- William Blankenship
- Payton Freeman
- Dillon Tidmore
- Joe Denby
- Michael Luna
- Will Hicks
- Ronnie Johnson
- John Ownbey
- Kendall Franklin
- David Crabtree
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Garrett Smith (10) held off Cory Hedgecock (23) for the $5,000 victory.
What won the race: Fighting track-dominating Cory Hedgecock, polesitter Garrett Smith of Madison, Ga., led flag-to-flag Thursday at I-75 Raceway for a $5,000 payday on the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series. Smith, whose lead was cut to nearly nothing with six laps remaining, took the checkers 0.553 of a second ahead of the sixth-starting Hedgecock for his second career victory on Dirt Late Model racing's longest-running series.
Key notes: Garrett Smith's previous Southern All Stars victory came in the Feb. 2, 2024, season opener at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. ... Cory Hedgecock, winner of Feb.'s SAS season opener at I-75, cut Smith's lead to just a tenth of a second with six laps to go before Smith pulled away. ... Outside front row starter Gavin Cowan faded to finish 11th. ... Cautions fell on laps four and 16. ... The feature started just before 11 p.m. and ended before 11:15 p.m. ... The tour concludes the Independence Day weekend Saturday with its debut at nearby Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, Tenn. ... Tyler Price won I-75's 604 Crate Late Model feature.
On the move: Clay Harris of Jupiter, Gla., started 10th and finished third; Kaede Loudy of Rogersville, Tenn., started 16th and finished fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Smith’s Longhorn Chassis carries sponsorship from Terminal Maintenance & Construction, The World Famous Cadillac Ranch, Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction, Senior Life Insurance Company, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, VP Racing Fuels, Boswell Oil, K&N Filters, Go Lithium Batteries, Bilstein Shocks, National Auto Parts and ShopGarrettSmith.com.
Points chase: Before I-75: 1. Ronnie Johnson (1,618); 2. Joe Denby (1,578); 3. Dillon Tidmore (1,476); 4. Michael Luna (1,429); 5. Billy Franklin (1,350).
Current weather: Clear, 81°F
Car count: 33
Fast qualifier: Garrett Smith
Time: 14.877 seconds
Polesitter: Garrett Smith
Consolation race winners: Billy Franklin, Sam Seawright
Provisional starters: Ronnie Johnson, Joe Denby, Michael Luna, Kendall Franklin
Next series race: July 5, Mountain View Raceway (Spring City, TN) $4,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
