July 5
Mountain View Raceway,
Spring City, TN
Sanction: Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series - $4,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 6, 6:29 am)
Mountain View gives Ballenger SAS first, $4,000
- Rusty Ballenger
- Heath Hindman
- Jordan Rodabaugh
- Jason Manley
- Dylan Thornton
- Hayden Ownbey
- John Ownbey
- Hunter Jenkins
- Jeff Jackson
- Michael Smith
- T.J. Brittain
- Ronnie Johnson
- Josh Henry
- Ruben Mayfield
- Joe Denby
- Michael Luna
- Dillon Tidmore
- Addison Cardwell
- David Payne
- Ellery Leake
- Kendall Franklin
- Billy Franklin
- Jordon Horton
- Clint Hodges
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Rusty Ballenger won his first Southern All Stars feature.
What won the race: Polesitter Rusty Ballenger of Seymour, Tenn., earned a dominant flag-to-flag victory in Saturday's 50-lap Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series debut at Mountain View Raceway. Ballenger beat Heath Hindman to the line by 0.370 of a second for the $4,000 payday, his first career SAS victory and his second win this season at Mountain View.
Key notes: Ballenger's other Mountain View victory was April 5's local Limiteds show. ... Ballenger notched his first special event victory since Oct. 22, 2016, a Steelhead Nationals win at his home track, 411 Motor Speedway, worth $3,500. ... Fourth-starting Heath Hindman grabbed second from Dylan Thornton on the 21st lap and trailed Ballenger the rest of the way. ... Thornton, of Orcutt, Calif., pursued Ballenger for three laps (1, 19-20) before fading to fifth. ... Jordan Rodabaugh and Jason Manley each gained five spots to finish third and fourth. ... Kendall Franklin held second from laps 2-18 until he slipped to seventh and eventually retired on lap 34. He was credited with 21st. ... Kendall's father, Billy Franklin also retired under the lap-34 caution. ... Fourth-running David Payne pulled off on the 36th lap. ... The feature lasted 43 minutes, with 15 starters completing 50 laps.
On the move: Hayden Ownbey of Cleveland, Tenn., started 12th and finished sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Ballenger’s Warrior Race Car is powered by a DJ’s Performance Racing Engine and sponsored by Agape Construction Services, Titan Trailer Repair, Ultimate Contracting, East Tennessee Electric, Sail Away Vacation Rentals, Whitted Bus Lines, The Pipe Doctor, Ogle’s Excavating, Hoosier Racing Tire South, VP Racing Fuels and Fox Racing Shox.
Points chase: Before Mountain View: 1. Ronnie Johnson (1,776); 2. Joe Denby (1,742); 3. Dillon Tidmore (1,642); 4. Michael Luna (1,591); 5. Billy Franklin (1,522).
Current weather: Clear, 77°F
Car count: 37
Fast qualifier: Kendall Franklin
Time: 11.672 seconds
Polesitter: Rusty Ballenger
Consolation race winners: John Ownbey, Addison Cardwell
Provisional starters: Joe Denby, Ronnie Johnson, Dillon Tidmore, Michael Luna
Next series race: August 16, Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) $10,057
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
