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Daily Dirt 03/22/2026 20:10:12

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March 22
Talladega Short Track,
Eastaboga, AL
Sanction: Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series (Bama Bash) - $12,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated March 22, 8:52 pm)
Seawright draws Hunt the Front pole at Talladega
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Zackary Washington/Simple Moments Photography
Jonathan Davenport topped Sunday's 48-car field in HTF time trials.
Key notes: Kaede Loudy, apparent fifth-place finisher in the night's second heat, was disqualified and will need to transfer through a B-main. ... Sam Seawright overcame a lap-five restart to win the fourth and final heat race by 2.296 seconds over Zack Mitchell. Jadon Frame and Dalton Cook made contact, cutting Cook's left-rear tire and sending him pitside; he continued to finish eighth. Frame finished third in the final heat. ... Seawright earned his second straight Ice Bowl triumph in January, adding to last April’s $12,000 HTF victory there. ... Jonathan Davenport commanded all eight laps of the third heat race and took the checkers 0.998 of a second ahead of Ashton Winger. ... Tod Hernandez had issues and failed to finish; Mario Gresham and Dillon Tidmore tangled on the ensuing restart, necessitating a 10-minute red flag to separate the two cars. ... Ryan Gustin cruised to win the second heat by 0.695 of a second over Tyler Erb. Gustin topped 2024's Ice Bowl at TST, worth $7,500. ... Hudson O'Neal fought off challenges from Bobby Pierce to win the first heat race by 1.030 seconds; Tim Roszell spun on the fifth lap and retired. ... O'Neal and Pierce each topped WoO features earlier this weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. ... Nick Hoffman, Cory Hedgecock and Ryan Wilson were among those who scratched after time trials. ... Josh Putnam had trouble in time trials and required a tow back to the pits. ... Joseph Joiner returned to compete in heat race action after hitting the wall on his first qualifying lap. ... The Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series officially kicks off its points-paying season in Sunday’s 50-lap, $12,000-to-win Bama Bash at Talladega Short Track. … Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., won last fall’s $5,038 Southern Thunder Series weekend opener after topping 2024’s HTF-sanctioned Red Farmer Tribute, worth $15,097. … Trey Mills of St. Augustine, Fla., swept last July’s Southern Thunder doubleheader, earning more than $5,000. … Watch live on Hunt the Front TV.
Who to watch: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., chases his second victory in as many nights after winning $20,000 Saturday at Magnolia.
Points chase: It’s the points-paying season opener.
Expected entrants: Among drivers still needing to qualify through a consolation race: Joseph Joiner, Jimmy Owens, Nick Hoffman, Dalton Cook, Josh Putnam, Jackson Hise, Dillon Tidmore, Austin Smith, Dillard Hatchett, Tristan Chamberlain, Jake Jackson, Mario Gresham, T.J. Brittain, Kaede Loudy, Luke Morey, Austin Horton, Todd Morrow, Ryan Wilson and others.
Current weather: Clear, 75°F
Car count: 48
Fast qualifier: Jonathan Davenport
Time: 14.631 seconds
Heat race winners: Hudson O'Neal, Ryan Gustin, Jonathan Davenport, Sam Seawright
Next series race: April 10, North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) $8,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Seawright, O'Neal
Row 2: Gustin, Davenport
Row 3: Pierce, Winger
Row 4: T. Erb, Mitchell
Row 5: B. Smith, McDowell
Row 6: Mills, Frame
Row 7: Bradford, McCreadie
Row 8: Page, O'Neil
Row 9: Consolation transfers
Row 10: Consolation transfers
Row 11: Consolation transfers
Row 12: Provisional starters
Row 13: Provisional starters

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