
August 23
Lake Cumberland Speedway,
Burnside, KY
Sanction: Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series (Harold Hardgrove Memorial) - $12,022
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 25, 5:54 pm)
Jameson muscles his way to Hardgrove Memorial
Harold Hardgrove Memorial
- Jason Jameson
- Devin Gilpin
- Jimmy Owens
- Zack Dohm
- Oakley Johns
- Garrett Smith
- Skylar Marlar
- Haiden Cowan
- Rusty Ballenger
- Dylan Barrow
- Ronnie Johnson
- Billy Franklin
- Michael Luna
- Tim Damron
- Kendall Franklin
- Fletcher Wulff
- Zack Mitchell
- Camaron Marlar
- Justin Rattliff
- Jensen Ford
- Michael Chilton
- Jackson Lovelady
A lap-30 pileup that elminated Camaron Marlar (57) and Justin Rattliff (16).
What won the race: Second-starting Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., won Saturday’s $12,022 14th annual Harold Hardgrove Memorial at Lake Cumberland Speedway. Jameson finished 1.822 seconds ahead of Devin Gilpin for his first career Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series victory.
Key notes: Jameson notched his third overall victory this season, adding to Iron-Man Series wins July 3 at Kentucky's Mudlick Valley Raceway ($10,000) and Aug. 15 at Ohio's Moler Raceway Park. ... Runner-up Devin Gilpin took second from Jimmy Owens on the final lap as Owens slowed with a flat tire coming to the checkers. Owens paced the opening 23 circuits. ... Last year's race winner Camaron Marlar saw his night end on lap 30 after contact with Jameson, triggering a multi-car tangle that also collected Justin Rattliff, Zack Dohm, and Haiden Cowan. ... SAS points leader Ronnie Johnson finished 11th. ... Seventh-finishing Skylar Marlar ran as a teammate to Michael Chilton in a Danny Hatcher-owned No. 6m Longhorn. ... Zack Mitchell started last and finished 17th aboard his backup after mechanical woes in prelim action. ... The event honored Harold Hardgrove, a former Kentucky racer and former Lake Cumberland Speedway promoter. Not only reinstating the Lake Cumberland Classic in 1998, Hardgrove introduced the first $10,000-to-win event there in 2002. ... Hardgove’s son, Brandon, currently owns and operates Lake Cumberland Speedway, holding the event annually in memory of his father; Harold died Aug. 28, 2009, at the age of 54. ... The 50-lapper lasted 35 minutes with 10 starters completing the distance. ... Trevor Sise won the night's American Crate All-Star Series feature, worth $3,022.
On the move: Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind., started 16th and finished second.
Winner's sponsors: Jameson’s JRR Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by Grant Lee Farms, MGL Auto Sales, JRR Trucking, Keltner Contracting and Auto Outlet.
Points chase: After Lake Cumberland: 1. Ronnie Johnson (2,300); 2. Michael Luna (2,109); 3. Dillon Tidmore (2,045); 4. Billy Franklin (2,032); 5. Kendall Franklin (1,938).
Current weather: Broken Clouds, 77°F
Car count: 22
Fast qualifier: Jason Jameson
Time: 13.358 seconds
Polesitter: Jimmy Owens
Heat race winners: Jimmy Owens, Jason Jameson
Next series race: August 29, Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) $4,004
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.