M&W TRANSPORT XR SUPER SERIES VALVOLINE IRON-MAN SUPER LATE MODELS
Chris Madden smoked the competition on Friday night at the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals, winning the very first XR Super Series Late Model feature in history. He earned the $50,000 top prize, leading every lap from the pole and drawing away throughout a main event that saw a 49-lap final run to the checkered flag. The Gaffney, S.C., driver sits atop the Bristol Dirt Nationals points after one event. Dale McDowell started fifth and finished second, Brandon Overton was third, Jonathan Davenport finished fourth and Mike Marlar was fifth. Davenport earned Hard Charger honors, driving from 21st starting spot after an incident in his heat race and qualifying through the B Mains.
FEATURE RESULTS
1. (1) 44 Chris Madden – Gaffney, SC
2. (5) 17M Dale McDowell – Chickamauga, GA
3. (12) 76 Brandon Overton – Evans, GA
4. (21) 49 Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA
5. (16) 157 Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN
6. (2) 7 Ricky Weiss – Headingley, MB
7. (3) 20 Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN
8. (13) 29 Darrell Lanigan – Union, KY
9. (4) 46 Earl Pearson Jr. – Jacksonville, FL
10. (6) 10J Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL
11. (17) 9 Devin Moran – Dresden, OH
12. (19) 0 Scott Bloomquist – Mooresburg, TN
13. (23) 8 Kyle Strickler – Mooresville, NC
14. (14) 89 Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA
15. (22) 10 Garrett Smith – Madison, GA
16. (18) 40B Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL
17. (24) 15 Christian Hanger – Winchester, TN
18. (15) 21K Dakotah Knuckles – Ewing, VA
19. (10) 22 Chris Ferguson – Mount Holly, NC
20. (11) 39 Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY
21. (7) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. – Martinsville, IN
22. (9) 25 Shane Clanton – Zebulon, GA
23. (20) 97 Michael Chilton – Salvisa, KY
24. (8) 83 Jensen Ford – Johnson City, TN
HARD CHARGER: 49 Jonathan Davenport, +17
B Main 1
9 Moran, 0 Bloomquist, 49 Davenport, 8 Strickler, 1ST Johnny Scott, 11B Stacy Boles, 57 Adam Yarbrough, 17 Tim Vance, 16 Brian Nuttall Jr., 19M Wil Herrington (DNS), 17SS Brenden Smith (DNS)
B Main 2
40B Bronson, 97 Chilton, 10 Smith, 58 Mark Whitener, 15 Hanger, 1 Vic Hill, 14 Terry Wolfenbarger, 17H Justin Hammett (DNS), 69 Jon Hodgkiss (DNS), 18R Fast Eddy (DNS)
Heat 1
44 Madden, 17M McDowell, 25 Clanton, 29 Lanigan, 9 Moran, 1ST Scott, 16 Nuttall Jr., 19M Herrington, 49 Davenport, 17SS Smith (DNS)
Heat 2
20 Owens, 20RT Thornton Jr., 39 McCreadie, 21K Knuckles, 0 Bloomquist, 11B Boles, 8 Strickler, 57 Yarbrough, 17 Vance
Heat 3
7 Weiss, 10J Joiner, 22 Ferguson, 89 Winger, 10 Smith, 40B Bronson, 17H Hammett, 14 Wolfenbarger, 1 Hill
Heat 4
46 Pearson Jr., 83 Ford, 76 Overton, 157 Marlar, 97 Chilton, 15 Hanger, 58 Whitener, 69 Hodgkiss, 18R Eddy
TIRE DEMON B MODS
Brock Gronwold started from the pole and never relinquished the lead on his way to winning the Tire Demon B Mod championship feature on Friday night. Gronwold drew away from all challengers, including 2021 Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals B Mod champion Maguire DeJong. Gronwold, from Fergus Falls, Minn., nabbed the $5,000 top prize ahead of DeJong, Cody Lee, Austin Holcombe and Matthew Looft.
FEATURE RESULTS
1. (1) 2G Brock Gronwold – Fergus Falls, MN
2. (7) 30M Maguire DeJong – Montezuma, IA
3. (4) 50C Cody Lee – Starbuck, MN
4. (3) 8 Austin Holcombe – Elm City, NC
5. (2) 9 Matthew Looft – Swea City, IA
6. (24) 00 Shaun Slaughter – Iowa City, IA
7. (5) 08 Alec Fett – Burt, IA
8. (8) 91J Jaylen Wettengel – Topeka, KS
9. (9) 3 Travis Schmidt – Waldo, WI
10. (11) 21J Josh Smith – Chippewa Falls, WI
11. (12) 1 Doug McCollough – Webster City, IA
12. (6) 60 Nick Dieter – Brewster, MN
13. (15) 22 Justin Ray – Lawrenceburg, TN
14. (13) 7D JR Davis – Rural Retreat, VA
15. (28) 28 James Riddle – Hartselle, AL
16. (10) 15 Morgan Widener – Chilhowie, VA
17. (20) 25 Ben Reierson – Arlington, MN
18. (17) 32Z Andy Welter – Kirchhayn, WI
19. (25) 54 Tommy Hadden – Twin City, GA
20. (18) 29P Bill Prietzel – Richfield, WI
21. (22) 89 Heath Martin – Wytheville, VA
22. (27) 8P Jason Powers – Marion, VA
23. (19) 30 Connor Davison – Bedford, IA
24. (14) 77 Bill Edler – Glenbuulah, WI
25. (21) 11H Cecil Hayes – Huntington, AR
26. (23) 29M Ryan Mech – Oak Creek, WI
27. (26) 66 Dylan Beasley – Frankston, TX
28. (16) 23 Austin Wayne Self – Austin, TX (DNS)
HARD CHARGER: 00 Shaun Slaughter, +18
HOBBY STOCKS
Eric Stanton found himself in Victory Lane after Bingston Rogers was the recipient of some of the harshest luck in racing while leading the race with two laps to go. Lapped cars got together ahead of Rogers, and Rogers plowed into the lapped car, ending his night. Rogers had passed Stanton a few laps earlier in traffic. Stanton nailed the final restart and capped off an impressive 2022 Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals, taking the $5,000-to-win feature. Hailing from Carlisle, Iowa, Stanton went three-for-four on the event, winning two of his qualifying features as well.
FEATURE RESULTS
1. (1) 7B Eric Stanton – Carlisle, IA
2. (2) 62B Andy Boeckman – Sac City, IA
3. (4) 52 Carter Koop – Rockwell, IA
4. (6) 11B Solomon Bennett – Minburn, IA
5. (7) 17 Luke Ramsey – Bedford, IA
6. (3) 2G Bradly Graham – Brooklyn, IA
7. (17) 29K Jake Nelson – Newton, IA
8. (14) 27 Clint Nelson – Baxter, IA
9. (18) 61N Nick Brady – Sioux Falls, SD
10. (15) 84B Rusty Bates – Casey, IA
11. (12) 3 Brent Ricker – Mount Ayr, IA
12. (16) 73 Aaron Martin – Delta, IA
13. (9) 3A Kyle Parizek – Hartwick, IA
14. (20) 54 Blake Stevens – Guernsey, IA
15. (26) 46 Craig Walker – Roswell, NM
16. (24) 54H Jason Sherman – Marengo, IA
17. (5) 37 Bingston Rogers – Selden, KS
18. (11) 16 Wayne Haidsiak – Bedford, IA
19. (27) 1776 Cleetus McFarland – Bradenton, FL
20. (23) 14J Jacob Floyd – Cedar Rapids, IA
21. (10) 4C Curt Reed – Des Moines, IA
22. (22) 9 Andy Wieczorek – Sioux Falls, SD
23. (13) 71X Casen Keller – Indianola, IA
24. (8) 42T Tyson Overton – Carlisle, IA
25. (25) 69 Jason Tetzlaff – Council Bluffs, IA
26. (21) 01 Austin Barnes – Des Moines, IA
27. (19) 17R Rick Kriegel – Brooklyn, IA (DNS)
HARD CHARGER: 46 Craig Walker, +11
