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O’Neal Nips James in Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway

BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA (August 7, 2021)– The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series would make both tours only appearance of the 2021 season on Saturday evening at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN and Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would turn back a late race charge from Scott James to pick the $10,000 victory. This would be round eight of the Sunoco Race Fuels $10,000 Plus Challenge Mini-Series.

The victory by the 20 year old second generation driver would see O’Neal get his second career Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series victory and second of the season and would come aboard the Double Down Motorsports owned Rocket Chassis powered by a Vic Hill Race Engine and carries sponsorship from Lazydays RV, O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, 2150 Enterprises, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Tarpy Trucking, Lucas Oil, VP Racing Fuels, WR1 SIM Chassis, Neubert Fabrication, and Earnhardt Technologies Group.

After a caution that flew as the field took the green flag and entered turn one as Jensen Ford spun in turn four, the second attempted start of the race would also see the caution fly for a multi-car tangle on the backchute. The third time would be the charm and Hudson O’Neal would take the race lead, with Tyler Erb, Spencer Hughes, Darrell Lanigan, and Scott James in pursuit. Scott James would work past Lanigan on lap two and would take third from Hughes two circuits later on lap four. Dustin Linville would also make his way into the top five and take fourth from Hughes on lap five. O’Neal would hold a steady lead at this point in the event, with Erb continuing to give chase. O’Neal would begin to work lapped traffic on lap twelve and this would allow Erb to close in on O’Neal, however, the caution would be displayed on lap fifteen as Jason Jameson would slow in turn four with a flat left-rear tire and he would go to the work area and get changed and return. O’Neal would maintain the lead on the restart, with Erb, James, Linville, and Hughes in tow. Hughes would drive past Linville on lap sixteen for the fourth spot and continue to charge the outside of the track and grab third from James on lap twenty. O’Neal and Erb would distance themselves from the pack at this point, while Devin Gilpin began to charge the high-side of the racing surface and would make his way into the top five on lap twenty-two.

O’Neal would again start working past slower lapped traffic on lap twenty-five, with James battling with Hughes for the third position and grabbing the spot on lap twenty-six. Gilpin and Lanigan would now go at it for the fifth position and Lanigan would grab the spot on lap thirty-one and take fourth from Hughes one tour later. Hughes and Linville would battle for the fifth position at this point until the pair spun over the banking in turns three and four to draw the caution, with Linville finished for the event. O’Neal would again maintain the lead on the restart, with Erb second, while Gilpin would rimride the outside and go to third on lap thirty-seven and take second from Erb on lap thirty-eight. With O’Neal maintaining a comfortable advantage, Erb, James, and Lanigan would get after for the third spot, with the trio entering turn one three-wide, with contact resulting between the cars, but all three would drive on. James would come out with the third position from this battle and would close in on Gilpin for second as O’Neal would again start working slower traffic. James would work past Gilpin for second on lap forty-five and begin to mount a charge on O’Neal. As the field saw the white flag and worked the final lap, James would close in on O’Neal and look to the bottom of the leader in turns three and four, but his charge would come up 0.126 seconds short as O’Neal would hold James for the victory, with Gilpin settling for third. Lanigan and Joe Godsey would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Steve Casebolt, Kent Robinson, David Webb, Dustin Nobbe, and Mike Marlar.

The next event for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series will be at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN on Saturday August 14 for the Rumble on the River event, paying $10,000 to win. The next events for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series will be Friday August 27 at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH for the 14th Annual Ike Moler Memorial paying $4,000 to win and Saturday August 28 at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY for the Harold Hardgrove Memorial, paying $10,022 to win.

For more information about the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series, please contact Chris Tilley at (828) 361-5981 or visit the tour’s webpage at www.IMDIRT.net or visit the tour page Iron-Man Racing Series on Facebook and Iron-Man Series (@CTPROMOTE) on Twitter.

The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series would like to thank the following sponsors and marketing partners for their support of the 2021 racing season: Valvoline, Zerex by Valvoline, Brucebilt Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, E-Z-GO, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, DirtonDirt.com, FloRacing, XS Power Batteries, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Swafford Signs, MSR Mafia, Envy Suspension, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Cruise with the Champions, KND Safety, Impact RaceGear, Race Clean, and Denby’s J&J Construction.

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Official Summary of Results

Feature Results for Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series 17th Annual Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN on Saturday August 7, 2021

1. Hudson O’Neal-Martinsville, Ind.
2. Scott James-Lawrenceburg, Ind.
3. Devin Gilpin-Columbus, Ind.
4. Darrell Lanigan-Union, Ky.
5. Joe Godsey-Bentonville, Ark.
6. Steve Casebolt-Richmond, Ind.
7. Kent Robinson-Bloomington, Ind.
8. David Webb-Nicholasville, Ky.
9. Dustin Nobbe-Batesville, Ind.
10. Mike Marlar-Winfield, Tenn.
11. Jared Bailey-Bedford, Ind.
12. Skyller Lewis-Brownstown, Ind.
13. Steve Godsey-Campbellsville, Ky.
14. Tristan Chamberlain-Richmond, Ind.
15. Britan Godsey-Bedford, Ind.
16. Tyler Erb-New Waverly, Tex.
17. Spencer Hughes-Meridan, Miss.
18. Ted Nobbe-Batesville, Ind.
19. Dustin Linville-Bryantsville, Ky.
20. Michael Chilton-Salvisa, Ky.
21. Jason Jameson-Lawrenceburg, Ind.
22. Jensen Ford-Johnson City, Tenn.
23. Billy Green-Walton, Ky.

Time of Race: 30 minutes, 55 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.126 seconds
Yellow Flags: Four (lap 0, 1, 15, 34)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal 1-50
Entries: 33
E-Z-GO Time Trials Top Qualifier: Hudson O’Neal (Group A) 13.166 seconds
Provisional Starters: Jensen Ford (series), Ted Nobbe (series), Britan Godsey (track)

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat One Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Hudson O’Neal, Dustin Linville, Joe Godsey, Skyller Lewis, Jason Jameson, Lee Williams, Troy Worrick, Dusty Chapman, Brayton Laster

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Two Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Spencer Hughes, Devin Gilpin, David Webb, Dustin Nobbe, Steve Godsey, Matt Bex, Britan Godsey (DNS-Mike Bechelli)

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Three Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Tyler Erb, Scott James, Kent Robinson, Steve Casebolt, Tristan Chamberlain, Billy Green, Greg Williams, Jeffrey Shackleford

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Four Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Darrell Lanigan, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Jared Bailey, Larry Greer, Ted Nobbe, Jensen Ford (DNS-Shelby Miles)

Impact RaceGear B-Main One Finish (10 laps/top 2 transfer): Jason Jameson, Steve Godsey, Britan Godsey, Matt Bex, Lee Williams, Mike Bechelli, Dusty Chapman, Troy Worrick, Brayton Laster

Impact RaceGear B-Main Two Finish (10 laps/top 2 transfer): Billy Green, Tristan Chamberlain, Ted Nobbe, Greg Williams, Larry Greer, Jeffrey Shackleford (DNS-Jensen Ford, Shelby Miles)

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