Ultimate Super Late Model Series
North Georgia Speedway
March 7, 2015
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McIntosh tops Ultimate Super Late Models at North Georgia Speedway



by Steve Hixson
CHATSWORTH, GA (March 7) - Nearby native Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Georgia (home of NASCAR family Chase & Bill Elliott) slung a little dirt action Saturday at the season opener at the North GA Speedway in Chatsworth/Dalton. Fourth-starting McIntosh outdueled fifth-starting William Thomas of Phenix City, Alabama, in the final laps of Saturday's Ultimate Super Late Model Series event to earn his first career series victory. The victory worth $4,000. is the teams second of 2015 already winning 411 Motor Speedway's "Hangover 40" on January 1st. The 40-lap feature included six official lead changes among five different drivers Saturday. Polesitter Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, South Carolina, led the first half of the race before retiring with mechanical issues. The race was slowed by seven cautions including a multi-car pileup in turn two. The Ultimate series car count for the event was 24 with the nights Fast Qualifier being local racer Derek Ellis with a time of 13.078 seconds. Consolation race winners: were Jason Welshan and Cory Hedgecock. Welshan (# 29) of Maryville, Tenn., also won the Crate Late Model feature. Tod Hernandez picked up the Hard Charger of the night starting 23rd, only to finish 9th in the Ultimate series feature. McIntosh's Blount Motorsports # 7 "Stowers (CAT) Machinery Corp., Arnold Trucking, Blount Excavating, Cherokee Millwright, Food City, GEO Services, Insurance Partners, Massey Electric, Tennessee RV, Turner Hydraulics, VP Race Fuels and Wine and Spirits Cellar sponsored Rocket chassis, Vic Hill Racing Engines powered team will likely attempt a rare Sunday victory as the Ultimate series double-header weekend heads South-East to Lavonia (GA) Speedway for another $4,000 to-Win event. Other winners included; Darrel Owenby (#12) in Sportsman, Michael Brooks (# 48) in B-Hobby, Michael Courtney (# C11) in Pony and twelve (12) year old Logan Walston (# 4) in A-Hobby. According to the tracks web-site www.NorthGASpeedway.net the next event for the track in Chatsworth/Dalton is scheduled for Saturday night March 28th.

Ultimate Super Late Model Series
Race Results

A-Main
1 4 7 Donald McIntosh Dawsonville, GA
2 5 19 William Thomas Phenix City, AL
3 2 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA
4 6 8 David Payne Murphy, NC
5 1 99 Derek Ellis Chatsworth, GA
6 11 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN
7 8 1h Vic Hill Mosheim, TN
8 14 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC
9 23 T6 Tod Hernandez Chattanooga, TN
10 10 1 Andy Picklesimer Ooltewah, TN
11 9 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC
12 20 42 Doug Sanders Springwood, NC
13 16 98 Casey Barrow Bloomingdale, GA
14 12 23 Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN
15 18 00 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC
16 15 119 Mike McConnell Ballgrand, GA
17 24 2R Anthony Rymer Copperhill, TN
18 22 07 Brian Ledbetter Dallas, NC
19 3 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
20 19 13 George Mashburn Cleveland, TN
21 13 81 Aaron Ridley Chatsworth, GA
22 17 3X Bo Eaton Blue Ridge, GA
23 21 29d Duane Dodson Chatsworth, GA
24 7 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC

Event photos courtesy of Chad Wells



























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