Southern All Stars Series
Talladega Short Track
April 30, 2016
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Jason Hiett Scores First Career Southern All Star Win At Talladega

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EASTABOGA, AL (May 1) - The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series made its first stop of the 2016 season Saturday night at the Talladega Short Track for the annual NASCAR weekend show and Jason Hiett of Oxford, Al., pick up his first career series win as he dominated from the drop of the green flag to the checkered flag worth $4,000.

35 cars took laps in White Performance group qualifying and Hiett set fast time for his group at 14.564 with Dale McDowell second, Jake Knowles third, Terry Smith fourth and Tim Roszell fifth in group A, in group B Riley Hickman was the man on top with a lap of 14.732, with Dylan Ames, Cory Hedgecock, William Thomas & Todd Morrow rounding out the top five.

In four PPM Racing Products B Mains, Joseph Joiner took the win in the first one David Seibers in the second, David Breazeale the third one and Jason Wilson the fourth one.

In the 40 lap main Hiett and Hickman were side by side at the drop of the green but Hiett moved ahead of Hickman down the backstretch and then proceeded to build up a huge lead at time of Hickman who later discovered he had a slowly leaking tire, but Hickman said that he had nothing for Hiett as he was the dominate car.  Hickman brought home the second place and got him closer to the top of the points as he is in pursuit of his 4th straight series title which has not been done before as to a four in a row champion, but also will put him in line to time Clint Smith as the only four time champion.  Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN., made a charge late in the race on the high side and got Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA., at the line to take third with McDowell falling to fourth and Jake Knowles of Rome, GA rounding out the top five.

Finishing in the sixth spot was Tim Roszell of Anniston, AL., , seventh to William Thomas of Phenix City, AL., , eighth to Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL., , ninth to Todd Morrow of East Ridge, TN.,  and tenth to Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL.

Hiett was very excited in SUNOCO victory lane as he exited his car after making a victory lap with the checkered flag.  “We have tried awful hard to win a Southern All Star race, we have led a few of them over the years, but have never got here in victory lane, it feels great” said Hiett.  Hiett is sponsored by Vinson Race Engines, Freestyle Graphix, Phillips Properties, Austin Trucking, and Capital Race Cars.

35 cars from 5 states were on hand for a very successful night of racing and the Southern All Stars Saturday night May 7th at the Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN., a 40 lap $4,000 to win event along with a full racing program.

A-Main
1 1 1 Jason Hiett Oxford, AL
2 2 1R Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN
3 6 23 Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN
4 3 17M Dale McDowell Chuckamauga, GA
5 5 6 Jake Knowles Tyrone, GA
6 9 25R Tim Roszell Coldwater, AL
7 8 19A William Thomas Phenix City, AL
8 4 77A Dylan Ames Harvest, AL
9 10 TI Todd Morrow Chattanooga, TN
10 11 10J Joseph Joiner Milton, FL
11 18 22J Jason Wilson Margaret, AL
12 20 22 Tim Busha Boaz, AL
13 17 35 Dallas Cooper Talladega, AL
14 19 81 Adam Cummings Margaret, AL
15 13 54 David Breazeale Starknilk, MS
16 14 376 Mark Bangs Rainbow City, AL
17 23 17R Brad Skinner Springhill, TN
18 24 71K Jim Rogers Statesboro, GA
19 7 99 Terry Smith Oxford, AL
20 16 47 Douglas Stewart Eastaboga, AL
21 22 27 Brad Berry Rockledge, AL
22 21 10T Tommy Taylor Lascassas, TN
23 15 13 Scott Cook Shelbyville, TN
24 12 18B David Seibers Chapel Hill, TN

B-Main #1
1 10J Joseph Joiner
2 13 Scott Cook
3 81 Adam Cummings
4 51 Brandon McCallam
5 27L Lucas Burns
6 71K Jim Rogers
7 11 Austin Kirkpatrick

B-Main #2
1 18B David Seibers
2 47 Douglas Stewart
3 22 Tim Busha
4 38 Dillan Tidmore
5 24 Kitt Sealy
6 F36 Cale Finley

B-Main #3
1 54 David Breazeale
2 35 Dallas Cooper
3 10T Tommy Taylor
4 23P Ahnna Parkhurst
5 58 Tony Thompson
6 10 Adam Giles

B-Main #4
1 376 Mark Bangs
2 22J Jason Wilson
3 27 Brad Berry
4 17R Brad Skinner
5 8D Doug Showah
6 35T Tristen Sealy


--results unofficial