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SPRING CITY, TN – This Saturday night, Mountain View Raceway presents the $1,000-to-win $75-to-start Front-Wheel-Drive Special Event, plus five Weekly Divisions and the Shaps Mini Late Models in action on the ¼-mile high-banked clay oval. The Front-Wheel-Drive Special was rescheduled from last Saturday night due to inclement weather.
Dustin Dunkin of Chattanooga, TN warmed up for the Big Show by winning his second Front-Wheel Drive Feature Race of the season last Saturday night driving the Lashes and Waxing By Paige Special. There were 30 Front-Wheel-Drive cars in the Mountain View Raceway pit area last Saturday night tuning up for this Saturday night’s $1,000-to-win Special Race.
Other drivers that will be looking for the top prize Saturday night that also have Front-Wheel-Drive wins at Mountain View Raceway this season include Crossville, TN drivers Cody Rector, Dusty Branstetter, and Colton Proffitt. Top five drivers in the point standings expected include Decatur, TN drivers Jack Gresham and Josh Scealf.
The Front-Wheel-Drive competitors will Hot Lap Qualify, which means that they will be on clock the first time they hit the track this Saturday night. The top ten qualifiers will transfer to the main event. After qualifying, the fast qualifier will draw one of four numbers out of a hat. The numbers four, six, eight, or ten will determine the field inversion for the main event.
Drivers that qualify 11th on back will compete in one of two B-Main races where the top four finishers in each race will fill in the 11th through 18th starting spots for the 40-lap main event. There will then be a Non-Qualifiers Race for the drivers that finished fifth on back in the B-Main races.
The top two finishing positions in the Non-Qualifiers Race pay $100 and $75 respectively. Those two drivers have the option to keep the money and call it a night, or they can forfeit the money and start 19th and 20th in the $1,000-to-win Big Show.
The Mountain View Raceway Late Model, Sportsman, Beginner Sportsman, Open-Wheel Modified and Thunder Divisions will also be in action this Saturday night with Regular Weekly Points Races. The B-Hobby Division will have the night off.
The six Division point leaders heading into Saturday night’s action are Barry Goodman of Spring City, TN in Late Model, David Doss of Cleveland, TN in Sportsman, David Peak of Evensville, TN in Beginner Sportsman, Billy Palmer of Knoxville, TN in Open-Wheel Modified, Johnny Hughes of Graysville, TN in B-Hobby, and Clayton Forsyth of Crossville, TN in Thunder.
Mountain View Raceway Kids Club Coordinator Jeanny Davenport will be hosting her Annual Dirt Trackin’ Backpack Drive this Saturday night. The Backpack Drive provides kids in grades K-12 with free Back-To-School Supplies that include paper, pencils, crayons, color pencils, pencil pouch or box, folders and binders, Hand Sanitizer, and Kleenex.
Mountain View Raceway Fans and Competitors are asked to fill a Kid’s Backpack with the school supplies, a special note and/or an autographed photo of their race car driver. Bring the backpacks to the track’s Victory Lane by the Grandstand Gate this Saturday night. Jeanny will be distributing the backpacks by age groups when they are called.
This Saturday, the Pit Gate opens at 3 p.m. and the Grandstand and Tier Parking Gates open at 4 p.m. Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Drivers Registering after 6 p.m. will start at the rear of a Heat Race or get one lap of Qualifying. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:15 p.m.
Pit Passes are $25 for Adults, $15 for Children 6-11, and Children 5 and under are admitted Free. The General Admission and Tier Parking ticket prices are $10 for race fans 12 and older, Children 6-11 are $5. and Children 5 and under are admitted Free. All Children must be accompanied by an Adult.
Mountain View Raceway where you can get “Your Thrill By The Hill” is located at 20626 Rhea County Highway (U.S. Highway 27), Spring City, TN 37381. For more information, call 423-507-2619 or visit the track website at www.mountainviewraceway.com. You can also like the Mountain View Raceway Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mountainviewraceway.
MOUNTAIN VIEW RACEWAY POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/17/21:
FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE: 1. Nathan Adams, Crossville, TN, 634; 2. Nick Adams, Crossville, TN, 620; 3. Jacob Sharp, Crossville, TN, 520; 4. Jack Gresham, Decatur, TN, 498; 5. Josh Scealf, Decatur, TN, 460; 6. Nate Ingham, Athens, TN, 428; 7. Billy Long, Decatur, TN, 380; 8. Williams Beddingfield, Spring City, TN, 378; 9. Samuel King, Decatur, TN, 342; 10. Tyler Walton, Crossville, TN, 328.
LATE MODEL: 1. Barry Goodman, Spring City, TN, 462; 2. Christopher Peak, Evensville, TN, 386; 3. Josh Collins, Knoxville, TN, 322; 4. Sean Truelove, Cleveland, TN, 288; 5. John Ownbey, Cleveland, TN, 274; 6. Tommy Miller, Soddy Daisy, TN, 224; 7. Harley Maginness, Dayton, TN, 216; 8. Michael Evans, Chattanooga, TN, 156; 9. Ryan Tims, Georgetown, TN, 138; 10. Brian Selby, Sparta, TN, 128.
SPORTSMAN: 1. David Doss, Cleveland, TN, 482; 2. Joe Bray, New Tazewell, TN, 478; 3. Bradley Goodman, Spring City, TN, 456; 4. Tyler Dennis, Dayton, TN, 416; 5. Hayden Ownbey, Cleveland, TN, 362; 6. Donnie Van Winkle, Soddy Daisy, TN, 346; 7. Aaron Watson, Dayton, TN, 332; 8. Jeremy Hicks, Cleveland, TN, 264; 9. John Smith, Soddy Daisy, TN, 244; 9. Zach Crager, Decatur, TN, 244.
BEGINNER SPORTSMAN: 1. David Peak, Evensville, TN, 622; 2. Tyler Loden, Spring City, TN, 568; 3. Jeremy Thurman, Rockwood, TN, 548; 4. Christian James, Soddy Daisy, TN, 462; 5. Cody Youngblood, Rockwood, TN, 410; 6. Tyler Jolley, Spring City, TN, 326; 7. Bradley Goodman, Spring City, TN, 312; 8. Jamie Singleton, Tazewell, TN, 276; 9. Gary Levi, Cleveland, TN, 276; 10. Adam Bishop, Riceville, TN, 244.
OPEN-WHEEL MODIFIED: 1. Billy Palmer, Knoxville, TN, 558; 2. Travis Sietsema, Crossville, TN, 464; 3. David Lester, Rockwood, TN, 420; 4. Adam Ogle, Cosby, TN, 348 4. Walter Walsh, Claxton, TN, 348; 6. Joe Freels, Coalfield, TN, 324; 7. Justan Parker, Spring City, TN, 290; 8. Wayne James, Cosby, TN, 236; 8. Kirk Turner, Crossville, TN, 236; 10. Robby Reagan, Crossville, TN, 198.
THUNDER: 1. Clayton Forsyth, Crossville, TN, 612; 2. Bobby Davenport, Crossville, TN, 588; 3. Chris Williams, Soddy Daisy, TN, 524; 4. Spencer Walton, Crossville, TN, 512; 5. Cody Satterfield, Knoxville, TN, 460; 6. Scott Smith, Soddy Daisy, TN, 420; 7. Colby Yarger, Spring City, TN, 382; 8. Tony Tankersley, Spring City, TN, 296; 9. Nate Hicks, Spring City, TN, 292. 10. Eric Honeycutt, Rockwood, TN, 246.
PHOTO CUTLINE: Dustin Dunkin of Chattanooga, TN warmed up for the $1,000-to-win $75-to-start Front-Wheel-Drive Division Special Race this Saturday night at Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, TN by winning his second Front-Wheel Drive Feature Race of the season last Saturday night driving the Lashes and Waxing By Paige Special. Dunkin celebrates with Mountain View Raceway Trophy Girl Tabatha Hofstetter. (Mountain View Raceway Media Photo by Greg Farmer)