7/3/2025
Southern All Stars
Garrett Smith Spectacular in Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Victory at I-75 Raceway
(SWEETWATER, TENNESSEE) In the tenth round of Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises competition in 2025, Garrett Smith became the eighth different winner on Thursday night at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tennessee! Garrett kicked off the Independence Day holiday weekend in dominating fashion by sweeping the SAS program at the Volunteer State venue. The Madison, Georgia native earned Fast Time honors during VP Racing Fuels qualifying to capture the pole position for the feature and then proceeded to lead all forty circuits of the contest to bag the $5,000 first place prize money.
The victory didn’t come easy; however, as Smith had to turn back repeated challenges for the top spot by local ace Cory Hedgecock, who started sixth and finished 0.553 of a second behind the #10 at the unfurling of the checkered flag. Tenth-starting Clay Harris, who is a regular with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, charged to the third spot to round out the podium. Camaron Marlar turned in a strong performance to finish fourth, while Kaede Loudy picked off eleven competitors to earn Hard Charger honors for his fifth place effort.
Booger Brooks, of Chickamauga, Georgia, was close behind in sixth and was awarded both the $500 engine bonus and the $500 tire bonus. He was the highest finishing driver on four American Racer tires and the highest finishing driver powered by a small or less horsepower engine, as defined by Package A, B, C, and D in the series rules. Booger utilized Engine Package D, which was a 525 motor.
Garrett Smith wheeled a #10 Longhorn Chassis powered by a Vic Hill Race Engine with sponsorship in part from Atlanta Paving, Cadillac Ranch, Chase Motorsports, Bilstein Shocks, VP Racing Fuel by Boswell, Schaeffer’s Oil, JM Custom Laser, SS Enterprises, Will Moseley Music, Stanley Painting, Go Lithium Batteries, and VG Performance.
There were 33 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series competitors signed into the pit area at I-75 Raceway for round ten of the tour. Garrett Smith topped the speed charts in both MRP Fantasy League Hot Laps and VP Racing Fuels qualifying, while Billy Franklin and Sam Seawright were victorious in the pair of consolation events. The 40-lap feature was slowed by only two caution flags and lasted just shy of twenty minutes.
Next up for the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises will be a visit to Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, Tennessee. On Saturday, July 5, the Super Late Models will vie for a $4,000 payday, while the Sportsman ($900 to win), Open Wheel Modified ($800 to win), Front Wheel Drive ($400 to win), JR FWD, and Mod Mini ($400 to win) divisions are also on the racing card. The pit gates will swing open at 3:00pm and all other gates will start to allow fans into the facility at 4:00pm. The drivers meeting is scheduled for 6:15pm and hot laps will light up the racetrack at 6:30pm. A fireworks show will also take place during intermission.
Admission into both the grandstands and tier parking will be $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for kids ages 6-11. A pit pass will be $40.00 for adults and $25.00 for kids ages 6-11. Children ages 5 and under will be admitted onto the grounds for FREE. Mountain View Raceway is located at 20626 Rhea County Highway in Spring City, Tennessee. The track phone number is 423-405-8490 or access more information online at www.mountainviewraceway.com.
Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises
Round 10 Race Summary
Thursday, July 3, 2025
I-75 Raceway - Sweetwater, Tennessee
American Racer Tires Feature Finish (40 Laps):
- (1) Garrett Smith $5,000
- (6) Cory Hedgecock $2,500
- (10) Clay Harris $1,200
- (3) Camaron Marlar $1,000
- (16) Kaede Loudy $800
- (4) Booger Brooks $1,750
- (12) Bobby Giffin $700
- (14) Sam Seawright $650
- (5) David Payne $625
- (15) Josh Henry $600
- (2) Gavin Cowan $570
- (18) Heath Hindman $560
- (19) Jordon Horton $550
- (13) Billy Franklin $540
- (9) William Blankenship $530
- (20) Payton Freeman $520
- (7) Dillon Tidmore $510
- (22) Joe Denby $500
- (23) Michael Luna $50
- (11) Will Hicks $500
- (21) Ronnie Johnson $500
- (8) John Ownbey $500
- (24) Kendall Franklin $50
- (17) David Crabtree $500
Entries: 33
Lap Leaders: Garrett Smith (Laps 1-40)
Cautions: 2
$500 Engine Bonus: Booger Brooks
$500 American Racer Tire Bonus: Booger Brooks
MRP Fantasy League Hot Laps:
Fastest Lap Overall: Garrett Smith 14.831
VP Racing Fuels Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall: Garrett Smith 14.877
Qualifying - Group A (Top Six Locked into Feature): 1. 10-Garrett Smith, 00:14.877[17]; 2. 57-Camaron Marlar, 00:15.133[2]; 3. 8-David Payne, 00:15.237[15]; 4. 38-Dillon Tidmore, 00:15.246[1]; 5. 32-William Blankenship, 00:15.496[4]; 6. 15-Will Hicks, 00:15.588[8]; 7. B00-Josh Henry, 00:15.619[12]; 8. 66-Jordan Rodabaugh, 00:15.625[13]; 9. 17-Billy Franklin, 00:15.670[9]; 10. C4-Cameron Hawkins, 00:15.685[5]; 11. C5-David Crabtree, 00:15.694[6]; 12. 7-Justin Smith, 00:15.769[16]; 13. 56H-Jordon Horton, 00:15.866[10]; 14. H37-Clayton Cooper, 00:15.935[11]; 15. 27-Joe Denby, 00:15.985[7]; 16. 00-Ruben Mayfield, 00:15.989[14]; 17. 63-Michael Luna, 00:15.995[3]
Qualifying - Group B (Top Six Locked into Feature): 1. 19-Gavin Cowan, 00:15.058[15]; 2. 48-Booger Brooks, 00:15.100[11]; 3. 23-Cory Hedgecock, 00:15.120[5]; 4. 44-John Ownbey, 00:15.155[10]; 5. 6-Clay Harris, 00:15.200[4]; 6. 97-Bobby Giffin, 00:15.309[8]; 7. 16-Sam Seawright, 00:15.393[9]; 8. 91 Heath Hindman, 00:15.418[12]; 9. 126-Kaede Loudy, 00:15.447[13]; 10. 317-Kendall Franklin, 00:15.736[2]; 11. 15P-Noah Phillips, 00:15.763[14]; 12. 11B-Stacy Boles, 00:15.784[1]; 13. F1-Payton Freeman, 00:15.871[16]; 14. 22T-Karl Tipton, 00:15.947[7]; 15. 5-Ronnie Johnson, 00:16.010[3]; 16. 95W-Fletcher Wulff, 00:16.593[6]
J&J Construction B-Main #1 Finish (Top Four Transfer): 1. 17-Billy Franklin[3]; 2. B00-Josh Henry[1]; 3. C5-David Crabtree[5]; 4. 56H-Jordon Horton[7]; 5. C4 Cameron Hawkins[4]; 6. 7-Justin Smith[6]; 7. 00-Ruben Mayfield[10]; 8. 66-Jordan Rodabaugh[2]; 9. 63-Michael Luna[11]; 10. 27-Joe Denby[9]; 11. H37 Clayton Cooper[8]
Southern Racing Enterprise B-Main #2 Finish (Top Four Transfer): 1. 16-Sam Seawright[1]; 2. 126-Kaede Loudy[3]; 3. 91-Heath Hindman[2]; 4.F1-Payton Freeman[7]; 5. 15P-Noah Phillips[5]; 6. 317-Kendall Franklin[4]; 7. 5-Ronnie Johnson[9]; 8. 11B-Stacy Boles[6]; 9. 22T-Karl Tipton[8]; 10. 95W-Fletcher Wulff[10]
Provisionals: Ronnie Johnson, Joe Denby
Emergency Provisionals: Michael Luna, Kendall Franklin
2025 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule of Events:
Saturday, February 1 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - CORY HEDGECOCK
Saturday, February 22 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - RAINED OUT
Friday, March 21 - Southern Raceway (Milton, FL) - JOSEPH JOINER
Saturday, March 22 - Southern Raceway (Milton, FL) - RYAN CRANE
Friday, April 11 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - CORY HEDGECOCK
Saturday, April 12 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - DILLON
TIDMORE
Friday, May 16 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - BILLY FRANKLIN
Saturday, May 17 - North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, AL) - DILLON
TIDMORE
Saturday, June 14 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - POSTPONED TO 8/29
Friday, June 20 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - ZACK
MITCHELL
Saturday, June 21 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - TUCKER
ANDERSON
Thursday, July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - GARRETT SMITH
Saturday, July 5 - Mountain View Raceway (Spring City, TN) - $4,000 to
win
Saturday, August 16 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - $10,057 to
win
Friday, August 22 - To Be Announced
Saturday, August 23 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $12,000
to win
Friday, August 29 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - $4,004 to win
Saturday, August 30 - To Be Announced
Sunday, August 31 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - $5,000 to win
Saturday, September 13 - Wartburg Speedway (Wartburg, TN) - $5,000 to
win
Friday, September 19 - Anderson Motor Speedway (Anderson, SC) - $12,000
to win
Saturday, October 11 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $TBA to win
Saturday, October 25 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - $10,053 to win
Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
- Ronnie Johnson - 1776
- Joe Denby - 1742
- Dillon Tidmore - 1642
- Michael Luna - 1591
- Billy Franklin - 1522
- Kendall Franklin - 1422
- Josh Henry - 1122
- Jordon Horton - 882
- Cory Hedgecock - 784
- Shay Miller - 690
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises would like to thank all of our 2025 marketing partners including Franklin Enterprises, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Thirteen34 Racing Media, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios. More information on the tour can be found online at www.SASDirt.com or by accessing the series Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SouthernAllStarDirtRacingSeries.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com
