July 26, 2014 - With last week's racing action cancelled due to heavy rains Mother Nature rewarded the Tazewell Speedway fans with a beautiful night and a fan favorite returning to Victory Lane.

Bryan Hendrix of Knoxville came into last's night program looking end a long dry winless streak. Even with a incredible seven Super Late Model championships under his belt Hendrix was still chasing that first ever Tazewell Late Model victory. With an underfunded team that kept him from competing up front with the high paying touring series that visit east Tennessee each year Hendrix instead foucused his attention on the more affordable steel head divisions.
Steve Smith of Powell would set quick time among thirteen entries and draw the pole for the Tazewell Late Model feature alongside Jody Horton of Sneedville. After two failed attempts at a clean start Smith would be relegated back to the inside of the second row. This would move Hendrix up to the top spot. After taking the green Hendrix and Horton would battle door to door down the back stretch and into turn three with Horton leading the first circuit. Behind them Josh Henry of Newport and Smith fought for the third spot. Horton was holding a comfortable lead until lap eighteen when a caution came out for Josh Collins of Powell as his car stalled on the track. On the restart Hendrix put the pressure on Horton for the lead. Using the low groove Hendrix took the lead away from Horton on lap twenty-one. Caution would come out for the last time on lap twenty-three for Henry with a shredded right rear tire. Hendrix would hold on for his first Tazewell Late Model win in the Sweet Trucking sponsored GRT Race Car with power from a Bunch Racing Engine. Josh Collins rallied from his eleventh starting spot to finish second.

Tazewell Late Models
1. 5 Bryan Hendrix
2. 44 Josh Collins
3. 56J Jody Horton
4. 22 Matthew Holt
5. B00 Josh Henry
6. 17 Brian Shockley
7. 18 Michael Rutherford
8. 12 Craig Gregg
9. 28 Jerry Williams Jr.
10. 15 Wade Howerton
11. 3 Steve Smith
12. 11 Anthony Arnwine
13. H1 Tony Horton

Josh Fields of Tazewell outqualified sixteen entries and would draw the pole position for the Sportsman feature. Fields would take the lead at the drop of the green followed closely by Clyde Overholt, Anthony Burchett, Steve Smith and Jordon Horton. On the next lap Burchett, in his first start since an early season crash, took second away from Overholt. Burchett chased down race leader Fields and on lap eight used the low groove to race side by side down the back stretch. A caution on lap nine would allow the top two to cool the tires and regroup for the remaining laps. Fields would hold off Burchett for his second win in a row and third overall in the Debbie Fields-The Realty Group, Barren Creek Beef Jerky, The Boot Barn, West Haven Speed Equipment, United Capital Lending, The Boot Barn sponsored, Hendren Race Engines powered CVR Race Car.

Sportsman
1. 11 Josh Fields
2. 18 Anthony Burchett
3. 4 Clyde Overholt
4. 56H Jordon Horton
5. 2 Steve Smith
6. G7 Billy Gordon
7. 24 Andy Wilder
8. G71 Dustin Hoover
9. 34V Jason Varner
10. 39 Wade Howerton
11. D00 Josh Driskill
12. 22 Lance Petty
DNS 25 Justin Beeler
DNS 21 Bryan Howerton

Robbie Buchanan of Tazewell made it two in a row winning the Modified Street feature in the Robbie’s Auto Sales, Petty’s Wrecker Service, Sign Center, O.T.'s Frame and Body Shop, P&P Cole, Christian Construction sponsored DJ's Performance Race Engine powered Monte Carlo.

Modified Street
1. P21 Robbie Buchanan
2. 54 Mitchell Burke
3. 11 Tim Stevens

Josh Chesney of Maynardville drew the pole position for the Classic Car feature lining up alongside Eli Keck on the front row. As the field came storming out of turn four to take the green Keck would lose a right rear tire ending his night. While Chesney was pulling away with the lead Joel Wolfenbarger, Richie Overholser, Chris Evans, Cameron Skinner and Justin Overton put on a show as they battled for position. Skinner would weave his way into third by lap fourteen after starting ninth. Up front it was all Chesney as he cruised to his third win of the season in the M&E Boat Services, East at Slicks Classic Car sedan.

Classic Cars
1. XXX Josh Chesney
2. 13J Joel Wolfenbarger
3. 33X Cameron Skinner
4. 2 Chris Evans
5. 99 Justin Overton
6. C74 Cliff Lane
7. 59 John Stevens
8. 88 Richie Overholser
9. 8 Eli Keck

Joey Allen of Newport took the early lead in the 4 Cylinder feature. By the second lap Chuck McMahan moved from fourth to challenge Allen for the lead. The duo raced side by side until lap six when Allen's motor erupted in smoke. McMahan would go on to win his ninth feature of the year in the Round Boy Motorsports, FBR, Lowes Auto Parts Ford Mustang.

4 Cylinder
1. 99 Chuck McMahan
2. B7 Bubby Braden
3. 21 Danny Pennington
4. 72 Rufus Collett
5. 11 Tyler Haynes
6. A00 Joey Allen

The scariest moment of the night came as Austin Neely of Tazewell, in his first year of competition, fliiped his car several times as the Pure Street feature field took the green flag. Neely would walk away uninjured. Jonthan Miracle would lead every lap to score his fifth win of the year in the Dennis Whitaker owned, Overholt Racing and Fabrication, Noah's Wholesale Dodge Ram Pickup.

Pure Street
1. 26 Jonathan Miracle
2. C5 Daniel Carpenter
3. 5 Jason Saylor
4. 12H Eddie Collett
5. 92T Travis Crosby
6. G2 Austin Neely
DNS 58 Kevin Smith

This Saturday night August 2nd we are proud to welcome back for the tenth year in a row the finale of the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals Super Late Model Series. Drivers from all over the region will compete for $5,300 to win and the series champion will be crowned. The series visits ten different race tracks in fourteen days.