Payton Freeman kicked off the 2021 North Georgia racing season with a victory in Sunday’s Spring Nationals Southeastern Limited Late Model feature at Georgia’s Lavonia Speedway.
The Commerce, Georgia speedster drove to the lead and never looked back en route to the victory at the 3/8-mile clay speedway.
Drew Collins followed in second, with Shun Thomas in third, Kenny Collins in fourth and Frankie Beard in fifth.
Dale Timms, Lucas Ruark, Blake Craft, Jim Gray and Nick Deitz rounded out the top 10.
In other action over the two-day race weekend, David Smith beat out David McCoy to win the 602 Crate Late Model feature. Royce Bray crossed the line in third, with Trae Kirk in fourth and Blake Craft in fifth.
Dylan Cole was flagged the winner in the 602 Charger feature, only to see the victory go away when he was disqualified after his car failed in post-race tech inspection.
That gave Coletrain Palmer the win, with Tucker Anderson in second, Keaton Smith in third, Mason Russell in fourth and Blake Broome in fifth.
Michael Segars topped the Modified Street feature for the victory. Chris Cape followed in second, with Allen Rich in third, Chad Puckett in fourth and Sterling Helm in fifth.
Stephen Pedulla was the winner in the Mid-East Modifieds feature. Chris Stowe, Jeff Parsons, Dean Noseworthy and Andrew Durham rounded out the top five.
Chad Puckett edged out Jimmy Johnson for the win in the Stock 8 feature. Chance Segars finished in third, with Rocky Jones in fourth and Luke Fox in fifth.
Harley Holden scored the victory in the MMSA Stock 4 feature, with Matt Gilbert in second, Travis Mosley in third, Terry Caples in fourth and Austin Brown in fifth.
Derrick Duggan was the first under the checkered flag for the Southern Mod4 Mini Association victory. John Smartt came home in second, with Shane Workman in third, Dan Benson in fourth and Nathan Davis in fifth.
Ryan Brown led wire-to-wire to win the Sharp Mini Late Model feature, with Tyler Keel, Jody Sparks, Brad Amerson and Cody Taylor rounding out the top five.
The Young Guns feature came down to a heart stopping finish, as the Madison Holden, Hannah Wall and Hunter Childress getting together as they faced under the checkered flag. Holden got the win, with Wall second and Childress third. Bryson Briscoe finished fourth, with Koltin Bryant in fifth.
Wayne Taylor dominated the Front Wheel Drive feature to take home the victory, with Tony Stevens second, Justin Harris third, Eddie Segars fourth and James Coggins fifth.
Chris Harvell was flagged the winner in the Georgia Enduros feature, but failed post-race tech, giving the victory to Noe Zunigh, with Scott Willoughby in second, David Dobbs in third, Chance Henson in fourth and Hunter Carey in fifth.
Lavonia Speedway is slated to return to action on Friday, April 2. For more information, visit LavoniaSpeedway.net.
Lavonia Speedway – Lavonia, GA
Spring Nationals – February 27-28, 2021
Southeastern Limited Late Model
1. Payton Freeman
2. Drew Collins
3. Shun Thomas
4. Kenny Collins
5. Frankie Beard
6. Dale Timms
7. Lucas Ruark
8. Blake Craft
9. Jim Gray
10. Nick Deitz
11. Darrell Ivester
12. Trevor Parker
13. Garrett Smith
14. Taylor Puckett
15. Drew Benfield
16. Clint Hodges
602 Crate
1. David Smith
2. David McCoy
3. Royce Bray
4. Trae Kirk
5. Blake Craft
6. Seth Wimpey
7. Kevin Stephens
8. Cody Segars
9. Jay Merck
10. Carson Ruark
11. Daniel Doster
12. Thomas Seagers
13. John Gulizia
14. Kevin Johnson
15. Tim Elrod
16. Clay Thompson
17. James Nash
18. Vince Fanello
19. Braxton Barber
602 Charger
1. Coletrain Palmer
2. Tucker Anderson
3. Keaton Smith
4. Mason Russell
5. Blake Broome
6. Dustin Taylor
7. Justin Roberts
8. Luke Cooper
9. Tyler Bowie
DQ: Dylan Cole
Modified Street
1. Michael Seagars
2. Chris Cape
3. Allen Rich
4. Chad Puckett
5. Sterling Helm
6. Josh Tatum
7. Kevin Lee
Mid-East Modifieds
1. Stephen Pedulla
2. Chris Stowe
3. Jeff Parsons
4. Dean Noseworthy
5. Andrew Durham
6. Greg Brown
7. Ty Norder
8. Shane Strickland
9. Grayson Wells
10. Brian Nickerson
11. Justin Sims
12. Tanner Nation
13. Chris Nickerson
14. Jeff Robinson
Stock 8
1. Chad Puckett
2. Jimmy Johnson
3. Chance Segars
4. Rocky Jones
5. Luke Fox
6. Terry Creasman
7. Greg Sanders
MMSA Stock 4
1. Harley Holden
2. Matt Gilbert
3. Travis Mosley
4. Terry Caples
5. Austin Brown
6. Matt Gerrin
7. Jeff McGirt
8. Marcus Hughs
9. JJ Garrett
10. Logan Richey
11. Elliott Brayboy
12. Bobby Shelton
13. Brent Couch
14. Miles Mintz
15. Rod Tucker
16. Jacob Rome
17. Kevin Cooper
18. Philip Wilson
Southern Mod4 Mini Association
1. Derrick Duggan
2. John Smartt
3. Shane Workman
4. Dan Benson
5. Nathan Davis
6. Randy Boshears
7. Ryan Baker
8. JJ Garrett
9. Phil Wood
10. Brandon Cox
11. Jacob Rome
Sharp Mini Late Models
1. Ryan Brown
2. Tyler Keel
3. Jody Sparks
4. Brad Amerson
5. Cody Taylor
6. Joey Schone
7. Mike Wolfe
8. Terry Calhoun
9. William Horton
10. Kenny Dobbs
11. Bryan Funk
12. Mike Green
13. Jacob Horton
14. Keith Thompson
15. Dustin Snider
Young Guns
1. Madison Holden
2. Hannah Wall
3. Hunter Childress
4. Bryson Briscoe
5. Koltin Bryant
6. Tyler Brock
7. Kayla Thompson
Front Wheel Drive
1. Wayne Taylor
2. Tony Stevens
3. Justin Harris
4. Eddie Segars
5. James Coggins
6. James Klaucke
7. Justin Sorrow
8. Tyler Capps
9. Sean Rice
10. Jose Espinosa
11. Zach Cox
12. Andrew Smith
13. Travis Jamieson
14. James Burnette
15. Kenneth Sweet
16. Wayne Glenn
17. Zachery Roderick
Georgia Enduros
1. Noe Zunigh
2. Scotty Willoughby
3. David Dobbs
4. Chance Henson
5. Hunter Carey
6. Russell Shore
7. Tyler Beminish
8. Aliyah Stephens
9. Jacob Gable
10. Cody Nix
11. Josh Valentine
12. Dawson Hanks
DQ: Chris Harvell
