Jimmy Owens went three-for-three on the night in Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series action at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee on Friday.
The Newport, Tennessee native started by setting fast time overall in qualifying, then picked up a heat race.
After starting the 53-lap feature on the pole, Owens led wire-to-wire en route to the $10,053 victory in the Smoky Mountain Spring Shootout at the high banked 4/10-mile dirt track.
The only pressure Owens felt on the night came from Evans, Georgia’s Brandon Overton, who closed on Owens a few different times in lap traffic. In the end, Overton had to settle for second, with series points leader Dale McDowell from Chickamauga, Georiga in third. Mike Marlar followed in fourth, with Dawsonville, Georgia’s Donald McIntosh in fifth.
Only the top five finishers were on the lead lap at the finish, as Owens set a scorching pace throughout the contest.
“I’m kind of at a loss for words – it’s been so long since I’ve run good,” Owens said after recording his third career series win. “The team keeps a digging and a digging. We’ve not had a lot of stuff go our way, but tonight it went our way, so maybe we can keep it rolling.”
Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series returns to action with a season ending tripleheader over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Next up will be a visit to the historic Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday, May 29, followed by a trip to Georgia’s Rome Speedway on Sunday, May 30.
The series wraps up on Monday, May 31 at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee, as the annual running of the ‘Scott Sexton Memorial’ will serve as the miniseries finale and a $10,052 payday will be on the line.
For more information, visit SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series
Smoky Mountain Speedway – Maryville, TN
Smoky Mountain Spring Shootout – May 8, 2021
1. (1) Jimmy Owens $10,053
2. (4) Brandon Overton $5,000
3. (2) Dale McDowell $2,500
4. (6) Mike Marlar $1,800
5. (8) Donald McIntosh $1,250
6. (7) Randy Weaver $900
7. (12) Hudson O’Neal $800
8. (11) Jensen Ford $700
9. (16) Robby Moses $675
10. (9) David Payne $650
11. (3) Austin Kirkpatrick $625
12. (18) Dakotah Knuckles $600
13. (17) Jason Croft $575
14. (21) Stacy Boles $550
15. (20) Garrett Smith $525
16. (14) Tommy Kerr $500
17. (15) Travis Fultz $500
18. (5) Dusty Carver $500
19. (10) Cory Hedgecock $500
20. (19) David Crabtree $500
21. (22) Craig Greer $500
22. (13) Parker Martin $500
