SWEETWATER, Tenn. – Heath Hindman became the fourth different winner in four Schaeffer’s Oil Iron-Man Championship Late Model Series events this year with a victory Saturday at I-75 Raceway.
Hindman led all 40 laps to earn the $4,000 triumph. The win by the 40-year-old driver would also be his first Schaeffer’s Oil Iron-Man Late Model Series triumph.
The initial start of the race would not see a lap completed as James Rice and Josh Rice would tangle in turn three. The second attempted start to the event would see Heath Hindman take the race lead, with Ray Cook, David Payne, Dustin Linville and Pearson Lee Williams giving chase.
The front five would remain the same until lap seven when Williams would spin his mount in turn three. The restart would not see a lap completed as a four-car tangle on the backchute involving Jake Knowles, Michael Chilton, Victor Lee and Josh Rice would keep the action under the yellow flag.
Hindman would continue to lead on the restart, with Cook, Payne, and Linville still second through fourth, while Cory Hedgecock would now hold the fifth position. The yellow would appear again on lap seventeen when Victor Lee would slow on the frontchute with a flat right-rear tire.
The front four positions remained the same on the restart, while Josh Putnam would now hold the fifth position, with Hedgecock battling him for the position. The final caution of the race would wave on lap 25 when Williams would slow on the track.
Hindman would again lead the field on the restart, with Cook, Payne, and Linville in pursuit, while Putnam and Hedgecock continued to battle for fifth. Hedgecock would finally gain the fifth position on lap thirty-six, while Cook began to close in on Hindman.
Hindman would maintain the lead and score the victory, with Cook, Payne, Linville, and Hedgecock completing the top-five.
The finish:
Heath Hindman, Ray Cook, David Payne, Dustin Linville, Cory Hedgecock, James Rice, Ryan King, Josh Putnam, Bobby Giffin, David Crabtree, Kenny Collins, Connor Meade, Jake Knowles, Andy Standridge, Pearson Lee Williams, Michael Chilton, Jerry Green, Matt Henderson, Ryan Tims, Dakotah Knuckles, Josh Rice, Victor Lee.