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Hedgecock rules Southern Nationals stop at I-75 Raceway

Taking advantage of his wealth of experience at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater Tenn., Cory Hedgecock claimed Thursday’s Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals Series at the 3/8-mile oval.

Driving his E-Z-GO No. 23 Pace Performance/ Budget Transmissions/ Rocket Chassis/ Eagle Racing Engine Late Model to the win, Hedgecock earned a $3,500 payday.

Picking back up on Monday evening with the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals at Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tenn.), Cory Hedgecock posted the third fastest time in his qualifying group, which positioned him sixth on the starting grid for the $3,500-to-win A-Main.

Exchanging sliders with Brandon Overton late in the 35-lapper, Hedgecock scored a third place finish when the checkered flag flew, trailing Chris Madden and Overton across the line with Ross Bailes and Logan Roberson completing the Top-5 finishers.

On Tuesday afternoon at I-75 Raceway for the fourth stop of the tour, Hedgecock topped the 25-car field in time trials with a blistering 12.221 second lap. (Brian McLeod photo | Dirt Scenes)

Starting the feature in second, Cory slid ahead of polesitter Ross Bailes on the ninth lap and fended off a charging Chris Madden following a pair of late-race restarts to capture his sixth win of the season. Madden, Brandon Overton, Donald McIntosh, and Ryan King trailed him to the checkers in the 35-lap affair.

“I mean, top three last night (at Volunteer Speedway) and top three again tonight, with the same guys and everything, just a little bit of a different order,” Hedgecock said. “Running in front of these two guys, man I’m tickled to death. We’ve got this thing rolling.

“Man, I was just trying … we’ve made a lot of laps here, so I mean nine times out of 10 it’s protect the bottom and you can prevail. Man, I’m happy.”

Returning to action on Thursday, Hedgecock was one of 35 Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals entries on hand at Senoia Raceway (Senoia, Ga.). Laying down the fourth fastest time in his qualifying group, Cory earned the eighth-starting position for the A-Main. With $3,500 on the line, Hedgecock fell one spot in the 35-lapper to place ninth.

For more results from these events, please visit www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.

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