The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties held their ninth event of the 2026 campaign on Saturday night at Duck River Raceway Park and it was Sam Seawright who stole the show at the Wheel, Tennessee facility to secure his second career tour victory! Sam topped the 31-car field in both hot laps and time trials, which landed him the pole position for the start of the 40-lap main event. The Fort Payne, Alabama ace then got the holeshot to lead the first circuit before third-starting Jadon Frame went by to lead laps 2-4.
Seawright regained control from Frame with a slider on the fifth circuit and never looked back en route to capturing the $5,000 first place prize money. Jay Scott, who started fifth on the grid, climbed to second to finish an impressive runner-up – 2.074 seconds behind the winning Seawright. Eleventh-starting Todd Morrow blasted past eight competitors to round out the podium in third. Outside polesitter Kyle Strickler, who ran second briefly early in the contest, finished in the fourth spot, while seventeenth-starting Oakley Johns charged to grab the final position inside of the top five.
“I didn’t really know where to go there at the start of the race,” commented the winning Seawright in Duck River victory lane. “I naturally went to the top because I figured that is where I needed to be, but Jadon (Frame) went right by me on the bottom. So I had to get back up on it and get back by him on the bottom. I felt like I was killing too much time down there, but on the restarts, I felt like I was leaving the door open a lot entering on the top. I knew if I could back the corner up just enough that I could cross over if someone were to get beside me and slide me.”
Sam Seawright piloted a Brett Coltman-owned #16 Longhorn Chassis powered by a Clements Racing Engine with sponsorship in part from Coltman Farms Racing, Special Needs School of Gwinnett, Autism Awareness, Cove 2 Coast Marine, Lance Kittle Truck and Trailer Repair, J&R Excavating, MPM Marketing, VP Racing Fuels, and Bilstein Shocks.
A total of 31 competitors piled into the Duck River Raceway Park pit area to do battle in round nine of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties. Sam Seawright laid down the quickest lap in both MRP Fantasy Racing hot laps (12.604 seconds) and VP Racing Fuels qualifying (12.637 seconds). The top five in each qualifying group were locked into the 40-lap headliner, while Todd Morrow and Cruz Skinner emerged victorious in the pair of consolation races. Series provisionals were granted to Billy Franklin, Dillon Daves, and Kendall Franklin.
The SAS tour will take the next several weekends off before returning to action in a pair of Peach State showdowns on June 12-13. Up next will be a visit to Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, Georgia on that Friday night before the series travels to Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia on that Saturday evening. Tucker Anderson will bring the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series point lead into the doubleheader weekend with Billy Franklin, Kendall Franklin, Dillon Daves, and Will Hicks completing the top five in the latest point tally.
Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties
Round 9 Race Summary
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Duck River Raceway Park – Wheel, Tennessee
American Racer Tires Feature Finish (40 Laps):
1. (1) Sam Seawright $5,000
2. (5) Jay Scott $2,500
3. (11) Todd Morrow $1,500
4. (2) Kyle Strickler $1,200
5. (17) Oakley Johns $900
6. (15) Heath Hindman $800
7. (6) Dillon Tidmore $700
8. (13) Chase Oliver $650
9. (18) Jason Riggs $625
10. (14) JT Seawright $600
11. (12) Cruz Skinner $580
12. (16) Tucker Anderson $560
13. (22) Billy Franklin $550
14. (21) Dillon Daves $540
15. (7) David Seibers $530
16. (20) Brayden Skinner $520
17. (3) Jadon Frame $510
18. (4) Dillard Hatchett $500
19. (23) Kendall Franklin $500
20. (19) Grayson Brewer $500
21. (10) Clint Nichols $500
22. (9) Matt Cooper $500
23. (8) Jack Franklin $500
Entries: 31
Lap Leaders: Sam Seawright (Lap 1), Jadon Frame (Laps 2-4), Sam Seawright (Laps 5-40)
Caution Flags: 5
Deatherage Opticians 4th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate): Kyle Strickler
Deatherage Opticians 13th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate): Billy Franklin
MRP Fantasy Racing Hot Laps:
Fastest Lap Overall: Sam Seawright 12.604
VP Racing Fuels Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall: Sam Seawright 12.637
Full Qualifying Rundown (Top Five in Each Group Transfer into Feature):
Group A: 1. 16-Sam Seawright, 12.637[5]; 2. 81F-Jadon Frame, 12.871[9]; 3. J27-Jay Scott, 13.024[15]; 4. 18-David Seibers, 13.130[3]; 5. 18C-Matt Cooper, 13.344[1]; 6. T1-Todd Morrow, 13.409[7]; 7. 91-Heath Hindman, 13.426[8]; 8. 07-Chase Oliver, 13.471[2]; 9. C6-Oakley Johns, 13.508[11]; 10. B44-Grayson Brewer, 13.620[10]; 11. 317-Kendall Franklin, 13.673[13]; 12. 27-Joe Denby, 13.791[4]; 13. 19-Thomas Langley, 14.122[14]; 14. 127-Robert Ardry, 14.331[6]; 15. 35-Dillon Daves, 14.528[12]; 16. 215-Skip Freeman, 14.810[16]
Group B: 1. 8-Kyle Strickler, 13.300[5]; 2. 59-Dillard Hatchett, 13.507[3]; 3. 38-Dillon Tidmore, 13.570[4]; 4. 12-Jack Franklin, 13.678[2]; 5. 7N-Clint Nichols, 13.696[6]; 6. 11-Cruz Skinner, 13.716[9]; 7. 81-Jason Riggs, 13.779[15]; 8. 16J-JT Seawright, 13.808[10]; 9. 15-Brayden Skinner, 13.863[8]; 10. 22-Tucker Anderson, 13.863[14]; 11. W1-Walker Greer, 13.879[1]; 12. 27H-Jordon Horton, 14.002[11]; 13. 21-Jason Lively, 14.060[12]; 14. 17-Billy Franklin, 14.606[7]; 15. (DNS) 15H-Will Hicks
J&J Construction B-Main #1 Finish (Top Five Transfer): 1. T1-Todd Morrow[1]; 2. 07-Chase Oliver[3]; 3. 91-Heath Hindman[2]; 4. C6-Oakley Johns[4]; 5. B44-Grayson Brewer[5]; 6. 19-Thomas Langley[8]; 7. 127-Robert Ardry[9]; 8. 215-Skip Freeman[11]; 9. 27-Joe Denby[7]; 10. 35-Dillon Daves[10]; 11. 317-Kendall Franklin[6]
Southern Racing Enterprise B-Main #2 Finish (Top Five Transfer): 1. 11-Cruz Skinner[1]; 2. 16J-JT Seawright[3]; 3. 22-Tucker Anderson[5]; 4. 81-Jason Riggs[2]; 5. 15-Brayden Skinner[4]; 6. W1-Walker Greer[6]; 7. 27H-Jordon Horton[7]; 8. 21-Jason Lively[8]; 9. 17-Billy Franklin[9]
Provisionals: Billy Franklin, Dillon Daves
Emergency Provisional: Kendall Franklin
Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
1. Tucker Anderson – 1498
2. Billy Franklin – 1440
3. Kendall Franklin – 1410
4. Dillon Daves – 1406
5. Will Hicks – 1188
6. Cruz Skinner – 874
7. Payton Stevenson – 854
8. Chris Woods – 694
9. Payton Freeman – 609
10. Brandon Overton – 592
2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
February 5 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – RAINED OUT
February 6 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – BRANDON OVERTON
February 7 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – BRANDON OVERTON
March 6 – Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) – TUCKER ANDERSON
March 7 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – PPD TO 3/12
March 12 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – RAINED OUT
March 20 – Modoc Speedway (Modoc, SC) – BRANDON OVERTON
March 21 – Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) – CHRIS MADDEN
April 10 – Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) – TUCKER ANDERSON
April 11 – Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) – TRAE KIRK
May 1 – West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) – PPD TO 8/14
May 2 – Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) – PPD TO 5/15
May 15 – Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) – BO SLAY
May 16 – Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) – SAM SEAWRIGHT
June 12 – Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, GA) – $TBA to win
June 13 – Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) – $7,500 to win
July 3 – I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) – $5,000 to win
August 14 – West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) – $5,000 to win
August 15 – Thunderhill Raceway (Summertown, TN) – $5,026 to win
August 28 – Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) – $7,500 to win
August 29 – Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) – $12,022 to win
September 4 – Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) – $5,004 to win
September 5 – To Be Announced
September 6 – Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) – $5,000 to win
September 17 – Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) – $10,018 to win
October 9 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – $TBA to win
October 10 – Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) – $TBA to win
October 25 – Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) – $30,000 to win
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties would like to thank all of our marketing partners including Showtime Properties, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, ArrowVision.Live, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Deatherage Opticians, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios.
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