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Works Wins in UCRA at I-75

Sweetwater, TN (9/16/16) === Nabbing his first career United Crate Racing Alliiance victory, fifth-starting Tanner Works of Cleveland, Tenn., crossed the finish line 0.94 seconds ahead of runner-up Jake Teague at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, Tenn. Friday night The race was slowed by six caution flags; three of those caution flags came on lap 19. Fellow Cleveland native John Ownbey and Cory Hedgecock of Tellico Plains swapped the lead lap after lap in traffic before the lap 19 caution. on the restart, Works took the lead using the outside line to pass from his third place slot. He kept the lead the rest of the way in the 40-lap affair, turning back consistent pressure pocketing the $2,500 winners check. Works # T35 "D&K Auto Repair, Superior Transmission and Old Man's Garage" sponsored CVR Racecar previously won Crate Late Model feature at Fort Payne (AL) Motor Speedway and finished second in UCRA competition..Works was Fast-Time Award winner with a 13.666 seconds. Heat race winners:Ownbey, Hedgecock, Knoxville racers Josh Henry and Philip Thompson.

Official Results 9/16/16
I-75 Raceway, Sweetwater, TN

1. Tanner Works 2. Jake Teague 3. John Ownbey 4. Cory Hedgecock 5. Jimmy Elliott 6. Chip Brindle 7. Josh Henry 8. Josh Fields 9. Heath Hindman 10. Tyler Wood 11. Robert Gant 12. Barry Goodman 13. Rusty Ballenger 14. Kenny Kizzar 15. Shane Smith 16. Jason Welshan 17. Jamie Perry 18. Chase King 19. Phillip Thompson, 20. Andy Standridge 21. Todd Morrow 22. Brad Coffey 23. Evan Taylor DNS. Mark Heatherly

I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN)
September 16, 2016

Tanner Works
Jake Teague
John Ownbey
Cory Hedgecock
Jimmy Elliott
Chip Brindle
Josh Henry
Josh Fields
Heath Hindman
Tyler Wood
Robert Gant
Barry Goodman
Rusty Ballenger
Kenny Kizzar
Shane Smith
Jason Welshan
Jamie Perry
Chase King
Andy Standridge
Todd Morrow
Brad Coffey
Evan Taylor

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