Dale Earnhardt Jr joins the late model field in South Carolina
A full field of late model stocks have unloaded in Timmonsville, South Carolina. The 0.4-mile asphalt oval of Florence Motor Speedway is set to host the 8th annual Icebreaker.
View Florence Motor Speedway results below.
Dale Earnhardt Jr was here just a few months ago for the South Carolina 400. The JR Motorsports team has returned for another round.
South Carolina 400 Results: November 19, 2022 (Florence)
Doug Barnes and Connor Hall set the front row. 125 laps of late model stock racing are up next…
Main Event
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Green flag, Barnes clears Hall via the inside lane into turn one.
Lap 11, Zack Miracle works to the right rear of Hall in the battle for 2nd. He’s unable to complete the pass on the outside and tucks back in on his bumper. Barnes leads by two car lengths.
Lap 35, Matt Cox dives inside of Hall for 2nd. He takes the spot away.
Lap 50, the top 10 remain nose to tail around the bottom lane.
Lap 54, a car has gone out of bounds on the backstretch. With no outside wall, the car is off in the grass and the caution is out.
Green, Barnes clears Cox off turn two.
Lap 70, Jacob Heafner puts the bumper to Dale Earnhardt Jr and takes 12th away.
Lap 75, Brendan Queen spun in qualifying and started this race at the tail of the field in 29th. He’s climbed all the way to 13th.
Lap 80, Matt Cox has pulled to within a car length of race leader Doug Barnes. They’ve both broken away from 3rd by 6 car lengths.
Lap 85
Lap 85, Barnes has caught the tail of the field. Cox works inside of Barnes and he uses lap traffic as a pick. Barnes lifts and tucks in behind Cox as they work heavy lap traffic.
Lap 91, Brendan Queen has cracked the top 10 as he continues his run from the back to the front.
27 to go, Barnes works back to the inside of Cox into turn one. Side by side for the lead as Connor Hall joins the battle.
25 to go, Barnes drives it deep into turn three. He takes the race lead, Cox falls to 3rd and Hall returns to 2nd.
15 to go, Barnes slices through lap traffic and opens the gap to Hall.
14 to go, Jeb Burton and Kade Brown tangle in turn three. Brandon Pierce checks up hard behind them and Dale Earnhardt Jr gets into the back of him. Pierce is around and the caution is out. Dale Earnhardt Jr picks up some nose damage but he continues to roll in 15th.
Green, Barnes and Hall run side by side into turn one. Connor Zilisch and Anthony Adams tangle behind them, caution.
Green, Barnes clears Hall off turn two.
10 to go, Brendan Queen moves to 5th, 29th to 5th.
8 to go, Kaden Honeycutt has moved to the top lane and taken 3rd away. He’s the only car running up there. He’s found speed but he could run out of time.
Doug Barnes wins the Icebreaker at Florence Speedway!
Florence Motor Speedway
Race Results
February 11, 2023
Race results from the 8th annual Icebreaker:
Qualifying
Qualifying : 1. Doug Barnes (17.437); 2. Connor Hall (17.481); 3. Sam Yarbrough (17.497); 4. Matt Cox (17.511); 5. Kaden Honeycutt (17.521); 6. Jacob Heafner (17.536); 7. Zack Miracle (17.536); 8. Carson Kvapil (17.594); 9. Jeb Burton (17.597); 10. Cody Kelley (17.605);
11. Connor Zilisch; 12. Kade Brown; 13. Brandon Pierce; 14. Ryan Millington; 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr; 16. Dexter Canipe Jr; 17. Mason Diaz; 18. Lanie Buice; 19. Casey Kelley; 20. Kyle Plott;
21. Justin Hicks; 22. Jamie Weatherford; 23. Mark Wertz; 24. Anthony Adams; 25. Jaiden Reyna; 26. Bryant Barnhill; 27. Josh Dickens; 28. Whitney Dickens; 29. Brendan Queen;
Icebreaker Results
Main Event
Pos | Driver
1. Doug Barnes
2. Connor Hall
3. Kaden Honeycutt
4. Mason Diaz
5. Matt Cox
6. Brendan Queen
7. Ryan Millington
8. Jacob Heafner
9. Jeb Burton
10. Zack Miracle
11. Sam Yarbrough
12. Brandon Pierce
13. Cody Kelley
14. Kade Brown
15. Lanie Buice
16. Connor Zilisch
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr
18. Justin Hicks
19. Carson Kvapil
20. Dexter Canipe Jr
21. Jaiden Reyna
22. Whitney Meggs
23. Casey Kelley
24. Anthony Adams
25. Bryant Barnhill
26. Kyle Plott
27. Josh Dickens
28. Mark Wertz
29. Jamie Weatherford
