Dale McDowell Powers To Rome Boss SLM Victory

Dale McDowell scored the victory in Saturday night’s Rome Boss Super Late Model feature at Rome Speedway. Photo: Kevin Prater/praterphoto.com

Dale McDowell was the boss of the Hunt The Front Super Late Model field on Saturday night at Georgia’s Rome Speedway.

McDowell drove to the victory in the 49th annual Rome Boss race at the fast paced half-mile dirt track. The win was worth a $15,000 payday for the Chickamauga, Georgia veteran.

Joseph Joiner followed in second, with Tyler Millwood in third, Austin Horton in fourth, and Dalton Cook in fifth.

Ashton Winger, Josh Putnam, Wil Herrington, Jay Scott, and Jason Croft rounded out the top 10.

In other action, Elliott Johnson took the win in the Limited Late Model feature, with Jamie Pritchett in second, Wesley Scott in third, Alex Morgan in fourth, and Kris Mathis in fifth.

Chris Hough edged out Jonathan Martin for the 602 Crate Late Model victory. Cody Newton followed in third, with Allan Brewer in fourth, and Hayden Swayney in fifth.

Luther Jenkins took the checkered flag ahead of Ronnie Johnson for the 604 Crate Late Model feature win, with Cody Haskins third, Mario Gresham fourth, and Braxtin Barber fifth.

Erik Hogsed was the winner in the Open Wheel Modified feature, with Ethan Osborne, Dan Ferguson, Brett Gray, and Lance Postell rounding out the top five.

Chris Woodall crossed the finish line first to take the Econo Bomber feature win. Blake Broome followed in second, with Dan Meadows in third, Billy Dean in fourth, and Wesley Brown in fifth.

David Pope scored the victory in the Stinger feature, with Jason Young in second, Allen Jones in third, Shaun Harper in fourth, and Kevin Scott in fifth.

Rome Speedway returns to action on Saturday, September 23, headlined by the USCS Sprint Car Series. For more information, visit RaceRomeSpeedway.com.

Rome Speedway – Rome, GA
Rome Boss – September 2, 2023

Hunt The Front Super Late Models
1. 17M-Dale McDowell
2. 10-Joseph Joiner
3. 31-Tyler Millwood
4. 16H-Austin Horton
5. 44D-Dalton Cook
6. 12-Ashton Winger
7. 212-Josh Putnam
8. 19M-Wil Herrington
9. J27-Jay Scott
10. 9-Jason Croft
11. 2-Bo Slay
12. 14JR-Trey Mills
13. 57-Zack Mitchell
14. T1-Todd Morrow
15. 11K-Austin Kirkpatrick
16. 22-Will Roland
17. 18X-Michael Page
18. 11-Austin Smith
19. 2X-John Henderson
20. 01-Tate McCollum
21. 1-Jason Hiett
22. 10RC-Ryan Crane
23. 42-Cla Knight

Limited Late Models
1. 44-Elliott Johnson
2. 9-Jamie Pritchett
3. 16-Wesley Scott
4. 22-Alec Morgan
5. 27M-Kris Mathis
6. 88-Scott Seabolt
7. 14-Andrew Rittenhouse
8. B2-Joe Rittenhouse
9. 99-Rucker Orr
10. 03-Oliver Gentry-DNF
11. 59T-Dale Thurman-DNF
12. 111-James Mills-DNF
13. 1-Teddy Snow-DNF

602 Crate Late Models
1. 24H-Chris Hough
2. 90-Jonathan Martin
3. 14C-Cody Newton
4. 22-Allan Brewer
5. 52-Hayden Swaney
6. 75M-Michael Mims
7. 0-Olivia Gentry
8. 54-Garrett Williams
9. 6-Koulten Herbert
10. 22T-Tim Clark
11. 111-Brennen Shirley
12. 14E-David Eubanks
13. 42-Don Jenkins
14. 25M-Alden Morgan
15. 18-Jonathan Sanford
16. 98-Jackie Waits
17. 20-Danielle Loner
18. 66-Dustin Stewart
19. 16-Micah Scott
20. 88-Caleb Hall

604 Crate Late Models
1. 45-Luther Jenkins
2. 5-Ronnie Johnson
3. 71-Cody Haskins
4. 21-Mario Gresham
5. B1-Braxtin Barber
6. 20-Devin Stuart
7. 15-Marty Massey
8. 4-Shane Smith
9. 10-Dylan Armstrong
10. J10-John Land
11. 92-Dalton Whitten

Open Wheel Modified
1. 16H-Erik Hogsed
2. 16-Ethan Osborne
3. 65-Dan Ferguson
4. 17G-Brett Gray
5. 774-Lance Postell
6. 59-Bret Gardner
7. 23-Travis Smith
8. 17J-Logan Johnson
9. 39-Rodger Pilcher
10. 50-Barrett Woodall-DNF
DQ: 87-Zach Pilcher
DQ: 10-Andrew Bailey
DQ: 57-Kyle Clifton

Econo Bomber
1. 87X-Chris Woodall
2. 6-Blake Broome
3. 07-Dan Meadows
4. 43-Billy Dean
5. 81-Wesley Brown
6. 21-Justin Rogers
7. 22B-Brandy Brewer
8. 14-Kayden Beam
9. 7-Austin McLaughlin
10. 12-Tim Bennett
11. 15-Derek Young

Stinger
1. 86-David Pope
2. 3-Jason Young
3. 30-Allen Jones
4. 99-Shaun Harper
5. 6-Kevin Scott
6. 21H-Paul Heitsenrether
7. 15X-Tanner Folds
8. 99JS-John Summerville
9. T21-Tony Carr
10. 50-William Bradshaw
11. 21-Haleigh Crabtree
12. 21B-Bill Carlson
13. 7-Jamie Heitsenrether

 

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