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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McIntosh Masters 5th Annual Hangover 40 at 411 Motor Speedway

By: Michael Despain-CT Promotions

SEYMOUR, TN (January 1, 2015)- 411 Motor Speedway would present its 5th Annual Hangover 40 event on New Year’s Day with Super Late Models as part of the event for the first time ever sanctioned by CT Promotions and Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, GA would score the event win in dominant fashion as he would lead all 40 laps and claim the race victory on a day that produced one of the largest crowds ever to witness an event at the track.

The win for McIntosh would behind the wheel of the Blount Motorsports owned Blount Excavating/Massey Electric/Al Blankenship Enterprises/Cherokee Millwright/Tennessee RV Sales and Service/Stowers CAT Machinery sponsored #7 Rocket Chassis powered by a Vic Hill Race Engine.

The 40 lap, $4,000 to win event would see Donald McIntosh and Stephen Breeding bring the field to the green flag, with McIntosh jumping to the lead, with Breeding, Cory Hedgecock, Ryan King, and Pierce McCarter giving chase. A three-car tangle in turn two on lap 2 involving Charles Zimmerson, Benji Cole, and Aaron Ridley would slow the pace early, while the restart would also be voided when Cole, Brian Smith, and Jason Welshan tangled in turn one. This restart would see Hedgecock slip back to fifth momentarily, but would quickly work back around King and McCarter before grabbing second from Breeding on lap 5. Mike Marlar would roll to a stop in turn two on lap 6 to bring out the next caution and this restart would also see the yellow wave again when Riley Hickman bicycled his mount in turns one and two before setting it back down and stopping in turn two. The restart would see McIntosh again keep the point, with Hedgecock dogging him from the runner-up slot, with eighth place starting Walker Arthur now in third, while Breeding, King, and McCarter dueled for fourth. Benji Cole would be involved in his third caution of the event when his mount slowed on the frontchute and stopped in turn one. This restart would see Hedgecock turn up the heat a bit on McIntosh to challenge for the lead, but Hedgecock would be caution for the next caution on lap 14 when his disabled entry rolled to a stop in turn two.

With attrition taking its toll on the event, the restart would see McIntosh begin to pull away from the remainder of the field at this point and at the lap 20 halfway signal, McIntosh would have opened a comfortable lead, with Arthur in second, McCarter third, Breeding fourth, and 19th place starter Jeremy Hines now fifth. By lap 30, McIntosh had opened up almost a half-track lead over Walker, while Hines would continue to battle with Breeding for fourth. McCarter would draw the final caution of the race on lap 35 when he looped his mount exiting turn four. Even with the field tightened back up, McIntosh would not be denied as he again charged away from the field and would see the checkered flag first, with Arthur taking runner-up honors, while Breeding would claim the third position. McCarter would recover from his spin to come home fourth, while Hines would slow on the final circuit, but still claim fifth, as only the top five finishers were on the lead lap. The remainder of the top ten would be Ray Cook, 20th starting Rusty Ballenger, Dusty Carver, 22nd starting Ryan Law, and Caleb Ashby.

411 Motor Speedway track officials notified CT Promotions after the conclusion of the event that CT Promotions would return to sanction the 6th Annual Hangover event on January 1, 2016 as the event drew a record 46 entries representing eight states. A total of 130 race cars were on the grounds at 411 Motor Speedway for the opening event of the 2015 racing season in East Tennessee.

Official Summary of Results
CT Promotions Sanctioned 5th Annual Hangover 40
411 Motor Speedway-Seymour, TN
January 1, 2015

Hangover 40 A-Main Finish:
1. Donald McIntosh (Dawsonville, GA)
2. Walker Arthur (Forest, VA)
3. Stephen Breeding (Isom, KY)
4. Pierce McCarter (Sevierville, TN)
5. Jeremy Hines (Seymour, IN)
6. Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC)
7. Rusty Ballenger (Sevierville, TN)
8. Dusty Carver (Englewood, TN)
9. Ryan Law (Piedmont, AL)
10. Caleb Ashby (Cunningham, TN)
11. Ryan King (Seymour, TN)
12. Cory Hedgecock (Loudon, TN)
13. Chad Ogle (Sevierville, TN)
14. Jason Welshan (Maryville, TN)
15. Benji Cole (Cannon, GA)
16. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)
17. Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)
18. Brian Smith (Gray, KY)
19. Charles Zimmerman (Cunningham, TN)
20. Eric Hickerson (Linden, TN)
21. Aaron Ridley (Chatsworth, GA)
22. Joe Leavell (Waynesboro, VA)

Yellow Flags: 7 (laps 2, 2 restart, 6, 6 restart, 11, 14, 35)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: 1 (McIntosh 1-40)
Provisional Starters: None
Entries: 46
Overall Top Qualifier- Cory Hedgecock 13.028 (New Track Record)
$200 Engine Bonus Awards: Ray Cook (top finishing 525-6th); Rusty Ballenger (top finishing Steel Head/Spec-7th); Jason Welshan (top finishing Crate-14th)

Dash (4 laps)- Donald McIntosh, Stephen Breeding, Ryan King, Cory Hedgecock

Heat # 1 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Mike Marlar, Riley Hickman, Jason Welshan, Chad Ogle, Joe Denby, Jordan Horton, Mario Gresham, Phil Helton, Jim Bolen, Ross White (DNS- Bo Eaton)

Heat #2 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Pierce McCarter, Charles Zimmerman, Brian Smith, Jeremy Hines, Joe Leavell, Billy Ogle, Jr., Charlie Parker, Larry Henderson, Brad Hall, Tyler Adams

Heat #3 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Dusty Carver, Riley Hickman, Caleb Ashby, Ryan Law, Rusty Ballenger, Jarrod Breeding, Donald Bradsher, William Overbey, Brad Seagle, Chris Fair, Jerry Denson

Heat #4 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Walker Arthur, Ray Cook, Aaron Ridley, Benji Cole, Mark Sturgill, Mike Unger, Jadon Frame, Ronnie Johnson, Matthew Summers, Brandon Gardner

B-Main #1 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Chad Ogle, Jeremy Hines, Joe Leavell, Jordan Horton, Marion Gresham, Billy Ogle, Jr., Jim Bolen, Brad Hall, Charlie Parker, Joe Denby (DNS- Phil Helton, Larry Henderson, Ross White, Tyler Adams, Bo Eaton)

B-Main #2 (10 laps, top 3 transfer)- Benji Cole, Rusty Ballenger, Ryan Law, Mark Sturgill, Brad Seagle, Mike Unger, Chris Fair, Jerry Denson, Jarrod Breeding, William Overbey (DNS- Ronnie Johnson, Donald Bradsher, Jadon Frame, Matthew Summers, Brandon Gardner)