5/17/2025
Southern All Stars
Dillon Tidmore Takes Second Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Win of 2025 at North Alabama Speedway
(TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA) Dillon Tidmore, of Gadsden, Alabama, secured his second Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises victory of the 2025 season on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway! Dillon, who clicked off the quickest time in Group B and overall during VP Racing Fuels qualifying, started from the outside of the front row in the 50-lap headliner. He then swept around early race leader Christian Hanger to grab the point on lap twelve and held off several hard chargers towards the end of the feature distance to bag the $5,000 first place prize money.
Youngster Brayden Skinner, who started twelfth on the grid, finished only 0.419 of a second behind Tidmore at the checkers to earn an impressive runner-up effort. Series point leader Billy Franklin, who won on Friday night at West Alabama Speedway, charged from his fourteenth starting spot to round out the podium in third. Ninth-starting Josh Henry passed five competitors to land in the fourth position, while Kendall Franklin improved three spots during the course of the race to record a fifth place finish. Polesitter Christian Hanger, who led the first eleven circuits, retired after 31 laps while running a strong second.
“I knew we were good from the jump,” quoted Tidmore in Victory Lane at the Tuscumbia, Alabama venue. “We just had to be patient and we finally got the lead (from Hanger) there. The victory means a ton, we couldn’t keep going up and down the road unless we got a couple of these a year. Thanks to all of our great sponsors for making this possible!”
Tidmore’s #38 Longhorn Chassis was powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and was sponsored in part by Big D’s Sports Bar & Grill, A&G Excavation, CK Reid Trucking, Tidmore Construction, Payne’s Lawn Care, All Foam Solutions, Elite Motorsports, Atkins Appraisal, J&R Lumber & Supply Company, Batey and Sanders Fabrication, and Seawright Motorsports.
At North Alabama Speedway on Saturday, a total of 22 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series competitors were in the pit area for round seven of the tour. Race winner Dillon Tidmore also topped both MRP Fantasy League hot laps and VP Racing Fuels qualifying. The feature grid for the 50-lapper was set solely on times from the qualifying session and Christian Hanger led the field to green in the A-Main by virtue of clicking off the fastest lap in Group A.
Eight caution flags slowed the pace at North Alabama Speedway with the most serious incident occurring on the fifth lap. Former series champion Ronnie Johnson and Braden Mitchell were involved in a double rollover wreck that necessitated a red flag situation, but fortunately neither driver was injured. The 50-lap feature lasted nearly 50 minutes with ten starters completing the entire distance.
Next up for the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises will be a trip to Lavonia Speedway on Saturday night, June 14. Another $5,000 paycheck will be up for grabs at the historic Lavonia, Georgia oval. Billy Franklin will bring a commanding point lead into the event next month, as he leads his son Kendall Franklin by 82 markers. Ronnie Johnson, Joe Denby, Michael Luna, and Dillon Tidmore sit third through sixth in points respectively. More information on Lavonia Speedway can be found online by clicking on www.LavoniaSpeedway.com.
Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises
Round 7 Race Summary
Saturday, May 17, 2025
North Alabama Speedway - Tuscumbia, Alabama
American Racer Tires Feature Finish (50 Laps):
- (2) Dillon Tidmore $5,000
- (12) Brayden Skinner $2,500
- (14) Billy Franklin $1,500
- (9) Josh Henry $1,200
- (8) Kendall Franklin $1,000
- (10) Matthew Brocato $900
- (6) Bill Mahan $800
- (20) Daniel Miller $750
- (3) Tim Busha $725
- (17) Robert Ardry $700
- (7) Scott Cook $670
- (1) Christian Hanger $660
- (11) Shay Miller $650
- (16) Sam Norman $640
- (4) Brad Skinner $630
- (21) Dustin Quillen $620
- (22) Braden Mitchell $610
- (15) Michael Luna $600
- (13) Joe Denby $600
- (18) Ronnie Johnson $600
- (5) Seth McCormack $600
- (19) Walker Greer $600
Entries: 22
Lap Leaders: Christian Hanger (Laps 1-11), Dillon Tidmore (Laps 12-50)
Caution Flags: 8
MRP Fantasy League Hot Laps:
Fastest Lap Overall: Dillon Tidmore 13.372
VP Racing Fuels Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall: Dillon Tidmore 13.480
Qualifying - Group A: 1. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:13.707[7]; 2. 5B-Tim Busha, 00:13.750[8]; 3. S4-Seth McCormack, 00:13.767[2]; 4. 13-Scott Cook, 00:13.909[4]; 5. B00-Josh Henry, 00:14.082[5]; 6. 21-Shay Miller, 00:14.115[9]; 7. 27-Joe Denby, 00:14.258[1]; 8. 112-Michael Luna, 00:14.613[3]; 9. 127 Robert Ardry, 00:14.670[6]; 10. (DNS) W1-Walker Greer; 11. (DNS) 2-Dusty Quillen
Qualifying - Group B: 1. 38-Dillon Tidmore, 00:13.480[2]; 2. B3-Brad Skinner, 00:13.800[10]; 3. M1-Bill Mahan, 00:13.899[6]; 4. 317-Kendall Franklin, 00:13.904[9]; 5. 78-Matthew Brocato, 00:13.909[1]; 6. 15-Brayden Skinner, 00:13.997[7]; 7. 17-Billy Franklin, 00:14.015[5]; 8. 10-Sam Norman, 00:14.139[3]; 9. 5-Ronnie Johnson, 00:14.169[8]; 10. 16-Daniel Miller, 00:14.283[4]; 11. 64-Braden Mitchell, 00:14.355[11]
2025 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule of Events:
Saturday, February 1 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - CORY HEDGECOCK
Saturday, February 22 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - POSTPONED
Friday, March 21 - Southern Raceway (Milton, FL) - JOSEPH JOINER
Saturday, March 22 - Southern Raceway (Milton, FL) - RYAN CRANE
Friday, April 11 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - CORY HEDGECOCK
Saturday, April 12 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - DILLON
TIDMORE
Friday, May 16 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - BILLY FRANKLIN
Saturday, May 17 - North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, AL) - DILLON
TIDMORE
Saturday, June 14 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - $5,000 to win
Friday, June 20 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $4,000 to
win
Saturday, June 21 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - $5,000 to win
Thursday, July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - $5,000 to win
Saturday, July 5 - Mountain View Raceway (Spring City, TN) - $4,000 to
win
Saturday, August 16 - Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) - $10,057 to
win
Friday, August 22 - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $7,500 to
win
Saturday, August 23 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $12,000
to win
Friday, August 29 - 191 Speedway (Campton, KY) - $4,000 to win
Saturday, August 30 - 191 Speedway (Campton, KY) - $6,000 to win
Sunday, August 31 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - $5,000 to win
Saturday, September 13 - Wartburg Speedway (Wartburg, TN) - $5,000 to
win
Friday, September 19 - Anderson Motor Speedway (Anderson, SC) - $12,000
to win
Saturday, October 11 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $TBA to win
Saturday, October 25 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - $10,053 to win
Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
- Billy Franklin - 1350
- Kendall Franklin - 1268
- Ronnie Johnson - 1256
- Joe Denby - 1250
- Michael Luna - 1190
- Dillon Tidmore - 1106
- Shay Miller - 690
- Cory Hedgecock - 588
- Josh Henry - 566
- Ryan Crane - 556
The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Franklin Enterprises would like to thank all of our 2025 marketing partners including Franklin Enterprises, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Thirteen34 Racing Media, 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. More information on the tour can be found online at www.SASDirt.com or by accessing the series Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SouthernAllStarDirtRacingSeries.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
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Article Credit: Ryan Delph | Delph Communications
