Maryville, TN- April 27, 2018- Chris “Smokey” Madden swept the evening at Smoky Mountain Speedway for the first of two nights for the 5th annual Tennessee Tipoff. The driver of the Barry Wright Race Cars House Car claimed the PFC Brakes Fast Time award, his heat win and led all 50 laps of the Craftsman Club Feature.
Craftsman Club Feature (50 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Madden [2][$10,000]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [4][$5,000]; 3. 9-Devin Moran [1][$3,000]; 4. 101-Casey Roberts [9][$2,500]; 5. 50-Shanon Buckingham [8][$2,000]; 6. 97-Michael Chilton [10][$1,700]; 7. 91-Tyler Erb [11][$1,400]; 8. 116-Brandon Overton [19][$1,300]; 9. 157-Mike Marlar [6][$1,200]; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson [5][$1,100]; 11. 18c-Chase Junghans [16][$1,050]; 12. 7-Rick Eckert [12][$1,000]; 13. 54-David Breazeale [15][$950]; 14. 1x-Chub Frank [22][$900]; 15. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles [20][$850]; 16. 11B-Stacy Boles [17][$800]; 17. 14m-Morgan Bagley [21][$770]; 18. 17M-Dale McDowell [7][$750]; 19. 4T-Tommy Kerr [18][$730]; 20. 6-Blake Spencer [24][$700]; 21. 1v-Vic Hill [14][$700]; 22. 1-Brandon Sheppard [3][$700]; 23. B1-Brent Larson [13][$700]; 24. C8-Timothy Culp [23][$700]
Hard Charger Award: 116-Brandon Overton[+11]
Qualifying: 1. 44-Chris Madden, 16.104; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 16.166; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.36; 4. 17M-Dale McDowell, 16.392; 5. 157-Mike Marlar, 16.435; 6. 9-Devin Moran, 16.448; 7. 97-Michael Chilton, 16.46; 8. 50-Shanon Buckingham, 16.471; 9. 101-Casey Roberts, 16.472; 10. 25-Shane Clanton, 16.474; 11. 1v-Vic Hill, 16.529; 12. 54-David Breazeale, 16.54; 13. 18c-Chase Junghans, 16.557; 14. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.595; 15. 7-Rick Eckert, 16.597; 16. C8-Timothy Culp, 16.621; 17. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles, 16.7; 18. 4T-Tommy Kerr, 16.763; 19. 116-Brandon Overton, 16.77; 20. 11B-Stacy Boles, 16.823; 21. 1x-Chub Frank, 16.862; 22. B1-Brent Larson, 17.085; 23. 21-Robby Moses, 17.129; 24. 201-Billy Ogle, 17.138; 25. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 17.468; 26. 6-Blake Spencer, 17.522; 27. 69-Carder Miller, 17.54
Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 44-Chris Madden [1]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [4]; 3. 17M-Dale McDowell [2]; 4. 97-Michael Chilton [3]; 5. B1-Brent Larson [8]; 6. 18c-Chase Junghans [5]; 7. 116-Brandon Overton [7]; 8. 14m-Morgan Bagley [9]; 9. C8-Timothy Culp [6]
Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [2]; 3. 50-Shanon Buckingham [3]; 4. 91-Tyler Erb [5]; 5. 1v-Vic Hill [4]; 6. 11B-Stacy Boles [7]; 7. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles [6]; 8. 6-Blake Spencer [9]; 9. 21-Robby Moses [8]
Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 9-Devin Moran [2]; 2. 22-Chris Ferguson [1]; 3. 101-Casey Roberts [3]; 4. 7-Rick Eckert [5]; 5. 54-David Breazeale [4]; 6. 4T-Tommy Kerr [6]; 7. 1x-Chub Frank [7]; 8. 201-Billy Ogle [8]; 9. 69-Carder Miller [9]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 116-Brandon Overton [1][-]; 2. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles [2][-]; 3. 14m-Morgan Bagley [4][-]; 4. 1x-Chub Frank [3][-]; 5. 201-Billy Ogle [6][$110]; 6. C8-Timothy Culp [7][]; 7. 6-Blake Spencer [5][]; 8. 69-Carder Miller [9][$110]; 9. 21-Robby Moses [8][]
World of Outlaws Point Standings (Top 25):
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 730 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $32,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 692 | -38 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $34,100 |
| 3 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 686 | -44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $13,260 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 674 | -56 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $19,850 |
| 5 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 668 | -62 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $13,550 |
| 6 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 656 | -74 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $9,470 |
| 7 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 646 | -84 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $7,810 |
| 8 | 1x | Chub Frank | 628 | -102 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $9,800 |
| 9 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 616 | -114 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $6,160 |
| 10 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 614 | -116 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $7,300 |
| 11 | 9 | Devin Moran | 610 | -120 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $10,400 |
| 12 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 592 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $5,540 |
| 13 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 586 | -144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | $5,500 |
| 14 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 573 | -157 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 15 | 22 | Chris Ferguson *R | 570 | -160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $5,255 |
| 16 | C8 | Timothy Culp *R | 540 | -190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | $4,720 |
| 17 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 482 | -248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | $1,250 |
| 18 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 428 | -302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,080 |
| 19 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 408 | -322 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | $15,360 |
| 20 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 408 | -322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | $1,400 |
| 21 | 14z | Zack McMillan | 382 | -348 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $1,700 |
| 22 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | 290 | -440 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $13,500 |
| 23 | 1r | Josh Richards | 286 | -444 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $9,050 |
| 24 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | 286 | -444 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $14,300 |
| 25 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | 284 | -446 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $7,400 |
