Round 1 of the 2024 Nashville Spring Series presented by MPI was nothing short of thrilling. Through many cautions and lead changes, eight drivers made their way to the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Victory Lane in the  double INEX points Round 1.

In a hard-fought showdown, Young Lions driver Keelan Harvick was able to maintain his P1 spot through the end. Starting P1 followed by Ryan Zima and Nathan Lyons, the competition was fierce as the trio continuously battled for the lead. As the race continued, the aggressive competition by all resulted in caution after caution come Lap 14.

As Zima and Harvick fought for the top spot with Lyons right on their tail, on an aggressive third restart of Lap 18 Zima was sent to the back by a caution leaving Harvick and Lyons to fight for first. On the fourth Lap 18 restart attempt, as time dwindled, the next flag determined the winner. The yellow and checkered waved together as Harvick crossed the line, gifting him a first round victory, with Lyons and Trayc Walker-Scott finishing second and third. 

In another aggressive race, the Bandolero Bandits went bumper-to-bumper immediately as the green flag waved forcing a restart. It wasn't until the fourth restart of Lap 1 that the race truly kicked into high gear. James Faulker led the charge from the P1 spot closely followed by Bentley Thompson, Wyatt Coffey and Landon Thrasher with all four drivers battling fiercely to get in front.

While Faulkner initially held the lead, Coffey showcased his skills by maneuvering through the inside of each turn to find his place in the front. Despite the early setbacks and cautions, Faulkner, Coffey, and Thrasher all remained in contention for the number one spot.

A late caution on Lap 17 brought the race to a dramatic end as even the race director had to review the results before announcing. Amidst the chaotic conclusion, Thrasher was determined the winner with Coffey finishing second, and Jaxon Burnett not far behind in third. 

Keeping up with the theme of the day of lead changes and intense competition, the Semi-Pros were no different. Michael Crafton took an early lead from his P3 position and was able to build a lead of almost two seconds by Lap 10. However, late-race cautions tightened the pack setting the stage for a battle between Crafton, Dylan Faulkner and Aryton Brockhouse. At the checkered flag, Faulkner managed to get ahead with only a 0.139-second lead over Bradley Swift in second place and Crafton coming home in third, completing a Tennessee podium sweep.

In a “Master”ful performance, Kevin Rollins began Round 1 in P1 and stayed there from green to checkered. Leading every lap Rollins was able to pull away from the pack as Scott Moseley, Giles Martin and Wayne Grubb looked to claim second and third. As the field continued to shift behind, Rollins was able to roll into Victory Lane without a scratch.

In a very intense Pro Division Race, the starting positions didn’t seem to matter in this caution-filled battle. With that, time restrictions limited the Pros to only 10 laps out of the 25-lap feature. To kick off the race, it took four restarts before counting the first lap with aggressive bumper-to-bumper action throughout the field. Meanwhile, gaining six positions, maneuvering his way through the madness from P7 to P1 Ethan Nascimento found his lead in the final seconds to claim the trophy followed by Nick Woodall and Sean McElearney.

Continuing his dominance in oval races, Outlaw Division driver TJ Moon and his No. 9 Bandolero made their way back to Victory Lane for Round 1. With a commanding lead of nearly three seconds, Moon left the rest behind him as they continued to fight for second and third. In a late restart, Colt Johnson surged past Owen Zacharias to secure his second place behind the seemingly unstoppable Moon.

Nice and steady got Emma Britt her first-ever Legends Car win in the Chargers Division Round 1 Feature. Starting from P3, Britt capitalized on cautions that sent Keeton Harris and Landon Cordell to the back, clearing her a path to claim the victory.

In another green to-checkered flag triumph, Beginner Bandolero driver Corbin Cannon was able to pull away from the competition to secure his Round 1 win followed by Chase Bohanon and Maci Prowell.

The 2024 Nashville Spring Series presented by MPI concludes on Saturday, April 20 with Round 2 coverage beginning at 1pm CT/2pm ET and Round 3 at 5pm CT/6pm ET on uslegendcars.tv. 

RESULTS

PRO DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Ethan Nascimento[7]; 2. 72-Nick Woodall[4]; 3. 98-Sean McElearney[9]; 4. 1-Alex McCollum[2]; 5. 32-Jensen Jorgensen[5]; 6. 4NH-Thomas Everson[10]; 7. 25-Jessie Binkley[11]; 8. 7-Jonathan Taylor[8]; 9. 10-Logan Misuraca[13]; 10. 7T-Matthew Tucker[12]; 11. 24-Joel Smith[6]; 12. 91-Martin Gatzulis[14]; 13. 17-Oliver Cordell[1]; 14. 22JR-Tanner Jones[3]; 15. 87-Zach Miller[16]; 16. (DNS) 13-Wyatt Philyaw

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 17-Oliver Cordell, 00:15.649[2]; 2. 1-Alex McCollum, 00:15.651[7]; 3. 22JR-Tanner Jones, 00:15.744[5]; 4. 72-Nick Woodall, 00:15.761[15]; 5. 32-Jensen Jorgensen, 00:15.767[6]; 6. 24-Joel Smith, 00:15.772[12]; 7. 21-Ethan Nascimento, 00:15.862[10]; 8. 7-Jonathan Taylor, 00:15.897[13]; 9. 98-Sean McElearney, 00:15.932[8]; 10. 4NH-Thomas Everson, 00:15.984[3]; 11. 25-Jessie Binkley, 00:16.047[1]; 12. 7T-Matthew Tucker, 00:16.400[14]; 13. 10-Logan Misuraca, 00:16.999[9]; 14. (DNS) 91-Martin Gatzulis; 15. (DNS) 13-Wyatt Philyaw

SEMI-PRO DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (25 Laps): 1. 60-Dylan Faulkner[11]; 2. 85-Bradley Swift[4]; 3. 9-Michael Crafton[3]; 4. 81-Hunter Jordan[1]; 5. 8-Cooper Gaul[7]; 6. 0-Jerrod Holle[15]; 7. 48-Kyle Bacon[16]; 8. 29-Cole Robie[18]; 9. 5X-Jesse Martinez[10]; 10. 16-Mason Walters[8]; 11. 38C-Galen Clark[6]; 12. 22C-Chase Burgeson[12]; 13. 21-Mitch Wright[17]; 14. 2B-Stephen Brucker[13]; 15. 12-Ayrton Brockhouse[5]; 16. 97-Isaac Kitzmiller[2]; 17. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley[21]; 18. 73-Zachary Honaker[14]; 19. 66-Dawson Drimmie[9]; 20. 27-Garrett Dies[19]; 21. 20-Chase Johnson[22]; 22. 38-Cameron White[20]

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 27-Garrett Dies[4]; 2. 38-Cameron White[2]; 3. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley[5]; 4. 20-Chase Johnson[1]; 5. 33-Clayton Bohanon[12]; 6. 4-Jake Locklear[7]; 7. 30-Joey Przybylinski[3]; 8. 93-Aidan Walker[10]; 9. 26-JT Poole[9]; 10. 7-Cassidy Keitt[8]; 11. 316-Adam Walker[6]; 12. 51-Rose Borntreger[11]

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 81-Hunter Jordan, 00:15.680[17]; 2. 97-Isaac Kitzmiller, 00:15.688[19]; 3. 9-Michael Crafton, 00:15.701[9]; 4. 85-Bradley Swift, 00:15.729[25]; 5. 12-Ayrton Brockhouse, 00:15.747[4]; 6. 38C-Galen Clark, 00:15.799[8]; 7. 8-Cooper Gaul, 00:15.807[13]; 8. 16-Mason Walters, 00:15.818[28]; 9. 66-Dawson Drimmie, 00:15.823[11]; 10. 5X-Jesse Martinez, 00:15.837[21]; 11. 60-Dylan Faulkner, 00:15.841[12]; 12. 22C-Chase Burgeson, 00:15.893[7]; 13. 2B-Stephen Brucker, 00:15.919[5]; 14. 73-Zachary Honaker, 00:15.935[15]; 15. 0-Jerrod Holle, 00:15.944[14]; 16. 48-Kyle Bacon, 00:15.963[1]; 17. 21-Mitch Wright, 00:16.012[30]; 18. 29-Cole Robie, 00:16.026[24]; 19. 20-Chase Johnson, 00:16.027[16]; 20. 38-Cameron White, 00:16.053[29]; 21. 30-Joey Przybylinski, 00:16.055[23]; 22. 27-Garrett Dies, 00:16.082[10]; 23. 27N-Nicholaus Bulkeley, 00:16.085[6]; 24. 316-Adam Walker, 00:16.097[26]; 25. 4-Jake Locklear, 00:16.120[20]; 26. 7-Cassidy Keitt, 00:16.201[18]; 27. 26-JT Poole, 00:16.216[22]; 28. 93-Aidan Walker, 00:16.227[27]; 29. 51-Rose Borntreger, 00:16.373[3]; 30. 33-Clayton Bohanon, 00:16.505[2]

MASTERS DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (25 Laps): 1. 93-Kevin Rollins[1]; 2. 4-Wayne Grubb[2]; 3. 00-Scott Moseley[3]; 4. 31-Giles Martin[4]; 5. 1-Scott Harbison[8]; 6. 24G-Greg Gresham[10]; 7. 51-Matt Hillhouse[11]; 8. 24-Rodney Dowless[13]; 9. 66-Ed Bray[9]; 10. 76-Phil Jones[12]; 11. 36-Paul Jones[14]; 12. 15-Bill Plemons Jr[7]; 13. 03-Darrell Stewart[5]; 14. 34-John Dies[15]; 15. 14-Casey Atwood[6]; 16. (DNS) 56-Chris Jones

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 93-Kevin Rollins, 00:15.730[15]; 2. 00-Scott Moseley, 00:15.826[13]; 3. 31-Giles Martin, 00:15.964[12]; 4. 03-Darrell Stewart, 00:15.988[16]; 5. 14-Casey Atwood, 00:16.019[1]; 6. 15-Bill Plemons Jr, 00:16.175[14]; 7. 1-Scott Harbison, 00:16.203[7]; 8. 66-Ed Bray, 00:16.241[2]; 9. 24G-Greg Gresham, 00:16.290[5]; 10. 51-Matt Hillhouse, 00:16.329[8]; 11. 76-Phil Jones, 00:16.355[11]; 12. 24-Rodney Dowless, 00:16.357[4]; 13. 36-Paul Jones, 00:16.536[10]; 14. 34-John Dies, 00:16.877[3]; 15. (DQ) 4-Wayne Grubb, 00:15.813[6]; 16. (DNS) 56-Chris Jones

YOUNG LIONS DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (25 Laps): 1. 62-Keelan Harvick[1]; 2. 21-Nathan Lyons[3]; 3. 23-Trayc Walker Scott[5]; 4. 79-Neal Dulin[4]; 5. 46D-Cole Denton[11]; 6. 35-Max Olmsted II[17]; 7. 20-Ashton Williams[7]; 8. 40-Dillon Thomas[6]; 9. 46-Lane Christensen[20]; 10. 26-Laquan McCoy[22]; 11. 18-Matthew Laprade[15]; 12. 99B-Spencer Bradshaw[9]; 13. 24-Rodney Dowless[12]; 14. 62B-Dylan Bongiovanni[19]; 15. 4-Ryan Zima[2]; 16. 17-Ben Moribito[8]; 17. 55-Mardy Roberts III[16]; 18. 2-Van Drugmand[18]; 19. 5-Will Haire[14]; 20. 15-Alison Johnson[10]; 21. 22-Austin Warner[21]; 22. 99-Baylor O'Neil[13]

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 62-Keelan Harvick, 00:15.630[9]; 2. 4-Ryan Zima, 00:15.699[22]; 3. 21-Nathan Lyons, 00:15.708[12]; 4. 79-Neal Dulin, 00:15.757[7]; 5. 23-Trayc Walker Scott, 00:15.781[19]; 6. 40-Dillon Thomas, 00:15.807[18]; 7. 20-Ashton Williams, 00:15.823[21]; 8. 17-Ben Moribito, 00:15.898[14]; 9. 99B-Spencer Bradshaw, 00:15.900[2]; 10. 15-Alison Johnson, 00:15.936[10]; 11. 46D-Cole Denton, 00:15.980[4]; 12. 24-Rodney Dowless, 00:15.985[5]; 13. 99-Baylor O'Neil, 00:15.991[16]; 14. 5-Will Haire, 00:16.014[8]; 15. 18-Matthew Laprade, 00:16.108[11]; 16. 55-Mardy Roberts III, 00:16.127[17]; 17. 35-Max Olmsted II, 00:16.139[15]; 18. 2-Van Drugmand, 00:16.141[6]; 19. 62B-Dylan Bongiovanni, 00:16.200[1]; 20. 46-Lane Christensen, 00:16.227[3]; 21. 22-Austin Warner, 00:16.261[20]; 22. 26-Laquan McCoy, 00:16.290[13]

OUTLAWS DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9-TJ Moon[1]; 2. 24-Colt Johnson[4]; 3. 35-Owen Zacharias[3]; 4. 87-Chloe Mazzagatti[2]; 5. 9S-Carson Sherman[6]; 6. 16-Finn Buckley[5]; 7. 51-Cole Gudmestad[8]; 8. 8-Carter Erickson[14]; 9. 15-Rhylee Hutchins[10]; 10. 11-Carter Stein[15]; 11. 75-Allee Johnson[12]; 12. 8X-Addison Martinez[11]; 13. 13-Lucas McFall[16]; 14. M00-Lily Impellizzeri[7]; 15. 37-Carson Cauble[9]; 16. 20-Kinsley Tatum[13]

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 9-TJ Moon, 00:16.896[12]; 2. 87-Chloe Mazzagatti, 00:17.089[10]; 3. 35-Owen Zacharias, 00:17.131[16]; 4. 24-Colt Johnson, 00:17.138[8]; 5. 16-Finn Buckley, 00:17.216[1]; 6. 9S-Carson Sherman, 00:17.232[13]; 7. M00-Lily Impellizzeri, 00:17.251[6]; 8. 51-Cole Gudmestad, 00:17.256[4]; 9. 37-Carson Cauble, 00:17.268[2]; 10. 15-Rhylee Hutchins, 00:17.441[5]; 11. 8X-Addison Martinez, 00:17.486[9]; 12. 75-Allee Johnson, 00:17.501[7]; 13. 20-Kinsley Tatum, 00:17.547[15]; 14. 8-Carter Erickson, 00:17.551[3]; 15. 11-Carter Stein, 00:17.600[14]; 16. 13-Lucas McFall, 00:18.082[11]

BANDITS DIVISION

Round 1 Feature (20 Laps): 1. 55-Landon Thrasher[4]; 2. 2-Wyatt Coffey[3]; 3. 12B-Jaxon Burnett[13]; 4. 9-Jack Smith[8]; 5. 11-Bryson Carlbert[11]; 6. 83-Hudson Ruff[12]; 7. 1J-James Behnke[10]; 8. T2-Camden Truett[5]; 9. 4-Jordan Bauer[16]; 10. 04-James Monolo[9]; 11. 5-Chris Flynn[19]; 12. 95-Colton Glass[18]; 13. 27-KYIA RAIRDAN[20]; 14. 22-Bentley Thompson[2]; 15. 38-Gerald White III[6]; 16. 10-Emily Billings[7]; 17. 38L-Billy Lee[14]; 18. 66-Evan Johnson[15]; 19. 21-Mason Roberts[17]; 20. (DQ) 007-James Faulkner[1]

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 007-James Faulkner, 00:16.822[7]; 2. 22-Bentley Thompson, 00:16.840[16]; 3. 2-Wyatt Coffey, 00:16.879[6]; 4. 55-Landon Thrasher, 00:17.051[17]; 5. T2-Camden Truett, 00:17.138[18]; 6. 38-Gerald White III, 00:17.262[19]; 7. 10-Emily Billings, 00:17.293[3]; 8. 9-Jack Smith, 00:17.321[15]; 9. 04-James Monolo, 00:17.324[12]; 10. 1J-James Behnke, 00:17.379[2]; 11. 11-Bryson Carlbert, 00:17.379[5]; 12. 83-Hudson Ruff, 00:17.409[14]; 13. 12B-Jaxon Burnett, 00:17.447[4]; 14. 38L-Billy Lee, 00:17.465[11]; 15. 66-Evan Johnson, 00:17.527[10]; 16. 4-Jordan Bauer, 00:17.634[1]; 17. 21-Mason Roberts, 00:17.693[13]; 18. 95-Colton Glass, 00:18.331[9]; 19. 5-Chris Flynn[8]

CHARGERS DIVISION (non-INEX Points)

Round 1 Feature (15 Laps): 1. 38-Emma Britt[3]; 2. 16-Samuel Macedo[5]; 3. 10-Alex Pate[8]; 4. 33-Ayden Oliver[7]; 5. 11-Landon Cordell[2]; 6. 9-Abi Johnson[10]; 7. 07-Keeton Harris[1]; 8. 13-Ben Mack[9]; 9. 09-Kaleb Cox[4]; 10. 3-Emily Arenas[6]

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 07-Keeton Harris, 00:15.893[5]; 2. 11-Landon Cordell, 00:16.186[3]; 3. 38-Emma Britt, 00:16.234[2]; 4. 09-Kaleb Cox, 00:16.258[4]; 5. 16-Samuel Macedo, 00:16.277[7]; 6. 3-Emily Arenas, 00:16.296[1]; 7. 33-Ayden Oliver, 00:16.350[9]; 8. 10-Alex Pate, 00:16.362[10]; 9. 13-Ben Mack, 00:16.383[8]; 10. 9-Abi Johnson, 00:16.587[6]

BEGINNER BANDO DIVISION (non-INEX Points)

Round 1 Feature (15 Laps): 1. 5C-Corbin Cannon[1]; 2. 88-Chase Bohanon[3]; 3. 16-Maci Prowell[2]; 4. 17-Taegan Knowland[7]; 5. 7K-Kameren Koroshes[10]; 6. 51-Brody Thompson[6]; 7. 18-Michael Mazzagatti[9]; 8. 99-Camden Glass[11]; 9. 19-Grant Hooker[13]; 10. 5S-Steven Scalzo[8]; 11. 7-Casen Tate[5]; 12. 8-Jakob Peterson[12]; 13. 0-Jaxon Riley[4]; 14. (DNS) 5-Kaden Wells

Qualifying 1 (4 Laps): 1. 5C-Corbin Cannon, 00:17.800[2]; 2. 16-Maci Prowell, 00:18.037[9]; 3. 88-Chase Bohanon, 00:18.119[1]; 4. 0-Jaxon Riley, 00:18.408[10]; 5. 7-Casen Tate, 00:18.550[12]; 6. 51-Brody Thompson, 00:18.575[13]; 7. 17-Taegan Knowland, 00:18.861[5]; 8. 5S-Steven Scalzo, 00:19.007[11]; 9. 18-Michael Mazzagatti, 00:19.035[7]; 10. 7K-Kameren Koroshes, 00:19.508[6]; 11. 99-Camden Glass, 00:20.030[3]; 12. 8-Jakob Peterson, 00:21.443[8]; 13. (DNS) 19-Grant Hooker; 14. (DNS) 5-Kaden Wells