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August 18
East Alabama Motor Speedway,
Phenix City, AL
Sanction: Schaeffer's Southern Nationals - $7,553
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 19, 8:30 am)
Ferguson tops Owens, collects $7,553 at EAMS
  1. Carson Ferguson
  2. Jimmy Owens
  3. Steven Roberts
  4. Dalton Cook
  5. Donald McIntosh
  6. Sam Seawright
  7. Joseph Joiner
  8. Pearson Lee Williams
  9. Joseph Brown
  10. Haiden Cowan
  11. Mike Benedum
  12. John Henderson
  13. Bo Slay
  14. Thomas Lewis
  15. J.R. Moseley
  16. Richie Stephens
  17. Cla Knight
  18. Austin Horton
  19. Payton Freeman
  20. Kyle Bryant
  21. Jordy Nipper
  22. Jason Croft
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Carson Ferguson battled Jimmy Owens to win Friday's rain-postponed race.
What won the race: After trading multiple sliders with Jimmy Owens after the race's halfway mark, second-starting Carson Ferguson of Lincolnton, N.C., regained the lead for good on lap 25 and paced the remaining circuits to win Friday's rain-postponed 40-lap Schaeffer's Southern Nationals stop at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Ferguson, the two-time Spring Nationals champion, earned $7,553 for his third career Southern Nationals victory and his first of the season.
Quotable: “At Tazewell (Speedway) we just adjusted ourself out if it the other night,” Ferguson said. “I was too scared to touch the car because we were good in hot laps, but man, what a race. I didn’t know how close Jimmy (Owens) was, but I felt like I was slowing down a lot for the lapped cars. He went around me (on lap 21) and he definitely made me kick it in another gear.”
Key notes: Ferguson led twice for 36 laps (1-20, 25-40). ... Already crowned the 2023 Southern Nationals champion following July 30's final points race at Tazewell Speedway, fourth-starting Owens, of Newport, Tenn., led laps 21-24 before settling for second, 1.622 seconds back. ... Eighth-starting Steven Roberts took third on lap 25 and rounded-out the podium. ... Seventh-starting Dalton Cook battled 10th-starting Donald McIntosh in the closing laps, prevailing to finish fourth while McIntosh settled for fifth. ... Fresh off a $10,000 Governor's Cup victory last weekend at Talladega Short Track, Sam Seawright advanced six positions and finished sixth. ... Haiden Cowan gained five spots and finished 10th. ... Fourth-running Mike Benedum drew the race's third and final caution with a flat right rear on lap 35 and settled for 11th after changing the tire. ... Friday's feature, originally scheduled for July 21 before rain postponed the event following qualifying, lasted 21 minutes with 11 competitors completing all 40 laps; 12 were running at the finish.
On the move: Pearson Lee Williams of Dublin, Ga., started 16th and finished eighth.
Winner's sponsors: Ferguson’s Paylor Motorsports Longhorn by Wesley Page Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by WP Racing Shocks, Hoopaugh Grading Company, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Night Owl National Contractors, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, John Page Racing, Live Oak Family Dentistry, VP Race Fuels, Earnhardt Technologies and Pro Fabrication.
Points chase: Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., was crowned the 2023 Schaeffer's Southern Nationals champion after July 30's final points race at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tenn.
Current weather: Clear, 82°F
Car count: 22
Fast qualifier: Carson Ferguson
Time: 15.125 seconds
Polesitter: Jordy Nipper
Consolation race winners: Austin Horton
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From staff reports

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (Aug. 18) — Updates and results from the final round of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals at East Alabama Motor Speedway, an event highlighted by a $7,553-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

After trading multiple sliders with Jimmy Owens after the race's halfway mark, second-starting Carson Ferguson of Lincolnton, N.C., regained the lead for good on lap 25 and paced the remaining circuits to win Friday's rain-postponed 40-lap Schaeffer's Southern Nationals stop at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Ferguson, the two-time Spring Nationals champion, earned $7,553 for his third career Southern Nationals victory and his first of the season. Ferguson led twice for 36 laps (1-20, 25-40), while Newport, Tenn.’s Owens, who was already crowned the 2023 Southern Nationals champion following July 30's final points race at Tazewell Speedway, paced laps 21-24 before settling for second, 1.622 seconds back.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)
Row 1: Jordy Nipper, Carson Ferguson
Row 2: Mike Benedum, Jimmy Owens
Row 3: Payton Freeman, Richie Stephens
Row 4: Dalton Cook, Steven Roberts
Row 5: Joseph Joiner, Donald McIntosh
Row 6: Austin Horton, Sam Seawright
Row 7: Joseph Brown, Cla Knight
Row 8: Haiden Cowan, Pearson Lee Williams
Row 9: Bo Slay, J.R. Moseley
Row 10: Thomas Lewis, Jason Croft
Row 11: Kyle Bryant, John Henderson

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
First group

  1. Jordy Nipper (1N), Gray, Ga., 15.286
  2. Mike Benedum (25), Salem, W.Va., 15.337
  3. Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 15.364
  4. Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 15.436
  5. Dalton Cook (44D), Columbus, Ga., 15.467
  6. Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingley, Manitoba, 15.499
  7. Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 15.509
  8. Joey Tanner (46), Portland, Ore., 15.542
  9. Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 15.566
  10. Sam Seawright (16), Rainsville, Ala., 15.596
  11. Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga., 15.759
  12. Chase Oliver (5), Crossville, Ala., 15.780
  13. Will Roland (22), Jasper, Ga., 15.798
  14. Bo Slay (2), Milton, Fla., 15.859
  15. David McCoy (187), Franklin, N.C., 15.867
  16. Jordan Koehler (114), Mount Airy, N.C., 16.158
  17. Cla Knight (42), North Augusta, S.C., 16.229

Second group

  1. Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C., 15.125
  2. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 15.137
  3. Richie Stephens (00s), Phenix City, Ala., 15.342
  4. Steven Roberts (111), Sylvester, Ga., 15.410
  5. Donald McIntosh (79), Dawsonville, Ga., 15.459
  6. Austin Horton (16), Newnan, Ga., 15.467
  7. Joseph Brown (27), Pine Mountain, Ga., 15.545
  8. Dillon Tidmore (38), Glencoe, Ala., 15.549
  9. Rob Mayea (37), Bend, Ore., 15.567
  10. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 15.630
  11. Dylan Knowles (66k), Lanett, Ala., 15.637
  12. Pearson Williams (121), Dublin, Ga., 15.673
  13. John Llewellyn (90), Knoxville, Tenn., 15.687
  14. Corey Roulette (05), Dahlonega, Ga., 15.695
  15. Kenny Collins (1c), Colbert, Ga., 15.852
  16. Braxtin Barber (B1), Valley, Ala., 15.986
  17. Gavin Cowan (19), Rincon, Ga., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)

3 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7 p.m. - On-track activity

Feature lineup

Row 1: Nipper, Ca. Ferguson
Row 2: Benedum, Owens
Row 3: Freeman, Stephens
Row 4: Cook, Roberts
Row 5: Joiner, McIntosh
Row 6: Horton, Seawright
Row 7: Brown, Knight
Row 8: H. Cowan, Williams
Row 9: Slay, Moseley
Row 10: Lewis, Croft
Row 11: Bryant, Henderson

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