What won the race: Grabbing control from early leader Oliver Gentry, fourth-starting Jason Welshan of Maryville, Tenn., led the remainder of Saturday's 50-lap Larry Spurlock Memorial at Talladega Short Track. Welshan held on to earn a $7,526 payday, his first on the Vision Wheel Steel Block Bandits Dirt Late Model Challenge Series.

Key notes: Sixth-starting Tyler Bare moved into second on a lap-25 restart and pursued Welshan the entire second half, pressuring him in the closing laps and finishing just a few lengths back at the finish. ... Gentry, of Newnan, Ga., led the opening handful of laps from the pole before settling for fourth. ... Jake Traylor advanced give spots and placed sixth. ... Dan Breuer overcame transferring through a consolation and rounded out the top-10 finishers. ... Series points leader Russell Erwin was collected in a multicar melee in the early laps, an incident that ended the night for Lucas Burns and Chase Oliver. Erwin continued and finished 12th, one lap down. ... Saturday's event honored Thomas “Larry” Spurlock of Gadsden, Ala., a multitime race winner and track champion who died on March 30, 2015. The 50-lap series debut at Talladega was slowed by four cautions.

On the move: Taylor Puckett of Greer, S.C., started 16th and finished ninth.

Winner's sponsors: Welshan’s Savage Chassis house car is powered by a Yoder Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from A-Plus Collision Center, Competition Racing Equipment, JJ Trucking and Excavating, Milwood Plumbing, Hickman Manufacturing, Booger Brooks Racing, Hux Motorsports, Hoosier Tire South, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Schoenfeld Headers, Fast Shafts and Matlock Decal Company.

Points chase: After Talladega: 1. Russell Erwin (417); 2. Tyler Bare (416); 3. Blake Craft (368); 4. Dan Breuer (354); 5. Derrick Rankin (316).

Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 79°F

Car count: 30

Fast qualifier: Brandon Brown

Time: 13.980 seconds

Polesitter: Oliver Gentry

Heat race winners: Oliver Gentry, Russell Erwin, Blake Craft, Jason Welshan

Consolation race winners: Dan Breuer, Ryan Wilson

Provisional starters: Landen Zakalowski, Hunter Kohn

Next series race: June 29, Lake View Motor Speedway (Nichols, SC) $5,000