What won the race: Rallying from his 15th starting spot, hometown driver Joseph Joiner took the lead just past the halfway point and raced to a career-high $10,000 payday in the 100-lap Southern States Classic. Joiner outran Cody Smith by 1.213 seconds in his unsanctioned Crate Late Model victory at Southern Raceway.

Key notes: Runner-up Cody Smith led the first 42 laps but spun after making contact with a lapped car. ... Travis Pennington inherited the lead and led until retiring on lap 56, handing the point to Joiner. ... Smith rallied back to challenge Kody Barber for second and they tangled in turn three on lap 91; Barber spun and protested by parking his car under the flagstand and standing on the roof of his car; law enforcement officers escorted him to the pits. ... Joiner had a half-track lead at that point. .... Only three of 23 starters completed 100 laps. ... Tennessee visitor Matt Henderson crossed the line third but was disqualified for using an illegal carb spacer. ... Polesitter Mickey Trosclair of Luling, La., who earned $500 for setting fast time Friday, pulled off after 32 laps with a flat tire. ... The top six qualifiers were locked into the first three rows of Saturday's main event: Trosclair, Cody Smith, Taylor Jarvis, Kevin Sitton, Ryan Crane and Travis Pennington. ... North Carolina standout Ray Cook entered in Monte Skinner's No. 00 machine, finishing eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Joiner's MasterSbilt Race Car is sponsored by Cole Services.

Points chase: While Southern Raceway didn't have a weekly Crate Late Model division, Joiner topped NeSmith Racing's Panhandle Challenge Series among races at Southern, Flomaton (Ala.) Speedway and Northwest Florida Speedway.

Car count: 30

Fast qualifier: Mickey Trosclair

Time: 16.001 seconds

Polesitter: Mickey Trosclair

Heat race winners: Corey Gordon, Chris O'Connor, Terry Mosley