What won the race: Second-starting Travis Pennington of Stapleton, Ga., bested polesitter Dalton Cook and fifth-starting Joseph Brown for a $5,000 victory on the National Late Model Super Car Series at East Alabama Motor Speedway.

Key notes: Pennington and Brown each sported damage at the finish after the duo made contact while racing for the lead. ... Pennington's car was protested at the race's conclusion but later passed inspection. ... Eight drivers completed the full distance. ... Pennington previously won with the tour on May 11 at Flomaton (Ala.) Speedway. ... Qualifying kicked off the two-day event Friday with 14 drivers entered; four additional drivers joined for Saturday's action. ... Dalton Cook collected $1,000 for his polesitter award. ... The National Late Model Super Car Series returned to action after a six-week hiatus, visiting East Alabama, the tour’s home track. … The weekend marked the second of five visits the series will make to EAMS this season. The series returns to EAMS on July 3, Sept. 20-23 and Nov. 9-11.

Winner's sponsors: Pennington's Longhorn Chassis has sponsorship from U.S. Duffie Site Prep and Starrette Trucking.

Points chase: Entering the weekend, Mark Whitener and Jason Fitzgerald, both of Middleburg, Fla., were tied atop the series with 191 points. Stanton Mills (172), Tyler Crowder (169) and John Baker (158) trailed the lead duo.

Car count: 18

Fast qualifier: Dalton Cook

Time: 14.961 seconds

Polesitter: Dalton Cook

Next series race: June 30, Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, FL) $5,000