What won the race: Fourth-starting Ricky Weiss of Headingley, Manitoba, overtook polesitter Ashton Winger on lap 11 and dominated the rest of the 40-lapper at Smoky Mountain Speedway to earn $5,000 in his first Southern All Star victory. Chris Madden improved five positions to finish second, while Winger slipped to third.

Quotable: “We’ve been tweaking (on the car) and we’ve been fast,” Weiss said. “If it was a 50-lap race, we wished it was a 60. If it was a 60, we wished it was a 70. Finally … it was 40 tonight and we got it all done. It’s a little stressful when that scoreboard don’t work. You keep looking at the flag and it’s a blue one, a blue one, a blue one. They come on the raceceiver to let you know 10 (laps) to go, five to go and that definitely helped.”

Key notes: A handful of Lucas Oil Series regulars ran at Smoky Mountain after raining out in Illinois, but WoO regular Ricky Weiss already had Smoky Mountain on his schedule. “When the Lucas (Oil Series) race rained out and we heard everybody was coming (to Smoky Mountain), a lot of people were kinda cringing, wishing they weren’t here,” Weiss said. “But we want to race against the best and run with them ‘cause the big paying shows have got ‘em all. ... We might as well try while we’re here and while we’re familiar with the track.” ... Weiss debuted a new Sweet-Bloomquist car; his chassis builder, Scott Bloomquist, was on hand while still recovering from his March motorcycle-crash injuries. ... The 19-year-old Winger's third-place finish came six days after his first-ever touring Super Late Model win in Mississippi. ... Jonathan Davenport pulled off the race track while running third on lap 21. ... Tim McCreadie was scheduled to make his first start in the K&L Rumley No. 6 machine, but mechanical issues with the hauler led to them not being able to enter the event. ... Smoky Mountain Speedway hosted the Southern All Stars for the 29th time.

Winner's sponsors: Weiss drives a Sweet-Bloomquist car powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by Derrick's Sandblasting, AIE Communications, Hawkeye Construction, RDW Recycling, Keewatin Truck Service, Turk Enterprises, J&C Properties, Kakela Farms, Collins Brothers Trucking, Winkler Canvas, Mark Brandt Trucking, Allied Roofing, G-Style Transport, Straight Ahead Ventures and Penske Racing Shocks.

Points chase: Heading into the weekend, Riley Hickman (266) of Ooltewah, Tenn., led David Breazeale (260), Zach Leonhardi (256), Jay Scott (242) and Andrew Littleton (224).

Current weather: Mostly Clear, 60°F

Car count: 36

Fast qualifier: Jonathan Davenport

Time: 17.307 seconds

Polesitter: Ashton Winger

Heat race winners: Brandon Overton, Robby Moses, Michael Brown, Michael Page

Provisional starters: Zach Leonhardi, Jay Scott

Next series race: April 27, Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, AL) $4,000