Dirt on Dirt - Overton runs away with Lancaster Lidlifter cash

May 1

Lancaster Speedway,

Lancaster, SC

Sanction: Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series (Lancaster Lidlifter) - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated May 3, 3:20 am)

Overton runs away with Lancaster Lidlifter cash

Lancaster Lidlifter

Brandon Overton
Ross Bailes
Jonathan Davenport
Michael Brown
Jeff Smith
Tyler Erb
Tyler Millwood
David Yandle
Chris Madden
Pearson Lee Williams
Dennis Franklin
Johnny Pursley
Ethan Wilson
Benji Hicks
Willie Milliken
Jeremy Conaway
Adam Yarbrough
Zack Mitchell
Cla Knight
Allen Weisser
Derrick Ramey
Kyle Hardy
Brett Hamm
Anthony Sanders
Logan Roberson

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Brandon Overton dominated at Lancaster.

What won the race: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., overtook Ross Bailes for the lead on lap three and dominated the remainder of the 40-lap distance to capture Friday night’s Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series-sanctioned Lancaster Lidlifter at Lancaster Motor Speedway. He beat Bailes to the finish line by a commanding margin of 6.094 seconds to earn $6,335, including a $1,335 crowd-funded bonus.

Quotable: “I had to redeem myself from last night,” said Overton, who earned his third win of 2020. “If I was gonna win one this weekend, I figured it was gonna be Tri-County (in Brasstown, N.C., on Thursday). I guess it just knocked me back down to reality a little bit (after finishing fifth). We had to go back to work on our race car and I felt like we had it pretty good tonight.”

Key notes: Overton's third career Carolina Clash win was his first since Nov. 18, 2018, at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C. ... Ten caution flags slowed the A-main. … Fourth-starter Logan Roberson saw his hopes dashed on the second attempt to start the feature. He spun into the wall in turns one and two after contact with Brett Hamm after hit by Willie Milliken, whose car nearly rolled over. … Derrick Ramey spun out of fifth between turns one and two on a lap-three restart and finished 21st, but he collected a $1,335 bonus for winning the blind post-race draw that distributed half of the money pledged by dozens of event viewers. … Zack Mitchell was running fourth on a lap-seven restart when he slid high in turn four and out of contention. … Dennis Franklin’s run ended on lap 31 with heavy smoke billowing from his car. … Chris Madden was fourth when he pulled off on lap 34.

On the move: David Yandle of Monroe, N.C., started 25th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Overton’s Wells Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Race Engine and sponsored by CrossFit Overton, Allstar Concrete, E-Z-Go, Big Dog Stump & Tree, R.W. Powell Construction, Convenient Lube and Allstar Performance.

Points chase: Brett Hamm (125 points) entered the night leading Zack Mitchell (120), Ben Watkins (110), Dennis Franklin (105) and Derrick Ramey (100).

Current weather: Clear, 54°F

Car count: 25

Fast qualifier: Ross Bailes

Time: 18.323 seconds

Polesitter: Ross Bailes

Heat race winners: Chris Madden, Willie Milliken

Next series race: June 9, Laurens County Speedway (Laurens, SC) $4,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

LANCASTER, S.C. (May 1) — Roster, schedule and brief results for Friday’s Lancaster Lidlifter presented by PitStopUSA.com, a 40-lap Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series-sanctioned event at Lancaster Motor Speedway (results unofficial):

Main event

Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., overtook Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., for the lead on lap three and dominated the remainder of the 40-lap distance to capture Friday night’s Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series-sanctioned Lancaster Lidlifter at Lancaster Motor Speedway. He beat Bailes to the finish line by a commanding margin of 6.094 seconds to earn $6,335, including a $1,335 crowd-funded bonus.

Heat race results

First heat finish (6 laps): Chris Madden, Tyler Erb, Benji Hicks, Ethan Wilson, Tyler Millwood, Allen Weisser, David Yandle, Adam Yarbrough.

Second heat finish (6 laps): Willie Milliken, Kyle Hardy, Michael Brown, Anthony Sanders, Cla Knight, Jeremy Conaway, Dennis Franklin.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time

Ross Bailes (87), Clover, S.C., 18.323
Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 18.477
Brett Hamm (18H), Newberry, S.C., 18.501
Logan Roberson (17), Waynesboro, Va., 18.509
Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 18.686
Derrick Ramey (91), Mooresville, N.C., 18.710
Zack Mitchell (57), Enoree, S.C., 18.751
Jeff Smith (70), Dallas, N.C., 18.753
Pearson Lee Williams (2W), Dublin, Ga., 18.771
Johnny Pursley (9), Clover, S.C., 18.773
Chris Madden (0m), Gray Court, S.C., 18.775
Kyle Hardy (79), Stephens City, Va., 18.806
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 18.834
Willie Milliken (1M), Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 18.944
Benji Hicks (55), Mt. Airy, N.C., 18.953
Cla Knight (42), N. Augusta, Ga., 18.986
Ethan Wilson (18W), Fayetteville, N.C., 19.049
Michael Brown (24d), Lancaster, S.C., 19.056
Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 19.147
Adam Yarbrough (57Y), Denver, N.C., 19.400
Dennis Franklin (2), Gaffney, S.C., 19.423
Allen Weisser (25W), Peoria, Ill., 19.801
Anthony Sanders (421), Spartanburg, S.C., 19.998
David Yandle (03), Monroe, N.C., 20.187
Jeremy Conaway (F15), Rochester, Ill., 20.675

Friday’s schedule

(All times EDT)
7 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7:20 p.m. - Hot laps
- Opening ceremonies
- Carolina Clash qualifying
- Renegade/Crate Sportsman heats
- Extremes heats
- Carolina Clash heats
- Renegade/Crate Sportsman feature (12 laps)
- Carolina Clash B-main
- Extremes feature (10 laps)
- Carolina Clash feature (40 laps)