What won the race: Polesitter Joseph Joiner of Milton, Fla., led all 40 laps at Tri-County Speedway on Saturday, cruising to his second career victory with the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series and collecting $3,000.

Key notes: Joiner also won March’s Southern All Star visit to Tri-County. ... Chad Thrash of Meridian, Miss., a two-time MSCCS winner at Tri-County, claimed Saturday’s runner-up position, 0.451 seconds behind Joiner. ... Saturday's feature, the lone MSSCS visit to Tri-County this season and first since Sept. 21, 2019, lasted 12 minutes with seven competitors completing 40 laps. ... Alabama drivers remain winless in all six MSCCS visits to the Tri-County Speedway.

On the move: Luke Bennett of Ethel, La., started 11th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Joiner’s Capital Race Car is sponsored by Hunt the Front, Trading Paint, Marshall Industrial Technologies, The Law Offices of Cole and Davis, Three Trade Consultants, DirtCarLift.com, Dirt Track Bank, Base Racing Fuels, Wehrs Machine, QA1, Jones Racing Products, VonBon Products, and Go Lithium.

Points chase: Entering the event, Chad Thrash (630 points) of Meridian, Miss., led Spencer Hughes (560), Mason Jordan (535), Dean Carpenter (505) and Mike Palasini Jr. (500).

Current weather: Broken Clouds Mist, 72°F

Car count: 16

Fast qualifier: Joseph Joiner

Time: 13.527 seconds

Polesitter: Joseph Joiner

Heat race winners: Joseph Joiner, Austin Franklin

Next series race: June 26, Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS) $3,000