What won the race: Winning a late-race battle over Josh Rice, second-starting Michael Chilton recorded his seventh career Valvoline Iron-Man Racing Southern Series victory in Saturday’s 50-lap Harold Hardgrove Memorial at Lake Cumberland Speedway. He claimed the $10,022 first-place prize in the Valvoline Iron-Man Series event.

Key notes: Chilton overtook Tanner English for the lead on lap 38 and held it to the finish, but not without facing heavy late-race pressure from Rice. ... Kentucky's Rice followed Chilton past English and in the final circuits was able to actually slide ahead of Chilton, but Chilton pulled a cross-over move to maintain command. ... Chilton survived a caution flag with three laps remaining for an incident involving Camaron Marlar. ... English slipped to a fifth-place finish after leading the race's first 37 laps. ... The Valvoline Iron-Man Series made the third of its four planned visits to Lake Cumberland; the race was co-sanctioned by Iron-Man’s northern and southern divisions.

Winner's sponsors: Chilton’s Rocket Chassis with a Bullock Race Engine is sponsored by MKC Transport, Parkview Home Center, Caton Industrial Painting, Dial Painting, Irvin Enterprises, BruceBilt Performance Budda Burt Transmission and Hoosier.

Points chase: Entering the event, Dustin Nobbe of Batesville, Ind., led Tristan Chamberlain of Richmond, Ind., by 59 points in the Northern division; Jensen Ford of Johnson City, Tenn., has a commanding lead in the Southern division standings.

Current weather: Clear, 73°F

Car count: 25

Fast qualifier: Tanner English

Time: 12.512 seconds

Polesitter: Tanner English

Heat race winners: Tanner English, Michael Chilton, Scott James, Dustin Linville

Next series race: September 18, Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) $5,000