Dirt on Dirt - Overton's late charge wins Screven's Rebel Yell

July 23

Screven Motor Speedway,

Sylvania, GA

Sanction: Schaeffer's Southern Nationals (Rebel Yell) - $10,053

Information provided by: Robert Holman and series reports (last updated July 24, 11:48 am)

Overton's late charge wins Screven's Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell

Brandon Overton
Wil Herrington
Zack Mitchell
Jordy Nipper
Michael Brown
Dalton Cook
Carson Ferguson
Kenny Collins
Brent Dixon
Cory Hedgecock
Will Roland
Brenden Smith
John Henderson
Jason Garver
Chris Ferguson
Oliver Gentry
Banjo Duke
Johnny Pursley
Cla Knight
Steven Roberts
Parker Martin
Brad Basey
Jensen Ford
Dale Timms

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Brandon Overton earned $10,053 for Saturday's Rebel Yell win at Screven.

What won the race: Overtaking race-long leader and polesitter Zack Mitchell when Mitchell got into the turn-four wall on lap 47, three-time tour champ Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., led the rest of Saturday's 53-lap Rebel Yell at Screven Motor Speedway for his 20th career Schaeffer's Southern Nationals victory. Overton earned $10,053 after a tight battle with Mitchell with barely a tenth of a second separating them for several laps. Wil Herrington ended up 3.111 seconds behind in second while Mitchell, who led by six-second margins in the first half of the race, slipped back to finish third.

Quotable: “I was about to run third. I couldn’t get back around Jordy (Nipper),” said Overton. “I chose the bottom on the restart and Jordy got me on the top and I was like, ‘Damn, I’m gonna be stuck for a little bit.’ I seen it kinda rubbering up around the top and I knew I had to hurry up and get back up there.”

Key notes: Zack Mitchell, who led 46 laps, was chasing his first career tour victory but his tires faded late. ... Jordy Nipper of Gray, Ga., started 11th and got by Overton on a restart to hold the second spot midrace, but slipped back to finish fourth. ... The first start was scuttled when Jensen Ford's turn-two spin collected Carson Ferguson with a few other drivers getting a piece of the mess. ... Six other cautions slowed the action (a turn-three scramble on lap three that damaged the cars of Dale Timms John Henderson; Brad Basey's lap-14 issues on the backstretch; the lap-15 restart for a three-car tangle exiting turn four involving Johnny Pursley and Parker Martin; lap 18 when third-running Chris Ferguson slowed; on lap 36 when Jason Garver stopped; and lap 36 again for Will Roland's flat tire). ... The Redd Griffin-owned track hosted the series for the 15th time. ... The track is working on the construction of a new tower on the backstretch (which, when complete, the track will reverse the original frontstretch and backstretch).

On the move: Runner-up Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, Ga., started 12th.

Winner's sponsors: Overton’s Wells Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Race Engine and sponsored by CrossFit Overton, E-Z-Go, Big Dog Stump & Tree, R.W. Powell Construction, Angry Elephant Tattoos & Piercings, Convenient Lube, Dirt Mafia, Allstar Performance, Penske Racing Shocks, Hoosier by Brian and Topnotch Kustom Koncepts.

Points chase: After Screven: 1. Cory Hedgecock (1,126); 2. Will Roland (1,116); 3. Carson Ferguson (1,092); 4. Jensen Ford (1,078); 5. Kenny Collins (1,058); 6. John Henderson (1,038); 7. Dalton Cook (1,026); 8. Brenden Smith (1,020); 9. Parker Martin (1,002); 10. Zack Mitchell (928).

Current weather: Clear, 81°F

Car count: 24

Fast qualifier: Zack Mitchell

Time: 14.654 seconds

Polesitter: Zack Mitchell

Heat race winners: Zack Mitchell, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Overton

Next series race: July 24, Swainsboro Raceway (Swainsboro, GA) $10,053

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

From staff reports

SYLVANIA, Ga. — Saturday's updates from the sixth round of the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals at Screven Motor Speedway, highlighted by a $10,053-to-win Super Late Model event (results unofficial):

Feature

Overtaking race-long leader and polesitter Zack Mitchell when Mitchell got into the turn-four wall on lap 47, three-time tour champ Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., led the rest of Saturday's 53-lap Rebel Yell at Screven Motor Speedway for his 20th career Schaeffer's Southern Nationals victory. Overton earned $10,053 after a tight battle with Mitchell with barely a tenth of a second separating them for several laps. Wil Herrington ended up 3.111 seconds behind in second while Mitchell, who led by six-second margins in the first half of the race, slipped back to finish third.

Feature lineup

(53 laps)

Row 1: Zack Mitchell, Chris Ferguson
Row 2: Brandon Overton, Jensen Ford
Row 3: Brent Dixon, Kenny Collins
Row 4: John Henderson, Dalton Cook
Row 5: Michael Brown, Carson Ferguson
Row 6: Jordy Nipper, Wil Herrington
Row 7: Oliver Gentry, Johnny Pursley
Row 8: Dale Timms, Parker Martin
Row 9: Cory Hedgecock, Brad Basey
Row 10: Banjo Duke, Jason Garver
Row 11: Steven Roberts, Cla Knight
Row 12: Brenden Smith, Will Roland

Heat race finishes

(10 laps, all transfer)

First heat: Zack Mitchell, Jensen Ford, John Henderson, Carson Ferguson,
Oliver Gentry, Parker Martin, Banjo Duke, Cla Knight.

Second heat: Chris Ferguson, Brent Dixon, Dalton Cook, Jordy Nipper, Johnny Pursley, Cory Hedgecock, Jason Garver. Scratched: Brenden Smith.

Third heat: Brandon Overton, Kenny Collins, Michael Brown, Dale Timms, Brad Basey, Steven Roberts, Will Roland.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
Zack Mitchell (57), Enoree, S.C., 14.654
Brent Dixon (1D), Elberton, Ga., 14.713
Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 14.774
Jensen Ford (83), Johnson City, Tenn., 14.864
Chris Ferguson (22F), Mount Holly, N.C., 14.897
Will Roland (22), Jasper, Ga., 14.914
Cla Knight (42), North Augusta, S.C., 15.006
Jordy Nipper (1N), Gray, Ga., 15.050
Michael Brown (24D), Pageland, S.C., 15.079
John Henderson (2x), North Augusta, S.C., 15.089
Dalton Cook (44D), Columbus, Ga., 15.117
Kenny Collins (1c), Colbert, Ga., 15.129
Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C., 15.140
Johnny Pursley (09), Clover, S.C., 15.164
Steven Roberts (111), Sylvester, Ga., 15.169
Oliver Gentry (03), Newnan, Ga., 15.186
Jason Garver (01), Starke, Fla., 15.187
Dale Timms (07), Hodges, S.C., 15.242
Banjo Duke (11), Manning, S.C., 15.298
Cory Hedgecock (23), Loudon, Tenn., 15.301
Wil Herrington (19m), Cochran, Ga., 15.532
Parker Martin (6jr), Milledgeville, Ga., 15.553
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 16.061
Brad Basey (D52), Augusta, Ga., 16.515

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)

4 p.m. - Grandstands open
7 p.m. - Drivers meeting
On-track activity
- Street stock hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps
- 602 bandit hot laps
- Crown Vic hot laps
- SCDRA hot lap/time trials
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- 602 bandit time trials (2 laps)
- Street stock consolation (8 laps)
- Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Crown Vic heats (6 laps)
- Street stock feature
- Super Late Model feature (53 laps)
- SCDRA consolation (8 laps, if needed)
- 602 bandit feature (30 laps)
- SCDRA feature (40 laps)
- Crown Vic feature (15 laps)