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June 1
Swainsboro Raceway,
Swainsboro, GA
Sanction: Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series (Southern Showcase) - $20,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 2, 4:53 am)
Swainsboro's $20,000 secured by Dalton Cook
Southern Showcase
- Dalton Cook
- Michael Page
- Cody Overton
- Brandon Overton
- Joseph Joiner
- Josh Putnam
- Trey Miller
- Zack Mitchell
- Shane Clanton
- Ashton Winger
- Jackson Hise
- Dylan Knowles
- Haiden Cowan
- Clay Harris
- Wil Herrington
- Josh Henry
- Chris Ferguson
- Bo Slay
- Cla Knight
- Sam Seawright
- Caden Mullinax
- Carson Ferguson
- Jeff Smith
- Will Roland
- Caleb Gay
- Jadon Frame
Dalton Cook shows off his career-high payday at Swainsboro.
What won the race: Fighting off repeated challenges from Friday's prelim winner Brandon Overton, polesitter Dalton Cook of Smiths Station, Ala., led all 50 laps Saturday at Swainsboro Raceway for a career-high $20,000 payday on the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series. In a frenetic final lap, Michael Page pressured Cook from second with Cody Overton third ahead of older brother Brandon, who ran second most of the way but settled for fourth.
Quotable: "I know I was blocking pretty hard there," Cook said. "I ran the same tires I've run all weekend, because I didn't have (other tires). That made tire choice easy. They cut me a lot of slack because I felt 'em. I'm glad I cleaned my earwax out cause I was listening and bobbing and weaving."
Key notes: Winner Dalton Cook survived hairy traffic on the final lap with Sam Seawright — the Baird Motorsports teammate to the pursuing Michael Page — directly in front of him on the backstretch. Cook slipped around on the outside and raced to the checkers. ... Third-place finisher Cody Overton drove a car powered by a crate engine. ... The 50-lapper was slowed three times, the most serious time when Jeff Smith got into the first-turn wall to draw a red flag. He wasn't injured. ... The first caution appeared for debris on lap 24 and Sam Seawright slowed on lap 31 and pitted for body repairs. ... Nineteen drivers completed 50 laps in the 26-minute event ... Clay Harris drove Mark Fleischer's No. 18B machine and Chris Ferguson a Doug Sanders-owned entry.
On the move: Cody Overton of Evans, Ga., started 11th and finished third.
Winner's sponsors: Cook’s Rocket Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Three Trade Consultants, Parker's Towing, TMT Utilities @ Grading, River Side Window & Door, Cook Heating & Air, Parker’s Towing, JWC Roofing, Hoffman's Bonded Locksmithing, Sanders Logging, Hoosier Tire South, Fox Shocks, WrapTech and CP Diesel Performance.
Points chase: After Swainsboro Saturday: 1. Brandon Overton (568); 2. Sam Seawright (500); 3. Chris Ferguson (494); 4. Trey Mills (490); 5. Joseph Joiner (486); 6. Josh Putnam (476); 7. Ashton Winger (470); 8. Wil Herrington (460); 9. Zack Mitchell (440); 10. Jackson Hise (408).
Current weather: Clear, 73°F
Car count: 35
Fast qualifier: Sam Seawright
Time: 16.075 seconds
Polesitter: Dalton Cook
Heat race winners: Michael Page, Carson Ferguson, Brandon Overton, Dalton Cook
Consolation race winners: Caden Mullinax, Jackson Hise
Provisional starters: Wil Herrington, Cla Knight, Josh Henry, Bo Slay
Next series race: June 21, Lancaster Motor Speedway (Lancaster, SC) $12,000
Editor's note: Updates winner's sponsors.