What won the race: Pole-starting Matthew Nance of Ronda, N.C., scored a dominant wire-to-wire victory in Saturday's 40-lap second annual Taylor Tisdale Memorial at Laurens County Speedway. Nance secured a $5,000 payday and his first career Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series triumph — his first win of any kind since Aug. 19, 2023, when he topped a Blue Ridge Outlaw series stop at Lake View Motor Speedway in Nichols, S.C.

Key notes: Luke Morey and Dale Timms traded the runner-up spot five separate times, with Morey prevailing for good on lap 33 and finishing 0.914 of a second behind Nance. ... Timms settled for third. ... Two-time series winner at Laurens County Dennis Franklin slipped to ninth by lap 19 and retired on lap 31. ... The event honored Taylor Tisdale, of Laurens, S.C., a young racer who tragically died on Jan. 28, 2023, at the age of 18, in a non-racing automobile accident. ... The 40-lapper was slowed by three cautions and lasted 35 minutes, with eight drivers running at the checkers. ... It was the first series event since April 27 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C.

On the move: David Yandle of Monroe, N.C., started ninth and finished seventh.

Winner's sponsors: Nance’s Longhorn Chassis carries sponsorship from M&W Cattle LLC, Call 811 Call Before You Dig, Diversified Finishers Quality Powder Coating, Tom Cat Performance, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Fracassi Law, Bows & Boots, Renegade Race Fuel and MatthewNanceRacing.com.

Points chase: After Laurens County: 1. Adam Yarbrough (509); 2. Ben Watkins (455); 3. Dennis Franklin (454); 4. Dale Timms (451); 5. David Yandle (448).

Current weather: Overcast, 81°F

Car count: 11

Fast qualifier: Matthew Nance

Time: 14.764 seconds

Polesitter: Matthew Nance

Next series race: July 6, Halifax County Motor Speedway (Brinkleyville, NC) $5,000