Dirt on Dirt - Page powers to Senoia's Smith Classic, $7,544

August 3

Senoia Raceway,

Senoia, GA

Sanction: Schaeffer's Southern Nationals (Roscoe Smith Classic) - $7,544

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 4, 4:46 pm)

Page powers to Senoia's Smith Classic, $7,544

Roscoe Smith Classic

Michael Page
Spencer Hughes
Payton Freeman
Austin Horton
Dalton Cook
Joey Armistead
Jordy Nipper
Bubba Pollard
Matt Dooley
Gavin Cowan
Jason Croft
Kyler Haygood
Corey Roulette
Caleb Gay
Dylan Knowles
Mark Page
Dusty Jones
Haiden Cowan
Allen Styck
Austin Smith
Colton Leyendecker
Dillon Tidmore

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Michael Page discusses his first Schaeffer's Southern Nationals victory.

What won the race: Rocketing by Payton Freeman on a lap-13 restart, sixth-starting Michael Page of Douglasville, Ga., controlled the rest of Saturday's 44-lap Roscoe Smith Classic at Senoia Raceway. Page earned a $7,544 payday in the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals season finale and his first career series victory. It's Page's second career Smith Classic triumph (2022) and his 11th major event win at Senoia dating back to August 2016 with more than $50,000 earnings during that span.

Quotable: “This place will make you get up on the damn wheel hard. I don’t know, if you slow down you get worse and you drive like a damn maniac, you somehow get fast,” Page said. “You just hope you hit (the restart timing) right, (Payton Freeman) did what he was supposed to do and block it, but he left me just enough (room). I had that run, I didn’t know if I was going in the wall, or gonna take the lead, but you just gotta take that chance and it worked ... sometimes it don’t work.”

Key notes: Page is the second first-time series winner in as many races after Payton Freeman won Friday's $7,553 opener at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala. ... Spencer Hughes regained the runner-up spot from Freeman on the final lap and finished 3.380 seconds behind Page. Freeman settled for third after leading the opening 12 laps from the pole. ... Austin Horton improved five positions and finished fourth after breaking while leading on Friday. ... Dalton Cook overcame an opening-lap spin to finish fifth. ... Bubba Pollard gained six spots and placed eighth at the track owned and operated by his family. ... Matt Dooley finished ninth aboard a No. 44 machine wrapped to look like the car made famous by Clint Smith. Smith is in the Class of 2024 with the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. ... The non-points event honored Clint's father and racing veteran, Roscoe Smith. ... Six cautions slowed the racing action, with two coming at the initial start after muticar incidents involving Cook, Corey Roulette, Caleb Gay, Dillon Tidmore and Colton Leyendecker. Tidmore and Leyendecker both retired before officially completing a lap. ... The third stoppage was displayed on lap 13 when Allen Styck slowed. He completed a handful more laps before pulling off. ... Third-running Austin Smith suffered a flat tire two laps earlier and pulled off under green. He had been battling Page and Horton prior to the flat. ... The fourth yellow flag allowed the infield medical crew to cross the track on lap 23. ... Mark Page slowed from eighth on lap 32 and Kyler Haygood's solo-spin on the ensuing restart attempt were the final two slowdowns. ... The feature lasted 32 minutes, with 13 competitors completing 44 laps and 14 running at the checkers.

On the move: Tour Rookie of the Year Gavin Cowan of Rincon, Ga., started 21st and finished 10th.

Winner's sponsors: Page’s Reg Cole-owned Rocket Chassis carries sponsorship from Southern Ridge Home & Development, Troy Baird of Baird Truck & Trailer Sales, ML Masonry, JC Bonding, OD Hydroseeding, Rain Warrior Gutters, CSR Aluminum Fabrication, ML Performance Shocks, DirtCarLift.com, Hoosier Tire and Modern Images.

Points chase: Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga., was crowned series champion on July 27 at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway.

Current weather: Clear, 79°F

Car count: 41

Fast qualifier: Spencer Hughes

Time: 15.370 seconds

Polesitter: Payton Freeman

Consolation race winners: Austin Horton, Dylan Knowles, Mark Page, Allen Styck

Provisional starters: Gavin Cowan, Caleb Gay

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

From staff reports

SENOIA, Ga. — Updates from Saturday’s ninth and final round of the Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals at Senoia Raceway, an event highlighted by a 44-lap, $7,544-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Rocketing by early leader Payton Freeman on a lap-13 restart, sixth-starting Michael Page of Douglasville, Ga., controlled the rest of Saturday's 44-lap Roscoe Smith Classic at Senoia Raceway. Page earned a $7,544 payday in the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals 2024 season finale and his first career series victory. Page is the second first-time series winner in as many races after Freeman won Friday's $7,553 opener at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala. Spencer Hughes regained the runner-up spot from Freeman on the final lap and finished 3.380 seconds behind Page.

Feature lineup

(44 laps)

Row 1: Payton Freeman, Spencer Hughes
Row 2: Austin Smith, Joey Armistead
Row 3: Jordy Nipper, Michael Page
Row 4: Jason Croft, Dalton Cook
Row 5: Austin Horton, Mark Page
Row 6: Dylan Knowles, Allen Styck
Row 7: Kyler Haygood, Bubba Pollard
Row 8: Colton Leyendecker, Matt Dooley
Row 9: Dusty Jones, Dillon Tidmore
Row 10: Corey Roulette, Haiden Cowan
Row 11: Gavin Cowan, Caleb Gay

Consolation race results

(8 laps; top three transfer)

First consolation: Austin Horton, Kyler Haygood, Dusty Jones, Gavin Cowan, Caleb Gay, David Breazeale, Cla Knight, Wesley Scott. Scratched: Chad Duncan

Second consolation: Dylan Knowles, Colton Leyendecker, Corey Roulette, Chris Jones, Cameron Tribble, Kyle Bryant, Lamar Haygood. Scratched: Dennis Hale

Third consolation: Mark Page, Bubba Pollard, Dillon Tidmore, Taylor Puckett, Craig Scott, Cruz Skinner, Bo Slay, Derek Dent.

Fourth consolation: Allen Styck, Matt Dooley, Haiden Cowan, Will Roland, Sam Ellison, Glenn Morris. Scratched: Mike Weed, Kenny Collins

Time trials

(top four lock in from each group)

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 15.458
2. Austin Smith (11), Cedartown, Ga., 15.582
3. Jason Croft (9), Woodstock, Ga., 15.952
4. Kyler Haygood (17k), Douglasville, Ga., 16.057
5. Chris Jones (46), Alabaster, Ala., 16.079
6. Austin Horton (16), Whitesburg, Ga., 16.127
7. Colton Leyendecker (33), Holt, Fla., 16.146
8. Caleb Gay (17G), Dublin, Ga., 16.167
9. Dylan Knowles (66k), Lanett, Ala., 16.174
10. Dusty Jones (888x), LaGrange, Ga., 16.181
11. Cameron Tribble (1), Harlem, Ga., 16.200
12. David Breazeale (54), Four Corners, Miss., 16.226
13. Corey Roulette (05), Dahlonega, Ga., 16.274
14. Cla Knight (42), North Augusta, S.C., 16.374
15. Lamar Haygood (17), Douglasville, Ga., 16.408
16. Jordy Nipper (1N), Gray, Ga., 16.434
17. Chad Duncan (707), Newnan, Ga., 16.576
18. Kyle Bryant (79), Navarre, Fla., 16.694
19. Wesley Scott (16s), Dallas, Ga., 17.111
20. Dennis Hale (888), LaGrange, Ga., 33.487
21. Gavin Cowan (219), Rincon, Ga., no time
Group B
1. Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss., 15.370
2. Joey Armistead (21), Senoia, Ga., 15.639
3. Michael Page (18x), Douglasville, Ga., 15.727
4. Dalton Cook (44D), Columbus, Ga., 15.787
5. Bubba Pollard (26), Senoia, Ga., 15.830
6. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 15.840
7. Mark Page (19x), Douglasville, Ga., 15.857
8. Allen Styck (11a), Americus, Ga., 15.867
9. Dillon Tidmore (38), Glencoe, Ala., 15.892
10. Matt Dooley (44), Brooks, Ga., 15.900
11. Craig Scott (5), Greenville, Ga., 15.954
12. Will Roland (22), Jasper, Ga., 15.983
13. Derek Dent (18), Appling, Ga., 16.113
14. Sam Ellison (11e), Dallas, Ga., 16.143
15. Taylor Puckett (28), Greer, S.C., 16.234
16. Mike Weed (29), Franklin, Ga., 16.286
17. Bo Slay (2), Milton, Fla., 16.311
18. Glenn Morris (27), Fayetteville, Ga., 16.367
19. Cruz Skinner (11), Oxford, Ala., 16.378
20. Kenny Collins (1c), Colbert, Ga., no time

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- 602 Crate hot laps
- Sportsman hot lap qualifying
- Hobby stock hot lap qualifying
- Charger hot lap qualifying
- Hot shot hot lap qualifying
- Late Model hot laps
- 602 Crate time trials (2 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Hobby stock feature (15 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Charger feature (15 laps)
- 602 Crate feature (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (44 laps)
- Sportsman feature (20 laps)
- Hot shot feature (15 laps)