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Overton Goes Flag-to-Flag at Southern Raceway

(Eastaboga, AL – May 18, 2026) – A packed weekend of racing action took over Hunt the Front’s Southern Raceway as Pete Walton’s USCS Sprint Cars invaded Milton, Florida for a two-night special event, while the CRUSA Dirt Late Models headlined Saturday night with Round Three of the Southern Raceway Late Model Challenge Series.

A strong field of 15 CRUSA Dirt Late Models signed in for Saturday night’s $3,000-to-win showdown, and it was Cody Overton putting together a flawless performance. Driving the No. 97 machine, Overton started from the outside front row and led all 30 laps of the feature event to secure the victory in dominant fashion.

Joseph Joiner continued his strong season with a runner-up finish after advancing from seventh, while Steven Jernigan crossed the line in third. Current series points leader JC Wilson charged from eighth to fourth to maintain the championship lead following three completed rounds of competition. Todd Jones rounded out the top five after advancing from the 11th starting position.

Trent McLeod finished sixth ahead of Joey Moxley, Mitchell Ellis, Shannon Burns, and Kody Cook, who completed the top ten.

Earlier in the evening, Trent McLeod and Cody Overton picked up heat race victories, while Joseph Joiner paced qualifying with a fast lap of 15.870 seconds.

CRUSA Dirt Late Models – Feature Results (30 Laps)
1-97 Cody Overton
2-10 Joseph Joiner
3-24 Steven Jernigan
4-02 JC Wilson
5-9 Todd Jones
6-58 Trent McLeod
7-75 Joey Moxley
8-58M Mitchell Ellis
9-1S Shannon Burns
10-20 Kody Cook
11-9J Osman Jones
12-43E Kevin Ellis
13-87 Briar Cheatham
14-43 Jerry Bohlman
15-17E Drake Ellis

Lap Leaders: Cody Overton (1-30)

With three rounds complete, the championship battle remains extremely tight entering the next event.

Late Model Challenge Series Points (After Round 3)
1-JC Wilson – 117
2-Joseph Joiner – 115 (-2)
3-Steven Jernigan – 114 (-3)
4-Mitchell Ellis – 93 (-24)
5-Todd Jones – 87 (-30)
6-Kevin Ellis – 87 (-30)
7-Briar Cheatham – 78 (-39)
8-Drake Ellis – 76 (-41)
9-Trent McLeod – 70 (-47)
10-Joey Moxley – 69 (-48)

In CRUSA Street Stock competition, Wyatt Parker drove from fifth to the win in the 15-lap feature event. Justin Hamilton finished second after starting sixth, while Hunter Smith completed the podium.

CRUSA Street Stocks – Feature Results (15 Laps)
1-8 Wyatt Parker
2-86 Justin Hamilton
3-27S Hunter Smith
4-26 Jacob Martin
5-86B Zach Busby
6-15H Hunter Bedell

Friday night’s opening program produced one of the wildest finishes of the season in CRUSA Late Model Sportsman competition. Osman Jones was officially awarded the feature victory after post-race inspection disqualified the original winner, while the second and third-place cars tangled coming to the checkered flag.

Jones inherited the victory after surviving the late-race drama, with Shannon Burns and Luke Taylor completing the podium finishers.

CRUSA Late Model Sportsman – Feature Results (15 Laps)
1-9 Osman Jones
2-S1 Shannon Burns
3-114 Luke Taylor
4-43 Kevin Ellis
5-8 Dewayne Morris
6-02 JC Wilson
7-31 Nick Cuevas
8-17 Drake Ellis
9- 7 Aleck Alford
10-9M Tyler Merchant
11-57S David Smith
12-58 Mitchell Ellis
(DQ) 57-Dale Lucas
(DQ) 20-Kody Cook

Southern Raceway will return to action on Saturday, June 13 for another night of weekly racing competition. Fans can find additional information on the Southern Raceway Facebook page and can watch all the action live on Hunt the Front TV.

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