Brandon Overton
The biggest ever crowd, according to management of the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, witnessed the Big 3 in Dirt Late Model racing go at it for the second consecutive night, as Jimmy Owens, Brandon Overton and Brandon Sheppard battled for the $15,000 "Mountain Moonshine Classic" Saturday night.
Overton (# 76), whom lead Friday until suffering a flat right rear tire on the final circuit in South Carolina, held off "B-Shep" and "The O-Show" after gaining the lead on lap 27 of the 60 lap affair.
Josh Richards (W.V.) and Earl Pearson Jr (Fl.) rounded out the Top 5 finishers with Chickamauga's Dale McDowell 6th overall. Local Loudon racer Cory Hedgecock was 9th just behind Canadian Ricky Weiss. Knoxville's Kyle Courtney picked up the $1,200 Limited Late Model feature over 20 other teams.
Fans reportedly began arriving at the facility staking claims to seats and spots around the long 1/2 mile dirt track early Friday in preparation for the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model series event Saturday night.
The series returns to East Tennessee in a few week, when 411 Motor Speedway host a $12,000 to-Win event at the end of June. This was the 8th win of 2020 for the Evans, Ga. native.
Brandon Overton