SYLVANIA, Ga. - Brandon Overton made his first Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series start of the year pay off in a big way on Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia.
The Evans, Georgia speedster came home from the 3/8-mile clay speedway with a victory and a $10,053 payday.
Overton started the night third in the 53-lap feature, and hunted down race leader Zack Mitchell on lap 47. The duo battled side-by-side before Overton finally came away with the lead.
From there, Overton drove out to a 3.112-second victory, the 20th of his series career.
Wil Herrington finished in second, with Mitchell in third, Jordy Nipper in fourth, and Michael Brown in fifth.
“I was about to run third there,” said Overton. “I couldn’t get back around Jordy (Nipper). I chose the bottom on a restart and Jordy got me on the top and I was like – I’m gonna be stuck here for a little bit. Then, I seen it kind of rubbering up around the top and I knew I had to hurry up and get back up there. What a race there for the lead with (Zack) Mitchell, it was a lot of fun and I always enjoy racing here at Screven and with Ray’s tour.”
A total of seven caution flags slowed the action. The initial start of the race was called back after a multicar incident involving Jensen Ford and Carson Ferguson took place. On lap 3, Dale Timms and John Henderson got together to bring out the yellow flag. Brad Basey then slowed on the track to draw a caution on lap 15, while Parker Martin and Johnny Pursley converged to draw another yellow on the restart. Chris Ferguson slowed with apparent nose damage on lap 19, while Jason Garver also slowed to get the attention of the flagman on lap 36. One final caution period then took place on the lap 36 restart, as Will Roland slowed with a flat left rear tire.
The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series remains in the Peach State for Sunday, July 24, with a stop at Georgia’s Swainsboro Raceway. For more information, visit SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series
Screven Motor Speedway – Sylvania, GA
Round 7 – July 23, 2022
1. (3) Brandon Overton $10,053
2. (12) Wil Herrington $5,000
3. (1) Zack Mitchell $2,500
4. (8) Jordy Nipper $1,800
5. (9) Michael Brown $1,250
6. (11) Dalton Cook $900
7. (10) Carson Ferguson $800
8. (6) Kenny Collins $700
9. (5) Brent Dixon $675
10. (17) Cory Hedgecock $650
11. (24) Will Roland $625
12. (23) Brenden Smith $600
13. (7) John Henderson $575
14. (20) Jason Garver $550
15. (2) Chris Ferguson $525
16. (13) Oliver Gentry $500
17. (16) Banjo Duke $500
18. (14) Johnny Pursley $500
19. (22) Cla Knight $500
20. (21) Steven Roberts $500
21. (19) Parker Martin $500
22. (18) Brad Basey $500
23. (4) Jensen Ford $500
24. (15) Dale Timms $500
