What won the race: Making his first trip to Sumpter Speedway pay off, Brian Carswell of Valdese, N.C., led flag-to-flag for his first Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models victory of the season. Carswell finished ahead of Cale Green and Tony Ayers to earn $1,200.

Quotable: “We kinda played the tire game all night long. Never being here, we didn’t really know what tires to put on … what compound to run,” said Carswell. “Jacob and Robert and all of them, they got together and figured out what compound we needed … and a few phone calls from some good friends and they kept us up front all night long.”

Key notes: Carswell has three podium finishes in three Blue Ridge Outlaw series events this season. Along with Saturday’s win, he finished second at East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, N.C., o March 17 and second at Lancaster (S.C) Speedway on March 31. … The series returns to Sumter on July 28 and Nov. 10.

Winner's sponsors: Carswell’s TNT Race Car is powered by a Kenny Lamb engine and sponsored by Daytona1 Performance Lubricants, R&D Weaving, A&F Well Drilling and Meathead's Bailbonding.

Points chase: After Sumter, Brian Carswell (101) leads David Minton (52), Kevin Godwin (52), L.D. Shumate (45) and Kenny Compton Jr. (40).

Car count: 8

Next series race: April 21, Lancaster Speedway (Lancaster, SC) $1,200