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October 1
Cherokee Speedway,
Gaffney, SC
Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series (Mike Duvall Memorial V8 Nationals) - $10,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated October 2, 8:18 am)
Cherokee’s outer groove sends Overton to victory
Mike Duvall Memorial V8 Nationals
  1. Brandon Overton
  2. Brandon Sheppard
  3. Daulton Wilson
  4. Chris Ferguson
  5. Chris Madden
  6. Ryan Gustin
  7. Ben Watkins
  8. Ross Bailes
  9. Michael Brown
  10. Trent Ivey
  11. Brent Dixon
  12. Dillon Brown
  13. Tyler Bruening
  14. Dennis Erb Jr.
  15. David Breazeale
  16. Anthony Sanders
  17. Ricky Weiss
  18. Thomas Robinson
  19. Dennis Franklin
  20. Dan Breuer
  21. Brent Larson
  22. Kyle Strickler
  23. Doug Sanders
  24. Boom Briggs
presented by
Gene Lefler
Brandon Overton heads for a $10,000 victory at Cherokee.
What won the race: Scoring his second World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series win of the season at Cherokee Speedway, polesitter Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., raced to the $10,000 victory in Friday’s Mike Duvall Memorial V8 Nationals. He finished 0.522 seconds ahead of Brandon Sheppard to record his 18th career WoO triumph.
Key notes: Brandon Sheppard's runner-up finish clinched his fourth career WoO title. ... Overton recorded his fifth World of Outlaws victory of the season. … Nineteen drivers completed 40 laps.
Winner's sponsors: Overton’s Wells Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Race Engine and sponsored by CrossFit Overton, Allstar Concrete, E-Z-Go, Big Dog Stump & Tree, R.W. Powell Construction, Convenient Lube, Allstar Performance and Topnotch Kustom Koncepts.
Points chase: After Cherokee: 1. x-Brandon Sheppard (6,332); 2. Chris Madden (6,146); 3. Tyler Bruening (5,862); 4. Dennis Erb Jr. (5,756); 5. Ricky Weiss (5,734); 6. Ryan Gustin (5,632); 7. Boom Briggs (5,372); 8. Brent Larson (5,262). x-clinched championship
Current weather: Broken Clouds, 64°F
Car count: 29
Fast qualifier: Chris Ferguson
Time: 14.697 seconds
Polesitter: Brandon Overton
Heat race winners: Daulton Wilson, Ben Watkins, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton
Consolation race winners: Dennis Erb Jr.
Next series race: October 2, Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From series reports

GAFFNEY, S.C. — A month ago at Cherokee Speedway, Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., pulled off a dramatic high-side pass that carried him to victory on the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series.

On Friday, it was second verse, same as the first.

After chasing upstart Daulton Wilson of Fayetteville, N.C., the first 25 laps at the 4/10-mile oval, Overton used a lapped car as a pick in turns three and four, rolled around Wilson and led the rest of the the Mike Duvall Memorial to earn $10,000 and his fifth WoO victory of the season.

The pole-starting Overton took the checkers a half-second ahead of series points leader Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., while Wilson, who started outside the front row, settled for third in a bid for his first national touring victory. Home-track racers Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., and Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., rounded out the top five.

“(Wilson) was good; I just kind of got back there to see where I’m better, or I’m worse,” Overton said. “He was just slidin’ up and kind of blocking my momentum, so I couldn’t really roll past him. So, I told myself just slow down and maintain.

“I think I seen Sheppard underneath me one time, and I was just like if I don’t go, he’s going to pass me, and I didn’t want him to get by me if the caution come out.”

Sheppard provided some pressure in the closing laps, but Overton, DirtonDirt.com's top-ranked driver, locked up his 18th career victory during his stellar season.

“I tried to pass them on the bottom a couple times, and they go in there and slide up, so I didn’t want to hang wide, so I just made sure that I didn’t make a mistake,” Overton said. “Like if I wanted to go past them, I needed to pass them or, I needed to box in.”

Sheppard's runner-up finish gave him his series-high 32nd top-five performance of 2021 and 24th podium finish.

“We had a pretty good car there; it’s just super hard to pass, especially (Overton's) 76 car, he’s been good all year,” Sheppard said. “We’ve ran second at this place quite a few times in seems like so we’re definitely itching to get a win here. But like I said, our car is really good, so hopefully, we can finish off the year strong and with a good head of steam going into next year.”

Sheppard’s runner-up finish clinched his third consecutive Series championship and fourth overall, tying Josh Richards for the most all time. He’ll officially claim that title at the NGK NTK World Finals on Nov. 4-6 at the Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Wilson's third-place finish left him knocking on the door for his biggest career victory.

“I got out front and led some laps, and it’s not a matter of if it’s when here when you get into the lapped traffic, and you’re the leader,” Wilson said. “You can’t get off the bottom, you know it’s coming, but to get outrun by the top two drivers in the country it says a lot for us and our program, and we’re just going to keep building on it and hopefully next time we come out on top.”

Notes: Overton's Sept. 3 victory at Cherokee paid $40,000. ... On Friday, 19 of 24 starters completed 40 laps.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Overton, Wilson
Row 2: Watkins, Sheppard
Row 3: Ferguson, Dixon
Row 4: Gustin, Bailes
Row 5: Strickler, Ivey
Row 6: Breazeale, Brown
Row 7: Bruening, Madden
Row 8: Brown, Robinson
Row 9: Erb Jr., A. Sanders
Row 10: Briggs, Breuer
Row 11: Weiss, Franklin
Row 12: Larson, D. Sanders
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