Key notes: Modoc Speedway hosts the most lucrative event of the season for Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series competitors in Saturday’s 50-lap, $17,522-to-win Jack Starrette Memorial. … The event honors Starrette, of Augusta, S.C., the late team owner and operator of Starrette Trucking whose company name graced the quarterpanels of many Dirt Late Model greats in the Southeast area; Starrette died on Aug. 20, 2010, at age 79. … Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., has six career Modoc specials since 2014, including a victory in 2021’s Ultimate Southeast Series-sanctioned Starrette Memorial. … Cody Overton of Evans, Ga., topped July’s Ken Knight Memorial at Modoc, worth $7,542 in Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals action. … Ben Watkins of Rock Hill, S.C., picked up a $4,000 Ultimate Southeast victory there in August 2019. … Trent Ivey of Union, S.C., grabbed a $7,500 unsanctioned payday in the fall of 2021. … Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga., collected a $4,000 Ultimate Southeast win in September 2015. … The winner’s purse received a massive $10,000 increase courtesy of Simpson Grading & Hauling and Gearig Civil Works. … Saturday’s second-place finisher will receive a $1,000 bonus thanks to Down South Restoration and Remodeling. … The night’s fast qualifier will earn $500 thanks to Tyler Breashears Performance. … 602 Crate Late Models ($1,200-to-win), street stocks and factory stocks are on the undercard. … Watch live on Hunt the Front TV.

Who to watch: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., eyes his second Modoc victory of the season and second career Starrette Memorial.

Points chase: Before Modoc: 1. Ashton Winger (370); 2. Dalton Cook (360); 3. Josh Putnam (358); 4. Mark Whitener (336); 5. Wil Herrington (330).

Expected entrants: Brandon Overton, Ashton Winger, Ben Watkins, Ross Bailes, Dalton Cook, Garrett Smith, Carson Ferguson, Casey Roberts, Josh Putnam, Michael Brown, Cla Knight, Beckham Malone, Payton Stevenson, Griffin Smith, Kale Green, Eli Johnson, Landen Zakalowski, Hunter Kohn, Cameron Tribble, Lance Brasington, Matthew Brocato, Ches Chester and more.

Current weather: Broken Clouds Light Rain, 75°F

Car count: 24

Next series race: October 9, North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, AL) $5,000