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January 26

Golden Isles Speedway,

Brunswick, GA

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Super Bowl of Racing) - $12,000

Information provided by: Kyle McFadden, series and track reports (last updated January 26, 6:48 pm)

Friday's second round rained out at Golden Isles

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Friday's second round was cancelled following sustained late-afternoon rain.

Key notes: After sustaining heavy rainfall just prior to hot laps, series and track officials cancelled Friday's $12,000-to-win second round. The Super Bowl of Racing will conclude with Saturday's $15,000-to-win finale. … Hudson O’Neal led all but one lap to win Thursday’s $10,000 season opener. … Ricky Thornton Jr. is fresh off a record-breaking season where he won 34 races, including 19 on the Lucas Oil tour, before losing the championship in the season-ending Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway. … The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship returns in 2024, but will begin following Sept. 19-21’s Knoxville Late Model Nationals and stretch over the final seven scheduled events; $200,000 will be awarded to the eventual season-long champion. … Brandon Overton won two of the three races last year at Golden Isles, including the $25,000 finale. … Devin Moran collected his first victory of the season in last Friday’s $12,000 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks opener at Volusia. … Watch each night live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., looks for his second Lucas Oil Series win in as many nights after topping Thursday’s $10,000 opener at Golden Isles.

Points chase: After Golden Isles Friday: 1. Hudson O'Neal (260); 2. Jonathan Davenport (240); 3. Brandon Overton (220); 4. Ricky Thornton Jr. (210); 5. Brandon Sheppard (205); 6. Jimmy Owens (200); 7. Kyle Bronson (195); 8. Devin Moran (190); 9. Daulton Wilson (185); 10. Dennis Erb Jr. (180); 11. Garrett Alberson (175); 12. Drake Troutman (170).

Current weather: Overcast Heavy Rain Mist, NA

Car count: 49

Next series race: January 27, Golden Isles Speedway (Brunswick, GA) $25,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Jan. 26) — Updates and results from Friday’s Super Bowl of Racing, highlighted by a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win second round for Lucas Oil Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Time trial lineup

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown
Blair Nothdurft (76n), Renner, S.D.
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa.
Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn.
Hudson O’Neal (1), Martinsville, Ind.
Clay Harris (6), Jupiter, Fla.
Donald McIntosh (79), Dawsonville, Ga.
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill.
Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa.
Wil Herrington (14x), Hawkinsivlle, Ga.
Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga.
Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa
Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla.
Cory Lawler (93), Hanover, Pa.
Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C.
Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga.
Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla.
Jason Riggs (81), Nolensville, Tenn.
Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del.
Cody Overton (97), Evans, Ga.
Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa.
Matt Cosner (66c), Ridgeley, W.Va.
Brennon Willard (3), Lebanon, Mo.
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill.
Group B
Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga.
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill.
Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla.
Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz.
Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga.
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo.
Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y.
Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss.
Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio
Jack Riggs (81J), Nolensville, Tenn.
Haiden Cowan (214), Rincon, Ga.
Steven Roberts (111r), Sylvester, Ga.
Earl Pearson Jr. (46), Jacksonville, Fla.
Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn.
Tanner English (96v), Benton, Ky.
Ethan Dotson (174), Bakersfield, Calif.
Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill.
Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C.
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M.
Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C.
Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla.
Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla.
Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C.
Tony Jackson Jr. (25), Lebanon, Mo.

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
1:30 p.m. - Pits cleared
2 p.m. - Pits open
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
5:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- 602 Crate group qualifying
- Late Model hot laps
- Late Model qualifying (2 laps)
- 604 Crate group qualifying
- Mini late model group qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- 602 Crate consolations (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- 604 Crate consolations (8 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (50 laps)
- Mini late models
- 602 Crates
- 604 Crates