September 6
Southern Raceway,
Milton, FL
Sanction: Rogers-Dabbs Crate Racin’ USA 604 Series (Barney Barnhill Memorial) - $10,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated September 5, 9:00 pm)
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Key notes: The Rogers-Dabbs Crate Racin’ USA 604 Series invades Southern Raceway for the inaugural Barney Barnhill Memorial. … The event honors William “Barney” Barnhill, the founder of Southern Raceway; Barnhill spent five months and an estimated $300,000 in 1988 constructing Southern’s 3/8-mile facility. … The two-day program begins with Saturday’s twin $1,500-to-win qualifying semifeatures, locking the top-three finishers from each prelim into Sunday’s $10,000-to-win finale. … It’s the fourth-ever CRUSA 604 Series visit to Southern and first since November 2019 when Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., collected $7,000. … Jake Knowles of Rome, Ga., topped a CRUSA 604 Series field in November 2018, worth $10,000. … CRUSA Winter Shootout Series champ Deisel Jones of Alabaster, Ala., grabbed a $10,000 payday July 11 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. … Austin Yarbrough of Blackshear, Ga., won Friday’s $5,000 American Crate All-Star Series stop at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, W.Va. … Cody Overton of Evans, Ga. (May 16), Kyle Bryant of Navarre, Fla. (April 25) and JC Wilson of Harold, Fla. (March 7) have each collected $3,000 paydays this season in local CRUSA 604 action. … Modifieds, vintage, Crown Vics and bombers and slingshots are on Saturday’s undercard while street stocks, factory stocks, pure stocks, sport compacts and an enduro share the spotlight for Sunday’s finale. … Watch live on Hunt the Front TV and Crate Racin’ USA TV.
Who to watch: Joseph Brown of Columbus, Ga., seeks his sixth Crate Racin’ USA 604 Series victory of the season.
Points chase: Before Southern: 1. Joseph Brown (1,063); 2. Deisel Jones (1,005); 3. Bubba Roling (959); 4. Joey Armistead (939); 5. Chase Giddens (885).
Expected entrants: Joseph Brown, Mark Whitener, Sam Seawright, Joseph Joiner, Michael Page, Bubba Roling, Jimmy Thomas, Deisel Jones, Matt Dooley, Chase Giddens, Colton Leyendecker, JC Wilson, Steven Jernigan, Joey Armistead, Josh Ray, Jonah Bozeman, Noah Daspit and others.
Current weather: Clear, 82°F
Car count: 31
Fast qualifier: Joseph Brown
Time: 15.085 seconds
Next series race: September 12, Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
