Brandon Overton (16) races ahead of Gib Gibbons at Modoc.
What won the race: Brandon Overton of Appling, Ga., won from the pole Saturday night at Modoc Raceway for his first victory on the second-year Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series. Overton took the checkers ahead of Brian Conner and Ricky Weeks.
Key notes: Overton competed after spending nearly a month on the road with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. ... Second-starting Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., saw a three-race FUEL winning streak snapped; he finished 10th Saturday. ... Bailes, Brett Hamm and Gib Gibbons fell from contention over a 15-lap span. ... The Modoc stop was the first for the second-year series featuring CT 525-engine entries and marked the circuit's second-to-last event of the season. ... A previous South Carolina event came in April 11's season opener at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, which Bailes won.
On the move: Brian Conner came from eighth to second; Wendell Chavous started 11th and finished fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Overton drove the No. 16 normally driven by Daniel Baggerly, a CVR Race Car sponsored by Knabe Outdoor Power and Old Man's Garage.
Points chase: Heading into the penultimate FUEL event, Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., had 580 points to lead Brett Hamm (570).
Car count: 16
Fast qualifier: Ross Bailes
Time: 16.854 seconds
Polesitter: Brandon Overton
Dash winner: Brandon Overton
Heat race winners: Brandon Atkinson, Brett Hamm, , , , ,
Next series race: August 15, Wythe Raceway (Rural Retreat, VA) $3,000