Chris Madden heads for a $5,000 victory at Boyd's Speedway.
What won the race: Polesitter Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., outdueled fellow front-row starter Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., taking the lead on the 27th circuit of the 50-lap feature event for a $5,000 victory in the Turkey Throwdown at Boyd's Speedway.
Quotable: "We're just so happy. That was a great race right there between me and Dale," winner Chris Madden said. "That was a blast. We didn't have the best race car as far as running from the middle to the bottom of the racetrack, but we just kind of got up on the top there and gave it all we had."
Key notes: The feature was slowed by one caution on lap 27 for Ronnie Payne. ... Winning for the sixth time in 15 starts since returning from a summer hiatus, Madden snapped a streak of 13 SNBS winners in as many races dating back to Oct. 3, 2014. ... Madden collected his third career Southern Nationals Bonus Series victory, leading the all-time win list. ... Brandon Willliams won the Crate Late Model feature; 45 Crate Late Models entered.
Winner's sponsors: Madden's Longhorn Chassis has a Clements Racing Engine and is sponsored by Century Plastics, Crowder Trucking, Cushman Paint & Body, Modern Images, Allstar Performance, Crescent Moon Homes, LLC, Stroble Mini Storage, Penske Racing Shocks, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Race Fuels, Worley Monument and Henderson Amusment.
Points chase: Entering the weekend, David Payne of Murphy, N.C., had 1,790 points to lead Tommy Bailey (1,292).
Car count: 44
Fast qualifier: Dale McDowell
Time: 13.845 seconds
Polesitter: Chris Madden
Dash winner: Chris Madden
Consolation race winners: Jason Croft, Shane Clanton, Chase Junghans, ,
Next series race: November 20, Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, TN) $10,000