Dale McDowell leads a restart en route to his victory at Boyd's.
What won the race: Outside polesitter Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all 50 laps for a $4,000 Old Man's Garage Spring Nationals victory at the track he co-owns with David Duplissey.
Key notes: The race was slowed by three cautions, including a lap-21 yellow for David Payne of Murphy, N.C., who retired to the pits with a left-rear flat. ... This win makes McDowell's second Spring Nationals victory of the 2014 season; he won the May 8 event at Duck River Raceway Park. ... The opener of a season-ending weekend in Georgia on the second-year, Ray Cook-promoted tour. ... The race was postponed two weeks earlier by rain. ... Among drivers failing to make the feature lineup: Ethan Hunter, Jason Hiett, Jody Summerville, David Gentry, Tod Hernandez, Jammie Gowers, Tim Roszell, Rex Richey and Derek Ellis.
Winner's sponsors: McDowell’s Team Dillon Racing Warrior Race Car is powered by a ECR Engine and carries sponsorship from Bad Boy Buggies, Big Dog Motorsports, Cometic Gasket, Ferris Commercial Mowers, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, National Boiler Services, UNOH, WTW Enterprises and YouAreHollywood.com.
Points chase: Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., heads into the penultimate series event with 1,312 points to lead Donald McIntosh and Michael Chilton, who have 1,270 points apiece.
Car count: 53
Fast qualifier: Dale McDowell
Time: 13.072 seconds
Heat race winners: Skip Arp, Todd Morrow, Ivedent Lloyd Jr., Michael Chilton, , , ,
Consolation race winners: Jamie Perry, , ,
Next series race: May 24, Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) $6,000