What won the race: Polesitter Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., set fast time, won the dash and won the 50-lap feature from the pole position Friday in the first Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series event at North Alabama Speedway since 2008. Chris Wall of Springfield, La., rallied from 15th to finish second, taking the spot from Josh Putnam on the final lap.

Key notes: McCool won his third series race of the season and 14th of his career. His previous 2014 victories came in Greenville, Miss. ... Billy Moyer Jr. ran as high as third before settling for sixth. ... More than a half-dozen cautions slowed the action. ... The event was the first race of the tour's lone two-race weekend of the season. ... Columbus (Miss.) Speedway hosts Saturday's Battle of the States event. ... There's $1,000 in bonus money between the two tracks to be shared by the drivers with the best three combined finishes. ... MSCCS drivers visited North Alabama for the sixth time. ... North Alabama is back under Jeff Greer's promotership after being operated by Wayne Burns the first half of 2014.

On the move: Chris Wall started 15th and finished second.

Winner's sponsors: McCool's Victory Circle Chassis is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by McCool Logging, Good Hope, Triple B Trucking, AR Bodies, C&R Racing, ASi Racewear, Schaeffer's Racing Oil, MavTV, Outerwears and Hoosier Racing Tires.

Points chase: David Breazeale of Four Corners, Miss., entered the weekend with 1,205 points to lead Brian Rickman (1,140) and Rick Rickman (1,130).

Car count: 23

Fast qualifier: Bub McCool

Time: 13.784 seconds

Polesitter: Bub McCool

Dash winner: Bub McCool

Consolation race winners: Brian Rickman, D.J. Hayes,  ,  

Provisional starters:  , Anthony Burroughs,  ,  

Next series race: August 23, Columbus Speedway (Columbus, MS) $3,000