Tyler Carpenter heads for victory at Tyler County Speedway.
What won the race: Fending off Mason Zeigler amid lapped traffic, outside front-row starter Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., raced to the $5,000 Steel Block Late Model Series victory in Saturday night’s Hillbilly 50 at Tyler County Speedway. He finished ahead of Zeigler and Jacob Hawkins.
Key notes: Carpenter finished 1.408 seconds ahead of Zeigler. … Second-starting Tyler Riggs pulled off on lap 24. … A dozen drivers completed all 50 laps. … The Hillbilly 50 made the Steel Block Late Model Series part of the Hillbilly 100 weekend, which is capped by Sunday's $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event.
Winner's sponsors: Carpenter drove a Kryptonite Race Car with sponsorship from YPK Motorsports, G&W Construction and Maco's Mountain Resort Cabin Rentals.
Points chase: Before Tyler County: 1. Corey DeLancey (645); 2. Zach Milbee (641); 3. Thomas Baker (551); 4. T.J. Watson (513); 5. Ted Johnson Jr. (478).
Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 73°F
Car count: 40
Fast qualifier: Travis Brown
Time: 12.986 seconds
Next series race: September 18, I-77 Speedway (Ripley, WV) $1,200