RURAL RETREAT, Va. — For a driver who had just won Saturday's 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway, Chris Madden looked like just a regular guy shortly after returning to his trailer parked inside turns three and four of the half-mile oval’s infield pit area.

A heated, physical battle for the lead in Tuesday night’s 40-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at I-75 Speedway in Sweetwater, Tenn., went completely off the rails with 15 laps remaining.

Deja Vu. Just like Saturday night at Wythe Raceway, Dale McDowell took control in the second half of Sunday’s Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series headliner at Volunteer Speedway to secure another $10,053 first place prize.

BECKLEY, W.Va. (July 15) — Cory Hedgecock milled around the Beckley Motor Speedway pit area late Friday night following his opportune Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals victory when a bystander reminded the Tennessean that it had been since May 7 he last triumphed in a Super Late Model.