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.

Brandon Overton was changed into street clothes and munching on potato chips from a bag he held in his left hand as he watched his crew survey his pummeled Infinity by Wells car. He was in good spirits and completely uninjured after crashing and flipping while running second on lap nine of Saturday night’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals feature at Wythe Raceway.

The Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series kicks off on July 12 at West Virginia’s Beckley Motor Speedway, which means some of Late Model racing’s best will do battle across the southeast for 12 races in 16 days. Before the Southern Nationals Series gets underway, let’s get you caught up with everything you need to know.