Brandon Overton Owns Friday’s Portion of Winter Freeze at Screven for $10,000 Payday

Brandon Overton, of Evans, Georgia, defended his home turf on Friday night at Screven Motor Speedway and dominated the ‘Winter Freeze XVI’ opener to claim the $10,000 first place prize money!  Brandon, who earned an additional $750 for laying down the fastest lap in qualifying courtesy of SHARCO, won his heat race in preliminary action and later rolled off from the outside of the front row for the start of the 35-lap main event.  The popular driver known as “Big Sexy” then grabbed the point at the drop of the green flag and held off all challenges to keep his Budweiser-sponsored #76 machine out front the entire distance.

Sixth-starting Garrett Smith finished in the runner-up spot - 2.944 seconds behind the winning Overton at the unfurling of the checkered flag.  Casey Roberts was steady throughout the contest and picked off thirteen competitors to round out the podium in third.  Tenth-starting Ryan Gustin advanced to finish in the fourth position, while Trent Ivey blasted past ten racecars to earn the final spot inside of the top five.

“It always feels cool to come back and win,” Overton said following Friday’s triumph.  “Home sweet home, right?  Back in Georgia, red dirt.  I said it last week (after Needmore), we should be good at this.  I honestly was worried - I knew I had the right tire on for the end of the race, but I kept seeing all the guys with the soft tires poking at me on the starts.  I was like (man) I don’t know if I put the right tire on.”

Brandon Overton’s eighth career Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties win came aboard a Riggs Motorsports-owned #76 Longhorn Chassis with sponsorship in part from Budweiser, Dude Wipes, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Garnto Southern, Riggs Fiber, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Big Dog Stump and Tree Service, RW Powell Construction, Supply Chain Management, Muscle Factory, VG Performance, Bilstein Shocks, and Boswell Oil Company.

A total of 32 Super Late Models converged at the Sylvania, Georgia facility for the opening round of Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series competition.  Brian Shirley topped the speed chart in MRP Fantasy Racing hot laps with his time of 15.358 seconds, while Brandon Overton went quickest in VP Racing Fuels qualifying with his lap of 14.593 seconds.  The four heat races were won by John Henderson, Brian Shirley, Brandon Overton, and Dan Ebert, while Preston Luckman and Drake Troutman emerged victorious in the pair of consolation events.

Eight caution flags slowed the 35-lapper with a multi-car wreck on a lap fifteen restart ultimately resulting in a red flag situation.  The initial start of the race was called back due to a jumped start before Beckham Malone slowed to draw the second yellow on lap one.  Brian Shirley then suffered apparent engine woes after only four completed laps, while the fourth yellow came a lap later for Daulton Wilson who came to a stop in the middle of turns one and two.  Polesitter John Henderson suffered a flat right rear tire on lap twelve before Allen Styck slowed on the fifteenth circuit.  The final stoppage took second-running Ross Bailes out of winning contention, as a tangle with a lapped car on the twenty-fifth circuit dropped “The Boss” to a sixteenth place showing.

Action heats back up at Screven Motor Speedway on Saturday, February 7 in the ‘Winter Freeze’ grand finale, which boasts a hefty $25,000 winner’s check for the ground-pounding Super Late Models.  The pit gates will open at 9:00am and the grandstands will start to allow fans into the venue at 11:00am.  Hot laps are slated to get underway at 4:00pm.  Grandstand admission will be $35.00 for adults and pit admission will be $55.00 for adults and $30.00 for kids ages 8 and under.  Kids ages 12 and under will be admitted into the grandstands for FREE.

Screven Motor Speedway is located at 6118 Savannah Highway in Sylvania, Georgia.  More information on the Peach State facility can be found on Facebook by liking the Screven Motor Sports Complex page or by accessing www.screven-motorsports.com.

Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties
Round 1 Race Summary
Friday, February 6, 2026
Screven Motor Speedway - Sylvania, GA

American Racer Tires Feature Finish (35 Laps):
1. (2) Brandon Overton $10,000
2. (6) Garrett Smith $5,000
3. (16) Casey Roberts $3,000
4. (10) Ryan Gustin $2,000
5. (15) Trent Ivey $1,500
6. (14) Payton Freeman $1,000
7. (12) Tucker Anderson $800
8. (13) Benji Hicks $700
9. (18) Drake Troutman $675
10. (17) Preston Luckman $650
11. (11) Allen Styck $625
12. (23) Billy Franklin $600
13. (4) Dan Ebert $575
14. (24) Kendall Franklin $550
15. (9) Austin Smith $525
16. (5) Ross Bailes $500
17. (19) Chris Woods $500
18. (21) Payton Stevenson $500
19. (22) Beckham Malone $500
20. (7) Steven Roberts $500
21. (1) John Henderson $500
22. (8) Daulton Wilson $500
23. (3) Brian Shirley $500
24. (20) Jake Jackson $500

Entries:  32
Lap Leaders:  Brandon Overton (Laps 1-35)
Caution Flags:  8
Deatherage Opticians 4th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate) - Ryan Gustin
Deatherage Opticians 13th Place Finisher ($50.00 Product Certificate) - Dan Ebert

MRP Fantasy Racing Hot Laps:
Fastest Lap Overall:  Brian Shirley 15.358

VP Racing Fuels Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall:  Brandon Overton 14.593

J&J Construction Heat Race #1 Finish (Top Four Transfer):  1. 2X-John Henderson[1]; 2. 16-Ross Bailes[4]; 3. 11-Austin Smith[3]; 4. 55-Benji Hicks[5]; 5. 77-Preston Luckman[2]; 6. 17-Chris Woods[6]; 7. 24-Payton Stevenson[7]; 8. 8-Matthew Larson[8]

Southern Racing Enterprise Heat Race #2 Finish (Top Four Transfer):  1. 3-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 111-Steven Roberts[2]; 3. 11S-Allen Styck[3]; 4. 88-Trent Ivey[5]; 5. 17F-Billy Franklin[7]; 6. 28-Evan Harrell[4]; 7. 15-Will Hicks[8]; 8. 97-Cody Overton[6]

Showtime Properties Heat Race #3 Finish (Top Four Transfer):  1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 10-Garrett Smith[2]; 3. 19G-Ryan Gustin[4]; 4. F1-Payton Freeman[3]; 5. 22*-Drake Troutman[6]; 6. 09-Michael Leach[5]; 7. 23-Beckham Malone[7]; 8. 9B-Broughton Boatright[8]

Delph Communications Heat Race #4 Finish (Top Four Transfer):  1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 58V-Daulton Wilson[2]; 3. 22-Tucker Anderson[3]; 4. 101-Casey Roberts[5]; 5. J1-Jake Jackson[7]; 6. 35-Dillon Daves[8]; 7. 317-Kendall Franklin[6]; 8. 38-Jamie Oliver[4]

American Racer South B-Main #1 Finish (Top Three Transfer):  1. 77-Preston Luckman[1]; 2. 17-Chris Woods[3]; 3. 24-Payton Stevenson[5]; 4. 17F-Billy Franklin[2]; 5. 8-Matthew Larson[7]; 6. (DNS) 28-Evan Harrell; 7. (DNS) 15-Will Hicks; 8. (DNS) 97-Cody Overton

American Racer South B-Main #2 Finish (Top Three Transfer):  1. 22*-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. J1-Jake Jackson[2]; 3. 23-Beckham Malone[5]; 4. 35-Dillon Daves[4]; 5. 317-Kendall Franklin[6]; 6. 09-Michael Leach[3]; 7. 9B-Broughton Boatright[7]; 8. 38-Jamie Oliver[8]

Provisionals:  Billy Franklin, Kendall Franklin

Current Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Point Standings:
1. Brandon Overton - 200
2. Garrett Smith - 196
3. Casey Roberts - 194
4. Ryan Gustin - 192
5. Trent Ivey - 190
6. Payton Freeman - 188
7. Tucker Anderson - 186
8. Benji Hicks - 184
9. Drake Troutman - 182
10. Preston Luckman - 180

2026 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
February 5 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - RAINED OUT
February 6 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - BRANDON OVERTON
February 7 - Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) - $25,000 to win
March 6 - Penton Raceway (Lafayette, AL) - $4,000 to win
March 7 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $5,000 to win
March 20 - Modoc Speedway (Modoc, SC) - $10,004 to win
March 21 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $20,053 to win
April 10 - Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) - $4,000 to win
April 11 - Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) - $5,000 to win
May 1 - West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) - $5,000 to win
May 2 - Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) - $7,500 to win
May 15 - Golden Mountain Speedway (Sparta, TN) - $5,000 to win
May 16 - Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) - $5,000 to win
June 12 - Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, GA) - $TBA to win
June 13 - Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) - $7,500 to win
July 3 - I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) - $5,000 to win
August 14 - To Be Announced
August 15 - Thunderhill Raceway (Summertown, TN) - $5,026 to win
August 28 - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $7,500 to win
August 29 - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $12,022 to win
September 4 - Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) - $5,004 to win
September 5 - To Be Announced
September 6 - Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN) - $5,000 to win
September 17 - Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) - $10,018 to win
October 9 - North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) - $TBA to win
October 10 - Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) - $TBA to win
October 25 - Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) - $30,000 to win

The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Showtime Properties would like to thank all of our marketing partners including Showtime Properties, American Racer Tires, J&J Construction, VP Racing Fuels, Coltman Farms Racing, Southern Racing Enterprise, Deatherage Opticians, Fullmoon Graphics, Gentry Used Auto Parts & Recycling, RockAuto.com, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Olivia Gentry Real Estate, MD3 Body Panels, Delph Communications, and Rugged Radios.

Media Contact:  Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com

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