SEYMOUR, Tenn. – Jimmy Owens won the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series race at 411 Motor Speedway on Monday.
In the 10th Annual Scott Sexton Memorial, Owens passed Dale McDowell on lap 40, eventually claiming the $10,052 payday.
It would be Owens third win in the event, having also won the race in 2019 and 2021.
The win by Owens would be his first of the season with the series and his fifth career Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series victory.
Dale McDowell would jump to the race lead at the start of the event, with Ricky Weiss, Mack McCarter, Jimmy Owens, and Christian Hanger. Â
McCarter would take the second position from Weiss on lap three, while McDowell would open a nice lead as he began working lapped traffic on lap nine.
While McDowell would continue to hold a comfortable lead, Owens would reel in Weiss for third and the duo would trade slidejobs on lap nineteen before Owens would take the position on lap twenty. Â
The only caution of the race appeared on lap twenty-one when David Payne would spin in turn two. Â
The restart would see McDowell maintain the race lead, while Owens would take second from McCarter.
By lap thirty-five, McDowell would be in heavy traffic, with Owens working the top side of the track and closing in on McDowell before finally taking the race lead from McDowell on lap forty. Â
Owens would keep McDowell at bay over the remainder of the event and score the victory over McDowell, with McCarter finishing third.
The Finish:
Feature (52 Laps): 1. Jimmy Owens 2. Dale McDowell 3. Mack McCarter 4. Cory Hedgecock 5. Ricky Weiss-Headingly 6. Michael Chilton 7. Mike Marlar 8. Jensen Ford 9. Cameron Weaver 10. Christian Hanger 11. Stormy Scott 12. Dakotah Knuckles 13. Eli Beets 14. Ryan King 15. Payton Freeman 16. David Payne 17. Austin Lay 18. Brandon Hardgrove 19. Craig Greer 20. Cody Overton 21. Trevor Landrum 22. Stacy Boles