
June 21
Senoia Raceway,
Senoia, GA
Sanction: Jail Breaker Topless Outlaw Series - $4,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 22, 9:29 pm)
Horton takes fourth Topless Outlaw win at Senoia
- Austin Horton
- Rusty Ballenger
- Tate McCollum
- Zach Sise
- Payton Stevenson
- Jake Traylor
- Chase King
- Colby Darda
- Chad Duncan
- Bailey Williams
- Kyle Courtney
- Brandon Kinzer
- T.J. Brittain
- Houston Spurlock
- Cody Courtney
- Bryan Hendrix
- Corey North
- Mavrick Davidson
- Matt Dooley
- Matthew Taylor
- Jamie Maurice
- Kelby Norwood
- Layne Clifton
- Michael Page
Austin Horton enjoys victory lane at Senoia Raceway.
What won the race: Sliding by race-long leader Rusty Ballenger and executing a perfect crossover move by him on lap 32, seventh-starting Austin Horton of Whitesburg, Ga., led the final nine laps in winning Saturday's $4,000 Jail Breaker Potato Chips Topless Outlaw Series feature at Senoia Raceway. Horton initially beat Michael Page to the line by 1.848 seconds before Page was later disqualified in postrace technical inspection.
Quotable: “I knew Michael (Page) was gonna be good, he’s always really good on restarts. But, I knew once we got going I would stretch it out from him and I was kinda pacing myself behind Rusty (Ballenger) because I went with a soft tire,” Horton said. “I was kinda just riding, waiting for the end, I don’t want to show my hat too early,” Horton continued. “It takes everyone to get here, it’s been a hot one this weekend, but we ended on a high note.”
Key notes: Horton recorded his fourth career Topless Outlaw Series victory, all of them coming at Senoia; he's won four of six series events there. ... It's his first major event win since Oct. 29, 2022, a $5,000 unsanctioned Limited feature on the National 100 undercard at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City. ... Horton secured his second overall win of the season, both coming at Senoia and adding to April 12's $2,500 Pollard Memorial, also in Limiteds. ... Rusty Ballenger, who led the opening 31 laps from the pole, inherited second after Michael Page was disqualified; Page was dropped to 24th in the final rundown. ... It was the second consecutive night the runner-up was disqualified after John Ownbey was DQ'd in Friday's weekend opener at Penton (Ala.) Raceway. ... Colby Darda and Chad Duncan each advanced 10 positions, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. ... Cody Courtney slowed and pulled off on lap 35, setting up a five-lap dash to the finish. ... Sixth-running Matthew Taylor tagged the field and restarted 23rd on lap six. He recovered as high as 20th before pulling off 10 laps later. ... The feature, which rolled at 10:45 p.m. lasted 34 minutes, with 14 starters completing 40 laps. ... Austin Bloodworth won the 602 Crate feature.
On the move: Bailey Williams of Fayetteville, Ga., started 24th and finished 10th.
Winner's sponsors: Horton’s Bobby Thomas-prepared Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Wespro, Extreme Towing & Recovery, Super K Express, Lee-Goodrum Health, JCB, VP Racing Fuels, Carrera Shocks and Topnotch Kustom Koncepts.
Points chase: After Senoia: 1. Zach Sise (378); 2. Kyle Courtney (360); 3. Chase King (351); 4. Rusty Ballenger (343); 5. Brandon Kinzer (333).
Current weather: Clear, 77°F
Car count: 43
Fast qualifier: Zach Sise
Time: 14.596 seconds
Polesitter: Rusty Ballenger
Dash winner: Rusty Ballenger
Heat race winners: Austin Horton, Layne Clifton, Jamie Maurice, Kyle Courtney
Consolation race winners: Chad Duncan, Cody Courtney
Provisional starters: Houston Spurlock, Bailey Williams
Next series race: July 11, Golden Mountain Speedway (Sparta, TN) $4,000
Editor's note: Corrects runner-up finisher, adds notes of Page's disqualification.