What won the race: Pole-starting Jeremy Steele of York, S.C., led all but one circuit to win Saturday's 50-lap Rogers-Dabbs Crate Racin' USA Series-sanctioned 15th annual Turkey 100 at Swainsboro Raceway. Earning $10,000, a one-of-a-kind trophy and the 2025 CRUSA title, the 24-year-old beat a hard-charging Bubba Roling to the finish line by 0.286 of a second.

Quotable: “I love this race, I’ve been coming down here for probably five years now. I was lucky enough to win down here earlier this year,” Steele said. “I mean, this is by far the best year I’ve ever had in racing and it was the best way to cap it off. That’s the coolest trophy anybody will ever get to race for and I’ve been dying to have one on my shelf for years now.”

Key notes: Steele, who also earned Rookie of the Year honors, becomes Crate Racin' USA's 15th different 604 Crate Late Model champion. ... The Palmetto State-native collected his fourth five-figure payday of the season, his second of the year at Swainsboro after wiring May’s $10,000 Pine Tree 100. ... Bubba Roling took command briefly on lap 31 before relinquishing command back to Steele a lap later and eventually settled for second. ... Outside polesitter Joseph Brown fell one spot to round out the podium. ... Michael Brown rallied 16 positions to come home fourth. ... Having to start at the tail of the 25-car field, provisional starter John Ruggiero Jr. spun on lap 30 but bounced back to finish eighth. ... Cody Overton, former Turkey 100 winner (2023) and World of Outlaws regular, pulled off running seventh with two laps remaining. ... Celebrating his 31st birthday, Trent Ivey retired from ninth on lap 34 aboard the Shurling Motorsports No. G4 entry. Ivey topped the night's $5,000-to-win CRUSA 602 touring event on the undercard. ... A mid-race scrape involving Austin Yarbrough, Koulten Herbert and Ben Faircloth resulted in Yarbrough chucking his steering wheel into the cockpit of Herbert's No. 611 under yellow. ... Caleb Gay brought out the first of three cautions with a flat right-front tire on lap 29. ... The 50-lap CRUSA season finale lasted 31 minutes with 12 starters completing the distance.

On the move: John Ruggiero Jr. of Lincolnton, N.C., started 25th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Steele’s Longhorn Chassis by Wesley Page carries sponsorship from Xcell Grading and Waterproofing, WP Racing Shocks, Hendren Racing Engines, JS2 Home Builders, Site Works Solutions, A&M Innovation, Godfrey Builders, Yorktown Roofers, Carolina Fresh Farms, FK Rod Ends, ProFab Headers, Topgun Veterinarian Service, VP Racing Fuel, LJ Dezigns Apparel & Wraps and Indocil Art.

Points chase: Before Swainsboro: 1. Jeremy Steele (1,174); 2. Joseph Brown (1,118); 3. Austin Yarbrough (1,066); 4. Koulten Herbert (1,056); 5. Jimmy Thomas (1,044).

Current weather: Overcast, 50°F

Car count: 43

Fast qualifier: Jeremy Steele

Time: 14.395 seconds

Polesitter: Jeremy Steele

Heat race winners: Pearson Lee Williams, Joseph Brown, Matt Henderson, Jeremy Steele

Consolation race winners: Austin Bloodworth, Jake Rainey

Provisional starters: Trent McLeod, Caleb Gay, John Ruggiero Jr.