What won the race: Holding off fellow front-row starter Ross Bailes, Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., led all 41 laps in Friday night’s Ultimate Southeast Series sanctioned Buck Simmons Memorial at Lavonia Speedway. Taking the checkers 2.411 seconds ahead of Bailes, Mitchell earned $4,141.

Key notes: Mitchell and Ross Bailes are the tour's only repeat winners this season in 14 race. They have two wins apiece. ... The Buck Simmons Memorial was the first race of the tour's weekend doubleheader. … The race, which was reset from an Aug. 2 rainout, honors the 2001 National Dirt Late Model Hall inductee from Baldwin, Ga., who died in 2012. Simmons earned his 1,000th victory on May 11, 2002, at Lavonia Speedway on his way to 1,024 career wins. The 41-lap feature and $4,141-to-win main event pay homage to Simmons’s iconic No. 41. … The top six finishers were inverted for a $1,500-to-win dash won by John Henderson. … The series made its eighth visit to Lavonia.

Winner's sponsors: Mitchell’s Barry Wright Race Car is sponsored by Eubanks Oil, Clary Hood Inc., and Mechanical Edge.

Points chase: Entering the weekend, Zack Mitchell (323 points) of Woodruff, S.C., led Daulton Wilson (256), Anthony Sanders (222), Jeff Smith (198), Dennis Franklin (162).

Current weather: Clear, 70°F

Car count: 16

Fast qualifier: Ross Bailes

Time: 14.990 seconds

Polesitter: Ross Bailes

Dash winner: John Henderson

Next series race: August 31, Lancaster Speedway (Lancaster, SC) $4,000