What won the race: Taking control for good on lap 13 after a back-and-forth battle with Jeremy Steele, second-starting Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, Tenn., led the rest of Saturday's 60-lap 14th annual J.T. Kerr Memorial at I-75 Raceway. Hedgecock held off a late charge from Austin Yarbrough and beat him to the line by 0.329 of a second for the $10,000 payday and his 24th career Rogers-Dabbs Crate Racin' USA 604 Series victory.

Quotable: “Honestly, I never thought this place would (take) rubber and I’ll probably take full responsibility for that since we’re putting on the event. I told everybody to get off the damn water truck,” Hedgecock said. “It was a good race up until the end, hats off to the (track crew) and everything, working on the racetrack. We had a good piece and everything, wish (the track) would’ve raced a little bit better.”

Key notes: Hedgecock notched his sixth career Kerr Memorial victory and his third overall win of the season, his first since a Southern All Stars victory on April 11, worth $7,000 at Penton (Ala.) Raceway. ... It's Hedgecock's second I-75 triumph after also winning Feb. 1's $5,000 SAS stop. ... Hedgecock's 24 CRUSA 604 Series wins trail only Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., who has 29. ... Fifth-starting Austin Yarbrough took second on lap 35 and erased Hedgecock's advantage, pressuring him in the closing laps, but could not complete a pass off the bottom-dominant groove. ... Matt Henderson followed Yarbrough by Randy Weaver for third on lap 37 and rounded out the podium. Weaver, who ran as high as second on a lap-14 restart, settled for fourth. ... Jeremy Steele led the opening three laps from the pole and nosed ahead of Hedgecock to lead lap 12 before eventually fading to fifth. ... The race was slowed by only two cautions, the first on lap 14 when Bobby Mills spun after contact from second-running Jeremy Steele; Mills showed his displeasure with Steele under the yellow then retired a handful of laps later. ... The final stoppage came next lap when Deisel Jones spun. ... Will Roland was the race's first retiree. ... The 60-lapper lasted 25 minutes, with 19 starters completing the distance. ... Bryson Hickman won the 602 Crate feature. ,,, The race honored the former owner of J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment who developed the Stinger Chassis. Kerr died in 2011 at the age of 81. … The event had been held at the now-closed 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn.

On the move: Matt Henderson of Loudon, Tenn., started 11th and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: Hedgecock's Jon Ellison-owned BMF Race Car is powered by an Eagle Racing Engine and sponsored by Best Plumber.

Points chase: After I-75: 1. Jeremy Steele (380); 2. Jimmy Thomas (348); 3. Pearson Lee Williams (344); 4. Austin Yarbrough (336); T5. Matt Henderson (328); T5. Bubba Roling (328).

Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 86°F

Car count: 51

Fast qualifier: Jeremy Steele

Time: 15.279 seconds

Polesitter: Jeremy Steele

Heat race winners: Bubba Roling, Randy Weaver, Jimmy Thomas, Austin Yarbrough, Cory Hedgecock, Jeremy Steele

Consolation race winners: David Williamson, Koulten Herbert

Provisional starters: Jake Rainey, Bobby  Mills , Josh Ray, Chase Giddens, Trent McLeod

Next series race: June 28, Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, GA) $3,000