
July 3
Cherokee Speedway,
Gaffney, SC
Sanction: Cagle Automotive Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models (Independence Shootout) - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 4, 4:31 am)
Brown claims Cherokee's Independence Shootout
Independence Shootout
- Dillon Brown
- Bryan Mullis
- Mark Greene
- Kennie Compton Jr.
- Adam Yarbrough
- Taylor Puckett
- Dan Breuer
- Dale Timms
- Brandon Dockery
- Colt Smith
- Justin Hobgood
- Scott Shirey
- Jacob Brown
- Aaron Weed
- Mike Lemley
- Ross Bailes
- Larry Blankenship
- Anthony Sanders

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Dillon Brown (center) with runner-up Brian Mullis (right) and Mark Greene (left).
What won the race: Polesitter Dillon Brown of Gaffney, S.C., cruised to win Thursday's 40-lap Independence Shootout at Cherokee Speedway, worth $5,000 on the Cagle Automotive Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Model Series. Brown bagged his third Blue Ridge Outlaws victory of the season and his fourth overall feature win.
Key notes: Brown captured his series-best third BROLM win this season, adding to his May 17 Billy Cagle Memorial victory at Sumter (S.C.) Speedway and March 22 triumph at Lake View Motor Speedway in Nichols, S.C., combining for more than $9,000. ... Brown also nabbed his first career Steel Block Bandits victory on April 5 at Sumter, worth $5,000. ... Fourth-starting Bryan Mullis took second from Mark Greene on late-race restart, relegating Greene to third. ... Second-starting Adam Yarbrough slipped to fifth. ... Dan Breuer and Dale Timms each gained four spots, placing seventh and eighth. ... The race started around 12:30 a.m. local time and ended shortly after 1 a.m. ... Matt Long scratched after hot laps. ... Blue Ridge Outlaw competitors are scheduled to return to Cherokee on Aug. 16 for a $4,000-to-win show.
On the move: Kennie Compton Jr. Bland, Va., started ninth and finished fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Brown’s Longhorn Chassis has a Hendren Racing Engine and is sponsored by Cherokee Landscaping, Trailer Queen, Performance Automotive, Boomers Custom Builders, RK Designs Fabrication & Technologies, Wray’s Wraps, Pro Fabrication Headers, Renegade Racing Fuels, Penske Shocks and Hardison Suspension Technologies.
Points chase: Before Cherokee: 1. Dale Timms (223); 2. Bryan Mullis (188); 3. Scott Shirey (184); 4. Kennie Compton Jr. (181); 5. Brandon Dockery (162).
Current weather: Clear, 79°F
Car count: 19
Fast qualifier: Dillon Brown
Time: 16.252 seconds
Polesitter: Dillon Brown
Dash winner: Dillon Brown
Consolation race winners: Kennie Compton Jr., Colt Smith
Next series race: July 4, Carolina Speedway (Gastonia, NC) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.