Key notes: Magnolia Motor Speedway hosts its annual Cotton Pickin’ event for Comp Cams Super Dirt Series competitors. … The two-day program unofficially began with Thursday’s open practice preceding Friday’s time trials and heat races before Saturday’s consolations and 60-lap, $20,000-to-win main event. … World of Outlaws Series regular Ethan Dotson of Bakersfield, Calif., won last year’s $20,000 Cotton Pickin’ finale. … Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., fresh off a World of Outlaws win last Saturday at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, topped 2023’s Cotton Pickin’, worth $12,000. … Hometown racer Neil Baggett has MSCCS victories there in each of the last two seasons, including Aug. 31’s $3,000 payday. … Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., slipped by Josh Putnam to win Aug. 9’s $12,000 Clash at the Mag. … Points leader Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., enters with a 275-point advantage over Morgan Bagley with five races left in the 2025 season. … Bagley, of Longview, Texas, is fresh off a $5,000 Comp Cams victory in last Saturday’s weekend finale at Revolution Park in Monroe, La. … A $500 fast qualifier award pays tribute to Alan Simons courtesy of Mickie Simons and family. … 604 and 602 Crate Late Models headline a six-division undercard. … Pits open at 3 p.m. daily with grandstands opening at 5:30 p.m. for Friday’s opener and 4 p.m. for Saturday’s finale; hot laps are set for 7 Friday night and 6 p.m. Saturday. … Streaming is available on ArrowVision Live.

Who to watch: Ashton Winger Hampton, Ga., who’s fresh off a World of Outlaws series victory at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway.

Points chase: Before Magnolia: 1. Billy Moyer (3,385); 2. Morgan Bagley (3,110); 3. B.J. Robinson (2,980); 4. Eli Ross (2,830); 5. Kyle Beard (2,820).

Expected entrants: Ashton Winger, Jimmy Owens, Ethan Dotson, Billy Moyer, Shane Clanton, Brian Rickman, Neil Baggett, Josh Putnam, David Breazeale, Kyle Beard, Rick Rickman, Morgan Bagley, B.J. Robinson, Eli Ross, Jon Mitchell, Timothy Culp, Jon Kirby, Chance Mann, Charlie Cole, Shane Stephens and more.

Next series race: October 10, Boothill Speedway (Greenwood, LA) $10,000