Key notes: The Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series concludes its second doubleheader of the season at Talladega Short Track with Saturday’s 50-lap, $10,097-to-win Red Farmer Tribute. … The race, being ran in conjunction with NASCAR weekend at nearby Talladega Superspeedway, pays tribute to 93-year-old Red Farmer, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and regular competitor in Talladega’s 602 Crate Late Model Sportsman division. Farmer was voted as one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers in 1998 and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 after competing during the sport’s early years. … The two-day event began when Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., led 35 laps, including the final 34, en route to winning Friday’s $5,038 Jerry Goodwin Challenge. Mitchell, who topped last year’s Red Farmer Tribute in Hunt the Front Series action, is fresh off his richest career payday after topping Oct. 11’s 35th annual Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., worth $35,000. … Trey Mills of St. Augustine, Fla., Friday’s runner up, swept July’s Alfred Gurley Memorial at Talladega, worth more than $5,000. … Sam Seawright of Rainsville, Ala., topped April’s $12,000 Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series stop and January's $7,500 Ice Bowl XXXIV; he retired while running third Friday and was credited with 17th. … 604 and 602 Crate Late Models, modifieds and factory stocks are on the undercard. … Gates open at 3 p.m. with hot laps at 6. … Watch live on Hunt the Front TV.

Who to watch: Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., seeks a weekend sweep at Talladega and his second straight Red Farmer Tribute.

Points chase: Before Talladega Saturday: 1. Dalton Cook (798); 2. Trey Mills (598); 3. Dillard Hatchett (592); 4. Zack Mitchell (528); 5. Beckham Malone (518).

Expected entrants: Zack Mitchell, Trey Mills, Sam Seawright, Dalton Cook, Garrett Smith, Brent Larson, Josh Putnam, Michael Page, Dillon Tidmore, Gavin Cowan, Jason Welshan, Josh Henry, Jensen Ford, Beckham Malone, Luke Morey, Dillard Hatchett, J.R. Moseley, Jackson Hise, Mario Gresham, Todd Morrow, Brandon Kinzer, Caden Mullinax, Matthew Larson, Chase Oliver, Matthew Taylor and others.

Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 79°F

Next series race: November 8, Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN) $10,000