Key notes: The Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series opens its 2026 season with a Super Bee Speedway doubleheader. … The two-day program officially kicks off with Friday’s $4,000-to-win opener before Saturday’s identical $4,000-to-win finale. Practice is 5-9 p.m. Thursday night. … Six-time MSCCS champ Chad Thrash of Meridian, Miss., enters with two straight series wins at Super Bee, worth more than $8,000. … Jon Mitchell of Texarkana, Texas, has two major wins there since July 2020, including 2024’s Spooky 50 victory in Comp Cams Series action, collecting more than $10,000. … Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, Miss., earned a $3,000 series win there in Aug. of 2020. … Shane Hebert of Lafayette, La., grabbed a $4,000 unsanctioned Spooky 50 victory there in the fall of 2013. … Chris Wall of Holden, La., is rumored to be making his first Dirt Late Model start in more than three years. … Crate Late Models ($1,600-to-win), modifieds, sportsters, tuners, factory stocks and limited mods compete on the undercard nightly with Friday’s heat races preceding Saturday’s consolations and features. … Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7. … Watch live on RaceON. … Practice is 5-9 p.m. Thursday night.

Who to watch: Chad Thrash of Meridian, Miss., chases his third straight MSCCS victory at Super Bee.

Points chase: It’s the season opener.

Expected entrants: Chad Thrash, Brandon Carpenter, Mike Palasini Jr., David Breazeale, Jon Mitchell, Chris Wall, Tanner Kellick, Shane Hebert, Dane Dacus, Dean Carpenter, Dakota Smith, Austin Storm, Kyle Cummings, Brent Stewart and others.

Next series race: April 11, Super Bee Speedway (Chatham, LA) $4,000