Key notes: The Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series wraps up its doubleheader weekend with Saturday’s 50-lap, $15,000-to-win 26th annual Grassy Smith Memorial at Cherokee Speedway. … The event honors Clarence “Grassy” Smith, the late father of National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Freddy Smith and grandfather of Jeff Smith; Grassy died on Jan. 14, 1999, at the age of 79. … Points leader Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., paced the final 39 laps of Friday’s $10,000 weekend opener at Lavonia (Ga.) Speedway for his fourth straight Hunt the Front Series victory. Winger enters Saturday seeking his fifth consecutive series triumph and first Cherokee special. … Joseph Joiner of Milton, Fla., earned two major wins there last year, worth more than $20,000. … Ben Watkins of Rock Hill, S.C., won back-to-back Stick Elliott Memorial events in 2023 and ’24 at Cherokee on the Carolina Clash circuit after topping a $2,500 FUEL tour stop there in 2018. … Trent Ivey of Union, S.C., has seven Cherokee specials since 2017, including winning 2024’s Blue-Gray 100 and March Madness events there, worth more than $70,000 over that span. … Points-chasing drivers will drop their two worst finishes, including races they do not attend. … Street stocks, renegade sportsman, extreme 4s and Crown Vics are on the undercard. … Gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 7:30. … Watch live on Hunt the Front TV.

Who to watch: Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., eyes his fifth straight HTF victory and first career Cherokee special.

Points chase: Before Cherokee: 1. Ashton Winger (576); 2. Zack Mitchell (540); 3. Joseph Joiner (512); 4. Jadon Frame (496); 5. Dalton Cook (488).

Expected entrants: Ashton Winger, Cody Overton, Dalton Cook, Joseph Joiner, Josh Putnam, Ben Watkins, Trent Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Jadon Frame, Casey Roberts, Jeremy Steele, Tucker Anderson, Kenny Collins, Jake O’Neil, Beckham Malone, Dale Timms, Anthony Sanders, Mario Gresham, Dillard Hatchett, Trae Kirk, Braden Jones, Devon Morgan, Brandon Dockery, Trent Mathis, Jason Lively and others.

Next series race: July 31, Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, TN) $8,000