Key notes: The Schaeffer’s Southern Nationals concludes its points-paying events with Saturday’s 53-lap, $10,053-to-win finale at Tazewell Speedway. … Tazewell hosts the season finale for the 22nd straight season. … The Southern-based tour offers more than $300,000 in total purse money, a $23,000 loyalty program paid to the top-five point earners, with $1,000 being awarded to rookie of the year. … Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga., enters Saturday with a 14-point advantage over Joseph Joiner in search of the $10,053 points title. McIntosh picked up a $4,400 Fall Nationals victory there in 2020. … Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., is a two-time Southern Nationals winner at Tazewell in addition to winning April 4’s Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial there, worth $21,000 on the Spring Nationals. … Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., has seven Tazewell specials since 2019, including four Southern Nationals victories, combining to collect more than $100,000 over that span. … Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., has five major wins since 2007 at Tazewell, including three on the Southern Nationals, earning more than $57,000. … Mike Benedum of Salem, W.Va., topped last year’s $10,053 Southern Nationals season finale. … Sportsman, street stocks, classics and Crown Vics are on the undercard. … Pits open at 3 p.m. and grandstands open at 5 with hot laps at 7:45. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., seeks his third career Southern Nationals victory at Tazewell.

Points chase: Before Tazewell: 1. Donald McIntosh (1,346); 2. Joseph Joiner (1,332); 3. Allen Styck (1,274); 4. Garrett Smith (1,264); 5. Stacy Boles (1,176).

Expected entrants: Brandon Overton, Dale McDowell, Chris Madden, Cody Overton, Donald McIntosh, Joseph Joiner, Casey Roberts, Garrett Smith, Mike Benedum, Tucker Anderson, Luke Morey, David Payne, Kenny Collins, Stacy Boles, Todd Morrow, Allen Styck, Travis Fultz, Dillard Hatchett, Devon Morgan, Jamie Oliver, Landen Zakalowski, Daniel Boles, Alex Vance, Jay Cardy and others.