What won the race: Going by Jimmy Owens on a lap-seven restart and fighting off a late challenge from Ethan Dotson, fifth-starting Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, Ga., raced to a 50-lap victory Sunday at East Alabama Motor Speedway for a $10,000 payday. Driving his Maryland-based Bruce Kane Racing entry, Herrington took the checkers 1.100 seconds ahead of the ninth-starting Dotson.

Quotable: "The Good Lord put me here," Herrington said in victory lane. "That's just says all there is to it. I took the lead there and I was just praying every lap. Just didn't wanna see those cautions, but at the end of the day I knew it was His plan, and whatever was gonna happen was gonna happen."

Key notes: Herrington led 42 of 50 laps in his first victory for Bruce Kane Racing, a ride he picked up late last season. ... Runner-up Ethan Dotson led laps 37-38 after overtaking Herrington with a turn-one slide job. Herrington went back by on the backstretch two laps later. ... Fourth-place finisher Dalton Cook rallied after an early pit stop. ... Fast qualifier Jimmy Owens drove the Larry Harrod-owned No. 27 Longhorn Chassis and led six laps and later struggled on a lap-20 restart, dropping to the tail. He rallied to finish fifth. ... Eight cautions slowed the action, the first two for Allen Styck, who went over the turn-two banking on the second lap and slowed on the fifth lap. ... A lap-six caution appeared for Cook. ... Garrett Smith went over the turn-one banking on a lap-six restart. ... Ashton Winger slowed on the 20th lap. ... Two cautions on lap 45 slowed the action, the second for a car going over the turn-three banking. ... The eighth and final caution came on the 48th lap for Drake Troutman's spin. ... EAMS ran the first of six scheduled Super Late Model races this season paying $10,000-to-win with a $10,000-to-win division points fund. ... Sterling Evilsizer won Sunday's 602 Crate Late Model feature. ... Ageless EAMS veteran Dana Eiland won Saturday's 604 Crate feature. ... EAMS hosts the Schaeffer's Spring Nationals on March 29 in a $10,053-to-win event.

On the move: Tanner English of Benton, Ky., started 11th and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: Herrington's Bruce Kane Racing Rocket Chassis has a Clements Racing Engine and sponsorship from Jerry's Siding Roofing & Windows, All About Doors, Haywood Home Construction, All About Wraps, T&T Service and Fox Factory Shocks.

Points chase: It's the season opener.

Current weather: Cloudy, 43°F

Car count: 20

Fast qualifier: Jimmy Owens

Time: 13.982 seconds

Polesitter: Jimmy Owens

Heat race winners: Jimmy Owens, Dalton Cook