All the action was in Matt Cox’s rear-view mirror.
Friday night’s 50 lap Late Model Stock Car race at Southern National Motorsports Park turned into a marathon after two stoppages. When the proverbial dust settled, Cox was able to drive away from the field to score his second win of Speed Week 2026.
“We were on the right end tonight,” Cox said. “We started on the pole, was able to stay out front, lead all the laps tonight and keep everything behind us. We had a good racecar and was able to kind of jump out there, get a little lead, manage gaps and just had a really good piece. We’ve been working hard while we’ve been here this week and we got two wins now. Worst finish is third. And we got a big points lead in this deal and we’ll keep plugging at it. We’ve got a 100 lapper tomorrow so we’ll see if we can’t go three in a row and win that 100 lapper and finish the week off.”
The most notable incident took place when Wyatt Miller dived to the inside of Matthew Laprade heading into turn three on lap 31. The two drivers tangled, ending Laprade’s night. On the ensuing restart, Atley Weise would get tangled up in the same corner after an incident with Alex Fleming. Miller was able to rejoin the race, finishing eighth.
Unofficial Results
- Matt Cox
- John Goin
- Ryan Wilson
- Clay Jones
- Chase Burgeson
- Dylan Newsome
- Alex Fleming
- Wyatt Miller
- Jamey Caudill
- Deac MCCaskill
- Caleb Johnson
- Jared Fryar
- Matthew Laprade
- Atley Weise
