2022 March Madness at Cherokee Speedway

Dirt Late Model Stars Ready For Madness At Cherokee

Dirt Late Model Stars Ready For Madness At Cherokee

Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport and other Dirt Late Model stars will be competing in Sunday's annual March Madness event at Cherokee Speedway.

Mar 4, 2022 by Brandon Paul
Dirt Late Model Stars Ready For Madness At Cherokee

Don't tell us we didn't warn you. Many of Dirt Late Model racing's biggest stars will be heading to "The Place Your Mama Warned You About," Cherokee Speedway, this Sunday for the annual March Madness event for the Southern All Star Racing Series. 

The 60-lap Super Late Model main event at the Gaffney, South Carolina dirt track will pay $10,000 to win, making it a popular stop for the biggest names in dirt racing. 

Leading the list of drivers planning to compete in the March Madness event is defending race winner and recent Cherokee Speedway dominator Brandon Overton. During his career-best season one year ago, Overton collected four wins, two second-place finishes and a third-place finish in seven starts at the track. 

Jonathan Davenport, who leads all drivers with four career March Madness wins, is expected to return to Cherokee with hopes of collecting his fifth win in the race. Davenport's last March Madness win came in 2019. 

The last driver to win a major Dirt Late Model event at Cherokee Speedway is also expected to be in attendance. Chris Madden, the winner of November's Blue Gray 100, will be looking to tie Davenport with his fourth career March Madness victory. 

Ross Bailes, the 2017 March Madness winner and recent Winter Freeze winner at Screven, will be chasing his second win in the race. 

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When the green flag waves at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, it will also be "Fergy Time" with regional star Chris Ferguson in attendance. Ferguson is always a strong competitor at Cherokee, with 13 career wins at "The Place Your Mama Warned You About."

Rising star Ashton Winger, who recently collected a World of Outlaws Late Model win at Volusia Speedway Park, will be chasing a big victory with the G.R. Smith led Brodnax-Shaker Motorsports team. 

Fresh off his first Super Late Model win with the Dydene Xtreme DIRTcar Series at Lavonia Speedway, Cody Overton is expected to compete at Cherokee. 

2020 Southern All Star Racing Series champion Billy Franklin is another driver planning on joining the stout field of Late Models. 

In addition to the Super Late Model main event, 604 Late Models, Mid-East Street Stocks, Thunder Bombers and Pro Stock 4s will be in action. Gates open at 10 a.m. ET, with racing scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. 

Fans unable to make it out to Cherokee Speedway will be able to watch the action live on FloRacing. If you're not already a subscriber, click here to become one today.