John Johnson IV of Ethelsville, Alabama, rode his 4J car to victory and claimed a $500 prize at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
Johnson beat out 25 other cars to win The Mag’s Ranch House Diner Factory Stock Special event.
Aidan Fletcher of Columbus, Jarrett Jones, Johnny Pannell and Justin Comer rounded out the top five.
Terry Taylor of Steens was eighth, and Columbus racers Craig Barham and John A. Beard Jr. were ninth and 11th, respectively. JR Card of West Point was 12th, and Kevin McWilliams of Columbus was 13th.
Columbus drivers Tyler Beard and Bobby Barksdale were 20th and 21st, respectively. Scooter Ware of West Point was 22nd, Lee Harrison of Columbus was 23rd, and Daniel Wiggins of Starkville was 24th.
The Mag’s next race is Sept. 6 when the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series featuring a $3,000-to-win Super Late Models race comes to town. The speedway will also host its weekly racing series that night.
Late Models
Randall Beckwith of Kilmichael won Saturday’s Crate Racin’ USA Late Models race, beating out Jamie Pickard of Columbus.
Jamie Tollison, Kyle Shaw, Garrett Smith and Logan Beckwith rounded out the six-car field.
Sportsman
Brett White of Kosciusko won the Crate Racin’ USA Late Model Sportsman feature Saturday to continue his dominance in the category.
Tony Shelton of Steens, Tody Ratcliff, Cody Chism and Colby Ponds of Caledonia rounded out the top five.
Mike Pickard of Steens was 14th, Lance Johnson of Columbus was 16th, and Josh Guest of West Point was 17th.
Caleb Pickard and Jimmy Anderson, both of Columbus, were 18th and 19th, respectively.
Hot Shots
Dale Johnson of Wade won the Hot Shots feature race Saturday.
Anthony Minor, Joey Wray, Josh Mosley and Hailey Wade rounded out the top five.
Judd Murphy of Columbus was sixth, and Ed Caulder of Columbus was 11th.
Street Stocks
Shay Knight of Steens won the Three Star Tire and Auto Street Stocks race on Saturday night.
Knight beat out Columbus driver Lee Ray, who won the division two weeks ago. Jamie Sudduth, Doug Dodd and J.R. Brown rounded out the top five.
Dustin Dupler of Columbus was seventh.
Modifieds
Jason Byrd of Carbon Hill, Alabama, repeated in the Crate Racin’ USA Modified Sportsman category Saturday.
Tim Parker, Mike Langford, Dewayne Littleton and Shane Burns rounded out the top five.
No local racers competed in the event.
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