It may come as no surprise, but Brandon Overton came home with another big win.
Just as he started out the Dirt Late Model Dreams week at Eldora Speedway, Overton took night one of the week ahead at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska on Tuesday.
“It’s such a cool place with a hell of a payout,” Overton said on MAVTV Plus. “We’re just glad to be here.”
The top late model racer in the country continued to prove himself on Tuesday, setting quick time and running an unstoppable race on his way to the win.
Hudson O’Neal made a pass for the lead off of a restart midway through the race, before Overton got him back a handful of laps later.
“That first one there, he was ready,” Overton said. “He snuck around me on the outside there and I just tried to stay calm.”
It might seem like Overton won’t go out and dominate again, because of the car count and odds against someone winning as much as he has.
However, Overton said his car isn’t even 100 percent yet.
“Our car is good,” Overton said on the broadcast. “It’s really balanced. It aint all the way right yet, but we’ll just keep working on it.”
The I-80 Nationals continue on Wednesday with a second prelim night to Thursday’s $30,000-to-win show.
I-80 Nationals Night 1 Results
1. Brandon Overton
2. Hudson O’Neal
3. Ricky Thornton Jr.
4. Kyle Bronson
5. Frank Heckenast Jr.
6. Shane Clanton
7. Tim McCreadie
8. Chase Junghans
9. Ricky Weiss
10. Jonathan Davenport
11. Mike Marlar
12. Stormy Scott
13. Jimmy Owens
14. Tyler Erb
15. Chris Simpson
16. Brian Shirley
17. Spencer Hughes
18. Josh Richards
19. Scott Bloomquist
20. Tyler Bruening
21. Bill Leighton
22. Brandon Sheppard
23. Chad Simpson
24. Tyler Posipil
