7/16/2023
Owens and Koehler kick off Southern Nationals; Owens finds victory lane at Beckley
Teammates Jimmy Owens and Jordan Koehler embarked on the first weekend of the Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals at Beckley Motor Speedway (Beckley, W.Va.) on Friday evening.
Among 32 Late Models in the pit area, Owens was fastest in his qualifying group and won his heat race while Koehler finished runner-up in his heat. For the $10,053-to-win main event, Owens dominated from the drop of the green flag and led all 53-laps en route to his sixth-career Southern Nationals triumph. He outran Henry Hornsby and Kyle Hardy who completed the Top-3 while Koehler finished 15th in the feature.
Saturday's event at Wythe Raceway (Rural Retreat, Va.) was postponed to Sunday.
With 23 Late Models returning to Wythe for it's rescheduled date, Owens finished runner-up in his heat and Koehler wound up sixth in his heat race. For the second $10,053-to-win feature of the weekend, Owens recorded a Top-10 outing in ninth while Koehler made up five positions in the 53-lap feature to finish 13th.
Full results from the events are available at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com.
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