Southern National Motorsports Park

Tom Ringer delivered a masterclass performance at Southern National Motorsports Park, charging from eighth on the grid to capture victory in the RFRL Late Model Series season opener. The #68 driver navigated through traffic over 100 laps of green flag racing, as the field completed the entire distance without a single caution period. Ringer's seven-position climb earned him hard charger honors and maximum points to open his championship campaign.

Pole-sitter Robert Walton in the #57 machine appeared poised for victory after securing the top starting spot, but ultimately settled for second place as Ringer's charge proved unstoppable. Walton's runner-up finish still netted valuable points in the title hunt, while Tanner Honeycutt rounded out the podium in third, dropping just one spot from his second-place starting position. The #7 driver maintained clean racing throughout the event, recording zero incidents alongside Walton.

Marc Holloway advanced one position to fourth in the #56 car, while Tiyler Walts moved up one spot to fifth despite accumulating six incidents during the race. The middle of the field saw significant shuffling, with Jonathan Burt dropping three positions to sixth after starting third, and Michael Evans falling from fourth to seventh. Michael Woodard slipped one spot to eighth, while Cody Deak completed the nine-car field in ninth after starting from the same position.

Ringer's opening victory establishes him as the early championship leader with 40 points, holding a five-point advantage over Walton heading into the remaining 11 rounds. The clean racing from four drivers suggests strong racecraft in the series, though the incident-filled runs for several competitors, including race winner Ringer who recorded four incidents, indicate that consistent execution will be crucial in the title fight ahead.