Dawson Lowe, of Knoxville, Tennessee, became the first repeat winner of 2026 with the Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner Red Clay 602 Late Model Series on Saturday night at the renowned Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina! Dawson earned Fast Time honors in qualifying and later started from the pole position in the 6th Annual ‘Robbie Weaver Memorial’ headliner. Dawson, who also won with the tour back on April 24 at North Georgia Speedway, controlled the strong 602 Late Model field for all 25 circuits to bag the $2,000 winner’s check in the inaugural series visit to “The Place Your Momma Warned You About.”

Finishing 1.588 seconds behind Lowe’s #16 machine at the unfurling of the checkered flag was fourth-starting Cass Fowler, of Woodstock, Georgia. Luke Cooper passed four competitors to land on the podium in third. Eleventh-starting Spencer Singleton roared past seven cars to finish in the fourth spot, while Chad Wallace started and finished in the fifth position.

A total of 28 Red Clay 602 Late Model Series entrants were in the pit area at Cherokee Speedway on Saturday for the ‘Robbie Weaver Memorial.’ John Pursley started out on a fast note by edging out the field in RaceDay Safety Hot Laps with his quick time of 17.430 seconds. Dawson Lowe then tripped the clock quicker than anyone else in Knowles Race Parts and Bodies qualifying with a lap of 17.395 seconds, which landed him the pole position for the 25-lapper. The pair of consolation races were topped by Doug Bragg and Wyatt Coffey, while John Snow and Nick Deitz utilized series provisionals to gain access into the A-Main.

Next up on the Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner Red Clay 602 Late Model Series schedule will be a visit to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Friday, June 26. The event, which has been postponed by rain on two different occasions, will shell out a $2,000 top prize and will pay each feature starter at least $125 to take the green flag. Dawson Lowe currently sits atop of the series point standings by thirty markers over Cass Fowler heading into the northern Georgia oval. Jim Gray, John Snow, and Ryan Clay round out the top five in the latest point tally exiting Saturday’s tilt at Cherokee Speedway.

Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner Red Clay 602 Late Model Series
Round 7 Race Summary
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Cherokee Speedway – Gaffney, South Carolina

Schaeffer’s Oil Feature Finish (25 Laps):

1. (1) Dawson Lowe $2,000
2. (4) Cass Fowler $1,000
3. (7) Luke Cooper $600
4. (11) Spencer Singleton $400
5. (5) Chad Wallace $350
6. (14) Colby Quick $325
7. (18) Wyatt Coffey $300
8. (8) Luke Clements $280
9. (22) Nick Deitz $260
10. (15) Monk Gulledge $240
11. (2) John Pursley $220
12. (9) Bryan Tullis $200
13. (3) Shun Thomas $175
14. (21) John Snow $165
15. (17) Doug Bragg $155
16. (20) Justyn Jacobs $145
17. (19) Jim Gray $135
18. (13) Jody Wilson $125
19. (6) Christian Pitts $125
20. (12) Dylan Warden $125
21. (10) Mitchell Dickerson $125
22. (16) Canaan Clobes $125

Entries: 28

Lap Leaders: Dawson Lowe (Laps 1-25)

$100 PPM Racing Products Hard Charger Award: Nick Deitz (+13 Positions)
$100 RaceDay Safety Fastest in Hot Laps Award: John Pursley
$100 Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Fast Time Award: Dawson Lowe
$100 Extreme Towing & Recovery Hard Luck Award: Jim Gray
$100 C&S Auto Electric Long Haul Award: Jim Gray
$100 Headrick Motorsports 5th Place on Lap 5 Award: Luke Clements

RaceDay Safety Hot Laps:
Fast Time Overall: John Pursley 17.430

Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Time Trials:
Fast Time Overall: Dawson Lowe 17.395

Qualifying – Group A (Top Eight Transfer into A-Main): 1. 16-Dawson Lowe, 17.395[2]; 2. 99-Shun Thomas, 17.452[11]; 3. 79-Chad Wallace, 17.472[10]; 4. 57-Luke Cooper, 17.541[3]; 5. 19-Bryan Tullis, 17.574[6]; 6. 30-Spencer Singleton, 17.635[14]; 7. 5J-Jody Wilson, 17.646[4]; 8. 1-Monk Gulledge, 17.717[8]; 9. 41-Doug Bragg, 17.962[7]; 10. 47-Jim Gray, 18.072[12]; 11. 90-Ryan Clay, 18.246[9]; 12. 00P-Preston Blalock, 18.248[13]; 13. 369-John Snow, 18.289[1]; 14. (DNS) 73-Taylor Lufkin

Qualifying – Group B (Top Eight Transfer into A-Main): 1. 9P-John Pursley, 17.433[9]; 2. 9-Cass Fowler, 17.504[5]; 3. 1P-Christain Pitts, 17.575[13]; 4. 51-Luke Clements, 17.625[11]; 5. 99M-Mitchell Dickerson, 17.662[1]; 6. 2-Dylan Warden, 17.747[7]; 7. 5-Colby Quick, 17.769[6]; 8. 82C-Canaan Clobes, 17.877[3]; 9. 1*-Brady Cornett, 17.884[8]; 10. 2C-Wyatt Coffey, 17.888[10]; 11. 00-Nick Deitz, 17.976[2]; 12. 22-Justyn Jacobs, 18.194[14]; 13. 17-Chris Woods, 18.332[12]; 14. 327-Timothy Measamer Jr, 18.638[4]; 15. 73-Taylor Lufkin, 19.560

B-Main #1 Finish (Top Two Transfer): 1. 41-Doug Bragg[1]; 2. 47-Jim Gray[2]; 3. 90-Ryan Clay[3]; 4. 369-John Snow[5]; 5. 00P-Preston Blalock[4]; 6. (DNS) 73-Taylor Lufkin

B-Main #2 Finish (Top Two Transfer): 1. 2C-Wyatt Coffey[2]; 2. 22-Justyn Jacobs[3]; 3. 1*-Brady Cornett[1]; 4. 00-Nick Deitz[5]; 5. 73-Taylor Lufkin; 6. 327-Timothy Measamer Jr[4]

2026 Red Clay 602 Late Model Series Point Standings:

1. Dawson Lowe – 970
2. Cass Fowler – 940
3. Jim Gray – 848
4. John Snow – 834
5. Ryan Clay – 759
6. Spencer Singleton – 742
7. Bryson Hickman – 732
8. Charles Devine – 718
9. Zane Littleton – 690
10. Jody Wilson – 678
11. Evan Bell – 674
12. Nick Deitz – 578
13. Luke Cooper – 578
14. Luke Clements – 550
15. Shun Thomas – 542

2026 Red Clay 602 Late Model Series Schedule:

February 6 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – WYATT COFFEY
February 7 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – CODY OVERTON
February 28 – Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) – $2,500 to win – RAINED OUT
April 2 – I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) – BRYSON HICKMAN
April 18 – Laurens County Speedway (Laurens, SC) – NICK DEITZ
April 24 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – DAWSON LOWE
May 1 – West Alabama Speedway (Winfield, AL) – POSTPONED
May 2 – Buckshot Speedway (Clanton, AL) – POSTPONED
May 23 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – PPD TO JUNE 18
May 29 – Travelers Rest Speedway (Travelers Rest, SC) – CHRIS WOODS
June 2 – Laurens County Speedway (Laurens, SC) – POSTPONED
June 18 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – PPD TO JUNE 26
June 20 – Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) – DAWSON LOWE
June 26 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – $2,000 to win
July 3 – I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, TN) – $2,000 to win
July 4 – Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, GA) – $2,500 to win
July 18 – Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, GA) – $2,000 to win
July 19 – Toccoa Raceway (Toccoa, GA) – $2,000 to win
July 21 – Senoia Raceway (Senoia, GA) – $2,000 to win
July 24 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – $2,000 to win
August 1 – Harris Speedway (Rutherfordton, NC) – $2,000 to win
August 7 – Hartwell Speedway (Hartwell, GA) – $2,000 to win
August 8 – Winder-Barrow Speedway (Winder, GA) – $2,500 to win
August 22 – Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) – $2,000 to win
September 12 – Laurens County Speedway (Laurens, SC) – $2,500 to win
October 10 – Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) – $2,000 to win
October 17 – Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, GA) – $2,500 to win
October 31 – North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, GA) – $4,000 to win

The Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner Red Clay 602 Late Model Series would like to thank all of their marketing partners including Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner, American Racer Tires, PPM Racing Products, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Extreme Towing and Recovery, Raceday Safety, Chevrolet Performance, Cruise with the Champions, Smith Motors, Faktor Racing Chassis, Styles Services, Virginia Driveline and Differential, C&S Auto Electric, Billings Brothers Autism Awareness, Tuxedo Glass and Mirror, Cruise with the Champions, Capital Custom Paint, Delph Communications, and Peeping Dragon Photography. Any questions concerning the series can be pointed to either Walter Tapp at 864-382-9957 or Ray Cook at 828-360-5353. More information on the tour can be found online at www.RedClaySeries.com.

About Schaeffer’s Oil by Mike Bruner:

Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants: synthetic motor oils, hydraulic fluids, and diesel fuel additives have achieved a world-class reputation for improving engine performance and fuel economy, but their diverse product line includes all types of industrial lubricants, industrial greases, and industrial oils as well as specialty items like their chain lubes and degreasers. Founded in 1839, their philosophy is to provide advanced lubricants for improved performance, reliability, and fuel economy. 

From Dallas, Georgia, Mike Bruner brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table with a background in equipment sales and operations that spans over two decades. He has worked with two construction equipment manufacturers and started his own company in 2009, focusing on construction, grading, and hauling. His company has been a Schaeffer customer for many years, and in 2024, he joined the Schaeffer’s Oil team as a full-time sales representative. Learn more or connect with Mike by logging onto www.schaefferoil.com/mikebruner.

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