Brandon Overton returned to the driver’s seat of the Wells Motorsports No. 76 Longhorn Chassis on Friday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.) for the XR Super Series season opener. In a field of 37 cars, Brandon followed up the 10th-fastest time in his group with a third-place finish in his heat. With $50,000 on the line in the feature, Overton advanced forward nine spots in the 50-lapper to register a third-place finish. He followed Chris Madden and Dale McDowell across the line. (Michael Moats photo)

After pulling off early in his heat race on Saturday due to a flat left-front tire, Overton posted a fourth-place finish in his B-Main, forcing him to rely in a provisional into the $50,000-to-win A-Main. Starting in 24th, Brandon passed nine cars in the 50-lap affair to finish 15th.

Brandon Overton and the Wells Motorsports team invaded Swainsboro Raceway (Swainsboro, Ga.) on Friday afternoon to compete in the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals season opener. After topping the 22-car field in time trials, Overton outran Michael Page in his heat to lock into the pole position for the A-Main. Leading flag-to-flag in the 53-lap affair, Brandon kept a steady margin from him and second-place finisher Michael Page throughout the race secure his fourth win of the season and a $10,053 prize. Mark Whitener, Dalton Cook, and Ashton Winger completed the Top-5 finishers. (Michael Moats photo)

The following night at Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tenn.) for the event co-sanctioned by the Valvoline Iron-Man Southern Series and the Ultimate Southeast Series, Brandon laid down the fastest time overall in qualifying before picking up a heat race victory. Whizzing past fellow front-row starter Camaron Marlar on the 12th circuit of the feature, Overton paced the field in the remaining distance of the 50-lapper to claim his second win in as many nights. His fifth win of 2022 was worth $12,000.

For the weekend finale on Sunday at Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, S.C.), Overton locked his spot into the Southern All Star Series-sanctioned feature with a second-place finish in his heat. With $10,000 on the line, Brandon was in contention for the win late in the race until a flat right-front tire forced him to surrender his spot in second with two laps remaining.