Hudson O’Neal scored a wire-to-wire victory Friday night at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., during the second night of the World of Outlaws (WoO) Late Model Series stop at the DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals. O’Neal, driving the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6, powered around Bilstein Pole Award winner Brandon Overton at the start and led the 35-lap feature from flag to flag.

The race’s rhythm changed when Chris Madden, who had been running second early, slowed and brought out a midrace caution. That restart set up a late duel as Tyler Erb mounted a last-lap low-line charge and closed to within roughly a car length, but O’Neal held the top groove to deny Erb’s dive and secure the victory. Erb finished second, matching his career best at Volusia, while Tim McCreadie, Brandon Sheppard and Nick Hoffman completed the top five.

The win marked O’Neal’s fourth at Volusia and extended momentum for the K&L Rumley program after his two-win swing at Arizona’s Wild West Shootout earlier this season. Owner Kevin Rumley detoured to Volusia rather than continuing to Arizona, and the decision paid off. The Sunshine Nationals at Volusia are set to conclude the following night with a $20,000-to-win finale.

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