Season Opener Recap –

South Alabama Speedway kicked off the 2026 season Saturday afternoon with an exciting 35-lap Crown Vic. feature that paid $500 to the winner. The Salter brothers put on a show, finishing 1st and 2nd in a strong field of 19 cars. Chris Salter claimed the victory, while Adam Salter charged from a 16th-place starting position to finish an impressive 2nd.

The evening also featured rough starts in both the Super Stock and Modified divisions, with early incidents slowing the beginning of their feature events before racing settled in.

The Mini-Cup division delivered a father-and-son duo, finishing 1st and 2nd. Kevin Kline drove from 9th to the front to take the win out of 17 cars, finishing just ahead of his father, Steve Kline, in a memorable season-opening race.