**Ernie Williams Jr. Dominates Charlotte Dirt in Series Opener** Ernie Williams Jr. made a statement in Round 1, controlling the feature from wire to wire at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. He led 29 of the race's laps and crossed the line ahead of Tayler Wineland to claim the opening victory of the season. The real headline belonged to Zane Walters, who rocketed 13 positions forward from a starting spot deep in the field. Walters started 25th and clawed his way to 12th by the finish—the kind of opening-round statement that gets people talking about momentum heading into Round 2. Up front, it was all Williams Jr.'s show. James Newton8 earned pole position at The Dirt Track with the quickest qualifying lap, but couldn't translate that speed into feature dominance. Heat racing saw victories for Brandon Garman, Ernie Williams Jr., and Justin Sherman3, while Christopher Schaffer2 and Bruce Clingan topped their respective consolation races.