Jared Miley (H1) goes past Scott Rhodes en route to victory.
What won the race: Second-starting Jared Miley of South Park, Pa., took the lead from polesitter Scott Rhodes of Somerset, Pa., on the 31st of 41 laps and led the rest of the way for a $3,000 triumph in the UFO Race Championship-sanctioned Sam Barley Championship at Dog Hollow Speedway.
Key notes: With his seventh UFO victory, Miley moved to the top of the tour's all-time wins list. He also won the previous UFO race on July 19 at Dog Hollow. ... Rhodes led laps 1-30. ... The feature was slowed by multiple cautions. ... Starting 14th, Dan Stone ran as high as fourth, but slipped over the turn-two banking on a late-race restart and fell back. ... Joe Petyak's car caught fire after he slammed the turn-four wall during the first heat race; Petyak escaped without injury. ... The fire and cleanup forced a 45-minute delay in the program. ... Friday's race was a tribute to Sam Barley, who owned cars for several drivers including Keith Barbara, Rick Singleton, Johhny Grum. ... Dog Hollow also hosts UFO-sanctioned Late Models on Aug. 29 for the Floyd Kline Klassic and Sept. 24-26 for the ThunderDog Showdown.
On the move: Dylan Yoder of Selinsgrove, Pa., started eighth and finished third; Devin Friese of Chambersburg, Pa., started 11th and advanced to fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Miley's Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Brougher Machine Shop, Colussy Chevrolet, FullyInjected.com, Hoosier Racing Tire, Octane Graphix and Schaeffer's Racing Oil.
Points chase: Entering Friday's race, Friese had 549 points to lead Justin Kann (536) and Yoder (531).
Car count: 31
Polesitter: Scott Rhodes
Heat race winners: Justin Kann, Andrew Wylie, Coleby Frye, Keith Barbara, , , ,
Consolation race winners: Mike Blose, , ,
Next series race: September 25, Dog Hollow Speedway (Strongstown, PA) $2,000