Darrell Nelson enjoys victory lane after his victory in the NASCAR Late Model portion of the Legendary 100.
What won the race: Darrell Nelson of Hermantown, Minn., led all 40 laps of the NASCAR Late Model portion of Cedar Lake Speedway's Legendary 100, earning $5,000 for his victory over Canadian Ricky Weiss and fellow Wisconsin driver Chad Mahder.
Key notes: Eighteen drivers finished the 40-lap feature. ... Second-running Jimmy Mars retired after 13 laps. ... Adam Hensel was running fourth when his night ended on lap 17. ... Mahder earned $9,200 in the John Seitz Memorial one week earlier at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. ... The Legendary 100 weekend — Cedar Lake's final Late Model event of the season — was scheduled to begin on Friday night with time trials and heat races, but rain forced officials to push the qualifying program to Saturday afternoon. Weiss won the 20-lap qualifying feature that was part of the held-over card. ...
Winner's sponsors: Nelson's MB Customs Race Car is sponsored by Bud Light, Amsoil, Willow River Saloon, Jig Signs, Mars Race Cars, Badger Storage & Excavating and U.S. Steel.
Points chase: Hometown driver Pat Doar topped Cedar Lake's NASCAR Dash mini-series standings in 2015, earning a $10,000 top prize for his efforts.
Car count: 31
Dash winner: Ricky Weiss
Heat race winners: Ricky Weiss, Darrell Nelson, Brett Swedberg, , , , ,
Consolation race winners: Caley Emerson, , ,