What won the race: Polesitter Chad Finley of Lansing, Mich., raced to his biggest career Dirt Late Model victory, topping Chris Brindley of West Branch, Mich., and Rich Neiser of Fruitport, Mich., for a $5,000 payday in Merritt Speedway's 28th annual Wood Tic.

Key notes: Finley has made limited starts on dirt, primarily racing on pavement prior to 2016. ... Finley and Epling won even and odd preliminaries. They then battled hard for the lead in the feature, trading paint along the way. ... The 28th annual Wood Tic was a two-day event, with qualifying, heat races and a dash Friday, followed by consolation races, prelims and features on Saturday. ... All divisions ran extended features. ... Prior to the Wood Tic, Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., won a UMP DIRTcar Summernationals event at Merritt on Thursday evening.

On the move: Brindley came from sixth to record a runner-up finish.

Winner's sponsors: Finley's Rocket Chassis No. 29 is sponsored by Affordable Tire and Northside Service.

Points chase: Fifth-place finisher Eric Spangler of Lake City, Mich., entered the Wood Tic leading the Merritt standings.

Car count: 29

Fast qualifier: Eric Spangler

Time: 13.423 seconds

Dash winner: Eric Spangler

Heat race winners: Bob Hammar, Rich Neiser, Chad Finley, Sam Epling,  ,  ,  ,  

Consolation race winners: Chad  Foster,  ,  ,  

Next series race: July 22, Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) $5,000