What won the race: Advancing from his fourth starting position, Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, raced to victory in Friday’s YellowHose.com 40 at I-96 Speedway. Schlenk outran Brandon Thirlby for a $4,000 victory.

Quotable: "I gotta thank all my guys. We were up on vacation this week. I haven't even been home in a week. These guys put this car together and got it all back together and put a body on it and had it ready for me," winner Rusty Schlenk said of his crew. "(Michigan's Upper Peninsula) doesn't have much for cell service up there, so I didn't have communication with anybody. Thanks God these guys, they busted their butts all week long, turned this car around, put a new body on it, and had it in tip-top shape tonight. So thanks to all my guys."

Key notes: Schlenk finished 1.313 seconds ahead of Thirlby. … Twelve drivers completed 40 laps. … Polesitter Scott Fisk finished one lap down in 13th. … Series champion Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., charged to eighth place after winning the consolation race and starting 16th. … The race co-sanctioned by American Ethanol Late Model Tour and the Sunoco American Late Model Series. … Schlenk registered his 26th ALMS win and sixth Ethanol win. … There have been five different in eight series races.

Winner's sponsors: Schlenk’s C.J. Rayburn Race Car is powered by an ECR Engine and sponsored by Buckeye Concrete Coatings, Dominator Race Products, Allstar Performance and Velocita.

Points chase: Eric Spangler (469) leads the Ethanol tour over Brandon Thirlby (453), Nick Kurtz (429), David Mielke (405) and Travis Stemler; Casey Noonan leads the ALMS standings ahead of Jon Henry, Devin Gilpin, Stemler and Matt Miller.

Car count: 30

Polesitter: Scott Fisk

Heat race winners: Scott Fisk, Rusty Schlenk, Eric Spangler,  ,  ,  ,  ,  

Consolation race winners: Dona Marcoullier,  ,  ,  

Next series race: August 17, Wilmot Raceway (Wilmot, WI) $4,000