What won the race: Taking the lead on lap 13 when Dave Hess Jr. slipped up in turn two on consecutive laps amid traffic, polesitter Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., marched to the $5,000 victory in Saturday’s September Shootout at Raceway 7. Michael Norris finished second while Hess, who started outside the front row, was third.
Quotable: "I love coming here. I love this place, I grew up here," Blair said. "I was here every single Friday for a lot of years, so any time we get to come back and race I love it. It's even better when we end up here on the frontstretch."
Key notes: Runner-up Michael Norris, who took second from Dave Hess Jr. on a mid-race restart, drove Todd Cerenzia's No. 02 in the 40-lapper. ... Chad Wright held the third spot early in the feature but faded from contention. ... Khole Wanzer spun at the top of the frontstretch for a lap-23 yellow. ... Raceway 7 hosts the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Oct. 2 for a $12,000-to-win event.
Winner's sponsors: Blair’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Specialty Products, Murphy’s Logging, C&J Dairy, Previty’s Auto Wrecking, Upstate Auto Group, Sons of the American Legion Post 1460, Moody & Son Welding, Niemeyer’s Garage and Integra Racing Shocks.
Points chase: Raceway 7 runs Crate Late Models, not Supers, during weekly competition.
Current weather: Clear, 70°F
Car count: 34
Polesitter: Max Blair
Heat race winners: Dutch Davies, Chad Wright, , , , ,