What won the race: Chad Finley of Lansing, Mich., charged from his 12th starting position to win Saturday's Allstar Performance Challenge miniseries event at Merritt Speedway, earning $5,000. Finley took the lead from Mike Vandermark on the 13th lap.

Key notes: Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., took the runner-up position, 1.210 seconds behind Finley. ... Winner of a $3,000 feature at Merritt Speedway on May 1, Brandon Thirlby of Traverse City, Mich., finished ninth. ... After winning Friday's $5,000 weekend miniseries opener at Tri-City Motor Speedway in Auburn, Mich., Eric Spangler of Lake City, Mich., was disqualified and credited with finishing 26th. ... Saturday's feature lasted 25 minutes and saw the top 13 finishers complete all 40 laps.

On the move: Winner Chad Finley started 12th.

Winner's sponsors: Finley’s Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Northside Towing, Auto Value, Strutmasters and Air Lift.

Points chase: The weekend doubleheader kicked off the season for the Allstar Performance Late Model Challenge Series. Travis Stemler of Ionia, Mich., won the miniseries title last season as part of a career-best 10-victory season.

Car count: 26

Fast qualifier: Cody Bauer

Time: 13.811 seconds

Polesitter: David Hilliker

Heat race winners: Jeep Van Wormer, Mike VanderMark Jr., Greg Gokey,  ,  ,  ,  ,  

Next series race: May 28, Tri-City Motor Speedway (Auburn, MI) $0