What won the race: Former series champ Ricky Weiss of Headlingly, Manitoba, overtook polesitter Matt Aukland of Fargo, N.D., on the fourth lap of a 25-lap feature and raced to his 13th career NLRA victory. Fellow second-row starter Don Shaw of Ham Lake, Minn., finished 3.6 seconds behind as the runner-up followed by Mike Balcaen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Aukland.

Key notes: Cole Schill led the first lap and Aukland led laps 2-3. ... Shaw challenged Weiss mid-race, but fell back. ... A first-lap crash eliminated points leader Brad Seng. ... Blake Jegtvig and Dave Smith scratched. ... Evening rain pushed the start back an hour. ... The NLRA event was the first of two series stops at Norman County and the first of five straight on tap through Sunday at Norman County, I-94 Speedway, Viking Speedway and Buffalo River Race Park.

On the move: Balcaen started 12th and finished third; Dustin Strand of Grand Forks, N.D., restarted on the tail after the first-lap wreck and rallied to finish sixth

Winner's sponsors: Weiss drives a Bloomquist Race Car with a Pro Power Racing Engine and sponsorship from Derrick's Sandblasting, A.I.E. Bell Mobility, Hands On Excavating Inc., Forest Flying Services, Keewaitn Truck Service, J&C Trucking, Cousins Farms, Turk Enterprises, Eibach Springs, Metalz In Motion, Wulff Pumps, New Vision Graphics, Schaeffer Oil and MSRMafia.com Marketing.

Points chase: Reigning champ Brad Seng of Grand Forks, N.D., entered the event with 332 points to lead Mike Balcaen (314) and Dustin Strand (308).

Car count: 22

Polesitter: Matt Aukland

Heat race winners: Matt Aukland, Cole Schill, Ricky Weiss

Next series race: June 25, Norman County Raceway (Ada, MN) $1,100