What won the race: Fifth-starting Shane Edginton of Winnipeg, Manitoba, scored his fourth career Northern LateModel Racing Association victory, winning Saturday's 35-lap season opener at Devils Lake Speedway. Edginton used a late-race restart to get by Dustin Strand and pocketed $1,200.

Key notes: Edginton held off 2018 NLRA champion Dustin Strand to emerge victorious. ... Edginton's previous NLRA triumph came Aug. 25, 2018, at Greenbush (Minn.) Race Park. ... Edginton won the last two Thursday's in May in regular-season action at Winnipeg's Red River Co-op Speedway. ... Mike Balcaen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who won last year's NLRA stop at Devil's Lake, finished 12th this time. ... The series made its first of three scheduled stops at the Doyon, N.D., oval during the 2019 season. It returns to the track June 15 for another $1,200-to-win event.

On the move: Ryan Kereluk of St. Andrews, Manitoba, started 19th and finished ninth.

Winner's sponsors: Edginton’s Victory Chassis by Don Shaw is powered by a Karl’s Performance engine and sponsored by Schill Construction, Performance Auto Forks Mobile Wash and Kennedy Flooring.

Points chase: The 2019 points chase kicked off over the weekend.

Current weather: Clear, 57°F

Car count: 22

Polesitter: Aaron Turnbull

Heat race winners: Brody Troftgruben, Dustin Strand, Aaron Turnbull

Next series race: June 7, River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) $1,200