What won the race: Continuing his career-best season, Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., rallied from the eighth starting spot to win Friday's Allstar Performance Challenge presented by American Ethanol feature at Tri-City Motor Speedway as the Tri-City-Merritt Speedway miniseries kicked off a three-race Labor Day weekend. Marcoullier topped 10th-starting Travis Stemler of Ionia, Mich., in earning $5,000 for his third special event victory in less than a month at the 3/8-mile oval.

Key notes: Marcoullier earned his ninth overall victory of the season and his seventh at Tri-City. He has earned $18,000 in winnings at Tri-City over the past month with a $3,000 Challenge Series victory on Aug. 14, a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory on Aug. 21 and his $5,000 payday on Friday. ... The Allstar Performance Late Model Challenge Series presented by American Ethanol is a challenge series between Tri-City and Merritt Speedway in Lake City, Mich., that offers a $10,000 payout to the champion. ... The series heads to Merritt on Saturday for a $4,000-to-win event followed by a $10,000-to-win program on Sunday.

On the move: Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, started 13th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Marcoullier's Black Diamond Chassis is powered by a Ryhne Competition Engine with sponsorship from Patrick Plumbing, Dennis Craft Construction, Rosebrugh Construction, Jimmy's Collision, Todd Roseburg Trucking, Randall's Collision, Roscommon Auto Recyclers, McBain Body Shop, Wilds True Value, Quickcar Racing, Allstar Performance and KBC Graphics.

Car count: 25

Fast qualifier: Chad Finley

Time: 12.999 seconds

Polesitter: Derrick Hilliker

Heat race winners: Chad Finley, Derrick Hilliker, Eric Spangler

Consolation race winners: Steven Hilliker