What won the race: Leading all 25 laps, fast qualifier and polesitter Dillon Brown of Gaffney, S.C., grabbed the $2,000 American All-Star Series victory in Saturday’s The Carolina Sizzler opener at the Dirt Track at Charlotte. He took the checkers 1.200 seconds ahead of Matt Henderson.

Key notes: With time restraints limiting the program, time trials set the grid for the feature with no heat races or consolation events. … The Crate Late Models of the American All-Star Series Presented by PPM Racing Products helped kick off The Dirt Track at Charlotte’s two-day Carolina Sizzler on Saturday with a $2,000-to-win event. … The race served as a tuneup for Sunday’s $10,000-to-win All-Stars show, which runs on the undercard to a $20,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model special. … Saturday’s program also featured a $3,000-to-win Limited Late Model race co-sanctioned by the Vision Wheel Topless Outlaw Series and the Steel Block Bandits Dirt Late Model Challenge, plus a $1,000-to-win show for the 602 Late Models of the Red Clay Series.

On the move: Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, Tenn., started 18th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Brown’s Longhorn Chassis has a Hendren Racing Engine and sponsorship from Cherokee Landscaping, Performance Automotive, Pro Fab Headers, Renegade Race Fuel, Wray’s Wraps, FK and Sri.

Points chase: Entering the weekend, Logan Roberson of Waynesboro, Va., has 1,176 points to lead Zach Sise (1,135 points) and Trevor Sise (1,093 points).

Current weather: Clear, 82°F

Car count: 63

Fast qualifier: Dillon Brown

Time: 16.976 seconds

Polesitter: Dillon Brown

Next series race: July 18, Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, NC) $10,000