What won the race: Polesitter Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., cruised to win Friday's Ike Moler Memorial at MRP Raceway Park, topping the Valvoline Iron-Man Northern Series to earn $4,000.

Key notes: The victory is the second of Rice's career with the Iron-Man Northern Series, after winning a $4,000 feature at Atomic Speedway on June 25. ... Fresh off a $5,000 feature victory at Portsmouth on Aug. 22, Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind., finished second. ... Eighth-starting Kirk Phillips of Ashland, Ky., finished fourth. ... Former main event winner at Moler Raceway Park, Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, finished sixth. ... After earning fast qualifier honors, fourth-starting Kody Evans of Camden, Ohio, faded to finish 10th. ... The 14th annual Victor "Ike" Moler Memorial pays tribute to the track founder. ... Larry Pickelheimer is in his first year promoting the track with several improvements, including improved pit lighting recently added. ... Friday's feature was delayed several hours after a brief rain shower hit the track just after qualifying. The feature lineup wasn't posted until 11:00pm local time, with the checkered flag falling after midnight.

On the move: Mike Hildebrand of Loveland, Ohio, started 14th and finished seventh.

Points chase: Before MRP: 1. Dustin Nobbe (535); 2. Tristan Chamberlain (506); 3. Michael Chilton (477); 4. Ted Nobbe (451); 5. Jared Hawkins (437).

Car count: 15

Fast qualifier: Kody Evans

Time: 12.440 seconds

Polesitter: Josh Rice

Next series race: August 28, Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) $10,022