What won the race: Third-starting Kyle Peterlin of Hibbing, Minn., took the lead for good with an outside move around Harry Hanson on a lap-13 restart and led the final 28 circuits to win Saturday's $3,000 45th annual Labor Day Shootout opener at his home track. Peterlin captured his seventh overall victory of the season and his second on the Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series, both coming at Hibbing Raceway.

Quotable: “(The car) was just fantastic. It was a great race with Harry (Hanson) for a while there,” Peterlin said. “We rubbed each other, but that’s part of racing, he was trying really hard to win. The last restart (lap 13) we had, I knew the bottom was already taking rubber because I got by Harry and then I went to the top and he passed me right back. I really made an aggressive restart and that’s what it took to win it.”

Key notes: Peterlin led twice for 30 laps (10-11, 13-40) to secure his fourth career WISSOTA Challenge Series triumph. ... Pole-starting Hanson led twice for 10 laps (1-9, 12) before settling for second, 2.510 seconds back. ... Ninth-starting Ryan Mikkelson secured his second straight third place finish after completing the podium in Friday's stop at Grand Rapids (Minn.) Speedway. ... Jeff Provinzino improved three positions and finished fourth. ... Danny Vang and Darrell Nelson each gained five positions, finishing fifth and sixth; Nelson won Thursday's $2,750 Silver 1000 weekend opener at Halvor Lines (Minn.) Speedway. ... Series points leader Pat Doar ran as high as third before fading to finish seventh. ... Entering having won two of the last three series races, second-starting Jeff Massingill slipped to finish ninth. ... Saturday's 40-lap feature was slowed by three cautions and lasted 19 minutes, with 15 competitors completing the entire distance and 19 running at the finish.

On the move: Ben Heinle of Bovey, Minn., started 16th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Peterlin’s Rocket Chassis carries sponsorship from Town & Country Garages & Cabins, Up North Lettering, Grandma and Grandpa Peterlin, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Speedwerx, Shocks by Hammer, AFCO Brakes, Allstar Performance and Factory Team Snap Signs.

Points chase: After Hibbing Saturday: 1. Pat Doar (1,420); 2. Jake Redetzke (1,332); 3. Jeff Massingill (1,301); 4. Sam Mars (1,241); 5. John Kaanta (1,182).

Current weather: Clear, 77°F

Car count: 33

Fast qualifier: Joel Collins

Time: 13.583 seconds

Polesitter: Harry Hanson

Heat race winners: Pat Doar, Kevin Burdick, Kyle Peterlin, Harry Hanson

Consolation race winners: Jake Redetzke, Kevin Carlson

Provisional starters: Sam Mars, John Kaanta, Carey LePage, Skeeter Estey

Next series race: September 3, Hibbing Raceway (Hibbing, MN) $3,000