What won the race: Slipping by race-long leader Michael Norris on the 37th lap, third-starting Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., paced the final four circuits to win Saturday's $7,500 fifth annual Nathan Lauer Memorial at Marion Center Raceway. Hess pulled away from Norris in the final laps, beating him by 1.727 seconds for his second Jay's Automotive United Late Model Series victory this season and 15th of his career.

Quotable: “The racetrack at the end, the bottom was getting crumby, you know, kind of used up the traction and it was just getting loose. The top was getting a little better, I thought,” Hess said. “I don’t think we had the best car, speed-wise, but the cautions came at the right time and we had a good short-run car. That last lap got a little heated there, I’d like to think Mike (Norris) would’ve done the same thing had it been the other way around, going for the win. (It) was great racing with them guys.”

Key notes: Hess's other ULMS win came July 3 at The Dirt Track at Genesee in Batavia, N.Y., worth $6,000. ... Hess notched his seventh overall feature victory of 2025, with four wins coming in local Super Late Model competition at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa. ... Michael Norris led the opening 36 laps from the pole before giving way to Hess and settling for second. ... Alex Ferree pursued Norris from laps 33-34 before Hess took the spot back on a lap-35 restart. ... Points leader Mason Zeigler started fourth and soldiered to a 12th-place finish after breaking a torque arm in the opening laps. He was chasing the weekend sweep after winning $7,500 the night before at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway. ... Greg Oakes and Levi Yetter appeared to be eliminated in the lap-35 incident that drew the race's third and final caution. ... Dylan Lewis and Rodney Phillips both retired a couple laps earlier in a lap-33 slowdown. ... Andrew Wylie appeared to trigger the opening stoppage on lap 16. ... The event celebrated Marion Center's 60th year of operation. ... The feature lasted 24 minutes, with 16 starters completing 40 laps.

On the move: Jared Miley of Pittsburgh, Pa., started 10th and finished fifth.

Winner's sponsors: Hess drives a Longhorn Chassis sponsored by Plyler Entry Systems, Bunker Dispensary, McKean Tavern, Johnson’s Car Care & Collision, Everhart Asphalt, Sanger Investments LLC, Amsoil, Martin Dynamics, Illusion Coats, Dwyer Racing, EA Equipment, Genesis Racing Shocks, Ander50n Motorsports Stables, Close Racing Supply and Spencer Motorsports.

Points chase: After Marion Center: 1. Mason Zeigler (1,610); 2. Ryan Montgomery (1,485); 3. Logan Zarin (1,440); 4. Brock Pinkerous (1,340); 5. Michael Lake (1,315).

Current weather: Clear, 59°F

Car count: 28

Fast qualifier: Michael Norris

Time: 15.165 seconds

Polesitter: Michael Norris

Heat race winners: Jon Lee, Mason Zeigler, Michael Norris, Dave Hess Jr.

Consolation race winners: Matt Sponaugle, Andrew Wylie

Provisional starters: Dave Stamm, Matt Martin

Next series race: August 31, Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) $20,000