What won the race: Powering around majority leader Nick Hoffman who trailed heavy smoke on the 35th lap, 12th-starting Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., paced the final six circuits unchallenged in winning Tuesday's $15,000 Half Mile Hustle at Adams County Speedway. Pierce beat Garrett Alberson by 1.156 seconds for his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season and the 27th full-field series win of his career.

Quotable: "Right when I got to second was when I saw (Nick Hoffman) started smoking. That was the first time I finally got clean air from me to him. In my head I’m like ‘Okay now we gotta track down the nine’ and I saw the smoke," Pierce said. "I’m surprised he held on that long, I don’t know what his issue was there, but obviously oil line … it was oil and not tire smoke cause it was getting on my shield. It was actually creating a slippery patch when I followed him off the corner, I would lose (ground to) him."

Key notes: Pierce, who finished the race without tearoffs, beat Nick Hoffman to the line at the completion of the 35th lap then pulled away on a lap-38 restart for his second Lucas Oil Series victory of the season, adding to May 24's Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. ... It's his 23rd overall feature win this season and 12th in his last 14 starts dating back to June 4's Dream XXXII prelim at Eldora Speedway. ... Hoffman led laps 9-34 before he began trailing heavy smoke with 10 laps remaining. He reported never losing oil pressure, but said his engine was starting to 'lay down' in the closing laps and finished third by 0.069 of a second over 18th-starting Brian Shirley. ... Shirley, who overcame a flat tire in heat race action, nipped 10th-starting Mike Marlar at the line by 0.056 of a second with Marlar rounding out the top five. ... Garrett Alberson grabbed second on lap 39, but never had anything for Pierce in the final circuits. ... Dillon McCowan, who lowered the track record in qualifying, led the opening eight laps from the pole before fading to fourth on lap 30 then sliding off the turn-two banking and dropping him to 11th in the final rundown. ... The race was slowed by three cautions, the first on lap two when Jesse Sobbing left the turn-two racing surface; he continued for a handful more laps before retiring. ... Clay Harris lost a driveshaft on the 16th lap. ... Eighth-running Ricky Thornton worked his way from his 17th-place starting spot before slowing with a flat tire for the final stoppage on lap 38; he pitted and finished 17th. ... The 40-lap Lucas Oil debut at Adams County lasted 24 minutes and finished at 10:10 p.m. with 18 starters completing the distance.

On the move: Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., started 18th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Pierce’s Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Fort Knox Safes & Vaults, Carnaghi Towing & Repair, Pontiac RV, Steidinger Construction, Leka Tree Service, River Bottom Dog Training, Precision Cabinets, JT’s Trackside Catering, Bert by Budda Transmissions, VP Racing Fuels, Ohlins Shocks, Swift Springs, Velocita Suits and Slicker Graphics.

Points chase: Before Adams County: 1. Brandon Sheppard (4,955); 2. Hudson O’Neal (4,920); 3. Devin Moran (4,775); 4. Brandon Overton (4,600); 5. Max Blair (4,490); 6. Ricky Thornton Jr. (4,380); 7. Garrett Alberson (4,300); 8. Josh Rice (4,200); 9. Brian Shirley (4,135); 10. Kyle Bronson (4,035).

Current weather: Clear, 79°F

Car count: 31

Fast qualifier: Dillon McCowan

Time: 18.697 seconds

Polesitter: Dillon McCowan

Heat race winners: Dillon McCowan, Brandon Sheppard, Nick Hoffman, Max Blair

Consolation race winners: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Provisional starters: Clay Harris, Daniel Hilsabeck

Next series race: July 16, Shelby County Speedway (Harlan, IA) $15,000