Key notes: The Coltman Farms Racing Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series rolls into Friendship Motor Speedway for Saturday’s $5,000-to-win event. … Three-time and reigning series champ Ben Watkins of Rock Hill, S.C., won March 28’s Carolina Clash-sanctioned Doug Walls Memorial, worth $5,000. … Jordan Koehler of Mount Airy, N.C., topped a $7,500 Ultimate Southeast Series stop there in August of 2024. … Braden Jones of Cherryville, N.C., won on May 2, the first local Super Late Model event there in more than 20 seasons. … Jesse Rockett of Newton, N.C., has two major Limited Late Model wins there in the last 18 months, including a $3,000 payday on March 14. … Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., is expected to compete aboard the No. 13 DRT Chassis house car owned by Cody Sommers. … Friendship hosts a fan fest event on Friday-Saturday at nearby North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway during its NASCAR weekend. … 602 Crate Late Models ($800-to-win), sprint cars, modifieds and Crown Vics are on the undercard. … Pits open at 4 p.m. and grandstands open at 6 with hot laps at 7:30.

Who to watch: Ben Watkins of Rock Hill, S.C., seeks his second Carolina Clash Series victory this season at Friendship.

Points chase: Before Friendship: 1. Ben Watkins (590); 2. Jeremy Steele (386); 3. Steve Banal (298); 4. Spencer Liggon (277); 5. Christian Thomas (273).

Expected entrants: Ben Watkins, Tyler Carpenter, Jeremy Steele, Adam Yarbrough, Jordan Koehler, Steve Banal, Christian Thomas, Willie Milliken, Gray Parton, Donovan Jackson, Jamison McBride, Evan Koehler, Jesse Rockett, Steve Blackburn, Michael Marlow, Spencer Liggon, Dylan Watson, Matt Duggins and others.

Current weather: Broken Clouds, 75°F

Next series race: August 1, County Line Raceway (Elm City, NC) $5,000