Placerville Speedway

The pole-starting Brown, of Lincoln, Calif., led all but one lap to top Saturday's $1,000 Tilford Memorial season opener, earning his ninth career series victory and further extending his advantage on the tour's all-time wins list. ... Fourth-starting Ray Trimble trailed Brown the final 12 laps, finishing 1.128 seconds back. ... Second-starting Matt Micheli challenged Brown in the early going and led lap three before pulling off on lap five. ... Trimble and Rod Oliver won heats. ... Chester Kniss topped the 17-car field in time trials.