What won the race: Powering around race-long leader Gordy Gundaker on the 15th lap, second-starting Clay Stuckey of Shreveport, La., led the rest of Saturday's 36-lap MLRA Throwback finale at Springfield Raceway. Stuckey beat Gundaker to the line by 1.578 seconds for a $10,036 payday, the most lucrative victory of his young career.

Quotable: “I was just trying to feel Gordy (Gundaker) out and just see what his weaknesses were,” Stuckey said. “On that first restart I was on the bottom behind him, I didn’t really hit it right, then the next restart I got a lucky break. I timed it right and I figured there was enough brown in the middle that I could get by him ... definitely the biggest win (of my career), thank you to Ernie and Jerry for putting this on. MLRA was one of my favorite series and sucks that it had to go, but it is what it is. Hell of a night, we’ll see what we can do the rest of the year.”

Key notes: Clay Stuckey secured his second victory of the season (Jan. 24's Early Thaw second round at Central Arizona Raceway, worth $2,500). ... Stuckey notched his second major Super Late Model victory at Springfield after winning his first Comp Cams race there nearly one year ago ($5,000). ... Third-starting Gordy Gundaker led the opening 14 laps before giving way to Stuckey and slipping as low as third on lap 22; Gundaker used a lap-23 restart to reclaim second and trailed Stuckey the rest of the way. ... Eighth-starting Jon Kirby briefly took second before settling for third. ... Billy Moyer finished fourth, giving the Hall of Famer his second top-five finish of the weekend (fifth in Friday's opener). ... Brian Shirley, $5,036 winner Friday, spun from second on lap 14 as he chased down Gundaker for the lead, triggering the race's second caution. Shirley rebounded to fifth after falling victim to Springfield's heavy turn-four cushion. ... Teenage Okie Eli Ross finished sixth, his second top-10 result (10th Friday). ... Tony Jackson Jr. slowed from fourth to draw the fourth yellow on lap 23 before rebounding to eighth. Jackson led all eight laps of the first heat race, collecting $1,100. ... Justin Wells spun from sixth on lap 25 for the fifth and final slowdown, collecting Kylan Garner and Austin Vincent, among others. Wells and Vincent did not continue. ... Other cautions came on lap 18 when Dustin Tiger jumped the turn-three cushion and on lap three when sixth-running Mason Oberkramer slowed abruptly. ... Matt Menzie scratched. ... The two-day event paid tribute to Ken Essary and Randy Mooneyham, founders of the now defunct Midwest LateModel Racing Association; Essary, of Cape Fair, Mo., was also a Hall of Fame driver and won the first two MLRA titles. … Other former series champs and officials were honored. ... Brennon Willard made contact and expressed displeasure with Chris Hawkins following the 10-lap consolation after neither driver transferred. ... Friday's runner-up finisher Dillon McCowan scratched after hot laps.

On the move: Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., started 12th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Stuckey’s Black Diamond Race Car is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Lucas Oil, Black Diamond Race Cars, Graphic Arts Express, Advanced Powder Coating, FiberTec Laser Cutting, RNR Farms, PRP Suspension, Sunoco Race Fuels, Moring Transit, Pro Fabrication, After Burner Performance, True Speed Fast Wear, Pro Glow Cleaning and Xtreme Graphics.

Current weather: Clear, 45°F

Car count: 27

Fast qualifier: Tony Jackson Jr.

Time: 12.738 seconds

Polesitter: Tony Jackson Jr.

Heat race winners: Tony Jackson Jr., Clay Stuckey, Gordy Gundaker, Brian Shirley

Consolation race winners: Dustin Tiger