Dixieland Speedway

The pole-starting Arthur, of Forest, Va., regained the lead on lap nine and led the rest of the way to win Friday's 30-lap, $3,000 weekend opener. It's Arthur's second win in as many weeks after topping a $5,000 Steel Block Bandits event last Saturday at Natural Bridge (Va.) Speedway. ... Jeremy Pilkerton led laps 3-8 before giving way to Arthur and finishing 0.842 of a second back. ... Luke Hyre improved four positions and finished sixth. ... Arthur topped the 10-car field in time trials.