Key notes: The Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Late Model Series wraps up its Labor Day doubleheader with Sunday’s $3,000-to-win debut at Cresco Speedway. … It’s the second straight series debut after Tyler Bruening of Decorah, Iowa, led the final 31 laps of Saturday’s weekend opener at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., worth $3,000. Bruening won last fall’s Blue Ribbon Classic at Cresco, worth $5,000 on the Malvern Bak East-West Series sister tours. … Points leader Cory Dumpert of Newman Grove, Neb., enters having won two of the last four series starts, collecting $3,000 on Aug. 9 at Mason City (Iowa) Motor Speedway and $2,000 Aug. 22 at Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D. … Jerry King of Waterloo, Iowa, topped June’s Premier Late Model Tour visit, worth $1,500. … Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a three-time feature winner since 2007 at Cresco, most recently winning a $3,000 Midwest LateModel Racing Association stop in June 2019. Simpson has been competing this weekend in MLRA action at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. … The first 50 kids through the gates will receive a goodie bag. … Modifieds ($1,000-to-win), stock cars, B-mods, hobby stocks, tuners and econo mods are on the undercard. … Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6.

Who to watch: Tyler Bruening of Decorah, Iowa, eyes the Tri-State weekend sweep and his second career Cresco victory.

Points chase: Before Deer Creek Saturday: 1. Cory Dumpert (1,649); 2. Cody Thompson (1,634); 3. Trevor Anderson (1,630); 4. Shane DeMey (1,475); 5. Chris Palsrok (1,367).

Expected entrants: Tyler Bruening, Dustin Sorensen, Jesse Glenz, Cory Dumpert, Cody Thompson, Trevor Anderson, Shane DeMey, Jordan Yaggy, Lance Matthees, John Kaanta, J.T. Wasmund, Nick Panitzke, Dylan Schmer, Luke Sathoff, Chris Palsrok, Mike Prochnow, Luke Pestka, Alex Smith, Duke Erickson, Cody Martin, Gabe Umbarger, Jerry King, Alissa Palsrok, Ryan Schaufler and others.

Next series race: September 18, Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, IA) $0