Key notes: Beckley Motor Speedway hosts Saturday’s Mountaineer 50, a $10,000-to-win special for unsanctioned Super Late Models. … Zack Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va., has nine Beckley specials since 2012, most recently earning a $20,000 payday there in July 2021. … Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., fresh off winning Friday’s $5,000 rain-postponed Bobby Hart memorial at nearby Elkins Speedway in Kerens, W.Va., won last year’s Mountaineer. … Trever Feathers of Winchester, Va., won June’s Beckley USA 100, worth $10,000 in unsanctioned Supers. … Ryan Montgomery of Fairmont, W.Va., grabbed a $3,036 unsanctioned win there last July. … Henry Hornsby III is fresh off an Aug. 1 victory in local Super Late Models at his home track, worth $3,000. … 604 Crate Late Models, street stocks, sport mods, legends, sport compacts, enduro, mini wedge and juice box are on the undercard.

Who to watch: Benji Hicks of Mount Airy, N.C., chases his first career Mountaineer 50 victory at Beckley.

Expected entrants: Benji Hicks, Ryan Montgomery, Freddie Carpenter, Henry Hornsby III, Tyler Bare, Steve Banal, Tyler Arrington, Kennie Compton Jr., Shane Greco, Chris Meadows, Kenneth Howell, William Rose, Kenny Rucker, Patrick Solari, Dustin Booth, Troy Frazier, Mathew Porter and others.

Current weather: Clear, 73°F

Car count: 25

Fast qualifier: Benji Hicks

Time: 12.783 seconds

Heat race winners: Benji Hicks