Key notes: The Topless Outlaw Dirt Racing Series wraps up its 2026 season with Friday’s 40-lap, $4,222-to-win sixth annual Lester Weeks Memorial at Smoky Mountain Speedway. … The event, moved from Saturday because of the threat of wet weather, honors Weeks, of Friendsville, Tenn., the former racer and chassis builder who died in 2021 at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer. … John Ownbey of Cleveland, Tenn., led the final three laps in stealing last year’s Weeks Memorial at Smoky Mountain. … Kyle Courtney of Knoxville, Tenn., topped the last Topless Outlaws visit there, collecting $4,000 on Sept. 5. … Austin Horton of Whitesburg, Ga., enters Friday with a 26-point advantage over Rusty Ballenger as he chases his first career series title. … Jed Emert of Maryville, Tenn., earned a $5,000 Topless Outlaws triumph last fall at Smoky Mountain. … Chase King of Seymour, Tenn., grabbed a $3,000 series victory in May 2021. … Sportsman Late Models ($800-to-win), street stocks, Crown Vics, front-wheel drives and juice box are on the undercard. … Pits and tier parking open at 3 p.m. and grandstands open at 4 with hot laps at 7.

Who to watch: Kyle Courtney of Knoxville, Tenn., seeks his second straight Topless Outlaws victory at Smoky Mountain.

Points chase: Before Smoky Mountain: 1. Austin Horton (529); 2. Rusty Ballenger (503); 3. Layne Clifton (496); 4. Chase King (488); 5. Bryan Hendrix (461).

Expected entrants: Kyle Courtney, Austin Horton, John Ownbey, Rusty Ballenger, Zach Sise, Jed Emert, Layne Clifton, Cody Courtney, Chase King, Pierce McCarter, Oliver Gentry, Rucker Orr, Mack McCarter, Hayden Ownbey, Bryan Hendrix, Noah Phillips, Jason Croft and other

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