Key notes: The Midwest LateModel Racing Association invades West Liberty Raceway for this weekend’s Liberty 100. … It’s the first MLRA visit to West Liberty since Hall of Famer Billy Moyer won $5,000 on June 14, 2020. … The two-day program kicks off with Friday’s time trials and heat races preceding Saturday’s consolations and 100-lap, $20,000-to-win main event. … The feature is a ‘true’ 100 laps with no scheduled breaks. … Chris Simpson of Oxford, Iowa, seeks his second feature win there this season after topping June’s $5,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals visit. Simpson also earned a $10,000 MLRA victory there in August 2016. … Points leader Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon, Mo., has three series win this season, but none since June 6 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. … Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa, has two major wins since 2009, including a $3,000 Malvern Bank East Series triumph in August 2023. … Nick Marolf of Moscow, Iowa, has two Premier Late Model Tour wins, including July’s $1,500 paycheck. … Modifieds, stock cars and sport mods are on the undercard nightly. … Pits open at 3:30 p.m. and grandstands open at 4 with hot laps at 6, daily. … Watch live on RaceON.

Who to watch: Chris Simpson of Oxford, Iowa, chases his second West Liberty feature victory of the season.

Points chase: Before West Liberty: 1. Tony Jackson Jr. (2,320); 2. Jeff Herzog (2,035); 3. Aaron Marrant (2,015); 4. Matthew Larson (1,710); 5. Brennon Willard (1,390).

Expected entrants: Chris Simpson, Tony Jackson Jr., Chad Simpson, Billy Moyer, Dallon Murty, Aaron Marrant, Tyler Bruening, Jeff Herzog, Derrick Stewart, Kayden Clatt, Nick Marolf, Matt Ryan, Steve Stultz, Joey Smith, Brennon Willard and others.

Next series race: November 7, I-55 Federated Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) $5,000