Key notes: The first-year Move Over Michigan Dirt Late Model Series contests its second-ever race as part of Friday’s I-96 Speedway Throwdown event with a 35-lap, $5,000-to-win feature. … The newly-formed series follows DIRTcar rules with three planned visits at Michigan-area tracks. … Points leader Dona Marcoullier of Houghton Lake, Mich., winner of a 2017 American Ethanol Tour stop at I-96, topped Aug. 14’s inaugural Michigan Series event at nearby Winston Speedway in Rothbury, Mich., worth $2,500. … Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., has three feature wins this season at I-96, including July’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals visit and Aug. 7’s Iron-Man Series event. … Travis Stemler of Ionia, Mich., has five I-96 victories this season in local DIRTcar Super Late Model action. … Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., earned a $4,000 victory there in June 2018 co-sanctioned on the American Late Model Series and American Ethanol Tours. … All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars ($7,500-to-win) and street stocks are on the undercard. … Pits open at 4 p.m. and grandstands open at 5 with hot laps at 6:30. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., seeks his fourth feature win of the season at I-96.

Points chase: Before I-96: 1. Dona Marcoullier (75); 2. Chad Finley (70); 3. Logan Nickerson (65); 4. Ryan Lanphierd (60); 5. Mike Spatola (55).

Expected entrants: Rusty Schlenk, Travis Stemler, Mike Spatola, Dona Marcoullier, Eric Spangler, Chad Finley, Brandon Thirlby, Cody Bauer, Logan Nickerson, Rylee Knoll, Ryan Lanphierd, Chase Burda, Bill Bray, Jacob Stuhr, Dillon Kohn, Phil Ausra, Jeffery Erickson Jr., Zack Swarts, Phil Hendershott, Brian Speelman, Jordan Dahlke and others.

Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 75°F

Next series race: August 29, Merritt Speedway (Lake City, MI) $2,500