Key notes: The Northern Late Model Racing Association wraps up its Labor Day weekend doubleheader with Saturday’s 40-lap, $5,000-to-win eighth annual Golden Hammer Classic at Devils Lake Speedway. … The event was originally scheduled June 13 before getting rain postponed to Saturday. … Six-time and reigning NLRA champ Dustin Strand of Grand Forks, N.D., led all 25 laps of Friday’s $1,500 opener. Strand now has 11 career NLRA victories at Devils Lake, including last year’s Golden Hammer. The win was Strand’s 45th career NLRA triumph, moving him into a tie with Brad Seng for the most in tour history. … Seng, of Grand Forks, N.D., is a four-time NLRA winner there, worth more than $5,300. … Tucker Pederson of East Grand Forks, Minn., earned a $1,500 NLRA victory there last June. … Tucker’s father, Joey Pederson of East Grand Forks, Minn., topped 2023’s Golden Hammer, worth $5,000. … Brody Troftgruben of Grand Forks, N.D., is a two-time NLRA winner, earning $2,500.

Who to watch: Dustin Strand of Grand Forks, N.D., eyes the NLRA weekend sweep at Devils Lake and his 12th tour victory there.

Points chase: Before Devils Lake Friday: 1. Shane Edginton (988); 2. Dustin Strand (982); 3. Cole Schill (952); 4. Joey Pederson (888); 5. Brody Troftgruben (880).

Current weather: Clear, 79°F

Car count: 22

Polesitter: Ryan Kereluk

Heat race winners: Brody Troftgruben, Cole Schill, Dustin Strand

Next series race: September 10, River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) $2,092