Key notes: Daniel Adam will utilize a provisional starting position after losing an engine in his primary car during hot laps. ... Trey Mills overcame battery issues in hot laps. ... Zach Zeitner hopped the turn-three cushion and required a tow back to the pits on his first qualifying lap. ... Fairbury Speedway hosts MARS Late Model Championship competitors in this weekends FALS Frenzy presented by Sunoco Race Fuels, starting with Friday’s 40-lap, $5,000-to-win opener. … The two-day program concludes with Saturday’s 50-lap, $10,000-to-win finale. … Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., is a three-time MARS winner this season, including September’s $15,000 Series visit to Fairbury. Babb also won June’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals stop, worth $10,000. … Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., inherited last year’s $12,000 FALS Frenzy finale after Ashton Winger was disqualified when his tires failed to meet manufacturer benchmarks in lab tests. Feger is a two-time Fairbury winner this year in local DIRTcar Super Late Models, including July’s $5,012 Richard Craven Memorial. … Points leader Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., is a two-time FALS winner this season, including May’s opening MARS visit. … Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif., has won three of the last nine tour events dating back to Aug. 8 at Macon (Ill.) Speedway. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., seeks his fourth MARS victory and third Fairbury triumph of the season.

Points chase: Before Fairbury Friday: 1. Ryan Unzicker (1,167); 2. Jason Feger (1,085); 3. Dylan Thornton (1,019); 4. Daniel Adam (822); 5. Bob Gardner (806).

Current weather: Clear, 54°F

Car count: 42

Fast qualifier: Ryan Unzicker

Time: 12.505 seconds

Polesitter: Dylan Thornton

Heat race winners: Dylan Thornton, Tanner English, Mike Spatola, Aaron Marrant

Consolation race winners: Chase Osterhoff, Austin Howes

Provisional starters: Daniel Adam, Bob Gardner

Next series race: October 3, Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) $10,000