What won the race: Executing a crossover move exiting turn four to take control from Garrett Smith on the 10th lap, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., led the rest of Friday's 40-lap John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway. Marlar beat Zack Mitchell by 3.880 seconds for the $7,553 payday, his eighth career Schaeffer's Spring Nationals victory and third overall win of the season.

Quotable: “It was a little hard on tires. I don’t know about Zack (Mitchell), but definitely on Garrett (Smith’s). He might’ve been having a problem when I got by him, but I’m not sure,” Marlar said. “It was fun racing with him while it lasted, ya know, until he had that flat (tire). There was definitely a lot going on there.”

Key notes: Mike Marlar captured his second win of the season at Ponderosa, adding to April 3's Jeff Gullett Memorial, worth $10,000 in Northern Allstars Late Model Series competition. ... It's his third Spring Nationals victory at Ponderosa, his first since May 31, 2024, and his 11th feature win there since April 18, 2014, earning more than $120,000 over that span. ... Marlar nabbed his fourth career John Bradshaw Memorial (2014-'15, '23), which ran for the 20th time. ... Points leader Garrett Smith led the opening nine laps from the pole before giving way to Marlar as they completed the 10th lap. Marlar entered turn three with a nose outside of Smith, only for Smith to slide up in front of Marlar in turn four, sending Marlar sharply underneath Smith as they exited the turn and completed the lap. ... Smith suffered a flat left-rear tire a few laps later and slowed to draw the race's first caution; he pitted and rebounded to finish fifth. ... Fourth-starting Zack Mitchell slipped by Smith just before the lap-13 caution. ... Kyle Strickler and Michael Chilton each improved five positions, placing third and fourth. ... Besides the lap-13 yellow for Smith's flat, the race was slowed by four other cautions, including David Webb and Jason Jameson's lap-17 tangle; Webb retired, while Jameson finished a lap down in eighth. ... Justin Rattliff drew the next two stoppages, initially with a flat right-rear tire running third on lap 18, then breaking a driveshaft on the ensuing restart. ... Fourth-running Camaron Marlar pounded the turn-three wall for the final caution on the next restart, collecting seventh-running Kaede Loudy. ... The event honored Bradshaw, who had taken over as Ponderosa’s promoter to begin the 2003 season, but died after running only a handful of events. ... The 40-lapper lasted 25 minutes with seven starters completing the distance. ... Dustin Linville scratched after showing heavy smoke in the closing laps of his heat race. ... Jimmy Smith, who scratched from time trials after losing a driveshaft in hot laps, slammed an infield tire in heat race action to end his night.

On the move: Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., started 18th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Marlar’s winning Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by Delk Equipment Sales, Can-Am Auto Salvage, Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Petroff Towing, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Certainteed, VP Racing Fuels, Swift Springs, Midwest Sheet Metal and Capital Sign Company.

Points chase: Before Ponderosa: 1. Garrett Smith (1,168); 2. Brandon Overton (924); 3. Tucker Anderson (790); 4. Hudson O’Neal (588); 5. Kendall Franklin (586).

Current weather: Clear, 61°F

Car count: 18

Fast qualifier: Mike Marlar

Time: 12.687 seconds

Polesitter: Garrett Smith

Heat race winners: Garrett Smith, Mike Marlar

Next series race: May 9, Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) $10,031