What won the race: Taking control with an outside pass of Chris Schneider on a lap-11 restart, Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., cruised the rest of the way in winning the Bill Emig Memorial for the fourth time, pocketing $20,000 on the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Series at Lernerville Speedway. The eighth-starting Blair pulled away after taking the lead to capture the weather-threatened 40-lapper in the 36th annual event, taking the checkers 3.165 seconds ahead of Schneider.

Quotable: "I ain't sure what happened down here in that first lap, but the sea just parted and it worked out," Blair said. "We definitely had a little luck on our side getting us up there, but once we got out front, I felt really good."

Key notes: The former series champion Max Blair also won RUSH's richest event in 2019-20 and '23. ... He has a series-leading 37 career victories on the Crate Late Model circuit. ... He lapped all but nine competitors. ... Before the Crate Late Model feature, Blair finished sixth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Firecracker 100 won by Devin Moran. ... Runner-up Chris Schneider led the first 10 laps. ... Outside front-row starter Mason Zeigler got crossed up in turn four on the opening lap and fell from contention, pitting under the first caution; the former race winner finished a lap down in 11th. ... A brief rain shower delayed the race during the lap-11 caution period. ... Two cautions slowed the action, the first for a turn-two spin for Jeff Watson on the 10th lap. ... On the ensuing restart, Watson, Austin Hauser and Jake Gunn were among drivers in a turn-four scramble. ... The feature concluded at 9:51 p.m. ... Five-time RUSH champion Jeremy Wonderling, who missed Friday's prelims to attend his son's high school graduation, received a provisional starting spot; he rallied to finish 12th. ... The race honored Bill Emig, the late car owner and father of series director Vicki Emig. ... The winner's hardware included an $8,000 diamond ring from D&V Jewelers. ... Jason Knowles won the non-qualifiers' race.

On the move: Winner Max Blair started eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Blair's Centerline Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by an Ingram Crate engine and carries sponsorship from Upstate Auto Group, Creekside Auto Sales, Murphy's Logging, C and J Dairy, LakeviewFord.com, DeanHonda.com, Briggs Transport, The Gable Inn Bar & Grill, VP Racing Fuels, Bilstein Shocks and Close Racing Supply.

Points chase: Before Lernerville: 1. Jeremy Wonderling (386); 2. Demetrios Drellos (359); 3. Kurt Stebbins (356); 4. Austin Allen (355); 5. Daryl Charlier (354).

Current weather: Partly Cloudy, 70°F

Car count: 48

Fast qualifier: Dave Hess Jr.

Time: 18.182 seconds

Polesitter: Dave Hess Jr.

Dash winner: Dave Hess Jr.

Heat race winners: Dylan Cecce, Demetrios Drellos, Christian Schneider, Dave Hess Jr., Joe Martin, Mason Zeigler

Consolation race winners: Clinton Hersh, Ryan Hare, Jake Gunn

Provisional starters: Jeremy Wonderling

Next series race: July 4, Stateline Speedway (Busti, NY) $4,000