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June 27

Lernerville Speedway,

Sarver, PA

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Firecracker 100) - $50,000

Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, series and track reports (last updated June 27, 2:25 pm)

Heat race lineups for Saturday's Firecracker 100

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Lernerville track preparation prior to Friday's preliminary action.

Key notes: The 20th annual Firecracker 100 presented by Experience Butler County wraps up with Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale for Lucas Oil Series competitors. … The three-day program was condensed to two days after Thursday’s rainout and began with Ricky Thornton Jr. and Brandon Sheppard splitting Friday’s 25-lap, $5,000-to-win semifeatures. … Points set the lineups for Saturday's heat races and consolations, preceding the 100-lap main event. ... Thornton, of Chandler, Ariz., won back-to-back Firecrackers in 2023-'24 before adding last fall’s $30,000 Hillbilly Hundred at Lernerville. … Sheppard, of New Berlin, Ill., now has four Firecracker prelims to his credit (2017, ’20, ’21, ’26), worth more than $23,000. … Max Blair has eight Lernerville specials going back to May of 2011, earning more than $57,000 over that span. … Five-time and reigning Lernerville track champ Michael Norris has nine major wins in the last 10 years at his home track, combining for more than $38,000. … The RUSH Crate Late Model Series are on the undercard nightly, contesting its $20,000-to-win 36th annual Bill Emig Memorial. … A church outreach service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday before a driver autograph session from 4:30-5:15. … Pits open at 2 p.m. and grandstands open at 3, with hot laps at 5; Lucas Oil officials announced early Saturday afternoon that practice would start one hour earlier than originally scheduled with a threat of rain still looming. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., chases his fourth full-field Lernerville feature victory and third career Firecracker.

Points chase: Before Lernerville: 1. Hudson O’Neal (3,920); 2. Brandon Sheppard (3,900); 3. Devin Moran (3,740); 4. Brandon Overton (3,555); 5. Ricky Thornton Jr. (3,495); 6. Max Blair (3,485); 7. Garrett Alberson (3,325); 8. Brian Shirley (3,260); 9. Josh Rice (3,225); 10. Kyle Bronson (3,205).

Car count: 46

Next series race: July 3, Atomic Speedway (Alma, OH) $25,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

SARVER, Pa. — Updates from Saturday’s 20th annual Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway, highlighted by a 100-lap, $50,000-to-win feature for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Heat race lineups

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat
Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Brandon Overton
Row 2: Hudson O’Neal, Brian Shirley 
Row 3: Eric Wilson, Ken Schaltenbrand
Row 4: Ryan Scott, Mike Marlar
Row 5: Gary Lyle, Rick Eckert
Row 6: Chris Schneider, Clay Ruffo
Second heat
Row 1: Brandon Sheppard, Max Blair
Row 2: Garrett Alberson, Alex Ferree
Row 3: Gregg Satterlee, Brock Pinkerous
Row 4: Daniel Hilsabeck, Cory Lawler
Row 5: Colton Flinner, Charles Powell
Row 6: Tyler Dietz, Josh Ferry
Third heat
Row 1: Dan Ebert, Josh Rice
Row 2: Carson Ferguson, Chub Frank
Row 3: Brenden Smith, Jared Miley
Row 4: Levi Yetter, Braeden Dillinger
Row 5: Matt Martin, Chad Shearer
Row 6: Kyle Bronson
Fourth heat
Row 1: Devin Moran, Michael Norris
Row 2: Dillon McCowan, Tyler Wyant
Row 3: Ryan Montgomery, Clay Harris
Row 4: Breyton Santee, Bump Hedman
Row 5: Dan Angelicchio, Lane Snook
Row 6: John Garvin Jr.

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
2 p.m. - Church outreach service
2:15 p.m. - Tech and registration open
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
3:30-4:15 p.m. - Driver autograph session
4:30 p.m. - FloRacing broadcast begins
5 p.m. - On-track activity
- 604 Crate hot laps (consolation entrants)
- Late Model hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- 604 Crate consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- 604 Crate hot laps (feature entrants)
Late Model driver introductions
- Late Model Firecracker feature (100 laps)
- 604 Crate Bill Emig Memorial (50 laps)
- 604 Crate non-qualifiers’ Race (20 laps)