What won the race: Ripping around the outside of Brennan Chipp shortly after a lap-11 restart, fourth-starting Cade Richards of Lincoln, Neb., paced the final 18 circuits of Sunday's 30-lap Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour season finale at Benton County Speedway. Richards rolled to his first career Premier Tour win, crossing the line 0.983 of a second ahead of Nick Marolf for the $3,500 paycheck.

Key notes: Richards, who slipped as low as fifth in the early going, remained faithful to Benton County's cushion, powering around Brennan Chipp on the 13th lap and leading the rest of the way for his first career Late Model touring series victory. ... Richards scored his first feature win since July 29, 2023, at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. ... His other five Late Model victories all came in local IMCA action scattered across Midwestern tracks. ... Eleventh-starting Nick Marolf and polesitter C.J. Horn, who led the opening three laps, followed Richards in powering around Chipp in the late going, with Marolf claiming the runner-up spot and Horn finishing third. ... The second-starting Chipp hung tightly to Benton County's hub and slipped to sixth in the late going. ... Jesse Glenz, winner of Saturday's $3,000 series visit to Fayette County in West Union, Iowa, led laps 4-10 until tangling with a lapped car and spinning into the infield to trigger the race's second caution on lap 11; Glenz restarted 14th and rallied to finish fourth. ... J.D. Auringer gained five spots to place fifth. ... Seventh-finishing Matt Ryan is expected to clinch his first career Premier Tour title. ... Besides the lap-11 caution for Glenz's lapped-car tangle, the race was slowed three other times, including when Troy Morris III spun in the turn-three cushion on lap three; Morris continued for 10 more laps before retiring. ... Brandon Hamburg spun and retired on a lap-11 restart attempt. ... Harrison Horn spun in turn four on the 16th lap and continued to finish 13th as the first starter one lap down. ... The Premier Tour season finale lasted 28 minutes with 12 starters completing 30 laps.

On the move: Runner-up Nick Marolf of Moscow, Iowa, started 11th.

Winner's sponsors: Richards drives a No. 1R sponsored by CP-Carrillo, QualCast, Roto-Reef Drilling & Exploration, J&K Trucking, Philipps Consulting Group, Braswell Carburetion, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Bilstein Shocks, Kosmos Racing, Swift Springs, Jones Racing Products and Extreme Motorsports Decal Signs.

Points chase: Before Benton County: 1. Matt Ryan (1,450); 2. C.J. Horn (1,418); 3. Brennen Chipp (1,376); 4. J.D. Auringer (1,370); 5. Jerry King (1,348).

Current weather: Clear, 75°F

Car count: 20

Polesitter: Cade Richards

Heat race winners: Matt Ryan, C.J. Horn, Brennen Chipp