Merritt Speedway

Fifth-starting Harnick, of Clare, Mich., took the lead on lap 29 and paced the final seven circuits to top Thursday's 38-car field, collecting a $2,000 victory in the weekend-opening Thirlby Throwdown Invitational. ... Chase Burda led the first three laps before settling for the runner-up spot, 1.318 seconds back. ... Eighth-starting Dan Wallace finished third. ... Andrew Terrill started 13th and finished fourth. ... Wallace, Rylee Knoll, Bry Johnson, Jacob Poel and Joe Pomeroy won heats. ... Colin Shipley and Logan Love won consolations.