Pine Ridge Speedway

Third-starting Evan Ellis of Plantersville, Miss., used a last-lap pass by race-long leader Brian Rickman and beat him by 0.410 of a second to win Friday's Eddie Alexander Memorial prelim. ... Ellis's first victory in nearly three years paid $2,500. ... Rickman settled for second after leading the opening 24 laps from the pole. ... Rickman, Ellis, Randall Beckwith and Shane Stephens won heats. ... Bo Slay topped the 26-car field in time trials. ... The two-day event concludes with Saturday's $4,000-to-win MSCCS-sanctioned finale.