PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (June 14) — Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., raced to victory at Portsmouth Raceway Park for his fourth Independent Racing Series victory of the season. Carrier topped polesitter Robbie Blair of Titusville, Pa., for the $5,000 payday. Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio, was third while Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., the consolation race winner, rallied to finish fourth ahead of series rookie Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y.

Notes: Carrier's Carl Grover Motorsports Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Engines Inc. ... Carrier's previous victories came at 201 Speedway in Sitka, Ky., Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio, and Cannonball Motor Speedway in St. Clairsville, Ohio. ... Next up for the series is June 20-21 events in West Virginia at Elkins Motor Speedway and Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne. ... The series also shifted its August date at Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio, to Aug. 16.

IRS @ Portsmouth: (1) Eddie Carrier Jr., (2) Robbie Blair, (3) Donnie Moran, (4) Mike Marlar, (5) Mike Knight, (6) Dave Hess Jr., (7) Jackie Boggs, (8) Josh McGuire, (9) Kevin Wagner, (10) Audie Swartz, (11) Kenny Christy, (12) Mike Balzano, (13) Ryan Markham, (14) Doug Drown, (15) Rick Aukland, (16) R.J. Conley, (17) Shannon Thornsberry, (18) Craig Leist, (19) Duane Chamberlain, (20) Tim Dohm, (21) Chris Wilson, (22) Chris Conley, (23) Rod Conley, (24) Josh Bocook. Fast qualifier (among 29 cars): Dohm, 14.720 seconds. Heat race winners: Carrier, C. Conley, Drown, Moran. Dash winner: Blair. Consolation winner: Marlar. Provisional starters: Chamberlain, Bocook.