What won the race: Regaining the lead from Pat Doar with three laps remaining, track champion Darrell Nelson of Hermantown, Minn., drove his No. 44 to victory in the 44th annual Silver 1000 in front of a big crowd on a slick Proctor Speedway oval. Nelson earned $2,500 in purse money and swept the night with a modified feature victory, duplicating his 2006 sweep.

Key notes: Nelson has three career Silver 1000 Late Model victories. ... In late July, Nelson won the OneMain Financial WISSOTA Challenge Series event at Proctor. ... Polesitter John Kaanta led the first lap and Nelson led laps 2-18. ... Pat Doar took over on a restart at halfway, but Nelson went back ahead amid traffic on lap 38 of the 40-lap feature. ... Cautions appeared for Kevin Carlson (lap-four breakdown) and Tim Lillo (over turn-four banking on lap 18). ... Twenty cars finished on lead lap. ... A.J. Diemel drove the No. 18 of Chris Olson, whose father's Beltline Body Shop sponsors Diemel's regular No. 58. ... Proctor's traditional Labor Day weekend event originally paid $1,000 in silver dollars. ... The presenting sponsor was Country Trucking & Excavating. ... Nelson won the modified portion of the Silver 1000 for the seventh time in his career.

On the move: Late Model rookie Jesse Glenz of Fall Creek, Wis., started seventh and finished third; Jake Redetzke of Eau Claire, Wis., started 14th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Nelson's MB Customs Chassis is sponsored by Amsoil, Tarnowski Bros. Construction, Badger Storage & Excavating and Willow River Saloon.

Points chase: Nelson topped Tim McMann for Proctor's WISSOTA Late Model points title.

Car count: 27

Polesitter: John Kaanta

Dash winner: John Kaanta

Heat race winners: Chad Mahder, John Kaanta, Jeffrey Massingill