What won the race: Winning the Delaware State Dirt Track Championship for the first time, polesitter Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., returned to the track for a $7,885 payday at Delaware International Speedway. Hubbard was back in action for the first time since breaking an ankle and suffering other injuries in a July passenger-vehicle accident.

Quotable: “I’ve led 49 laps a couple of times and 48 laps once,” the 24-year-old Hubbard said. “It is really great to finally win this one.”

Key notes: The winner's purse paid $5,000 with a gambler's fee and a cancer awareness bonus, bringing Hubbard's earnings to $7,885. ... Last year's winner Ricky Elliott started outside the front row but retired with eight laps remaining. ... Donald Lingo Jr. and Robbie Emory tangled for a lap-14 caution; Emory recovered to finish fifth. ... Kerry King Jr. spun for another caution. ... Nick Davis drove a car with a throwback scheme payint tribute to all-time leading DIS winner David Hill; Davis had a flat tire with four laps remaining, shortly after a flat for former race winner Rob Schirmer.

Winner's sponsors: Hubbard's Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Trinity Logistics, AMH Enterprises, Salisbury Door & Hardware, Keyser Mfg., FK Rod Ends, Schaeffer's Racing Oil, Bazell Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Michael Hubbard Graphics, ASi Racewear and R&J Poultry.

Car count: 19

Heat race winners: Austin Hubbard, Ricky Elliott