What won the race: Kyle Sopaz of Trenton, Ontario, won Monday’s Vanderlaan Northeast Late Model Alliance event, topping runner-up David Pangrazio by 0.587 seconds in the 30-lap feature at Merrittville Speedway. He earned $1,000.

Key notes: Sixteen of the 18 starters completed 30 laps. … Pangrazio of Batavia, N.Y., won Sunday’s Northeast Crate Late Model Alliance tour opener at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario. … The event was part of the Canada Day celebration at Merrittville, which hosted the second race of the six-race Northeast Alliance tour, a six-race miniseries scattered among five tracks, four in Canada and one in New York. … Brighton (Ontario) Speedway hosts the series for back-to-back events Sept. 20-21, with the weekend finale paying $4,000-to-win.

Winner's sponsors: Sopaz’s winning car carries sponsorship from Lots & Lines Traffic Line Markings, Montgomery Fleet Services and Bellevue Fabricating.

Points chase: Charlie Sandercock of Belleville, Ontario, is the reigning series champion.

Current weather: Cloudy, 81°F

Car count: 18

Heat race winners: Tim Gillespie, Rob Pietz, Kyle Sopaz

Next series race: August 11, Cornwall Motor Speedway (Cornwall, ON) $1,000