What won the race: Becoming the tour's winningest driver, polesitter and fast qualifier Dennis "Rambo" Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., earned $4,000 Saturday for a flag-to-flag victory at Lancaster Motor Speedway. Franklin's 36th career victory, and second this week, breaks a tie with 35-race winner Ricky Weeks, who finished sixth.

Key notes: Franklin has four Carolina Clash victories this season. ... Runner-up Casey Roberts challenged Franklin but couldn't find a way past. ... Kennie Compton Jr. slowed with a lap-24 flat tire but came back to finish eighth. ... A red flag appeared on a lap-11 restart when at least eight cars piled up under the flagstand ... Ben Watkins was out before completing a lap when he got hard into the turn-two wall. ... The fast-qualifying Franklin was just five-thousandths quicker than Casey Roberts. ... Lancaster hosted the first event of the six-race Countdown to the Cup Championship Chase, the tour's NASCAR-style finish to the season with a reset in points. ... The series made its 14th stop at the track. ... Ross Bailes won the SECA feature for Crate Late Models.

On the move: Johnny Pursley of Clover, S.C., finished third after starting 11th.

Winner's sponsors: Franklin's Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Automotive Racing Engine is sponsored by Advanced Electronic Services, AES Racing, C&D Properties and M&W Towing.

Points chase: In the reset chase points, Dennis Franklin has 1,039 points to lead Johnny Pursley (1,038) and Kennie Compton Jr. (1,035).

Car count: 27

Fast qualifier: Dennis Franklin

Time: 18.564 seconds

Polesitter: Dennis Franklin

Consolation race winners: G.R. Smith, Johnny Pursley

Provisional starters: Kenny Rominger Jr., Ronnie Hoover

Next series race: August 31, Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, SC) $4,000