What won the race: Making his first visit to Rapid Speedway, Cole Searing of Huron, S.D., overtook polesitter Chad Olsen on the seventh lap and raced to victory in Friday's Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Series opener. Searing earned $1,500 in taking the checkers 0.935 of a second ahead of Olsen.

Key notes: A former WISSOTA weekly champion, Searing has three career Tri-State victories; his previous two triumphs came last season, both at Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, S.D. ... Hometown driver Nate Beyenhof started outside the front row and settled for fourth. ... Reigning tour champ Trevor Anderson of Watertown, S.D., finished eighth after starting fifth. ... Cade Richards of Lincoln, Neb., made a 12th-to-sixth charge in his first series start. ... Also making their first series feature starts: Chris Palsrok (18th) and Colby Klaassen (21st). ... Fifteen drivers completed 25 laps. ... Friday's season opener at Rapid Speedway opened a weekend tripleheader for the Tri-State Series. ... Tri-State competitors return to Rapid Speedway for another $1,500-to-win event on July 28.

On the move: Former Tri-State champion Blair Nothdurft of Renner, S.D., started 11th and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: Searing’s MB Customs Race Car has a Pro Power Racing Engine and sponsorship from Collins Brothers Towing of St. Cloud, Minnesota Truck Headquarters, Conkey Farms, Martin Construction, Jerry Kleinsasser Farms and Avail Wealth Management.

Points chase: It’s the Tri-State tour opener.

Current weather: Clear, 46°F

Car count: 30

Polesitter: Chad Olsen

Heat race winners: Cole Searing, Chad Olsen, Nate Beyenhof, Shane DeMey

Consolation race winners: Luke Sathoff

Next series race: May 20, I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) $1,500