What won the race: Making a surprise guest appearance in a Dirk Neal-owned Daughtery Motorsports Rocket Chassis, Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., overtook pole-starting Jeremy Wonderling midway through Saturday night's 40-lap Jesse Sterbutzel Memorial Crate Late Model feature and marched on to a $10,000 victory at Latrobe Speedway. Wonderling slipped back to fourth before rallying to finish second.feature.

Key notes: Lanigan, a three-time World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series champion, was making just his second start of the season. He finished 23rd in Wednesday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky., driving a John Weber-owned car. ... It was Lanigan's first win since an ALMS-sanctioned event on May 30, 2021, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. ... Lanigan, who started outside the front row, drove the same Rocket Chassis that Mark Whitener has driven to victory in the last two Bill Emig Memorial events at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. ... Several cautions slowed the action but no cars were seriously damaged. ... Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., piloted Joe Zelensky's No. 58 Crate Late Model. ... The original third- through fifth-place finishers — David Pangrazio, Kyle Hardy and Ben Policz were disqualified in postrace tech inspection. ... The richest race in Latrobe's history honored Jesse Sterbutzel of McClellandtown, Pa., a longtime dirt and asphalt Late Model racer who also dabbled in motocross and snowmobile racing. He died on May 31, 2022, at 52 after battling cancer. … Drake Troutman won the Super Late Model feature on the undercard; the division drew 12 cars.

On the move: Noeh Brunnell of New Alexandria, Pa., started 20th and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: Lanigan drove a Dirk Neal-owned Daughtery Motorsports Rocket Chassis sponsored by CRW Home Center, Brackman Chevrolet-Buick, Huey Brothers Well Services, Fisher Furniture and Richmond Insurance.

Points chase: Entering the event, Clinton Hersh (100) of Somerset, Pa., led track points over Michael Duritsky (93) and Ryan Frazee (86).

Current weather: Few Clouds, 70°F

Car count: 31

Fast qualifier: Brent Trimble

Time: 20.20 seconds

Polesitter: Jeremy Wonderling

Heat race winners: Jeremy Wonderling, Darrell Lanigan, Braeden Dillinger, Henry Hornsby III

Consolation race winners: Troy Shields

Provisional starters: Clinton Hersh, Doug Horton