Ovid, Michigan (Saturday, May 16, 2009): The Drive Train Specialists Pro Late Models on hand on a cool but clear Saturday night at the Big "O" as the 30-lap feature saw current Rookie of the Year Points Leader, Jim Hardy start on the pole. But it was another rookie, Chris Begg, who was making his Pro Late Models debut, getting by Hardy to lead the opening lap.

As Begg led, Jason Felver quickly made his way up to Begg's back bumper and on lap 11, Felver would get past Begg to take the lead. Just a few laps later, Begg would slip up high coming out of turn four and veer right into the path of 2004 Rookie of the Year, Ron Hauser. Both would make hard contact into each other and then into the front stretch wall, prompting a red flag on the track. Both drivers were ok, but done for the evening.

Once racing resumed, Felver was out front, but had a battle behind him with defending track champion, Dave Bigos doing battle with two-time Dixie Motor Speedway Pro Late Models Track Champion, Ed Doutre Jr.  Bigos would eventually slip by, but he would have nothing for Felver as the Owosso, Michigan driver steered his Compenet Coatings Pontiac into victory lane and collected his first feature win of the 2009 racing season.

Bigos came home in second with Doutre Jr., Russ Cords, and 15-year-old, Dillon Bigos, who was also making his Pro Late Models debut, rounding out the Top Five. 2001 Pro Late Models Track Champion, Ed Young Jr., was sixth and was followed by Hardy, Jerry Lupien, Begg, and Hauser who rounded out the Top 10. 

Mark Welch was the fastest qualifier of the 15 Pro Late Models on hand with a 16.117. Unfortunately, an accident in the heat race knocked Welch, who was the divisions' points leader coming into the night, out of the Feature line-up! Cords and Young Jr., picked up heat race wins.