That's the way the WDBJ7 100 shaped up Saturday night at Motor Mile Speedway in front of one of the largest galleries of the year, estimated to be approaching 5,000 customers. Frank Deiny Jr. duked it out with North Carolina visitor T.J. Majors for most of the second half of the race, but nobody had the car Deiny did. He won his third race in a row here and his fifth straight at two tracks.

Deiny said there were other factors at work for him than just a fast car.

"I think we just outguessed everybody on the setup," he said. "I couldn't believe how the track had changed from last week when the Hooters cars were here. I don't know what they did, but it was tough finding the right setup. We had to make a lot of changes."

Deiny, who lives in Mechanicsville, is now up to 11 victories this campaign. His routine is to run at Ace Speedway on Fridays and here Saturdays. He's leading the points standings at both tracks and has designs on a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series national title.

Majors, 24, whose home base is Mooresville, N.C., was making his fourth appearance on this oval this season. He was plenty fast. Too fast, in some instances.

"We were losing our brakes," he said. "We couldn't slow down like we wanted to."

The real intrigue came half a track behind the first two cars where Randy Taylor, Tink Reedy and Jason Mitcham jousted for third through fifth. Taylor, driving a new car in his third race, held off the other two for third. Mitcham was fourth and Reedy fifth.

It was a spine-tingler between Reedy and Taylor in the late stages.

"I know the fans love the side-by-side racing, but it's not so much fun from where I was sitting," Taylor said.

In other races:

Derek Kale exploited pole position to outduel runner-up Robert Clements and third-place Derrick Lancaster in the Limited Sportsman. A $500 bounty on points leader Mike Looney went uncollected because Looney's car succumbed to clutch and transmission miseries and did not finish.

Kevin Kenley solidified his lead in the Mini Stock standings by winning his sixth race this year. Brent Bell chased him to the end, finishing in advance of Jeff Andes.

Tracy Moore downed dad Doug Moore in the Pure Stocks. Third went to fast-closing Josh Caldwell.

Jerry Hollandsworth had the fastest of the U-Cars, although Jason Lawson threatened until the last lap. Pressure also came from third-place Ryan Haynie.

Steve Dalton won the Late Model Truck race. Aaron Deplazes was second and Don McCreary was third.

In the Mini Cups, Mitchell Saville bested runner-up Dennis Saville and third went to Brian Arrington.