Brad Smith of Shelby Township finished in 19th place in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards stock car race at Pocono Raceway on Friday.
Justin Allison won the 50-lap ModSpace 125. It was the first career ARCA win for Allison, a grandson of legendary NASCAR driver Donnie Allison.
Smith started 22nd in the No. 48 Radon.com Ford.
Allison, driver of the No. 88 HaVaCoSales.com Ford, started fifth.
Pole winner Mason Mitchell finished seventh in the No. 98 Musselman's-Wildlife Foundation of Florida-TTS Ford.

Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) and Erik Jones (Toyota) had the fastest and second-fastest times during practice prior to the ARCA Series stock car race at Pocono Raceway on Friday.

Qualifying for the 50-lap ModSpace 125 was canceled because of rain that wiped out practice Thursday. The starting lineup for the race to be run later Friday was set by owner points.

Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township was to start seventh.

Elliott is the son of former NASCAR Cup champion Bill Elliott.

Taylor Ferns on Friday makes her fourth start in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards when she competes in the ModSpace 150 at Pocono Raceway.

The Shelby Township resident will drive the No. 55 Motor City Auto Transport Toyota stock car for Venturini Motorsports.

The 17-year-old will become the youngest female driver to start a race in the top ARCA series, according to the VMS Web site.

“My first start on an intermediate track is going to be a learning process,” Ferns said. “I’m so used to the technical aspects of short-track racing. Carrying those high speeds into the corners here at Pocono with the heavier car will be the biggest difference and challenge for me this weekend. However, coming from open wheel I’m prepared and confident for what’s to come.”

The race will be televised at 5:15 p.m. on SPEED television.

Sam Hornish Jr. continued to make the most of his "audition" season with Penske Racing.
The former IndyCar Series champion, who had a rocky start in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, turned in another strong performance Saturday night in the Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway.
Hornish finished third, behind Elliott Sadler and Justin Allgaier, in the U.S. Cellular 250.
That gave Hornish 13 top-10 finishes in 20 races this season. He's still looking for his first win of 2012, but Hornish has six top-five finishes and is 34 points out of first place with 13 races left in the season.
Despite a decade with Penske Racing, including time in open-wheel racing, Hornish said last week he feels like he is "auditioning" for a Sprint Cup ride with owner Roger Penske.
A couple of Penske opportunities for 2013 seem to be at Hornish's doorstep: a third Sprint Cup car Penske plans to go with the Nos. 2 and 22, or the No. 22 car, which needs a driver for next year after AJ Allmendinger was fired for failing two drug tests.
Hornish drives the No. 22 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
Hornish drove full-time in the Cup series from 2008-2010, but did not win a race in those three years, and then lost his ride when sponsorship backed out.
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Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon, two prominent NASCAR drivers who need to win a race to enhance their Sprint Cup playoff chances, will start back in the pack Sunday in the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Edwards qualified 17th and Gordon 27th on Saturday as Juan Pablo Montoya captured the pole position with the No. 42 Chevrolet.
Montoya's lap speed was 176.043 mph. He will be seeking his first race victory of the season.
Denny Hamlin will join Montoya on the front row in the No. 11 Toyota.
Edwards (No. 99 Ford) is 12th and Gordon (No. 24 Chevy) 15th in points.