**Riley Emig Takes Down Sam Stride In Lanier Thriller** Riley Emig controlled the feature race from start to finish, but don't let that fool you — this was a fight. Sam Stride qualified on pole and dominated his heat, looking untouchable early. But Emig had other ideas. He methodically worked through the field, caught Stride, and made the decisive move stick when it counted most. Nineteen laps led tells the story: once Emig found his rhythm, there was no catching him. Marshall Easling Jr. provided the raw speed story of the night, storming up fifteen positions from P23 to finish inside the top ten. That kind of charge on a dirt track doesn't happen by accident — it was pure pace in a car that clearly came alive as the track evolved. The heat races sorted themselves as expected, with Stride, Emig, and Joshua Barry2 each taking their respective wins. Down in the consolation action, Lantz Elkins and David K Harris secured their transfers, keeping their feature hopes alive. This was Emig's night to own, and he delivered when the pressure was highest.