Mike Mataragas visited Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, Ill.) on Friday to get the 31^st annual Prairie Dirt Classic weekend underway. With the 74 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series entries split into two separate groups for time trials, Mike’s 22^nd fastest qualifying effort pinned him 11^th on the starting grid for his $3,000-to-win preliminary feature. Locking the Top 4 finishers into Saturday’s main event, Mataragas recorded an 11^th-place outing. (Josh James Artwork)

Slated to start near the tail of his B-Main on Saturday for one final chance at the $50,000-to-win Prairie Dirt Classic, Mataragas decided to scratch to save equipment.

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