The scene that played out in the late stages of Saturday's modified feature at Estevan Motor Speedway was familiar to local fans.
He started 19th, but there was Aaron Turnbull in fifth place, then third in the final laps, then first.
There were three cautions in the final six laps to help Turnbull reel in the leaders and win at the Speedway's season opener. It was the second one that mattered most, as he jumped into the lead on the restart.
In this case, it was a matter of being alert.
"The yellow light was still on going into turn three over there, and then I looked at the one in turn four and they had turned it off. I saw they were throwing the green flag, so I went and nobody else I guess had seen it. I took it," said Turnbull.
"I thought they'd maybe throw the yellow and let us try again, but they didn't. It helps to pay attention. I always make sure I watch every single one of those lights, because that happens all the time."
Mike Hagen started on the first row and led for most of the race. Turnbull overtook him with three laps left and he would go on to finish seventh.
Mason Big Eagle took second place, followed by Les McLenehan.
After staying in fifth place for a long time, Turnbull said it was the late yellow flags that helped him climb into first.
"I was trying my hardest (to pass). I didn't think I would've got those guys if it wasn't for the cautions. I just had a good line, I guess, and got some good restarts. It worked out."
Meanwhile, the WISSOTA late model class was a late addition to Saturday's program. The Speedway has made the late models a somewhat regular class this year, with six dates on the calendar.
Veteran driver Allen Kent took the checkered flag in that class after taking the lead from Jim Harris early in the race.
Kent withstood a strong challenge from Steven Pfeifer late in the race before pulling away to win by a large margin.
"I got by Jim there on the start, around the outside of him. I went back down to the bottom and I wasn't quite sure if I should keep running the line I got by him with, because I got by him fairly quickly. Then when Steven stuck his nose under there, I dropped back down on the bottom and had to get going again," said Kent, who got his current car last season after going 15 years without running a late model.
In the stock car class, Dalton Flory of Williston started on the first row and held the lead wire-to-wire to win the feature.
There was only one caution during the race and Flory won by two car lengths, despite being challenged by Jordan Durward and Sterling LaBatte.
Durward finished second and Geoff Mann was third.
In the hobby stock feature, it was Brad King of Parshall, N.D., winning the opener after starting on the pole.
King led from start to finish, extending his lead through lap traffic in a race that went caution-free.
King, who won three features in Estevan last year, races out of the same garage as Brandon and Brock Beeter, who dominated the hobby stock standings last year. With them not racing Saturday, King said it was an easier path to victory.
"It was a little bit of a relief without them here. They're such stiff competition, great guys, but they really brought me to the top of my game and got me where I'm at. I miss them here, I miss the camaraderie and the competitiveness of those guys. They're great guys to race with.
It's nice to win, but I would prefer to have them here, where it's a total workout to get a win.
"I got out front and you never can tell who's close to you, so you try to stay fast and safe, a little conservative. The track was good, the car felt good. I didn't really expect too much of a challenge. I was watching out the corner to see if somebody was going to come up and nobody really did. It was pretty smooth sailing."
Leevi Runge finished in second place and Darren Schatz was third.
The next race night at the Speedway is May 31, when the late model class will again be running. The program starts at 7 p.m.
