BUFFALO TWP — The fourth annual Keystone Klassic 100 could carry an us vs. them mentality Wednesday night at Lernerville Speedway.

The 100-lap Modified race will feature the top drivers in the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTSeries and local drivers the caliber of Kevin Bolland, Brian Swartzlander, Dave Murdick and Jim Weller Jr.

"What makes it tough on the local guys is we're just not used to this," Swartzlander said. "The national guys run 100-lap races every week. They know what it takes to qualify.

"Running qualifying laps is a rare deal for most of us here. The entire night is an adjustment for us."

Then again, the top drivers on the circuit will have to adjust to Lernerville's track, which stays tacky and maintains its cushion longer than most.

Billy Decker leads the Super DIRTSeries points race with 287, followed by Gary Tomkins with 258, Pat Ward 252, Tim Fuller 249 and Steve Paine 243.

"Those guys like a slick track. That's what they're used to,"Weller said. "That's why I give the local guys a shot at staying competitive. We know this racetrack."

Dave Murdick of Slippery Rock, the defending Modified points champion at Lernerville, said a local driver will finish among the top five Wednesday.

"I almost guarantee it," he said. "We should have had one last year."

Bolland was running third on lap 27 of last year's 100-lap feature when another car made contact with his, sending him over the edge of the track.

Bolland had the pole for that race, but settled for a 16th-place finish. Still, he was tops among local drivers as Del Rougeux finished 17th, Chanda Reitz 20th, Murdick 27th and Swartzlander 29th.

Using last Friday's Modified feature as a tune-up for Wednesday, Bolland won the race easily.

"We dialed the car in for 100 laps tonight (Friday) and it was strong,"Bolland said. "We'll do some more tweaking and be ready to go Wednesday."

Murdick will debut a new car in the race. He's had it since January, but only recently got the motor for it.

"I would have preferred the opportunity to shake the car down a little bit before the race,"Murdick said. "But it will be interesting to see how it stacks up.

"I'm only going to use it for special shows. I know I'll take it with me to Syracuse (Nationals)in October."

Tim Fuller won the 100-lapper at Lernerville last year, grabbing the lead on Lap 44 and maintaining it the rest of the way. Danny Johnson won the other two 100-lap Modified races here.

Johnson also won the most recent race in this series, held May 28.

Swartzlander has never finished higher than ninth in a 100-lap race. He had not finished worse than second in any feature this year before a flat tire resulted in a seventh-place finish 10 days ago at Tri-City. He settled for fifth at Lernerville last weekend.

"The biggest thing with this race is you have to go hard for all 100 laps,"Swartzlander said. "You can't take it easy for a couple of laps or these guys will eat you up."

Fuel consumption will play a factor as well.

"We run a regular feature here on eight gallons of gas. We'll be using 20 gallons Wednesday,"Murdick said. That difference affects how your car handles out there."

Besides adjusting the car, local drivers must adjust themselves to the race.

"The endurance factor is critical,"Bolland said. "You have to have enough fluids in you so you don't get drained."

Bolland has had success in long races before. At the twin 50-lap races in Charlotte, N.C., in 2003, he finished fourth the first night and won the second night against top-level competition.

Wednesday's race, which begins at 7:30 p.m., pays $6,000 to the winner.