Mark Smith battles to USCS Speedweeks Round #5 “Hub City Havoc” win at Hattiesburg on Friday
Hattiesburg, MS – June 12, 2020 – Sunbury, Pennsylvania sprint car driver Mark Smith held off team-mate Dale Howard from Byhalia, Mississippi and USCS Sprint Speedweeks points leader, Jordon Mallett from Greenbrier, Arkansas after a late race re-start to register his third trip to the www.RockAuto.com USCS Victory Lane at Hattiesburg Speedway on Friday night during the USCS Sprint Speedweeks Round #5 of the six-race mini-series. Crossing under the flag stand behind the runner-up Howard and two-time USCS Champion Mallett in the final podium spot were Michael Miller from Ocean Springs, Mississippi and another two-time USCS Champion, Morgan Turpen from Somerville, Tennessee.
Dale Howard kicked off the racing action by winning the USCS Hoosier Speed Dash. Kyle Amerson from Montgomery, Alabama won the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat. Mark Smith won the Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Second Heat. Morgan Turpen garneed the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award for her efforts after advancing the most positions in the A-Main after starting 11th and finishing 5th.
USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters results for June 12, 2020 at Hattiesburg Speedway - Hattiesburg, MS
USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Winged Sprint Cars - 17 Entries
USCS Sprint Car A-Main - 30 Laps
- M1-Mark Smith[2]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[6]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 4. 4M-Michael Miller[8]; 5. 10M-Morgan Turpen[11]; 6. 29A-Kyle Amerson[1]; 7. 10-Terry Gray[4]; 8. 29O-Jeff Oliver[7]; 9. 22-Connor Leoffler[9]; 10. 10L-Landon Britt[3]; 11. 43-Terry Witherspoon[12]; 12. 67-Hayden Martin[10]; 13. 49-Mallie Shuster[14]; 14. 20-Jim Shuster[15]; 15. 28-Jeff Willingham[13]; 16. 93-Jake Knight[16]; 17. 7E-Eric Gunderson[17]
USCS Hoosier Speed Dash – 6 laps: 1. 47 Dale Howard,2. 10m Morgan Turpen, 3. m1 Mark Smith,4. 22 Conner Leoffler, 5. 14 Jordon Mallett, 6. 10 Terry Gray.
Heat 1 8 Laps | Engler Machine & Tool: 1. 29A-Kyle Amerson[6]; 2. 10L-Landon Britt[1]; 3. 14-Jordon Mallett[4]; 4. 22-Connor Leoffler[2]; 5. 43-Terry Witherspoon[3]; 6. 67-Hayden Martin[7]; 7. 49-Mallie Shuster[5]; 8. 28-Jeff Willingham[9]; 9. (DNS) 7E-Eric Gunderson
Heat 2 8 Laps | BMRS: 1. M1-Mark Smith[3]; 2. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 3. 4M-Michael Miller[2]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[6]; 5. 29O-Jeff Oliver[8]; 6. 10M-Morgan Turpen[7]; 7. 20-Jim Shuster[5]; 8. (DNF) 93-Jake Knight.
Photo/Caption M1: Mark Smith won his third USCS Sprint Speedweeks 2020 contest at Hattiesburg Speedway on Friday night. (USCS photo)
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