Hughes Claims Inaugural Sooner Late Model Event

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Ardmore,Oklahoma – April 15, 2016 - Kip Hughes 
survived numerous cautions and repeated 
challenges by Shannon Scott to claim the 
inaugural Sooner Late Model Series feature 
event Friday night at Southern Oklahoma 
Speedway in Ardmore, Oklahoma as they were a 
part of the tracks special “Fast Friday 
Series.”

Hughes and Plano, Texas driver Phil Miller 
started on the front row for the scheduled twenty lap feature with Hughes taking 
the lead as the green flag fell. Fourth starting Scott moved into the runner up 
position with Miller and Nate Jantz  the top four after the first lap was completed.

Cautions were at a premium, cutting the feature down to a seventeen lap event but 
that was the least of Kips worries as each restart would see Scott dive under the 
rim-riding Hughes coming out of turn two with Hughes’ momentum keeping his 
familiar #60 out front on each of Scotts attempts.

On that final restart, Hughes once again used the exit of turn two on the high side 
and keep Scott from driving underneath and dove down low in turns three and four 
to thwart any attempted pass by Scott to claim the victory.

“This is just great,” said an elated Hughes in victory lane. “To have this good of a 
car count on the first race (22) is something special and I’m proud to be a part of 
this deal. I think it’s going to be a great thing for late model racing here in 
Oklahoma. The track dried out a little bit but was still very racy. I knew Scott was 
down there (in turn two) and I just kept my momentum up and it all worked out.”

Scott finished three car lengths behind in second while seventh starting Dalton 
Ragsdale came home third. Twelfth starting Eddie Martin worked his way through the 
field to finish fourth while eighth starting Mark Harrison rounded out the top five.

Photo courtesy of Mike Howard
The three, six lap heat races for the twenty-two car field were won by Gary Lowe,
Nate Jantzand Hughes.

The next event for the Sooner Late Model Series will be held on Saturday night, April 30, at Brill Motor Speedway in Meeker, Oklahoma. You can keep track of all the series updates including
inaugural 2016 schedule, point standings and race updates on their official website.

Sooner Late Model Series

Southern Oklahoma Speedway/Ardmore, Oklahoma

04/16/16

22 Cars

1st Heat: 1) Jay Sale, 2) Gary Lowe, 3) Dalton Ragsdale, 4) David Hennan, 5) Randy Jones, 6) Harlen Sale, 7) Chris Hayes

2nd Heat: 1) Nate Jantz, 2) Phil Miller, 3) TJ Sale, 4) Eddie Martin, 5) Mark Brill, 6) Wayne Bush, 7) Damian Patoka

3rd Heat: 1) Kip Hughes, 2) Shannon Scott, 3) Mark Harrison, 4) Sloppy Hogg, 5)Johnny Reed, 6) Eric Brill, 7) Darin Busch, 8) David Moore

A feature:1) Kip Hughes, 2) Shannon Scott, 3) Dalton Ragsdale, 4) Eddie Martin, 5) Mark Harrison, 6) Sloppy Hogg, 7) David Hennan, 8) Damian Patoka, 9) Phil Miller,10) Nate Jantz, 11)
Wayne Bush, 12) Gary Lowe, 13) Johnny Reed, 14) DarinBusch, 15) TJ Sale, 6) Chris Hayes, 17) Jay Sale, 18) Eric Brill, 19) David Moore, 20) Harlen Sale, 21) Mark Brill, 22) Rowdy Jones Lap Leaders:Hughes 1-20