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Derek Hagar in victory lane. (USCS photo)

Hagar Breaks Through In USCS

HARRISBURG, Ark. — Derek Hagar passed Marshall Skinner on lap 20 an went on to victory in Friday night’s USCS Thunder Tour sprint car feature at Old No. 1 Speedway.

Hagar started third and led the final six laps for his first USCS triumph of the season.

Skinner led the first 20 laps before Hagar maneuvered around him in lapped traffic.
Cody Gardner chased that duo home to claim third place. Dale Howard and Brad Bowden, who started 17th, rounded out the top five.

The finish:

Feature (25 laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[3]; 2. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 3. G6-Cody Gardner[4]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[7]; 5. 4S-Brad Bowden[17]; 6. 3-Howard Moore[6]; 7. 14-Jordon Mallett[5]; 8. 1X-Brent Crews[11]; 9. 4-Danny Smith[12]; 10. 10L-Landon Britt[10]; 11. 10M-Morgan Turpen[15]; 12. 27-Austin Wood[13]; 13. 10-Terry Gray[8]; 14. 67-Hayden Martin[16]; 15. 13-Chase Howard[14]; 16. 28-Jeff Willingham[20]; 17. 44-Ronny Howard[19]; 18. 7E-Eric Gunderson[21]; 19. 7J-Gregg Jones[22]; 20. (DNF) 23P-Hunter Poe[18]; 21. (DNF) 99-Blake Jenkins[9]; 22. (DNF) 91-Zach Pringle[2]