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Morgan Turpen won her first USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour race of the season Friday night at Travelers Rest (S.C.) Speedway. (USCS Photo)

Turpen Tops USCS South Carolina Round

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — Morgan Turpen earned her first USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters victory of the season Friday night at Travelers Rest Speedway.

Starting from the pole, Turpen drove her No. 10 m sprint car to victory ahead of fifth-starting Mark Ruel Jr. in the 25-lap event.

Justin Barger finished third, with NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. moving from eighth to finish fourth. Terry Witherspoon rounded out the top five.

The finish:

Feature (25 laps): 1. 10M-Morgan Turpen[1]; 2. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[5]; 3. 5B-Justin Barger[3]; 4. 17JR-Ricky Stenhouse Jr[9]; 5. 43-Terry Witherspoon[11]; 6. 28-Jeff Willingham[2]; 7. 10-Terry Gray[8]; 8. 1X-Brent Crews[6]; 9. 67-Brian Thomas[10]; 10. 33-Joe Larkin[7]; 11. (DNF) 4-Danny Smith[4]; 12. (DNS) 5S-Sonny Stroud