MERIDIAN, Miss. (Oct. 22) — Updates from Saturday’s 28th annual Coors Light Fall Classic finale at Whynot Motorsports Park, which features a $12,000-to-win, 60-lap main event for Super Late Models on Saturday (results unofficial):
Feature
Seventh-starting Spencer Hughes of Meridian, Miss., rode the bottom line Saturday at Whynot Motorsports Park, taking the lead from Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, on lap 19 and pacing the final 41 circuits to win the $12,000 28th annual Coors Light Fall Classic at his home track. Hughes' victory is his first of the year in Super Late Model competition aboard the PCC Motorsports Longhorn Chassis. He pulled away after a caution with six laps remaining and finished 1.613 seconds ahead of Erb, who started second.
Two-time Fall Classic winner David Breazeale of Four Corners, Miss., finished third (where he started) and Kyle Beard of Trumann, Ark., rallied from 11th to fourth, a half a length back of Breazeale. Commerce, Ga.’s Payton Freeman started and finished fifth in his first-ever trip to the quirky Mississippi oval.
Feature lineup
(60 laps)
Row 1: Brian Rickman, Tyler Erb
Row 2: David Breazeale, Morgan Bagley
Row 3: Payton Freeman, Neil Baggett
Row 4: Spencer Hughes, Mikey Kyle
Row 5: Evan Ellis, Dalton Cook
Row 6: Kyle Beard, Chris Wall
Row 7: Dean Carpenter, Wil Herrington
Row 8: Hunter Lewis, Chad Thrash
Row 9: Chase Oliver, Josh Putnam
Row 10: Rick Rickman, Bo Slay
Row 11: Jeremy Broadus, Austin Franklin
Row 12: Jamie Elam, Chris Jones
Consolation results
First consolation (top four advance): Chase Oliver, Rick Rickman, Jeremy Broadus, Jamie Elam, Clay Fisher, Blake McClain. Scratched: Terry Wilson, Jeremy Shaw, Ronnie Roberts Jr., Monte Skinner.
Second consolation (top four advance): Josh Putnam, Bo Slay, Austin Franklin, Chris Jones, Dane Dacus, Clay Coghlan. Scratched: Alex Ashley, J.C. Waller, Jason Jarrell.
Consolation lineups
(10 laps; top four transfer)
First consolation
Row 1: Jeremy Broadus, Chase Oliver
Row 2: Terry Wilson, Rick Rickman
Row 3: Blake McCain, Jamie Elam
Row 4: Jeremy Shaw, Clay Fisher
Row 5: Ronnie Roberts Jr., Monte Skinner
Second consolation
Row 1: Clay Coghlan, Josh Putnam
Row 2: Dane Dacus, Bo Slay
Row 3: Austin Franklin, Chris Jones
Row 4: Alex Ashley, J.C. Waller
Row 5: Jason Jarrell
Heat race results
First heat (top four transfer): Brian Rickman, Payton Freeman, Evan Ellis, Dean Carpenter, Jeremy Broadus, Terry Wilson, Blake McCain, Jeremy Shaw, Ronnie Roberts Jr.
Second heat (top four transfer): Tyler Erb, Neil Baggett, Dalton Cook, Wil Herrington, Clay Coghlan, Dane Dacus, Austin Franklin, Alex Ashley.
Third heat (top four transfer): David Breazeale, Spencer Hughes, Kyle Beard, Hunter Lewis, Chase Oliver, Rick Rickman, Jamie Elam, Clay Fisher, Jason Jarrell.
Fourth heat (top four transfer): Morgan Bagley, Mike Kyle, Chris Wall, Chad Thrash, Josh Putnam, Bo Slay, Chris Jones, J.C. Waller. Scratched: Monte Skinner.
Heat race lineups
(10 laps; top four transfer)
First heat
Row 1: Brian Rickman, Jeremy Shaw
Row 2: Dean Carpenter, Payton Freeman
Row 3: Evan Ellis, Terry Wilson
Row 4: Blake McCain, Jeremy Broadus
Row 5: Ronnie Roberts Jr.
Second heat
Row 1: Tyler Erb, Neil Baggett
Row 2: Dalton Cook, Austin Franklin
Row 3: Wil Herrington, Clay Coghlan
Row 4: Dane Dacus, Alex Ashley
Third heat
Row 1: Spencer Hughes, David Breazeale
Row 2: Hunter Lewis, Kyle Beard
Row 3: Chase Oliver, Jamie Elam
Row 4: Jason Jarrell, Clay Fisher
Row 5: Rick Rickman
Fourth heat
Row 1: Josh Putnam, Morgan Bagley
Row 2: Chad Thrash, Chris Wall
Row 3: Mikey Kyle, Chris Jones
Row 4: Bo Slay, J.C. Waller
Row 5: Monte Skinner
Saturday’s schedule
11 a.m.: Gates open
4:30 p.m.: Hot laps begin
5:30 p.m.: Competition begins
