What won the race: Overtaking Brian Rickman to regain command on lap seven, pole-starting Spencer Hughes of Merdian, Miss., led the remaining distance to win Saturday's 40-lap Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series stop at Whynot Motorsports Park. Hughes paced 36 of the 40 circuits to earn $3,000 for his third career MSCCS victory and his first since securing back-to-back wins on May 14-15, 2021, at Hattiesburg Speedway and Jackson Motor Speedway.

Key notes: Hughes recorded his second triumph of the season; his previous win came on March 2 in Southern All Star action at East Alabama Motor Speedway. ... The second-starting Rickman, of Columbus, Miss., slipped past Hughes to lead laps 4-6 before giving way to the eventual winner and fading in the closing laps to finish fourth. ... Eleventh-starting Brandon Carpenter took advantage of a lap-38 restart to grab the runner-up spot. ... Hunter Lewis improved three positions and completed the podium. ... Jamey Boland gained 10 spots and finished fifth. ... Apparent fifth- and seventh-place finishers, Neil Baggett and Chad Thrash, were disqualified. ... Trey Mills ran as high as third in the early stages before slowing from seventh to bring out the race's first yellow flag on lap 20. The teenager was unable to continue and was credited with 22nd. ... The feature was slowed by two separate incidents and lasted 19 minutes, with 17 drivers completing the distance and 19 running at the finish.

On the move: Brandon Carpenter of Coldwater, Miss., started 11th and finished second.

Winner's sponsors: Hughes’s JCM Motorsports Rocket Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Torco Advanced Lubricants, Yellow Hammer Design & Construction, Cliburn Tank Lines, Neon Bubbles Car Wash, Indiana USSSA Fastpitch, Link Construction, Professional Concrete Cutting & Drilling, Hyperco, The Mercantile, Steering Buddy, VP Race Fuels, Fox Racing Shox, Boswell Oil and Midwest Sheet Metal.

Points chase: Before Hattiesburg Friday: 1. B.J. Robinson (135); 2. Mikey Kile (130); 3. Brandon Carpenter (125); 4. Brian Rickman (120); 5. Neil Baggett (115).

Current weather: Clear, 66°F

Car count: 28

Fast qualifier: Spencer Hughes

Time: 12.947 seconds

Polesitter: Spencer Hughes

Dash winner: Spencer Hughes

Consolation race winners: Dean Carpenter, Chad Thrash

Next series race: June 7, Columbus Speedway (Columbus, MS) $3,000