HATFIELD STRUMS A WINNING TUNE AT HIGHLAND RIM

Greenbrier, Tennessee (August 17, 2019)………Sam Hatfield led the final 32 laps of Saturday’s USAC Eastern Speed2 Midget feature at Highland Rim Speedway to capture his second series victory of the season, and first since the opener in April.

Hatfield (Mooresville, N.C.) took over the lead from Connor Gross on the fourth lap after Gross controlled the first three.  Gross went on to finish second behind Hatfield.  Fast Qualifier Neal Allison took third while Jessica Bean and Hunter Wise rounded out the top-five.

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USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 17, 2019 – Highland Rim Speedway – Greenbrier, Tennessee

QUALIFYING: 1. Neal Allison, 15, Allison-12.912; 2. Hunter Wise, 28, Lewis-12.943; 3. Sam Hatfield, 9, Lamb-12.988; 4. Jessica Bean, 5, Radical-13.086; 5. Connor Gross, 14, Gross-13.113; 6. Daytona Spicola, 8, Radical-13.406; 7. Mason Hoskins, 12, Hoskins-13.651; 8. Sam Mazzo, 31, Mazzo-13.712; 9. Braeden Allum, 87, Allum-13.933.

FEATURE (35 laps): 1. Sam Hatfield, 2. Connor Gross, 3. Neal Allison, 4. Jessica Bean, 5. Hunter Wise, 6. Daytona Spicola, 7. Mason Hoskins, 8. Braeden Allum, 9. Sam Mazzo. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Connor Gross, Laps 4-35 Sam Hatfield.

NEW USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Jessica Bean-597, 2-Connor Gross-580, 3-Nolan Allison-528, 4-Alex Murray-457, 5-Preston Lattomus-406, 6-Neal Allison-401, 7-Sam Hatfield-321, 8-Levi Riffle-273, 9-Eric Lewis-237, 10-Daytona Spicola-201.

NEXT USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: August 18, 2019 – Kentucky Motor Speedway – Whitesville, Kentucky