12/16/2023
Hughes sixth in Friday night preliminary at Gateway Dirt Nationals
To close out the 2023 season, Spencer Hughes traveled to Missouri with the JCM Motorsports crew on Thursday afternoon and landed at the Dome at America's Center (St. Louis, Mo.) for the seventh-annual Gateway Dirt Nationals.
Skipping Thursday's action after drawing in Friday's lineups, Spencer was one of 64 entries on the second night of competition at the Dome. Hughes qualified fastest in his group and was victorious in his heat race before pulling the No. 5 in the redraw. Rolling off from the third row in the 25-lap preliminary feature, Spencer landed just outside the Top-5 in sixth.
With a strong run in preliminary action, Spencer lined up on the pole of Saturday's sixth qualifier and soared to the victory. With a $30,000 payday on the line, Hughes started the 40-lap main event from 12th and moved inside the Top-10 before fading late to finish 16th.
Full results from the special weekend are available at www.GatewayDirt.com.
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