by John Rittenoure – ENID, Okla. (October 3, 2020) – A field of 29 competitors turned out for the Sooner Late Model Series finale and Texan Nate Jantz took full advantage winning the 25-lap feature at the Enid Speedway Winter Nationals.
Jantz took over the lead midway through the race and set a fast pace around the 38’s mile oval. Ross McCartney closed in on Jantz but could not mount a challenge and settled for second. 18-year old Hayden Ross charged to third, AJ Brochu was fourth and Bobby McGehee rounded out the top five.
Kip Hughes found himself involved in a midrace mishap and ended the night with his late model on the hook. But the good news is Hughes already had the points championship locked up – his third in-a-row.
Sooner Late Model Series Results
Enid Speedway
October 3, 2020
HEAT 1 (10 Laps)
1, 42R-Ross McCartney. 2, 229-Damian Patocka. 3, 42c-Courtney McCartney. 4, 1-Eddie
Tidwell. 5, 84-Gary Kilbourn. 6, 29S-Garrett Donnell. 7, 77G-Shawn Greenlee. 8, 87-Travis
Johnson.
HEAT 2 (10 Laps)
1, 66-Hayden Ross. 2, 88S-Richard Shepler. 3, 11-Dustin Allen. 4, 10-4-Adam Popp. 5, 31-
Gary Lowe. 6, 9-Cole Traugott. 7, 31S-Sammy Wilson. (DNS).
HEAT 3 (10 Laps)
1, 4-Kip Hughes. 2, 99J-Nate Jantz. 3, 22-AJ Brochu. 4, 15-Wayne Bush. 5, 44-Barry
Schievink. 6, 7S-Phil Sager. 7, 57-Jerry Derr. (DNS).
HEAT 4 (10 Laps)
1, 55-Zach Nickell. 2, 33-Steven Hawkins. 3, Mc20-Bobby McGehee. 4, 99-Brandon Givens.
5, 3-Daniel Riley. 6, 27-Tim Smart. 7, 36-Jason Redman.
B FEATURE (12 Laps)
1, 44-Barry Schievink. 2, 84-Gary Kilbourn. 3, 15-Wayne Bush. 4, 29S-Garrett Donnell. 5,
7S-Phil Sager. 6, 1-Eddie Tidwell. 7, 87-Travis Johnson. (DNS). 8, 77G-Shawn Greenlee.
(DNS). 9, 57-Jerry Derr. (DNS).
B FEATURE (12 Laps)
1, -Gary Lowe. 2, -Daniel Riley. 3, -Adam Popp. 4, -Cole Traugott. 5, -Brandon Givens. 6, –
Tim Smart. 7, -Sammy Wilson. (DNS). 8, -Jason Redman. (DNS).
A FEATURE (25 Laps)
1, 99J-Nate Jantz. 2, 42R-Ross McCartney. 3, 66-Hayden Ross. 4, 22-AJ Brochu. 5, Mc20-
Bobby McGehee. 6, 10-4-Adam Popp. 7, 33-Steven Hawkins. 8, 31-Gary Lowe. 9, 229-
Damian Patocka. 10, 42c-Courtney McCartney. 11, 88S-Richard Shepler. 12, 29S-Garrett
Donnell. 13, 1-Eddie Tidwell. 14, 55-Zach Nickell. 15, 44-Barry Schievink. 16, 4-Kip Hughes.
17, 84-Gary Kilbourn. 18, 11-Dustin Allen. 19, 15-Wayne Bush. 20, 3-Daniel Riley. 21, 9-
Cole Traugott.