HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Davie Franek stayed red hot in United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire action on Saturday night with a late-race pass to take his second straight win at Hattiesburg Speedway.
The first six USCS races of the USCS season are part of the Winter Heat Shootout, and Franek has five wins and a second-place finish.
Franek and Zane DeVault passed early race leader Cody Gardner to take over the top two spots on lap 26 of the 30-lap feature.
Gardner finished third and fourth went to 16-time USCS champion Terry Gray. Brad Bowden was fifth.
After the original start was called back on the first lap for a complete restart, the race went caution-free for the 30-lap distance. Gardner took the lead at the start of the race followed by Franek, DeVault, Gray and Bowden. Gardner opened up a 1.557-second lead by lap 10 over Franek, who was able to close within .663 seconds in lapped traffic by lap 15.
Franek closed to within .216 seconds with five laps to go, and then took the lead from Gardner on lap 26, bringing DeVault with him into the second spot.
Franek pulled away in the final four tours around Hattiesburg Speedway to take a 1.528-second victory over DeVault under the checkered flag in a race that took just nine minutes and 44.589 seconds to complete.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps): 1. 28f Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ (4); 2. 14 Zane DeVault, Plymouth, IN (2); 3. 6 Cody Gardner, Benton, AR (1); 4. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (5); 5. 8x Brad Bowden, Hernando, MS (3); 6. 4 Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (8); 7. 12 Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN (7); 8. 22 Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (9); 9. 48 Coen McDaniel, Gaffney, SC (14); 10. 51 Jeremy Kornbau, Hermitage, PA (10); 11. 01 Shane Morgan, Gulfport, MS (12); 12. 77 Tyeller Powless, Ohsweken, ON CAN (13); 13. 13 Van Gurley Jr., Valparaiso, IN (15); 14. 28s Rusty Sanford, Seminary, MS (16); 15. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (17); 16. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (11); 17. 06 Jason Breeland, Columbia, MS (18); 18. 3 Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR DNS.
