SAPULPA, Okla. — Sam Hafertepe Jr. delivered a perfect performance Friday night at Creek County Speedway, sweeping night one of the Sooner Shuffle with the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League.
Leading all 25 laps of the feature, Hafertepe claimed his fifth career league victory while also setting a 410 sprint car track record.
A stout field of 30 competitors signed in for competition as Hafertepe paced qualifying with a lap of 11.525 seconds to establish a Creek County Speedway track record.
Hafertepe and Ayrton Gennetten led the field to green in the 25-lap feature, with Hafertepe immediately taking command. Gennetten, Joe B. Miller, Xavier Doney, and Sean McClelland settled into the early top five as the field raced through the opening laps.
Working efficiently through lapped traffic, Hafertepe built a comfortable advantage while a spirited battle for second unfolded behind him. Doney and Gennetten traded the runner-up position throughout the feature as Alex Sewell, McClelland, Shebester, and Dylan Bloomfield remained in contention inside the top five.
Despite several late-race restarts, Hafertepe never faltered. The Oklahoma native maintained his pace and composure to secure his second POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League victory of the season.
“We had a really good car tonight. I was a little worried when they did the track prep before our feature, but Matt and the crew did a great job giving us a fast track for sure,” said Hafertepe. “It’s great to sweep the night while also setting the track record for the 410s. That makes for a fun night with a great team.”
Behind the winner, championship leader Xavier Doney charged late to finish second, with Ayrton Gennetten completing the podium.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 74-Xavier Doney[4]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[2]; 4. 32A-Alex Sewell[6]; 5. 40-Howard Moore[14]; 6. 1-Sean McClelland[5]; 7. 10G-Steven Shebester[8]; 8. 79X-Gage Montgomery[17]; 9. 8N-Dylan Bloomfield[9]; 10. 23-Seth Bergman[16]; 11. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[12]; 12. 938-Bradley Fezard[20]; 13. 7M-Chance Morton[21]; 14. 8R-Ryker Pace[7]; 15. 2B-Garrett Benson[22]; 16. 97-Scotty Milan[10]; 17. 88C-Brogan Carder[19]; 18. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 19. 9S-Kyle Clark[11]; 20. 23R-Sean Rayhall[13]; 21. 2L-Gage Laney[18]; 22. 12X-Landon Crawley[15]; 23. 2-Miles Paulus[23]
