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Smith Earns Western Sprints Breakthrough
USAC W. Sprint Car Series, Altamont Motorsports Park
PORTER'S HOUSE: Porter Smith (21) sets up Eric Humphries before passing him to win Saturday's USAC Western Sprint Car Series race at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. (Dennis Mattish Photo)
TRACY, Calif. — Porter Smith claimed his first USAC Western Sprint Car Series victory Saturday night at Altamont Motorsports Park.
Smith took the lead from Eric Humphries on lap 26 after a race-long duel. The two former late-model stars wowed fans with their wheel-to-wheel battling.
The opening 24 laps were run without a yellow flag with Humphries leading the way. But the race was slowed when Scott Clough stopped with a flat tire.
Humphries was shuffled back quickly on a lap-26 restart, falling out of the top five. Smith led the rest of the distance, with Ryan Kaplan finishing second.
Chase Scott, Nick Rescino, Jr. and Tanner Swanson rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Porter Smith, Ryan Kaplan, Chase Scott, Nick Rescino, Jr., Tanner Swanson, JoJo Helberg, Tony Hunt, Scott Pierovich, Eric Humphries, Kody Swanson, Greg Anderson, Brian Geiszler, Snake Livernash, Jimmy Riddell, John Sarale, Joe Hauck, Jarred Williams, Scott Clough.