— The final chapter in the storied history of I-30 Speedway clay oval was punctuated on Saturday night as Sam Hafertepe Jr., took the $15,041 winner’s share in the 35th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. Lapped traffic came into play after 17 circuits and Hafertepe pounced on the lead a lap later in turns three and four to take command. “I was just waiting for him to mess up, I knew he probably would eventually,” Hafertepe explained. With Reutzel slowed by the incident, Hafertepe, Jr., raced on to the stripe in the final handful of laps to run his weekend earnings to $18,691 with Reutzel settling for runner-up honors. “I was just a little too conservative early, that hole almost bit me on the first lap so I didn’t really want to go through it,” Reutzel explained. “It just wasn’t meant to be, but we had a great weekend,” Reutzel wrapped up.

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