Hungarian racer comes out on top in contested ChampTruck finish

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Updated Aug 30, 2016
Hungarian racer Krisztian Szabo drove to victory in ChampTruck’s seventh race of the season at Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska.Hungarian racer Krisztian Szabo drove to victory in ChampTruck’s seventh race of the season at Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska.

In the seventh race of the Meritor ChampTruck World Series’ inaugural season, Hungarian racer Krisztian Szabo won his second race of the season at this weekend’s race at Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska.

The Podium Race produced six lead changes, four major spins that altered the finish, and a contested contact in the last corner on the last lap that resulted in a penalty being assessed, again changing the finishing order in the race.

After all the dust settled, Szabo came out on top, with Mack tech Mike Morgan being awarded a contested second-place finish. Former Indy 500 competitor Davey Hamilton, who drove the No. 11 Optima Batteries Freightliner Columbia, came in a hard-fought third place.

The next race is set for Portland International Raceway, Oct. 2-4.

Here’s a gallery of photos of some of the action from this weekend’s Motorsports Park Hastings-held races, shot by photographer Matt Brown:

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