By DAVID MILLER
Special to The Dispatch
NeSmith Late Model drivers will be happy to see Spencer Hughes leave the class.
The 16-year-old won his ninth race of 2017 Saturday, leading from start to finish in the $1,000-to-win Highway 45 Throwdown at Magnolia Motor Speedway. The win is Hughes' fourth of the season at Magnolia. He anticipates being behind the wheel of a Super Late Model car by next week.
"We're glad to run with him," said Scott Dedwylder, who finished second. "He's winning at eve
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