Purkey, Van Gotten take Humboldt Speedway victories

  • July 17, 2015
  • by Scott L. Stewart

HUMBOLDT, Kan.—For veteran racer Tim Van Gotten, the 2015 Humboldt Speedway USRA B-Mod season has been one of ups and downs.

Friday night, July 17, was definitely an up as “The Hammer” outran an elite group of drivers to win the USRA B-Mod feature.

Van Gotten started fairly deep in the field, an excellent inside-out move at mid-race gave him the lead over eventual runner-up Lucas Isaacs and third-place finisher Jake Richards.

Tim Phillips came in fourth while Jim Body completed the top five.

Al Purkey of Coffeyville—widely known as an ultra-competitive late model driver—brought his USRA Modified to Humboldt and captured a hard-fought “A” feature win, leaving Tad Davis in the runner-up spot and Chase Domer in third.

Fourth spot fell to John Allen while Chase Sigg battled his way through the field for fifth.

Next week, Midwest Outlaw Vintage racers will join the regular Humboldt Speedway line-up. July will close out with a 100-lap Enduro race complementing the program as part of Kids Night festivities.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, July 17, 2015

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1: 1. Chase Domer, 2. Chase Sigg, 3. Scott Daniels, 4. John Allen, 5. Colton Eck, 6. Mike Eisenhart, 7. Bob Kerbs, 8. Jesse Folk Jr.

Heat #2: 1. Tad Davis, 2. Al Purkey, 3. Dennis Bishop, 4. Tanner Mullens, 5. Jim Body, 6. Gene Hogan, 7. Rob Powell.

Feature: 1. Al Purkey, 2. Tad Davis, 3. Chase Domer, 4. John Allen, 5. Chase Sigg, 6. Scott Daniels, 7. Gene Hogan, 8. Mike Eisenhart, 9. Rob Powell, 10. Bob Kerbs, 11. Jim Body, 12. Tanner Mullens, 13. Dennis Bishop, 14. Colton Eck.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1: 1. Jake Richards, 2. Tyler Kidwell, 3. Brent Bloom, 4. Jimmie Davis, 5. Matt Rose, 6. Luke Phillips, 7. Mike Letterman.

Heat #2: 1. Lucas Isaacs, 2. Tim Phillips, 3. Tim Van Gotten, 4. Jim Body, 5. Kenton Allen, 6. Riley Whitworth.

Feature: 1. Tim Van Gotten, 2. Lucas Isaacs, 3. Jake Richards, 4. Tim Phillips, 5. Jim Body, 6. Jimmie Davis, 7. Matt Rose, 8. Mike Letterman, 9. Brent Bloom, 10. Riley Whitworth, 11. Kenton Allen, 12. Tyler Kidwell, 13. Luke Phillips.