Eventual winner Chad Clancy (21c) battles Chase Austin (111) during the USRA B-Mod feature race. (Reed Bros. Racing Photos)

KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Everyone might have shown up to see the USMTS Modifieds at Lakeside Speedway Friday night, but when they left they were talking about the thrilling features that the USRA B-Mods and USRA Stock Cars provided on the night.

In the USRA B-Mods, Chase Austin came into the night with two straight wins and after the heat races looked to be on his way to win #3.

Austin exploded to a heat win earlier in the night and he was rewarded with an outside front row starting spot for the feature.

At the drop of the green Dakota Foster, Andy Bryant and Austin battled at the front of the pack. Unfortuntely for Bryant mechanical failure after a restart would drop him from the race as he pulled off the track.

Foster and Austin would go at it for a short period.

Another restart would bunch the field up and on the restart Chad Clancy, last year’s USRA B-Mod National Champion, started his march to the front.

When Clancy reached Austin the fans were treated to wheel- to-wheel and door-to-door racing for several laps. It would set up a shoot-out for the final lap.

Clancy took the advantage over Austin late and with the white flag waving he shocked the crowd by dropping to the bottom of the track. He had taken the lead by taking Austin’s line going through turns 1 and 2, which was the high line.

It was the right move for Clancy. The two battled down the back shoot but Clancy would come out of the final turn with a slim lead and the drag race was on. At the stripe it was Clancy by the length of his bumper.

It was a great battle and the fans stood and cheered with appreciation.

Austin came home a close second, third went to Foster, the track points leader, Ed Noll finished fourth and Gene Claxton charged from 15th to fifth.

Heat race winners were Foster, Austin, Noll and Randy Ainsworth. The "B" feature was won by Shad Turner.

Last year's USRA B-Mod National Champion, Chad Clancy, celebrates in victory lane with his family and crew members following a thrilling feature win Friday night at the Lakeside Speedway.

The USRA Stock Car feature packed just as much excitement as the USRA B- Mods.

The points leader, Brett Heeter, has had a super year with 6 wins and a 200 plus point lead in the division.

On the other side of the spectrum was John O’Neal Jr. O’Neal had one win on the season, but was not a competitor on a weekly basis.

To start the feature O’Neal would be outside of the front row and Heeter would begin the feature right behind O’Neal. For the duration of the main event it was a title bout that went 12 rounds.

Both drivers would take turns leading the main event. Back and forth the advantage would swing between the two drivers. Awesome driving talent and respect was displayed between the two as the battled in close quarters without ever touching each other.

The race would come down to the final few laps. O’Neal took the top spot for good and held on to the checkers for the tight win over Heeter.

Heeter finished in the runner-up spot, Nate Barnes raced his way from 10th to third, fourth went to Tom Fogarty and Jason Park rounded out the top 5 in fifth.

John O’Neal Jr. and his crew celebrate in victory lane after he won the USRA Stock Car feature Friday night at the Lakeside Speedway.

The action at Lakeside Speedway will continue next Friday night, Aug. 28, at with more USRA Weekly Racing Series action on C.A.R.B. Night.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
Friday, Aug. 21, 2015

USRA B-MODS

Feature:
1. (4) 21C Chad Clancy, Smithville, Mo.
2. (2) 111 Chase Austin, Eudora
3. (3) 5 Dakota Foster, Gardner
4. (5) 15 Ed Noll, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
5. (15) 42 Gene Claxton, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (20) 77 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
7. (8) 181 Luke Nieman, Nortonville
8. (19) 17T Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
9. (7) C4 Curtis Dreasher, Hoyt
10. (6) 57 Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
11. (12) 49 Patrick Royalty, Kansas City
12. (17) 38 Matt Pugh, Overland Park
13. (18) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs
14. (23) 20C Jay Bailey, Osage City
15. (16) 222 Colten Stevens, Basehor
16. (22) 5B Terry Bivins, Lebo
17. (24) 13 Stephen Blake Sr., Shawnee
18. (10) 3X3 Nick Newton, Kansas City
19. (13) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
20. (1) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott
21. (9) 2 Dustin Gilbert, Lawrence
22. (11) 9 Don Marrs, Shawnee
23. (21) 44 Sam Schuler Jr., Kansas City
24. (14) 17 Dean Galvan, Bonner Springs

USRA STOCK CARS

Feature:
1. (2) 15 John O’Neal Jr., Kearney, Mo.
2. (4) 05 Brett Heeter, Kansas City
3. (10) 29 Nate Barnes, Kearney, Mo.
4. (6) T2 Tom Fogarty, Olathe
5. (3) 72A Jason Park, Kansas City
6. (8) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka
7. (11) 97J Jeff Elder, Smithville, Mo.
8. (5) 17 Kevin McGinnis, Kansas City
9. (12) 1 Christopher Smith, Kansas City, Mo.
10. (13) 41K Vernon Kever, Kansas City, Mo.
11. (7) 04 Chad Walker, Kansas City
12. (1) 0T Bobby Tavis III, Leavenworth
13. (15) 26 Russ Moyer, Wellsville
14. (9) 29T Terry Ellison, Eudora
15. (14) 34S Richard Sparks, Kansas City
DNS - 7 Marshall Jewett, Gardner