Strong takes Out-Pace USRA B-Mod special at Lucas Oil Speedway; Phillips also wins

Shawn Strong won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature.

Shawn Strong won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature.


Shawn Strong pulled away from Andy Bryant over the final seven laps after a race-long duel between the pair, capturing the featured Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod main event Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Strong, of Republic, took home $500 for the win on Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Night at the Races Presented by KOLR 10 and Z27. A total of 145 cars checked into the pits after skies cleared earlier in the day.

"That was a lot of fun," said Strong, who is driving a new Larry Shaw Race Car this season. "That track's got a lot of character. I messed up. He messed up. We all messed up. But in the end, I was able to hold on.

"This is a new car. It's a Larry Shaw Race Car that he let me put some of my input into it. So far, so good. I have to thank Jim Ruble of Ruble Race Engines. Without him, this is not possible."

Strong and Bryant started on the front row with Strong grabbing the lead as the two quickly separated themselves from the field until a caution flag came out on lap eight.

That bunched the field, with Cody Jolly in third and Jake Richards in fourth. Bryant, of Fort Scott, Kan., pressured Strong after the restart, pulling alongside several times over the next three laps before finally making an outside pass for the lead to finish lap 13.

Then it was Strong's turn to turn up the heat on Bryant, making bids to regain the lead over the next three laps before the second caution waved. Meanwhile, Kris Jackson worked his way up to fourth after starting 13th.

Strong drove back past Bryant on lap 18 as Richards and Jackson chased the duo. That's the way it would end as Strong - after finishes of second and fourth this season - gradually pulled away to take his first feature win of 2017 and snap Jackson's two-race winning streak in the division.

David Hendrix earned the Out-Pace Racing Products Hard Charger Award ($100 product certificate) as he finished ninth after starting 23rd.

Veteran Terry Phillips, making a rare Weekly Racing Series appearance, dominated the final 10 laps to pull away from Mitch Keeter for the Pitts Homes USRA Modified win.

Springfield's Phillips started on the pole and led the first five laps until Keeter slid past him and into the lead on lap six. Keeter opened up a comfortable lead that was wiped out with a lap-10 caution flag.

Phillips, who will be racing his Late Model in next week's Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com, took advantage and regained the lead after the restart and dominated the last half of the race.

"That's about a four-year-old car of mine I was racing against," Phillips said of Keeter. "He made me work for it. I think we made some headway here."


Terry Phillips won the USRA Modified feature.

Phillips noted that he was prepping his USRA Modified for some high-paying shows out of state next month.

"We had a night off so we thought we'd bring it here and try some stuff," Phillips said.

Terry Schultz of Sedalia finished third and Jim Moody of Odessa was fourth.

Show-Me 100 next: The 25th annual Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com fires up three big nights on Thursday. Complete programs for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and USRA Modifieds are scheduled each of the three days.

A select number of three-day passes remain for the Show-Me 100. Contact admissions director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or via email at nichole@LucasOilSpeedway.com. Gates will open at 5 p.m. each day with single-day reserved and general admission tickets going on sale at that time.

A limited number of three-day passes for the 25th annual Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com, May 25-27, remain on sale. Call McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email Nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With it's entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit Racing USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, May 20, 2017

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1: 1. Curt Drake 18 Moran, Ks 2. Cody Jolly 00J Jasper, Mo 3. Riley Whitworth R63 Humbolt, Ks 4. David Hendrix 54 Waynesville, Mo 5. Michael Bixby 20B Harrisonville, Mo 6. Matt Williams 5M Urbana, Mo 7. Scott Campbell 83C Rogersville, Mo 8. Jeff Scroggins 8S Brookline, Mo 9. Alan Presto 55 Republic, Mo 10. Cody Frazon 73 Lamonte, Mo.

Heat #2: 1. Kenton Allen 98K Chanute, Ks 2. Robbe Ewing 32 Stockton, Mo 3. Derek Watson 5W Brighton, Mo 4. Kaeden Cornell 50 Willard, Mo 5. Timothy Eaton 211 St. Joseph, Mo 6. Kenny Shaw 10K Fort Scott, Ks 7. Jim Cihy 99 Warsaw, Mo 8. Dustin Campbell 66X Nevada, Mo 9. Mike Hailmann 85H Reeds Spring, Mo 10. Colt Cheevers 71 Ozark, Mo.

Heat #3: 1. Kris Jackson 65 Lebanon, Mo 2. Ryan Gillmore 66G Springfield, Mo 3. Hunter Byers 88B Rogers, Ar 4. Doug Tye 4D Troy, Il 5. John Fellers 57J Flemington, Mo 6. Danny Martin 33 Republic, Mo 7. Quentin Taylor 14T Flemington, Mo 8. Jared Whitney 4WJ Brookline, Mo 9. Chad Walker 04 Kansas City, Ks 10. Jacob Long 5 Greenfield, Mo.

Heat #4: 1. Jake Richards 17JR Lansing, Ks 2. Tyler Brown 10T Richland, Mo 3. Brian McGowen 22 Pittsburg, Ks 4. Jerry Morgan 42 Ft. Scott, Ks 5. Rex Harris 30 Macks Creek, Mo 6. Taylor Moore 00T Bois D Arc, Mo 7. Russell Niehoff 10 Lockwood, Mo 8. Justin Pike 87 El Dorado Springs, Mo 9. Ryan Edde 15E Cross Timbers, Mo 10. Ryan Lewis 7X Urbana, Mo.

Heat #5: 1. Shawn Strong 14X Republic, Mo 2. Andy Bryant 28 Fort Scott, Ks 3. Jimmy Cummins 19C Highland, Il 4. Ricky Watkins 68 Brookline, Mo 5. Cody Brill 96b Harrisonville, Mo 6. Ed Noll 15 Excelsior Springs, Mo 7. Danan Knott 18K Coffey, Mo 8. Jared Thomson 3 Tontitow, Ar 9. Casey Thomas 42T Camdenton, Mo 10. Daniel Yocom 21Y Ash Grove, Mo.

Heat #6: 1. Tyler Kidwell 54K Chanute, Ks 2. Sam Petty 9 Marshfield, Mo 3. Donald Jackson 42J Lebanon, Mo 4. Trever Vann 44V Fort Scott, Ks 5. Andy Chrisenberry 11C Chilhowee, Mo 6. Evan McQuitty 7xM Chilhowee, Mo 7. Jake Hereford 16H Fort Scott, Ks 8. Matthew Kay 16 Chanute, Ks 9. Alexys Vanzandt 25v Billings, Mo 10. Bryan Conner 2C Prescott, Ks.

B-Feature #1: 1. Tyler Brown 10T Richland, Mo 2. Rex Harris 30 Macks Creek, Mo 3. Timothy Eaton 211 St. Joseph, Mo 4. Danan Knott 18K Coffey, Mo 5. Jerry Morgan 42 Ft. Scott, Ks 6. Taylor Moore 00T Bois D Arc, Mo 7. Colt Cheevers 71 Ozark, Mo 8. Danny Martin 33 Republic, Mo 9. Casey Thomas 42T Camdenton, Mo 10. Jared Thomson 3 Tontitow, Ar 11. Jeff Scroggins 8S Brookline, Mo 12. Michael Bixby 20B Harrisonville, Mo 13. Russell Niehoff 10 Lockwood, Mo 14. Mike Hailmann 85H Reeds Spring, Mo DNS Daniel Yocom 21Y Ash Grove, Mo.

B-Feature #2: 1. Riley Whitworth R63 Humbolt, Ks 2. Matthew Kay 16 Chanute, Ks 3. Ricky Watkins 68 Brookline, Mo 4. Jimmy Cummins 19C Highland, Il 5. Ed Noll 15 Excelsior Springs, Mo 6. Chad Walker 04 Kansas City, Ks 7. John Fellers 57J Flemington, Mo 8. Scott Campbell 83C Rogersville, Mo 9. Jacob Long 5 Greenfield, Mo 10. Bryan Conner 2C Prescott, Ks 11. Dustin Campbell 66X Nevada, Mo 12. Jim Cihy 99 Warsaw, Mo 13. Alexys Vanzandt 25v Billings, Mo 14. Cody Brill 96b Harrisonville, Mo DNS Jake Hereford 16H Fort Scott, Ks.

B-Feature #3: 1. David Hendrix 54 Waynesville, Mo 2. Doug Tye 4D Troy, Il 3. Ryan Edde 15E Cross Timbers, Mo 4. Kenny Shaw 10K Fort Scott, Ks 5. Donald Jackson 42J Lebanon, Mo 6. Jared Whitney 4WJ Brookline, Mo 7. Andy Chrisenberry 11C Chilhowee, Mo 8. Quentin Taylor 14T Flemington, Mo 9. Justin Pike 87 El Dorado Springs, Mo 10. Alan Presto 55 Republic, Mo 11. Ryan Lewis 7X Urbana, Mo 12. Evan McQuitty 7xM Chilhowee, Mo DNS Matt Williams 5M Urbana, Mo DNS Cody Frazon 73 Lamonte, Mo.

A-Feature: 1. Shawn Strong 14X Republic, Mo 2. Andy Bryant 28 Fort Scott, Ks 3. Jake Richards 17JR Lansing, Ks 4. Kris Jackson 65 Lebanon, Mo 5. Cody Jolly 00J Jasper, Mo 6. Kaeden Cornell 50 Willard, Mo 7. Ryan Gillmore 66G Springfield, Mo 8. Brian McGowen 22 Pittsburg, Ks 9. David Hendrix 54 Waynesville, Mo 10. Hunter Byers 88B Rogers, Ar 11. Tyler Brown 10T Richland, Mo 12. Robbe Ewing 32 Stockton, Mo 13. Rex Harris 30 Macks Creek, Mo 14. Derek Watson 5W Brighton, Mo 15. Sam Petty 9 Marshfield, Mo 16. Timothy Eaton 211 St. Joseph, Mo 17. Matthew Kay 16 Chanute, Ks 18. Tyler Kidwell 54K Chanute, Ks 19. Ricky Watkins 68 Brookline, Mo 20. Trever Vann 44V Fort Scott, Ks 21. Riley Whitworth R63 Humbolt, Ks 22. Kenton Allen 98K Chanute, Ks 23. Ryan Edde 15E Cross Timbers, Mo 24. Curt Drake 18 Moran, Ks 25. Doug Tye 4D Troy, Il

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1: 1. Jim Moody 00M Odessa, Mo 2. Jc Morton 18 Sprindale, Ar 3. Mitch Keeter 1 Webb City, Mo 4. Chase Sigg 18JR Iola, Ks 5. Jerry Lankton 35L Lampe, Mo 6. Terry Schultz 90 Sedalia, Mo 7. Jason Pursley 38C Hermitage, Mo 8. Scotty Bough 11S Nevada, Mo 9. Trevor Latham 27L Rogers, Ar 10. Eric Johnson 66 Columbia, Mo 11. Ryan Middaugh 21R Fulton, Mo.

Heat #2: 1. Chase Domer 227 Nevada, Mo 2. Eric Turner 99T Hermitage, Mo 3. Lucas Gibbs G51 Udall, Ks 4. Nathan Vaughn 12V Sedalia, Mo 5. John Allen 03 Chanute, Ks 6. Ronnie Woods 53 Mexico, Mo 7. Brent Holman 17H Springdale, Ar 8. Dwight Niehoff 9D Lockwood, Mo 9. Rustin Miller 44 Houston, Mo 10. J.D. Kelley 44K Walnut Grove, Mo 11. Tracy Wolf 21TW Buffalo, Mo.

Heat #3: 1. Terry Phillips 75 Springfield, Mo 2. Mike Striegel 17 Hermitage, Mo 3. Jeff Cutshaw 98 Bolivar, Mo 4. Chad Clancy 21C Polo, Mo 5. Kyle Thompson 7R Joplin, Mo 6. Colson Kirk 5 Urbana, Mo 7. Michael Page 23 Joplin, Mo 8. Donnie Fellers 24D Wheatland, Mo 9. Jonathan Romesburg 42X Seneca, Mo 10. Daniel Wosoba 89 El Dorado Springs, Mo.

B Feature: 1. Jason Pursley 38C Hermitage, Mo 2. Ryan Middaugh 21R Fulton, Mo 3. Trevor Latham 27L Rogers, Ar 4. Daniel Wosoba 89 El Dorado Springs, Mo 5. Colson Kirk 5 Urbana, Mo 6. Donnie Fellers 24D Wheatland, Mo 7. Jonathan Romesburg 42X Seneca, Mo 8. Ronnie Woods 53 Mexico, Mo 9. Dwight Niehoff 9D Lockwood, Mo 10. Tracy Wolf 21TW Buffalo, Mo 11. Michael Page 23 Joplin, Mo 12. Eric Johnson 66 Columbia, Mo 13. Scotty Bough 11S Nevada, Mo 14. Brent Holman 17H Springdale, Ar DNS Rustin Miller 44 Houston, Mo DNS J.D. Kelley 44K Walnut Grove, Mo.

A Feature: 1. Terry Phillips 75 Springfield, Mo 2. Mitch Keeter 1 Webb City, Mo 3. Terry Schultz 90 Sedalia, Mo 4. Jim Moody 00M Odessa, Mo 5. John Allen 03 Chanute, Ks 6. Chase Domer 227 Nevada, Mo 7. Jason Pursley 38C Hermitage, Mo 8. Trevor Latham 27L Rogers, Ar 9. Jc Morton 18 Sprindale, Ar 10. Jeff Cutshaw 98 Bolivar, Mo 11. Colson Kirk 5 Urbana, Mo 12. Ronnie Woods 53 Mexico, Mo 13. Kyle Thompson 7R Joplin, Mo 14. Donnie Fellers 24D Wheatland, Mo 15. Chase Sigg 18JR Iola, Ks 16. Daniel Wosoba 89 El Dorado Springs, Mo 17. Ryan Middaugh 21R Fulton, Mo 18. Nathan Vaughn 12V Sedalia, Mo 19. Chad Clancy 21C Polo, Mo 20. Jonathan Romesburg 42X Seneca, Mo 21. Mike Striegel 17 Hermitage, Mo 22. Lucas Gibbs G51 Udall, Ks 23. Jerry Lankton 35L Lampe, Mo 24. Eric Turner 99T Hermitage, Mo.