Dalton, Thompson grab first wins, Gilmore does the double on busy night at Springfield

Jackie Dalton won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod make-up feature on Saturday, April 28, at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo.

Jackie Dalton won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod make-up feature on Saturday, April 28, at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo.


A busy night of Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action was held Saturday night at the quick quarter-mile Springfield Raceway with double features.

In USRA Modified action, Springfield's James Thompson let the race come to him as he passed leader Jody Tillman with only two laps left in capturing the first feature in USRA Modified action. Thompson took his Hayden Machinery No. 11t to the top side in a surprising move on the leader Tillman in the rained-out make-up feature.

In the second feature, Ryan Gilmore played the searching and patience game in passing leader Tillman with only five laps remaining in the USRA Modified feature. Gilmore, the defending Out-Pace USRA B-Mod national champion, found the sweet spot on the track searching while gaining on Tillman in his Danny Martin Trucking/Hoffman Race Cars machine.

In the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod make-up feature, multi-time USRA Modified track champion Jackie Dalton found his way to his first win of the season. Dalton, who had an offer to sell his equipment in the USRA Modified class in the off-season and put together a deal to compete in the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod class, took the opening lead from J.C. Newell and never looked back in grabbing the win.

In the regularly scheduled feature, Gilmore grabbed the top early in the feature after a spirited battle with Dalton and polesitter Bobby Pearish. Gilmore, who struggled early in the season, found a distributor issue causing him some early race exits and has been on a roll by winning the last three Springfield features and a couple of wins last weekend in New Mexico.


James Thompson won the USRA Modified make-up feature on Saturday, April 28, at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo.

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action continues next Saturday night, May 5, at The Springfield Raceway in both the USRA Modified and Out-Pace USRA B-Mods.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit Racing USRA Weekly Racing Series
Springfield Raceway, Springfield, Mo.
Saturday, April 28, 2018

USRA MODIFIEDS

Make-up Feature:
1. (3) 11t James Thompson
2. (1) 85 Jody Tillman
3. (4) 11 Phil Harris
4. (5) 16 Robert Baltzell
5. (2) 35 Jerry Lankton

Feature:
1. (3) 3366 Ryan Gilmore
2. (1) 85 Jody Tillman
3. (4) 11t James Thompson
4. (7) 35 Jerry Lankton
5. (6) 33 Danny Martin
6. (2) 33d Danny DeMasters
7. (8) 7 Adam Kaltenbach
8. (5) 11 Phil Harris
9. (9) 16 Rpbert Blatzell

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Make-up Feature:
1. (1) 21 Jackie Dalton
2. (2) 83 J.C. Newell
3. (6) 26p Bobby Pearish
4. (3) 1/4 Aaron Scroggins
5. (4) 112 Justin Comer
6. (10) 8 Dillion McCowan
7. (7) 5w Derek Watson
8. (8) 83d Dayton Newell
9. (5) 82 Jace Parmley
10. (15) 55b Bill Schahuber
11. (14) 32 Kelly Hicks
12. (12) C88 Cory Johnson
13. (17) 10k Kenny Shaw
14. (9) 7x Ryan Lewis
15. (18) 21x Cody Rider
16. (13) 1 Justin Allen
17. (11) 17r Rod Inman
18. (16) 3a Aaron Speck
DNS - 02 Kyle Long

Feature:
1. (2) 66 Ryan Gilmore
2. (3) 21 Jackie Dalton
3. (7) 1/4 Aaron Scroggins
4. (5) 112 Justin Comer
5. (4) 25 Rex Merritt
6. (1) 26p Bobby Pearish
7. (10) 82 Jace Parmley
8. (8) 5w Derek Watson
9. (9) 8 Dillion McCowan
10. (6) 83 J.C. Newell
11. (13) 83d Dayton Newell
12. (11) C88 Ferris Collier
13. (15) 7x Ryan Lewis
14. (18) 21x Cody Rider
15. (17) 55b Bill Schahuber
16. (16) 1 Justin Allen
17. (14) 32 Kelly Hicks
18. (19) 17s Kyle Shrum
19. (12) 4w Jared Whitney
20. (20) 87 Racen Smth
21. (21) 1/4x Ron Scroggins
DNS - 3a Aaron Speck
DNS - 17r Rod Inman