Defending Out-Pace USRA B-Mod national champ and current USRA Modified national points leader Ryan Gillmore wheels his USRA Modified around the Springfield Raceway.

Current USRA Modified national points leader Ryan Gillmore of Springfield grabbed the lead from polesitter Jim Body and withstood a green-white-checkered finish from Mitch Keeter in USRA Modified action Saturday at the quick quarter-mile, multi-groove Springfield Raceway on Saturday night.

With the win, Gillmore was able to reverse the finish earlier in the season as Keeter took the win over the defending Out-Pace USRA B-Mod national champ that night. It took Gillmore five laps to get around Body as Keeter was staying close in the lead duo with three-wide racing in the pack.

The quick-paced feature didn't see a caution until lap 15 when outside front row starter Shawn Strong spun in turn four. Current USRA Modified track points leader Jody Tillman overcame a poor qualifying effort to charge from 13th to fifth and Brian Green came from 18th to a top ten.

While Gillmore and Keeter kept action fast, Body and James Thompson went door to door for the third spot before Body nipped Thompson at the line.

Ryan Gillmore won the USRA Modified feature on Saturday, May 5, at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo. 

Out-Pace USRA B-Mod action saw Jackie Dalton shoot from the pole to lead early, but had to survive a late surge from Justin Comer in getting his second win of the season.

Pre-race favorite Rex Merritt, who started third, was involved in a lap-one incident in which the car almost went airborn but recovered. He started dead last to make a lot of moves to finish sixth while young gun Taylor Moore made up a lot of ground while charging forward.

Dalton, a former multi-time USRA Modified track champion, has caught fire lately in the B-Mod division. Gillmore was scheduled to start outside on the front row next to Dalton but broke an engine right at the flag stand of his qualifying heat and was a scratch for the feature.

For Comer, it was a welcome run as the team has been struggling a bit early this season but is coming strong.

Jackie Dalton won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature on Saturday, May 5, at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo. 

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action continues next Saturday night, May 12, at the Springfield Raceway.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Springfield Raceway, Springfield, Mo.
Saturday, May 5, 2018

USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature:
1. (3) 3366 Ryan Gillmore
2. (4) 1 Ed Potts
3. (1) 71 Jim Body
4. (5) 11t James Thompson
5. (13) 85 Jody Tillman
6. (8) 9e Evan Hubert
7. (11) 777 Mike Camarillo
8. (6) 8 Nathan Gold
9. (9) 84 John Yeoman
10. (18) 40g Brian Green
11. (2) 55 Shawn Strong
12. (16) 35 Jerry Lankton
13. (14) 33 Danny Martin
14. (15) 66 Nick Whitehead
15. (12) 10j James Hartmiiiian
16. (15) 2 Adam Kaltenbach
17. (10) 40b Shane Bias
18. (19) 11 Phil Harris
19. (17) 78 Dairan Hendrix

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Feature:
1. (1) 21 Jackie Dalton
2. (6) 112 Justin Comer
3. (9) 00t Taylor Moore
4. (11) 4w Jared Whitney
5. (12) 25 Lexy Vanzandt
6. (3) 25m Rex Merritt
7. (13) 6 Mike Hailman
8. (16) D7 Shawn Duncan
9. (17) 42L Casey Thomas
10. (15) 8 Dillon McCowan
11. (14) 50b Andy Beauchamp
12. (5) M1 Richard Magee
13. (8) 1/4x Ron Scroggins
14. (19) 21x Cody Ryden
15. (20) 82 Jace Parmley
16. (2) 26p Bobby Pearish
17. (10) 1 Tony Fincher
18. (18) C88 Cory Johnson
19. (7) 1/4 Aaron Scroggins
20. (4) 37 Clint Johnson
DNS – 66 Ryan Gillmore
DNS – 17r Rod Inman
DNS – 55b Bill Schahuber
DNS – 32 Kelly Hicks
DNS – 42j Donnie Jackson
DNS – 414 Ryan Thomas