Fuqua, Heeter, Smith capture Lakeside Speedway glory

Brad Smith won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event on Friday, June 30, 2018, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Brad Smith won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event on Friday, June 30, 2018, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.


Excitement was in the air for the Kid’s Dash-4-Cash and racing on the river’s edge at the Lakeside Speedway Friday night with 71 competitors checked in for the night’s events.

Brett Heeter took the win over Tom Fogarty in the opening Holley USRA Stock Car heat with Kevin Anderson picking up the win over Tim Shields in heat 2. Out-Pace USRA B-Mods were up next in the order with Tim Powell taking command in the opening heat race over Andy Bryant, and Luke Nieman besting Brad Smith for heat race 2. USRA Modifieds completed the prelim action for the night with Darron Fuqua leading the way in heat 1 over Mark Schafman and Tim Karrick picking up the heat 2 win ahead of Aaron Marrant.

During the intermission break, the Kid’s Dash-4-Cash took place with over $2,100 in coins spread out across the front straight-away up for grabs. There were also special prizes including bicycles, T-shirts and die-cast cars on the line for the 176 kids up to age 12 registered for the fun. Lakeside Speedway sincerely thanks all contributors for their contributions and Al Burke for his efforts in making sure it was a memorable night for the kids.

Event sponsors included Varsity Sports, A&A Granite, Baker’s Recovery & Tow, Tim Powell Roofing, Al's Bar & Grill, Melvin Motorsports, The Twisted Spur, Racinboys.com, Rainbow Roofing, Main Street Auto Body & Tow, Seeburg Muffler, Halos & Hogs, Creative Concrete, Crazy Dave Racing, Linda Howell, Mary Howell Marshall, Vicky & Terry Wantland and Bob Reber.


Brett Heeter won the Holley USRA Stock Car main event on Friday, June 30, 2018, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Heeter dominated the Holley USRA Stock Car competition to pick up his division-leading fifth feature win of the season over Anderson and Tim Shields.

Smith held off a hard-charging Bryant to secure his third Lakeside Speedway Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event of the season with Bryant second and Powell third.

USRA Modifieds finished up the night with their 20-lap feature race. Fuqua held off a strong run from Marrant to collect his fourth victory of the season at Lakeside and 12th overall USRA Modified win to pad his Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points lead. Marrant finished second with Nic Bidinger third.


Darron Fuqua won the USRA Modified main event on Friday, June 30, 2018, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

UP NEXT: Friday, July 6, is the Joe Berry Clash of the B-Mods brought to you by Metro Pawn and Luke Nieman Fencing. The night also features a full fireworks show. Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Modifieds, Holley USRA Stock Cars, Out-Pace USRA B-Mods, Factory Stocks, E-Mods and guest class Mod-Lites will race. The pit gate opens at 5 p.m., spectator gates open at 5:30, the drivers meeting begins at 7:15, hot laps start at 7:30 and racing gets underway at 8 p.m. General admission is $12, seniors (65+) and military are $10, kids ages 7-12 are $6 and children 6 and under are free. Suite tickets are $20 with kids ages 2-12 just $10. Pit passes are $30 with kids 6 and under $10. Next week is also Union Night at the Lakeside Speedway. Show your union card and your general admission is free. USRA B-Mods will compete for $1,500 to win.

Complete results, schedule information, track details, car class rules, and news is available on the track’s website at www.lakesidespeedway.net. Contact the track at (913) 299-9206. The track location is 5615 Wolcott Dr. in Kansas City, Kan.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
Friday, June 29, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
2. (3) 34 Mark Schafman, Edwardsville, Kan.
3. (4) 21T Lance Town, Louisburg, Kan.
4. (5) 7J Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
5. (1) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (6) 66T Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
2. (4) 70 Aaron Marrant, Richmond, Mo.
3. (3) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
4. (5) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
5. (2) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
6. (6) 13H Eric Hanna, Maryville, Mo.

A-Feature:
1. (3) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
2. (4) 70 Aaron Marrant, Richmond, Mo.
3. (8) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (5) 34 Mark Schafman, Edwardsville, Kan.
5. (11) 66T Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.
6. (6) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
7. (1) 21T Lance Town, Louisburg, Kan.
8. (10) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
9. (7) 7J Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
10. (12) 13H Eric Hanna, Maryville, Mo.
11. (9) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
12. (2) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 05 Brett Heeter, Louisburg, Kan.
2. (1) T2 Tom Fogarty, Olathe, Kan.
3. (3) 00 Nick Whalen, Kansas City, Kan.
4. (4) 32K Michael Knight
5. (5) 30 Dakota Jennings, Lansing, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.
2. (4) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (3) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.
4. (2) 41K Vernon Kever, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (5) 25C Kyle Courtney, Kansas City, Mo.

A-Feature:
1. (5) 05 Brett Heeter, Louisburg, Kan.
2. (6) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (2) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
4. (3) T2 Tom Fogarty, Olathe, Kan.
5. (7) 32K Michael Knight
6. (1) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.
7. (4) 00 Nick Whalen, Kansas City, Kan.
8. (8) 41K Vernon Kever, Kansas City, Mo.
9. (9) 30 Dakota Jennings, Lansing, Kan.
10. (10) 25C Kyle Courtney, Kansas City, Mo.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 57 Tim Powell, Lansing, Kan.
2. (7) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (2) 9 Don Marrs, Shawnee, Kan.
4. (5) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (1) 32 Shelby Manthe, Eudora, Kan.
6. (4) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (6) 2 Jason Billups, Holt, Mo.
8. (8) 10C Christopher Connel, Leavenworth, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 181 Luke Nieman, Nortonville, Kan.
2. (2) 99 Brad Smith, Belton, Mo.
3. (5) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
4. (6) 49 Patrick Royalty, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (3) 97J Jeff Elder, Smithville, Mo.
6. (7) 1 Kyle Henning, Atchison, Kan.
7. (4) 73 Tommy Summers, Blue Springs, Mo.

A-Feature:
1. (1) 99 Brad Smith, Belton, Mo.
2. (5) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (3) 57 Tim Powell, Lansing, Kan.
4. (7) 49 Patrick Royalty, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (8) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (6) 181 Luke Nieman, Nortonville, Kan.
7. (4) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
8. (2) 9 Don Marrs, Shawnee, Kan.
9. (11) 1 Kyle Henning, Atchison, Kan.
10. (13) 2 Jason Billups, Holt, Mo.
11. (12) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Kansas City, Mo.
12. (10) 97J Jeff Elder, Smithville, Mo.
13. (9) 32 Shelby Manthe, Eudora, Kan.
14. (14) 10C Christopher Connel, Leavenworth, Kan.
DNS – 73 Tommy Summers, Blue Springs, Mo.