Jones claims $4,141 in #Forever41 USRA Modified win at Southern New Mexico Speedway

Bumper Jones won the USRA Modified main event.

Bumper Jones won the USRA Modified main event.


So many beautiful things have been written, spoken and shared about Jason Johnson in the last week. The racing community has experienced a huge loss. We ask that you all continue to keep his family, his race team, his friends, and all who have crossed paths with him in your prayers. In our own tribute, we honored Jason the best way we know how: racing.

The Holley USRA Stock Cars never disappoint at the Southern New Mexico Speedway, and Saturday night was no different. After winning his heat race, the main event was not so kind to Pete Vargas as he would make contact on the firs lap and lost a tire and rearend.

Jed Smith, Mark Morris and Donavon Flores battled up front along with Jason Josselyn for most of the race, but it was a late-race yellow that was the deciding factor as Flores found the high line and cruised by to take the lead with three laps to go.

Smith came in second, followed by Morris, Bryan Bennett and Paul Telles Jr. rounding out the top five.


Donavon Flores won the Holley USRA Stock Car main event.

The USRA Modifieds put on a fabulous tribute to Jason Johnson with 38 drivers checking in to make five heat races, two "B" mains and closing out the night with a 41-lap "A" main.

With just one yellow flag in the race, Carlos Ahumada Jr. led the first 10 laps and then, near the halfway poiint, Bumper Jones took the lead. As Jones was in lapped traffic, he was passed by Jake Gallardo, who had worked his way up to the front in commanding fashion.

The last lap five laps saw back and forth lead-swapping between the pair, both sharing the low line and high lines throughout. Lapped traffic came into play in the swap and, ultimately on the last lap, Jones made it stick took the lead for good.

Gallardo and Ahumada were second and third, followed by Jimmy Ray and Royal Jones.

We would like to thank all the sponsors for raising our pay out through out each and every class, and our fans for making it out for some great racing with us. And, of course, our drivers who put on the show and our staff for making it all happen.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, N.M.
Saturday, June 30, 2018

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) G3 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 99 Terry Tipton, Duncan, Ariz.
3. (3) M16 Rick Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (7) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
5. (4) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
6. (8) 54 Carlos Ahumada Sr., El Paso, Texas
7. (6) 7C John Carney, El Paso, Texas
8. (2) 65 Dustin Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
3. (5) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) 2 Jesse Haynie, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (7) 50 Ralph Adams Jr., El Paso, Texas
6. (3) 86 Jared Perez, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (4) UNO Brian Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (8) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (5) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
2. (3) 7 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (7) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (1) 32 Max Sadler, Springerville, Ariz.
5. (6) 88N Nathan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) X777 Mike Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (4) 49 Duane Murphy, El Paso, Texas
8. (8) 10 Roger Owens, El Paso, Texas

Heat #4:
1. (2) X57 Richie Davies, Springerville, Ariz.
2. (4) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (1) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
4. (6) 8N Nicky Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (5) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (7) 77 Jerry Slawson, El Paso, Texas
7. (3) T3 Tim Tharp, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat #5:
1. (2) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (6) 23B Isreal Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
4. (3) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
5. (7) 44JT Jaime Torres, Tortugas, N.M.
6. (1) 105 Billy Johnson, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (4) 18 Henry Valdez, Las Cruces, N.M.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 2 Jesse Haynie, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 50 Ralph Adams Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (2) 32 Max Sadler, Springerville, Ariz.
4. (5) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (9) 49 Duane Murphy, El Paso, Texas
6. (8) 7C John Carney, El Paso, Texas
7. (10) 18 Henry Valdez, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) X777 Mike Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (4) 88N Nathan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (11) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas
11. (6) 77 Jerry Slawson, El Paso, Texas

"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 8N Nicky Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
3. (6) 86 Jared Perez, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (10) 65 Dustin Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (9) T3 Tim Tharp, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (4) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
7. (8) UNO Brian Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (5) 54 Carlos Ahumada Sr., El Paso, Texas
9. (3) 44JT Jaime Torres, Tortugas, N.M.
10. (7) 105 Billy Johnson, Las Cruces, N.M.
DNS - 10 Roger Owens, El Paso, Texas

"A" Feature:
1. (8) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
2. (9) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
4. (5) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (6) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (4) G3 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (15) M16 Rick Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (16) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
9. (7) 99 Terry Tipton, Duncan, Ariz.
10. (10) 7 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (18) 8N Nicky Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
12. (11) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
13. (3) X57 Richie Davies, Springerville, Ariz.
14. (22) 86 Jared Perez, Las Cruces, N.M.
15. (20) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
16. (14) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
17. (13) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
18. (12) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
19. (23) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
20. (19) 50 Ralph Adams Jr., El Paso, Texas
21. (21) 32 Max Sadler, Springerville, Ariz.
22. (24) 65 Dustin Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
23. (1) 23B Isreal Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
24. (17) 2 Jesse Haynie, Las Cruces, N.M.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (5) 48T Paul Telles Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 8 Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
3. (3) 81 Tyler Beiter, El Paso, Texas
4. (1) 81K Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
5. (6) 21K Don Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) 2 Rick Skillin, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 777 Pete Vargas, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.
3. (2) 74 Jason Josselyn, Alamogordo, N.M.
4. (4) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (5) 21Z Mark Morris, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (6) 7 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.

Feature:
1. (12) 07 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (9) 171 Jed Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (10) 21Z Mark Morris, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (8) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.
5. (4) 48T Paul Telles Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (7) 74 Jason Josselyn, Alamogordo, N.M.
7. (3) 8 Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
8. (1) 81K Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
9. (5) 21K Don Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (11) 02 Rick Skillin, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (2) 81 Tyler Beiter, El Paso, Texas
12. (6) 777 Pete Vargas, Las Cruces, N.M.