Mark Schafman celebrates after winning the USRA Modified feature on Friday, Aug. 3, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

It was a thrilling night for the next-generation of race fans for Kid’s Night presented by Travelers Protection Agency at Lakeside Speedway. The pit area filled with 14 USRA Modifieds, 15 Holley USRA Stock Cars and 29 Out-Pace USRA B-Mods.

The night began with qualifying heat races in all divisions as drivers were in pursuit of main event starting-grid positions.

For the Rick Beebe Heating & Air Smokin’ Hot Summer Series presented by Prime Racing Products, the Holley USRA Stock Cars continued the heat races as Jake Newman drove from the back to the front and collected the opening heat win over Jaylen Wettengel. ‘Coach’ Kevin Anderson was victorious in heat 2 as he took the win over Cletus Murray.

After an exciting intermission break in which the Kid’s Night activities took the spotlight for foot races on the track, bike giveaways and bus rides around the track, the Holley USRA Stock Cars lined up for their 15-lap feature event. After an early yellow flag, Tim Shields grabbed the lead until another yellow-flag restart saw 12th-starting Heeter grab the point. In the late stages of the race, Heeter pulled away with Anderson also breaking free into second. Despite heavy contact with the wall coming for the checkered flag due to mechanical issues, Heeter went on to collect his eighth win of the year ahead of Anderson, Shields and Wettengel.

Blake Pierce commanded the opening Out-Pace USRA B-Mod heat and took the win over Luke Nieman while Andy Bryant dominated heat 2 for the victory with Austin Charles finishing second. In heat 3, Brad Smith was strong and came away with the victory ahead of Jayden Bears. The final Out-Pace USRA B-Mod heat went to Tim Powell with a new powerplant under the hood as he bested Dustin Crist.

Pierce and Bryant started the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod 20-lap main event on row 1 and the pair were strong early until Powell moved forward. Bryant pulled out of contention by lap four as Pierce put pressure on Powell at the front by lap seven on the high side.

Pierce grabbed the lead by lap 9 but Powell returned the favor the next lap and went on to collect his eighth win of the season over Pierce’s outstanding run to second. Patrick Royalty and Smith were third and fourth.

USRA Modifieds completed the heat races for the night with a pair of events as Justin Johnson easily collected the opening heat victory over Kerry Davis. The final heat went to former track champion Nic Bidinger with Gunner Martin finishing second.

USRA Modifieds closed out the exciting night with their 20-lap main event with Lucas Gibbs and Martin showing the way to start the race. Martin led early on until Mark Schafman showed a burst of speed into turn 1, grabbing the lead.

After a lap-5 caution, Bidinger came into the picture in a classic battle with Martin for second. Mark Dotson also advanced forward by lap 9 but misfortune struck Dotson a couple laps later as he contacted the wall off turn 4, causing him to drastically slow down the front-stretch and leaving Martin nowhere to go as the two made heavy contact.

Both drivers were okay and Martin later returned to the race after repairs as Dotson was forced to retire. When the race resumed Davis was the man on the move behind Schafman and Bidinger as he advanced to third. In the end, Schafman claimed his second feature win of the year holding off Bidinger, Davis and Johnson.

Up Next: Friday, Aug. 10, is the Noah's Bandage Project featuring USRA Modifieds, Holley USRA Stock Cars and Out-Pace USRA B-Mods plus Grand Nationals, Factory Stocks and E-Mods. Pit Gates will open at 5 p.m., followed by spectator gates at 5:30, Drivers meeting at 7:15 p.m., hot laps at 7:30, and racing at 8. Registered track drivers will earn track points. Military First Responders Night—show ID card and general admission is free. General admission is $12, seniors (65+) are $10, kids (ages 7-12) are $6 and children (ages 6 & under) are free. Suites are $20 and kids (ages 2-12) are $10, Pit passes are $30 and kids (ages 6 & under) are $10.

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., Kansas City, Kan., one mile west of I-435 (exit 18) on SR 5 (northwest of Kansas City. Like and follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lakesidespeedway.kansascity. You may also email the track at lakesidespeedwaykc@gmail.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
Friday, Aug. 3, 2018

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 7J Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
2. (3) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
3. (4) G51 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
4. (5) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
5. (2) 4M Manlee Lamar, Polo, Mo.
6. (7) 33C Cole Moore, Kansa City, Mo.
7. (6) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
2. (3) 75 Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
3. (2) 34 Mark Schafman, Edwardsville, Kan.
4. (6) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
5. (4) 12V Nathan Vaughn, Sedalia, Mo.
6. (7) 13H Eric Hanna, Maryville, Mo.
7. (5) 77 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 34 Mark Schafman, Edwardsville, Kan.
2. (6) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
3. (5) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
4. (3) 7J Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
5. (8) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
6. (1) G51 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
7. (10) 12V Nathan Vaughn, Sedalia, Mo.
8. (12) 13H Eric Hanna, Maryville, Mo.
9. (13) 77 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
10. (11) 33C Cole Moore, Kansa City, Mo.
11. (2) 75 Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
12. (7) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
13. (9) 4M Manlee Lamar, Polo, Mo.
DNS – 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (8) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo.
2. (3) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
3. (6) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
4. (7) 98 Richard Jameson, Sugar Creek, Mo.
5. (4) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.
6. (2) 05 Brett Heeter, Louisburg, Kan.
7. (5) T2 Tom Fogarty, Olathe, Kan.
DQ – (1) 46 David Holcomb, Kansas City, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.
2. (6) 75B Cletus Murray, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (5) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
4. (3) 6 Hank Thompson, Olathe, Kan.
5. (4) 12 Scotty Moore, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (7) 8Y] Rieli Yonts
7. (1) 25C Kyle Courtney, Kansas City, Mo.

Feature:
1. (11) 05 Brett Heeter, Louisburg, Kan.
2. (5) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (3) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
4. (4) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
5. (1) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
6. (8) 6 Hank Thompson, Olathe, Kan.
7. (13) T2 Tom Fogarty, Olathe, Kan.
8. (10) 12 Scotty Moore, Kansas City, Kan.
9. (2) 75B Cletus Murray, Kansas City, Mo.
10. (14) 46 David Holcomb, Kansas City, Kan.
11. (9) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.
12. (12) 25C Kyle Courtney, Kansas City, Mo.
13. (15) 8Y Rieli Yonts
14. (6) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo.
15. (7) 98 Richard Jameson, Sugar Creek, Mo.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 16 Blake Pierce, Kansas Cirty, Mo.
2. (4) 181 Luke Nieman, Nortonville, Kan.
3. (3) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
4. (6) 49 Patrick Royalty, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (7) 117 Tim Galvan, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (5) 77 Kit Bailey, Liberty, Mo.
7. (2) 8U Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
DNS – 111 Steve Austin

Heat #2:
1. (4) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (1) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
3. (3) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kanas City, Kan.
4. (6) 9 Don Marrs, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (7) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
6. (5) 18 Curt Drake, Moran, Kan.
7. (2) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Kansas City, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 99 Brad Smith, Belton, Mo.
2. (3) 20T Jayden Bears, Smithville, Mo.
3. (4) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
4. (2) 34S Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
5. (5) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
6. (6) 10C Christopher Connel, Leavenworth, Kan.
DNS – 3Y Blaine Yonts, Leavenworth, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (6) 57 Tim Powell, Lansing, Kan.
2. (1) 222] Dustin Crist
3. (4) 81x Jacob Blair, Parkville, Mo.
4. (2) R33 Austen Raybourn, Odessa, Mo.
5. (3) 7D3 Ted Martin Pantoja, Topeka, Kan.
6. (7) 1A Terry Ellison, Eudora, Kan.
7. (5) 04 Chad Walker, Kansas City, Kan.

Feature:
1. (3) 57 Tim Powell, Lansing, Kan.
2. (1) 16 Blake Pierce, Kansas Cirty, Mo.
3. (13) 49 Patrick Royalty, Kansas City, Kan.
4. (4) 99 Brad Smith, Belton, Mo.
5. (5) 20T Jayden Bears, Smithville, Mo.
6. (10) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
7. (6) 181 Luke Nieman, Nortonville, Kan.
8. (18) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
9. (14) 9 Don Marrs, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (8) 222 Dustin Crist
11. (12) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kanas City, Kan.
12. (20) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
13. (7) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
14. (16) 34S Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
15. (26) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Kansas City, Mo.
16. (9) 81x Jacob Blair, Parkville, Mo.
17. (23) 18 Curt Drake, Moran, Kan.
18. (21) 1A Terry Ellison, Eudora, Kan.
19. (27) 04 Chad Walker, Kansas City, Kan.
20. (22) 77 Kit Bailey, Liberty, Mo.
21. (2) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
22. (11) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
23. (15) R33 Austen Raybourn, Odessa, Mo.
24. (19) 7D3 Ted Martin Pantoja, Topeka, Kan.
25. (25) 8U Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
26. (24) 10C Christopher Connel, Leavenworth, Kan.
27. (27) 3Y Blaine Yonts, Leavenworth, Kan.
DNS – 111 Steve Austin
DQ – (17) 117 Tim Galvan, Kansas City, Mo.