Jon Sheets earned his first USRA Modified feature win of the season Saturday night at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Jon Sheets lost a USRA Modified feature heartbreaker earlier this season at Lucas Oil Speedway when he was passed in the final turn of the final lap.

On Saturday night, Sheets turned the tables and earned a thrilling last-lap victory of his own, taking the 25-lap, $1,000-to-win main event on Fan Appreciation Night.

A total of 112 cars checked into the pits in the next-to-last Big Adventure Weekly Racing Series program of the season. Added entertainment saw Allen Guthrie, driving a 1963 Ford Fairlane, win the Show-Me Vintage Racing Club exhibition race just before the regular features.

Sheets made a final-lap, final-turn pass to beat Lance Town and earn his first feature win of the season.

"We've been trying real hard all year," Sheets said. "We started off and we sucked this year and we got better and finally got one done."

Town, who started on the pole, had a comfortable lead in a race that had been caution free until a lap-20 caution. That put Jeff Cutshaw, Sheets and Darron Fuqua right behind Town on the restart and set the stage for a five-lap shootout.

Sheets, of Liberal, Mo., passed Cutshaw to move into second on lap 23 and, on the final lap, used the high line to slip past Town by about six feet at the finish line.

"You just have to stay calm and hit your marks every time," Sheets said of his mind-set as the white flag waved. "If you get nervous or excited, he's going to drive off from you."

Sheets said the caution gave him a chance to think about how to approach the final laps.

"Lance drove a great race," Sheets said. "That last restart I thought to myself, 'I can get in line and follow them and run third or try something here.' It paid off."

Cutshaw finished third with Fuqua, who started in 10th, rallying for fourth to protect his season points lead.

Jon Sheets (8) and Lance Town (21) battle it out on the final lap of Saturday night's USRA Modified feature at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Jackson makes it four in a row: Kris Jackson of Lebanon earned his fourth straight Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature win, leading all 20 laps. It was his sixth triumph of the season at Lucas Oil Speedway and 19th USRA feature win overall.

"Our car was pretty good tonight," Jackson said. "I love this race track when it's slick like this. It is so much fun when your car does what you want it to do."

Jackson, working through lapped traffic, had nearly a three-second lead over Moore and Morton when a lap-16 caution erased that big margin and gave the challengers a chance.

It proved no problem for the USRA B-Mod national points leader. He won by about five car lengths over Moore (who started eighth) with Andy Bryant finishing third and Morton fourth.

Up next: Champions will be crowned next Saturday in all four divisions on Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Buick Season Championship Night Presented by KTTS. Also, it is Public Safety Appreciation Night as all Police, Fire, and Rescue personnel will be admitted free with ID. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks.

Click www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on Twitter, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018

USRA MODIFIEDS

A-Feature - 1. Jon Sheets, Liberal, Mo. 2. Lance Town Wellsville, Ks. 3. Jeff Cutshaw Bolivar, Mo. 4. Darron Fuqua Mayetta, Ks. 5. Jason Pursley Hermitage, Mo. 6. Lucas Gibbs Udall, Ks. 7. Travis Saurer(r) Elizabet, Mn. 8. Evan Hubert 9. Ronnie Woods Mexico, Mo. 10. Daniel Franklin Berryville, Ar. 11. Chad Davis Tulsa, Ok. 12. Josh Hughes West Plains, Mo. 13. Mike Striegel Hermitage, Mo. 14. Tracy Wolf Buffalo, Mo. 15. Kendall Shultz Broken Arrow, Ok. 16. J D Kelley Walnut Grove, Mo. 17. Daniel Wosoba El Dorado Springs, Mo. 18. Skip Miller Branson, Mo. 19. Chase Jones Eldorado Springs, Mo. DNS. Eric Casey Love, Ark.

Heat 1 - 1. Lance Town Wellsville, Ks. 2. Evan Hubert 3. Jeff Cutshaw Bolivar, Mo. 4. Tracy Wolf Buffalo, Mo. 5. Ronnie Woods Mexico, Mo. 6. Mike Striegel Hermitage, Mo. 7. Daniel Wosoba El Dorado Springs, Mo. 8. J D Kelley Walnut Grove, Mo. 9. Eric Casey Love, Ar. 10. Travis Saurer(r) Elizabet, Mn.

Heat 2 - 1. Jon Sheets Liberal, Mo. 2. Chad Davis Tulsa, Ok. 3. Lucas Gibbs Udall, Ks. 4. Jason Pursley Hermitage, Mo. 5. Daniel Franklin Berryville, Ar. 6. Darron Fuqua Mayetta, Ks. 7. Josh Hughes West Plains, Mo. 8. Kendall Shultz Broken Arrow, Ok. 9. Skip Miller, Branson, Mo. 10. Chase Jones Eldorado Springs, Mo.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

A-Feature - 1. Kris Jackson Lebanon, Mo. 2. Taylor Moore Bois D Arc, Mo. 3. Andy Bryant Fort Scott, Ks. 4. J C Morton Springfield, Mo. 5. Mitchell Franklin Camdenton, Mo. 6. Tyler Kidwell Chanute, Ks. 7. Michael Bowers Rogersville, Mo. 8. Mike Striegel Hermitage, Mo. 9. Luke Nieman Nortonville, Ks. 10. Greg Woodcock Neosho, Mo. 11. Austin Joplin Willard, Mo. 12. Matthew Kay Chanute, Ks. 13. Brandon Walsh Ash Flat, Ar. 14. Donald Jackson Lebanon, Mo. 15. J C Newell Buffalo, Mo. 16. Robbe Ewing Stockton, Mo. 17. Bobby Williams Hermitage, Mo. 18. Ricky Watkins Brookline, Mo. 19. Quentin Taylor Wheatland, Mo. 20. Mark Long Willard, Mo. DNF. Rex Harris Macks Creek, Mo. DNF. Dayton Newell Stoutland, Mo. DNF. Greg Scheffler Pittsburg, Mo. DNF. Brian Webster Holts Summit, Mo.

B-Feature 1 - 1. Luke Nieman Nortonville, Ks. 2. Brian Webster Holts Summit, Mo. 3. Greg Scheffler Pittsburg, Mo. 4. Brandon Walsh Ash Flat, Ar. 5. Brian Myers Lebanon, Mo. 6. John Fellers Flemington, Mo. 7. Gary Fain Lone Jack, Mo. 8. Jeremy Hazel Lynchburg, Mo. 9. Hannah Frazee Cleveland, Mo. DNS. Mike Green Fair Grove, Mo. DNS. Robert Heydenreich Bolivar, Mo.

B-Feature 2 - 1. Ricky Watkins Brookline, Mo. 2. Quentin Taylor Wheatland, Mo. 3. Robbe Ewing Stockton, Mo. 4. Mark Long Willard, Mo. 5. Rich Reynolds Ash Grove, Mo. 6. Blake Horton Koshkonong, Mo. 7. Andy Chrisenberry Chilhowee, Mo. 8. David Harris Chilhowee, Mo. 9. Dillon McCowan Urbana, Mo. 10. Ryan Lewis Urbana, Mo.

Heat 1 - 1. Michael Bowers Rogersville, Mo. 2. Austin Joplin Willard, Mo. 3. Mitchell Franklin Camdenton, Mo. 4. Greg Woodcock Neosho, Mo. 5. Ricky Watkins Brookline, Mo. 6. Dillon McCowan Urbana, Mo. 7. Quentin Taylor Wheatland, Mo. 8. Brian Myers Lebanon, Mo. 9. Ryan Lewis Urbana, Mo. 10. Robbe Ewing Stockton, Mo.

Heat 2 - 1. J C Morton Springfield, Mo. 2. Taylor Moore Bois D Arc, Mo. 3. Mike Striegel Hermitage, Mo. 4. J C Newell Buffalo, Mo. 5. Dayton Newell Stoutland, Mo. 6. Rich Reynolds Ash Grove, Mo. 7. David Harris Chilhowee, Mo. 8. Mike Green Fair Grove, Mo. DNS. Robert Heydenreich Bolivar, Mo.

Heat 3 - 1. Rex Harris Macks Creek, Mo. 2. Bobby Williams Hermitage, Mo. 3. Matthew Kay Chanute, Ks. 4. Mark Long Willard, Mo. 5. Luke Nieman Nortonville, Ks. 6. John Fellers Flemington, Mo. 7. Brandon Walsh Ash Flat, Ar. 8. Andy Chrisenberry Chilhowee, Mo. 9. Jeremy Hazel Lynchburg, Mo.

Heat 4 - 1. Kris Jackson Lebanon, Mo. 2. Andy Bryant Fort Scott, Ks. 3. Tyler Kidwell Chanute, Ks. 4. Gary Fain Lone Jack, Mo. 5. Donald Jackson Lebanon, Mo. 6. Greg Scheffler Pittsburg, Mo. 7. Brian Webster Holts Summit, Mo. 8. Blake Horton Koshkonong, Mo. 9. Hannah Frazee Cleveland, Mo.