Phillips, Morton celebrate in Lucas Oil Speedway victory lane
Terry Phillips won the USRA Modified main event.
In Saturday night's program presented by Benne Media, Springfield's Terry Phillips and J.C. Morton were triumphant as a total of 97 cars checked into the pits for the third week of action at the Lucas Oil Speedway.
Morton took the lead with six laps remaining and held off Andy Bryant for his first Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature win of the season.
Morton went around Bryant—who had grabbed the lead two laps earlier—coming out of turn four to complete lap 14. He held on from there to win by about four car lengths.
"We've been struggling here the last couple of weeks, just trying some different stuff," Morton said. "We finally went back to what we know and it came to life tonight."
Dillon McCowan started on the pole and jumped to the lead with Morton moving from a fifth-starting position into second by lap three.
Morton and seventh-starting Bryant were closing in on McCowan on lap eight and the leader spun in turn four with Morton going around him for the lead.
McCowan kept going and the race stayed green, dropping McCowan well back in the pack. Bryant went around Morton three laps later and the running order was Bryant-Morton-Kris Jackson when the race's first caution flew on lap 13.
"We had that restart there and Andy got out and got going there," Morton said. "He bobbled in one and two and I had to hit it perfect down here (in turns three and four). I assume he hit the rut and it shoved the nose and that gave me the advantage and then, I just had to hold on."
Lucas Isaacs finished third with Eric Turner fourth and McCowan rallied for fifth place.
J.C. Morton won the USRA B-Mod main event.
Prepping for next Wednesday's USMTS Wednesday Madness program at Lucas Oil Speedway, Phillips captured the Pitts Homes USRA Modified feature by a comfortable margin.
"We had too much time on our hands this winter and I've rebuilt this thing three times," Phillips said. "So I thought we'd better race it sometime. I'm thinking, hoping what we've done has helped. It felt pretty good."
Third-starting Robbie Reed sprinted to the early lead before Phillips went around him on the outside coming to the start-finish line to finish lap five.
Following a lap-eight caution and ensuing restart, Phillips gradually pulled away and, without another caution, dominated. He wound up winning by 4.1 seconds over Reed, who edged Paden Phillips by a few feet for the runner-up spot.
Mitch Keeter finished fourth and Robert Heydenreich was fifth.
Wednesday Night Madness next: Lucas Oil Speedway will hold a special weeknight program with the Inaugural USMTS Modified/USRA Iron Man Wednesday Night Madness. The USRA Iron Man Stock Cars will be at the speedway for the first time.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 7 and racing at 7:35.
Ticket prices:
Adults (16 and over): $20
Seniors (62 and over)/Military: $17
Youth (ages 6-15): $10
Kids (5 and under): FREE
Family Pass: $50
Pit Pass: $40
Weekly action next Saturday: The Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series resumes next Saturday, June 6, with TA/Petro Night at the Races Presented by ThunderBurst Media. The Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods will take center stage with a 25-lap, $750-to-win main event. Gates open at 4 with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.
For ticket questions or information for any event this season, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email her at nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (4) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (5) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (7) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
4. (6) 25 Scotty Roberts, Columbia, Mo.
5. (3) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
6. (2) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
7. (1) 19L Tyler Barker, Springfield, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (6) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
3. (7) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
4. (8) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
5. (2) 292 Kyle Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
6. (4) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (3) 19 Darrick Waggoner, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (1) 112 Justin Moon, Sedalia, Mo.
Heat #3:
1. (1) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (6) 52 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
3. (7) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (2) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
5. (3) 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.
6. (4) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (5) 00 Cody Jolly, Jasper, Mo.
8. (8) 2+12 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.
Feature:
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
3. (2) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (4) 52 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
5. (5) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
6. (8) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (20) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
8. (9) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
9. (13) 292 Kyle Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
10. (18) 00 Cody Jolly, Jasper, Mo.
11. (15) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
12. (6) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
13. (21) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
14. (16) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
15. (19) 2+12 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.
16. (17) 19 Darrick Waggoner, Las Cruces, N.M.
17. (11) 25 Scotty Roberts, Columbia, Mo.
18. (12) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
19. (10) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
20. (14) 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.
21. (7) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
DNS – 19L Tyler Barker, Springfield, Mo.
DNS – 112 Justin Moon, Sedalia, Mo.
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (3) 6 Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
3. (7) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (6) 67A Austin Seets, Brighton, Ill.
5. (5) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (4) 30R Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
7. (10) 360 John Seets III, Brighton, Ill.
8. (9) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
9. (2) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
10. (8) 19R Cole Stillwell, Ulman, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (1) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (7) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (10) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (5) 21 Luke Aitken, West Plains, Mo.
5. (4) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
7. (6) 15 Ryan Edde, Urbana, Mo.
8. (9) 28I Isaac Cuno, Mexico, Mo.
9. (2) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
10. (3) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
Heat #3:
1. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 57E Earl Pryor, Troy, Mo.
3. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
4. (8) 84 Dayton Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
5. (2) 30 Mark Long, Willard, Mo.
6. (6) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
7. (9) 1B Ben Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
8. (4) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
9. (7) 28A Justin Amick, Oscela, Mo.
Heat #4:
1. (4) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (7) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
3. (5) 22C Cole Campbell, Mexico, Mo.
4. (8) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
5. (3) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
6. (2) 83F Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
7. (1) 8 Clifford Lean, Collins, Mo.
8. (6) 1 Kurt Sledd, Warsaw, Mo.
"B" Feature #1:
1. (7) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
2. (2) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (4) 83F Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
4. (11) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
5. (6) 8 Clifford Lean, Collins, Mo.
6. (9) 28I Isaac Cuno, Mexico, Mo.
7. (8) 19R Cole Stillwell, Ulman, Mo.
8. (1) 30 Mark Long, Willard, Mo.
9. (3) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
10. (5) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
DNS – 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
"B" Feature #2:
1. (2) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (3) 360 John Seets III, Brighton, Ill.
3. (4) 30R Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
4. (5) 1B Ben Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
5. (6) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (9) 1 Kurt Sledd, Warsaw, Mo.
7. (10) 28A Justin Amick, Oscela, Mo.
8. (1) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
9. (7) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
DNS – 15 Ryan Edde, Urbana, Mo.
"A" Feature:
1. (5) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (7) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (9) 6 Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
4. (18) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (1) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
6. (14) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
7. (8) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
8. (3) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
9. (11) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
10. (12) 22C Cole Campbell, Mexico, Mo.
11. (10) 57E Earl Pryor, Troy, Mo.
12. (22) 30R Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
13. (13) 84 Dayton Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
14. (15) 67A Austin Seets, Brighton, Ill.
15. (4) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
16. (20) 360 John Seets III, Brighton, Ill.
17. (17) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
18. (21) 83F Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
19. (19) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
20. (16) 21 Luke Aitken, West Plains, Mo.
21. (6) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
22. (2) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
23. (24) 1B Ben Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
24. (23) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.