Aaron Roy won the USRA Limited Mod main event.

Ark-La-Tex region stalwart Aaron Roy, skilled stock car pilot/car builder Justin Whitehead and USRA Tuners racer Danny Bryant all notched wins in their respective divisions, as officials hosted their season opener on Friday at 67 Speedway of Texarkana.

Roy powered his way to victory in the USRA Limited Modified main event and Whitehead earned a convincing win in the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock feature, while Bryant took home $1,000 in a special showcase feature for the front-wheel-drive warriors.

Roy, of Texarkana, Texas, led all 20 laps of the USRA Limited Mod feature, holding off his younger brother Adam for top honors. Colby Mewborn filled out the podium with a solid run, while Chase Hatton and Brandon Brown completed the to five. Roy finished the race with a pair of broken shock absorbers.

“I just held it on the floor,” he told veteran Ark-La-Tex area announcer Zach Clark in victory lane. “It felt like I was riding a basketball. I really didn't think I could hold into it until the end. We had that caution there with nine to go I believe and I really thought they'd blow by me like I was sitting still.”

Finishing sixth through 10th in the USRA Limited Mod main event were Bailey Turner, Logan Griffin, Jake Huckaby, Jason Salter and Dustin Robnett. Five cautions slowed the pace, two before a single lap was completed. Aaron's margin of victory over Adam was a scant 0.374 second.

Whitehead, of Texarkana, drove around the outside of early leader Jeff Hammitt coming off turn 4 at lap 2 to take command of his race. Cole Ogden (Maud, Texas) also got by the veteran from Edgewood, Texas, to secure second at the finish, while Hammitt settled for third in his Patriot Racing No. 13 entry.

Justin Sells (Texarkana, Ark.) and Dennis Gardner (Lewisville, Ark.) rounded out the top five.

“Man, that was a handful,” Whitehead said. “I was really hoping a caution would come out during that long green-flag run, until that last lap when I was hoping we could finish it off. This track was very demanding, but they made a good effort.

“I knew with new dirt it was going to be a while before it got lined out. I was more worried about my engine running at 250 degrees than anything else; I tried to ease off there at the end but it really wasn't helping a lot. I need to thank Best Engines, Don Wilde Racecraft and everybody else who helps out.”

Justin Whitehead won the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock main event.

Finishing sixth through 10th in the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock feature were Todd Collier, Mike Wells, Dustin Durham, Gary Harvin and Shelby Franks. Only two cautions slowed the pace, one before a lap was run and the other at lap 18 for a multi-car melee on the front stretch. Whitehead was the class of the field.

Bryant, of Haughton, La., took home the fat paycheck after a rough and tumble affair for the USRA Tuner warriors. Justin Converse gave chase throughout yet settled for second, while Greyson Wooten filled out the podium. Chris Scott (Texarkana, Ark.) and Luke Wheat (Nash, Texas) completed out the top five.

Finishing sixth through 10th in the USRA Tuner were David Kirkpatrick, Dakota Cooper, Kayla Strom, Morgan Powell and Robert Sumrell. The feature didn't finish until the wee hours of Saturday morning, and the mood was subdued in victory lane.

Danny Bryant won the USRA Tuner main event.

The feature had a scary moment in the opening laps when Mitch Durham's car slammed the front stretch retaining wall. Durham was bruised and sore and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, where tests showed he had no broken bones.

The Whisenant family has made some nice improvements to the facility at 67 Speedway. New lights, a new retaining wall, new progressive banking in the corners and much more have combined to bring an outdated, neglected facility into a shining new era. Hats off to them for all of their hard work.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
67 Speedway of Texarkana, Texarkana, Ark.
Friday, April 29, 2022

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

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 35 Aaron Roy, Texarkana, Texas
2. (5) 210 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
3. (4) 9R Barron Prince, Haughton, La.
4. (2) L17 Logan Griffin, Texarkana, Ark.
5. (1) 30T Tim McDonald, Lewisville, Ark.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 36 Colby Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
2. (4) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
3. (1) 88 Dustin Taylor, Texarkana, Texas
4. (3) 36C Connor Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
5. (5) 99X Dustin Durham, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (6) 18 Stephen Hogan, Jefferson, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (3) 14E Kenny Turner, Hooks, Texas
2. (5) 2 Adam Roy, Hooks, Texas
3. (6) 24B Bailey Turner, Hooks, Texas
4. (1) 7 Chad Morgan, Bradley, Ark.
5. (4) 50 Steve Ward, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (2) 72 Garrett Gibson, Haughton, La.

Heat #4:
1. (1) 20D Rowdy Day, Greenville, Texas
2. (4) 32 Brandon Brown, Texarkana, Texas
3. (2) 2R Dustin Robnett, Hooks, Texas
4. (3) 00 B.J. Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
5. (6) 18J Jake Huckaby, Texarkana, Texas
6. (5) 10 Jason Salter, Benton, La.

FEATURE:
Results are pending

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (2) 25S Justin Sells
3. (8) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
4. (6) 69X Brandon Puryear, Nashville, Ark.
5. (4) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
6. (5) 57W Danny Rambo SR, Genoa, Ark.
7. (7) 39Z Zoe Knighten, Texarkana, Ark.
8. (3) 51D Daniel Lamphier, Eagletown , Okla.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
2. (3) 5-O Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
3. (2) 99X Dustin Durham, Texarkana, Ark.
4. (7) 81G Dennis Gardner, Lewisville, Ark.
5. (5) C2 Todd Collier, Magnolia, Ark.
6. (6) 19 Paul Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
7. (4) 18 Jeremy Tussey, Texarkana, Ark.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 81 Damon Gardner, Lewisville, Ark.
2. (2) 65 Michael Turner, Minden, La.
3. (5) C8 Jeremy Crumpler, Sarepta, La.
4. (4) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
5. (3) 50 Shelby Franks, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (6) 35 Raysen Roy, Texarkana, Texas

Feature:
1. (2) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (5) 5-O Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
3. (1) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
4. (8) 25S Justin Sells
5. (7) 81G Dennis Gardner, Lewisville, Ark.
6. (13) C2 Todd Collier, Magnolia, Ark.
7. (14) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
8. (11) 99X Dustin Durham, Texarkana, Ark.
9. (3) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
10. (15) 50 Shelby Franks, Texarkana, Ark.
11. (10) 69X Brandon Puryear, Nashville, Ark.
12. (16) 35 Raysen Roy, Texarkana, Texas
13. (17) 19 Paul Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
14. (18) 57W Danny Rambo SR, Genoa, Ark.
15. (19) 39Z Zoe Knighten, Texarkana, Ark.
16. (6) C8 Jeremy Crumpler, Sarepta, La.
17. (9) 65 Michael Turner, Minden, La.
18. (12) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas

USRA TUNERS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 41 Greyson Wooten, Texarkana, Ark.
2. (7) 5 Ashton Riddle, Boothill, La.
3. (1) 4R Danny Rambo, Texarkana, Texas
4. (6) 22L Lance Salter, Texarkana, Ark.
5. (4) 72K Kayla Strom, New Boston, Texas
6. (5) 10C Lauren Cromer, Texarkana, Ark.
7. (2) K5 Kandyce Roberts, Atlanta, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (2) 32L Luke Wheat, Nash, Texas
2. (3) 60 Aaron Strom, New Boston, Texas
3. (5) 34 Mitch Durham, New Boston, Texas
4. (1) 3D Dakota Cooper, Waldo, Ark.
5. (4) 32C Chris Scott, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (6) 1M Hayden McNiel, Texarkana, Ark.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 88 Danny Bryant, Haughton, La.
2. (5) 169 Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
3. (6) 46 Jackson Gallagher, Benton, La.
4. (3) 6K David Kirkpatrick, Eugene, Mo.
5. (4) 21M Morgan Powell, Texarkana, Texas
6. (2) 11X Robert Sumrell, Ashdown, Ark.

FEATURE:
Results are pending

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