McCowan, McMillin, Bryant best in Lucas Oil Speedway Spring Opener

Andy Bryant won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Andy Bryant won the USRA B-Mod main event.


Andy Bryant, Dillon McCowan and James McMillin were winners Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway during the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series Spring Opener presented by Ozarks Fox. A total of 86 cars checked into the pits for the first Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series event of 2022.

Bryant, of Fort Scott, Kan., led all 20 laps to beat reigning track champ Kris Jackson in a caution-free Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature.

From the outside of row one, Bryant got the jump on pole-starting Jackson heading into turn one as the race went green. By lap six, Bryant and Jackson already were lapping cars with Krew Walburn not far behind the lead pair.

"The car was a little bit tight and I think that's what helped us the first few laps," Bryant said, noting that he was able to use some extra traction to his advantage.

That order did not change as Bryant weaved through slower traffic the remainder of the way. He finished three-quarters of a second in front of Jackson and Walburn a second behind the runner-up.

"Lapped traffic was a mess, but I think I got through most of them pretty clean," Bryant said. "I just have to thank my crew and all our sponsors."

Terry Schultz came home fourth and Ryan Gillmore was fifth.

McCowan captures USRA Modified win: Dillon McCowan earned his second Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified feature win in three starts this season, beating Ryan Middaugh on Saturday night.

Middaugh started outside of McCowan on row one and beat the pole-starter to the lead on lap one. On lap six, McCowan got a big run out of turns three and four and went to the outside to take the lead.

It didn’t take the defending track champ long to take command, building a 2.1-second lead by lap 12. McCowan held steady from there as the race remained green and he finished 2.6 seconds in front of Middaugh.

“The track was really fast tonight," McCowan said. "I didn't know how it was going to be after the heat race. It was starting to take a little rubber and we tightened it up. Then they tilled it, so we had to go and change everything back.

"I'd like to thank my Dad (Charlie). He stayed in the shop this week while I was gone, worked on it and got it ready."

Dustin Hodges finished third with Matt Johnson fourth and Darren Shaw fifth.


Dillon McCowan won the USRA Modified main event.

Close USRA Stock Car finish goes to McMillin: The closest finish of the night came in the final feature as James McMillin of Warrensburg held off Doug Keller by a quarter-second to take the O'Reilly Auto Parts Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

"It's a lot of fun racing with these guys. They race you clean and you can race hard," McMillin said.

McMillin worked the high side out of turn four and took over the lead from Keller at the start-finish line by inches to complete lap 10.

Those two dueled it out, never separated by more than two car lengths with McMillin maintaining the lead, until a caution flew on lap 17 as Bryan White lost a tire and came to rest on the backstretch.

The ensuing three-lap shootout saw McMillin, on the outside, hanging on by a half car-length. The two made contact at the finish line and Keller slid to the infield in second. Mason Beck wound up third, Dean Wille was fourth and Rodney Schweitzer fifth.

"I tried to protect the bottom on the restart to at least get out front," McMillin said. "It was way bottom in (turns) three and four than it was in one and two, up on top. I made it work, I guess."


James McMillin won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, April 30, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
2. (3) 11 Darren Shaw, Lawson, Mo.
3. (2) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
4. (7) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
5. (9) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
6. (4) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
7. (6) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
8. (10) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (5) 155 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
10. (8) 33 Ryan Stiens, Maryville, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (5) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (2) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (4) 73B Shad Badder, Bates City, Mo.
5. (7) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (9) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (8) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (3) 11C Andy Chrisenberry, Holden, Mo.
9. (1) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
10. (10) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (2) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (6) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
4. (8) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
5. (4) 11 Darren Shaw, Lawson, Mo.
6. (3) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
7. (14) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
8. (7) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (12) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
10. (5) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
11. (9) 73B Shad Badder, Bates City, Mo.
12. (10) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
13. (15) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
14. (18) 155 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
15. (19) 33 Ryan Stiens, Maryville, Mo.
16. (11) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
17. (13) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
18. (17) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
19. (16) 11C Andy Chrisenberry, Holden, Mo.
20. (20) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (7) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
2. (6) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (4) 91 Brian Webster, Holts Summit, Mo.
4. (5) 5W Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (2) 7J Scott Johnson, Nevada, Mo.
6. (1) 5 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
7. (3) 08 Scott Pullen, Urich, Mo.
8. (8) 24 Craig Wright, Arma, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
2. (2) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (1) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
4. (6) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (5) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (3) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
7. (7) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
DNS – 2B Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (5) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (7) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (6) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
4. (1) 2 Zeb Keepper, AURORA, Mo.
5. (3) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
6. (4) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (2) 11D Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
2. (2) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
3. (6) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
4. (1) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (9) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (7) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
7. (3) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
8. (14) 7J Scott Johnson, Nevada, Mo.
9. (13) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
10. (23) 2B Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
11. (8) 91 Brian Webster, Holts Summit, Mo.
12. (11) 5W Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
13. (19) 08 Scott Pullen, Urich, Mo.
14. (21) 24 Craig Wright, Arma, Kan.
15. (5) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
16. (17) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
17. (15) 5 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
18. (18) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
19. (10) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
20. (12) 2 Zeb Keepper, AURORA, Mo.
21. (16) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
DNS – 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
DNS – 11D Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (5) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
3. (1) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
4. (9) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
5. (6) 42 Jerry Morgan, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (8) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (3) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
8. (7) 8S Clayton Smith, Sturgeon, Mo.
9. (4) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (5) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (1) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
3. (4) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (7) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
5. (6) 28W Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 14W Travis Wolf, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (2) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
8. (3) 26 Derick Schlarb, Sedalia, Mo.
9. (9) 4 Caleb Rhoads, Lebanon, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 7B Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
3. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (6) 8SS Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
5. (8) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
6. (4) 11L Logan Smith, Eldorado Springs, Mo.
7. (7) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
8. (5) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
DNS – 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (1) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (5) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
4. (7) 7B Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
5. (12) 8SS Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
6. (3) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
7. (4) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
8. (13) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
9. (11) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
10. (15) 28W Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
11. (9) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
12. (6) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
13. (18) 11L Logan Smith, Eldorado Springs, Mo.
14. (16) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
15. (8) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.
16. (20) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
17. (14) 42 Jerry Morgan, Fort Scott, Kan.
18. (17) 14W Travis Wolf, Fort Scott, Kan.
19. (27) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
20. (25) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
21. (24) 8S Clayton Smith, Sturgeon, Mo.
22. (23) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
23. (22) 26 Derick Schlarb, Sedalia, Mo.
24. (21) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
25. (26) 4 Caleb Rhoads, Lebanon, Mo.
26. (19) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
27. (10) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.

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