Atkinson notches Sunoco USRA Factory Stock win at 67 Speedway
Keaton Atkinson notched the feature wins in the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock division as Tim Crawley and staff presented a full card of racing on Friday night at 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark.
Atkinson, of Hot Springs, notched his first win on the night with a dominant performance in the 20-lap tilt. The local favorite managed to fend off a hard-charging Justin Whitehead for top honors while Chase Hatton of De Berry, Texas, filled out the podium.
Jeff Hammitt of Edgewood, Texas, and Logan Johnson of Mabelvale rounded out the top five.
Finishing sixth through tenth were defending Sunoco USRA Factory Stock National Champion Neil Kemp, Justin Kilcrease, 17th-starting Cole Ogden, 16th-starting Jay Watson and Tony Fatheree.
The debut for new promoter and retired racer Tim Crawley and his staff drew a solid 79 entries, including a solid field of 30 Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks.
Competition was close throughout the evening while Crawley and staff knocked out the program without any major incidents. The retired racer is passionate about keeping dirt track racing alive in Arkansas, and it shows.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
67 Speedway, Texarkana, Ark.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (5) 24K Keaton Atkinson, Hot Springs, Ark.
2. (4) 36G J.T. Goodson, Bryant, Ark.
3. (6) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
4. (3) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
5. (7) 90 Jimmy Redmond, Little Rock, Ark.
6. (8) 15 Austin Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
7. (2) 12 David Beck, Dequeen, Ark.
8. (1) 14A Amber Nutt, Murfreesboro, Ark.
Heat #2:
1. (5) 26JR Hayden Linn, Little Rock, Ark.
2. (7) 5 Drake Traylor, Bauxite, Ark.
3. (6) 45J Justin Kilcrease, Nashville, Ark.
4. (4) 120 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
5. (1) 3MX John Middleton, Nashville, Ark.
6. (8) 18 Philip Turner, Mercer, Tenn.
7. (2) 61 Jay Watson, Murfreesboro, Ark.
8. (3) 4 Brandon Rowland, Nashville, Ark.
Heat #3:
1. (5) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
2. (4) 82 Joe Hodge, Cabot, Ark.
3. (1) 13M Jason Mack, Amity, Ark.
4. (7) 28 Logan Johnson, Mabelvale, Ark.
5. (3) 5-0 Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
6. (2) 35Y R.J. Owen, Nashville, Ark.
7. (6) 21 Jeffery Garringer, Little Rock, Ark.
Heat #4:
1. (3) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (2) 2T Thomas Woodruff, Nashville, Ark.
3. (7) 20 Sawyer Thompson, Bearden, Ark.
4. (6) 26 Tony Fatheree, Nashville, Ark.
5. (5) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
6. (4) 3 James Smith, Horatio, Ark.
7. (1) 9S Kevin Swaims, Alexander, Ark.
"B" Feature:
1. (11) 61 Jay Watson, Murfreesboro, Ark.
2. (3) 5-0 Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
3. (1) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
4. (5) 15 Austin Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
5. (10) 12 David Beck, Dequeen, Ark.
6. (4) 3MX John Middleton, Nashville, Ark.
7. (12) 14A Amber Nutt, Murfreesboro, Ark.
8. (8) 35Y R.J. Owen, Nashville, Ark.
9. (2) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
10. (9) 21 Jeffery Garringer, Little Rock, Ark.
11. (7) 3 James Smith, Horatio, Ark.
12. (6) 18 Philip Turner, Mercer, Tenn.
DNS – 9S Kevin Swaims, Alexander, Ark.
DNS – 4 Brandon Rowland, Nashville, Ark.
"A" Feature:
1. (1) 24K Keaton Atkinson, Hot Springs, Ark.
2. (5) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (3) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
4. (8) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
5. (10) 28 Logan Johnson, Mabelvale, Ark.
6. (15) 120 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
7. (9) 45J Justin Kilcrease, Nashville, Ark.
8. (17) 5-0 Cole Ogden, Maud, Texas
9. (16) 61 Jay Watson, Murfreesboro, Ark.
10. (12) 26 Tony Fatheree, Nashville, Ark.
11. (18) 00 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
12. (11) 2T Thomas Woodruff, Nashville, Ark.
13. (2) 26JR Hayden Linn, Little Rock, Ark.
14. (7) 82 Joe Hodge, Cabot, Ark.
15. (20) 20 Sawyer Thompson, Bearden, Ark.
16. (6) 36G J.T. Goodson, Bryant, Ark.
17. (14) 90 Jimmy Redmond, Little Rock, Ark.
18. (13) 13M Jason Mack, Amity, Ark.
19. (4) 5 Drake Traylor, Bauxite, Ark.
20. (19) 15 Austin Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
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