J.C. Newell won the USRA B-Mod main event.

After mechanical issues while leading dashed his hopes for a season-opening victory at Lucas Oil Speedway last month, nothing stood in J.C. Newell's path to victory lane Saturday night.

Newell led all 25 laps and handled restarts after four cautions to earn the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature win. It was his first at Lucas Oil Speedway since the 2021 season.

"It was a long night to lead for all 25 laps. Every caution had my nervous," Newell said. "But it was a really good night."

Newell, of Buffalo, picked up $750 for the victory, which headlined Round 2 of the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series presented by Townsquare Media & KIX 105.7.

Other feature winners on the program included Rob White (O'Reilly Auto Parts Medieval USRA Stock Cars) and Dillon McCowan (Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds).

Newell and Zimmerman started on the front row and Newell grabbed the early lead with Zimmerman, Casey Thomas and Dustin Atkinson following. That’s how they ran through nine laps and caught lapped traffic. A lap later, caution flew for the first time for a call stalled in the exit opening to the pits.

Newell’s lead with six-tenths of a second over Zimmerman at the time with Thomas, JC Morton and Mitchell Franklin rounding out the top five with 15 laps remaining.

With a clear track ahead of him for the restart, Newell was able to open a 1.3-second lead by lap 14, when the event’s second yellow flag slowed the action. Franklin moved to second after the restart and was challenging Newell for the lead when a four-car pileup in turn one brought out another caution.

Newell cruised from there as the race ran caution-free the rest of the way. He prevailed by just under one second (.957) over Franklin with Atkinson finishing third, Morton fourth and Bobby Williams fifth.

It also was Newell's first win in his Allen Autosports B-Mod, which he debuted last month. He said his father-in-law and car builder, Scotty Allen, helped with final prep on Saturday morning.

"It was a rocket ship tonight; I probably didn't do a very good job of driving it those last five laps," Newell said. "But it was really good and our Ruble Racing Engine really shined tonight."

White wins another USRA Stock Car feature: Rob White of Lebanon led all 20 laps to earn his second straight O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars feature win.

White blasted away from his starting spot on the pole and needed only three laps to open a 3.1-second lead over fourth-starting James Ellis. Mason Beck moved into second position on lap six, but trailed the leader by 5.2 seconds at that point.

Beck was able to whittle the margin down to 3.6 seconds by lap 14 while himself opening a similar gap over third-running William Garner. White’s lead was down to 2.6 seconds by lap 16 when the race’s long caution waved, setting up a four-lap shootout for the win.

Beck pulled alongside on the first lap after racing resumed, but was unable to get by. White held him off the rest of the way, winning by a car length. Ellis finished third with Christopher Sawyer fourth and Zack Willis coming home in fifth.

McCowan claims USRA Modified feature: Dillon McCowan of Urbana wasted little time moving from his fifth starting position, advancing to the front by lap five and going on to capture the 20-lap Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified win.

McCowan is the two-time reigning track champ in the division, but is chasing Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Rookie of the Year honors in 2023. This was his first USRA Modified action of the season at his home track.

"I'd like to thank my entire family and all my sponsors and everybody who helps us get up and down the road," McCowan said. "We came from Iowa last night and this morning. It was a long haul. We got here with maybe two minutes to spare to get checked in."

McCowan roared past early pace-setter Matt Johnson on the inside going into turn two and didn’t look back. He opened a four-second lead by the halfway mark and was on his way to a lopsided final margin when a lap-14 caution wiped out his margin.

Ryan Middaugh got around Johnson on the restart, but McCowan quickly opened up a comfortable margin as the final six laps remained green. Driving a new Bloodline Race Car, he finished 2.6 seconds in front of Middaugh with Johnson third, Nic Bidinger fourth and Paden Phillips fifth.

"I want to say a special thanks to Cole Stansberry and Terry Phillips for putting me in this car and giving me this chance," McCowan said. "This car is absolutely amazing. It's one of the best-handling A Mods I've ever drove."

Next up: The O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars will headline the April 22nd Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series program with a special 25-lap, $750-to-win main event. The Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds, Hermitage Lumber Late Models and Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods also will be in action.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5, hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05 p.m.

Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series ticket info:
Advance Discount Tickets online only (16 and up) $12
Adults (16 and up) $15
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $12
Youth (6-15) $5
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $35
Pit Pass $35

For information about any event at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2023 contact admissions director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, April 15, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat:
1. (2) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (3) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
3. (4) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (7) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
5. (1) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
6. (6) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
7. (5) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
8. (9) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (8) 85 Tyler Shaw, Mexico, Mo.
10. (10) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
11. (11) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
12. (12) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.

Feature:
1. (5) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (2) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (1) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
4. (9) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
5. (6) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (4) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (10) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
8. (8) 85 Tyler Shaw, Mexico, Mo.
9. (7) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
10. (11) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
11. (3) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
DNS – 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat:
1. (2) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (4) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
3. (3) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
4. (1) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (7) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (8) 77 Zack Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
7. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
8. (5) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
3. (4) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (6) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (7) 77 Zack Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
6. (5) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
7. (1) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (8) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) J2 Dustin Atkinson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (4) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (7) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (2) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
5. (6) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (5) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
7. (3) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (2) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (5) 2X Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (8) 21 Dalton Teel, Fulton, Mo.
5. (7) 6 Jay Flinn, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (1) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
7. (4) 27 Terry Williams, Springfield, Mo.
8. (6) 80 Thomas Yount, Greenfield, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (4) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (6) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (1) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (5) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (3) 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (7) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
8. (8) 01B Brett Holman, Gower, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (8) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (4) J2 Dustin Atkinson, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (6) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
5. (5) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (11) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
7. (16) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
8. (13) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
9. (18) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
10. (12) 6 Jay Flinn, Lebanon, Mo.
11. (15) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
12. (20) 01B Brett Holman, Gower, Mo.
13. (1) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
14. (3) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
15. (7) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
16. (14) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
17. (10) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
18. (17) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
19. (19) 27 Terry Williams, Springfield, Mo.
20. (9) 21 Dalton Teel, Fulton, Mo.
21. (21) 80 Thomas Yount, Greenfield, Mo.
DNS – 2X Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
DNS – 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

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