Mason Beck won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

Mason Beck led all 25 laps in a caution-free Medieval USRA Stock Car main event Saturday night, capturing the headline feature at Lucas Oil Speedway.

The 19-year-old from Urbana earned $750 for his first victory of the season as he finished a comfortable margin in front of runner-up Dean Wille.

Other features winners on the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series program presented by Thunderburst Media included Ryan Middaugh (USRA Modifieds) and Ryan Gillmore (USRA B-Mods). The features all ran caution-free on a night that began two hours early due to cool and windy conditions.

Beck rolled to the lead on lap one from his second-row starting position. He led by 2.2 seconds over Colton Bourland by lap five as Bourland advanced from seventh at the start.

"We've been kind of having some bad luck with the redraw this season," Beck said. "Last week we started third and didn't have a very good car. This week, we tried some stuff that my dad wanted to do and he was right. I'm gonna have to give that to him."

Beck’s lead grew to nearly three seconds by lap 10 as Dean Wille moved into second with Doug Keller third as Bourland fell back to fourth.

As action remained green, Beck continued to build his lead and it was 4.1 seconds concluding lap 20. All he had to do the rest of the way was to avoid mistakes and that he did. Beck prevailed by 4.02 seconds over Wille with Keller finishing third, William Garner fourth and two-time feature winner Robert White fifth.

"All thanks goes to Sniper Speed and Kris Jackson," Beck said, adding that he enjoyed the drying track conditions. "I figured if we had more tracks like this, I'd do a lot more winning. I'm not very good at the tacky stuff. I'm a better dry-slick racer, but we finally got her done this year and got a win."

Middaugh cruises in USRA Modifieds: Ryan Middaugh of Fulton grabbed the lead early and went on to post a comfortable victory in the Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified feature.

Middaugh started fourth and grabbed the top spot on lap two away from pole-starting Mickey Burrell. By lap five, Middaugh already had a two-second margin with Burrell and Jason Pursley following.

Dylan Hoover advanced into the runner-up spot on lap eight before Pursley grabbed second the next time around. Meanwhile, Middaugh was cruising by himself up front, 2.8 seconds over his pursuers at the midpoint.

As the race ran all 20 laps under the green flag, Middaugh continued to pull away for his first win of the season at Lucas Oil Speedway after one victory in 2022. He finished 3.8 seconds in front of Hoover with Pursley third, Robbie Reed fourth and Burrell finishing fifth.

"We've been working on it and working on it. Man, we really needed this one," Middaugh said. "We got one at Callaway a couple of weeks ago, but we've had a really rough start to the year. We totaled our truck and trailer the first night and tore the car all to heck.

"Thanks to my dad Randy for sticking behind us for sticking behind us. My wife, my daughter, my step-mom and just all of our partners. We finally found a used trailer and got it. I went to West Virginia on Thursday and picked up a new truck. It's been really hectic. We haven't been 100 percent prepared, but we're almost there now."

Gillmore gets USRA B-Mod win: Ryan Gillmore of Springfield grabbed the lead away from Jason Pursley just before the halfway mark and went on to capture his first Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod win of the season.

J.C. Newell led lap one with fellow front-row starter Pursley edging him at the start-finish line to lead lap two. Pursley continued to set the pace over the next several laps, but Gillmore was closing in and applying pressure as he worked the bottom groove.

Gillmore was able to maneuver past Pursley for the lead, coming out of turn four on lap nine. He pulled away from there to open a 2.1-second lead by lap 13 as he encountered lapped traffic.

Once he got around the two slower cars, Gillmore took it home in the caution-free 20-lapper to beat Pursley by 2.8 seconds.

Doubleheader next weekend: Off-road truck racing will return to Lucas Oil Speedway for the first time in several years next Friday and Saturday along with a large field of UTV side-by-sides in various classes along with Pro Lite Trucks. Anyone with an off-road ticket can attend Saturday night's Big Adventure Weekly Racing Series at the dirt track for free.

Round 4 will find the Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds running a 25-lap, $1,000-to-win main event. The Hermitage Lumber Late Models, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods also will be in action. Grandstand gates at the dirt track open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, April 22, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat:
1. (3) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
2. (5) 99 Dylan Hoover, Columbia, Mo.
3. (4) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (7) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (9) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (10) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
7. (2) 101 Tyson Dickson, Lubbock, Texas
8. (1) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
9. (11) 27H Theodore Harrell, Columbia, Mo.
10. (6) 47 Chet Buckley, Republic, Mo.
11. (8) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
2. (5) 99 Dylan Hoover, Columbia, Mo.
3. (2) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (7) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
5. (1) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (8) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
7. (6) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
8. (3) 101 Tyson Dickson, Lubbock, Texas
9. (9) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
DNS – 27H Theodore Harrell, Columbia, Mo.
DNS – 47 Chet Buckley, Republic, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
2. (5) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (1) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (2) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
5. (8) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (3) 21 Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (7) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (9) 85H Mike Hailmann, Lake Ozark, Mo.
9. (6) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 21F Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
2. (1) 2 Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
3. (2) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (7) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (6) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 63 Scott Brown, Meriden, Kan.
7. (4) 11 Christine Holt, Topeka, Kan.
8. (5) 7D Danny Holt, Topeka, Kan.

Feature:
1. (3) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
2. (1) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (9) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
4. (10) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (8) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (7) 2 Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
7. (15) 85H Mike Hailmann, Lake Ozark, Mo.
8. (2) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
9. (4) 21F Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
10. (12) 63 Scott Brown, Meriden, Kan.
11. (5) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
12. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
13. (11) 21 Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
14. (14) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
15. (13) 11 Christine Holt, Topeka, Kan.
16. (16) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
DNS – 7D Danny Holt, Topeka, Kan.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
2. (4) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
3. (5) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (2) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
5. (6) 6T Michael Taylor III, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (3) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 66G Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (6) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (4) 25 Clayton Schroer, Strong City, Kan.
6. (3) 2G Eric Graves, Richland, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (4) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (1) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
4. (5) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
5. (6) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
6. (7) 6W Matt Wacht, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (2) 03 T.C. Hambrick, Warsaw, Mo.

Feature:
1. (3) 66G Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (7) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (5) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (9) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
6. (8) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (1) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (11) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
9. (6) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
10. (4) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
11. (10) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
12. (13) 6T Michael Taylor III, Kansas City, Mo.
13. (14) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
14. (12) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
15. (16) 2G Eric Graves, Richland, Mo.
16. (15) 25 Clayton Schroer, Strong City, Kan.
17. (17) 6W Matt Wacht, Shawnee, Kan.
18. (18) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
19. (19) 03 T.C. Hambrick, Warsaw, Mo.

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