Hibner, Mercer, Eaton gather Generational Buildings Night honors at I-35 Speedway

Chris Mercer won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

Chris Mercer won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.


A field of 113 cars checked in for Generational Buildings Night at I-35 Speedway on Saturday. The track was in great shape with multiple lanes as fans were treated to three- and four-wide racing.

Tim Eaton picked up his first USRA B-Mod feature win this season at I-35 Speedway. Around the 10-lap mark, Eaton finally found a line to get around leader Daniel Harris.

Harris came home second while Jace Whitt battled for the lead early but wound up with a close third.

Corey Myers, doing double duty for the first time this season, took fourth, and Jamie Aleshire finally had some luck go his way and got a top-five finish.

The race of the night went to the Medieval USRA Stock Cars as Nic Hanes grabbed the lead from the drop of the green flag. As Hanes led, the battle was shaping up behind him where Chris Mercer and Jeff Dixon eventually worked their way around Hanes.

Mercer and Dixon swapped the lead back and forth on the final three laps, and coming out of turn for on the final lap Mercer beat Dixon to the line by 0.074 second.

Hanes finished third. points leader Tommy Ground battled hard all race long to finish fourth and Darrin Schmidt finished fifth in his first Medieval USRA Stock Car feature at I-35 Speedway. 

Tyler Hibner picked up his second feature win in the USRA Modifieds as he had to maneuver around lapped traffic, with last week’s feature winner and current points leader Houston Johnson right on his back bumper.

Johnson finished second, followed by Lee Hibner, Tyler Grooms and newcomer Cole Ferguson. 

Congratulations to David Reil, winner of Fan of the Week sponsored by Austin Johnson Racing and Dixon Racing. 

Join us next week for CSI Overhead Door Night as we celebrate a legend and champion of I-35 Speedway with the Cletus ‘Mudcat’ Murray Memorial.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Saturday, April 29, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
2. (1) 99H Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (2) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
4. (4) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
5. (5) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 3F Cole Ferguson, Dexter, Iowa
2. (5) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (3) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
4. (4) 17K Michael King, St. Joseph, Mo.
5. (2) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
2. (2) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (4) 99H Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
4. (5) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
5. (3) 3F Cole Ferguson, Dexter, Iowa
6. (9) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
7. (6) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
8. (10) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.
9. (7) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
10. (8) 17K Michael King, St. Joseph, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 33T Tommy Ground, Liberty, Mo.
2. (3) 13 Chris Mercer, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
3. (7) 82M Anthony Robertson, Savannah, Mo.
4. (4) 9 Kameron Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
5. (2) 18K Kasey Ayres, Lathrop, Mo.
6. (6) 83S Aaron Sauter, St. Joseph, Mo.
7. (5) 85 Darrin Schmidt, Winchester , Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
2. (1) 11W Gerald Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
3. (3) 20 Kristchon Hisel, Winston, Mo.
4. (5) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
5. (7) 711 Dylan Holt, Topeka, Kan.
6. (4) 47D Devin Saler, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (2) 41K Vernon Kever, Kansas City, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 13 Chris Mercer, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
2. (7) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
3. (1) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
4. (2) 33T Tommy Ground, Liberty, Mo.
5. (12) 85 Darrin Schmidt, Winchester , Kan.
6. (8) 9 Kameron Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
7. (9) 18K Kasey Ayres, Lathrop, Mo.
8. (5) 11W Gerald Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
9. (10) 83S Aaron Sauter, St. Joseph, Mo.
10. (3) 82M Anthony Robertson, Savannah, Mo.
11. (11) 47D Devin Saler, Kansas City, Mo.
12. (13) 41K Vernon Kever, Kansas City, Mo.
13. (6) 20 Kristchon Hisel, Winston, Mo.
14. (14) 711 Dylan Holt, Topeka, Kan.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (5) 26J Jace Whitt, Hamilton, Mo.
2. (1) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
3. (4) 15X Corey Myers, Atchison, Kan.
4. (3) 12 Jeff Stotts, Trenton, Mo.
5. (6) 12D Daniel Pettit, Jameson, Mo.
6. (2) 71X Casen Keller, Indianola, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (4) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
2. (1) 59A Jamie Aleshire, Moberly, Mo.
3. (2) 47 Paul Carter, Kearney, Mo.
4. (3) 52J Josh Barnes, Maysville, Mo.
5. (5) 23 Jesse Stretch, Gallatin, Mo.

Feature:
1. (3) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
2. (2) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
3. (1) 26J Jace Whitt, Hamilton, Mo.
4. (5) 15X Corey Myers, Atchison, Kan.
5. (4) 59A Jamie Aleshire, Moberly, Mo.
6. (7) 12 Jeff Stotts, Trenton, Mo.
7. (9) 71X Casen Keller, Indianola, Iowa
8. (8) 52J Josh Barnes, Maysville, Mo.
9. (11) 23 Jesse Stretch, Gallatin, Mo.
10. (6) 47 Paul Carter, Kearney, Mo.
11. (10) 12D Daniel Pettit, Jameson, Mo.

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