Ryan Middaugh won the USRA Modified main event.

Ryan Middaugh's hot month of June continued Saturday night as he captured another Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified main event at Lucas Oil Speedway.

The Fulton driver beat Matt Johnson to win the headliner on Public Safety Appreciation Night. It was Middaugh's third victory of the Lucas Oil Speedway season and 10th overall in 2023. The Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points leader in the USRA Modified division has won five in a row and six of seven races in June.

Other feature winners on the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series program presented by KCTV-5 Kansas City were Mason Beck (O'Reilly Auto Parts Medieval USRA Stock Cars) and Colson Kirk (Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods).

"I felt really bad in the heat race," Middaugh said. "I was real tight and wasn't sure what to do. We just changed a couple of small things and I guess it was the right call. It was set on kill. It's hard to do when you've got guys like Matt Johnson and Dillon McCowan and Nic Bidinger behind you. To out-run those guys, it means a lot."

Middaugh and Johnson started on the front row and set the pace from the outset. Middaugh maintained the lead but Johnson stayed within a few car lengths through the first 10 laps. By lap 13, Johnson had cut Middaugh’s margin to less than a half-second as the leaders neared lapped traffic.

Middaugh was able to pad his lead a bit as he passed slower cars, leading by one second by lap 20. He kept pulling away from there as the caution-free event remained green all 25 laps.

Middaugh’s fifth straight victory overall between Lucas Oil Speedway and his hometown Callaway Raceway, saw him beat Johnson by 1.9 seconds. Bidinger wound up third with McCowan fourth and Chad Melton coming home in fifth in his first appearance at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Beck wins USRA Stock Car thriller: Mason Beck of Urbana led only one lap, but it was the most important one. Beck overtook race-long-leader William Garner on the final circuit to claim the O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars feature.

Beck, who started eighth, battled his way through the field and into contention midway through the race. A four-way for second saw Beck emerge and begin his chase of Garner. Beck was on the leader’s back bumper by lap 13 with Johnny Fennewald about five car lengths behind in third.

Beck went to the high side coming to the white flag and pulled slightly ahead of Garner coming out of turn two. He then won a drag race coming off turn four to the checkers to score his third feature win of the season.

"That was the most-exciting race I've ever been a part of," Beck said. "From fifth on - me, Waylon (Dimmitt), (James) McMillin, Fennewald, it was hard-fought and clean racing all the way to the checkered flag."

Fennewald finished third, Dimmitt was fourth and McMillin fifth.

Kirk earns USRA B-Mod win: Urbana's Colson Kirk held off a determined charge from Jon Sheets on the final lap to earn his first Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature win of the season.

"The race track was awesome," Kirk said. "A big thanks to my 'Pops." I'd have never started if it wasn't for him."

Season points leader Bobby Williams passed Kirk for the lead at the start-finish line for lap eight, but the caution flew immediately after. That meant the order reverted to the previously completed lap for the restart, putting Kirk in front for the restart.

Sheets took the second position as green-flag action resumed and Kirk opened a three-quarters of a second lead. As the battle for second continued Kirk’s lead grew to 1.5 seconds by lap 12, when another caution appeared.

Sheets pulled alongside Kirk in turn one on lap 16, but was unable to get around the leader. Sheets made a final bid on the last lap, trying to make an inside pass off turn four, but Kirk held on by a car length.

Williams finished third with J.C. Morton fourth and J.C. Newell in fifth.

Thursday Night Thunder & Kids Bicycle Night: This week begins a busy stretch for the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series, with the annual Casey's Thursday Night Thunder Kids Night with post-race fireworks, kicking off the Fourth of July Weekend on June 29.

The annual Kids' Bicycle Night giveaway will be a big part of the evening and anyone wishing to donate a bicycle or make a monetary donation to purchase bikes for youngsters (ages 5-12) may do so. General Manager Danny Lorton said the goal is to give away at least 100 new bicycles this year after 82 were collected and distributed last season.

Anyone interested in donating a new boys' or girls' bicycle, or make a cash donation, can stop by the Lucas Oil Speedway office during business hours, Monday through Friday, or do so at the office before this Saturday's Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series event . There's also a "Bike-O-Meter" donation box located in the Diamond Bar for cash donations.

For questions or more details, call Lisa Lorton at the Lucas Oil Speedway office at (417) 282-5984 or email lisa@lucasoilspeedway.com.

The youngsters can sign before intermission on June 29 for a chance to enter a drawing for the new bicycles of various sizes.

Camping World SRX Series: Some of racing's legends are coming to Lucas Oil Speedway for the Camping World SRX Series. The SRX "Thursday Night Thunder" on Aug. 17 will be the finale of the six-race series and determine the 2023 champion. All SRX races will air live on ESPN.

Drivers announced for the Lucas Oil Speedway event include NASCAR Cup Series champions Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski and Bobby Labonte, along with NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Hailie Deegan. Also on hand will be four-time Indy 500 winer Helio Castroneves, plus reigning SRX Champion Marco Andretti and Indy-car drivers Paul Tracy and Ryan Hunter-Reay.

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The series will pit the drivers against one another in identically prepared cars with points accumulated in each of the six events. The championship chase will culminate at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Tickets for the SRX event are $35 in advance and $40 at the gate for those 16 and older. Kids ages 6-15 will be $20 with ages 5 and under free. Advance tickets can now be purchased via Stubwire. Pit passes are $50 and must be purchased the day of the event.

For information about any event at Lucas Oil Speedway, call 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, June 24, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
2. (6) 71 Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas
3. (7) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (5) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
5. (1) 10T Tyler Brown, Richland, Mo.
6. (4) 14 Kameron Grindstaff, Independence, Mo.
7. (2) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
DNS – 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
2. (5) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
3. (1) 76 Shawn Knuckles, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
4. (4) 26 Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (3) 9 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
6. (7) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (6) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (8) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
2. (2) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
3. (3) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (5) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
5. (6) 71 Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas
6. (4) 26 Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (10) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (11) 14 Kameron Grindstaff, Independence, Mo.
9. (12) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (8) 76 Shawn Knuckles, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
11. (9) 10T Tyler Brown, Richland, Mo.
12. (14) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
13. (13) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
14. (7) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
DNS – 9 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
DNS – 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (3) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
3. (4) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (1) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (5) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (1) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (5) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
4. (4) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
5. (3) 2 Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.

Feature:
1. (5) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
2. (2) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (4) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
4. (7) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (3) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (9) 2 Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
7. (8) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
8. (6) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
9. (1) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
10. (10) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (6) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
3. (4) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (3) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
5. (7) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (1) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (5) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (7) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
4. (6) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (2) 27L Clifford Lean, Collins, Mo.
6. (3) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
7. (5) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
2. (3) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (2) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (6) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
5. (8) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (9) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (4) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (12) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
9. (11) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
10. (14) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
11. (10) 27L Clifford Lean, Collins, Mo.
12. (5) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
13. (13) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
14. (7) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.

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