Cody Smith won the USRA Limited Mod main event.

North Texas short track master Cody Smith, regional Modified stalwart Chris Henigan and versatile driver Justin Whitehead all won features in their respective divisions as the 67 Speedway of Texarkana hosted the inaugural Alan Roy Memorial on Friday.

Smith recovered from an early spin and drove his way to a $3,535 payday in the headlining 25-lap tilt for USRA Limited Mod, Henigan claimed a talent-filled affair for USRA Modifieds and Whitehead was triumphant in the Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks, along with finishing second in the USRA Limited Mods and USRA Modifieds.

Justin Converse (USRA Tuners) was also a feature winner on beautiful night for racing in Arkansas.

Smith, of Kaufman, Texas, started third on a 19-car grid and promptly got tagged and spun by Zane Goff before a single lap was recorded. Undaunted, Smith marched from dead last and drove to the inside of Connor Mewborn to take control at lap 16 and pulled away to earn his 27th win of 2023.

Whitehead, doing triple duty, drove up from 11th at the start to claim second, while Louisiana standout Shane Hebert filled out the podium.

Connor Mewborn (Texarkana) and Derick Grigsby (Marshall, Texas) completed the top five.

“I was just taking it easy there at the start,” Smith told veteran announcer Zach Clark in victory lane. “But somebody got into me, and finished me off. When I went to the back, I was just trying to be cautious. I figured there might be a few wrecks.

“The seas parted every time, I picked the right lane and we moved up through pretty good. I battled with Skeet (Amason) a long time; I finally got by him and the caution came out. I didn't think I'd ever get up there, everybody was pretty evenly matched once you got closer to the front. It was awesome.”

Finishing sixth through tenth were Conner Williams, Skeet Amason, Barry Moore, Coty Tupper and Tracy Denby Jr.

Three cautions slowed the pace, all for minor incidents.

Henigan, of Marshall, Texas, started seventh on a 23-car grid, drove to the inside of Kenny Gaddis to take control at lap seven and held off a hard-charging Justin Whitehead for top honors.

Whitehead gave it all he had yet settled for second while Jake Huckaby (Texarkana) filled out the podium.

Drake Findley (Bryant) and Sean Gaddis (Diana, Texas) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

“I saw Justin up there on the outside with two to go, and I knew I had to go,” Henigan said. “I was trying to be patient with the lapped cars, and he snuck up on me, for sure. This new car has been great, Cade and those guys at CDR are super helpful. We've got it where we want it right now.”

Finishing sixth through tenth were Lynnse Provence, Manuel Williams II, Super Late Model standout Jon Mitchell, Dustin Henigan and Tyson Keeney.

One caution slowed the pace at lap five for Tanner Barnhart who had rolled to a stop on the backstretch.

Whitehead, of Texarkana, started 11th in the 18-car Sunoco USRA Factory Stock field. The cagey chassis builder and savvy racer blasted around the outside of T.J. Evans coming off turn 4 with the white flag waving and went on to record his eighth win of 2023.

Evans settled for second while Gary Harvin was third. Neil Kemp (Mineral Springs) drove up from 16th to claim fourth, while Jeff Hammitt (Edgewood, Texas) rounded out the top five in a fast-paced, caution-free feature.

“That was a super good time,” Whitehead said. “I've always enjoyed lapped traffic. I've had both ends of it; it's screwed me up and it's helped me, as well. That's two weeks in a row I feel like it's helped me.

I had a really good car. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to get around him on the bottom, so I just moved to the top and then he slid across me and I thought that was it. That was a heck of a race.”

Finishing sixth through tenth were Austin Turner, Remington Budd, Arlen Stewart, Bobby Jordan—who started 17th—and young Raysen Roy.

The inaugural Alan Roy Memorial drew a respectable 86 entries across four divisions, led by the mighty USRA Limited Mods going after $3,535 with 33 entries on hand.

There was no shortage of talent in Tim Crawley's pit area. Fans were treated to two- and three-wide action all evening.

Officials cranked out a dozen qualifying heats and a pair of B-mains to set the fields, took a short break, and then proceeded to host four entertaining A-mains.

While weather conditions have been difficult at best for much of the season, the program went off without a hitch on a night when it really counted.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
67 Speedway, Texarkana, Ark.
Friday, July 21, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 18J Jake Huckaby, Texarkana, Texas
2. (1) 428 Tyson Keeney, Hot Springs, Ark.
3. (3) ONE Kelby Wright, Weiner, Ark.
4. (7) 17F Casey Findley, Bryant, Ark.
5. (6) 90 Josh Uchtman, Arkadelphia, Ark.
6. (5) 7S Troy Schaberg, Amity, Ark.
7. (4) 00 Preston Hickman, N. Little Rock, Ark.
DNS – 6 Donnie Powers, Henderson, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (1) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas
2. (2) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas
3. (7) 511 Tanner Barnhart, N. Little Rock, Ark.
4. (3) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
5. (6) 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark.
6. (4) 16JR Dustin Henigan, Marshall, Texas
7. (5) 9X Taylor Crawley, Benton, Ark.
8. (8) 55 John Smelley, Longview, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (1) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (3) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas
3. (5) F27 Lynnsee Provence, Little Rock, Ark.
4. (2) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas
5. (8) 94 Terrell Chastain, Benton, Ark.
6. (4) 5M Mike Morris, Hooks, Texas
7. (6) 46 Matthew West, Wilmar, Ark.
8. (7) 39 Hudson Horton, Amity, Ark.

Feature:
1. (7) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas
2. (3) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (1) 18J Jake Huckaby, Texarkana, Texas
4. (13) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
5. (5) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas
6. (8) F27 Lynnsee Provence, Little Rock, Ark.
7. (15) 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark.
8. (12) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas
9. (16) 16JR Dustin Henigan, Marshall, Texas
10. (6) 428 Tyson Keeney, Hot Springs, Ark.
11. (18) 7S Troy Schaberg, Amity, Ark.
12. (23) 39 Hudson Horton, Amity, Ark.
13. (14) 90 Josh Uchtman, Arkadelphia, Ark.
14. (11) 94 Terrell Chastain, Benton, Ark.
15. (17) 5M Mike Morris, Hooks, Texas
16. (22) 55 John Smelley, Longview, Texas
17. (21) 46 Matthew West, Wilmar, Ark.
18. (10) ONE Kelby Wright, Weiner, Ark.
19. (2) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas
20. (9) 17F Casey Findley, Bryant, Ark.
21. (20) 9X Taylor Crawley, Benton, Ark.
22. (4) 511 Tanner Barnhart, N. Little Rock, Ark.
23. (19) 00 Preston Hickman, N. Little Rock, Ark.
DNS – 6 Donnie Powers, Henderson, Texas

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 88 Dustin Taylor, Texarkana, Texas
2. (2) 00B Britton Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
3. (6) 12 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
4. (9) 92 Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
5. (3) 2 Adam Roy, Hooks, Texas
6. (8) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
7. (5) 3R Justin Robinson, Hineston, La.
8. (7) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
9. (4) 16JR Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (4) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas
2. (3) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
3. (8) 42 Zane Goff, Onalaska , Texas
4. (7) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
5. (6) 51D Daniel Lamphier, Eagletown , Okla.
6. (5) 14E Kenny Turner, Hooks, Texas
7. (2) 50 Steve Ward, Texarkana, Ark.
8. (1) L17 Brandon Ball, Texarkana, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (3) 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
2. (4) 31 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
3. (5) 15D Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas
4. (1) 24B Bailey Turner, Hooks, Texas
5. (7) 00 Barry Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (2) 76 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
7. (6) 24G Randall Guffey, Texarkana, Texas
8. (8) 00A J.D. Ammons, Longwood, La.

Heat #4:
1. (4) 9 Shane Hebert, Scott, La.
2. (1) 36C Connor Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
3. (5) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
4. (7) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
5. (6) 15 Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
6. (3) 36 Colby Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
7. (8) 46 Adam Stevens, Jefferson, Texas
8. (2) 35 Aaron Roy, Texarkana, Texas

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 00 Barry Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
2. (3) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
3. (2) 15 Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
4. (4) 3R Justin Robinson, Hineston, La.
5. (5) L17 Brandon Ball, Texarkana, Texas
DNS – 14E Kenny Turner, Hooks, Texas
DNS – 36 Colby Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
DNS – 35 Aaron Roy, Texarkana, Texas
DNS – 16JR Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas

"B" Feature #2:
1. (2) 2 Adam Roy, Hooks, Texas
2. (8) 00A J.D. Ammons, Longwood, La.
3. (1) 51D Daniel Lamphier, Eagletown , Okla.
4. (7) 46 Adam Stevens, Jefferson, Texas
5. (6) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
6. (3) 76 Gary Hendrickson, Texarkana, Texas
7. (5) 24G Randall Guffey, Texarkana, Texas
8. (4) 50 Steve Ward, Texarkana, Ark.

"A" Feature:
1. (3) 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
2. (11) 92 Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Scott, La.
4. (9) 36C Connor Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas
5. (19) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
6. (7) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
7. (13) F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, Texas
8. (17) 00 Barry Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
9. (15) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
10. (12) 15D Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas
11. (14) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
12. (18) 2 Adam Roy, Hooks, Texas
13. (1) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas
14. (10) 00B Britton Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
15. (6) 31 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
16. (8) 12 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
17. (16) 24B Bailey Turner, Hooks, Texas
18. (4) 88 Dustin Taylor, Texarkana, Texas
19. (5) 42 Zane Goff, Onalaska , Texas
DNS – 00A J.D. Ammons, Longwood, La.

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (6) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
2. (8) 215 T.J. Evans, Gladewater, Texas
3. (7) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
4. (4) 20S Arlen Stewart, Little Rock, Ark.
5. (5) 28 Colby Lishman, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (3) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
7. (1) 34 Chris Taylor, Texarkana, Texas
8. (9) 10P J.P. Powers, Gilmer, Texas
9. (2) 15 Bobby Jordan, Texarkana, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (3) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
2. (8) 161 Remington Budd, Haughton, La.
3. (4) 53 Michael Shurtleff, Texarkana, Texas
4. (1) 21D Toby Davis, Rodessa, La.
5. (9) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
6. (6) 15T Austin Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
7. (5) 50 Shelby Ward, Texarkana, Ark.
8. (2) 35 Raysen Roy, Texarkana, Texas
9. (7) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.

Feature:
1. (11) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (2) 215 T.J. Evans, Gladewater, Texas
3. (1) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
4. (16) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
5. (4) 13 Jeff Hammitt, Edgewood, Texas
6. (12) 15T Austin Turner, Ashdown, Ark.
7. (3) 161 Remington Budd, Haughton, La.
8. (8) 20S Arlen Stewart, Little Rock, Ark.
9. (17) 15 Bobby Jordan, Texarkana, Texas
10. (15) 35 Raysen Roy, Texarkana, Texas
11. (7) 21D Toby Davis, Rodessa, La.
12. (14) 50 Shelby Ward, Texarkana, Ark.
13. (13) 34 Chris Taylor, Texarkana, Texas
14. (10) 38 Mike Wells, Texarkana, Texas
15. (5) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
16. (6) 53 Michael Shurtleff, Texarkana, Texas
17. (9) 28 Colby Lishman, Texarkana, Ark.
18. (18) 10P J.P. Powers, Gilmer, Texas

USRA TUNERS

Heat:
1. (2) C49 Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
2. (3) 93S Dakota Cooper, Waldo, Ark.
3. (4) 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark.
4. (1) 13L Austin Applegate, Hope, Ark.
5. (6) 7K Kris Kersten, Wake Village, Texas
6. (11) 11X Robert Sumrell, Ashdown, Ark.
7. (10) 1X Clay Gardner, Stamps, Ark.
8. (9) 3A Tracy Bruce, Texarkana, Texas
9. (8) 21M Morgan Powell, Texarkana, Ark.
10. (7) 14R Riley Dawson, Hensley, Ark.
11. (5) 13A Layla Applegate, Hope, Ark.

Feature:
1. (1) C49 Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
2. (5) 11X Robert Sumrell, Ashdown, Ark.
3. (2) 93S Dakota Cooper, Waldo, Ark.
4. (7) 1X Clay Gardner, Stamps, Ark.
5. (3) 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark.
6. (8) 3A Tracy Bruce, Texarkana, Texas
7. (9) 21M Morgan Powell, Texarkana, Ark.
8. (6) 7K Kris Kersten, Wake Village, Texas
9. (4) 13L Austin Applegate, Hope, Ark.
10. (11) 13A Layla Applegate, Hope, Ark.
11. (10) 14R Riley Dawson, Hensley, Ark.

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