Ryan Middaugh won the USRA Modified main event.

Ryan Middaugh's outstanding season continued Saturday night as he grabbed another Lucas Oil Speedway Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified feature victory.

The Fulton driver earned his fifth Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series win of the season as he held off Austen Becerra for the $1,000 headliner on Mickey Fleehart Fan Appreciation Night presented by Thunderburst Media.

Other feature winners were Chase Galvin (O'Reilly Auto Parts Medieval USRA Stock Cars) and J.C. Morton (Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods).

Action got underway about an hour late after a heavy thunderstorm rolled through about 5:30 p.m.

Middaugh led all 25 laps of the feature as he started from the pole. Along with leading the points at Lucas Oil Speedway, he's also on top at his hometown Callaway Speedway's title chase and paces USRA Modified national points.

He has 13 feature wins overall in 2023.

"We've finally had some luck on our side," Middaugh said of his season. "Past years, just little things—engine problems and stuff—had been biting us. I'm just getting a better feel for this place it seems like. This place is tough. The competition is tough.

"The car was good and the track was super fast after the rain. The redraw definitely played in my favor after a tore some stuff up in the heat race."

Middaugh wasted no time sprinting from his pole-starting spot to open a half-straightaway led by lap three. That’s when the event’s first caution flew to wipe away Middaugh’s 2.3-second lead over eighth-starter Austen Becerra with Tracy Wolf third.

When action resumed, Middaugh needed only five laps to re-establish a 2.2-second lead over Becerra. By lap 15, Middaugh was going through lapped traffic and maintaining his margin as Jeff Cutshaw moved into third, but five-seconds behind Becerra.

Middaugh was cruising along with a 2.3-second lead with three laps to go when a caution put some drama into the outcome. But Middaugh took away much of the mystery with a clean restart and he held off a final-lap charge to beat Becerra by .390 seconds or about two car lengths.

"I wanted that caution to get out of lapped traffic, but then I didn't because one mistake and that Becerra, he's really fast and he's good," Middaugh said. "I knew he was gonna be chomping at the bit there to throw a slider into one. I had to make sure I didn't go over the cushion or anything."

Cutshaw, the Lucas Oil Speedway track champion from 2014-17, finished third with Kerry Davis fourth and Jason Pursley fifth.

Galvan earns Stock Car victory: Chase Galvan of Kansas City, Kan., held off William Garner and Waylon Dimmitt for his first feature victory of the season in the O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars feature.

In his first visit to Lucas Oil Speedway, Galvan prevailed by three car lengths to deny Garner a second straight win, with Dimmitt third and season points leader Mason Beck coming home in fourth.

"The last time we were out (at Lakeside Speedway) we rolled it over on its door," Galvan said of his race car. "So coming back and picking up a win at a track you've never been to is pretty cool."

Front-row starters Garner and Galvan traded the lead on the first two laps, with Galvan forging his way in front to complete lap two. Those two stayed 1-2 the rest of the way with Beck and Dimmitt close behind in a four-car breakaway at the front.

Dimmitt edged into third on lap 12 as Galvan continued to lead Garner by a half-second. As the battle for second continued, Galvan was able to gradually build his led to nearly a second by lap 16 and he held on from there in the caution-free 20-lapper.

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Morton picks up third B-Mod triumph: J.C. Morton of Springfield took over the lead on lap five and held off a late charge from Colson Kirk for his third Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature win of the season.

Dayton Pursley, who recently won his first Lucas Oil Speedway feature, beat fellow front-row starter Morton to the lead and paced the first four laps. But Morton rode the high groove out of turn four to claim the point to finish lap five.

"We had the fstart and I was on the bottom and was pretty disappointed," Morton said. "We drew a one and the outside was preferred. We raced with him and finally got a run on him and got to his outside. But for a lap or two, we raced pretty hard."

Morton continued to lead Pursley through lapped traffic as the race hit the mid point, with Kirk right behind. Morton’s lead was one second when the first caution, on lap 17, set up a three-lap shootout.

Morton fired off a good restart and and held on to beat Kirk by .870 seconds. Stephen Clancy rallied into third, Jon Sheets was fourth and Pursley slipped back to fifth.

The Fan Appreciation Night program was run in honor of Mickey Fleehart, the president of the Show-Me Vintage Racers (SMVR) prior to his passing earlier this year.

USMTS next Saturday: The nation's premier Modified series—the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt—visits Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval next Saturday, August 5, for the USMTS Slick Mist Show-Me Shootout presented by Foley Equipment.

The Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and Hermitage Lumber Late Models will also be in action competing for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series points.

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, July 29, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
2. (1) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
3. (4) 33 Jaren Martin, Republic, Mo.
4. (5) 22 Austen Becerra, Carthage, Ill.
5. (6) 18 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (3) 10T Tyler Brown, Richland, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
2. (2) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (5) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (6) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
5. (3) 24 Toby Lindell, Muskogee, Okla.
6. (4) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
7. (7) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
2. (8) 22 Austen Becerra, Carthage, Ill.
3. (5) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
4. (7) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
5. (11) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (9) 18 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
7. (2) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (6) 33 Jaren Martin, Republic, Mo.
9. (13) 10T Tyler Brown, Richland, Mo.
10. (12) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
11. (3) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
12. (14) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
13. (4) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
14. (10) 24 Toby Lindell, Muskogee, Okla.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
2. (2) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (4) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
4. (1) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
5. (5) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (7) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
7. (6) 1DER Maverick Wunder, Freeman, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (4) 0 Chase Galvan, Kansas City, Kan.
3. (3) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (5) 45 Bob King, Independence, Mo.
5. (1) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
DNS – 24 Noah Long, Preston, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 0 Chase Galvan, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (1) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (5) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (3) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
5. (10) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (4) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
7. (7) 45 Bob King, Independence, Mo.
8. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
9. (8) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
10. (11) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
11. (12) 1DER Maverick Wunder, Freeman, Mo.
12. (9) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
13. (13) 24 Noah Long, Preston, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (7) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
4. (1) 96 Cody Brill, Bates City, Mo.
5. (8) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
6. (6) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (4) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
8. (3) 7 Anthony Tanner, Topeka, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (6) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
3. (2) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
4. (8) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
5. (5) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (4) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
7. (7) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
8. (3) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee's Summit, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
2. (4) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (3) 66X Chris Wright, Chillicothe, Mo.
4. (6) 12C Stephen Clancy, Odessa, Mo.
5. (8) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
6. (7) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
7. (1) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
8. (5) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
3. (11) 12C Stephen Clancy, Odessa, Mo.
4. (7) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
5. (2) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (3) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
7. (6) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (15) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (14) 96 Cody Brill, Bates City, Mo.
10. (8) 15 Ryan Edde, Cross Timbers, Mo.
11. (13) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
12. (10) 66X Chris Wright, Chillicothe, Mo.
13. (23) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
14. (18) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
15. (16) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
16. (19) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
17. (24) 7 Anthony Tanner, Topeka, Kan.
18. (20) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
19. (22) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee's Summit, Mo.
20. (12) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
21. (9) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
22. (4) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
23. (21) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
24. (17) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.

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