Rodney Schweizer won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

Rodney Schweizer of Kansas City, Kan., outdueled leader Mason Beck in a Medieval USRA Stock Cars 25-lap feature on Saturday night at the Lucas Oil Speedway that was a thriller throughout.

Schweizer took the lead on lap 13 and was able to hang on for his first Lucas Oil Speedway feature win of the season in a race that saw five cars tightly bunched up front at times.

William Garner led the first six laps with fourth-starting Schweizer applying pressure. Then Johnny Fennewald, who started 10th, jumped into the mix taking over second on lap nine and pulling alongside Garner on the outside.

The trio was three-wide into turn one on lap nine before Fennewald made the pass on lap 11 as Mason Beck joined the fray along with Waylon Dimmitt. The five cars were separated by only a couple of car lengths in an entertaining battle.

Schweizer regained the lead on lap 13, just before the race’s first caution came out. Beck moved into second on the restart as the top two were able to get a bit of separation as Dimmitt, Fennewald and Garner followed.

The race remained green the final 11 laps as Beck applied pressure. On lap 24, he dove to the inside out of turn four, but could not make the pass. Schweizer was able to hang on to win by .218 seconds as Dimmitt and Fennewald were right behind.

"These Stock Cars are always tough," Schweizer said. "We were fortunate tonight."

Season Championships next: Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series track champions will be crowned next Saturday on Rempfer Memorial Season Championship Night presented by Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Buick and On Media.

USRA Modifieds, Medieval USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods all will be in action, along with the Hermitage Lumber Late Models, for the final points program of 2023.

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

For information on 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, Aug. 19, 2023

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

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (2) 5 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (3) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (6) 27 Jeff Tennant, Greenwood, Ark.
5. (5) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
6. (4) 5DJ D.J. Barnes, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (2) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
3. (5) 45 Bob King, Independence, Mo.
4. (3) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
5. (6) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
6. (1) 99 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (8) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
3. (5) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (10) 91 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
5. (2) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (1) 5 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
7. (7) 27 Jeff Tennant, Greenwood, Ark.
8. (3) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
9. (9) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
10. (6) 45 Bob King, Independence, Mo.
11. (11) 99 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
12. (12) 5DJ D.J. Barnes, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

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