Cody King won the USRA Limited Mod main event.

Jeffrey Abbey, Cody King and Neil Kemp scored feature Saturday night as the Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas, hosted the second night of the 14th annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals.

Abbey was the USRA Stock Car feature winner on a nice night for racing in North Texas, King prevailed in a talent-filled affair for USRA Limited Mods and Kemp led all 20 laps of the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock feature in dominant style.

King, of Fanshawe, Okla., started fourth on a 24-car grid, drove to the outside of Kort Morgan coming off turn 2 to take control with just one lap remaining and steadily pulled away to earn top honors with a comfortable margin of victory of 1.018 seconds..

“I freed myself up on the top side, and nobody else did,” King said. “So I needed the top, and they were all hanging around the bottom. I kind of looked backwards there a little bit, wondering where they had gone. But it played out pretty well, and we’re glad to standing here in Victory Lane.”

Morgan settled for second while Greenville native Jimmy Day filled out the podium. Boone Evans (Bullard) crossed the stripe in fourth while Cody Smith drove up from 18th to round out the top five .

Finishing sixth through tenth in the 20-lap USRA Limited Mod main event were Logan Smith, Gregory Muirhead, Chase Hatton, Dean Abbey and Daniel Tarkington, who started 23rd on the grid.

Four cautions slowed the pace, one of which saw the entire crowd fall eerily silent on lap 5 when the cars of Bobby Williams and Nik Morgan came together going down the front stretch, then barrel-rolled in one violent, synchronized motion, coming to a stop at the entrance to turn 1.

When the dust cleared, both drivers walked away unhurt. Their cars, however, sustained major damage.

Kemp, of Mineral Springs, Ark., started on the pole of a 23-car Sunoco USRA Factory Stock grid and led all 20 laps in convincing fashion.

“These are the conditions we kind of prepare for, smooth and slick,” Kemp explained in Victory Lane. “You don’t ever go to a big show and not have it turn out like this. But like last night, when the track was real heavy, I’m absolutely terrible, no matter what kind of car I’m in. I don’t ever prepare for it.”

Ty Abernathy claimed the runner-up position, while Kyle Blanton drove up from fifth to fill out the podium. Austin Waters (Hooks,) and Dallas Bourland (Fort Smith, Ark.) completed the top five.

Finishing sixth through tenth were Chase Hatton, Michael Smith, Chad Abernathy (who started 18th), Richard George Jr. and Justin Ingalls.

Only two cautions slowed the pace, making this the cleanest race of the night by far. Kemp won it by 1.311 seconds.

Night two of the 14th annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals drew an impressive 142 entries spread across four divisions. Led by the ground-pounding Modifieds with 67, there was world-class talent all over the place in Kevin Sustaire’s pit area on Saturday.

Fans were treated to two-, three- and sometimes even four-wide action throughout the entire evening. Officials knocked out 15 qualifying heats and five "B" features in short order, took some time to get the track in great shape, then played host to four exciting feature races.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas
Saturday, March 2, 2024

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

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 82 Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas
2. (4) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
3. (3) 7G Gary Williams, Bonham, Texas
4. (2) 44N Brent New, Dover, Ark.
5. (6) 21 Tim Clonch, Quinlan, Texas
6. (7) 179 Gary Fitch, Seven Points, Texas
7. (9) 53 Aaron Moss, Westville, Okla.
8. (5) 22V Jackson Vsetecka, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
9. (8) 34 Donald Fetty, Greenville, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (2) 37 Jeffrey Abbey, Boyd, Texas
2. (6) 31 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
3. (4) 18S Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
4. (5) 1B Brandon Rowland, Nashville, Ark.
5. (1) 32 Brent Fielder, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (3) 14 Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
7. (7) 7K Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark.
8. (9) 13 John Michael Winters, Pattonville, Texas
9. (8) 355 Jeremy Doyle, Bonham, Texas

Feature:
1. (2) 37 Jeffrey Abbey, Boyd, Texas
2. (1) 31 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
3. (6) 7G Gary Williams, Bonham, Texas
4. (3) 82 Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas
5. (8) 44N Brent New, Dover, Ark.
6. (12) 14 Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
7. (10) 32 Brent Fielder, Kansas City, Mo.
8. (11) 179 Gary Fitch, Seven Points, Texas
9. (9) 21 Tim Clonch, Quinlan, Texas
10. (14) 7K Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark.
11. (17) 34 Donald Fetty, Greenville, Texas
12. (13) 53 Aaron Moss, Westville, Okla.
13. (4) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
14. (7) 1B Brandon Rowland, Nashville, Ark.
15. (15) 13 John Michael Winters, Pattonville, Texas
16. (5) 18S Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
17. (16) 22V Jackson Vsetecka, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
18. (18) 355 Jeremy Doyle, Bonham, Texas

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat #1:
1. (5) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (1) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
3. (8) 22M Gregory Muirhead, Mabank, Texas
4. (2) 35 Cary Stephens, Bells, Texas
5. (6) 79 Tyler Parker, Flint, Texas
6. (7) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
7. (3) 08J James Dolezalek, Whitesboro, Texas
8. (4) 12K Colton Keel, Anna, Texas
9. (9) 91M Patrick Martin, Sumner, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (1) 0 Kort Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (5) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
3. (7) 9 Nik Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (9) 14 Shane Hartline, Ivanhoe, Texas
5. (3) 29J Jonathan Powers, Iowa Park, Texas
6. (6) 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
7. (2) 32 Brandon Brown, Texarkana, Texas
8. (4) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
9. (8) 01 Tanner Nicks, Van Alstyne, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (8) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
2. (7) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
3. (3) 20D Drew Pattat, Kaufman, Texas
4. (6) 94 Dustin Leatherman, Muskogee, Okla.
5. (4) G2G Kody McDowell, Walters, Okla.
6. (5) 44S Jonathan Sullivan, Gilmer, Texas
7. (2) 8 James Wilson, Bagwell, Texas
8. (1) 24 Scott Modl, Paris, Texas

Heat #4:
1. (1) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
2. (3) 29 Matt Riskey, Sherman, Texas
3. (8) D97 Devin Barker, Elkins, Ark.
4. (2) 211 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
5. (6) 72 Dean Abbey, Boyd, Texas
6. (5) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
7. (7) 76 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
8. (4) 28 Dustin Sprouse Jr., Crandall, Texas

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 79 Tyler Parker, Flint, Texas
2. (2) 29J Jonathan Powers, Iowa Park, Texas
3. (4) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
4. (8) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
5. (5) 32 Brandon Brown, Texarkana, Texas
6. (6) 08J James Dolezalek, Whitesboro, Texas
7. (3) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
8. (9) 01 Tanner Nicks, Van Alstyne, Texas
9. (7) 24 Scott Modl, Paris, Texas

"B" Feature #2:
1. (4) 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
2. (1) 72 Dean Abbey, Boyd, Texas
3. (6) 76 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
4. (7) 12K Colton Keel, Anna, Texas
5. (3) 44S Jonathan Sullivan, Gilmer, Texas
6. (2) G2G Kody McDowell, Walters, Okla.
7. (8) 28 Dustin Sprouse Jr., Crandall, Texas
8. (5) 8 James Wilson, Bagwell, Texas
9. (9) 91M Patrick Martin, Sumner, Texas

"A" Feature:
1. (4) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
2. (5) 0 Kort Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (1) 23M Jimmy Day, Greenville, Texas
4. (11) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
5. (17) 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas
6. (3) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (7) 22M Gregory Muirhead, Mabank, Texas
8. (15) 211 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
9. (19) 72 Dean Abbey, Boyd, Texas
10. (22) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
11. (10) 29 Matt Riskey, Sherman, Texas
12. (18) 29J Jonathan Powers, Iowa Park, Texas
13. (21) 76 Andrew Rossum, Texarkana, Texas
14. (14) 94 Dustin Leatherman, Muskogee, Okla.
15. (20) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
16. (6) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
17. (23) 12K Colton Keel, Anna, Texas
18. (2) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
19. (8) D97 Devin Barker, Elkins, Ark.
20. (16) 79 Tyler Parker, Flint, Texas
21. (12) 14 Shane Hartline, Ivanhoe, Texas
22. (13) 20D Drew Pattat, Kaufman, Texas
23. (9) 9 Nik Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
DNS – 35 Cary Stephens, Bells, Texas

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
2. (1) 38DD Rodney White, Ector, Texas
3. (5) 48 Dallas Bourland, Fort Smith, Ark.
4. (6) 40  C.J. Johnson, Roff, Okla.
5. (3) 32XXX Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas
6. (8) 161 Remington Budd, Haughton, La.
7. (7) 85 Kendal Byram, Simms, Texas
8. (4) 57 Joey Freelen, Paris, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (4) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
2. (2) 69X Michael Smith, Paris, Texas
3. (6) 4B Kyle Blanton, Blossom, Texas
4. (5) 22C Richard George Jr., Celina, Texas
5. (8) 99 Randy Hoover, Paris, Texas
6. (7) 10 Jared Brown, Paris, Texas
7. (3) 21B Brandon Stowell, Powderly, Texas
8. (1) 4D Dario Lopez Jr., Rowlett, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (1) 32A Austin Waters, Hooks, Texas
2. (4) 4 Ty Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
3. (5) 38 Deaon Redmon, Paris, Texas
4. (2) 3G Grant Ratcliff, Howe, Texas
5. (3) 23S Timothy Moncier, Celina, Texas
6. (6) 4A Chad Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
DNS – 63 Justin Ingalls, Longview, Texas

Feature:
1. (1) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
2. (4) 4 Ty Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
3. (5) 4B Kyle Blanton, Blossom, Texas
4. (3) 32A Austin Waters, Hooks, Texas
5. (9) 48 Dallas Bourland, Fort Smith, Ark.
6. (2) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
7. (8) 69X Michael Smith, Paris, Texas
8. (18) 4A Chad Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
9. (11) 22C Richard George Jr., Celina, Texas
10. (23) 63 Justin Ingalls, Longview, Texas
11. (19) 21B Brandon Stowell, Powderly, Texas
12. (13) 3G Grant Ratcliff, Howe, Texas
13. (12) 99 Randy Hoover, Paris, Texas
14. (20) 85 Kendal Byram, Simms, Texas
15. (21) 4D Dario Lopez Jr., Rowlett, Texas
16. (17) 10 Jared Brown, Paris, Texas
17. (15) 23S Timothy Moncier, Celina, Texas
18. (22) 57 Joey Freelen, Paris, Texas
19. (7) 38DD Rodney White, Ector, Texas
20. (16) 161 Remington Budd, Haughton, La.
21. (6) 38 Deaon Redmon, Paris, Texas
22. (14) 32XXX Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas
23. (10) 40 C.J. Johnson, Roff, Okla.

For more than two decades, the United States Racing Association has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt track racers each year through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first. During the 2023 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, more than 60 of America's finest dirt ovals hosted more than 1,000 nights of racing.

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USRA competitors can register for the 2024 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series online at USRAracing.com/Register or call (515) 832-6000 to register by phone. You can also download the application at USRAracing.com/Downloads and then submit your completed form by email at office@usraracing.com or fax at (515) 832-7958.

For more than two decades, the United States Racing Association has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt track racers each year through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first. During the 2023 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, more than 60 of America's finest dirt ovals hosted more than 1,000 nights of racing.

To learn more about the USRA, check out USRAracing.com. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. To get USRA news and exclusive promotions delivered to your inbox, click here.

USRA competitors can register for the 2024 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series online at USRAracing.com/Register or call (515) 832-6000 to register by phone. You can also download the application at USRAracing.com/Downloads and then submit your completed form by email at office@usraracing.com or fax at (515) 832-7958.