Regional open-wheel ace Justin Collins and respected car builder and versatile racer Justin Whitehead won features in their respective divisions as Shane Hebert and his staff hosted opening night on Friday at Sabine Speedway.

Collins powered to victory in the 20-lap "A" feature for USRA Limited Mods while Whitehead prevailed in a talent-filled affair for Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks.

Collins, of Cleveland, Texas, started second on a 19-car grid and led all 20 laps in convincing fashion. Whitehead (doing double duty) drove up from eighth to claim second, while Tracy Denby Sr. powered his way up from 10th to fill out the podium.

Joel Couvillion (Alexandria) and Kale Murphrey (Tullos) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

This was Collins’ third win of 2024 in four starts after earning nine wins last year in 33 races. He took home $1,000 for his efforts at Sabine on Friday evening.

Finishing sixth through 10th were Colby Williams, Jeremy Haddox (who started 18th), R.C. Hagan, Ethan Bailes and Connor Williams.

Three cautions slowed the pace, all for minor incidents. Collins’ margin of victory over Whitehead was a scant 0.458 of a second.

Whitehead, of Texarkana, Texas, started fifth on a 20-car grid, drove to the inside of Mickey Steele coming off turn two to take command at lap seven and steadily pulled away to earn top honors.

Dalton Faulkner crossed the stripe in second, while C.J. Howell filled out the podium. Mark Underwood Jr. (Ruston) and Travis Hudnall (Liberty, Texas) completed the top five.

Whitehead took home a cool $1,100 payday for his efforts.

Finishing sixth through 10th were Dakoda Wyatt, Dalton DuBois, Tyler Burnett, John Parker Jr. and Ross Cook.

With no cautions to slow his pace, Whitehead set sail once he was up front. His margin of victory over Faulkner was a comfortable 1.451 seconds.

Officials knocked out 13 qualifying Heats, four B Features and five entertaining A Mains with little delay. For his debut, Hebert and his officials ran off an exciting full show in three and a half hours. With just under 100 cars in the pits, that’s hustling along to help get folks home at a reasonable hour.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Sabine Speedway, Many, La.
Friday, March 29, 2024

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

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 198 Jake Haddox, Ruston, La.
2. (1) 2H Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
3. (7) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
4. (8) 78 R.C. Hagan, Glenmora, La.
5. (4) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
6. (6) 7 Chad Morgan, Bradley, Ark.
7. (3) 3R Justin Robinson, Hineston, La.
8. (5) 17E Trenton Eason, Forest Hill, La.

Heat #2:
1. (7) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
2. (6) 84 Justin Collins, Cleveland, Texas
3. (8) 29 Danny Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (5) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.
5. (4) 1M Braydon Sweat, Elizabeth, La.
6. (2) 88 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
7. (1) 17 Asa Clary, Lufkin, Texas
8. (3) 3L Levi Wilkerson, Rusk, Texas

Heat #3:
1. (1) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
2. (3) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
3. (8) E8 Ethan Bailes, Elizabeth, La.
4. (6) 15X Cody Robbins, Mansfield, La.
5. (2) 78X Braylon Dusang, Alexandria, La.
6. (5) 11MC Brandon Perkins, dequincy , La.
7. (7) 27 Obie Galey, Stonewall, La.
8. (4) 11P Peyton Parker, Florien, La.

Heat #4:
1. (1) 18 Chace Hebert, Lafayette, La.
2. (3) 15 Tracy Denby Sr., Vidor, Texas
3. (6) 30 Joel Couvillion, Alexandria, La.
4. (5) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
5. (8) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
6. (4) 99 Jeremy Haddox, Ruston, La.
7. (2) 30J Brandon Johnson, Hineston, La.
8. (7) 43 Mark Pittaluga, Anacoco, La.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (1) 78 R.C. Hagan, Glenmora, La.
2. (3) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
3. (4) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
4. (5) 88 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
5. (8) 3R Justin Robinson, Hineston, La.
6. (2) 98 Cason Dillard, Natchitoches, La.
7. (10) 17E Trenton Eason, Forest Hill, La.
8. (9) 3L Levi Wilkerson, Rusk, Texas
9. (6) 11MC Brandon Perkins, dequincy , La.
10. (7) 17 Asa Clary, Lufkin, Texas

"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 15X Cody Robbins, Mansfield, La.
2. (2) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
3. (5) 99 Jeremy Haddox, Ruston, La.
4. (3) 78X Braylon Dusang, Alexandria, La.
5. (6) 7 Chad Morgan, Bradley, Ark.
6. (7) 30J Brandon Johnson, Hineston, La.
7. (10) 43 Mark Pittaluga, Anacoco, La.
8. (4) 1M Braydon Sweat, Elizabeth, La.
DNS – (8) 27 Obie Galey, Stonewall, La.
DNS – (9) 11P Peyton Parker, Florien, La.

"A" Feature:
1. (2) 84 Justin Collins, Cleveland, Texas
2. (8) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (10) 15 Tracy Denby Sr., Vidor, Texas
4. (11) 30 Joel Couvillion, Alexandria, La.
5. (1) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
6. (9) 7CC Colby Williams, Sibley, La.
7. (18) 99 Jeremy Haddox, Ruston, La.
8. (13) 78 R.C. Hagan, Glenmora, La.
9. (7) E8 Ethan Bailes, Elizabeth, La.
10. (16) 47CC Conner Williams, Sibley, La.
11. (14) 15X Cody Robbins, Mansfield, La.
12. (15) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
13. (3) 198 Jake Haddox, Ruston, La.
14. (12) 2H Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
15. (20) 78X Braylon Dusang, Alexandria, La.
16. (17) 23 Daniel Jones, Provencal, La.
17. (19) 88 Joseph Shirley, Hornbeck, La.
18. (4) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
19. (5) 18 Chace Hebert, Lafayette, La.
DNS – (6) 29 Danny Hebert, Lafayette, La.

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
2. (3) 51 Tyler Burnett, Calhoun, La.
3. (8) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
4. (6) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
5. (7) 215 T.J. Evans, Gladwater, Texas
6. (2) 76MF Joshua Martin, Colfax, La.
7. (4) 18T Todd Taylor, Hineston, La.
8. (5) 3 Rodney Howell, Colfax, La.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
2. (3) 444 Travis Hudnall, Liberty, Texas
3. (2) 62X Joshua Worn, Bossier, La.
4. (5) 10X Damon Fee, Glenmora La, La.
5. (8) 9 John Parker Jr.., Dry Prong, La.
6. (4) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
7. (7) 1* Cameron Furrh, Gladewater, Texas
8. (6) 100 Joseph Shirley

Heat #3:
1. (1) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (2) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
3. (5) 25 Parker Cloud, Elizabeth, La.
4. (7) 1 Dalton DuBois, Robeline, La.
5. (4) 8 Chris Sawyer, Robeline, La.
6. (6) 44 Toby Airhart, Annacoco, La.
7. (3) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.

Heat #4:
1. (4) 37 Mickey Steele, Ball, La.
2. (7) 125 Mark Underwood Jr.., Ruston, La.
3. (2) 5X Bryan Laird, Kinder, La.
4. (6) XXX Shawn Graham, Shreveport, La.
5. (1) 11M Brandon Malone, Provencal, La.
6. (5) 14 Allen Little, Ragley, La.
7. (3) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (2) 1 Dalton DuBois, Robeline, La.
2. (5) 9 John Parker Jr.., Dry Prong, La.
3. (3) 5X Bryan Laird, Kinder, La.
4. (1) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
5. (8) 14 Allen Little, Ragley, La.
6. (10) 18T Todd Taylor, Hineston, La.
7. (6) 11M Brandon Malone, Provencal, La.
8. (7) 76MF Joshua Martin, Colfax, La.
9. (9) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.
10. (4) XXX Shawn Graham, Shreveport, La.
DNS – (11) 3 Rodney Howell, Colfax, La.

"B" Feature #2:
1. (3) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
2. (2) 62X Joshua Worn, Bossier, La.
3. (1) 25 Parker Cloud, Elizabeth, La.
4. (6) 8 Chris Sawyer, Robeline, La.
5. (5) 215 T.J. Evans, Gladwater, Texas
6. (7) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
7. (10) 1* Cameron Furrh, Gladewater, Texas
8. (8) 44 Toby Airhart, Annacoco, La.
9. (4) 10X Damon Fee, Glenmora La, La.
DNS – (9) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.
DNS – (11) 100 Joseph Shirley

"A" Feature:
1. (5) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
2. (4) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
3. (6) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
4. (2) 125 Mark Underwood Jr.., Ruston, La.
5. (8) 444 Travis Hudnall, Liberty, Texas
6. (3) 15X Dakoda Wyatt, Provencal, La.
7. (9) 1 Dalton DuBois, Robeline, La.
8. (7) 51 Tyler Burnett, Calhoun, La.
9. (11) 9 John Parker Jr.., Dry Prong, La.
10. (10) 100+ Ross Cook, Florine, La.
11. (14) 25 Parker Cloud, Elizabeth, La.
12. (16) 8 Chris Sawyer, Robeline, La.
13. (15) 7L Dewayne Rains, Anacoco, La.
14. (18) 215 T.J. Evans, Gladwater, Texas
15. (20) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
16. (13) 5X Bryan Laird, Kinder, La.
17. (17) 14 Allen Little, Ragley, La.
18. (1) 37 Mickey Steele, Ball, La.
19. (12) 62X Joshua Worn, Bossier, La.
20. (19) 18T Todd Taylor, Hineston, La.

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