Robbie Reed won the USRA Modified main event.

Robbie Reed of Mexico, Missouri, took command with six laps remaining and held on for the USRA Modified victory on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Reed beat Dayton Pursley to earn $1,000 for the victory on Veterans & Military Appreciation Night presented by Horton Supply Company.

Action began with William Garner earning the a USRA Stock Car feature in a makeup of a July 4th rainout. Garner also finished the sweep with the feature win in the regular program. Ryan Gillmore was the USRA B-Mod winnr.

Pursley and reigning track champion Ryan Middaugh started on the front row and traded the lead on four consecutive laps to start the main event.

Middaugh finally settled into the top spot after going back in front on lap four and set the pace with Pursley sticking close behind and Chad Lyle lurking in third. By lap 15, the top two had broken away as Robbie Reed moved into third.

Reed, who started fifth, erased a two-second deficit over the next few laps and took the lead out of turn four on lap 19, with an outside pass of Middaugh and Pursley in lapped traffic out of turn four. That’s when the first caution flew, leaving six laps to settle the outcome.

Reed, the 2019 and 2020 track champion, drew away after the restart and went on to beat Pursley by 1.7 seconds at the finish. Paden Phillips rallied for third with Jason Pursley fourth and Dean Wille fifth.

"That was a good one," Reed said. "That first six or eight laps, those guys were going. I didn't know if I was gonna be able to get up there to 'em or note. But as we got into traffic, it started working more my way and the car was good."

Pursley, who's been impressing since moving up from the USRA B-Mod division a couple of months ago, had his best finish in the USRA Modified class.

"I'm still nervous," Pursley said, noting the experienced drivers he was going wheel-to-wheel with. "I grew up watching those guys race. For the fans, I guarantee that race was a blast."

Garner doubles up in USRA Stock Cars: William Garner tripled his Lucas Oil Speedway victory total, winning twice in the USRA Stock Cars. Beck took the regular feature after taking a make-up win from a July 4th postponement to start the program.

Pole-starting Derek Brown grabbed command at the outset of the regular Stock Cars with held the lead with Garner, who started seventh, rallying onto his back back bumper by lap 10 as Fennewald followed in third.

Garner nudged his way on the inside, past Brown on lap 15, to take the lead coming out of turn four.

"I was waiting and just trying to get the right moment," Garner said of the pass for the lead. "I knew I could get a really good drive off (turn) four. I was just biding my time, waiting. The opportunity came up and I just took it."

Garner was pulling away until a lap-17 caution, the first yellow of the race, left three laps to determine the winner.

But on this night, Garner was not to be denied as he scored the double triumph. He beat Fennewald by 1.4 seconds with Brown settling for third.

Earlier, Garner took the July 4th make-up feature as he held off Mason Beck.

Jaylen Wettengel started third but grabbed the lead at the start of the 18-lap race that picked up after two completed laps earlier this month. Garner was pressuring him for the lead when a lap-nine caution came out.

Mason Beck went from fourth to first in just two laps after the restart, finding speed in the high groove, but a caution with four laps left wiped out his one-second lead.

Garner worked his way around Beck with two to go and held on to prevail by 0.901 second. Wettengel was third and Bryan White fourth.

After taking the checkers, Beck took a wild ride into turn two, landing on his roof.

For Garner, it was his second feature victory of the season. While pleased with the win, he said he was sorry to see Beck's misfortune.

"I'm glad he's OK. You hate to see people tear their stuff up like that," Garner said.

Gillmore goes wire-to-wire USRA B-Mods: Ryan Gillmore of Springfield led from green to checkers in the USRA B-Mod main event, outdistancing Jon Sheets for his second feature win of the season. Overall, it was win No. 12 on the season.

"I was running scared. There's a lot of really good cars I was racing with right there," Gillmore said. "I've been treating the car like my job recently. I've been working really hard, every little detail I can. There's some good money on the line coming up here shortly."

Gillmore has won five in a row at four different tracks. A $30,000-to-win race is coming up soon at Arrowhead Speedway in Oklahoma that he's gearing up for.

Gillmore dominated from the start Saturday as he bolted from his front-row starting spot to a three-second lead just six laps into the feature. At the midpoint on lap 10, he was 3.2 seconds in front of seventh-starting Jon Sheets.

Gillmore caught lapped traffic by that point as the race remained green and that did not slow him down as the opened a 4.3-second gap over Sheets by lap 16.

Colson Kirk finished third with Logan Smith fourth and Mitchell Franklin fifth.

Fan Appreciation Night next: The annual Fan Appreciation Night iis set for next Saturday, July 27 with $5 tickets for all adults, seniors and youth . All kids 5 and under will be free.

The Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series will find the Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods headlining the action, running a twin 20-lap features. A 10-minute break will be held in between the features with a redraw for invert. Each feature will pay $1,000-to-win. B-Mods will earn track and USRA national points for both features.

The always-popular Show-Me Vintage Racing Club Cars also will be on hand as guest class and will be displaying their cars on the midway prior to the event.

For ticket or camping information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com.

For information about Lucas Oil Speedway, including schedules, point standings and other news, please visit LucasOilSpeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, July 20, 2024

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (1) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (3) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (2) L75 Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
5. (7) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
6. (6) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (8) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
8. (5) 92 Daniel Scrogham, Peculiar, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
2. (7) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (2) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
4. (5) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (8) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
6. (4) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
7. (6) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
8. (1) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (4) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
3. (5) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (3) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (6) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
6. (7) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
7. (1) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.

Feature:
1. (5) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
2. (1) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (4) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (9) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (16) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (7) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
7. (3) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
8. (20) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
9. (11) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
10. (6) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
11. (13) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
12. (15) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
13. (10) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
14. (17) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
15. (19) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
16. (23) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
17. (14) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
18. (21) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
19. (18) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
20. (2) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
21. (8) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
22. (12) L75 Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
23. (22) 92 Daniel Scrogham, Peculiar, Mo.

USRA STOCK CARS

Makeup Feature (from July 4):
1. (3) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (7) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
3. (4) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
4. (6) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (1) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (12) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
7. (18) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
8. (19) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
9. (16) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
10. (22) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
11. (20) 00 Nick Whalen, Kansas City, Kan.
12. (9) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
13. (13) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
14. (25) 9X Anthony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
15. (21) 22 Dawson Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
16. (15) 05G Grayson McKiney, Springfield, Mo.
17. (2) 7D Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
18. (5) 127 Andy Morris, Fort Gibson, Okla.
19. (11) 7K Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark.
20. (14) 111 Butch Bailey, Novelty, Mo.
21. (24) 53 Sam Luehrs, Lexington, Mo.
22. (17) 3 Brandon Dixon, St. Joseph, Mo.
23. (23) 23 Kolby Rathbone, Springfield, Mo.
24. (26) 66K Kevin Kaiser, Tontitown, Ark.
25. (8) 32 Brent Fielder, Kansas City, Mo.
26. (10) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
DNS – 5DJ DJ Barnes, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

Heat #1:
1. (1) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
2. (6) 11B Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
3. (3) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
4. (2) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
5. (4) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
6. (5) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
7. (7) 9X Anthony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
DNS – 05G Grayson McKiney, Springfield, Mo.
DNS – 22 Dawson Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
3. (4) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (7) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (8) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (6) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
7. (5) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
8. (1) 00 Nick Whalen, Kansas City, Kan.
DNS – 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.

Feature:
1. (7) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
3. (1) 11B Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
4. (6) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (2) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (4) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
7. (5) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
8. (18) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
9. (8) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
10. (9) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
11. (14) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
12. (16) 05G Grayson McKiney, Springfield, Mo.
13. (10) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
14. (17) 22 Dawson Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
15. (11) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
16. (13) 9X Anthony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
17. (12) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
18. (15) 00 Nick Whalen, Kansas City, Kan.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (5) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (3) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (9) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
5. (7) 12 Parker Smith, Mexico, Mo.
6. (8) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
7. (1) 1RB Dustin Bray, Osceola, Mo.
8. (4) 8H Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
9. (6) 8S Clayton Smith, Sturgeon, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 8 Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (3) 7L Trevor Drake, Brighton, Mo.
3. (6) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (7) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
5. (5) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
6. (8) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
7. (2) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
8. (4) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
2. (7) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
3. (4) 711 Scott Drake, Diamond, Mo.
4. (1) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (5) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
6. (6) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
7. (3) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (8) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 56 Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
3. (7) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (4) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (3) 55K Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
6. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (1) 1R Rylan Gibbs, Osceola, Mo.
8. (8) 20 Blake Wimmer, Wellsville, Mo.

"B" Feature:
1. (5) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
2. (7) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
3. (2) 55K Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
4. (3) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
5. (4) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
6. (6) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
7. (8) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (15) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
9. (10) 1R Rylan Gibbs, Osceola, Mo.
10. (11) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
11. (17) 8S Clayton Smith, Sturgeon, Mo.
12. (14) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.
13. (13) 8H Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
14. (1) 12 Parker Smith, Mexico, Mo.
15. (9) 1RB Dustin Bray, Osceola, Mo.
16. (12) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
17. (16) 20 Blake Wimmer, Wellsville, Mo.

"A" Feature:
1. (1) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
2. (7) 8 Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (3) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
4. (8) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
5. (5) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (9) 7L Trevor Drake, Brighton, Mo.
7. (4) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
8. (10) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (11) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
10. (6) 56 Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
11. (16) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
12. (18) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
13. (2) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
14. (13) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
15. (17) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
16. (15) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
17. (14) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
18. (19) 55K Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
19. (23) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
20. (20) 95 Mason Day, Farmersville, Texas
21. (24) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
22. (12) 711 Scott Drake, Diamond, Mo.
23. (22) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
24. (21) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.

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