HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- The USRA B-Mods kicked off four nights or racing Wednesday at the King of America II Modified Nationals at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.

Shawn Strong captured the win and the $300 top prize as he held off 13-year-old Trevor Hunt by a car length at the finish of the 20-lap main event.

Minnesota’s Dan Wheeler, Scott Drake and Ben Kates rounded out the top 5 finishers.

Joining the USMTS Modifieds in action, USRA B-Mods will be part of the event each night over the next three days, racing for a stout purse and national points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Each day will be a complete and separate show. Thursday’s winner gets $400, while the feature race pays $500 to win on Friday and $1,000 to win Saturday’s finale.

USRA rules will apply except that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull bar.

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps start at 6:30 and time trials begin at 7:00. On Saturday pit gates open at 2:00, grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and racing begins at 6:00.

General admission grandstand tickets are $20 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and $25 on Saturday; Kids tickets are $10 each night. Pit passes are $35 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and $40 on Saturday.

The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call 620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

USRA B-MODS

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. The top 16 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main.

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12D Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
2. (6) 99H Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo.
3. (2) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan.
4. (4) J14 Jeremy Wilson, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (7) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan.
6. (9) 68 Craig Mintz, Humboldt, Kan.
7. (5) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo.
8. (1) 68 David Mason, Ottawa, Kan.
9. (8) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (8) Red 1 Dan Wheeler, Columbia Heights, Minn.
2. (6) 8 Terry Bruner, Olathe, Kan.
3. (2) 23K Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
4. (5) 7m Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (7) 42R Ross McCartney, Lahoma, Okla.
6. (3) 21 Jeremy Bennett, Ottawa, Kan.
7. (9) 156 Bobby Maggard, Republic, Mo.
8. (1) 9 Jon Westhoff, Chanute, Kan.
9. (4) 160M Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (6) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo.
3. (1) 27 Kevin Joachim, Larchwood, Iowa.
4. (5) 5X Jerry Brown, Prescott, Kan.
5. (8) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla.
6. (7) 62 Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan.
7. (3) 13 Chris Bretting, Washburn, Wis.
8. (9) 66R Randy VanVeldhuizen, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
9. (2) 19 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston, S.D.

“B” Main (8 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 62 Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan.
2. (4) 156 Bobby Maggard, Republic, Mo.
3. (3) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo.
4. (1) 21 Jeremy Bennett, Ottawa, Kan.
5. (7) 9 Jon Westhoff, Chanute, Kan.
6. (11) 19 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston, S.D.
7. (5) 13 Chris Bretting, Washburn, Wis.
8. (6) 68 David Mason, Ottawa, Kan.
9. (8) 66R Randy VanVeldhuizen, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
10. (9) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan.
11. (10) 160M Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (4) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo., $300.
2. (5) 99H Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo., $200.
3. (3) Red 1 Dan Wheeler, Columbia Heights, Minn., $150.
4. (8) 12D Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., $120.
5. (6) 23K Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., $100.
6. (1) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan., $90.
7. (18) 156 Bobby Maggard, Republic, Mo., $80.
8. (2) 8 Terry Bruner, Olathe, Kan., $70.
9. (15) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla., $65.
10. (10) J14 Jeremy Wilson, Humboldt, Kan., $60.
11. (17) 62 Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan., $55.
12. (11) 7m Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., $50.
13. (19) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo., $50.
14. (9) 27 Kevin Joachim, Larchwood, Iowa, $50.
15. (12) 5X Jerry Brown, Prescott, Kan., $50.
16. (16) 68 Craig Mintz, Humboldt, Kan., $50.
17. (7) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., $50.
18. (13) 3x3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan., $50.
19. (14) 42R Ross McCartney, Lahoma, Okla., $50.
20. (20) 21 Jeremy Bennett, Ottawa, Kan., $50.

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