Paden Phillips won the USRA Modified main event.

With 33 cars in the pits at Humboldt Speedway on Friday, the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels took center stage and delivered a stellar performance from top to bottom. When the VP Checkers flew, Paden Phillips stood at the top of the heap and celebrated with his family and friends in Victory Lane.

“I just can't believe we did it. The biggest win of my career,” exclaimed Phillips. “I knew I lost my momentum there at that lap where he (Tyler Wolff) moved up in front of me. I tried to slide him and I missed it just a little bit. I didn't know who was down there (in turns three and four) but I knew they would be breathing down my throat. Then I see Tyler and I knew I couldn't let my foot out of it and it ended up working out.”

The late-race scenario explained by Phillips all led up the race's second and final Midwest Sheet Metal caution. Coming to the first Hochatown Saloon Last Call, Wolff slid Phillips exiting turn four, the two briefly made contact and Tanner Mullens closed in on the lead duo. However, at the same time, Jarret Dotson lost power at the flag stand necessitating a pause in the action.

The final race rundown showed Phillips leading every lap form start to finish. However, he rarely had time to pace himself. Continually weaving in and out of lapped traffic and running different lines kept the race interesting throughout. Action was also intense behind him the entire race too.

Phillips went onto further thank the staff for putting on an excellent race.

“This track is awesome. There is no one that can work a track like Ryan Whitworth. There is no track as racey as Humboldt Speedway when they got it right.”

Mullens ran up front for the entire feature and wound up third. Gary Christian spent a large portion of the race battling with Gunner Martin inside of the top five. The two swapped spots and ended with Christian narrowly taking the position.

With another strong performance, Wolff stretched his lead in the championship standings to 49 over Chad Wheeler. Brandon Givens jumped up one spot to third, sliding Nic Bidinger to fourth. Martin is holding down the fifth spot.

Next Up for the series is a stop Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas. Fans unable to attend will be able to watch at RacinDirt.tv.

USRA Heartland Modified Tour photos are available for viewing and purchase from our Official Series Photographer, Todd Boyd.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
USRA American Racer Modified Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, July 26, 2024

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (6) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (1) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
3. (2) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (5) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
5. (3) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
6. (8) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
7. (4) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
8. (7) 99T T.J. Tolan, Valley Center, Kan.
9. (9) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (3) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
3. (4) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (2) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
5. (5) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
6. (8) 18J Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
7. (7) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
8. (6) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (4) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
3. (7) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (3) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (5) 98M Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
6. (1) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (6) 10 Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (8) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (2) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (1) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
3. (8) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
4. (7) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
5. (5) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
6. (3) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
7. (6) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
8. (4) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.

"B" Feature:
1. (2) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
2. (6) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (9) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
4. (8) 10 Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (12) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
6. (14) 99T T.J. Tolan, Valley Center, Kan.
7. (11) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
8. (5) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
9. (13) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
10. (4) 18J Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
11. (10) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
12. (1) 98M Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
13. (7) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
14. (3) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
DNS – 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.

"A" Feature:
1. (1) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (3) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (2) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
5. (5) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
6. (8) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
7. (11) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
8. (6) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
9. (18) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
10. (13) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (7) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
12. (9) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
13. (10) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
14. (14) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
15. (12) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
16. (16) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
17. (17) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
18. (23) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
19. (20) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
20. (19) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
21. (24) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
22. (15) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
23. (22) 10 Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
24. (21) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
2. (2) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
3. (7) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
4. (6) 3P Matt Powell, Independence, Kan.
5. (1) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
6. (4) 423 Bryson Kitterman, Coffeyville, Kan.
7. (5) 15R Ryan Smith, Moran, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 6T Michael Taylor III, Liberty, Mo.
2. (4) 5 Reece Solander, Emporia, Kan.
3. (3) 09 Tret Bailey, Buffalo, Kan.
4. (5) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
5. (2) 24L Patrick Lewis, Wellsville, Mo.
DNS – 1B Blake Byrd, Muskogee, Okla.

Feature:
1. (2) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
2. (1) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
3. (5) 5 Reece Solander, Emporia, Kan.
4. (4) 6T Michael Taylor III, Liberty, Mo.
5. (6) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
6. (3) 09 Tret Bailey, Buffalo, Kan.
7. (8) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
8. (7) 3P Matt Powell, Independence, Kan.
9. (11) 15R Ryan Smith, Moran, Kan.
10. (10) 24L Patrick Lewis, Wellsville, Mo.
11. (9) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
DNS – 423 Bryson Kitterman, Coffeyville, Kan.
DNS – 1B Blake Byrd, Muskogee, Okla.

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