Jon Sheets (left) and Logan Smith (right) each won a USRA B-Mod main event.

Logan Smith of El Dorado Springs capitalized on a unique format and captured his first career feature victory at Lucas Oil Speedway in dominating fashion Saturday night.

Smith, 20, ran away from the field to capture the second Twin 20 in the Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods after veteran Jon Sheets of Nevada grabbed the first 20-lap win.

Both drivers took home $1,000 in the format which saw the 18 on the lead lap to finish the opener inverted, via fan vote, for the second feature.

A total of 101 cars in five divisions checked into the pits on Mickey Fleehart Memorial Fan Appreciation Night.

Other feature winners were Johnny Fennewald (O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars) and Gary Christian (Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds).

Smith was ecstatic in victory lane after hugging the bottom line while leading all 20 laps for his landmark personal victory.

"I just tried to stay smooth and not slip up," Smith said. "I messed up one time and kept looking up (at the video board) and trying and trying as hard as I could. That was the biggest win of my career and I'm thankful for everybody behind me."

Smith said he was fortunate with the format after struggling in the first feature, but that didn't diminish his smile in victory lane.

"For my standing, this works out perfect," Smith said. "This gave me a good opportunity."

The opener had a rough start, with six cars piling up in turn two after the green flew. Points leader J.C. Morton was among those collected in the mess, but was able to get rolling and retain his 14th-starting position.

Once it got going for good, Sheets wasted no time sprinting to the lead from the pole. He had a 2.1-second lead over Jaylen Wettengel when Wettengel had a flat tire and slowed to bring out a lap-six caution.

Morton, who started 14th, made his way into second by lap eight as he got around Trevor Drake. The top three broke away from the rest when the race’s fourth caution again slowed the action, on lap nine.

The race finally settled into a rhythm after that and Sheets took advantage. He opened up a 1.8-second lead on Morton by lap 14 cruised from there. Reece Solander got around Morton and started to gain on the leader, but Sheets was able to grab the win by .812 seconds.

Morton settled for third with Cody Brill fourth and Hoyt Miller fifth.

The cars rolled to the infield after the checkers where crew members were able to briefly service the cars. Fans voted during the break to completely invert the lineup of the top 18 cars that finished the opener on the lead lap for the second 20-lapper.

That put Sheets in 18th to start the finale with 18th-place finisher Scott Chism on the pole with Smith alongside.

During the break, Sheets was asked his strategy for the challenge ahead. His said "survive."

He didn't for long. Sheets' race ended on lap one when he hit the turn four wall. He pulled into the pits, settling for the $1,000 win a few minutes earlier.

"People jockeying a little too hard on the first lap," Sheets said of the situation. "I thought I would just roll around the top there and let everybody get lined up. There were some sudden lane changes going into three and I had nowhere to go."

Smith, starting second after the invert, grabbed the lead and would never give it up. Smith was one second in front of Cayden Stacye when a lap-four caution flew.

Among the top six in the first race, Morton made the most progress by the midpoint of race two as he was running ninth after starting 16th. But up front, Smith was dominant opening a 2.3-second lead over Stacye by lap 12.

Morton was up to seventh by lap 17, but time was running out as the race remained in an extended green-flag run.

Smith took it home, beating Stacye by 1.8 seconds with Shadren Turner going from 12th to third. Wettengel was fourth and Tyson Lanfermann rounded out the top five.

Fennewald earns USRA Stock Car win: Johnny Fennewald of Appleton City took command on lap nine and went on to beat points leader William Garner for the 20-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars feature win.

Derek Brown, who started third, grabbed the lead away from pole-starter Grayson McKinney coming out of turn four to complete lap three. Over the next several laps, five cars were separated by a second with Fennewald moving into second on lap seven.

Fennewald maneuvered to the high side a couple of laps late and took the lead away from Brown.

"I was really good on the bottom, but I was just pushing them and there was no sense of staying there," Fennewald said of his change of line. "I saw them till the top (during intermission) and I started moving up a groove each lap and I finally just sent it."

After enduring one more restart, on lap 12, Fennewald drove away to take the win by 2.02 seconds over Garner with Brown coming home third. McKinney was fourth with Wettengel fifth.

Christian takes a thriller in USRA Modifieds: Gary Christian of Broken Bow, Okla., made a final-turn pass of race-long leader Jason Pursley to earn his first Lucas Oil Speedway victory in the Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds.

Christian beat Pursley, the season points leader, by inches at the line as he sailed around the outside line on the final lap.

"I just know how to get it done," Christian said. "We've been working really hard on this car."

For most of the race, it was a battle between the Pursley family up front. Jason Pursley beat his son Dayton for the lead as the green flew to start the feature as the duo made it a family affair on the front row.

Through 13 green-flag laps, they were never separated by more than a half-second as Jason continued to lead Dayton with Christian and Paden Phillips battling it out for third, 10 car lengths behind the leaders.

The first caution appeared on lap 13, leaving seven laps to determine which Pursley would be better - or if someone could spoil the family tussle.

Christian had a great restart and moved around Dayton Pursley for second. Christian moved to the high groove on the final lap and the two came to the finish side-by-side.

Christian prevailed by inches in one of the closest finishes in recent years. He was scored .019 seconds in front.

Dayton Pursley was third with Jeff Cutshaw fourth and Paden Phillips fifth.

USMTS Show-Me Shootout next: A two-night version of the 15th Annual USMTS Slick Mist Show-Me Shootout presented by Foley Equipment is up next weekend. The stars of the United States Modified Touring Series come to Lucas Oil Speedway on Friday and Saturday for a pair of $5,000-to-win main events.

The Clear Creek Golf Car USRA B-Mods, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and Hermitage Lumber Late Models will also be in action both nights.

The big weekend of speed also will include the Kentucky Drag Boat-sanctioned KDBA Summer Shootout on Lake Lucas both Friday and Saturday during daytime hours. Combo tickets for both the drag boats will be available.

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 27, 2024

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
2. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
3. (3) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (6) 00 Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo.
5. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (5) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
7. (7) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (8) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
9. (9) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (6) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (3) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
4. (1) 92 Daniel Scrogham, Peculiar, Mo.
5. (7) 21T Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
6. (2) 396 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
7. (8) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
8. (5) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.

Feature:
1. (4) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (2) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (1) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (12) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (5) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (6) 18 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
7. (11) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
8. (7) 00 Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo.
9. (9) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
10. (15) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
11. (8) 92 Daniel Scrogham, Peculiar, Mo.
12. (13) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
13. (14) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
14. (3) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
15. (10) 396 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
DNS – 21T Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
DNS 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 11 Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
2. (6) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (1) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
4. (3) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
5. (7) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (5) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
7. (4) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 05G Grayson McKiney, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 11W Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (3) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (6) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (5) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
DQ – (2) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.

Feature:
1. (5) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
2. (2) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (3) 11 Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
4. (1) 05G Grayson McKiney, Springfield, Mo.
5. (8) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
6. (13) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
7. (9) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (7) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
9. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
10. (10) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
11. (11) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
12. (12) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
13. (4) 11W Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 7L Trevor Drake, Brighton, Mo.
2. (1) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (4) 15 Cayden Stacye, Springfield, Mo.
4. (5) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (3) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
6. (9) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (8) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
8. (7) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
DQ – (6) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
2. (3) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
3. (2) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (5) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
5. (6) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Atchison, Kan.
6. (9) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
7. (8) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
8. (7) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
9. (1) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (4) 8 Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (3) 56 Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
3. (1) 96 Cody Brill, Bates City, Mo.
4. (2) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
5. (5) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (8) 56T Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
7. (6) 8X Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
8. (9) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.
DQ – (7) 116 Nathan Melanson, Gravette, Ark.

Heat #4:
1. (3) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (2) 9M Matthew Manes, Republic, Mo.
3. (4) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
4. (5) 5 Reece Solander, Emporia, Kan.
5. (7) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (8) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
7. (6) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (1) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Springfield, Mo.

"B" Feature:
1. (6) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (3) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (2) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Atchison, Kan.
4. (7) 56T Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
5. (8) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
6. (10) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
7. (11) 8X Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
8. (18) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
9. (17) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
10. (5) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
11. (14) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Springfield, Mo.
12. (9) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
13. (16) 0K Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
14. (15) 21A Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
15. (1) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
16. (4) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
17. (12) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
18. (13) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.
DQ – (19) 116 Nathan Melanson, Gravette, Ark.

"A" Feature #1:
1. (2) 8 Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (15) 5 Reece Solander, Emporia, Kan.
3. (14) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (11) 96 Cody Brill, Bates City, Mo.
5. (6) 56 Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
6. (4) 7L Trevor Drake, Brighton, Mo.
7. (20) 56T Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
8. (17) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (10) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
10. (21) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
11. (24) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
12. (18) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
13. (19) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Atchison, Kan.
14. (1) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
15. (9) 15 Cayden Stacye, Springfield, Mo.
16. (12) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
17. (16) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
18. (23) 8X Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
19. (22) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
20. (8) 9M Matthew Manes, Republic, Mo.
21. (5) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
22. (3) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
23. (7) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
24. (13) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.

"A" Feature #2:
1. (2) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
2. (4) 15 Cayden Stacye, Springfield, Mo.
3. (12) 56T Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
4. (5) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
5. (6) 47 Tyson Lanfermann, Atchison, Kan.
6. (17) 5 Reece Solander, Emporia, Kan.
7. (16) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
8. (14) 56 Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
9. (9) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
10. (11) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (13) 7L Trevor Drake, Brighton, Mo.
12. (7) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
13. (3) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
14. (10) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
15. (21) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
16. (20) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
17. (19) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
18. (15) 96 Cody Brill, Bates City, Mo.
19. (8) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
20. (1) 8X Scott Chism, Bolivar, Mo.
21. (18) 8 Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
DNS – 9M Matthew Manes, Republic, Mo.
DNS – 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
DNS – F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.

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