Rodney Sanders won the USRA Modified main event.

Saturday night at the Nevada Speedway in Nevada, Mo., the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels took to the track. Twenty-six cars rolled in set for action with $2,000 going to the winner.

Jason Hughes started on the inside of the second row. Once out front he took off, prior to dealing with a steady stream of lapped traffic. This allowed Rodney Sanders to close the gap and take over the top spot with five to go.

Hughes kept within ear shot of Sanders until two to go when he drew a Midwest Sheet Metal caution. This set up a green-white-checkered finish.

There were no late-race heroics and Sanders motored to the win—his second of the season with the series.

“For as little as this was, it was probably about as good as it could get,” said Sanders in victory lane. “You could run the very top or the very bottom. Hats off to the track crew. I thought it raced pretty good.

"Jason (Hughes) had a pretty good car too. The lapped traffic certainly helped us get by him. It feels good to get back going.”

Tanner Mullens hung around the top five all night and was strong at the end to finish second. Gary Christian finished third.

Tyler Wolff blew an engine in his heat race and changed it in the pits. He fired from the 25th starting spot and ran all the way to fourth.

Dakota Dale had his best night of the season and completed the top five.

Qualifying heat race wins went to Christian, Hughes, Mullens and Sanders.

Sunday night, the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial presented by Schoenfeld Headers and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products will commence at the Monett Motor Speedway in Monett, Mo., to round out the weekend's trio of events in the Show-Me State.

Hot laps have been moved back to 7 p.m., which is 30 minutes later than originally announced.

Fans unable to attend Sunday night’s show can watch at racindirt.tv.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Nevada Speedway, Nevada, Mo.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (2) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
3. (4) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
4. (3) 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
5. (5) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
6. (6) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (7) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
3. (4) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
4. (3) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
5. (6) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (5) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (7) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (3) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
3. (4) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
4. (6) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
5. (2) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
6. (5) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (3) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (1) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (6) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan.
5. (4) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
6. (5) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.

Feature:
1. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (2) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
4. (25) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
5. (7) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
6. (11) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
7. (1) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (6) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
9. (10) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
10. (8) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
11. (20) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
12. (18) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
13. (26) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
14. (16) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
15. (15) 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
16. (14) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan.
17. (21) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
18. (19) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
19. (12) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
20. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
21. (24) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
22. (9) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
23. (13) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
24. (17) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
25. (23) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
26. (22) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.

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