Stovall all the way, Williams repeats in Ron Jenkins Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway
Jesse Stovall won the USRA Modified main event.
Veteran Jesse Stovall of Billings, Mo., led wire-to-wire to beat Lucas Gibbs for the USRA Modified win Saturday night during the final night of the Ron Jenkins Memorial at the Lucas Oil Speedway.
Stovall started on the outside of row one and opened a one-second lead over Lucas Gibbs after five laps. Those two opened a large gap back to third-place Nathan Hagar by the halfway mark on lap 10.
Gibbs closed in on Stovall as the duo navigated lapped traffic, but the former Late Model driver was able to maintain the lead as action remained green at just under a second until lap 15 when Greg Scheffler took a spin in turn four.
Stovall rode the high groove after the restart and went on to prevail over Gibbs by 1.1 seconds. Henry Chambers was third, Paden Phillips fourth and Jeff Cutshaw fifth.
"This is just a surreal and awesome feeling to be standing here again after several years," said Stovall, who scored his last win at Lucas Oil Speedway since 2019. He's driven a limited schedule of late as he's making a driving comeback after a concussion in his Late Model in 2017 limited his schedule.
"I give all the glory to God," Stovall added. "I've struggled for a long time trying to get myself right, where I could come out and do this again. The sport I love, it's just an awesome sport."
Williams repeats in USRA B-Mods: Bobby Williams of Hermitage made it back-to-back wins in the Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, holding off Mitchell Franklin for the victory.
Williams led all 20 laps for his second win of the season at Lucas Oil Speedway and 11th overall in 2024. He started fourth and got around front-row starter Franklin in the early going.
"This is a lot better than some of the weekends I've had here, for sure," Williams said with a laugh, when asked about his sweep. "Me and Mitchell had a pretty good battle going on there for a little bit. He gave me just enough room to throw a slider on him and it worked out in my favor. I like racing with Mitchell, me and him always race real hard."
Logan Smith came home in third with Kerry Davis fourth and Kenny Nutter fifth.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (4) 55 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
2. (5) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (2) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
5. (7) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
6. (6) 30 Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
7. (1) 21P Jacob Potter, Fulton, Mo.
8. (3) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.
Heat #2:
1. (3) 00 Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo.
2. (5) 151 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
3. (1) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
4. (4) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (2) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
6. (6) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
7. (7) 7D7 Kyle Covert, Topeka, Kan.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (4) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (3) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
4. (6) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
5. (5) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (7) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
7. (8) 76 Shawn Knuckles, Ellsinore, Mo.
DQ – (1) 17S Mike Striegel, Hermitage, Mo.
Feature:
1. (2) 00 Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo.
2. (5) 151 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
3. (8) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
4. (3) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (7) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
6. (1) 55 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
7. (16) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (6) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (10) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
10. (15) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (12) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
12. (9) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
13. (17) 30 Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
14. (11) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
15. (19) 21P Jacob Potter, Fulton, Mo.
16. (22) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.
17. (13) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
18. (14) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
19. (21) 76 Shawn Knuckles, Ellsinore, Mo.
20. (20) 7D7 Kyle Covert, Topeka, Kan.
21. (4) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
22. (18) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
23. (23) 17S Mike Striegel, Hermitage, Mo.
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
2. (3) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (6) 60 Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo.
4. (5) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
5. (2) 28 Shane Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.
6. (8) 77 Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
7. (7) 56M James Moore, Moberly, Mo.
DQ – (4) 94 Tyler Potter, Fulton, Mo.
DNS – 6T Austin Tredway, Springfield, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (2) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (1) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
3. (7) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (8) 76 K.C. Mullin, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (4) 0 Blake Wimmer, Wellsville, Mo.
6. (5) 15 Nick Drew, Kansas City, Kan.
7. (3) 4 Kenson Martin, Cave Springs, Ark.
8. (6) 11S Colby Carter, Pleasanton, Kan.
Heat #3:
1. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
2. (7) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (3) 27 Jeff Ayres, Stockton, Mo.
4. (4) 7 Joshua Christian, Wellsville, Mo.
5. (5) 36R Ryan Smith, Moran, Kan.
6. (1) 5 Stratton McGhee, Iola, Kan.
7. (2) 83R Ryan Smythe, Camdenton, Mo.
DNS – 1ONE Chet Buckley, Republic, Mo.
Heat #4:
1. (6) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (4) -7 Kynsey Collins, Stockton, Mo.
3. (5) 2 Jordan Jones, Mexico, Mo.
4. (1) 18C Carter Harrison, Crocker, Mo.
5. (8) 65 Trent Wynn, Hartville, Mo.
6. (7) 668 Hunter Stutesmun, Highlandville, Mo.
7. (2) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.
8. (3) 22 Chase Hubbard, Owasso, Okla.
"B" Feature:
1. (7) 15 Nick Drew, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (4) 668 Hunter Stutesmun, Highlandville, Mo.
3. (11) 4 Kenson Martin, Cave Springs, Ark.
4. (2) 0 Blake Wimmer, Wellsville, Mo.
5. (5) 5 Stratton McGhee, Iola, Kan.
6. (12) 22 Chase Hubbard, Owasso, Okla.
7. (13) 11S Colby Carter, Pleasanton, Kan.
8. (9) 83R Ryan Smythe, Camdenton, Mo.
9. (14) 56M James Moore, Moberly, Mo.
10. (10) 86R Trent Rodgers, Warsaw, Mo.
11. (3) 36R Ryan Smith, Moran, Kan.
12. (1) 28 Shane Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.
13. (8) 77 Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
DQ – (6) 94 Tyler Potter, Fulton, Mo.
DNS – 7 Joshua Christian, Wellsville, Mo.
DNS – 1ONE Chet Buckley, Republic, Mo.
DNS – 6T Austin Tredway, Springfield, Mo.
"A" Feature:
1. (4) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (2) F1 Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (7) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (10) 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Mo.
5. (8) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
6. (11) 2 Jordan Jones, Mexico, Mo.
7. (1) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (15) 65 Trent Wynn, Hartville, Mo.
9. (6) -7 Kynsey Collins, Stockton, Mo.
10. (13) 27 Jeff Ayres, Stockton, Mo.
11. (5) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
12. (19) 4 Kenson Martin, Cave Springs, Ark.
13. (17) 15 Nick Drew, Kansas City, Kan.
14. (14) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
15. (16) 18C Carter Harrison, Crocker, Mo.
16. (18) 668 Hunter Stutesmun, Highlandville, Mo.
17. (20) 0 Blake Wimmer, Wellsville, Mo.
18. (23) 11S Colby Carter, Pleasanton, Kan.
19. (22) 22 Chase Hubbard, Owasso, Okla.
20. (3) 19 Tanner Kade, Hermitage, Mo.
21. (12) 76 K.C. Mullin, Manhattan, Kan.
22. (24) 83R Ryan Smythe, Camdenton, Mo.
23. (21) 5 Stratton McGhee, Iola, Kan.
24. (9) 60 Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo.
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