Mullens scores USRA Heartland Modified Tour finale at I-35 Speedway
Tanner Mullens won the USRA Modified main event.
Saturday night was the culmination of an entire season's worth of racing for both the drivers and staff of the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels. The I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo., hosted the series for the second time this year.
Twenty-seven cars signed in for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action with $2,000 on the line.
Tanner Mullens started third and tolled the high side while Tyler Hibner led early. Mullens slowly reeled him in and the duo were in close quarters for a handful of laps.
Mullens eventually grabbed the lead and rolled away to the win.
His track performance also was big for the final points standings as well. He moved up from seventh to fourth with the win. It was his second VP Racing Fuels checkered flag of the season. His first came earlier in the year at the Caney Valley Speedway.
“It feels good,” said Mullens, in Victory Lane. “I think he (Hibner) was relying on that grip on the bottom, and I was too tight to stay down there. I got to the top and tried to run with momentum the best I could. I was still a little free getting in, and got a little bit to more to work on for sure.”
Hibner was the runner-up for the second night in a row, showcasing great speed and poise all weekend.
Brandon Givens rounded out the top three and also locked down third in the overall points.
Houston Johnson was fourth and a newcomer to the Modified division, Shadren Turner, finished fifth.
Saturday's race marked the conclusion of the season. The post-season party will take place Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Hochatown Saloon in Hochatown, Okla.
A $32,000 points fund will be distributed, along with a great meal and concert from red dirt country music artist Stoney LaRue. More information is forthcoming.
2024 HMT Points Fund: 1. $7500, 2. $4500, 3. $3500, 4. $3000, 5. $2500, 6. $2400, 7. $2300, 8. $2200, 9. $2100, 10. $2000. Note: 80% attendance required for points fund eligibilitie.
Saturday was Domestic Violence Awareness Night at the I-35 Speedway with multiple fans taking home raffle prizes.
Kristchon Hisel parked his USRA Stock Car in Molle Auto Group Victory Lane. This was his third feature win this season.
In the USRA B-Mod feature it was a battle of brothers as Lucas Isaacs had to hold off his brother, Ethan Isaacs, to secure his second feature win this season.
Next Saturday night, Oct. 26, is the final night of racing for the season.
Tyler Hibner has a 192-point lead on Houston Johnson in the USRA Modifieds. Nic Hanes is the points leader in the USRA Stock Cars, leading by 118 points over Corey Myers. Both have clinched their division titles.
Chase Moulton leads the USRA B-Mod points by 73 over Mark Anderson, who is mathematically still alive if Moulton fails to show up next Saturday.
Thank you to all the race fans that came out for another exciting night of racing. We had 108 cars total and completed our last feature race at 10:15 p.m.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels
I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (6) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
3. (1) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
4. (3) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
5. (5) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (4) 1R Cade Richards, Lincoln, Neb.
7. (7) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (2) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
2. (1) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (4) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
4. (5) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
5. (3) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
6. (6) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
7. (7) 00 Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (6) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (5) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
4. (3) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.
5. (7) 02X Chase Querry, Cameron, Mo.
6. (1) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
7. (4) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
Heat #4:
1. (1) 118 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
2. (6) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
3. (5) 99 Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
4. (3) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
5. (4) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
6. (2) 34D Aaron Moss, Westville, Okla.
Feature:
1. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (2) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (12) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (5) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
6. (4) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
7. (13) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
8. (10) 99 Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
9. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
10. (11) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
11. (14) 75M Gunner Martin, Sugar Creek, Mo.
12. (6) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
13. (19) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
14. (23) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
15. (26) 00 Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
16. (20) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
17. (24) 34D Aaron Moss, Westville, Okla.
18. (15) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.
19. (9) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
20. (21) 1R Cade Richards, Lincoln, Neb.
21. (16) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
22. (22) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
23. (25) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
24. (7) 118 Chad Lyle, Lone Jack, Mo.
25. (17) 02X Chase Querry, Cameron, Mo.
26. (27) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
27. (18) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
USRA STOCK CARS
Heat:
1. (1) 20 Kristchon Hisel, Winston, Mo.
2. (6) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
3. (4) 37D Brad Derry, Bedford, Iowa
4. (5) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
5. (2) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
6. (3) 15X Corey Myers, Atchison, Kan.
Feature:
1. (2) 20 Kristchon Hisel, Winston, Mo.
2. (4) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
3. (3) 37D Brad Derry, Bedford, Iowa
4. (1) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
5. (6) 15X Corey Myers, Atchison, Kan.
6. (5) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 00 Kyler Girard, Moberly, Mo.
2. (3) 69 Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
3. (4) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
4. (8) 65A Mark Anderson, Chillicothe, Mo.
5. (1) 87 Richard Moulton, Altamont, Mo.
6. (7) 345 Jimmy Downs, Maysville, Mo.
7. (9) 13J Jesse Branstetter, Gallatin, Mo.
8. (6) 34 Brad Wyatt, Kearney, Mo.
9. (5) 18M Chase Moulton, Altamont, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (2) 6 Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
2. (1) 17L Londen McClure, St. Joseph, Mo.
3. (5) 57C Chad Clancy, Polo, Mo.
4. (4) 0 Dakota Girard, Moberly, Mo.
5. (8) 88H Lonnie Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
6. (6) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
7. (3) 27 Tyler O'Neal, Bethany, Mo.
8. (7) 12D Daniel Pettit, Jameson, Mo.
Feature:
1. (2) 6 Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
2. (7) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
3. (1) 00 Kyler Girard, Moberly, Mo.
4. (5) 57C Chad Clancy, Polo, Mo.
5. (3) 69 Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
6. (8) 88H Lonnie Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
7. (12) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
8. (4) 17L Londen McClure, St. Joseph, Mo.
9. (9) 0 Dakota Girard, Moberly, Mo.
10. (15) 18M Chase Moulton, Altamont, Mo.
11. (14) 12D Daniel Pettit, Jameson, Mo.
12. (11) 345 Jimmy Downs, Maysville, Mo.
13. (16) 13J Jesse Branstetter, Gallatin, Mo.
14. (13) 27 Tyler O'Neal, Bethany, Mo.
15. (6) 65A Mark Anderson, Chillicothe, Mo.
16. (10) 87 Richard Moulton, Altamont, Mo.
DNS - 34 Brad Wyatt, Kearney, Mo.
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