Michael McEachern of Minden, La., flew to the USRA Tuner National Championship and his first Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series title in 2024.

The newly-crowned USRA Tuner National Champion garnered 13 wins in his 33 starts, along with 21 top-five and 24 top-ten finishes racing against big fields nearly every weekend.

The 50-year-old outdistanced Connar Brownlee of Weleetka, Okla., and Fort Dodge, Iowa’s Tyler Crimmins to earn his title, and competed at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Boothill Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Super Bee Speedway and Texarkana 67 Speedway in 2024.

USRA Tuner 2023 National Championship:
1. 0 Michael McEachern, Minden, La., 4304
2. 41 Connar Brownlee, Weleetka, Okla., 4192
3. 15 Tyler Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 4170
4. 3 Cale Hancock, Collinsville, Okla., 4123
5. 41B Braxton Brownlee, Weleetka, Okla., 4037
6. 28 Braiden Schaufenbuel, New Hampton, Iowa, 3976
7. 14M Michael Reyes, Shamrock, Texas, 3975
8. 38 Dalton Fels, Calmar, Iowa, 3898
9. 93S Stephanie Sharp, Nashville, Ark., 3895
10. 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark., 3871
Complete 2024 USRA Tuner standings

Past USRA Tuner National Champions:
2023 - Brad Stahl, Castalia, Iowa
2022 - Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa
2021 - David Thompson, Mesquite Texas
2020 - Brian Schoenbaum Jr., San Antonio, Texas
2019 - Seth Scholl, Holmen, Wis.
2018 - Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
2017 - Kyle Balik, Fort Atkinson, Iowa

McEachern will collect $500 from a points fund of more than $100,000 and contingency awards worth over $40,000. Including national, regional, rookie and track points funds, nearly $1 million is returning to  racers at season's end.

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points for all divisions include each competitor’s best twenty (20) points nights during the 2024 campaign. Each competitor must have competed in at least one-half of the events held at any one USRA-sanctioned racetrack to be eligible for national points funds.

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Awards Banquet approaching: The annual USRA Awards Banquet is Saturday, January 25, inside the 12,000-square-foot Star Pavilion at the Ameristar Casino Hotel located at 3200 N Ameristar Dr, Kansas City, MO 64161. This will once again be a joint celebration for the USRA and United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). Tickets go on sale Nov. 29.

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USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Deatherage Racing Opticians, Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Gunshepherd.com, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, JE Pistons, Keyser Manufacturing, Landrum Performance Springs, MD3, MSD Performance, Performance Bodies & Parts, QA1, Quarter Master, QuickCar Racing Products, RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Total Power, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes Day Motor Sports, KS Engineering.