WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- It was a hot night at West Plains Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 30, and we’re not talking about the temperature!

The USRA Modified main event had race fans on the edge of their seats when Logan Martin -- West Plains Motor Speedway's youngest Modified driver -- started in the second position took the lead from the start with points leader Jason Hughes following. Martin ran hard and had race fans out of their seats the entire event, with Hughes literally nipping at his heels to take back the first-place position.

Martin and Hughes went head to head the first 19 laps with Martin holding tight in first. Hughes, however, was determined to take home another win. On the 20th lap in turn 4 right before the checkered flag, Hughes pulled out all the stops and passed Martin to win by a mere four-one-thousandths of a second at the finish line, leaving Hughes with his sixth victory of the season and Martin settling for second.

Rounding out the top 5 were Josh Hughes in third, Brandon Ball fourth and Greg Hughes in the fifth spot.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
West Plains Motor Speedway, West Plains, Mo.
Saturday, June 30, 2012

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

1. (2) 24 Jason Brigman, West Plains
2. (5) 36m Logan Martin, West Plains
3. (8) 33k Kaleb Stolba, Willow Springs
4. (9) 32 Jarred Duke, West Plains
5. (3) 60 Cody Nivens
6. (4) 20 Bobby Ratterree, Mountain Grove
7. (6) 55s Chris Skinner, Moody
8. (7) 71p Danny Peterson, West Plains
9. (1) 43 Austin Warren
10. (10) 0 Tony Myers, Alton

1. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield
2. (4) 22 Lonnie Duncan II, Alton
3. (1) 7 Taylor Duggins, West Plains
4. (8) 24r Chris Ratterree, Mountain. Grove
5. (7) 13 Ben Piper, West Plains
6. (9) 24t Toby Thompson, Mountain Grove
7. (5) 15 Tyler Duggins, West Plains
8. (10) 3 Tony Moore
9. (6) 27 Joshua Hughes
10. (2) 11 Dustin Shaw, Birch Tree

1. (1) 24 Jason Brigman, West Plains
2. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield
3. (3) 36m Logan Martin, West Plains
4. (5) 33k Kaleb Stolba, Willow Springs
5. (7) 32 Jarred Duke, West Plains
6. (9) 60 Cody Nivens
7. (10) 13 Ben Piper, West Plains
8. (15) 71p Danny Peterson, West Plains
9. (14) 15 Tyler Duggins, West Plains
10. (6) 7 Taylor Duggins, West Plains
11. (13) 55s Chris Skinner, Moody
12. (20) 11 Dustin Shaw, Birch Tree
13. (17) 43 Austin Warren
14. (4) 22 Lonnie Duncan II, Alton
15. (19) 0 Tony Myers, Alton
16. (18) 27 Joshua Hughes
17. (8) 24r Chris Ratterree, Mountain. Grove
18. (11) 20 Bobby Ratterree, Mountain Grove
19. (16) 3 Tony Moore
20. (12) 24t Toby Thompson, Mountain Grove