Slader fends off Wolff for Kegger triumph

Kyle Slader won the USRA Modified main event.

Kyle Slader won the USRA Modified main event.


Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., kicked off its points season on Saturday with the 46th Annual Kegger honoring Cecil Harlan featuring the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Originally planned for April 18-19, the event was rescheduled to a single-day show due to conflicting race dates, but delivered intense competition across four classes to celebrate over five decades of racing since the track’s debut on May 28, 1971.

In the USRA Modified feature, Kyle Slader, a USRA B-Mod graduate from Muskogee, took the win. Tyler Wolff, the defending USRA Modified National Champion from Fayetteville, Ark., finished second, followed by Jared Russell from Wagoner in third. Brent Holman from Rogers, Ark., secured fourth, and Johnny Bone Jr. from Pea Ridge, Ark., rounded out the top five.

The USRA Stock Car feature saw Cody Jones from Fort Smith, Ark., claim victory. Marshall Penson from Van Buren, Ark., took second, with Ray Phipps in third. Roy Long from Stilwell finished fourth, and Matt Thompson from Bentonville, Ark., completed the top five.

In the USRA B-Mod feature, Jon Sheets from Nevada, Mo., earned his third win of the year. Dalton Ragsdale from Muskogee took second, followed by Daniel Tarkington from Checotah in third. Dylan Reynolds from Barling, Ark., finished fourth, and Kyle Ledford from Greenwood, Ark., secured fifth.

The Sunoco USRA Factory Stock feature was won by Grant Davis from Muldrow. Wesley Bourne from Rock Island took second, with Ty Abernathy from Mt. Ida, Ark., in third. Rick Edgerton from Fort Smith, Ark., finished fourth, and Christopher Patterson from Muldrow rounded out the top five.

For more information on upcoming events, visit www.tri-statespeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla.
Saturday, April 12, 2025

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat 1:
1. (4) 19 Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (3) 17 Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark.
3. (2) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
4. (6) 1T Ryan Taylor, Springdale, Ark.
5. (7) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla.
6. (5) 57H Fredrick Hogrefe, Poteau, Okla.
7. (1) 21 James Drummond, Mountainburg, Ark.

Heat 2:
1. (5) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (2) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
3. (7) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
4. (1) 47 Josh Harney, Prairie Grove, Ark.
5. (4) 57M Mike Hines, Van Buren, Ark.
6. (6) 17JR Drake Long, Stilwell, Okla.
7. (3) 9H Aaron Halpain, Hulbert, Okla.

Feature:
1. (2) 19 Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (5) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (4) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
4. (1) 17 Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark.
5. (3) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
6. (9) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla.
7. (6) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
8. (7) 1T Ryan Taylor, Springdale, Ark.
9. (10) 57M Mike Hines, Van Buren, Ark.
10. (14) 9H Aaron Halpain, Hulbert, Okla.
11. (13) 21 James Drummond, Mountainburg, Ark.
12. (8) 47 Josh Harney, Prairie Grove, Ark.
13. (12) 17JR Drake Long, Stilwell, Okla.
14. (11) 57H Fredrick Hogrefe, Poteau, Okla.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat 1:
1. (3) 92 Cody Jones, Fort Smith, Ark.
2. (5) 17M Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark.
3. (8) 24 Chad Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
4. (1) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
5. (2) 81M Brad Murdock, Siloam Springs, Ark.
6. (7) 25 Jim Philpot, Greenwood, Ark.
7. (6) 82 Richard Marrow, Indianola, Okla.
8. (4) 55 Justin Johnson, Van Buren, Ark.

Heat 2:
1. (1) L7 Ray Phipps, Pocola, Okla.
2. (3) X Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
3. (5) 18 Kyle McAllister, Fort Smith, Ark.
4. (2) 1P Marshall Penson, Van Buren, Ark.
5. (7) 12 Roger Drummond, Ozark, Ark.
6. (6) 112 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
7. (4) 11W Graci Williams, Fort Gibson, Okla.

Feature:
1. (4) 92 Cody Jones, Fort Smith, Ark.
2. (8) 1P Marshall Penson, Van Buren, Ark.
3. (2) L7 Ray Phipps, Pocola, Okla.
4. (5) X Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
5. (3) 17M Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark.
6. (1) 18 Kyle McAllister, Fort Smith, Ark.
7. (10) 81M Brad Murdock, Siloam Springs, Ark.
8. (15) 55 Justin Johnson, Van Buren, Ark.
9. (11) 25 Jim Philpot, Greenwood, Ark.
10. (9) 12 Roger Drummond, Ozark, Ark.
11. (13) 11W Graci Williams, Fort Gibson, Okla.
12. (12) 112 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
13. (7) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
14. (14) 82 Richard Marrow, Indianola, Okla.
15. (6) 24 Chad Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.

USRA B-MODS

Heat 1:
1. (2) 788 Kevin Guinn, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (3) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
3. (4) 247 Dylan Reynolds, Barling, Ark.
4. (7) 58 Chad Reid, Yukon, Okla.
5. (6) 19JR Brodey Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
6. (5) 88H Rodney Harper, Yukon, Okla.
7. (1) C19 Tigger Callahan, Clarksville , Ark.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 747 Ryan Taylor, Springdale, Ark.
2. (4) 413N Racen Stacy, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (6) 7D Jacob Campbell, Hackett, Ark.
4. (2) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
5. (5) 75 Kyle Ledford, Greenwood, Ark.
6. (3) 88R Rachel Harper, Yukon, Okla.
DNS. (7) 00C Ray Callahan, Coal Hill, Ark.

Heat 3:
1. (2) D97 Devin Barker, Elkins, Ark.
2. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (6) 0 Kort Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (3) 35 Jimmy Willson, Farmington, Ark.
5. (7) 3 Masson Martin, Cave Springs, Ark.
6. (1) 15 Jason Chapman, Fort Smith, Ark.
7. (4) C35 Casey Willson, Farmington, Ark.
8. (8) 00C Ray Callahan, Coal Hill, Ark.

Heat 4:
1. (3) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (6) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
3. (2) 17 Neil Johnston, Fort Smith, Ark.
4. (5) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
5. (4) 31 Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark.
DNS. (1) 9W Trey Wiley, Sallisaw, Okla.

Feature:
1. (6) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (2) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (4) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
4. (11) 247 Dylan Reynolds, Barling, Ark.
5. (20) 75 Kyle Ledford, Greenwood, Ark.
6. (10) 0 Kort Morgan, Muskogee, Okla.
7. (13) 17 Neil Johnston, Fort Smith, Ark.
8. (8) 747 Ryan Taylor, Springdale, Ark.
9. (3) 788 Kevin Guinn, Fayetteville, Ark.
10. (12) 58 Chad Reid, Yukon, Okla.
11. (7) 413N Racen Stacy, Muskogee, Okla.
12. (19) 31 Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark.
13. (14) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
14. (15) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
15. (16) 35 Jimmy Willson, Farmington, Ark.
16. (23) 88H Rodney Harper, Yukon, Okla.
17. (9) 7D Jacob Campbell, Hackett, Ark.
18. (22) 88R Rachel Harper, Yukon, Okla.
19. (21) 15 Jason Chapman, Fort Smith, Ark.
20. (25) C35 Casey Willson, Farmington, Ark.
21. (27) 9W Trey Wiley, Sallisaw, Okla.
22. (1) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
23. (5) D97 Devin Barker, Elkins, Ark.
24. (18) 19JR Brodey Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
25. (17) 3 Masson Martin, Cave Springs, Ark.
DNS. (24) C19 Tigger Callahan, Clarksville , Ark.
DNS. (26) 00C Ray Callahan, Coal Hill, Ark.

SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS

Heat 1:
1. (1) 12 Steven Butler, Cameron, Okla.
2. (2) 48 Kenneth Bourland, Fort Smith, Ark.
3. (5) 88M Rick Edgerton, Fort Smith, Ark.
4. (6) 4A Ty Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
5. (3) 148 Christopher Patterson, Muldrow, Okla.
6. (4) 3 Ferril Davis, Muldrow, Okla.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 327 Grant Davis, Muldrow, Okla.
2. (3) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
3. (5) 11 Hunter Mundy, Pocola, Okla.
4. (4) FIVE Wesley Bourne, Rock Island, Okla.
5. (2) 09 Tyler Kirkes, Talihina, Okla.

Feature:
1. (4) 327 Grant Davis, Muldrow, Okla.
2. (8) FIVE Wesley Bourne, Rock Island, Okla.
3. (7) 4A Ty Abernathy, Mt. Ida, Ark.
4. (2) 88M Rick Edgerton, Fort Smith, Ark.
5. (10) 148 Christopher Patterson, Muldrow, Okla.
6. (1) 12 Steven Butler, Cameron, Okla.
7. (11) 3 Ferril Davis, Muldrow, Okla.
8. (5) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
9. (6) 48 Kenneth Bourland, Fort Smith, Ark.
10. (3) 11 Hunter Mundy, Pocola, Okla.
11. (9) 09 Tyler Kirkes, Talihina, Okla.

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