Frazier wins Throwdown finale; Whitehead earns title
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VIVIAN, La. (May 25, 2025)—The Ark-La-Tex Speedway roared to life Sunday night with the third and final night of the Triple Crown Throwdown presented by RaceON.
In the Sunoco USRA Factory Stock finale, Brett Frazier of Vivian drove to victory, fending off challenges from Justin Whitehead of Texarkana, Texas, who took second for a second straight night.
Whitehead—the defending USRA Limited Mod and Sunoco USRA Factory Stock national champion—also won on Friday, and took home the three-day points championship for the full-fendered division.
Terry Pritchett of Palmer, Texas, finished third, followed by Dalton Faulkner of Cut and Shoot, Texas, in fourth and Chase Hatton of De Berry, Texas, finishing fifth.
In the USRA Modified Feature, Drake Findley of Bryant, Ark., led wire-to-wire to claim victory.
Dustin Henigan of Marshall, Texas, finished second, followed by Kale Murphrey of Tullos, La., in third. Landon Meilke of Jonesboro, Ark., took fourth, and Steven Gaddis of Henderson, Texas, rounded out the top five.
The USRA Limited Mod Feature saw Derick Grigsby of Marshall, Texas, surge to the win, holding off Stephen Guidry of Marksville, La., and Ralo Pilkington, also of Marshall, Texas,, securing third.
Dennie Gieber of Frankston, Texas, and Ricky Burk of Waskom, Texas, completed the top five.
The USRA Tuner Feature was dominated by Sean Leasure of Mansfield, Texas. Clay Gardner of Lewisville, Ark., finished second, with Amber Nutt of Murfreesboro, Ark., taking third.
The Ark-La-Tex Speedway’s next event is scheduled for June 7 featuring another round of the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series. For more information, visit www.arklatexspeedway.com.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat 1:
1. (6) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
2. (1) 2S Steven Gaddis, Henderson, Texas
3. (5) 211 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
4. (7) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla.
5. (8) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas
6. (2) 21R Landon Rogers, Karnack, Texas
7. (3) 21XL Taylor Boaze, Sabine, Texas
8. (4) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
Heat 2:
1. (2) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
2. (6) 16JR Dustin Henigan, Marshall, Texas
3. (7) 14 Landon Meilke, Jonesboro, Ark.
4. (5) 2 Tim Eaves Jr., Mooringsport, La.
5. (8) 224 Tyler Morgan, Doyline, La.
6. (1) 4X Chuck Sanders, Little Rock, Ark.
7. (4) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas
8. (3) 22 Stetson Swilley, Marshall, Texas
Feature:
1. (1) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
2. (2) 16JR Dustin Henigan, Marshall, Texas
3. (3) 25 Kale Murphrey, Tullos, La.
4. (4) 14 Landon Meilke, Jonesboro, Ark.
5. (5) 2S Steven Gaddis, Henderson, Texas
6. (6) 211 Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
7. (7) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla.
8. (8) 2 Tim Eaves Jr., Mooringsport, La.
9. (9) 224 Tyler Morgan, Doyline, La.
10. (10) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas
11. (11) 4X Chuck Sanders, Little Rock, Ark.
12. (12) 21R Landon Rogers, Karnack, Texas
13. (13) 21XL Taylor Boaze, Sabine, Texas
14. (14) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas
15. (15) 22 Stetson Swilley, Marshall, Texas
16. (16) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
USRA LIMITED MODS
Heat 1:
1. (2) K1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
2. (1) 15 Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
3. (3) 24B Bailey Turner, Hooks, Texas
4. (6) 2H Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
5. (5) 23JR John Good Jr., Fouke, Ark.
6. (7) 22C Kevin Cooper, Diana, Texas
DNS. (4) 22S Stetson Swilley, Marshall, Texas
Heat 2:
1. (5) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
2. (1) 55 Ricky Burk, Waskom, Texas
3. (6) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
4. (4) 5S Shannon Swilley, Elysian Fields, Texas
5. (3) 7 Braxton Golladay, Elysian Fields, Texas
6. (2) 00B Britton Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
Feature:
1. (1) 69 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas
2. (2) K1 Stephen Guidry, Marksville, La.
3. (3) 22 Ralo Pilkington, Marshall, Texas
4. (4) 15 Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
5. (5) 55 Ricky Burk, Waskom, Texas
6. (6) 24B Bailey Turner, Hooks, Texas
7. (7) 2H Hunter O'Keefe, Texarkana, Texas
8. (8) 5S Shannon Swilley, Elysian Fields, Texas
9. (9) 7 Braxton Golladay, Elysian Fields, Texas
10. (10) 23JR John Good Jr., Fouke, Ark.
11. (11) 22C Kevin Cooper, Diana, Texas
12. (12) 00B Britton Moore, Texarkana, Ark.
13. (13) 22S Stetson Swilley, Marshall, Texas
SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS
Heat 1:
1. (3) H266 Terry Pritchett, Palmer, Texas
2. (4) H231 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
3. (5) 4 Colton Hinton, Ashdown, Ark.
4. (7) 15 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas
5. (6) 11H Logan Hughes, Waskom, Texas
6. (8) 6* Alex Williams, Kilgore, Texas
7. (1) 5J Doug Vick Jr., Vivian, La.
8. (9) 125 Mark Underwood Jr., Ruston, La.
9. (2) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.
Heat 2:
1. (4) F1 Brett Frazier, Vivian, La.
2. (7) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (5) 15C Kolton Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
4. (9) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
5. (2) 24 John Leita, Inez, Texas
6. (6) 21J Wally Beaty, Forney, Texas
7. (3) 12 Cody Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
8. (8) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
9. (1) 5M Michael Harlow, Lake Charles, La.
Heat 3:
1. (1) 88M Josh Martin, Colfax, La.
2. (4) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
3. (6) 151 Tommy Williams, Mansfield, Texas
4. (2) 161 B.J. Cook, Shreveport, La.
5. (7) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
6. (8) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
7. (5) 5X Michael Dabney, Kaufman, Texas
8. (9) L88 Logan Gordon, West Monroe, La.
9. (3) 12C Frank Canizoro, Mansfield, La.
Heat 4:
1. (3) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
2. (5) 15G Garren Lipinski, Minden, La.
3. (4) 07 Royce Jones, Troup, Texas
4. (9) 3 Colton Frazier, Palestine, Texas
5. (2) 87 Chris Green, Texarkana, Texas
6. (7) 21D Toby Davis, Rodessa, La.
7. (1) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.
8. (8) 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
9. (6) 4V Shelton Copeland, Vivian, La.
Heat 5:
1. (3) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
2. (4) 21M Blayne Murphy, Maypearl, Texas
3. (5) 81 Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
4. (7) 6P Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
5. (6) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
6. (2) 45R Zachary Worn, Bossier City, La.
7. (9) 199 Lee Jensen, Chandler, Texas
8. (8) 71A Allen Tippen, Minden, La.
9. (1) 15M Mark Fox, Joshua, Texas
B Feature 1:
1. (2) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
2. (1) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
3. (5) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
4. (10) 125 Mark Underwood Jr., Ruston, La.
5. (4) 15 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas
6. (3) 15C Kolton Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
7. (6) 24 John Leita, Inez, Texas
8. (8) 21J Wally Beaty, Forney, Texas
9. (11) 15M Mark Fox, Joshua, Texas
10. (7) 19 Logan Davis, Pleasant Hill, La.
11. (9) 27G Cade Galey, Stonewall, La.
DNS - 4JR Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
DNS - 4V Shelton Copeland, Vivian, La.
B Feature 2:
1. (3) 81 Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
2. (4) 6P Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
3. (8) 12 Cody Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
4. (2) 3 Colton Frazier, Palestine, Texas
5. (9) L88 Logan Gordon, West Monroe, La.
6. (10) 77 Tyler Dubois, Robeline, La.
7. (6) 87 Chris Green, Texarkana, Texas
8. (7) 199 Lee Jensen, Chandler, Texas
9. (5) 11H Logan Hughes, Waskom, Texas
10. (1) 21M Blayne Murphy, Maypearl, Texas
DNS - 21D Toby Davis, Rodessa, La.
DNS - 71A Allen Tippen, Minden, La.
B Feature 3:
1. (1) 151 Tommy Williams, Mansfield, Texas
2. (2) 4 Colton Hinton, Ashdown, Ark.
3. (3) 07 Royce Jones, Troup, Texas
4. (4) 161 B.J. Cook, Shreveport, La.
5. (5) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
6. (6) 6* Alex Williams, Kilgore, Texas
7. (7) 45R Zachary Worn, Bossier City, La.
8. (8) 5J Doug Vick Jr., Vivian, La.
9. (9) 5X Michael Dabney, Kaufman, Texas
10. (10) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
11. (11) 5M Michael Harlow, Lake Charles, La.
12. (12) 12C Frank Canizoro, Mansfield, La.
A Feature:
1. (1) F1 Brett Frazier, Vivian, La.
2. (2) 36J Justin Whitehead, Texarkana, Texas
3. (3) H266 Terry Pritchett, Palmer, Texas
4. (4) 27 Dalton Faulkner, Cut and Shoot, Texas
5. (5) 10X Chase Hatton, De Berry, Texas
6. (6) 15G Garren Lipinski, Minden, La.
7. (7) 88M Josh Martin, Colfax, La.
8. (8) H231 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
9. (9) 20 Neil Kemp, Mineral Springs, Ark.
10. (10) 81 Cody Myers, Bossier City, La.
11. (11) 151 Tommy Williams, Mansfield, Texas
12. (12) 2H C.J. Howell, Dry Prong, La.
13. (13) 6P Bo Perry, Bossier City, La.
14. (14) 4 Colton Hinton, Ashdown, Ark.
15. (15) 25 Gary Harvin, Fouke, Ark.
16. (16) 12 Cody Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
17. (17) 07 Royce Jones, Troup, Texas
18. (18) 125 Mark Underwood Jr., Ruston, La.
19. (19) 3 Colton Frazier, Palestine, Texas
20. (20) 161 B.J. Cook, Shreveport, La.
21. (21) 15 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas
22. (22) L88 Logan Gordon, West Monroe, La.
23. (23) 34JR Joshua Daugherty, Bossier City, La.
24. (24) 5X Michael Dabney, Kaufman, Texas
USRA TUNERS
Heat 1:
1. (2) 67L Sean Leasure, Mansfield, Texas
2. (4) 14A Amber Nutt, Murfreesboro, Ark.
3. (1) 88 Stephen Stiteler, Decatur, Texas
4. (6) 0 Michael McEachern, Haughton, La.
5. (7) 62X Josh Worn, Benton, La.
6. (8) 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark.
7. (5) 14J Jaxson Crabtree, Murfreesbroro, Ark.
8. (3) C49 Layne Riley, Hallsville, Texas
Heat 2:
1. (1) 1G Clay Gardner, Lewisville, Ark.
2. (2) 7L Jason Farrington, Princeton, La.
3. (4) 6C Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
4. (6) 7S Brentley Smith, Marshall, Texas
5. (5) 35 Jonathan Rodriguez, Mooringsport, La.
6. (7) 13 Mckinney Smith, Redwater, Texas
7. (3) 88J Justin Jones, Hallsville, Texas
Feature:
1. (1) 67L Sean Leasure, Mansfield, Texas
2. (2) 1G Clay Gardner, Lewisville, Ark.
3. (3) 14A Amber Nutt, Murfreesboro, Ark.
4. (4) 7L Jason Farrington, Princeton, La.
5. (5) 6C Justin Converse, Texarkana, Ark.
6. (6) 88 Stephen Stiteler, Decatur, Texas
7. (7) 0 Michael McEachern, Haughton, La.
8. (8) 7S Brentley Smith, Marshall, Texas
9. (9) 62X Josh Worn, Benton, La.
10. (10) 35 Jonathan Rodriguez, Mooringsport, La.
11. (11) 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark.
12. (12) 13 Mckinney Smith, Redwater, Texas
13. (13) 88J Justin Jones, Hallsville, Texas
14. (14) 14J Jaxson Crabtree, Murfreesbroro, Ark.
15. (15) C49 Layne Riley, Hallsville, Texas
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