MONETT, Mo. (June 27, 2025)—Tanner Mullens redrew the number one pill again and fired from the pole Friday night during opening night of the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial presented by Bret Givens Construction at Monett Motor Speedway. He began the night as the fastest qualifier in Group A, and then won his heat race.

The feature race, however, was feverishly contested.

Mullens set a torrid pace, but Gary Christian was there most of the time, just waiting for a bobble.

A late caution set up a green-white-checkered finish. Christian went for broke entering three coming to the checkers. He and Mullens each slid up the track, and Mullens had just enough momentum to get the job done.

“After that lest yellow I don't know if I boiled the brake fluid or something, they were going to the floor,” said Mullens in Victory Lane. “I knew he (Christian) would be there. I just couldn't get in there like I needed to be. We've been getting really good draws but we put ourselves in position with qualifying and winning heat races, and just having pretty good luck.”

Mullens has become good friends with the Phillips family over the years and knows the significance of the event.

“This is a pretty special race for us,” Mullens added. “Even to get the prelim win is really cool to us. We look forward to tomorrow, and hopefully for another good solid night.”

Behind the lead duo Terry Phillips, Rodney Sanders and Mark Smith were all jostling for positions back and forth. Phillips and Sanders ended up third and fourth. Smith slipped backwards late to 11th.

Gary Christian cut a fast lap in Deatherage Opticians Time Trials with a best effort of 16.832, topping Tanner Mullens by just 2 thousandths of a second. Tyler Wolff found the top line and dominated the Real Racing Wheels B Feature from eleventh.

Tomorrow night concludes the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial presented by Wehrs Machine & Racing Products. $7,575 is earmarked for the winner, with an additional $7,575 in lap leader money. For more information visit www.monettmotorspeedway.com, www.heartlandmodifiedtour.com and www.racindirt.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels
Monett Motor Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Friday, June 27, 2025

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Qualifying 1:
1. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., 16.834
2. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, 16.897
3. (15) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark., 16.917
4. (12) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., 16.992
5. (3) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo., 17.077
6. (1) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan., 17.086
7. (7) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo., 17.1
8. (2) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn., 17.124
9. (14) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., 17.155
10. (13) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., 17.17
11. (5) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., 17.246
12. (9) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan., 17.261
13. (17) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan., 17.27
14. (11) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark., 17.307
15. (10) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., 17.338
16. (18) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., 17.407
17. (16) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo., 17.463
18. (8) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan., 17.869

Qualifying 2:
1. (6) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla., 16.833
2. (3) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn., 17.015
3. (9) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark., 17.046
4. (16) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M., 17.047
5. (4) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo., 17.226
6. (8) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla., 17.234
7. (7) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 17.296
8. (1) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan., 17.463
9. (5) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan., 17.552
10. (9) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark., 17.625
11. (17) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., 17.694
12. (13) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan., 17.786
13. (12) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla., 17.803
14. (15) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo., 17.869
15. (10) 53 Charlie Laizure, Creighton, Mo., 18.228
16. (14) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo., 18.271
17. (11) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan., 18.271
DNS - 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan., 18.271

Heat 1:
1. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (3) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
3. (2) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
4. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (8) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (4) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (6) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (7) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
9. (9) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
4. (8) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
5. (2) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
6. (7) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
7. (6) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
8. (4) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
9. (9) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.

Heat 3:
1. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (3) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
3. (5) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
4. (4) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
5. (6) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
7. (8) 53 Charlie Laizure, Creighton, Mo.
8. (2) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
DNS - 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.

Heat 4:
1. (2) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
2. (1) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
3. (3) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (4) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
5. (6) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
6. (5) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
7. (7) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (9) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
9. (8) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.

B Feature:
1. (11) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (2) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
3. (1) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (6) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
5. (5) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (3) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
7. (10) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
8. (12) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (13) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
10. (8) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (15) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
12. (4) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
13. (14) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
14. (9) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
15. (7) 53 Charlie Laizure, Creighton, Mo.
DNS - 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.

A Feature:
1. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (2) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
3. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
5. (8) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
6. (11) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
7. (15) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
8. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
9. (17) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
10. (7) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
11. (4) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
12. (5) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
13. (12) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
14. (24) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
15. (21) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
16. (14) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas
17. (10) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
18. (16) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
19. (28) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
20. (23) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
21. (19) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
22. (27) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
23. (25) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
24. (26) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
25. (9) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
26. (22) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
27. (18) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
28. (20) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.

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