MONNETT, Mo. (June 28, 2025)—Tanner Mullens kept the lucky rabbit foot in his pocket and displayed the same speed he has shown over the last couple of months to win the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial presented by Schoenfeld Headers and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products at Monett Motor Speedway.

He began the night qualifying eighth fastest in his group. From the outside of the second row, Mullens was able to grab the heat race win. He was the final driver to redraw at intermission, among the heat race winners. The other three racers left him the pole.

Tanner set a blistering fast pace, again. Gary Christian challenged early, but Mullens walked away with a total of $15,150 for his Wehrs Machine A Feature effort. This includes $7575 in winner's share purse money and $7,575 in lap leader money as well. His two day haul, including the Bret Givens Construction Preliminary night win is $17,225.

“I was worried about tearing up tires and then Gary slid me there and I got back by and he slid me again and he spun out,” said Mullens of the battle with Christian. “He's gonna be tough to beat I think.”

Tanner and his family have become close with Terry Phillips, traveling together between USMTS stops. This win meant a lot to him.

“It's special to us, TP is family to me,” Mullens further elaborated “To win it is pretty cool.”

Mullens also acknowledged the event partners and thanked the lap sponsors for their support. He said the custom Wehrs Machine trophy will be “front and center” in his race shop once they get home.

There was a lot happening behind Mullens, including the series points leader Brandon Givens making moves to the front. He passed 12 cars en route to the night's runner up finish, the result ties his best run of the year and extends his points lead.

Rodney Sanders hung near the front all weekend and completed the podium finishers with a third place effort. Terry Phillips and Mark Smith rounded out the balance of the top five.

The night's hard charger was Dustin Hodges, he moved up 18 spots to run sixth. Seven total competitors went forward 10 or more positions in the main event. Jesse Stovall had the speedway in great shape all weekend.

Gary Christian was the Deatherage Opticians Fast Qualifier with a best lap of 17.080 seconds. Heat races went to Christian, Jason Hughes, Rodney Sanders and Tanner Mullens.

HMT competitors will be right back at it next weekend. Thursday the show rolls into Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland for their annual Fireworks Extravaganza. On Friday and Saturday, a new racetrack for the series awaits at the Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg Long known for outstanding Modified racing, it's been several years since they have been on the card there.

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.
Saturday, June 28, 2025

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Qualifying 1:
1. (11) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla., 17.08
2. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., 17.517
3. (6) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark., 17.58
4. (5) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M., 17.633
5. (13) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla., 17.703
6. (14) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., 17.744
7. (4) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., 17.889
8. (19) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo., 17.893
9. (18) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., 17.9
10. (17) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn., 17.924
11. (1) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan., 18.006
12. (9) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan., 18.21
13. (12) 7X Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark., 18.221
14. (3) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan., 18.41
15. (10) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., 18.43
16. (15) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo., 18.439
17. (2) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark., 18.523
18. (8) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan., 18.568
19. (16) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., 18.707

Qualifying 2:
1. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, 17.645
2. (1) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo., 17.674
3. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., 17.815
4. (12) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo., 17.88
5. (19) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla., 17.905
6. (2) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark., 17.95
7. (10) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan., 18.043
8. (14) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., 18.065
9. (15) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan., 18.065
10. (6) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark., 18.261
11. (5) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn., 18.336
12. (7) 17H Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark., 18.583
13. (11) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan., 18.696
14. (17) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan., 18.707
15. (13) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo., 18.898
16. (18) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo., 19.366
17. (3) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan., 19.385
18. (9) L19 Tyler Barker, Springfield, Mo., 19.479
19. (16) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo., 19.479

Heat 1:
1. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (2) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (4) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (3) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
5. (6) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
6. (5) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
7. (10) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
9. (9) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
10. (7) 7X Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (3) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
3. (5) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
4. (2) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
5. (9) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
6. (8) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (6) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
8. (4) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (7) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.

Heat 3:
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (4) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
5. (5) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
6. (6) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
7. (7) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
8. (8) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (9) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
10. (10) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.

Heat 4:
1. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
3. (6) 17H Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark.
4. (3) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
5. (7) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
6. (5) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
7. (9) L19 Tyler Barker, Springfield, Mo.
8. (2) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
9. (8) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.

B Feature:
1. (3) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
2. (2) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (1) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
4. (12) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
5. (5) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (10) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (15) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
8. (13) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
9. (6) 41 Chevy Coleman, Wichita, Kan.
10. (11) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (14) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
12. (9) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
13. (7) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
14. (8) L19 Tyler Barker, Springfield, Mo.
15. (18) 84 Craig Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
16. (17) 7X Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark.
17. (4) 5F Drake Findley, Bryant, Ark.
18. (16) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.

A Feature:
1. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (14) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
4. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
5. (15) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M.
6. (24) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
7. (10) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla.
8. (22) 1B Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (5) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
10. (8) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
11. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
12. (9) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
13. (25) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
14. (26) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
15. (11) 21 Troy Gudmonson, Savage, Minn.
16. (27) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
17. (19) 75D Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
18. (13) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
19. (20) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
20. (12) 17H Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark.
21. (23) 721 Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
22. (16) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
23. (17) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
24. (3) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
25. (28) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
26. (21) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
27. (7) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
28. (18) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.

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