Gallardo, Sandy return to victory lane in Vado


VADO, N.M. (Aug. 23, 2025)—The Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series also took to the track at Vado Speedway Park on Saturday night with two classes of competitors providing exciting feature races for the fans.

In the USRA Modified feature, Jake Gallardo of Las Cruces drove from an 11th-place starting position to secure the victory. Carlos Ahumada Jr. of El Paso, Texas, finished second, while Lucas Ward of El Paso, Texas, came in third. The top five was completed by Fito Gallardo of Las Cruces and Nick Rivera, also of Las Cruces.

The USRA Stock Car feature saw Hunter Sandy of Albuquerque take the checkered flag after starting 10th. Arturo Ordoñez of El Paso, Texas, finished second, and Eric McNutt of Las Cruces was third. Zach McCoy of Las Cruces finished fourth, with Devon Jobin of Alamogordo completing the top five.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat 1:
1. (3) 12S Hunter Sandy, Albuquerque, N.M.
2. (2) 12 Jay Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
4. (6) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (1) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
6. (5) M16 Rocko Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (7) 96C Carson Ditsch, Marana, Ariz.
8. (8) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 8N Nick Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M.
3. (2) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
4. (3) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas
5. (7) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (5) 50 Robert Adams, Tucson, Ariz.
7. (6) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.

Heat 3:
1. (4) 11 Lucas Ward, El Paso, Texas
2. (1) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
4. (7) 17 Peyton Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) 88R Rogelio Guzman, El Paso, Texas
6. (6) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
7. (5) 91 Joe Lackey, Las Cruces, N.M.

Feature:
1. (11) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (8) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (1) 11 Lucas Ward, El Paso, Texas
4. (13) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (6) 8N Nick Rivera, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (4) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M.
7. (18) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
8. (5) 12 Jay Rosales, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (3) 12S Hunter Sandy, Albuquerque, N.M.
10. (7) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (9) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
12. (17) 50 Robert Adams, Tucson, Ariz.
13. (16) M16 Rocko Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
14. (12) 18JR Ricardo Olague Jr., El Paso, Texas
15. (14) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
16. (20) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
17. (19) 96C Carson Ditsch, Marana, Ariz.
18. (10) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
19. (2) 17 Peyton Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
20. (22) 3 Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
21. (15) 88R Rogelio Guzman, El Paso, Texas
22. (21) 91 Joe Lackey, Las Cruces, N.M.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat 1:
1. (2) 00 Jonathan Burton, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 8X Arturo Ordoñez, El Paso, Texas
3. (3) 665 Francisco Knight, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) B52 Michael Hartman, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (5) 45 David Garcia Jr., El Paso, Texas
6. (1) 88R Rogelio Guzman, El Paso, Texas

Heat 2:
1. (2) 777R Cale Riggs, Hatch, N.M.
2. (1) 1M Zach McCoy, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (6) 777D Devan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) M77 Cameron Martin, Bosque Farms, N.M.
5. (4) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
6. (5) 7J Justin Garrett, Deming, N.M.

Heat 3:
1. (1) 5M Eric McNutt, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 777S Hunter Sandy, Albuquerque, N.M.
3. (5) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
4. (3) M17 Rob Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M.
5. (2) 81 Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.

Feature:
1. (10) 777S Hunter Sandy, Albuquerque, N.M.
2. (3) 8X Arturo Ordoñez, El Paso, Texas
3. (8) 5M Eric McNutt, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 1M Zach McCoy, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (15) 81 Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
6. (7) 777D Devan Smith, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (6) M77 Cameron Martin, Bosque Farms, N.M.
8. (1) 00 Jonathan Burton, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (17) 7J Justin Garrett, Deming, N.M.
10. (16) 88R Rogelio Guzman, El Paso, Texas
11. (5) 777R Cale Riggs, Hatch, N.M.
12. (13) 45 David Garcia Jr., El Paso, Texas
13. (2) 665 Francisco Knight, Las Cruces, N.M.
14. (11) 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
15. (9) M17 Rob Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M.
16. (12) B52 Michael Hartman, Las Cruces, N.M.
17. (14) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas

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