HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- The need for speed runs deep in Dylan Allen’s family. At Humboldt Speedway his grandfather, Wendell, and his father, John, are already legends and household names to most fans. Now, Dylan is on his way to fame, winning his first feature ever in the USRA B-Mod division Friday at “The Hummer.”

This was an interesting race to watch. By winning his heat, Allen was awarded outside pole for the feature start, from where he set a smooth and agile pace, driving away from the snarling pack behind. Meanwhile, there were times where the entire rest of the field was in contention for second and third.

Starting dead last in the 14-car field after a disastrous heat finish, Andy Bryant drove like a man possessed to move into the second slot, battling with Tim Van Gotten all the way as Allen drove away. Then, with four laps left, a yellow flag. All bets are off now, the field is nose to tail and Bryant and Van Gotten are coming on like a hurricane.

Showing remarkable poise, Allen held off all comers in the final four laps to secure the victory.

Bryant was runner-up, Van Gotten third, Ethan Issacs fourth, and Riley Whitworth fifth.

Out of retirement and into victory lane, Justin “Whitey” Folk thrilled fans with his feature win in USRA Modifieds. Travis Smith was the leader early, with Folk battling with other top five drivers for position.

After wrestling his way into second, Folk set his sights squarely on the leader, bent on overcoming most of a straight-away deficit. It is hard to get close to Travis Smith when he is out in the open, yet lap after lap Folk closed the gap, finally making a clean pass for the win.

Smith claimed second, Gene Hogan was third, Jeremy Chambers fourth and Ryan McAninch fifth.

For the second week in a row, Tyler James topped the USRA Stock Car division, with David Matlock second, Patrick Kay third, Jeremy Wilson fourth and Ken Colston fifth.

Humboldt Speedway will be closed Friday, July 25, but will re-open the following Friday, Aug. 1, with Kids Night.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, July 18, 2014

USRA B-MOD

Heat #1: 1. Tim Phillips, 2. Riley Whitworth, 3. Buddy Thompson, 4. Kenny Shaw, 5. Brandon Jones, 6. Mike Letterman, 7. Andy Bryant.

Heat #2: 1. Dylan Allen, 2. Tim Van Gotten, 3. Ethan Isaacs, 4. Dakota Foster, 5. Jimmie Davis, 6. Lance Lincoln, 7. Lucas Isaacs.

Feature: 1. Dylan Allen, 2. Andy Bryant, 3. Tim Van Gotten, 4. Ethan Isaacs, 5. Riley Whitworth, 6. Jimmie Davis, 7. Kenny Shaw, 8. Lucas Isaacs, 9. Buddy Thompson, 10. Mike Letterman, 11. Tim Phillips, 12. Dakota Foster, 13. Lance Lincoln, 14. Brandon Jones.

USRA MODIFIED

Heat #1: 1. Jerry Morgan, 2. Justin Folk, 3. Jeremy Chambers, 4. Ryan McAninch, 5. Allan Broers, 6. Paden Phillips, 7. Chase Sigg, 8. Jesse Folk Jr.

Heat #2: 1. Gene Hogan, 2. Travis Smith, 3. Scott Daniels, 4. Lucas Conley, 5. Dennis Bishop, 6. Tad Davis, 7. Tammy Mitchell.

Feature: 1. Justin Folk, 2. Travis Smith, 3. Gene Hogan, 4. Jeremy Chambers, 5. Ryan McAninch, 6. Lucas Conley, 7. Scott Daniels, 8. Jerry Morgan, 9. Tad Davis, 10. Dennis Bishop, 11. Allan Broers, 12. Chase Sigg, 13. Jesse Folk Jr., 14. Tammy Mitchell, 15. Paden Phillips.

USRA STOCK CAR

Heat: 1. Tyler James, 2. David Matlock, 3. Jeremy Wilson, 4. Patrick Kay, 5. Ken Colston.

Feature: 1. Tyler James, 2. David Matlock, 3. Patrick Kay, 4. Jeremy Wilson, 5. Ken Colston.