Veteran racer Randy Zimmerman of Fort Scott, Kan., flew by leader J.C. Morton on lap 16 of the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature, and then held off multiple challenges over the final nine laps to score a $1,500 victory Friday at the Humboldt Speedway during the King of America VIII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment.

Morton—the 2016 Out-Pace USRA B-Mod national champion--finished fourth on Thursday and settled for the runner-up paycheck after holding back a hard-charging Kris Jackson over the final four laps with Mike 12th-starting Mike Striegel fourth and 13th-starting Cody Jolly finishing fifth.

Brian McGowen, Dale Kraling, Jim Body III, Dustin Daniels and Dan Christopher completed the top 10.

Randy Zimmerman (Z28) makes the winning pass on J.C. Morton (18).

King of America VIII presented by Summit concludes Saturday. The Iron Man Challenge featuring Out-Pace USRA B-Mods will run a complete show, racing for $1,000 to win with Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points also up for grabs.

USMTS Modified drivers will compete in an “alphabet soup” of main events with a $10,000-to-win, $1,000-to-start “A” Main.

Tickets are $25. Youth ages 6-12 get in for $10 and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge. Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing at 6:30.

Every lap of every race will be broadcast live via pay-per-view at www.RacinDirt.com.

The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information, call (620) 431-2470 or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Iron Man Challenge - Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
King of America VIII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment – Day 2 of 3
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, March 16, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, laps completed and money won. The top 12 in heat race passing points advanced to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for the first 8 starting spots.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
2. (2) 69 Ryan Phillips, Osage City, Kan.
3. (9) 20t Mike Tanner, Smithville, Mo.
4. (4) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
5. (8) 68 Levi McGowen, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (5) 36k Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
7. (7) 8 Dylan McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
8. (10) 16 Matthew Kay, Chanute, Kan.
9. (6) 22 Steve McDowell, Independence, Mo.
10. (3) 98k Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (4) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (7) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (1) 17 Mike Striegel, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (3) 18 Curt Drake, Moran, Kan.
6. (5) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
7. (6) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
8. (9) 2 Gunnar Watkins, Elk Mound, Wis.
9. (8) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz.
2. (1) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa.
3. (9) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (5) 30 Dewayne Tesch, Brandt, S.D.
5. (7) 7j Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
6. (8) 00 Cody Jolly, Jasper, Mo.
7. (6) 53 Ryan Damm, Watertown, S.D.
8. (4) 33 Dustin Daniels, Colby, Kan.
9. (2) 01 Kason Carroll, Independence, Kan.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 39 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
2. (4) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (5) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
4. (6) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
5. (7) 33s Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (9) 22 Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
7. (8) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa.
8. (2) 13x McKenzie Gerdes, Villard, Minn.
9. (3) 7c Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Heat Race #5 (8 laps):
1. (4) 71iii Jim Body III, Diamond, Mo.
2. (6) 782 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (3) 68 Ricky Watkins, Brookline, Mo.
4. (7) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
5. (2) E85 Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D.
6. (9) D86 Eldon McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
7. (5) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
8. (1) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa.
9. (8) 101 Matthew Rose, Liberal, Mo.

“B” Main #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (5) 17 Mike Striegel, Wheatland, Mo.
2. (8) E85 Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D.
3. (1) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa.
4. (3) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
5. (10) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (15) 22 Steve McDowell, Independence, Mo.
7. (6) 33s Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo., $60.
8. (9) 36k Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn., $60.
9. (7) D86 Eldon McIntosh, Chanute, Kan., $60.
10. (17) 101 Matthew Rose, Liberal, Mo., $60.
11. (12) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan., $60.
12. (14) 13x McKenzie Gerdes, Villard, Minn., $60.
13. (2) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo., $60.
14. (4) 68 Levi McGowen, Humboldt, Kan., $60.
15. (13) 2 Gunnar Watkins, Elk Mound, Wis., $60.
16. (16) 01 Kason Carroll, Independence, Kan., $60.
17. (11) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn., $60.

“B” Main #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (8) 00 Cody Jolly, Jasper, Mo.
2. (6) 22 Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
3. (4) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
4. (13) 33 Dustin Daniels, Colby, Kan.
5. (3) 30 Dewayne Tesch, Brandt, S.D.
6. (9) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
7. (11) 53 Ryan Damm, Watertown, S.D., $60.
8. (7) 18 Curt Drake, Moran, Kan., $60.
9. (12) 16 Matthew Kay, Chanute, Kan., $60.
10. (17) 98k Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan., $60.
11. (15) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan., $60.
12. (16) 7c Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., $60.
13. (14) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa, $60.
14. (10) 8 Dylan McCowan, Urbana, Mo., $60.
15. (5) 7j Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan., $60.
16. (2) 68 Ricky Watkins, Brookline, Mo., $60.
17. (1) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan., $60.

Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main (25 laps):
1. (8) Z28 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan., 25, $1500.
2. (5) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo., 25, $1000.
3. (10) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo., 25, $700.
4. (12) 17 Mike Striegel, Wheatland, Mo., 25, $600.
5. (13) 00 Cody Jolly, Jasper, Mo., 25, $500.
6. (15) 22 Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan., 25, $400.
7. (14) E85 Dale Kraling, Mayville, N.D., 25, $300.
8. (3) 71iii Jim Body III, Diamond, Mo., 25, $250.
9. (19) 33 Dustin Daniels, Colby, Kan., 25, $220.
10. (20) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa, 25, $200.
11. (17) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo., 25, $180.
12. (6) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 25, $160.
13. (23) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn., 25, $150.
14. (18) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn., 25, $140.
15. (21) 30 Dewayne Tesch, Brandt, S.D., 25, $135.
16. (7) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, 25, $130.
17. (16) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa, 25, $125.
18. (22) 22 Steve McDowell, Independence, Mo., 25, $125.
19. (9) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan., 14, $125.
20. (4) 20t Mike Tanner, Smithville, Mo., 14, $125.
21. (1) 39 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., 9, $125.
22. (11) 69 Ryan Phillips, Osage City, Kan., 8, $125.
23. (2) 782 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., 4, $125.
DNS - 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., 0, $60.

Lap Leaders: Morton 1-16, Zimmerman 17-25.
Total Laps Led: Morton 16, Zimmerman 9.
Margin of Victory: 0.704 second.
Time of Race: 19 minutes, 1.563 seconds (4 cautions).
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 46.
Next Race: Saturday,March 17, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Points Standings: Jackson 186, Jolly 184, Morton 182, Kraling 159, B. McGowen 157, Bryant 146, Hovden 146, Christopher 142, Body 138, Moudry 138.

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