The 39th Annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger was a great way to kick off the first full season of racing at the mighty Tri-State Speedway under the new ownership of Michael and Jerri Hoover. With 107 entries from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa, it was one of the largest Keggers from the last several years.

Tate Cole won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature.

Mother Nature did try to interrupt, or postpone, the event with her bouts of moisture on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. Even with the many loads of new clay on the track, the track was able to be worked on Wednesday afternoon, but with more rain coming on Thursday morning, the scheduled practice from Thursday night was moved to early Friday morning. The added watering from the skies did provide for a “lumpy” track in places on Friday night, but the grader was on the track before that night’s trophies were handed out. With the added threat of more rain on Saturday night, the start time was moved back two hours.

Seventy-five degrees greeted race fans on Saturday evening and a very smooth track awaited the drivers, who were easily running three, and sometimes four, wide during the night’s feature racing.

The pre-race ceremonies started just after 5 p.m. on the final night, with the invocation and national anthem with several cars presenting the American flag during a few parade laps, honoring the passing of several recent racing people. The first green flag of the night was waved by Tamyra Hannah, daughter of the late, long-time track owner, Cecil Harlan, for which the Kegger is now named after.

Heat races that were ran on Friday night for all classes competing were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in. The classes then advanced to their features via passing points. The B features on Saturday night advanced the remaining cars to fill the remaining A feature positions.

In Saturday's Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature, Tate Cole of Fort Gibson took home the big check. Dakota Foster of Gardner, Kan., took home second place over Brandon Wilson of Fort Smith, Ark.

Steve Holzkamper won the USRA Modified feature.

The USRA Modifieds took to the high banks for their feature, and Steve Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark., crossed the line first for the $2,000 paycheck over Kyle Ledford of Greenwood, Ark., as Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., finished in third.

The next event for Tri-State Speedway will be the first point racing of the season on April 7. Watch for more information coming soon on the May 4-5 racing action at the might Tri-State Speedway.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit Racing USRA Weekly Racing Series
Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla.
Saturday, March 31, 2018

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

B Feature #1:
1. (5) 27 Jacob Campbell, Oktaha, Okla.
2. (2) 36 Dustin Boston, Hulbert, Okla.
3. (4) 99 Jacob Cox, Pocola, Okla.
4. (1) 3 Chad Summerford, Centerton, Ark.
5. (3) 43102 Zane Hunter, Alma, Ark.
6. (6) C35 Casey Willson, ,
7. (7) 1/4 Ethan Hunter, Alma, Ark.
8. (8) 42W Matt Walter, Lowell, Ark.

B Feature #2:
1. (1) 40 Steve Butler, Siloam Springs, Ark.
2. (5) 71 Cody Rongey, Booneville, Ark.
3. (2) 94 Dustin Leatherman, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (4) 118 Logan Ellis, Wagoner, Okla.
5. (6) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa
6. (3) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.

A Feature:
1. (2) 89 Tate Cole, Fort Gibson, Okla.
2. (4) 5 Dakota Foster, Gardner, Kan.
3. (6) 4B Brandon Wilson, Fort Smith, Ark.
4. (11) 317 Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
5. (17) 99 Jacob Cox, Pocola, Okla.
6. (3) 79 Allen Owen, Pocola, Okla.
7. (16) 71 Cody Rongey, Booneville, Ark.
8. (21) 1/2 Zane Hunter, Alma, Ark.
9. (13) 27 Jacob Campbell, Oktaha, Okla.
10. (7) 28 Dean Green, Siloam Springs, Ark.
11. (15) 36 Dustin Boston, Hulbert, Okla.
12. (8) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
13. (1) 2 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
14. (19) 3 Chad Summerford, Centerton, Ark.
15. (10) 14C Camden Perry, Lincoln, Ark.
16. (22) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa
17. (12) 1B Tyler Black, Carthage, Mo.
18. (9) 41N Beau Nelson, Hackett, Ark.
19. (14) 40 Steve Butler, Siloam Springs, Ark.
20. (18) 94 Dustin Leatherman, Muskogee, Okla.
21. (20) 118 Logan Ellis, Wagoner, Okla.
22. (5) 39 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.

USRA MODIFIEDS

A Feature:
1. (2) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark.
2. (1) 75 Kyle Ledford, Greenwood, Ark.
3. (4) 12 Johnny Bone, Pea Ridge, Ark.
4. (9) 17 Brent Holman, Rogers, Ark.
5. (14) 8 Jeremy Vaughn, Pocola, Okla.
6. (8) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
7. (16) 15 George Martin, Fort Smith, Ark.
8. (10) 34 Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
9. (23) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
10. (5) 23 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas
11. (21) 10H Randy Henson, Alma, Ark.
12. (6) 49 Kayden Menasco, Muldrow, Okla.
13. (12) 127 Andy Morris, Fort Gibson, Okla.
14. (19) 6 Jason Payton, Greenwood, Ark.
15. (24) 27 Dan Morris, Fort Gibson, Okla.
16. (18) 3G Scott Glover, Hackett, Ark.
17. (20) 24T Larry Bratti, Springdale, Ark.
18. (3) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
19. (7) 10 Kyle Schmidt, Prairie, Ark.
20. (11) UFO Kyle Davis, Siloam Springs, Ark.
21. (15) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
22. (13) 23G Robbie Gates, Alma, Ark., Fla.
23. (17) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
24. (22) 98 Allan Beatty, Chandler, Okla.