Merritt tops 48th Annual 4-State Dirt Track Championships at Monett


Veteran Rex Merritt of Billings captured the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event Sunday at the Monett Motor Speedway in Monett, Mo., during the 48th Annual 4-State Dirt Track Championships.

A packed house, exciting side-by-side racing and some real "wow" moments highlighted the event that saw Merritt come from the seventh starting spot to top the 24-car field.

Jackie Dalton of Carthage, Mo., came from 14th to collect runner-up honors, Neosho drivers Clint Johnson and Greg Woodcock were third and fourth, respectively, and Marshall's Sam Petty rounded out the top five finishers.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Monett Motor Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

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

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 17 Mike Striegel, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (2) 7D Shawn Duncan, Lockwood, Mo.
3. (6) 39 Rusty Rickard, Shell Knob, Mo.
4. (7) 25 Rex Merritt, Billings, Mo.
5. (5) 1/4X Ron Scroggins, Neosho, Mo.
6. (8) 707 Jamie Judy, Joplin, Mo.
7. (3) 17S Kyle Shrum, Monett, Mo.
8. (1) 68 Ricky Watkins, Brookline, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 79 Allen Owen, Pocola, Okla.
2. (1) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
3. (3) 83 Dayton Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
4. (5) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
5. (6) 25V Lexy Vanzandt, Billings, Mo.
6. (8) 4W Mark Wolfe, Joplin, Mo.
7. (7) 11KB Kelly Bremer, Monett, Mo.
8. (4) 10K Kenny Shaw, Fort Scott, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 22 Greg Woodcock, Neosho, Mo.
2. (8) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (5) 9 Sam Petty, Marshall, Mo.
4. (4) 112 Justin Comer, Joplin, Mo.
5. (7) 21C Michael Cawvey, Willow Springs, Mo.
6. (2) 32 Kelly Hicks, Pea Ridge, Ark.
7. (6) 4 Fred Slagle, Pierce City, Mo.
8. (3) 222 Larry Prewett, Jerome, Mo.

Feature:
1. (7) 25 Rex Merritt, Billings, Mo.
2. (14) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
3. (4) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
4. (3) 22 Greg Woodcock, Neosho, Mo.
5. (6) 9 Sam Petty, Marshall, Mo.
6. (13) 25V Lexy Vanzandt, Billings, Mo.
7. (11) 112 Justin Comer, Joplin, Mo.
8. (8) 17 Mike Striegel, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (9) 39 Rusty Rickard, Shell Knob, Mo.
10. (21) 11KB Kelly Bremer, Monett, Mo.
11. (12) 21C Michael Cawvey, Willow Springs, Mo.
12. (17) 4W Mark Wolfe, Joplin, Mo.
13. (5) 7D Shawn Duncan, Lockwood, Mo.
14. (19) 17S Kyle Shrum, Monett, Mo.
15. (15) 1/4X Ron Scroggins, Neosho, Mo.
16. (18) 32 Kelly Hicks, Pea Ridge, Ark.
17. (22) 222 Larry Prewett, Jerome, Mo.
18. (10) 83 Dayton Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
19. (16) 707 Jamie Judy, Joplin, Mo.
20. (20) 4 Fred Slagle, Pierce City, Mo.
21. (1) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
22. (2) 79 Allen Owen, Pocola, Okla.
DNS – 10K Kenny Shaw, Fort Scott, Kan.
DNS – 68 Ricky Watkins, Brookline, Mo.