Ricky Thornton Jr. won the USRA Modified main event.

The "Finish Strong" Mike Tanner Memorial at I-35 Speedway on Saturday, June 20, was exactly that: finish strong. The competition was fierce, on-track racing was side-by-side competition and late-race passes to finish strong was the norm.

Mark Dotson and Tyler Hibner led the competitors to the green to start the $1,500-to-win USRA Modified feature. Dotson grabbed the early lead and appeared to hold back the leading modified ace in the area, Ricky Thornton Jr., Chad Lyle, Jesse Sobbing, Lee Hibner and C.J. Lyle.

Dotson led through lap 18 but a late caution created a green-white-checkered finish. At the restart Thornton displayed his finish strong technique powering by Dotson for the win. Tyler Hibner, Lyle and Sobbing rounded out the top five.

Heat winners were Dotson and Chad Lyle.

The 24-car field of USRA B-Mods followed with a dandy race of their own. The early battle was between Jake Richards and Nic Hanes from the front row. Hanes led early but Richards got under him for the lead.

For several laps the battle for first and second was observed by the competitors battling for third: Daniel Harris, Randy Smith Jr. and Lonnie Hibner.

At the checkered it was Richards, Hanes, Harris, Smith and Hibner. This was Richards's fourth win in five nights of I-35 Speedway racing.

Twenty American Racer USRA Stock Cars took the track for the next-to-last feature of the night. The early leader was Austin Bouzek and he had constant pressure from Doug Keller. Twice Keller passed Bouzek only to have a yellow come out, placing young Bouzek back in the lead.

Waiting in the wings was Gary Donaldson, Jesse Sobbing and Jeff Dixon. At the checkered it was Bouzek, Keller, Donaldson, Sobbing and Dixon.

Next week at I-35 Speedway it will be the 9th Annual Racin for Rian—an event started by the Wilson family to benefit the St. Luke’s Hospital NICU.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Saturday, June 20, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (8) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
2. (2) 99S Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa
3. (1) 33C Cole Moore, Kansas City, Mo.
4. (4) 98 Austin Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (3) 0 Richard Layne, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (7) 15 Ed Noll, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
7. (9) 99H Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
8. (5) 20J Jayden Bears, Kansas City, Mo.
9. (6) 5 Kevin McGinnis, Edwardsville, Kan.
10. (10) 70 David Willey, Trenton, Mo.
11. (11) 33N Nicholas Carpenter, Leavenworth, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 16S Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
2. (6) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (3) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa
4. (8) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa
5. (2) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (7) 19X Josh Munsen, Atchison, Kan.
7. (9) 33 CJ Lyle, Peculiar, Mo.
8. (5) 47W Wade Devries, Kansas City, Kan.
9. (4) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
10. (10) 37 Jeremiah Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.

Feature
1. (5) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Adel, Iowa
2. (1) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
3. (2) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
4. (3) 16S Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
5. (4) 99S Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa
6. (14) 33 CJ Lyle, Peculiar, Mo.
7. (7) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa
8. (13) 99H Lee Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
9. (12) 19X Josh Munsen, Atchison, Kan.
10. (11) 15 Ed Noll, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
11. (10) 97 Houston Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
12. (9) 0 Richard Layne, Kansas City, Mo.
13. (15) 20J Jayden Bears, Kansas City, Mo.
14. (20) 37 Jeremiah Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.
15. (18) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
16. (17) 5 Kevin McGinnis, Edwardsville, Kan.
17. (6) 33C Cole Moore, Kansas City, Mo.
18. (16) 47W Wade Devries, Kansas City, Kan.
19. (8) 98 Austin Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.
20. (19) 70 David Willey, Trenton, Mo.
21. (21) 33N Nicholas Carpenter, Leavenworth, Kan.

AMERICAN RACER USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
2. (5) 63 Derrick Brown, Meriden, Kan.
3. (6) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa
4. (9) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (1) 6K Greg Keuhn, Trenton, Mo.
6. (3) 33T Thomas Ground, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (10) 10W Mike Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
8. (4) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
9. (7) S20 Gene Stigall, Winston, Mo.
DNS – 42C Kacey Shields, Kansas City, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 88 Jeff Dixon, Jamesport, Mo.
2. (5) 14B Austin Bouzek, Trenton, Mo.
3. (7) 28D Gary Donaldson, Rayville, Mo.
4. (10) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
5. (6) 34X Mich Ross, Maysville, Mo.
6. (3) 31B Robert Fisk, Lathrop, Mo.
7. (8) 13 Brandon Beam
8. (4) 292 Jim Peeler, Trimble, Mo.
9. (9) 22 David Davis, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (2) M4 Mike Miller, King City, Mo.

Feature
1. (3) 14B Austin Bouzek, Trenton, Mo.
2. (6) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
3. (5) 28D Gary Donaldson, Rayville, Mo.
4. (7) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa
5. (4) 88 Jeff Dixon, Jamesport, Mo.
6. (8) 42T Tim Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (12) 33T Thomas Ground, Kansas City, Mo.
8. (15) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
9. (20) 42C Kacey Shields, Kansas City, Mo.
10. (14) 13 Brandon Beam
11. (1) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
12. (13) 31B Robert Fisk, Lathrop, Mo.
13. (10) 6K Greg Keuhn, Trenton, Mo.
14. (11) 10W Mike Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
15. (9) 34X Mich Ross, Maysville, Mo.
16. (18) 22 David Davis, Shawnee, Kan.
17. (16) 292 Jim Peeler, Trimble, Mo.
18. (19) M4 Mike Miller, King City, Mo.
DNS – S20 Gene Stigall, Winston, Mo.
DQ – (2) 63 Derrick Brown, Meriden, Kan.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
2. (2) 13M Matthew Munyon, Kellerton, Iowa
3. (4) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
4. (3) 75X Randy Smith Jr., Hamilton, Mo.
5. (6) 83 Coleman Browning, Cameron, Mo.
6. (8) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
7. (7) 28 Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
8. (5) 29B Jonathan Barnett, St. Joseph, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
2. (5) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
3. (3) 88H Lonnie Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
4. (2) 64 John Ross, Independence, Mo.
5. (4) 17R Rylee Fuller, Savannah, Mo.
6. (6) 15P Colin Pierce, Kearney, Mo.
7. (7) 22 Skyler Lane, Bethany, Mo.
8. (8) 14H Blake Hayes, Albany, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
2. (2) 22L Matt Lent, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (6) 7G Gabriel Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
4. (1) 81 Jeff Jackson, Liberty, Mo.
5. (5) 007 Zach Nitsch, Delia, Kan.
6. (4) 14K Michael King, St. Joseph, Mo.
7. (7) 17X Clint Baker, Meadville, Mo.
8. (8) 4M Steven Makar, Basehor, Kan.

Feature
1. (2) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
2. (1) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
3. (3) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
4. (10) 75X Randy Smith Jr., Hamilton, Mo.
5. (9) 88H Lonnie Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
6. (4) 0 Chase Galvan, Bonner Springs, Kan.
7. (8) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
8. (13) 83 Coleman Browning, Cameron, Mo.
9. (12) 81 Jeff Jackson, Liberty, Mo.
10. (24) 4M Steven Makar, Basehor, Kan.
11. (15) 007 Zach Nitsch, Delia, Kan.
12. (11) 64 John Ross, Independence, Mo.
13. (19) 28 Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
14. (17) 15P Colin Pierce, Kearney, Mo.
15. (21) 17X Clint Baker, Meadville, Mo.
16. (5) 7G Gabriel Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
17. (16) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
18. (18) 14K Michael King, St. Joseph, Mo.
19. (23) 14H Blake Hayes, Albany, Mo.
20. (20) 22 Skyler Lane, Bethany, Mo.
21. (14) 17R Rylee Fuller, Savannah, Mo.
22. (6) 13M Matthew Munyon, Kellerton, Iowa
DNS – 29B Jonathan Barnett, St. Joseph, Mo.
DNS – 22L Matt Lent, Chillicothe, Mo.