Saturday was the final night of racing in the month of September at 81 Speedway, sounding the bell on just one more month to go during the 2020 season for the Park City, Kansas, oval. A stout 30-car field signed in for Alternative Pest Management USRA Modified action—a mixture of USMTS road warriors, regional stars and local track juggernauts all making the call.

Flyin' Ryan McAninch brought the 24-car feature field to the green and led the opening two laps, but it was fourth-starting Tyler Davis on the early move, claiming the top spot at the exit of turn 4 to complete lap 3. The only caution of the race came at the completion of that lap when Richard Wilson’s No. 2w stalled along the outside of the turns 3-4 fence.

When the race went back to green, Davis pulled away to a 15-car-length advantage while sixth-starting Brendon Gemmill engaged in a heated battle for the third spot with McAninch. Settling that argument at the end of lap 6, Gemmill went to work setting his sight squarely on the back of the Hughes Racing Chassis No. 65 of Davis.

With seven laps to go, things started to heat up as Davis’s lead was trimmed to a one and one-half car lengths. Gemmill tried multiple lines around the 81 Speedway oval on the next two circuits, attempting passes for the lead before the pair got into traffic. With five to go, traffic played a factor over the last quarter of the race’s 20-lap distance.

The two leaders lined up nose to tail to drive around the first pair of lapped cars to complete lap 16. With four to go, Davis used Ricky Bonham’s No. 34 as a pick, driving under the Hutchinson, Kansas, driver at the entry of turn 3 while Gemmill was trapped behind Bonham off turn 4.

With a slight bit of breathing room, Davis attacked the middle portion of the speedway in turns 1-2 while Gemmill switched to the top. Down the back chute, Davis’s lead swelled to five car lengths and desperation began to set in for Gemmill. Running a razor-thin cushion and still trying to work around the lapped car, Gemmill caught a handful of 81 Speedway’s concrete barrier in turns 3-4 with two laps to go.

Over the race’s final two laps Davis pulled away to claim his first victory on the year, Gemmill held on to second and McAninch finished third.

Claremore, Oklahoma’s “Big Daddy” Joe Duvall visited the 81 Speedway for the first time during weekly racing competition and finished fourth. Tenth-starting Kenny Sweet completed the top 5.

The night’s hard charger award went to Kendall Kemp. Mount Hope’s Tad Davis won the "B" feature. Heat race wins went to Brian Franz, Lewis Jackson, Kyler Kemp and Davis.

81 Speedway takes a week off September 26. Racing action returns Saturday, October 3, with a special $1,000-to-win “All Modified Shootout” with a $500 bonus eligible to any non-USRA driver should they win the event. Tickets are $12, children 10 and under are free.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
81 Speedway, Park City, Kan.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 6JR Brian Franz, Halstead, Kan.
2. (6) 52 Ryan McAninch, Hutchinson, Kan.
3. (4) 99T T.J. Tolan, Valley Center, Kan.
4. (2) 2W Richard Wilson, Wichita, Kan.
5. (5) M5 Harley Peery, Goddard, Kan.
6. (7) 5* Jason McGehee, Wichita, Kan.
7. (8) 2K Kendall Kemp, Maize, Kan.
8. (3) 7J Jerry Eveland, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 3 Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, Kan.
2. (6) G3 Brendon Gemmill, Wichita, Kan.
3. (1) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
4. (5) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
5. (2) 78B Blake Moler, Wichita, Kan.
6. (4) 0 Brody Robe, Wichita, Kan.
7. (7) 34 Rickey Bonham, Hutchinson, Kan.
DNS – 22N Kevin Newell, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (2) K9 Kyler Kemp, Maize, Kan.
2. (1) 32R Daniel Richey, Wichita, Kan.
3. (3) 21B Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan.
4. (7) 87 Kenny Sweet, Wichita, Kan.
5. (4) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
6. (5) 44 Braden Stoner, Wichita, Kan.
7. (6) 16 Shawn Govern, Valley Center, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (1) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
2. (4) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
3. (3) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
4. (7) 3J Jake Nightingale, Hutchinson, Kan.
5. (2) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
6. (6) 429 Shelby Stucky, Hutchinson, Kan.
7. (5) 71 Patrick McManus, Derby, Kan.

"B" Feature:
1. (2) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
2. (3) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
3. (1) 21B Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan.
4. (5) M5 Harley Peery, Goddard, Kan.
5. (4) 2W Richard Wilson, Wichita, Kan.
6. (6) 78B Blake Moler, Wichita, Kan.
7. (10) 44 Braden Stoner, Wichita, Kan.
8. (8) 5* Jason McGehee, Wichita, Kan.
9. (9) 0 Brody Robe, Wichita, Kan.
10. (12) 2K Kendall Kemp, Maize, Kan.
11. (7) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
12. (13) 34 Rickey Bonham, Hutchinson, Kan.
13. (11) 429 Shelby Stucky, Hutchinson, Kan.
14. (14) 16 Shawn Govern, Valley Center, Kan.
15. (17) 22N Kevin Newell, Wichita, Kan.
16. (16) 7J Jerry Eveland, Wichita, Kan.
17. (15) 71 Patrick McManus, Derby, Kan.
DNS – 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.

"A" Feature:
1. (4) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
2. (6) G3 Brendon Gemmill, Wichita, Kan.
3. (1) 52 Ryan McAninch, Hutchinson, Kan.
4. (7) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (10) 87 Kenny Sweet, Wichita, Kan.
6. (2) 3 Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, Kan.
7. (14) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
8. (11) 3J Jake Nightingale, Hutchinson, Kan.
9. (8) 32R Daniel Richey, Wichita, Kan.
10. (13) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
11. (12) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
12. (15) 21B Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan.
13. (5) K9 Kyler Kemp, Maize, Kan.
14. (22) 2K Kendall Kemp, Maize, Kan.
15. (18) 78B Blake Moler, Wichita, Kan.
16. (16) M5 Harley Peery, Goddard, Kan.
17. (19) 44 Braden Stoner, Wichita, Kan.
18. (21) 0 Brody Robe, Wichita, Kan.
19. (20) 5* Jason McGehee, Wichita, Kan.
20. (23) 69 Cecil Dymond, Goddard, Kan.
21. (24) 34 Rickey Bonham, Hutchinson, Kan.
22. (3) 6JR Brian Franz, Halstead, Kan.
23. (9) 99T T.J. Tolan, Valley Center, Kan.
24. (17) 2W Richard Wilson, Wichita, Kan.