Bracey, Chamberlain notch big wins at Big O
Bradley Bracey won the USRA Modified main event.
Bradley Bracey and Ken Chamberlain won features in their respective divisions at the Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas, on Saturday night.
Bracey, of Mabank, drove to the outside of Richard Brown Jr. on the second lap to take control of the USRA Modified feature and never looked back.
“That lapped traffic can be a challenge, but you just have to be patient and get through it,” Bracey said. “This is the first time I've ever won a feature, so I'm pretty happy. Normally, I'm not a patient man, but I was tonight and it all worked out for me. I appreciate everybody who helped me to get here.”
Jeff Needham started on the pole in a 14-car grid and finished a strong second while Brown faded to third in the closing laps. Dylan Glass and Todd Greeninger finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Only one caution on lap 10 slowed the pace. Bracey's margin of victory was 1.081 seconds. Needham and Byrns picked up qualifying heats wins earlier in the evening's program.
Chamberlain, of Jacksonville, led all 15 laps of the caution-free Sunoco USRA Factory Stock main event in dominant fashion.
“It helped to have such a good racing surface,” Chamberlain said. “This track is always one of the smoothest tracks in the state of Texas, and it's consistent every week. I want to thank my wife and my son for everything they did to help me get this car ready. I couldn't do this without their support.”
Local favorite Christopher Watson of Ennis chased Chamberlain in the closing laps but crossed the line in second while Collin Hodges of Wells filled out the podium. Michael Bowles and Nate Dixon finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Bowles and Marusak each won a qualifying heat earlier in the evening.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Big O Speedway, Ennis, Texas
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 99 Jeff Needham, Ennis, Texas
2. (7) 1H Richard Brown Jr., Dallas, Texas
3. (3) 17 Bradley Bracey, Mabank, Texas
4. (1) 99B Danny Rodgers, Midlothian, Texas
5. (4) 27H Dylan Glass, Ennis, Texas
6. (6) 01J Bryan Pyle, Ennis, Texas
7. (5) 10 Kevin Hazelip, Malakoff, Texas
Heat #2:
1. (2) 32 Doug Byrns, Tyler, Texas
2. (3) 58 Todd Greeninger, Waxahachie, Texas
3. (1) 2S Steven Gaddis, Henderson, Texas
4. (4) 4S Michael Svehlak, Ennis, Texas
5. (5) 39 David Gonzales Jr., Waxahachie, Texas
6. (6) 7 Chris Hodge, Malakoff, Texas
DNS – 5R Ron Morris, McKinney, Texas
Feature:
1. (5) 17 Bradley Bracey, Mabank, Texas
2. (1) 99 Jeff Needham, Ennis, Texas
3. (3) 1H Richard Brown Jr., Dallas, Texas
4. (9) 27H Dylan Glass, Ennis, Texas
5. (4) 58 Todd Greeninger, Waxahachie, Texas
6. (2) 32 Doug Byrns, Tyler, Texas
7. (6) 2S Steven Gaddis, Henderson, Texas
8. (8) 4S Michael Svehlak, Ennis, Texas
9. (12) 7 Chris Hodge, Malakoff, Texas
10. (10) 39 David Gonzales Jr., Waxahachie, Texas
11. (7) 99B Danny Rodgers, Midlothian, Texas
12. (13) 5R Ron Morris, McKinney, Texas
13. (11) 01J Bryan Pyle, Ennis, Texas
DNS – 10 Kevin Hazelip, Malakoff, Texas
SUNOCO USRA FACTORY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 40 Michael Bowles, Italy, Texas
2. (5) 96T Colton Tanner, Corsicana, Texas
3. (6) 10 Nate Dixon, Ennis, Texas
4. (4) 07 Royce Jones, Troup, Texas
5. (7) 12 Cody Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
6. (2) 113 Rodger Chaney, Ferris, Texas
7. (3) 70 Kenneth Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
8. (8) 10W Josh Williams, Chandle, Texas
Heat #2:
1. (3) 23W Christopher Watson, Ennis, Texas
2. (1) 45 Michael Marusak, Ennis, Texas
3. (6) 111M Mike Massey, Midlothian, Texas
4. (5) 77D Michael Dodd, Alvarado, Texas
5. (2) 8 Scotty Rawlinson, Midlothian, Texas
6. (4) 28 Collin Hodges, Wells, Texas
7. (7) 55 Jerry Cooper, Dallas, Texas
Feature:
1. (3) 70 Kenneth Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
2. (2) 23W Christopher Watson, Ennis, Texas
3. (12) 28 Collin Hodges, Wells, Texas
4. (1) 40 Michael Bowles, Italy, Texas
5. (5) 10 Nate Dixon, Ennis, Texas
6. (13) 96T Colton Tanner, Corsicana, Texas
7. (4) 45 Michael Marusak, Ennis, Texas
8. (6) 111M Mike Massey, Midlothian, Texas
9. (15) 10W Josh Williams, Chandle, Texas
10. (11) 113 Rodger Chaney, Ferris, Texas
11. (8) 77D Michael Dodd, Alvarado, Texas
12. (9) 12 Cody Chamberlain, Jacksonville, Texas
13. (14) 55 Jerry Cooper, Dallas, Texas
14. (7) 07 Royce Jones, Troup, Texas
15. (10) 8 Scotty Rawlinson, Midlothian, Texas