Tad Davis won the USRA Modified main event.

If your name is Tyler Davis from Haysville, Kan., life has been a bit sweeter for the last month and a half. 

With a late-race crash, not of his own doing, the only blemish on the season so far for car No. 65, Davis is off to torrid start early in 2022. 

Welcoming a new baby to the family, notching his first career USMTS win in Texas, and adding two USRA victories all prior to tonight’s Humboldt Speedway season opener, the confidence and positive aura in Davis’ pit area is at an all-time high.

That didn’t change on Friday night as the ARMI Contractors USRA Modifieds made their full time return to weekly racing series action. Davis charged from fourth on the starting grid to claim the runner-up position by the end of lap 1.

Three laps later he slid by young gun Trevor Hughes and never looked back, opening a 3.5 second advantage on the rest of the field before a late caution erased the lead.

Behind Davis a handful of drivers moved up the leader board throughout the 20-lap race distance. Seventh-starting Tad Davis stormed through the front half of the field taking over the runner-up spot just past the halfway point.

2021 Lucas Oil Speedway track champion Dillon McCowan did much the same. McCowan started eighth and finished third, following Tad Davis the entire way.

Andy Bryant looked impressive as well, charging from the tail of the field after an early race spin on lap one, making his was back into the top five.

At the checkers, Tyler Davis, Tad Davis, McCowan, Hughes and Bryant completed the top five.

Fourteenth-starting Treyton Gann claimed hard charger honors gaining eight spots finishing sixth on the field, while Hughes and rookie driver Dakota Dale picked up heat race wins.

The Ray’s Metal Depot USRA B-Mods feature event played out in much the same fashion as the Modifieds. 

Pittsburgh, Kan., veteran Brian McGowan ran away from the field to record his first victory of the season, behind him a torrid battle took place for the runner up spot with three drivers in contention coming to the stripe.

When the checkers waved McGowan, Jake Richards, Tyler Kidwell, double duty driver Andy Bryant and Krew Walburn made up the top 5.

Bryant claimed the hard charger award after starting 13th on the field while McGowan, Kidwell and youngster Henry Chambers claimed heat race victories.

Extrusions Inc. USRA Tuners got in on the action, providing an exciting finish of their own.

Brandon Vink passed Devin Schmidt late in the race to claim the win. Clint Haigler, Justin Day and Barry Luthi completed the top 5.

Cayden Vance went 16th to 8th for hard charger honors with Justin Day, Luthi and Devin Schmidt all picking up heat race wins.

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action returns to Humboldt Speedway next Friday, April 22. Rays Metal Depot USRA B-Mods, Primal Jerky Midwest Mods, Home Savings Bank Factory Stocks and Extrusions Inc. USRA Tuners are scheduled to compete with hot laps at 7 p.m. and racing at 8.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, April 15, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
2. (3) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
3. (6) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
4. (7) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
5. (4) 55 Chris Kratzer, Wichita, Kan.
6. (5) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk City, Okla.
7. (2) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 712 Trevor Hughes, Salina, Okla.
2. (1) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
3. (6) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (7) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
5. (4) 8X Robby Love, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (5) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (3) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.

Feature:
1. (4) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
2. (7) 75 Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, Kan.
3. (8) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
4. (2) 712 Trevor Hughes, Salina, Okla.
5. (1) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (14) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
7. (6) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
8. (9) 55 Chris Kratzer, Wichita, Kan.
9. (5) 18JR Chase Sigg, Iola, Kan.
10. (11) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk City, Okla.
11. (15) 69 Ronald Bunn, Deerfield, Mo.
12. (13) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
13. (3) 37D Dakota Dale, Valley Center, Kan.
14. (10) 8X Robby Love, Fort Scott, Kan.
15. (12) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 22 Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
2. (3) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (5) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
4. (4) 7G Gabriel Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
5. (7) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (6) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
7. (1) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
2. (1) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
3. (2) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (3) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
5. (6) 49 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (5) 37 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 17C Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
2. (2) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (4) 555 Seth Schroer, Strong City, Kan.
4. (5) 01 Kason Carroll, Wichita, Kan.
5. (3) 42 Jerry Morgan, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (6) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.

Feature:
1. (3) 22 Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
2. (7) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
3. (5) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
4. (13) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
5. (1) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
6. (11) 7G Gabriel Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
7. (10) 01 Kason Carroll, Wichita, Kan.
8. (4) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
9. (12) 61 Sturgis Streeter, Topeka, Kan.
10. (16) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
11. (8) 555 Seth Schroer, Strong City, Kan.
12. (6) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.
13. (2) 17C Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
14. (14) 49 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
15. (18) D86 Donald McIntosh, Chanute, Kan.
16. (15) 42 Jerry Morgan, Fort Scott, Kan.
17. (17) 14J Jacob Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
18. (9) 98 Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
19. (19) 37 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.

USRA TUNERS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 2 Justin Day, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (5) 17H Clint Haigler, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (6) 69 Colt Burk, Blue Mound, Kan.
4. (3) 77V Cody Vink, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (1) 16S Emily Sanchez, Humboldt, Kan.
DNS – (2) 15 Travis Bockover, Chanute, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 66B Barry Luthi, Overbrook, Kan.
2. (2) 36 Jonathan Culler, Colony, Kan.
3. (5) 14S Joseph Stair, Independence, Kan.
4. (1) 20 Tim Day, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (6) 6 Cayden Vance, Chanute, Kan.
6. (4) 249 Robert Moore, Humboldt, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 33D Devin Schmidt, Nortonville, Kan.
2. (2) 7V Brandon Vink, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (4) 16W Carlyle Ward, Parsons, Kan.
4. (6) 15T Maddyson Tyler, Parsons, Kan.
5. (5) 88T Tessa Perry, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (3) 9BC Chance Aiello, Elsmore, Kan.

Feature:
1. (7) 7V Brandon Vink, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (3) 33D Devin Schmidt, Nortonville, Kan.
3. (6) 17H Clint Haigler, Humboldt, Kan.
4. (1) 2 Justin Day, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (2) 66B Barry Luthi, Overbrook, Kan.
6. (9) 16W Carlyle Ward, Parsons, Kan.
7. (10) 15T Maddyson Tyler, Parsons, Kan.
8. (16) 6 Cayden Vance, Chanute, Kan.
9. (4) 69 Colt Burk, Blue Mound, Kan.
10. (13) 88T Tessa Perry, Humboldt, Kan.
11. (12) 16S Emily Sanchez, Humboldt, Kan.
12. (5) 36 Jonathan Culler, Colony, Kan.
13. (14) 9BC Chance Aiello, Elsmore, Kan.
14. (8) 14S Joseph Stair, Independence, Kan.
15. (11) 77V Cody Vink, Humboldt, Kan.
16. (15) 20 Tim Day, Camdenton, Mo.
DNS – 15 Travis Bockover, Chanute, Kan.
DNS – 249 Robert Moore, Humboldt, Kan.

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