Fuqua, Brown, Jackson headline Lucas Oil Speedway's "Thursday Night Thunder"

Darron Fuqua won the USRA Modified main event.

Darron Fuqua won the USRA Modified main event.


Darron Fuqua, Derek Brown and Kris Jackson topped summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action Thursday during Lucas Oil Speedway's "Thursday Night Thunder" presented by Casey's and KY3.

Fuqua, of Mayetta, Kan., led all 20 laps to score the Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified feature win, holding off Dustin Hodges.

"The track was awesome," Fuqua said, echoing the words of other feature winners. "You could run about anywhere on it. I wasn't for sure where I needed to be, actually."

Driving a new Mullens chassis with a Mullens engine, Fuqua held a half-second lead over Hodges as both were battling through lapped traffic when a caution flew with three laps remaining.

With a clear track ahead, Fuqua cruised after the restart and prevailed by 1.2 seconds. Nic Bidinger finished third with Ryan Middaugh fourth and Tyler Wolff in fifth.

Fuqua, a former Lucas Oil Speedway track champ who now mostly runs the United States Modified Touring Series, started on the front row and set the pace from the start. Hodges started third and moved into second on lap 2.

Points leader Dillon McCowan, already with six feature wins this season, spun to bring out a caution on lap 2. He pulled off the track one lap later and wound up 26th.

Jackson wires USRA B-Mod field: Lebanon's Kris Jackson started up front and led all 20 laps in a caution-free event to win his fourth Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature of the season. Jackson beat Springfield’s Ryan Gillmore by 1.3 seconds.

“It was nice to get a good, smooth racetrack like this,” said Jackson, the six-time track champ who’s again leading the points this season. “It was a little wide-open, but it was good. Nice and smooth. No holes. They’re fun like that.”

Jackson wasted little time taking command with Gillmore moving from row two into the runner-up spot on the opening lap. Gillmore stayed within two car lengths until the leaders entered lapped traffic at the mid point of the feature and Jackson gradually pulled away from there.

Gillmore, second in the points chase, was nearly four seconds in front of third-place JC Morton at the finish. Terry Schultz finished fourth after starting seventh and Kyle Slader came from ninth to fifth.

Brown captures Medieval USRA Stock Car triumph: Derek Brown of Stoutland took over the lead on lap two and went on to earn the O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars 20-lap feature.

"I was really happy with the track. This is just the way I like it," Brown said. "It kind of puts the driver in it. The smoother you are, the faster you go usually."

The father-son duo of Robert White and Bryan White started on the front row and Robert White grabbed the early lead, with Brown moving past Bryan White and into second on lap 4.

Brown went to the outside and made a three-wide pass for the lead, coming out of turn 4 to complete lap 5. Brown stretched his lead from there and won it by 1.7 seconds over Robert White. It was Brown’s second feature win of the Lucas Oil Speedway season.

Ed Griggs moved past Bryan White for third on lap 13 and held it to the finish with Bryan White fourth and William Garner in fifth.

Next up: The Big Adventure Weekly Racing Series resumes on Saturday, July 9 as KOZL presents Veterans and Military Appreciation Night with all veterans or military personnel admitted free with ID. The Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods will be the evening's featured class running for a special 25-lap, $750-to-win main event.

To purchase tickets for any event on Lucas Oil Speedway's schedule, or to inquire about camping information, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Thursday, June 30, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
2. (3) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
3. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
4. (1) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
5. (7) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
6. (5) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
7. (9) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
8. (6) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
9. (8) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 26K Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, Mo.
2. (3) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (1) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
4. (6) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (7) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
7. (5) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
8. (2) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
2. (6) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
3. (5) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
4. (7) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
5. (3) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (9) 11 Brent Smith, Rutherford, Tenn.
7. (8) 40 Jessy Willard, Mound City, Kan.
8. (4) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
9. (1) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
2. (3) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
3. (5) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (4) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
5. (6) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
6. (12) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (10) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
8. (14) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
9. (13) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
10. (11) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (1) 26K Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, Mo.
12. (17) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
13. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
14. (24) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
15. (19) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
16. (21) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
17. (18) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
18. (26) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
19. (25) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.
20. (22) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
21. (16) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
22. (20) 40 Jessy Willard, Mound City, Kan.
23. (15) 11 Brent Smith, Rutherford, Tenn.
24. (9) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
25. (23) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
26. (7) 8 Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
2. (7) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (1) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
4. (4) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (3) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
6. (5) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
7. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
DNS – (8) 9 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 11D Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
2. (1) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
3. (5) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
4. (4) 7W William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (2) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (7) 7J Scott Johnson, Nevada, Mo.
7. (8) 23 Kevin Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (6) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (7) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (4) 39 Burl Woods, Republic, Mo.
4. (2) 421 Karla Lampe, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (6) 50 Darrell Hurt, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (5) 717 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage, Mo.
7. (1) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.

Feature:
1. (3) 11D Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
2. (1) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (4) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
4. (2) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (12) 7W William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (7) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
7. (21) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
8. (6) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
9. (18) 717 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage, Mo.
10. (15) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
11. (9) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
12. (17) 7X John Scott, Warsaw, Mo.
13. (14) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
14. (11) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
15. (5) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
16. (19) 23 Kevin Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
17. (16) 7J Scott Johnson, Nevada, Mo.
18. (13) 50 Darrell Hurt, Camdenton, Mo.
19. (10) 421 Karla Lampe, Fair Grove, Mo.
20. (20) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
21. (8) 39 Burl Woods, Republic, Mo.
22. (22) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
DNS –  9 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (1) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
3. (3) 29 Bronson Wicker, Sedalia, Mo.
4. (6) 10 Johnny McGinnis, Hardin, Mo.
5. (2) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
6. (7) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
7. (8) 35 Justin Dick, Sedalia, Mo.
DQ – (5) 1M Richard Magee, Oologah, Okla.
DNS – 31M Michael Hascall, Lathrop, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
3. (6) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (9) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
5. (2) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
6. (7) 25G James Gish, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (8) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
8. (5) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
9. (3) 25 Kenny McDonald Jr., Adrian, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 7B Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
2. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (8) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
4. (2) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (6) 3W B.J. Deal, Brownstown, Ill.
6. (3) 49 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (7) 34G Billy Gordon, Catoosa, Okla.
8. (9) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
9. (4) 51 Brian Schutt, Lebanon, Mo.
10. (10) 30 Jared Willard, Prescott, Kan.

Heat #4:
1. (1) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (6) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
3. (8) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (5) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (4) 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
6. (7) -7 Kynsey Collins, Stockton, Mo.
7. (9) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
8. (2) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
9. (3) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
DNS – 16H Jake Hereford, Fort Scott, Kan.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (2) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
2. (1) 3W B.J. Deal, Brownstown, Ill.
3. (5) 34G Billy Gordon, Catoosa, Okla.
4. (7) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
5. (6) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
6. (3) -7 Kynsey Collins, Stockton, Mo.
7. (4) 35 Justin Dick, Sedalia, Mo.
8. (11) 16H Jake Hereford, Fort Scott, Kan.
DNS – 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
DNS – 25 Kenny McDonald Jr., Adrian, Mo.

"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
2. (3) 49 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (6) 51 Brian Schutt, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (5) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (7) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
6. (4) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
7. (9) 1M Richard Magee, Oologah, Okla.
8. (8) 31M Michael Hascall, Lathrop, Mo.
9. (2) 25G James Gish, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
DNS – 11S Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
DNS – 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.

"A" Feature:
1. (1) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
3. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (7) 7B Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
5. (9) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
6. (5) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
7. (6) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
8. (11) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
9. (18) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
10. (10) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
11. (12) 28K Krew Walburn, Emporia, Kan.
12. (16) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
13. (14) 29 Bronson Wicker, Sedalia, Mo.
14. (19) 3W B.J. Deal, Brownstown, Ill.
15. (8) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
16. (20) 49 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
17. (22) 51 Brian Schutt, Lebanon, Mo.
18. (23) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
19. (17) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
20. (24) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
21. (13) 10 Johnny McGinnis, Hardin, Mo.
22. (21) 34G Billy Gordon, Catoosa, Okla.
23. (15) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
24. (4) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.

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