The annual Kid’s Bike Night was upon us at the Vado Speedway Park on Saturday where 108 bikes were given away at intermission to some lucky kids, plus candy tosses, a water balloon fight and other fun activities dotted the night’s schedule.

The USRA Modifieds had the biggest car count of the night with a 25-car field taking the green for the 25-lap main event.

After a pair of lap-one incidents shuffled the starting lineup, Philip Houston was able to race into the lead from the outside of the front row and drove off out front while Fito Gallardo and Jake Gallardo were trying to give chase.

Fito Gallardo got to second and tried to chase down Houston for the top spot, while Jake Gallardo, Jimmy Ray and Christy Barnett were having a great battle inside the top five as well.

Several caution periods kept the field close but Houston was able to hold the lead on each restart until Fito Gallardo was able to get by as the laps wound down and was able to run away with the victory for his efforts.

Houston crossed the line with a second-place finish, just ahead of Jake Gallardo, who held off Ray and Barnett for third.

The Summit USRA Weekly Series will be back in action at the Vado Speedway Park on Saturday, Sept. 17, for First Responders Appreciation Night with USRA Modifieds and Medieval USRA Stock Cars headlining the action.

Jackson Compaction 305 Winged Sprints, Johnstone Supply Super Trucks and Hulsey Racing Legends will also be racing. Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing begins at 7:30.

For fans not able to attend in person, all events can be seen live at WatchFYE.tv.

For upcoming schedule information and tickets, visit VadoSpeedwayPark.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M.
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (4) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas
3. (2) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
6. (8) 81 Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
7. (5) 12 Justin Allen, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) 2 Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (6) 99 Terry Tipton, Duncan, Ariz.
3. (2) 3 Javier Zapien Jr., El Paso, Texas
4. (3) 88 Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M.
5. (7) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (5) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
7. (8) 24O Jonathon Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (1) 53 Justin Thornton, Chandler, Ariz.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 18R Ricardo Olague Sr., El Paso, Texas
2. (1) 89D Greg Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (3) M16 Rocko Gallardo, Fair Acres, N.M.
4. (5) 24 Xavier Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (6) 21K Brian Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (7) 47 Mingo Jauregui, El Paso, Texas
7. (9) 05 Aasa Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (8) 3G Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (4) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas

Feature:
1. (7) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas
3. (12) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (17) 44 Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas
6. (9) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (16) 47 Mingo Jauregui, El Paso, Texas
8. (20) 12 Justin Allen, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (18) 05 Aasa Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (13) 21K Brian Kleine, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (23) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
12. (24) 2 Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M.
13. (21) 53 Justin Thornton, Chandler, Ariz.
14. (22) 3G Dickie Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
15. (4) 3T Todd Harper, Las Cruces, N.M.
16. (19) 24O Jonathon Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
17. (2) 89D Greg Gorham, Las Cruces, N.M.
18. (8) M16 Rocko Gallardo, Fair Acres, N.M.
19. (1) 3 Javier Zapien Jr., El Paso, Texas
20. (5) 99 Terry Tipton, Duncan, Ariz.
21. (14) J7 Jake Boles, Alamogordo, N.M.
22. (10) 24 Xavier Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
23. (11) 88 Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M.
24. (15) 81 Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
DNS – 18R Ricardo Olague Sr., El Paso, Texas

Summit USRA Nationals nears: The 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals happens Monday through Saturday, Oct. 3-8, at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

The biggest event on dirt will kick off with an open practice on Monday, and then racing will take place every night from Tuesday through Saturday. All eight USRA-sanctioned classes will participate at one time or another during the six-day event.

The Summit Shootout also returns this year and will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and feature USRA track champions and Summit Shootout qualifying race winners to compete in this one-of-a-kind blockbuster battle royale for Modified, Stock Car, B-Mod and Hobby Stock competitors.

Drivers can register for the Summit USRA Nationals here or call (515) 832-6000 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Hurry, late fees apply after Aug. 31. Fans can order tickets here. Camping and RV information is available here.

Continuing to crush it: Year after year, the USRA continues to attract more racetracks and dirt racing competitors through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first.

For the upcoming 2022 campaign for the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, there are currently more than 50 of America’s finest dirt ovals which will host over 1,000 nights of racing this season.

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