Bryan White wins family affair while McCowan, Jackson also wrap up Lucas Oil Speedway titles

Bryan White won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

Bryan White won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.


Rempfer Memorial Season Championship Night at Lucas Oil Speedway saw three championship chases decided by less than 25 points.

In action presented by Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Buick and On Media, the closest battle came in the Medieval USRA Stock Cars with Bryan White's second-place feature finish enough to edge out his dad, Rob White, for the championship.

Other Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series track champions crowned on Saturday night were Dillon McCowan (USRA Modifieds) and Kris Jackson (USRA B-Mods).

McCowan also celebrated with a feature win, making his night doubly sweet. Rodney Schweizer captured the USRA Stock Car feature victory and Ryan Gillmore earned a USRA B-Mod feature thriller.

Bryan White, who began the night 12 points ahead of Rob, finished third with Rob in second. The unofficial final margin between the two was eight points. Mason Beck, who began the night two points behind Bryan White, ran 15th to fall back to third in the points.

“I'd like to thank everybody on my car, my family over here and everybody who helps me every week," Bryan White said. "It's just a dream, really, to even win a race over here let alone a championship."

Pole-starting Schweizer, Dean Wille and Robert White ran 1-2-3 through the first 11 laps, with a caution slowing the field at that point.

Rob White moved into second on the restart, with Bryan White advancing two spots and into fourth. Bryan White advanced into third and onto the back bumper of his dad on lap 14, which made it where he could clinch the title by staying there.

Schweizer barely held off Rob White’s attempted pass for the lead on lap 18 when a two-car incident in turn one brought out a caution to set up a two-lap shootout.

The top three remained the same taking the white flag with Bryan White bumped past his dad in turn two of the final lap, but a spin on the other end of the track brought out one more yellow to leave a one-lap sprint to the checkers.

Schweizer, of Kansas City, Kan., held on for the win by one car length over Rob White with Bryan White third.

"We've had enough seconds this year. It's about time," Schweizer said after the win.

Wille wound up fourth with William Garner charging from 14th to fifth.

McCowan doubles up in USRA Modifieds: Dillon McCowan of Urbana enjoyed a double celebration, winning both the USRA Modified feature while also nailing down his second straight track championship.

McCowan beat Dustin Hodges, his nearest points competitor, by 1.9 seconds after taking over the lead on lap five. He held it the rest of the way in a caution-plagued 20-lapper.

McCowan was driving a yellow No. 7 wrap modeled after cars his grandfather, A.D. McCowan, used to own. Dillon switched to the color scheme from his familiar green and white No. 8 after mid-season.

“I don't even know what to say. This is huge," McCowan said in victory lane. "Being here with my grandpa's wrap on, it's very special even though he couldn't be here. I'm just really excited to get this done for him.

"It was a close battle between me and Dustin and I was glad we were able to seal the deal."

McCowan began the night 17 points in front of Hodges in the points battle and he began the feature starting in fifth, two spots ahead of Hodges. He stayed in front of him throughout.

Dylan Hoover started on the pole and set the pace through five laps while McCowan worked his way into second with Tracy Wolf in third.

McCowan got a big run on a lap-six restart to take the lead, getting around Hoover in turn two. Two laps later, Dowell moved past Hoover and into the runner-up position.

McCowan’s lead was nearly two seconds over Dowell when a lap-12 caution slowed the action. Despite two more cautions the rest of the way, McCowan was able to handle each restart and went on to capture his seventh feature win of the season to go along with the championship.

Hoover finished third with Dowell fourth and Nic Bidinger in fifth.

Jackson makes it seven titles in USRA B-Mods: Ryan Gillmore beat J.C. Morton by a couple of feet in one of the closest finishes of the season, earning the USRA B-Mod feature win. The race had six lead changes between the duo.

The big prize, though, went to Lebanon's Kris Jackson whose fourth-place finish was good enough for his Lucas Oil Speedway record seventh track championship and fourth in a row. He also earned championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

"We weren't as good as we wanted to be tonight," Jackson said. "We kind of played it a little safe and rode around the bottom and just made sure we finished in the top five."

Gillmore started the night 30 points behind Jackson and did all he could, winning his third feature of the season. But it wasn't quite enough, though his scant margin of victory over Morton (.036 second) gave the fans a dazzling final race of the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series season.

"That was a fun race. Lapped cars really saved my life on that one," Gillmore said. "J.C. was so much better than me on the bottom of (turns) one and two and I got to four to go there and I was trying to figure out an option when lapped cars showed up.

"I kind of pressured him and he was gracious. He definitely could have took it from me at any time and I appreciate him racing me me clean."

Morton started outside of row one and wasted no time setting the early pace, with Jon Sheets second and Jackson third when the race’s first caution appeared on lap two. Two more cautions appeared before two more laps could be completed.

Finally, after a fourth caution on lap six, the race settled into a rhythm. Gillmore got a big run on lap seven to sail around the outside of Jackson and into second and he used the same move a lap later to grab the lead away from Morton.

Morton rode the inside line to pull alongside Gillmore over the next several laps, with Andy Bryant and Jackson running third and fourth. Morton regained the lead by a half car length on lap 13, but Gillmore again rode the cushion to go back on top two laps later.

The back-and-forth tussled continued with Morton going back in front on lap 16. Those two entered lapped traffic the next time around and they were separated by a few feet taking the white flag.

Gillmore made it six lead changes in the final 100 feet, coming around the outside of turn four as Morton was hindered a bit by a lapped car as the two Springfield drivers came to the finish together.

Bryant finished third with Jackson fourth and USRA Modified national points leader Shadren Turner of St. Joseph, in fifth.

Ron Jenkins Memorial next: A busy Labor Day Weekend is ahead at Lucas Oil Speedway as the dirt track finds the Lucas Oil MLRA Series making its final appearance at the speedway this season for the the 8th annual Ron Jenkins Memorial with USRA Modifieds and Medieval USRA Stock Cars also in action Saturday along with USRA B-Mods as those drivers battle for a special $1,000 top prize presented by the Titans B-Mod Series.

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.
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (3) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (7) 7X Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
4. (5) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (4) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
6. (6) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
7. (2) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 19 Dylan Hoover, Columbia, Mo.
2. (6) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (5) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
4. (4) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
5. (3) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
6. (1) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
DNS – 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
2. (1) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (4) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (3) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (5) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (7) 23D Rick Culler, Nevada, Mo.

Feature:
1. (5) 7X Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (7) 22H Dustin Hodges, Centralia, Mo.
3. (2) 19 Dylan Hoover, Columbia, Mo.
4. (3) 88 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.
5. (9) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
6. (6) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (15) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
9. (20) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
10. (1) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
11. (11) 16S Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
12. (8) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
13. (16) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
14. (12) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
15. (10) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
16. (19) 28C Thomas Creech, Pittsburg, Mo.
17. (17) 96 Cody Brill, Harrisonville, Mo.
18. (14) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.
19. (13) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
20. (21) 23D Rick Culler, Nevada, Mo.
21. (18) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (3) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (7) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
4. (8) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (4) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
6. (6) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (5) 13 Lyle Dietrich, Bolivar, Mo.
8. (2) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (6) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
4. (1) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
5. (3) 54 David Hendrix, Waynesville, Mo.
6. (7) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
7. (5) 24 Craig Wright, Arma, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (2) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (4) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (6) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
5. (3) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (7) 32 Dennie Belknap, Bonner Springs, Kan.
7. (5) 35 Johnny Coats, Joplin, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (2) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (10) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (14) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (6) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
7. (9) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
8. (17) 32 Dennie Belknap, Bonner Springs, Kan.
9. (7) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
10. (5) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
11. (13) 54 David Hendrix, Waynesville, Mo.
12. (21) 35 Johnny Coats, Joplin, Mo.
13. (12) 3C Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
14. (15) 34 Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
15. (20) 24 Craig Wright, Arma, Kan.
16. (16) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
17. (22) 27 David Oxford, Platte City, Mo.
18. (8) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
19. (11) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
20. (3) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
21. (18) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
22. (19) 13 Lyle Dietrich, Bolivar, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 1 Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (3) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (5) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
4. (8) 28X Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
5. (9) 18H Justin Neuman, Crocker, Mo.
6. (1) 55J Jeremy Short, Peculiar, Mo.
7. (4) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
8. (6) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
9. (7) 94 Tyler Potter, Fulton, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
3. (1) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
4. (7) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
5. (8) 20 Barry White, Mexico, Mo.
6. (5) 28 Preston Dawson, Callao, Mo.
7. (6) 7C Conner Chinn, Clarence, Mo.
8. (4) 15 Hannah Frazee, Wheatland, Mo.
9. (9) 10J Caden Johnson, Spring Hill, Kan.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (3) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
3. (4) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
4. (2) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
5. (8) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (6) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
7. (9) 12G Austin Greer, Richland, Mo.
8. (5) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
9. (7) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.

Feature:
1. (7) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
3. (8) 28X Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (4) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (9) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
6. (3) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
7. (10) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
8. (14) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
9. (12) 18H Justin Neuman, Crocker, Mo.
10. (1) 1 Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (5) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
12. (6) 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.
13. (25) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
14. (11) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
15. (18) 24L Dakota Lowe, Prescott, Kan.
16. (17) 28 Preston Dawson, Callao, Mo.
17. (15) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
18. (20) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
19. (16) 55J Jeremy Short, Peculiar, Mo.
20. (22) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
21. (26) 10J Caden Johnson, Spring Hill, Kan.
22. (13) 20 Barry White, Mexico, Mo.
23. (24) 94 Tyler Potter, Fulton, Mo.
24. (23) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
25. (21) 7C Conner Chinn, Clarence, Mo.
26. (19) 12G Austin Greer, Richland, Mo.
DNS – 15 Hannah Frazee, Wheatland, Mo.

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.

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