Reviewing his 2022 results before the upcoming biggest week of the season at the 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals, Shadren Turner has plenty to feel good about regardless of what happens the rest of the way.

“It’s been amazing, really,” Turner said of 28 feature victories and a second-place standing in USRA B-Mod national points headed into the week-long extravaganza that begins with practice on Monday at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Turner, a 24-year-old from St. Joseph, Mo., is 49 points behind Joe Chisholm of Osage, Iowa. It’s easily been Turner’s best season to date, more than double his previous season best of 11 feature wins in 2021.

“We’ve won at 11 different tracks this year. That’s where we have our most fun, seeing different places and enjoying different competition every week,” Turner said.

Turner credits his success to an affiliation with car owner Troy Whitt and a new J2 Race Car the team debuted this year. The consistency has been phenomenal, with 38 top-five finishes in 59 events.

“This is my first full year of driving for Troy Whitt. He owns everything and his son, Jeffrey Whitt and his wife, Lori Whitt, and their nephew Andrew Long make up a team with me and my dad,” Turner said. “They do all the work and put me in really, really good equipment.

“I’m lucky this year to just show up and drive the absolute best stuff possible. They’ve gone above and beyond. The combination of having some really good car owners like them and we have a J2 Race Car built by Kris and Tony Jackson. That has been amazing as well.

“That combination has helped me have a complete dream season that I never would have imagined. It’s definitely been awesome.”

Turner said he got to know Troy Whitt the last couple of years through his relationship with Kris Jackson. When Whitt made it known he was looking for a quality driver to put in his car, Jackson got in touch with Turner and recommended he pursue the opportunity.

The rest, as they say, has been history. Ironically, some of Turner’s toughest competition has been Jackson when the two have been at common events.

“It’s tough to beat Kris, no matter what,” Turner said. “But one thing about Kris that I really admire about him, I truly think he wants as much success for his customers as for himself. We’ve been lucky enough to be able to beat him a few times this year. Obviously he’s beat us, like he has everybody else.

“We work really good together. Whoever does better between us or any of his other customers, he seems to be really happy and we are too if somebody from the J2 team can get up there and win. I don’t think I would be running as good as Kris, or being competitive with him, if it wasn’t for Kris himself. He’s been a huge part of my success.”

Turner began racing as a five-year-old in go-karts. He got into his first B-Mod at the age of 13 and has continued to evolve from there. He credits his dad, Mark Turner, for putting him on the early road to success. Mark Turner drove Modifieds for a brief time when Shadren was young.'

Shadren Turner celebrates in victory lane at the Lucas Oil Speedway earlier this season.

“He only raced 3-5 years,” Turner said. “That’s where I fell in love with it, being there with him. Whenever I became old enough to get into go-karts, dad stopped racing himself and got me going. He’s definitely sacrificed a lot over the years to let me race.

“My first year (in B-Mods) was at Valley Speedway, the only track at the time that would allow me to race at 13. My closest tracks are Lakeside and I-35. Those two are where I have the most laps. It kind of progressed from where we stayed around those two places the first few years and after that did a little more traveling.

“Now that we have (the Whitts), I’ve been able to go all kinds of places.”

Whether or not he’s able to overtake Chisholm in the USRA championship battle, Turner said winning the Summit USRA Nationals final night feature would be a career highlight if they can make it happen. The team already has one feature win at Lucas Oil Speedway this season, on June 11.

“We’ve won some pretty big races in our eyes this year, but like anything you want to keep doing bigger and bigger things,” Turner said. “To win the USRA Nationals would be the biggest win of my career, if we could pull that off.”

Team sponsors include 54th St. Grill & Bar, Milliken’s Lawn & Landscaping, Chip Harris Heating & Cooling, Champion Oil, J2 Race Cars, KS Engineering, Cameron Glass and St. Joe Auto Fabric.

Summit USRA Nationals nears: The biggest event in the history of the Lucas Oil Speedway just one week away from firing up.

The 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals, featuring action in eight different divisions under the United States Racing Association banner, begins a marathon six-night run on Monday with a practice night.

Entries from all over the country have been pouring in as the event is held at "the diamond of Dirt Tracks" for the second time, expanding from three nights in 2021 when more than 300 cars participated. So far, 248 drivers have submitted pre-entries with the total expected to climb above last year's total by next week.

Action begins with a practice night open to drivers from all eight divisions on Oct. 3 from 6-10 p.m. Racing in some, but not all of the classes, will begin the following night and go through the big finale on the final night.

The Summit Shootout also returns this year and will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The all-star event features Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series track champions and Summit Shootout qualifying race winners to compete in this one-of-a-kind battle for USRA Modified, Medieval USRA Stock Car, USRA B-Mod and USRA Hobby Stock competitors.

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9TH ANNUAL SUMMIT USRA NATIONALS SCHEDULE

Monday, Oct. 3
Classes: USRA Modifieds, Medieval USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, USRA Late Models, USRA Tuners, USRA Limited Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks
Pit gate opens: 3 p.m.
Practice: 6-10 p.m.
Spectator grandstand admission - FREE
Pit Pass: $25
6-Day Pit Pass: $205

Tuesday, Oct. 4
Classes: USRA Modified qualifying, Medieval USRA Stock Car Summit Shootout, USRA B-Mod qualifying, USRA Hobby Stock Summit Shootout
Pit gate opens: 1 p.m. (cleared at 3:30)
Spectator and pit gates open: 4 p.m.
Drivers meeting: 5 p.m.
Racing begins: 6 p.m.
Admission:
Adults (16-61) - $20
Seniors (62+)/Military - $17
Youth (6-15) - $5
Kids (5 & Under) - FREE
Family Pass - $45
Pit Pass - $35
Adult 5-Day GA - $110
Seniors/Military 5-day GA - $95
Youth 5-Day GA - $35
5-Day Pit Pass - $185

Wednesday, Oct. 5
Classes: USRA Modified Summit Shootout, Medieval USRA Stock Car qualifying, USRA B-Mod qualifying, USRA Hobby Stock qualifying; USRA Late Model and USRA Tuner practice as time permits
Pit gate opens: 1 p.m. (cleared at 3:30)
Spectator and pit gates open: 4 p.m.
Drivers meeting: 5 p.m.
Hot laps (USRA Late Models and USRA Tuners only) and racing - 6 p.m.
Admission:
Adults (16-61) - $20
Seniors (62+)/Military - $17
Youth (6-15) - $5
Kids (5 & Under) - FREE
Family Pass - $45
Pit Pass - $35
Adult 4-Day GA - $90
Senior/Military 4-Day GA - $78
Youth 4-Day GA - $30
4-Day Pit Pass - $155

Thursday, Oct. 6
Classes: USRA Modified qualifying, Medieval USRA Stock Car qualifying, USRA B-Mod Summit Shootout, USRA Hobby Stock qualifying, USRA Late Model full show, USRA Tuner full show; USRA Limited Mod and Sunoco USRA Factory Stock practice as time permits
Pit gate opens: 1 p.m. (cleared at 3:30)
Spectator and pit gates open: 4 p.m.
Drivers meeting: 5 p.m.
Hot laps (USRA Limited Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks only) - 5:30 p.m.
Racing - 6 p.m.
Admission:
Adults (16-61) - $20
Seniors (62+)/Military - $17
Youth (6-15) - $5
Kids (5 & Under) - FREE
Family Pass - $45
Pit Pass - $40
Adult 3-Day GA - $70
Seniors/Military 3-Day GA - $61
Youth 3-Day GA - $25
3-Day Pit Pass - $120

Friday, Oct. 7
Classes: USRA Modified, Medieval USRA Stock Car and USRA B-Mod last chance races; USRA Late Model and USRA Tuner B-mains and championship features; USRA Limited Mod and Sunoco USRA Factory Stock full show
Pit gate opens: 1 p.m. (cleared at 3:30)
Spectator and pit gates open: 4 p.m.
Drivers meeting: 4:30 p.m.
Racing: 5 p.m.
Admission:
Adults (16-61) - $25
Seniors (62+)/Military - $22
Youth (6-15) - $10
Kids (5 & Under) - FREE
Family Pass - $60
Pit Pass - $40
Adult 2-Day GA - $50
Seniors/Military 2-Day GA - $39
Youth 2-Day GA - $20
2-Day Pit Pass - $80

Saturday, Oct. 8
Classes: USRA Modified, Medieval USRA Stock Car, USRA B-Mod, USRA Hobby Stock, USRA Limited Mod and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks D-mains, C-mains, B-mains and championship features.
Pit gate opens: 1 p.m. (cleared at 3:30)
Spectator gates open: 3:30 p.m.
Drivers meeting: 4 p.m.
Racing: 5 p.m.
Admission:
Adults (16-61)- $25
Seniors (62+)/Military - $22
Youth (6-15) - $10
Kids (5 & Under) - Free
Family Pass - $60
Pit Pass - $40

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.

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For the 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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