Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series winners in the Spring Opener presented by KOZL at the Lucas Oil Speedway were Robbie Reed, Waylon Dimmitt and Cayden Stacye of Fair Grove. A total of 85 cars checked into the pits to usher in the 2023 season, including 35 USRA B-Mods.

Stacye pulled off a last-lap pass of Bobby Williams from nearby Hermitage to pick up the feature victory in the USRA B-Mods. Stacye drove past Williams on the inside of the final turn of the final lap and held on by a car length for his first Lucas Oil Speedway feature win.

“I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to get it done, with (Williams) on the pole there those last two laps," Stacye said. "I just knew that I had to get a good jump and we just kind of went from there. I just drove it hard and ended up on top."

From the outside of row one, J.C. Newell beat pole-starter Stacye to the lead as the race went green. Newell opened a 1.2-second lead after four laps before a caution for debris on the track slowed the action.

Two more cautions over the next four laps kept Newell’s lead slim, but Williams advanced from sixth to second after making a pass on a lap-nine restart.

Rolling with a 1.5-second lead, Newell’s hopes dissolved coming off turn four to conclude lap 12. He slowed with mechanical issues and pulled to the infield as Williams inherited the lead.

From there, it was a two-car battle as Williams fought to hold off Stacye and - just as Stacye was about to go in front - a caution flew on lap 18.

Stacyce dove to the inside of turn one on the final lap, but couldn’t complete the pass. However, a similar move going into turn four did stick and Stacye beat Williams by .258 seconds.

Austin Charles finished third with Dylan Cantwell fourth and Jake Richards coming home in fifth.

Reed rolls to USRA Modified triumph: It was all Robbie Reed in the USRA Modified main event. The driver from Mexico, Missouri, outdistanced Ryan Middaugh by a comfortable margin, leading all 20 laps.

"I just looked for that smooth part of the track," Reed said. "I looked for him under me, going through the rough, but I was hoping it would prevail, staying in the smooth.

"It was fun. I was pleasantly surprised as well as the track was with all the rain we've had."

Reed and Middaugh separated themselves from the field in the early going with Reed maintaining the lead in the battle of front-row starters.

Reed, the 2020 track champion, opened a 1.9-second lead by the midpoint on lap 10. His cushion continued to build and was 2.2 seconds when a lap-14 caution came out.

That gave Middaugh and third-place Matt Johnson a chance to run down the leader. But Reed had a solid restart and, while Middaugh and Johnson mixed it up behind him, was able to re-establish a sizable lead over the final six laps.

Reed prevailed by 3.07 seconds over Middaugh with Johnson third, Jason Pursley fourth and Tyler Hibner fifth.

Dimmitt takes first Lucas win in Medieval USRA Stock Cars: Waylon Dimmitt of Camdenton led all 20 laps of a caution-filled USRA Stock Car feature to celebrate his first Lucas Oil Speedway feature win.

"We've fought this place for a long time and I think we're finally getting something figure out," Dimmitt said.

Dimmitt started third but had the lead by the end of lap one, inching past post-starting William Garner at the start-finish line. From there, Dean Wille began to give chase to Dimmitt, moving into second by lap two of a race plagued by four cautions in the first half of the 20-lapper.

The biggest mover in the first part of the race was eighth-starting Rodney Schweizer who was running third by lap eight.

Willie swung to the high side by lap 12 and closed to the bumper of Dimmitt, then started taking the low groove into the corners. Dimmitt was able to hold onto the lead as the race’s fifth caution flew on lap 15 as Schweizer went for a spin.

Dimmitt held on the rest of the way to capture the feature win, finishing 1.3 seconds in front of Wille.

"I knew just as long as I hit my lines, we had it," Dimmitt said.

Mason Beck finished third after starting ninth, Chris Tonoli was fourth and Robert White grabbed fifth.

MLRA Spring Nationals next: Next up at Lucas Oil Speedway is the 10th annual Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Nationals next Friday and Saturday. Full programs both nights will be headilned by the MLRA Late Models. Also in action Friday will be the USRA Modifieds running for $1,000 to win. On Saturday night, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods will be in action gunning for a top prize of $750.

Both nights, pit gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. and spectator gates at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.

For information about any event at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2023 contact admissions director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email her at nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, March 25, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat:
1. (1) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (2) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
3. (3) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
4. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
5. (10) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
6. (11) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
7. (9) 3J Lewis Jackson, Edgerton, Kan.
8. (7) 9 Justin Koch, Mt. Home, Ark.
9. (8) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
10. (4) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
11. (5) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
2. (1) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (10) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
4. (4) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (6) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
6. (7) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (3) 3J Lewis Jackson, Edgerton, Kan.
8. (11) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
9. (5) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
10. (8) 9 Justin Koch, Mt. Home, Ark.
11. (9) 12JR Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 99A Aaron Esparza, Clearwater, Kan.
2. (5) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (1) 2C Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
4. (4) 71 Chris Tonoli, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (6) 50 Darrell Hurt, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (7) 11W Gerald Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
7. (3) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (5) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (2) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (1) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
4. (4) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (6) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
6. (3) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
DNS – 116 Zack Smith, Centertown, Mo.
DNS – 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (4) A1A Austin Kaplan, Collins, Iowa
3. (6) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
4. (2) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
5. (5) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (3) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
7. (7) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
DNS – 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.

Feature:
1. (3) 11 Waylon Dimmitt, Camdenton, Mo.
2. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (9) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
4. (11) 71 Chris Tonoli, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (5) 5 Robert White, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (1) 7 William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
7. (14) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
8. (6) A1A Austin Kaplan, Collins, Iowa
9. (16) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
10. (12) 23 Mark Simon, Buffalo, Mo.
11. (7) 2C Colton Bourland, Appleton City, Mo.
12. (18) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
13. (15) 47 Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
14. (17) 12 Christopher Sawyer, Buffalo, Mo.
15. (13) 50 Darrell Hurt, Camdenton, Mo.
16. (8) 74 Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
17. (10) 2 Zeb Keepper, Aurora, Mo.
18. (21) 8M James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
19. (20) 116 Zack Smith, Centertown, Mo.
20. (19) 24 Blayne McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.
21. (2) 99A Aaron Esparza, Clearwater, Kan.
DNS – 11W Gerald Wahwahsuck, Atchison, Kan.
DNS – 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (3) 1 Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (9) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
4. (8) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
5. (5) 414 Ryan Thomas, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 01B Brett Holman, Gower, Mo.
7. (2) 35 Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
8. (1) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
9. (6) 00H cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
2. (1) 00 Kyler Girard, Moberly, Mo.
3. (4) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (3) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
5. (7) 57J Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
6. (2) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
7. (5) 80 Thomas Yount, Greenfield, Mo.
8. (8) 10 Johnny McGinnis, Hardin, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (4) 19 Dylan Cantwell, Salina, Okla.
3. (2) 6 Jay Flinn, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (6) 15J Jake Fetterman, Sedalia, Mo.
5. (5) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
6. (9) 28 Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
7. (7) 59 Jamie Aleshire, Moberly, Mo.
8. (8) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
9. (1) 08D Dalton Strohl, Weatherby, Mo.

Heat #4:
1. (5) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (7) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
3. (3) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
4. (4) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (1) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
6. (6) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
7. (2) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
DNS –) 6W Matt Wacht, Shawnee, Kan.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (2) 414 Ryan Thomas, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (8) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
3. (4) 35 Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
4. (1) 57J Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (7) 00H cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
6. (3) 01B Brett Holman, Gower, Mo.
7. (5) 59 Jamie Aleshire, Moberly, Mo.
8. (6) 98 Christopher Watts, Osceola, Mo.
9. (9) 07 Daniel Harris, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
DNS – 6W Matt Wacht, Shawnee, Kan.

"B" Feature #2:
1. (3) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
2. (7) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
3. (5) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
4. (1) 28 Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (2) 55G Luke Gideon, Stoutland, Mo.
6. (4) 80 Thomas Yount, Greenfield, Mo.
7. (6) 10 Johnny McGinnis, Hardin, Mo.
8. (8) 08D Dalton Strohl, Weatherby, Mo.
DNS – 24 Jerry Ellis, Richland, Mo.

"A" Feature:
1. (1) 15 Cayden Stacye, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (7) 1 Bobby Williams, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (3) 81 Austin Charles, Basehor, Kan.
4. (5) 19 Dylan Cantwell, Salina, Okla.
5. (4) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
6. (20) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
7. (8) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
8. (15) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
9. (6) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
10. (17) 414 Ryan Thomas, Fair Grove, Mo.
11. (19) 32 Robbe Ewing, Stockton, Mo.
12. (9) 00 Kyler Girard, Moberly, Mo.
13. (18) 33D Adam Dunwoodie, Polo, Mo.
14. (12) 6 Jay Flinn, Lebanon, Mo.
15. (22) 2 Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
16. (16) 39 Dwight Brown, Bolivar, Mo.
17. (14) 15J Jake Fetterman, Sedalia, Mo.
18. (23) 57J Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
19. (21) 35 Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
20. (13) 34 Weston Holman, Springdale, Ark.
21. (10) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
22. (24) 28 Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
23. (2) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
24. (11) 42J Donnie Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.

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