Opening night of the 10th Annual Lucas Oil Spring Nationals presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at Lucas Oil Speedway saw Nic Bidinger race to the victory in the USRA Modifieds.

Bidinger and Matt Johnson started on the front row and dueled throughout the 20-lap feature with Bidinger coming out on top by two car lengths at the finish.

Bidinger, of Perry, Kansas, prevailed in his first outing of the 2023 season after earning 10 wins overall last season.

Johnson pulled alongside Bidinger coming out of turn four to complete the fifth lap, but was unable to make the pass. Bidinger kept him at bay the rest of the way, with Johnson’s last-lap charger coming up just short.

“Sometimes starting up front is good and sometimes it’s bad,” Bidinger said. “We searched around there early. I saw Matt was coming on the bottom, so I changed up my line a little and covered that up and really took off and it went good. It was the first night out this year, so we'll take it.”

Last year's Summit USMTS National Champion and 2021 USRA Modified National champion Dustin Sorensen finished third with Robbie Reed fourth and Mickey Burrell fifth.

Race day on Friday was under the threat of rain that didn't materialize. But high winds, with gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour at times, made it a challenging day for the track crew.

The Lucas Oil Spring Nationals conclude on Saturday night with Medieval USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods in action gunning for a top prize of $750.

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.
Friday, March 31, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 28 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (4) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
3. (3) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (5) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (8) 28G Jim Greenway, Galena, Mo.
6. (6) 3J Lewis Jackson, Edgerton, Kan.
7. (7) 05US Jonathan Olmscheid, Dassel, Minn.
8. (1) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
9. (9) 10 Gary Tackitt, Jonesboro, Ark.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
2. (5) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
3. (6) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
4. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (1) 9 Dustin Tiger, West Plains, Mo.
6. (9) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
7. (4) 30 Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
8. (7) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
9. (2) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
2. (2) 1X Matt Johnson, Archie, Mo.
3. (3) 28 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (5) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
5. (7) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (8) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
7. (9) 28G Jim Greenway, Galena, Mo.
8. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
9. (12) 3J Lewis Jackson, Edgerton, Kan.
10. (4) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
11. (17) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
12. (13) 30 Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
13. (10) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
14. (11) 9 Dustin Tiger, West Plains, Mo.
15. (15) 7 Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark.
16. (18) 10 Gary Tackitt, Jonesboro, Ark.
17. (16) 21TW Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
18. (14) 05US Jonathan Olmscheid, Dassel, Minn.

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