The American Racer USRA Modified Series powered by Day Motor Sports made its debut at the all-new Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla., on Friday, and a first-time series winner emerged when Chad Wheeler won the race to the finish line.

Wheeler, who has two previous wins at the Arrowhead Speedway in this inaugural season, kept his record perfect at the high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval and took home $2,000 for his efforts.

Early on, Tyler Wolff was in charge as he set a torrid pace until the race’s first and only caution occurred on lap 14 when third-starting ‘Big Daddy’ Joe Duvall came to a stop on the racing surface. After the restart, Wheeler disposed of four-time USMTS national champion Jason Hughes while Wolff quickly found the back of the pack, allowing Wheeler to close in.

With Wolff hugging the low line, Wheeler danced dangerously close to the outside concrete wall and eventually pulled alongside of Wolff as the duo navigated lapped traffic.

Wheeler was scored the leader of the race with eight laps to go and the 39-year-old from Muskogee, Okla., led the rest of the way to become the fifth different winner in nine ARMS clashes this season.

“I was already past my limit,” Wheeler declared in reference to his abbreviated racing season. “I went back to the wife and said ‘Babe, we got ourselves hot rod’ and I was like let me keep racing a little bit… What a special night. It’s so cool that we have this race track in our backyard.

“I need to get on a treadmill, I’m hurting. That was up on the wheel and Tyler’s normally the one railing on the top and I’m the one running in the middle to bottom.”

Wolff eventually joined Wheeler on the high side but had to settle for the runner-up paycheck while Hughes, whose Hughes Racing Chassis shop is just minutes from the former West Siloam Speedway, finished third.

Eighth-starting Kale Westover crossed the finish line in fourth with Jared Russell fifth. Duvall rebounded to claim the sixth spot and moved into the series points lead with that effort.

Gary Christian bested 15th-starting Trevor Hughes for seventh, Terry Phillips nabbed the ninth position and Jake Davis came from 20th on the starting grid to round out the top 10 at the checkered flag.

Mike Hansen, who started 25th and found his way to an 11th-place finish, earned a $100 bonus and the Dickson Transport Hard Charger Award.

In addition to USRA Modifieds, Friday’s program also featured three divisions competing for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points.

David Whittle claimed the checkers in the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event, J.C. Morton topped the USRA B-Mods and Ricky Foster was first in the USRA Tuners.

The second $2,000-to-win clash of the weekend takes place at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., on Saturday, June 24, with USRA B-Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks joining the American Racer USRA Modified Series powered by Day Motor Sports.

The pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 6, hot laps are at 7:30 and racing gets underway at 8.

The Tri-State Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located 1.6 miles west of the Arkansas-Oklahoma State line on US 271, then 0.3 mile north to 1705 Race Track Rd, Pocola, OK 74902.

For more information visit Tri-StateSpeedway.com or the track’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube profiles.

If you can’t be there in person, stream both events live on RaceonTexas.com or RacinDirt.TV.

American Racer USRA Modified Series Schedule
(after June 23, 2023)
Friday, April 14 – Red Dirt Raceway, Meeker, Okla. (winner: Tanner Mullens)
Saturday, April 15 – Lawton Speedway, Lawton, Okla. (winner: Rodney Sanders)
Friday, May 5 – Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, La. (winner: Chris Henigan)
Saturday, May 6 – Super Bee Speedway, Chatham, La. (winner: Joe Duvall)
Friday, May 19 – West Texas Raceway, Lubbock, Texas (winner: Tanner Mullens)
Saturday, May 20 – Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, Texas (winner: Tanner Mullens)
Friday, June 2 – Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La. (winner: Tanner Mullens)
Saturday, June 3 – Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La. (winner: Tanner Mullens)
Friday, June 23 – Arrowhead Speedway, Colcord, Okla. (winner: Chad Wheeler)
Saturday, June 24 – Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla.
Saturday, July 22 – Salina Highbanks, Salina, Okla.
Saturday, Aug. 26 – Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, La.
Thursday, Aug. 31 – Hunt County Speedway, Greenville, Texas
Friday, Sept. 1 – 67 Speedway, Texarkana, Ark.
Saturday, Sept. 2 – Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas
Sunday Sept. 3 – Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La.
Friday, Oct. 27 – Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 28 – Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas

Each of the venues will host one or more events with a minimum of $2,000 to win, an unmatched year-end points fund as well as Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points.

With a schedule currently featuring 18 nights of racing at the finest dirt ovals in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the 2023 campaign is nearing the halfway point. Each racer’s best 16 performances are factored in for series points.

Special thanks to American Racer, ARMI Contractors, Day Motor Sports, Duvall Electric, RaceOnTexas.com, RacerWebsite.com, RacinDirt.TV, Star 1 Roofing & Construction, Summit Racing Equipment, Texas Locomotive Solutions, TNT Auto Parts and Transmissions Unlimited for their support of the American Racer USRA Modified Series powered by Day Motor Sports.

More information about the ARMS is available at usraracing.com. You can also get social with the ARMS on Facebook and Twitter.

Drivers can pre-enter for any or all ARMS events at MyRacePass.

For more than two decades, the USRA has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt track racers each year through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first. In the 2023 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, as many as 60 of America’s finest dirt ovals plan to host more than 1,000 nights of racing.

USRA competitors can register online at MyRacePass today. Alternatively, you can call (515) 832-6000 to register by phone, or submit a completed USRA License Application by email at office@usraracing.com or fax (515) 832-7958. You can download the application at usraracing.com/downloads.

To learn more, check out usraracing.com for schedules, points, photos, souvenirs, videos and more. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Click here to get USRA news delivered to your inbox.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
American Racer USRA Modified Series powered by Day Motor Sports
Arrowhead Speedway, Colcord, Okla.
Friday, June 23, 2023

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Star 1 Roofing Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (4) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (6) 84 John Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
3. (5) 7X Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
4. (8) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (7) 89 Tate Cole, Fort Gibson, Okla.
6. (9) 17 Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
7. (1) 57M Michael Hines, Van Buren, Ark.
8. (2) 24 Toby Lindell, Muskogee, Okla.
9. (3) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.

TNT Auto Parts Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 15W Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
2. (5) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
3. (1) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas
4. (3) 33 Jaren Martin, Republic, Mo.
5. (4) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
6. (6) 71 Jay Rierson, Booneville, Ark.
7. (9) 03 Josiah Robinson, Kansas, Okla.
8. (7) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark.
9. (8) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.

Texas Locomotive Solutions Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (7) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (3) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
5. (4) 712 Trevor Hughes, Salina, Okla.
6. (5) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas
7. (8) 7D Jake Davis, Hackett, Ark.
8. (6) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas

American Racer Feature (30 laps):
1. (6) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (5) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (8) 15W Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
5. (7) 4R Jared Russell, Wagoner, Okla.
6. (3) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
7. (12) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
8. (15) 712 Trevor Hughes, Salina, Okla.
9. (10) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
10. (20) 7D Jake Davis, Hackett, Ark.
11. (25) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
12. (2) 7X Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
13. (13) 89 Tate Cole, Fort Gibson, Okla.
14. (9) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas
15. (14) 17 Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
16. (17) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas
17. (23) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas
18. (21) 57M Michael Hines, Van Buren, Ark.
19. (1) 84 John Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
20. (16) 247 Jarret Dotson, Baxter Springs, Kan.
21. (11) 33 Jaren Martin, Republic, Mo.
22. (19) 03 Josiah Robinson, Kansas, Okla.
23. (18) 71 Jay Rierson, Booneville, Ark.
24. (26) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.
25. (24) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark.
26. (22) 24 Toby Lindell, Muskogee, Okla.

Lap Leaders: Wolff 1-21, Wheeler 22-30.
Total Laps Led: Wolff 21, Wheeler 9.
Margin of Victory: 1.228 seconds.
Time of Race: 15 minutes, 55.556 seconds (1 caution).
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 26.
Next Race: Saturday, June 24, Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla.
Points Standings: Duvall 611, S. Gaddis 606, K. Gaddis 584, Dawson 569, Westover 492, Xavier Ortega 398, Chase Wascom 351, Tanner 348, Colton Horner 330, Tanner Mullens 300.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 6 Jeff Metcalf, Gentry, Ark.
2. (1) 127 Andy Morris, Fort Gibson, Okla.
3. (3) 6D David Whittle, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (4) 99W Edwin Wells, Morrilton, Ark.
5. (7) 27T Jeff Tennant, Greenwood, Ark.
6. (6) 23A Stan Anderson, Prairie Grove, Ark.
7. (5) 1P Marshall Penson, Van Buren, Ark.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
2. (2) 15J Jaymee McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.
3. (4) 27 Justin Price, Evansville, Ark.
4. (6) DT1 Mike Wiseman, Muskogee, Okla.
5. (5) 21 Christopher Adair, Siloam Springs, Ark.
6. (7) 3D Nathan Gattis, Mountainburg, Ark.
7. (3) 9F Kevin Flock, Muskogee, Okla.

Feature:
1. (5) 6D David Whittle, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (1) 6 Jeff Metcalf, Gentry, Ark.
3. (8) 27T Jeff Tennant, Greenwood, Ark.
4. (3) 127 Andy Morris, Fort Gibson, Okla.
5. (7) 99W Edwin Wells, Morrilton, Ark.
6. (2) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
7. (12) 9F Kevin Flock, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (6) DT1 Mike Wiseman, Muskogee, Okla.
9. (13) 1P Marshall Penson, Van Buren, Ark.
10. (11) 23A Stan Anderson, Prairie Grove, Ark.
11. (10) 3D Nathan Gattis, Mountainburg, Ark.
12. (4) 15J Jaymee McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.
13. (9) 21 Christopher Adair, Siloam Springs, Ark.
DNS – 27 Justin Price, Evansville, Ark.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 4W Mark Wolfe, Joplin, Mo.
2. (5) 5J Justin Shoemaker, Inola, Okla.
3. (7) 22B Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
4. (9) 81M Brad Murdock, Siloam Springs, Ark.
5. (2) 116 Nathan Melanson, Gravette, Ark.
6. (6) 119 Stetson Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
7. (8) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
8. (10) C35 Casey Willson, Farmington, Ark.
9. (4) 5D David LaCoe, Adair, Okla.
10. (3) 5 Nick Hardbarger, Stilwell, Okla.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (1) 0 Ray Roberts, Owasso, Okla.
3. (9) 44T Ty O’Neal, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (8) 5K Kyle Holzkamper, Siloam Springs, Ark.
5. (2) 22H Chase Hubbard, Owasso, Okla.
6. (10) 7P Mickey Prather, Fayetteville, Ark.
7. (5) 12A Preston Guthary, Westville, Okla.
8. (7) 45 Dan Culp, Hindsville, Ark.
9. (3) 20 Josh Goforth, Watts, Okla.
10. (4) 16M Jimmy McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (4) 25* Michael Hornback, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (2) 75 Gage Garoutte, Joplin, Mo.
4. (5) 53H Tye Hollingsworth, Springdale, Ark.
5. (8) 12 Wyatt O`Neal, Muskogee, Okla.
6. (6) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
7. (1) 32 Kelly Hicks, Pea Ridge, Ark.
8. (7) 27 Jacob Campbell, Hackett, Ark.
9. (10) 11D Paul Dilbeck, Gentry, Ark.
10. (9) 12AJR Corgan Guthary, Westville, Okla.

Heat #4:
1. (5) 75L Kyle Ledford, Greenwood, Ark.
2. (4) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
3. (6) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
4. (9) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
5. (1) 7 Daniel Cowett, Porum, Okla.
6. (8) 19 Dylan Cantwell, Salina, Okla.
7. (2) 14 Dale Drieth, Yukon, Okla.
8. (7) 19S Stefan Palmer, Lowell, Ark.
9. (10) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
10. (3) 6 Corey Henson, Long Lane, Mo.

“B” Feature #1:
1. (1) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
2. (6) 119 Stetson Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
3. (4) 7 Daniel Cowett, Porum, Okla.
4. (10) 27 Jacob Campbell, Hackett, Ark.
5. (7) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
6. (3) 12 Wyatt O`Neal, Muskogee, Okla.
7. (9) C35 Casey Willson, Farmington, Ark.
8. (5) 22H Chase Hubbard, Owasso, Okla.
9. (12) 20 Josh Goforth, Watts, Okla.
10. (2) 75 Gage Garoutte, Joplin, Mo.
11. (8) 14 Dale Drieth, Yukon, Okla.
12. (11) 16 Hubert Cash, Little Rock, Ark.
DNS – 5 Nick Hardbarger, Stilwell, Okla.
DNS – 16M Jimmy McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.

“B” Feature #2:
1. (2) 53H Tye Hollingsworth, Springdale, Ark.
2. (6) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
3. (5) 19 Dylan Cantwell, Salina, Okla.
4. (3) 7P Mickey Prather, Fayetteville, Ark.
5. (8) 12A Preston Guthary, Westville, Okla.
6. (4) 116 Nathan Melanson, Gravette, Ark.
7. (7) 32 Kelly Hicks, Pea Ridge, Ark.
8. (10) 5D David LaCoe, Adair, Okla.
9. (1) 5K Kyle Holzkamper, Siloam Springs, Ark.
10. (9) 19S Stefan Palmer, Lowell, Ark.
11. (11) 6 Corey Henson, Long Lane, Mo.
DNS – 45 Dan Culp, Hindsville, Ark.
DNS – 11D Paul Dilbeck, Gentry, Ark.
DNS – 12AJR Corgan Guthary, Westville, Okla.

“A” Feature:
1. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) 75L Kyle Ledford, Greenwood, Ark.
3. (9) 22B Brian McGowen, Pittsburg, Kan.
4. (13) 22 Dalton Ragsdale, Muskogee, Okla.
5. (16) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
6. (14) 53H Tye Hollingsworth, Springdale, Ark.
7. (19) 27 Jacob Campbell, Hackett, Ark.
8. (5) 5J Justin Shoemaker, Inola, Okla.
9. (6) 4W Mark Wolfe, Joplin, Mo.
10. (18) 19 Dylan Cantwell, Salina, Okla.
11. (10) 79 Allen Owen Jr., Pocola, Okla.
12. (20) 7P Mickey Prather, Fayetteville, Ark.
13. (7) 25* Michael Hornback, Muskogee, Okla.
14. (21) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
15. (22) 12A Preston Guthary, Westville, Okla.
16. (24) 116 Nathan Melanson, Gravette, Ark.
17. (4) 44T Ty O’Neal, Muskogee, Okla.
18. (1) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
19. (23) 12 Wyatt O`Neal, Muskogee, Okla.
20. (8) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
21. (15) 119 Stetson Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
22. (11) 0 Ray Roberts, Owasso, Okla.
23. (17) 7 Daniel Cowett, Porum, Okla.
DQ – (12) 81M Brad Murdock, Siloam Springs, Ark.

USRA TUNERS

Heat:
1. (4) 6T Chris Tuck, Mulberry, Ark.
2. (3) 20F Ricky Foster, Springdale, Ark.
3. (2) 17H Clint Haigler, Humboldt, Kan.
4. (1) 21F Twyla Foster, Springdale, Ark.

Feature:
1. (1) 20F Ricky Foster, Springdale, Ark.
2. (2) 17H Clint Haigler, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (3) 21F Twyla Foster, Springdale, Ark.
DNS – 6T Chris Tuck, Mulberry, Ark.