The second of four straight nights at the Summit USRA Nationals at the Lucas Oil Speedway saw a host of exciting feature races in four divisions before rain showers washed out the final feature Thursday for the USRA Stock Cars.
Feature victories on Thursday before weather intervened included J.T. Wasmund and Wayne Gaggero (USRA Modifieds), Jon Sheets and Cody King (USRA B-Mods), Nic Hanes (USRA Stock Cars) and Jeremy Crimmins (USRA Hobby Stocks).
Those four divisions plus USRA Tuners will comprise the action on Friday with another round of heat races and features in each of the classes. Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. with racing at 6 p.m.
Wasmund, Gaggero earn USRA Modified wins: J.T. Wasmund of Pine Island, Minn., led all 20 laps in the first USRA Modified feature. His winning margin over Jason Pursley was half-second after a late caution produced a two-lap sprint.
Wasmund set a blistering pace after jumping out to the lead from the front row. He was 2.6 seconds clear of second-place Pursley by lap six. Thatโs when the first caution came out to take away Wasmundโs big lead.
Nathan Hagar took over the runner-up spot on the restart as Wasmund rolled away to his original lead approaching three seconds. A couple of laps later, Pursley took his turn at the second position.
Kyle Brown wound up third with Dayton Pursley fouth and Kevin Stoa fifth.
The second USRA Modified feature saw Wyatt Gaggero of Wichita, Kan., also lead the entire 20 laps as he held off a late charge by Henry Chambers for the win.
Gaggero started on the front row and opened a one-second lead over Paden Philips when a lap-three caution flew.
Phillips pestered Gaggero for several laps, but was unable to get around the lead. Caution came out once again on lap nine with Gaggeroโs lead at just under a second. Henry Chambers grabbed second after the restart, but no one could catch Gaggero.
The winning margin for Gaggero was 0.350 second over Chambers, with Philips third, Chisholm fourth and Devon Havlik fifth.
Hanes takes USRA Stock Car feature: Nic Hanes of Trenton led from the beginning of the first USRA Stock Car feature to take the 20-lap victory, beating runner-up Kyle Hamby.
Ninth-starting Brock Badger advanced to second by lap nine and was0 .791 second behind Hanes when a caution flew on lap 12. That proved no problem for Hanes, who proved too tough to catch.
Jeff Dixon earned third with Badger fourth and Doug Keller coming home in fifth.
The second USRA Stock Car feature saw Jesse Stovall advance from the sixth starting spot to the lead in just six laps, taking the point away from early leader Todd Staley.
On lap eight, a five-car pileup on the backstretch led to a caution during which rain began to fall and action was halted for the night.
Sheets and King capture USRA B-Mod victories: Jon Sheets of Nevada, Mo., saved his best for last in the first USRA B-Mod feature, making a last-turn pass of Chad Clancy for the win.
Sheets roared to the lead on lap three, as he squeezed past Boone Evans on the outside coming off turn four. Sheets soon checked out to a 1.5-second lead by the midway point over Dan Hovden.
Hovden came charging to make it a race. He was a half-second behind when a caution flew on lap 14. Clancy made a run at Sheets after the restart and passed Sheets on lap 18 when a caution flew as third-running Hovden spun.
Sheets saved one more big charge, sailing around the top side of Clancy coming off turn four with the checkers in sight. Sheetsโ winning margin was 0.195 second over Clancy.
Evans was third, Dan Wheeler fourth and Tianna Mithun fifth.
As close as Sheets’ victory was, the second USRA B-Mod feature was a rout. Cody King of Fanshawe, Okla., put a beatdown on the field, leading every lap and beating runner-up Michael Taylor III by five seconds.
King rolled to a 2.1-second lead nine laps in the race with fellow front-row starter Kenny Nutter in second. King kept pouring it on, stretching his margin to four seconds by lap 12.
As the laps clicked by without a caution, King went unchallenged to the checkers. Dustin Kruse was second with Taylor third, Tyler Cadwallader fourth and Harley Dais fifth.
Crimmins drives to USRA Hobby Stock triumph: Jeremy Crimmins of Fort Dodge, Iowa, took the lead on lap eight and went on to grab the USRA Hobby Stock feature win.
Crimmins took the lead from Bryce Sommerfeld, who had led every lap until that point. They staged a side-by-side battle for the majority of the next several laps until Crimmins opened up a one-second lead by lap 15.
Chris Hovden made it to second by lap 16 but he was 1.6 seconds behind the leader. There was no catching Crimmins as he held on to beat Hovden by 1.3 seconds.
Sommerfeld came home in third with Nick Brady fourth and Dustin Gulbrandson fifth.
Action continues Friday: Grandstands open at 4:30 p.m. with racing at 6 p.m. on Friday. The racing program will start 30 minutes earlier on Saturday.
USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks are in action for amother night ofย heat races and qualifying features with the USRA Tuners joining the action.
Saturday will see last chance races and main events for all classes, culminating with championship features in all five divisions.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
11th Annual Summit USRA Nationals
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (6) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
4. (7) 33S Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (2) 6 Jason Payton, Greenwood, Ark.
6. (5) 21N Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
7. (3) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
8. (1) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
9. (9) 24 Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (2) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
2. (3) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (6) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (5) 8L Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn, Minn.
5. (7) 9L Vince Lucas, Elk City, Okla.
6. (4) 21D Daniel Drury, Iowa Falls, Iowa
7. (1) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
8. (9) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
9. (8) 5* John Briggs, Harrison, Ark.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 98C Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
2. (5) 51 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
3. (1) 17JR Drake Long, Stilwell, Okla.
4. (7) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
5. (4) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
6. (6) 17B Lee Beemer, Fairmont, Minn.
7. (9) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
8. (8) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.
DQ – (3) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
Heat #4:
1. (4) 55 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
2. (3) 7D Davis Givens, Park City, Kan.
3. (1) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
4. (7) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
5. (6) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
6. (5) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
7. (9) 151 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
8. (8) 12JR. Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
9. (2) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.
DNS – 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
Feature #1:
1. (2) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
2. (6) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
3. (11) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
4. (3) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (8) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
6. (1) 33S Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (7) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
8. (15) 03 Jason Sivils, Bolivar, Mo.
9. (12) 21D Daniel Drury, Iowa Falls, Iowa
10. (13) 92 Tyler Grooms, Trenton, Mo.
11. (14) 18 Brad Johnson, Cameron, Mo.
12. (16) 12JR. Jory Stotts, Gilman City, Mo.
13. (5) 55 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
14. (18) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
15. (4) 98C Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo.
16. (10) 6 Jason Payton, Greenwood, Ark.
17. (9) 9L Vince Lucas, Elk City, Okla.
18. (17) 5* John Briggs, Harrison, Ark.
DNS – 24 Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
Feature #2:
1. (2) 15W Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
2. (10) 17 Henry Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
3. (3) 127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
4. (7) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
5. (9) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
6. (14) 98K Kenton Allen, Chanute, Kan.
7. (6) 21M Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
8. (4) 51 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
9. (11) 17B Lee Beemer, Fairmont, Minn.
10. (8) 8L Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn, Minn.
11. (5) 7D Davis Givens, Park City, Kan.
12. (12) 21N Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
13. (13) 151 Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
14. (16) 21 Greg Scheffler, Pittsburg, Mo.
15. (15) 12 Andrew Thomas, Chillicothe, Mo.
16. (17) 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla.
17. (18) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
18. (1) 17JR Drake Long, Stilwell, Okla.
USRA STOCK CARS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 35 Johnny Coats, Joplin, Mo.
2. (4) 0F Mason Beck, Urbana, Mo.
3. (2) 31 Gene Parvin, Bixby, Okla.
4. (5) 1G Pat Graham, Ankeny, Iowa
5. (3) 15X Corey Myers, Atchison, Kan.
6. (9) 25 Jeremy Vaughn, Pocola, Okla.
7. (7) 52W Weston Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
8. (6) 34 Donald Fetty, Greenville, Texas
9. (8) 77 Josh Monthei, Jefferson, Iowa
10. (10) 99 Daniel Drury, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Heat #2:
1. (6) 7G William Garner, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (2) 74S Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
3. (3) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (1) 16M Jimmy McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.
5. (8) 17M Jeff Metcalf, Gentry, Ark.
6. (5) X Roy Long, Stilwell, Okla.
7. (10) 34B Blake Bolton, Appleton City, Mo.
8. (4) 95 Chance Larson, Welcome, Minn.
9. (9) 21M Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa
10. (7) 22F Dawson Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
Heat #3:
1. (4) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
2. (1) 19 Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo.
3. (2) 3 Brandon Dixon, St. Joseph, Mo.
4. (9) 27 Jeff Tennant, Greenwood, Ark.
5. (3) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa
6. (8) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.
7. (6) 106 Christopher Theodore, Coweta, Okla.
8. (5) 22 David Davis, Trenton, Mo.
9. (7) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
DNS – 11W Graci Williams, Fort Gibson, Okla.
Heat #4:
1. (8) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
2. (3) 7K Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark.
3. (9) 131 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
4. (6) 50B Brock Badger, Bagley, Iowa
5. (1) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
6. (7) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
7. (10) 15J Jaymee McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.
8. (5) 18X Jason Purvis, Boone, Iowa
9. (2) 9X Anthony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
10. (4) 14C Bill Carter, Kansas City, Kan.
Heat #5:
1. (2) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa
2. (5) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
3. (6) 54 David Hendrix, Waynesville, Mo.
4. (3) 20X Jon Boller Jr., St. Joseph, Mo.
5. (4) 81 Devon Jobin, Alamogordo, N.M.
6. (9) 3X Tony Manley, Osborn, Mo.
7. (1) 47X Connor Masoner, St. Joseph, Mo.
8. (8) 34X Mich Ross, Maysville, Mo.
9. (7) 8B Ashlee Buck, Roswell, N.M.
Feature #1:
1. (1) 9H Nic Hanes, Trenton, Mo.
2. (3) 7K Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark.
3. (2) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
4. (4) 50B Brock Badger, Bagley, Iowa
5. (13) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
6. (6) 74S Rodney Schweizer, Kansas City, Kan.
7. (19) 95 Chance Larson, Welcome, Minn.
8. (8) 17M Jeff Metcalf, Gentry, Ark.
9. (10) 3 Brandon Dixon, St. Joseph, Mo.
10. (18) 47X Connor Masoner, St. Joseph, Mo.
11. (17) 52W Weston Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
12. (23) 83 James Ellis, Richland, Mo.
13. (21) 77 Josh Monthei, Jefferson, Iowa
14. (7) 35 Johnny Coats, Joplin, Mo.
15. (12) 10 Bryan Bennett, Tularosa, N.M.
16. (24) 99 Daniel Drury, Iowa Falls, Iowa
17. (11) 20X Jon Boller Jr., St. Joseph, Mo.
18. (20) 34 Donald Fetty, Greenville, Texas
19. (25) 11W Graci Williams, Fort Gibson, Okla.
20. (9) 131 Mason Martin, Kaufman, Texas
21. (14) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa
22. (5) 54 David Hendrix, Waynesville, Mo.
23. (15) 39JR Robert Southerland, Sallisaw, Okla.
24. (22) 22F Dawson Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
25. (16) 15J Jaymee McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark.
Feature #2:
Rained out
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (3) 57C Chad Clancy, Polo, Mo.
2. (1) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
3. (6) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
4. (8) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
5. (2) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
6. (4) 32 Lane New, Rogersville, Mo.
7. (5) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
8. (7) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
DNS – 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (1) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 45 Shayne Bailey, Kearney, Mo.
3. (6) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
4. (7) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
5. (2) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
6. (3) 76 K.C. Mullin, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (5) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
8. (8) 15 Cayden Stacye, Springfield, Mo.
DQ – 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
Heat #3:
1. (1) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
2. (2) 16D Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
3. (3) 1 Kyle Henning, Atchison, Kan.
4. (9) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
5. (7) 56G Ty Griffith, Blairsburg, Iowa
6. (6) 58 Chad Reid, Yukon, Okla.
7. (4) 12C Stephen Clancy, Odessa, Mo.
8. (8) 66X Chris Wright, Chillicothe, Mo.
9. (5) 87 Randy Smith Jr., Hamilton, Mo.
Heat #4:
1. (4) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
2. (2) 21K Dave Kennedy, Tea, S.D.
3. (5) 6 Dustin Kruse, Baltic, S.D.
4. (7) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
5. (3) 12B Mike Monnig, Big Spring, Mo.
6. (1) 17 Klay Beemer, Fairmont, Minn.
DQ – (6) 52 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
DNS – 345 Jimmy Downs, Maysville, Mo.
DNS – 31M Michael Hascall, Lathrop, Mo.
Heat #5:
1. (3) 6T Michael Taylor III, Liberty, Mo.
2. (4) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
3. (1) 24L Patrick Lewis, Wellsville, Mo.
4. (2) 171 Jacob Toepper, Hugo, Minn.
5. (6) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
6. (5) 56H Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
7. (7) 18P Shaine Paxston, Springfield, Mo.
DNS – 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
Feature #1:
1. (3) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (4) 57C Chad Clancy, Polo, Mo.
3. (2) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas
4. (7) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
5. (8) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
6. (1) 30 Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
7. (17) 12C Stephen Clancy, Odessa, Mo.
8. (11) 56G Ty Griffith, Blairsburg, Iowa
9. (21) 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
10. (14) 56H Hoyt Miller, Cross Timbers, Mo.
11. (12) 91J Jaylen Wettengel, Topeka, Kan.
12. (15) 32 Lane New, Rogersville, Mo.
13. (18) 15 Cayden Stacye, Springfield, Mo.
14. (5) 16D Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
15. (19) 66X Chris Wright, Chillicothe, Mo.
16. (20) 31M Michael Hascall, Lathrop, Mo.
17. (13) 12B Mike Monnig, Big Spring, Mo.
18. (10) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
19. (6) 1 Kyle Henning, Atchison, Kan.
20. (9) 94C J.T. Carroll, Camdenton, Mo.
21. (16) 18P Shaine Paxston, Springfield, Mo.
DNS – 345 Jimmy Downs, Maysville, Mo.
Feature #2:
1. (1) 510 Cody King, Fanshawe, Okla.
2. (9) 6 Dustin Kruse, Baltic, S.D.
3. (5) 6T Michael Taylor III, Liberty, Mo.
4. (6) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
5. (4) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
6. (2) 23N Kenny Nutter, Bolivar, Mo.
7. (3) 45 Shayne Bailey, Kearney, Mo.
8. (11) 2X Cole Hamilton, Archie, Mo.
9. (15) 76 K.C. Mullin, Manhattan, Kan.
10. (20) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
11. (16) 11L Logan Smith, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
12. (21) 52 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
13. (8) 171 Jacob Toepper, Hugo, Minn.
14. (7) 21K Dave Kennedy, Tea, S.D.
15. (14) 17 Klay Beemer, Fairmont, Minn.
16. (17) 214 Eric Spreer, Perry, Kan.
17. (18) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
18. (13) 58 Chad Reid, Yukon, Okla.
19. (12) 00 Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark.
20. (19) 87 Randy Smith Jr., Hamilton, Mo.
21. (10) 24L Patrick Lewis, Wellsville, Mo.
USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (4) 61N Nick Brady, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (7) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (5) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (8) 20B Josh Bradley, Harrisburg, S.D.
5. (6) 18JR. Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
6. (3) 25 Jacob Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (1) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
8. (2) 33JR. Taylor Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
DNS – 20 Brad Chumbly, Trenton, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (3) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (2) 54 Chris Spear, Roswell, N.M.
3. (8) 25$ Joshua Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
4. (5) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
5. (6) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
6. (7) 81 Joshua Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
7. (1) 48X Jim Masoner Jr., St. Joseph, Mo.
8. (4) 17J Jason Bradley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
2. (8) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (6) 14 Kevin Lacy, Broken Arrow, Okla.
4. (7) 37 Casey Colsch, Caledonia, Minn.
5. (4) 122 Cory Stone, Lovington, N.M.
6. (5) 46 Craig Walker, Roswell, N.M.
7. (3) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
8. (1) 16 Shaun Wright, Lovington, N.M.
Feature:
1. (5) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (6) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
3. (1) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (7) 61N Nick Brady, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (9) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (12) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
7. (14) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
8. (15) 122 Cory Stone, Lovington, N.M.
9. (13) 18JR. Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
10. (4) 14 Kevin Lacy, Broken Arrow, Okla.
11. (16) 81 Joshua Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
12. (3) 25$ Joshua Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
13. (11) 37 Casey Colsch, Caledonia, Minn.
14. (17) 25 Jacob Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
15. (8) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
16. (2) 20B Josh Bradley, Harrisburg, S.D.
17. (18) 46 Craig Walker, Roswell, N.M.
18. (20) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
19. (22) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
20. (21) 16 Shaun Wright, Lovington, N.M.
21. (10) 54 Chris Spear, Roswell, N.M.
22. (23) 33JR. Taylor Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
23. (19) 48X Jim Masoner Jr., St. Joseph, Mo.
24. (24) 17J Jason Bradley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
DNS – 20 Brad Chumbly, Trenton, Mo.