HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 30) – Scott Drake of Joplin, Mo., backed up his win Thursday with a wire-to-wire triumph in the USRA B-Mod main event Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway.
Drake, who came from the seventh row to win one night earlier, started outside the front row this time and cruised to an easy win over Shawn Strong.
It was the second straight runner-up finish for Strong after winning Wednesday night’s feature race.
The win was worth $500 to Drake for his third win at Humboldt this season.
Steven Muilenburg finished third, Nick Newton was fourth and South Dakota’s Tyler Johnson rounded out the top 5. Ben Kates, Dustin Daniels, Clint Potter, Bobby Maggard and Jack Simmons completed the top 10.
Action continues Saturday at ‘The Hummer’ with the USRA B-Mods racing for $1,000 to win and national points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Pit gates open at 2:00, grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and racing action kicks off at 6:00.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call 620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, March 30, 2012
USRA B-MODS
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. The top 16 finishers in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main.
Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Columbia Heights, Minn.
2. (6) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
3. (1) 72j Clint Potter, Crooks, S.D.
4. (4) 62 Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan.
5. (8) 23jr Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa.
6. (5) 37 Tim VanGotten, Chanute, Kan.
7. (7) 27 Kevin Joachim, Larchwood, Iowa.
8. (3) 15b Leon Bash, Chanute, Kan.
Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo.
2. (3) 160m Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo.
3. (4) 7m Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (7) 19 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston, S.D.
5. (5) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (2) 13 Chris Bretting, Washburn, Wis.
7. (6) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo.
8. (8) 66r Randy VanVeldhuizen, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (5) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo.
3. (3) 33 Steven Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
4. (4) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan.
5. (2) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
6. (7) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla.
7. (6) 8 Terry Bruner, Olathe, Kan.
Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 6d Dustin Daniels, Colby, Kan.
2. (1) 156 Bobby Maggard, Republic, Mo.
3. (4) 42r Ross McCartney, Lahoma, Okla.
4. (3) 3×3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan.
5. (7) J14 Jeremy Wilson, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (6) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan.
7. (5) 22 Steve McDowell, Independence, Mo.
“B” Main (10 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 23jr Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa.
2. (5) 37 Tim VanGotten, Chanute, Kan.
3. (2) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.
4. (3) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
5. (7) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla.
6. (13) 15b Leon Bash, Chanute, Kan.
7. (8) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan.
8. (4) J14 Jeremy Wilson, Humboldt, Kan.
9. (12) 22 Steve McDowell, Independence, Mo.
10. (10) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo.
11. (6) 13 Chris Bretting, Washburn, Wis.
12. (14) 66r Randy VanVeldhuizen, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
13. (11) 8 Terry Bruner, Olathe, Kan.
14. (9) 27 Kevin Joachim, Larchwood, Iowa.
“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (2) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., $500.
2. (1) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo., $350.
3. (11) 33 Steven Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., $250.
4. (16) 3×3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan., $200.
5. (3) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., $170.
6. (20) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., $150.
7. (7) 6d Dustin Daniels, Colby, Kan., $120.
8. (9) 72j Clint Potter, Crooks, S.D., $100.
9. (4) 156 Bobby Maggard, Republic, Mo., $90.
10. (13) 62 Jack Simmons, Erie, Kan., $80.
11. (10) 7m Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., $75.
12. (5) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Columbia Heights, Minn., $70.
13. (6) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo., $65.
14. (17) 23jr Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, $60.
15. (14) 19 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston, S.D., $55.
16. (8) 160m Michael Maggard, Republic, Mo., $50.
17. (15) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan., $50.
18. (12) 42r Ross McCartney, Lahoma, Okla., $50.
19. (19) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan., $50.
20. (18) 37 Tim VanGotten, Chanute, Kan., $50.
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