(WINSTON, Mo.) – A night that began with the remembrance of the events of 9/11 and the late 2017 USRA B-Modified champion at I-35 Speedway, Bud Wilson, ended with a driver running a Bud Wilson style race to claim the race win.
Twenty-three USRA B-Modifieds took to I-35 Speedway for a 22 lap feature, and Daniel Harris led every one. The number 22 signifies the number Wilson won the B-Modified championship in last season. Harris navigated seven cautions and put together perfect restart after perfect restart, holding off challenges from Lonnie Hibner, Nic Hanes and Doug Keller, to pick up his third win at I-35 this season. Harris kept cool as the constant glow of yellow filled the track, never missing his marks as he ran the cushion most of the race. Doug Keller drove to a second place finish. Mike Striegel ran top five all race on his way to a third place finish. Chase Galvan patiently drove to fourth and Jeremy Pittsenbarger rounded out the top five.
The USRA Modifieds saw much of the same, as cautions slowed this race seven times. Similar to Harris, Dennis Elliott led every lap and handled every restart smoothly on his way to his eighth win of the year. Mike Striegel showed his nose to Elliott several times, but could not make the attempts stick and settled for a second place finish. Nathan Vaughn ran the cushion to a third place finish. Derrick Hicks and Robbie Reed made up the rest of the top five.
The USRA Stock Cars brought a fast field to the track with five different drivers challenging for the win. This race slowed several times due to yellows, keeping challengers close to race leader Gerald Wahwahsuck. Early in the race, Wahwahsuck held off Jeff Dixon, before Dixon slowed on a restart and did not finish.
Next to challenge Wahwahsuck was the young Austin O’Neal, who wore out the back bumper of Wahwahsuck. Kevin Anderson worked his way through the field using the low line, one of the only cars to show speed next to the infield tires. Anderson began to challenge for the lead when a faint trail of smoke became visible behind Wahwahsuck. With two to go, the engine popped as Wahwahsuck became a moving fireball. The fire quickly put itself out and Wahwahsuck retired from the race. On the restart, O’Neal made a final attempt at Anderson, clearing him with a slider, before Anderson completed the cross-over for the eventual win. The battle allowed Billie Hoover to sneak in for second. O’Neal finished third, Cletus Murray fourth and Blake Peeler fifth.
The ULMA Late Models, another race filled with cautions, saw Tommy Cordray exemplify the cliché, “it’s better to be lucky than good.” Cordray looked to be on his way to a top three finish when Johnny Fennewald and Greg Trulove made contact off turn four. Trulove lead most of the race before the incident. Cordray barely found a hole to miss the wreck and inherited the lead. Cordray held off a late charge from Todd McCoin, who finished second, to take a trip to McCarthy Auto Group Winner’s Circle. Tucker Cox finished third, early race leader Cody Holtkamp finished fourth and Matthew Lance finished fifth.
Justin Asher and Bobby Lopez put on a show in the first half of the E-Modified feature. The two ran side-by-side for six laps before Asher cleared Lopez. The pass ended up being for the win as Asher won and Lopez finished second. Kody Parrott finished third and Corey Myers fourth as the two and Lopez crashed at the line fighting for those positions. Leroy Morrison rounded out the top five.
The Pure Stocks feature was another one riddled with cautions. Beau Wells solved the riddle the quickest and punched his ticket to victory lane. In a race where restarts determined the outcome, Wells had the best ones. Anthony Hill finished second, Ron Hill third, Travis Cadwallader fourth and Jay Barnes finished fifth after rallying back from involvement in the early yellows.
The Sport Compacts saw the domination of John Willard challenged and his recent tear of wins end. Joseph Mick grabbed the early lead and pulled away from Willard. Mick ran a mistake free race and held off a hard charging Steven Bunton to take the win. Bunton finished second and Willard third. Alvin Cooney and David Miller finished fourth and fifth, keeping the Sport Compact point’s battle close.
The Grand Nationals saw Houston Johnson half-track the field after both Chad Fuller and Tyler Cadwallader dropped out of the race with issues. Johnson has now won 12 races in the class this year. Chris Kline finished second, John Hanson third, Cadwallader fourth and Fuller fifth.
I-35 Speedway Race Results 9-15-18
USRA Modifieds
Start # Finish Fullname City/State Points
2 29 1 Dennis Elliott Mt. Ayr, Ia. 100 (Heat Race Winner)
3 17 2 Mike Striegel 95 (Heat Race Winner)
4 12V 3 Nathan Vaughn Sedalia, Mo. 91
7 78 4 Derrick Hicks Ravenwood, Mo. 87
8 5 5 Robbie Reed Mexico City, Mo. 84
15 97 6 Houston Johnson Kansas City, Mo. 81
6 17$ 7 Shane Lawson Stewartsville, Mo. 78
11 33C 8 Cole Moore 76
12 5X 9 Kevin McGinnis Edwardsville, Ks. 74
5 11 10 Darren Shaw Lawson, Mo. 72
17 2H 11 John Hanson Stewartsville, Mo. 70
13 4M 12 Manlee Lamar Polo, Mo. 68
1 21 13 Ryan Middaugh Fulton, Mo. 66 (Heat Race Winner)
16 77 14 Doug Keller Easton, Mo. 64
9 42 15 Sam Florence Lathrop, Mo. 62
10 98 16 Austin Johnson Kansas City, Mo. 60
14 13 17 Chris Mercer Excelsior Springs, Mo. DNS
18 38 18 Anthony Logston Hamilton, Mo. DNS
USRA B-Modifieds (22 Laps)
2 07 1 Daniel Harris Excelsior Springs, Mo. 100 (Heat Race Winner)
6 7 2 Doug Keller Easton, Mo. 95
4 17 3 Mike Striegel 91
9 0 4 Chase Galvan Kansas City, Ks. 87
17 32P 5 Jeremy Pittsenbarger Cameron, Mo. 84
20 7J 6 Jake Richards Lansing, Ks. 81
3 222 7 Dustin Crist St Joseph, Mo. 78 (Heat Race Winner)
10 10H 8 Danan Knott Coffey, Mo. 76
23 57 9 Randy Ainsworth Excelsior Springs, Mo. 74
12 73 10 Truman Asher 72
19 18 11 Colton Leal Yutan, Ne. 70
14 91 12 Eddie Schwope, Jr St. Joseph, Mo. 68
11 69 13 Tyler Cadwallader Amazonia, Mo. 66
8 52M 14 Dustin Miller Pattonsburg, Mo. 64
18 10 15 Johnny McGinnis Hardin, Mo. 62
15 5% 16 Hugh Eddy Milar, Mo. 60
21 14K 17 Michael King Warrensburg, Mo. 58
7 9H 18 Nic Hanes Trenton, Mo. 56
1 22L 19 Lonnie Hibner Chillicothe, Mo. 55 (Heat Race Winner)
5 14 20 Kameron Grindstaff Independence, Mo. 54
13 15XL 21 Jared Hillyard Pleasant Valley, Mo. 53
16 8 22 Blake Davidson Kansas City, Mo. 52
22 3D 23 Jonathon Barnett St Joseph, Mo. 51
USRA Stock Cars
5 417 1 Kevin Anderson Kansas City, Mo. 100
8 63X 2 Billie Hoover Stewartsville, Mo. 95
4 1 3 Austin O’Neal Kearney, Mo. 91
1 75 4 Cletus Murray Kansas City, Mo. 87 (Heat Race Winner)
7 292 5 Blake Peeler Trimble, Mo. 84
10 s20 6 Kristchon Hisel Winston, Mo. 81
2 11W 7 Gerald Wahwahsuck Atchison, Ks. 78 (Heat Race Winner)
6 63 8 Tim Eaton St. Joseph, Mo. 76
3 88 9 Jeff Dixon Trenton, Mo. 74
9 25S 10 Jimmy Dean Eaton Bates City, Mo. 72
11 67 11 Aaron Sauter St. Joseph, Mo. DNS
ULMA Late Models
4 5 1 Tommy Cordray Browning, Mo.
6 7X 2 Todd McCoin
5 1T 3 Tucker Cox
1 23 4 Cody Holtkamp Kansas City, Mo.
8 12X 5 Matthew Lance Savannah, Mo.
9 13 6 Michael Leal Pacific Junction, Ia.
2 47 7 Greg Truelove Liberty, Mo. (Heat Race Winner)
7 21 8 Johnny Fennewald
3 13JR 9 Colton Leal Yutan, Ne. (Heat Race Winner)
10 749 10 Kyle Schlotz
11 8D 11 Darek Wiss DNS
E-Modifieds
4 74 1 Justin Asher Faucett, Mo. 100
2 1L 2 Bobby Lopez Kansas City, Mo. 95 (Heat Race Winner)
3 15 3 Kody Parrott New Market, Ia. 91
6 15X 4 Corey Myers Atchison, Ks. 87
8 50 5 Leroy Morrison Raymore, Mo. 84
5 14 6 Gary Don Ainsworth Excelsior Springs, Mo. 81
9 1R 7 Cade Richards Lincoln, Ne. 78
10 54Jr 8 Jr Billings Kansas City, Ks. 76
7 12 9 Zac Keller Stewartsville, Mo. 74
12 09 10 Shaunie Lanning Kansas City, Mo. 72
1 8S 11 Randy Smith Jr 70 (Heat Race Winner)
11 85 12 Larry Tucker DNS
Pure Stocks
4 555 1 Beau Wells Chillicothe, Mo. 100
11 124 2 Anthony Hill Lathrop, Mo. 95
7 72 3 Ron Hill Turney, Mo. 91
2 69er 4 Travis Cadwallader Amazonia, Mo. 87 (Heat Race Winner)
8 99J 5 Jay Barnes Kearney, Mo. 84
9 17R 6 Rylee Fuller Savannah, Mo. 81
16 16 7 Matthew Matsukevich Trimble, Mo. 78
13 540 8 Shawn Huston Jamesport, Mo. 76
12 1 9 Sam Florence Lathrop, Mo. 74
6 10 10 Albert Curtis Gallatin, Mo. 72
17 M87 11 Mallory Stiffler Hoyt, Ks. 70
3 94C 12 Chester Kaufman Jamesport, Mo. 68 (Heat Race Winner)
1 91 13 C.J. Turner Jamesport, Mo. 66 (Heat Race Winner)
5 95 14 Lee Kenney Kansas City, Mo. 64
10 19 15 Jack Turner Jamesport, Mo. 62
15 25XXX 16 Jeff Hardy 60
14 49K 17 Conrad Kaufman Trenton, Mo. DNS
Sport Compacts
1 15 1 Joseph Mick St. Joseph, Mo. 100 (Heat Race Winner)
4 95 2 Steven Bunton Saint Joseph, Mo. 95
2 1/2CR 3 John Willard St. Joseph, Mo. 91 (Heat Race Winner)
6 69 4 Alvin Cooney Mexico, Mo. 87
5 55 5 David Miller III Saint Joseph, Mo. 84
3 7 6 Jason Teel Hiawatha, Ks. 81
8 7S 7 Scott Beagle Everest, Ks. 78
7 20C 8 Colby Acheson Effingham, Ks. 76
10 8P 9 Isaiah Penton Huntsville, Mo. 74
9 7T 10 Toby Teel Hiawatha, Ks. 72
Grand Nationals
1 97 1 Houston Johnson Kansas City, Mo. 100 (Heat Race Winner)
5 6 2 Chris Kline Kearney, Mo. 95
3 2H 3 John Hanson Stewartsville, Mo. 91
6 69 4 Tyler Cadwallader Amazonia, Mo. 87
2 20 5 Chad Fuller Savannah, Mo. 84
4 99 6 B B Tex Hamilton, Mo. DNS
7 62 7 Dave Petty Jr St. Joseph, Mo. DNS