Denby scores in Spring Nationals finale at Royal Purple Raceway


BAYTOWN, Texas—Tracy Denby Jr. of Vidor, Texas, capped off the 5th Annual Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands with a victory in the USRA Limited Mod main event Saturday night at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.

Denby, who started on the outside of the front row, pocketed $1,500 for his efforts.

Thursday’s feature winner, Kevin Dupont, took the runner-up spot while Nick Clinkenbeard held off polesitter Cade Dillard for third. Eleventh-starting Sean Jones was fifth.

Shane Hebert was sixth, Johnny Torres finished seventh, eighth went to David Lege, ninth place was Rob Slott and Ryan Harris rounded out the top 10 finishers.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association (USRA)
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. The top 18 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 199 Ryan Harris, Crosby, Texas.
2. (5) 15 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
3. (10) 66b Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
4. (2) 93 Dustin Shoemaker, Lufkin, Texas.
5. (3) 2 Nick Brown, Houston, Texas.
6. (6) 28 Collin Hodges, Wells, Texas.
7. (4) 52 Eric Courville, Gonzales, La.
8. (7) 20 Jody Cloud, Turkey Creek, La.
9. (9) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
10. (8) 28j Justin Nabors, Kemp, Texas.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 3j Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La.
2. (5) 26g J.J. Jennings, Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (2) 115 Jack Barfield, La Porte, Texas.
4. (3) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
5. (9) 0 Fran Collins, Cleveland, Texas.
6. (8) 188 Derek Rashall, Dayton, Texas.
7. (10) 88 Dwayne Shoemaker, Lufkin, Texas.
8. (4) 8c Will Carter, Iola, Texas.
9. (7) 18 John Wyble, Beaumont, Texas.
10. (6) 151 Jimmy Byrd, Carthage, Texas.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 66 Nick Clinkenbeard, Weatherford, Texas.
2. (11) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
3. (4) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
4. (2) BD1 Johnny Torres, Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (8) 9L David Lege, Magnolia, Texas.
6. (9) 49r Ryan Slott, New Waverly, Texas.
7. (3) 6 Vince Louden, Shiner, Texas.
8. (6) 55 Donald Cloud, Turkey Creek, La.
9. (7) 48 Rob Slott, New Waverly, Texas.
10. (5) 46 Randy Bridges, Marvel, Texas.
11. (10) 63 James Riley, Porter, Texas.

“B” Main (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 52 Eric Courville, Gonzales, La.
2. (3) 6 Vince Louden, Shiner, Texas.
3. (9) 48 Rob Slott, New Waverly, Texas.
4. (5) 8c Will Carter, Iola, Texas.
5. (11) 151 Jimmy Byrd, Carthage, Texas.
6. (2) 88 Dwayne Shoemaker, Lufkin, Texas.
7. (10) 28j Justin Nabors, Kemp, Texas, $50.
8. (6) 55 Donald Cloud, Turkey Creek, La., $50.
9. (12) 46 Randy Bridges, Marvel, Texas, $50.
10. (4) 20 Jody Cloud, Turkey Creek, La., $50.
11. (13) 63 James Riley, Porter, Texas, $50.
12. (8) 18 John Wyble, Beaumont, Texas, $50.
13. (7) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, $50.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (2) 15 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, $1500.
2. (4) 3j Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La., $1000.
3. (8) 66 Nick Clinkenbeard, Weatherford, Texas, $700.
4. (1) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., $500.
5. (11) 66b Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, $400.
6. (10) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., $300.
7. (12) BD1 Johnny Torres, Corpus Christi, Texas, $250.
8. (15) 9L David Lege, Magnolia, Texas, $200.
9. (20) 48 Rob Slott, New Waverly, Texas, $170.
10. (6) 199 Ryan Harris, Crosby, Texas, $160.
11. (13) 2 Nick Brown, Houston, Texas, $150.
12. (19) 6 Vince Louden, Shiner, Texas, $140.
13. (17) 49r Ryan Slott, New Waverly, Texas, $130.
14. (7) 93 Dustin Shoemaker, Lufkin, Texas, $125.
15. (22) 151 Jimmy Byrd, Carthage, Texas, $120.
16. (21) 8c Will Carter, Iola, Texas, $115.
17. (23) 88 Dwayne Shoemaker, Lufkin, Texas, $115.
18. (18) 52 Eric Courville, Gonzales, La., $115.
19. (16) 28 Collin Hodges, Wells, Texas, Hot/, $115.
20. (9) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, $115.
21. (5) 26g J.J. Jennings, Corpus Christi, Texas, $115.
22. (14) 0 Fran Collins, Cleveland, Texas, $115.
23. (3) 115 Jack Barfield, La Porte, Texas, $115.
DNS - 188 Derek Rashall, Dayton, Texas, $50.

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