Jackson tames USRA Stock Cars, Clancy dominates USRA B-Mod field in Iron Man Challenge tilt at I-35 Speedway


WINSTON, Mo.—Steve Jackson earned the USRA Stock Car victory in a wild main event while Chad Clancy dominated the USRA B-Mod feature race Saturday night as the Iron Man Challenge made a stop at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo.

Jackson started on the pole for the 25-lap USRA Stock Car feature and led all 25 laps, but his victory was anything but easy.

For nearly every lap, the veteran racer from Polk City, Iowa, had to withstand repeated challenges from Kansas City speedster Brett Heeter.

Heeter nearly pulled even with Jackson on lap 15, but the two made brief contact which nearly turned Jackson’s machine into the wall directly beneath the flagstand.

But this wasn’t Jackson’s first rodeo, and he recovered nicely to maintain his advantage while Heeter was forced to divide his attention between the leader and a hard-charging Thomas Roberts.

Roberts, a regular competitor at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval and winner of the last two USRA Stock Car features here, applied pressure to Heeter for the remainder of the race and made the most of a bobble by Heeter in the final corner to slip by and steal the runner-up spot behind Jackson.

Friday night’s winner in Bloomfield, Iowa, Kyle Falck, was a close fourth while former Modified standout Dean Wray rounded out the top five finishers.

Jackson’s work was rewarded with a $750 payday.

In the USRA B-Mod finale, nobody had anything for Clancy as the Smithville, Mo., racer launched into the lead from the outside of the front row at the appearance of the green flag and proceeded to run away and hide from the field to score the $600 win.

Polesitter Dakota Foster held off Dan Wheeler to claim the runner-up spot while Truman Asher and 12 starting Yancy Shepard completed the first five drivers to the finish line.

Next up for the Iron Man Challenge is a Memorial Day Weekend swing that will see both USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods in action.

Thursday, May 22, will find the series at the Buena Vista Raceway in Alta, Iowa, and then take a day off before venturing to Spring Valley, Minn., for a date at the Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday, May 24.

The weekend wraps up on Sunday, May 25, at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series/Iron Man Challenge
I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Saturday, April 26, 2014

USRA STOCK CARS

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All heat race finishers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for starting positions.

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 05 Brett Heeter, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (1) 41 Shane Florence, Plattsburg, Mo.
3. (6) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
4. (8) 77 Dean Wray, Jamesport, Mo.
5. (3) 18 Richard Moulton, Altamont, Mo.
6. (7) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
7. (5) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
8. (4) 12c John Crews, Polo, Mo.

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (2) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo.
3. (4) 65X Thomas Roberts, Kidder, Mo.
4. (3) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (6) 86C Jake Cameron, Winston, Mo.
6. (8) 4D Shawn Lee, Spickard, Mo.
7. (5) 86 Philip Wernert, Galesville, Wis.
8. (7) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo.
9. (9) 83 Aaron Sauter, St. Joseph, Mo.

“A” Main (25 laps):
1. (1) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $750.
2. (5) 65X Thomas Roberts, Kidder, Mo., $550.
3. (4) 05 Brett Heeter, Kansas City, Kan., $450.
4. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $325.
5. (2) 77 Dean Wray, Jamesport, Mo., $275.
6. (3) 88 Jeff Dixon, Trenton, Mo., $225.
7. (8) 417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo., $170.
8. (16) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo., $150.
9. (12) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $140.
10. (10) 18 Richard Moulton, Altamont, Mo., $130.
11. (7) 41 Shane Florence, Plattsburg, Mo., $125.
12. (11) 4D Shawn Lee, Spickard, Mo., $125.
13. (9) 86C Jake Cameron, Winston, Mo., $115.
14. (14) 86 Philip Wernert, Galesville, Wis., $110.
15. (15) 12c John Crews, Polo, Mo., $105.
16. (17) 83 Aaron Sauter, St. Joseph, Mo., $100.
17. (13) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $100.

Lap Leader: Jackson 1-25.
Points: Schmitt 355, Jackson 334, Wernert 279, Mitch Hovden 277, Falck 232, Newman 222, Heeter 169, Steve Herrick 156, Jim Powell 144, Staley 124.

USRA B-MODS

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. The top 16 in passing points earned in the heat races advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for starting positions.

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (5) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
2. (2) 5 Dakota Foster, Gardner, Kan.
3. (4) 11jr Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Tecumseh, Kan.
4. (6) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo.
5. (7) 319 Daniel Harris, Kearney, Mo.
6. (1) 80 Tyee Parrott, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (3) 32P Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Cameron, Mo.

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (6) 21c Chad Clancy, Smithville, Mo.
2. (2) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
3. (1) 96c Jim Cameron, Cameron, Mo.
4. (5) 7 Zach Sanders, Kearney, Mo.
5. (4) 11 Mike Higley, Kansas City, Mo.
6. (3) 33s Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (7) 76 Ronnie Miller, Trenton, Mo.

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 73 Truman Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.
2. (2) 57 Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
3. (4) 42 Gene Claxton, Kansas City, Kan.
4. (6) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
5. (5) 52M Dustin Miller, Pattonsburg, Mo.
6. (3) 17a Clint Baker, Meadville, Mo.
7. (7) 11D Caleb Dennis, Meadville, Mo.

Heat #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7J Jake Richards, Edwardsville, Kan.
2. (2) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan.
3. (3) 20y Yancy Shepard, Smithville, Mo.
4. (5) 11c Chad Feather, Kearney, Mo.
5. (4) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
6. (6) 16 David Pierce, Kansas City, Mo.

“B” Main (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 11 Mike Higley, Kansas City, Mo.
2. (4) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
3. (9) 32P Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Cameron, Mo.
4. (3) 52M Dustin Miller, Pattonsburg, Mo.
5. (10) 76 Ronnie Miller, Trenton, Mo.
6. (5) 80 Tyee Parrott, Kansas City, Mo.
7. (8) 16 David Pierce, Kansas City, Mo., $50.
8. (11) 11D Caleb Dennis, Meadville, Mo., $50.
9. (6) 33s Ben Stockton, Kansas City, Mo., $50.
10. (7) 17a Clint Baker, Meadville, Mo., $50.
11. (1) 319 Daniel Harris, Kearney, Mo., $50.

“A” Main (25 laps):
1. (2) 21c Chad Clancy, Smithville, Mo., $600.
2. (1) 5 Dakota Foster, Gardner, Kan., $450.
3. (5) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn., $300.
4. (8) 73 Truman Asher, St. Joseph, Mo., $250.
5. (12) 20y Yancy Shepard, Smithville, Mo., $200.
6. (16) 11c Chad Feather, Kearney, Mo., $175.
7. (11) 96c Jim Cameron, Cameron, Mo., $150.
8. (17) 11 Mike Higley, Kansas City, Mo., $130.
9. (3) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., $120.
10. (14) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $110.
11. (6) 57 Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs, Mo., $100.
12. (19) 32P Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Cameron, Mo., $90.
13. (13) 211 Tim Eaton, St. Joseph, Mo., $85.
14. (18) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo., $80.
15. (21) 76 Ronnie Miller, Trenton, Mo., $75.
16. (22) 80 Tyee Parrott, Kansas City, Mo., $75.
17. (15) 7 Zach Sanders, Kearney, Mo., $75.
18. (10) 42 Gene Claxton, Kansas City, Kan., $75.
19. (20) 52M Dustin Miller, Pattonsburg, Mo., $75.
20. (4) 7J Jake Richards, Edwardsville, Kan., $75.
21. (9) 11jr Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Tecumseh, Kan., $75.
22. (7) 66 Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs, Kan., $75.

Lap Leader: Clancy 1-25.
Points: Timmerman 475, Wheeler 445, Richards 399, Isaacs 395, Logan Martin 381, Higley 378, Crapser 376, Foster 327, Jacob Bleess 306, Tim Van Gotten 274.

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