EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso Speedway Park came to life Friday night as the USRA Modifieds and USRA Stock Cars showed up to put on a great night of racing.

The USRA Stock Cars got off without any cautions and Jason Ziehl did not hesitate to pull into the lead and put some distance between himself and the pack. Several cars were door to door going four wide at one point.

After Jon McDaniel’s engine blew with nine laps to go it brought the group back nose to tail. With the waive of the flag, Ziehl held down his lead with Donovan Flores hot on his tail. Flores was able to pull ahead of Ziehl with seven to go.

Ziehl and Justin Lasiter would then go side by side for second. With three left to go Lasiter pulled into the lead and revved up to try to catch Flores, who was a full turn ahead. Flores started last and moved his way to the lead, not only taking the win, but collecting the $500 bounty for beating McDaniel and Lasiter.

During post-race technical inspections, however, Flores was disqualified  and the win was awarded to Lasiter.

Last up for the night, the USRA Modifieds roared onto the track with a lot at stake for Fito Gallardo, who is second place in points. Gallardo sent himself to the back of the pack with hopes of making it all the way to the front and taking the win for a $900 pot thanks to Royal Jones, Jimmy Ray and Casey Minks.

Starting off the race, defending track Champion Austin Adams pulled into the lead with Jacob Gallardo hot on his tail. After a quick caution Jacob Gallardo pulled into the lead with Adams falling behind. Jones made his way past Adams and then past Jacob Gallardo, rocketing to the lead.

With 18 left to go Carlos Ahumada Sr. spun out in the back straight away bringing another caution. With them laying down on the gas again Jones held down his spot with Jacob Gallardo still on his tail. With 14 laps to go Jacob Gallardo swapped the lead going side by side for the lead.

Jones was able to finally put some distance between them and then another caution after a car flew off the back straight-away. Fito Gallardo was moving up through the pack, made it all the way up to fourth, but was not able to catch up to Jones before having car trouble and leaving the track.

With one lap left to go, Jacob Gallardo was knocking at Jones’s backdoor, but he wasn’t quite fast enough to pass Jones before he got to the checkered flag.

Next week you will not want to miss out as the Mini-Sprint Showdown plus USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, Super Trucks and Casa Nissan Legends Cars. See you next week at the races.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
El Paso Speedway Park, El Paso, Texas
Friday, July 18, 2014

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 19 Donavon Ooley, El Paso, Texas
3. (4) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (5) 555 Chad Falco, El Paso, Texas
6. (6) 12B Bud Satterwhite, El Paso, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (2) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
3. (3) X24 Xavier Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (1) 54 Carlos Ahumada, El Paso, Texas
5. (5) 50 Ralph Adams Jr.

Heat #3:
1. (5) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
2. (4) 49 Duane Murphy
3. (2) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
4. (1) 87 Lee Heiligenthal, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas

Feature:
1. (10) 131 Royal Jones, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 85 Austin Adams, El Paso, Texas
4. (5) 49 Duane Murphy
5. (11) 87 Lee Heiligenthal, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (14) 28 Tom Georges, El Paso, Texas
7. (8) 82 Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas
8. (7) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (6) 19 Donavon Ooley, El Paso, Texas
10. (3) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
11. (2) X24 Xavier Ortega, Las Cruces, N.M.
12. (16) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
13. (9) 54 Carlos Ahumada, El Paso, Texas
14. (12) 555 Chad Falco, El Paso, Texas
15. (15) 12B Bud Satterwhite, El Paso, Texas
16. (13) 50 Ralph Adams Jr.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 17 Jon Mcdaniel, Alamogordo, N.M.
2. (5) 151 Brandon Cruse, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 3 Jennifer Munn, El Paso, Texas
4. (1) 678 Jay Hart, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) 327 Robert Vega, El Paso, Texas

Heat #2:
1. (1) 21Z Jason Ziehl, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 22 Justin Lasiter, Alamogordo, N.M.
3. (5) 7 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 20S Scott Sullivan
5. (6) 44X George La Rose, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) 00ET Ed Engel, El Paso, Texas

Feature:
1. (10) 22 Justin Lasiter, Alamogordo, N.M.
2. (2) 21Z Jason Ziehl, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) 327 Robert Vega, El Paso, Texas
4. (7) 44X George La Rose, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) 151 Brandon Cruse, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (3) 3 Jennifer Munn, El Paso, Texas
7. (6) 20S Scott Sullivan
8. (1) 678 Jay Hart, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (4) 00ET Ed Engel, El Paso, Texas
10. (9) 17 Jon Mcdaniel, Alamogordo, N.M.
11. (11) 7 Donavon Flores, Las Cruces, N.M. (DQ)