Bryant holds off Jackson for USRA B-Mod triumph; Reed also earns Lucas Oil Speedway win

Andy Bryant won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Andy Bryant won the USRA B-Mod main event.


Andy Bryant's USRA B-Mod sported a "for sale" sign on the right rear quarter panel. The way it performed for Bryant on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway, the value might have risen.

Bryant, of Fort Scott, Kansas, led all 25 laps in capturing the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature, headlining the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series program. Bryant earned $750 courtesy of Rains Ice for his first Lucas Oil Speedway feature win of the season.

In a program Presented by TA/Petro along with ThunderBurst Media, Robbie Reed picked up the Pitts Homes USRA Modified win.

Bryant held off Kris Jackson of Lebanon for the feature win and then said it was nice to bust a streak of tough luck. He was unable to finish races in his home state the previous two nights due to mechanical issues.

"We have to thank everybody on this car; they do so much for me," Bryant said. "The motor was a little bit hot tonight, but she made it through to the end."

The main event started with lots of speed up front, with a trip of former USRA National Champions—Jackson, Bryant and J.C. Morton—and points leader McCowan starting first through fourth.

Bryant got the jump on Jackson and grabbed the lead before the race's lone caution brought things to a halt two laps in. As the remainder of the race remained green, Bryant consistently worked the top of the track as Jackson, in the bottom groove, gave chase but never was able to get past.

As the cars caught lapped traffic over the final 10 laps, Bryant expertly maneuvered through them and prevailed by 1.9 seconds.

"We've had tough luck since the beginning of the year," Bryant said. "This weekend we haven't finished a race until tonight. We finally got it under wraps and hopefully got the monkey off our back for good this time."

Ryan Gillmore finished third with Eric Turner fourth and J.C. Newell in fifth.

McCowan, who began the night two points ahead of Jackson, pulled off early and finished 22nd insuring a shakeup at the top of the points.

Reed wins second USRA Mod feature: Defending track champion Robbie Reed of Mexico, Missouri, held off Chase Domer in a thrilling finish to capture his second Pitts Homes USRA Modified feature of the season.

Reed started sixth and took the lead from Chase Jones on lap four. He expanded the margin to 2.1 seconds over Domer, who started fifth, with six laps remaining.

Domer kept slicing Reed's margin and slid underneath him in turn three on the final lap. But Reed returned the slide job coming out of turn four, as Domer's momentum carried him high, and he held off Domer by a car length.

"I think he came in there a little too hot," Reed said of Domer. "I was a little surprised to even see him. I thought I was making some pretty good laps. I didn't realize he was that close until right there at the end. I couldn't hear him and didn't ever see him, but boy, when I did ... here he came."

Jones finished third with Paden Phillips fourth and Ryan Middaugh fifth.


Robbie Reed won the USRA Modified main event.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, June 6, 2020

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
2. (2) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
3. (3) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
4. (6) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
5. (8) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
6. (5) 23D Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
7. (7) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (4) 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
2. (4) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
3. (6) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
4. (1) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
5. (7) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
6. (8) 29B Nick Whitehead, Springfield, Mo.
7. (5) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
8. (2) 57 Richard Hines, Lake Ozark, Mo.

Feature:
1. (6) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
2. (5) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
3. (2) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
4. (3) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (8) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
6. (4) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
7. (10) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
8. (7) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
9. (1) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
10. (13) 155 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
11. (9) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
12. (11) 29B Nick Whitehead, Springfield, Mo.
13. (14) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
14. (12) 23D Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
15. (15) 57 Richard Hines, Lake Ozark, Mo.
DNS – 75L Lane Whitney, Sturgeon, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (8) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (5) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
3. (2) 1B Ben Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
4. (3) 97J Jeff Elder, Smithville, Mo.
5. (6) 8R Darren Roberts, Archie, Mo.
6. (1) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
7. (7) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
8. (9) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
9. (4) 25 Kenneth McDonald, Adrian, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
3. (1) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (7) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
5. (6) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (5) 19 Jimmy Cummins, Highland, Ill.
7. (4) 20 Al Ferguson, Adrian, Mo.
8. (8) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
DNS – 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (5) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (2) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
4. (1) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
5. (8) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
6. (6) 28A Justin Amick, Oscela, Mo.
7. (9) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
8. (7) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
9. (4) 74 Kyle Bates, Springfield, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (1) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (6) 66 Ryan Gillmore, Springfield, Mo.
4. (10) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (7) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (11) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
7. (14) 8R Darren Roberts, Archie, Mo.
8. (17) 19 Jimmy Cummins, Highland, Ill.
9. (15) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
10. (9) 1B Ben Newell, Stoutland, Mo.
11. (13) 97J Jeff Elder, Smithville, Mo.
12. (20) 20 Al Ferguson, Adrian, Mo.
13. (18) 28A Justin Amick, Oscela, Mo.
14. (19) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
15. (21) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
16. (25) 25 Kenneth McDonald, Adrian, Mo.
17. (26) 74 Kyle Bates, Springfield, Mo.
18. (24) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
19. (8) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
20. (3) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
21. (22) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
22. (4) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
23. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
24. (12) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
25. (23) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
26. (16) 11 Jimmy Willis, Macks Creek, Mo.
DNS – 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.