Robert Heydenreich celebrates after winning the USRA Modified main event.

Robert Heydenreich made a thrilling outside pass of track champion Robert Reed coming to the finish line Saturday to win the Pitts Homes USRA Modified feature by .060 seconds at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Heydenreich, of Bolivar, received a thunderous ovation from the fans as he emerged from his car in victory lane. It was his first feature win in just his second season in the USRA Modified division.

"I don't know what to think," an excited Heydenreich said. "I'm kind of speechless because I didn't think I'd be here."

Heydenreich started outside of the front row, but fell back to sixth in the first couple of laps. He rallied late and pulled off the win—leading only the last few feet—after it appeared Reed had his third feature win of the season in the bag.

"I have to thank everybody," Heydenreich said. "We have a good car out here. I was just trying to ride. When the bottom started going away, I seen some guys going around the top and I tried going up top to just give it a shot."

Lucas Gibbs started on the pole and jumped to the lead, with Reed right behind through two laps. Reed, the points leader, faded by fifth by lap six as Ryan Middaugh advanced into second and Colson Kirk third.

The race complexion changed on lap nine as Gibbs spun in turn four, in front of the field. That sent Middaugh to the top spot with Heydenreich second and Reed back up into third.

Middaugh had opened a 1.1-second lead over those two by lap 15, but that margin was wiped out by the fifth caution of the race.

Reed took advantage of the restart by using the high side to get side by side with Middaugh the next time around, then made an outside pass for the lead to complete lap 17.

Following a caution for debris on the track, with two laps to go, Heydenreich was able to mount his charge by riding the cushion around the top side of the track. But even he thought chances of winning were slim entering the final turn.

"I didn't think I had a shot, but drove it off in there as hard as I could," he said. "It stuck and luckily, Robbie didn't know I was there and he left a lane. We were able to squeeze through to get the win."

Middaugh finished third with Chad Jones fourth and Chase Domer fifth.

Morton earns USRA B-Mod victory: J.C. Morton held off Kris Jackson lap after lap to prevail in the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mod feature by three-quarters of a second.

Morton, of Springfield, led all 20 laps for a hard-earned win over the reigning track and USRA B-Mod National Champion.

"Kris raced me with a lot of respect," Morton said. "He left me a lane there early and let me get out there on the high side. We raced door-to-door there, it seemed like every lap."

Jackson started on the inside of row one and Morton to the outside. That's how they ran, with Morton using the high line to lead and Jackson working the short way around to battle 1-2 through the first half of the race with sixth-starting Andy Bryant right behind in third.

Action slowed on lap 11 when Brayton Skaggs hit the wall in turn one to bring out a caution. After action resumed, the top two continued to battle it out in similar fashion until another caution waved on lap 15, leaving five laps to settle it.

Morton was up to the challenge and held on for his second feature win of the season.

"We had a pretty bad run-in with him last night," Morton said of a racing incident with Jackson on Friday as the two were battling for the lead at Dallas County Speedway, taking both out of contention. "It was a hard racing deal. I apologized on Facebook about it. It was just hard racing. He raced me with a lot of respect tonight and I gained a lot with him."

Bryant wound up third with Eric Turner fourth and Clint Johnson fifth.

Up next on the dirt track: The Bolivar Herald-Free Press along with KTTS Presents the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series Midseason Championships next Saturday night. The Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds will be running a special 25-lap, $1,000 to win feature and Pure Stocks Class have been added as the guest class.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Mo. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks."

Click LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following twitter.com/LucasSpeedway on Twitter, clicking "Like" at facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, June 13, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
2. (1) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
3. (3) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
4. (2) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (8) 95JR Johnny Wyman, Hans Prairie, Mo.
6. (5) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (6) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
DNS – 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
2. (2) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
3. (6) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (4) 0 Brody Robe, Wichita, Kan.
5. (5) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (3) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
7. (8) 2+1/2 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.
DNS – 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (4) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
2. (2) 1 Kirby Robe, Wichita, Kan.
3. (7) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
4. (5) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
5. (1) 17K Kyle Westerhold, Blue Springs, Mo.
6. (6) 93D Josh Dugan, Fair Grove, Mo.
7. (3) 19L Shane Dotson, Baxter Springs, Mo.
DNS – 21J David Gemes, Warsaw, Mo.

Feature:
1. (2) 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.
2. (3) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
3. (5) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (6) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
5. (10) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
6. (7) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
7. (11) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (9) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
9. (15) 95JR Johnny Wyman, Hans Prairie, Mo.
10. (12) 0 Brody Robe, Wichita, Kan.
11. (17) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
12. (20) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
13. (18) 93D Josh Dugan, Fair Grove, Mo.
14. (24) 21P Darren Phillips, Wheatland, Mo.
15. (19) 19L Shane Dotson, Baxter Springs, Mo.
16. (14) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
17. (13) 17K Kyle Westerhold, Blue Springs, Mo.
18. (1) 51G Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan.
19. (4) 55 Colson Kirk, Urbana, Mo.
20. (16) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
21. (8) 1 Kirby Robe, Wichita, Kan.
22. (21) 2+1/2 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.
DNS – 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
DNS – 21J David Gemes, Warsaw, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (4) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
3. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
4. (9) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (2) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (3) 13R Tyler Roberts, Archie, Mo.
7. (8) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
8. (11) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
9. (10) 38 Ian Morisset, Willard, Mo.
10. (7) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
11. (6) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (2) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (8) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
4. (7) 82J Treb Jacoby, Wentzville, Mo.
5. (1) 05N Jimmy Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
6. (5) 80 T.J. Yount
7. (9) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
8. (4) 77 Koby Chadd, Nevada, Mo.
9. (10) 7C Derek Cook, Lebanon, Mo., Mo.
10. (3) 1DER Christopher Wunder, Cleveland, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (5) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
3. (8) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
4. (3) 8R Darren Roberts, Archie, Mo.
5. (6) 83N J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (7) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
7. (10) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
8. (2) 37L Wesley Long, Greenfield, Mo.
9. (4) 83 Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
10. (9) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.

"B" Feature:
1. (11) 83 Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
2. (6) 37L Wesley Long, Greenfield, Mo.
3. (1) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (14) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
5. (2) 13R Tyler Roberts, Archie, Mo.
6. (5) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
7. (15) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (8) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
9. (10) 7C Derek Cook, Lebanon, Mo., Mo.
10. (7) 77 Koby Chadd, Nevada, Mo.
11. (13) 1DER Christopher Wunder, Cleveland, Mo.
12. (9) 38 Ian Morisset, Willard, Mo.
13. (12) 121 Tim Phillips, Fort Scott, Kan.
14. (4) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
DQ — (3) 80 T.J. Yount

"A" Feature:
1. (2) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (5) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (6) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (7) 37 Clint Johnson, Neosho, Mo.
6. (10) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
7. (4) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
8. (11) 82J Treb Jacoby, Wentzville, Mo.
9. (13) 83N J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
10. (15) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
11. (18) 37L Wesley Long, Greenfield, Mo.
12. (8) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
13. (12) 8R Darren Roberts, Archie, Mo.
14. (19) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
15. (17) 83 Kyle Fritter, Nevada, Mo.
16. (14) 05N Jimmy Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
17. (22) 57J John Fellers, Flemington, Mo.
18. (21) 13R Tyler Roberts, Archie, Mo.
19. (24) 15H Jeremy Hazel, Lynchburg, Mo.
20. (3) 69ER Tyler Cadwallader, Amazonia, Mo.
21. (9) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
22. (20) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
23. (16) 42C Casey Thomas, Camdenton, Mo.
24. (23) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.