Duvall, Jackson top USRA action at Lucas Oil Speedway


Saturday at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., the Big Adventure Weekly Racing Series presented by NMI/VMG Marketing and Wild Animal Safari, visitors to victory lane included Kris Jackson in the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods and Joe Duvall in the Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds.

Jackson—the track points leader and reigning USRA B-Mod National Champion—led all 20 laps to earn his fourth Lucas Oil Speedway feature win of the season.

Jackson, of Lebanon, drove away to his 11th feature win overall as Andy Bryant finished a distant second.

"This is another perfect race track. I don't think there's a bump in this thing," said Jackson. "It was really fun tonight. I'm just glad to be here."

Bryant worked his way from seventh to second midway through the race and tried to use the high groove to close in on the winner, but to no avail.

"I saw on the scoreboard that he had moved into second and if Andy's moving forward, he's usually on the top," Jackson said. "He was turning some pretty good laps and knew he would eventually be there. But I seen we just had a few laps left and I just bided my time and waited it out."

Jackson and Dillon McCowan started on the front row and Jackson got the jump as action went green. He gradually expanded his lead to a 1.6-second margin over McCowan and J.C. Newell by lap seven, when the race's first caution bunched the field.

Newell went around McCowan and into second as the race resumed. Those two swapped positions on the next lap, but during a flurry of three cautions at the race's midpoint, McCowan exited the track with apparent mechanical issues.

That left Jackson in front of Newell, Bryant, J.C. Morton and Eric Turner with 10 laps to go.

Jackson was able to control things from there, winding up 1.58 seconds in front of seventh-starting Bryant with Morton finishing third, Turner fourth and Newell in fifth.


Kris Jackson won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Duvall cruises in Mods: Joe Duvall of Claremore, Okla., started up front and led all 20 laps to capture the Pitts Homes USRA Modified feature win. He finished about a full straighaway in front of runner-up Kyle Thompson in the caution-free event.

Duvall got the jump on fellow front-row starter Mickey Burrell at the drop of the green and was never seriously threatened in taking his first feature win of the season.

"It's always a big confidence booster to win here," Duvall said. "It's a great field of cars every time you come out here. It's pretty cool. God is good. I'd like to say thank you to everybody who helps on the 91 car and thanks to everybody who supports this race track."

Fifth-starting Thompson held off points leader Robbie Reed, who started seventh and finished third. Chase Domer went from 11th to fourth and Ryan Middaugh came home in fifth just in front of Burrell.

Off Road and Dirt Track action next: A big weekend of action is ahead at Lucas Oil Speedway with the return of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series to the off road track, Friday through Sunday, for the Lucas Oil Off Road Shootout presented by General Tire.

Saturday night on the dirt track it will be Rempfer Memorial Season Championship Night presented by Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Buick and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital of Springfield. Also, it is Public Safety Appreciation Night as all police, fire and rescue personnel are admitted free to the Speedway with ID.

Hot laps at the dirt track start at 6:30 with racing at 7:05. Those purchasing Saturday tickets to the off-road event or three-day off road-passes will be admitted free to the dirt track action.

For ticket questions or information for any event at Lucas Oil Speedway, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
2. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
3. (3) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
4. (5) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
5. (7) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (9) 9E Evan Hubert, Pittsburg, Mo.
7. (1) 12M J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
8. (8) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (4) 6 Ryu Taggart
10. (10) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
11. (11) 2+12 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
2. (3) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
3. (5) 292 Kyle Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
4. (2) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
5. (4) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
6. (6) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
7. (8) 60 Cody Kretchmar, Wichita, Kan.
8. (7) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
9. (9) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
DNS – 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.

Feature:
1. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
2. (5) 292 Kyle Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
3. (7) 5 Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.
4. (11) 227 Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo.
5. (6) 21 Ryan Middaugh, Fulton, Mo.
6. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
7. (3) 4 Dan Powers, Wichita, Kan.
8. (12) 21R Rusty Skaggs, Arcadia, Kan.
9. (9) 98D Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
10. (15) 03 Chase Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
11. (10) 9E Evan Hubert, Pittsburg, Mo.
12. (14) 12M J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
13. (4) 21W Tracy Wolf, Buffalo, Mo.
14. (16) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
15. (8) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
16. (18) 24D Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo.
17. (19) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
18. (17) 6 Ryu Taggart
19. (13) 60 Cody Kretchmar, Wichita, Kan.
20. (20) 2+12 Khaled Graham, Joplin, Mo.
DNS – 134 Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
2. (6) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (1) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
4. (5) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (8) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.
6. (9) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
7. (7) 929 Garrett Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
8. (3) 25 Kenny McDonald Jr., Adrian, Mo.
9. (4) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
10. (10) 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
2. (4) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (9) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
4. (2) 30R Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
5. (8) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
6. (7) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
7. (6) 2 Hagen Stevenson, Harrisonville, Mo.
8. (1) 21 Luke Aitken, West Plains, Mo.
9. (10) 02 Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
10. (5) 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (5) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
3. (6) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
4. (8) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (2) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
6. (9) 14T Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
7. (10) 10T Sam McDaniel, Stoutland, Mo.
8. (1) 8J James Gates, Wheatland, Mo.
9. (4) 5 Don Williams, Osage Beach, Mo.
DNS – 11S Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo.

"B" Feature:
1. (1) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (10) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
3. (4) 929 Garrett Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
4. (2) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
5. (3) 2 Hagen Stevenson, Harrisonville, Mo.
6. (6) 21 Luke Aitken, West Plains, Mo.
7. (9) 02 Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
8. (7) 8J James Gates, Wheatland, Mo.
DNS – 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.
DNS – 11S Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo.
DNS – 25G James Gish, El Dorado, Mo.
DNS – 10T Sam McDaniel, Stoutland, Mo.
DNS – 25 Kenny McDonald Jr., Adrian, Mo.
DNS – 5 Don Williams, Osage Beach, Mo.

"A" Feature:
1. (2) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (7) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
3. (6) 18 J.C. Morton, Springfield, Mo.
4. (9) 99T Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.
5. (8) 83 J.C. Newell, Buffalo, Mo.
6. (10) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
7. (18) 31 Luke Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
8. (13) 10P Dayton Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
9. (17) 4B Brayton Skaggs, Fort Scott, Kan.
10. (5) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
11. (19) 929 Garrett Thompson, Joplin, Mo.
12. (15) 1F Mitchell Franklin, Camdenton, Mo.
13. (3) 41 Bryan White, Lebanon, Mo.
14. (21) 2 Hagen Stevenson, Harrisonville, Mo.
15. (22) 21 Luke Aitken, West Plains, Mo.
16. (20) 99 Jim Cihy, Warsaw, Mo.
17. (4) 28B Wesley Briggs, Lebanon, Mo.
18. (23) 02 Tracy Killian, Lee Summit, Mo.
19. (11) 58M Jamie Mauk, Lebanon, Mo.
20. (1) 8D Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
21. (14) 30R Rex Harris, Macks Creek, Mo.
22. (16) 14T Quentin Taylor, Wheatland, Mo.
DNS – 8J James Gates, Wheatland, Mo.
DQ – (12) 46 Brice Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.