Mullens
Brings Grant Junghans Memorial Trophy Back To Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan.
(Aug. 12) —
Tanner Mullens was the first to see the
green flag and first to the flagstand for all 42 laps
Friday as he dominated the 6th Annual Grant Junghans
Memorial presented by Shop Quik Convenience Stores.
The 29-year-old from Wichita, Kan., led his heat
race from start to finish, earned the Sybesma Pole Award
for the main event and then proceeded to wax a
talent-rich field of USMTS Modifieds at the Lakeside
Speedway located on the Kansas side of Kansas City.
The win was the
seventh of his career and worth $20,002—a series record
for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by
RacinDirt—and highlighted a season of runner-up finishes
for Mullens—a third-generation racer and 2020 Grant
Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year.
By the halfway
points of the feature race, Mullens was more than four
seconds in front of Phillips, who had his hands full
with Tyler Davis and Dustin Sorensen.
With about
ten laps to go, Phillips was within two seconds of the
leader but Mullens maneuvered better through lapped
traffic and regrew his advantage. He crossed the finish
line 2.532 second ahead of Phillips.
Sorensen was
able to get by Davis for third with 2017 event winner
Rodney Sanders fourth and Cayden Carter rounding out the
top five at the checkered flag. Jake O'Neil, who won the
2018 Grant Junghans Memorial, was sixth with Zack
VanderBeek, Darron Fuqua and Grant Junghans’ younger
brother, Chase Junghans.
Stoen Racing Engines
(formerly Sput’s Racing Engines), which supplied the
engines for Grant Junghans, added $1,002 to the race’s
hard charger. Sorensen and Dan Ebert each passed six
cars to earn $602 and $502, respectively.
Sorensen’s take was another $100 more as the officials
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award winner.
The
Junghans Family sponsored a special six-lap dash for the
top six qualifiers with Phillips scoring the win and
pocketing $2,000.
Mullens made $1,000 for
finishing second with the next four finishers—Davis,
Carter, Jacob Bleess and Randal Schiffelbein Jr.—each
paid $500 for about three minutes of labor.
USMTS travels to I-70 on
Saturday: The
tripleheader weekend concludes Saturday with the
inaugural Bushwhacker presented by RacinDirt at the
all-new spectacular I-70 Speedway in Odessa, Mo.
With a $10,000-to-win main event to close out the
program, it’s the first visit by the series to the
3/8-mile dirt track. The USMTS competed here on June 13,
2007, on a makeshift dirt oval located behind the
current grandstands. Greg Skaggs celebrated his 37th
birthday with a victory that day.
The track first
opened in 1969 and operated continually until its
closure in 2008. After being abandoned for more than a
decade, I-70 Motorsports Park reopened in April 2021
under new ownership.
The I-70 Speedway was also
one of the first tracks to feature the prototypical
SAFER barrier with huge Styrofoam blocks placed along
the retaining wall in all four turns during a World Cup
race in the early 1990s.
The I-70 Motorsports
Park is located off exit 41 at 12773 N Outer Rd, Odessa,
MO 64076.
Medieval USRA Stock Cars and USRA
B-Mods will join the program, both racing for a $750 top
prize and valuable Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
national points.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring
Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented
by RacinDirt
Grant Junghans Memorial presented by
Shop Quik Convenience Stores
Lakeside Speedway,
Kansas City, Kan.
Friday, Aug. 12, 2022
Showing finishing position, starting position in
parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race
lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12
in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing
Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON
PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (6) 65
Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
3. (1) 3B Nic Bidinger,
Perry, Kan.
4. (2) 89 Tyler Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
5. (4) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
6. (8) 29
Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr, Iowa
7. (7) 4W Tyler Wolff,
Fayetteville, Ark.
8. (5) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita,
Kan.
9. (9) 49 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
10.
(10) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02
Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 19 Dustin
Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (4) 0 Jake O'Neil,
Tucson, Ariz.
4. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan,
Kan.
5. (5) 15W Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
6. (6)
26S Dakota Sproul, Hays, Kan.
7. (7) 7 Willie
Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark.
8. (10) 68 Kerry Davis,
Parkville, Mo.
9. (8) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (9) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 20
Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (2) 21 Jacob Bleess,
Chatfield, Minn.
3. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (5) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
5. (6) 1K Tim
Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
6. (7) 8C Chris Clark,
Jackson, Wyo.
7. (4) 56 Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
8. (8) 37J Ronnie Burkhardt, Topeka, Kan.
9. (9) 7J
Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
MSD
PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2)
11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
2. (1)
65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (4) 4R
Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (3) 44S Shane
DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
5. (6) 4 Jeremy Nelson,
Alexandria, Minn.
6. (5) 38T Dylan Thornton, Santa
Maria, Calif.
7. (8) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
8. (7) 9L Vince Lucas, Elk City, Okla.
9. (9) 18G
Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
VP RACING
FUELS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 10C
Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
2. (2) 33Z Zack
VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
3. (3) 87 Darron Fuqua,
Mayetta, Kan.
4. (4) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield,
Minn.
5. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
6.
(7) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
7. (6) 15W Alex
Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
8. (8) 96 Shad Badder,
Bates City, Mo.
9. (9) 8 Wesley Summers, Wellington,
Mo.
JUNGHANS FAMILY DASH (6 laps):
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) 02
Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (4) 65 Tyler Davis,
Haysville, Kan.
4. (5) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa,
Iowa
5. (6) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
6.
(3) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6
advance):
1. (1) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta,
Kan.
2. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
3.
(2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (5) 60 Dan
Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
5. (6) 4 Jeremy Nelson,
Alexandria, Minn.
6. (7) 16 Austin Siebert,
Grandview, Mo.
7. (12) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford,
Minn.
8. (8) 8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
9. (11)
4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
10. (13) 2G
Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
11. (15) 49 Andy
Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
12. (4) 44S Shane DeVolder,
Pacifica, Calif.
13. (9) 26S Dakota Sproul, Hays,
Kan.
14. (18) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
15.
(10) 56 Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
16. (16) 7J
Justin Johnson, Olathe, Kan.
17. (14) 9L Vince Lucas,
Elk City, Okla.
18. (17) 8 Wesley Summers,
Wellington, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B”
MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 69
Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (3) 21K Kyle Brown,
Madrid, Iowa
3. (6) 15W Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
4. (1) 3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
5. (4) 89 Tyler
Hibner, Chillicothe, Mo.
6. (12) 68 Kerry Davis,
Parkville, Mo.
7. (7) 29 Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr,
Iowa
8. (5) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
9. (17)
19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
10. (14) 96 Shad
Badder, Bates City, Mo.
11. (15) 22B Rick Beebe,
Shawnee, Kan.
12. (10) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
13. (8) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
14. (11) 7
Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark.
15. (16) 18G
Dennie Gieber, Frankston, Texas
16. (13) 37J Ronnie
Burkhardt, Topeka, Kan.
17. (9) 38T Dylan Thornton,
Santa Maria, Calif.
SUMMIT RACING
EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (42 laps):
1. (1) 02
Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (6) 75 Terry
Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (9) 19 Dustin Sorensen,
Rochester, Minn.
4. (3) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville,
Kan.
5. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
6. (5)
10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
7. (11) 0 Jake
O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
8. (7) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa
9. (13) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
10. (15) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
11. (4)
21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
12. (10) 65X Carlos
Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
13. (19) 60 Dan Ebert,
Lake Shore, Minn.
14. (12) 4R Dereck Ramirez,
Woodward, Okla.
15. (17) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts,
Okla.
16. (21) 4 Jeremy Nelson, Alexandria, Minn.
17. (14) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
18. (20)
3B Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.
19. (23) 16 Austin
Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
20. (25) 44S Shane DeVolder,
Pacifica, Calif.
21. (22) 89 Tyler Hibner,
Chillicothe, Mo.
22. (2) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein
Jr., Berryton, Kan.
23. (18) 15W Kale Westover,
Altus, Okla.
24. (16) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
25. (27) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
26. (26)
19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
27. (24) 68 Kerry
Davis, Parkville, Mo.
Lap Leader:
Mullens 1-42.
Total Laps Led:
Mullens 42.
Margin of Victory: 2.532
seconds.
Time of Race: 15 minutes,
9.697 seconds (no cautions).
Provisional
Starters: DeVolder, Mari.
Emergency
Provisionals: Givens.
FK Rod Ends
Hard Charger: Sorensen (started 9th, finished
3rd).
Entries: 47.
Next
Race: Saturday, Aug. 13, I-70 Speedway, Odessa,
Mo.
Summit USMTS National Championship
Points: TBD.
Grant Junghans USMTS
Rookie of the Year Points: TBD.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points:
TBD.
Compstar/JE Pistons USMTS
Engine Builder of the Year Points: TBD.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer –
Sanders.
Beyea Custom Headers – T. Davis.
BigDeal
Car Care – Mullens.
Bryke Racing – Hughes.
BSB
Manufacturing – Hibner.
Champ Pans – Sanders.
Deatherage Opticians – Ramirez.
Edelbrock – Sanders.
Fast Shafts – Mullens.
FK Rod Ends – Sorensen.
Hooker Harness – Ahumada.
Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs – Siebert.
Junghans Family – Sorensen, Ebert.
Keyser Manufacturing – Junghans.
KS Engineering –
Bleess.
KSE Racing Products – Fuqua.
Mel Hambelton
Ford Racing – Phillips.
Mesilla Valley Transportation
– Clark.
Midwest Wrap Co. – Schiffelbein.
MSD
Performance – Schiffelbein.
Penske Racing Shocks –
Ebert.
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Sorensen.
Performance Bodies- Schott.
QA1 – Phillips.
RacerWebsite.com – K. Davis.
Simpson Performance
Products – Phillips.
Summit Racing Equipment –
Burkhardt, Hibner, Lanterman, Schiffelbein.
Super
Clean – Mullens.
Swift Springs – Ebert, Mullens,
Bidinger.
Sybesma Graphics – Mullens.
Tire Demon –
Lucas.
VP Racing Fuels – Mullens.
Wehrs Machine &
Racing Products – Johnson.
Wilwood Disc Brakes –
Sanders.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, DAY
Motorsports, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, Salty's
BBQ & Catering, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, JE
Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, Penske
Racing Shocks, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real
Racing Wheels, Simpson
Performance Products, Swift
Springs, Sybesma
Graphics, Tire
Demon, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood
Racing.
USMTS RACETRACKS:
81 Speedway,
Arrowhead Speedway,
Belleville High Banks,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Chateau Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
I-70 Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Red Dirt Raceway,
Rocket Raceway Park,
Tri-State Speedway,
Winneshiek Raceway.
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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
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