Nine
Racers Earn 2024 USRA Regional Crowns
Nine Summit USRA
Weekly Racing Series regional champions were
crowned at the end of the 2024 racing season in
the USRA Modified, USRA Stock Car and USRA B-Mod
divisions.
Week after week from the end
of winter to the end of fall, thousands of
racers compete in Summit USRA Weekly Racing
Series events around America for the past 23
years, and this year 2,268 drivers earned
regional points at 52 different dirt tracks.
PBM
Performance Products USRA Central Region driven
by MVT
Houston Johnson, 25, of Kansas City, Mo.,
captured the title in the PBM Performance
Products USRA Central Region driven by MVT,
holding off fellow I-35 Speedway regular Tyler
Hibner from Chillicothe, Mo., and Tyler Grooms
of Trenton, Mo.
Johnson, the son of track
owners Mike and Kyle Johnson, rattled off 10
wins, 33 top-fives and 36 top-tens in his 38
starts. He scored points racing at the Humboldt
Speedway, I-35 Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway and
Monett Motor Speedway.
USRA
Modifieds:
1 . 97 Houston Johnson,
Kansas City, Mo., 3348
2 . 89 Tyler Hibner,
Chillicothe, Mo., 2700
3 . 92 Tyler Grooms,
Trenton, Mo., 2469
4 . 99H Lee Hibner,
Chillicothe, Mo., 2377
5 . 127 Paden
Phillips, Chanute, Kan., 2274
Houston
Johnson won the USRA Modified title in the PBM
Performance Products USRA Central Region driven
by MVT.
Jaylen Wettengel was the region’s best in
the USRA Stock Cars, edging Atchison, Kan.,
racers Chris Dishong and Corey Myers in the
final regional standings.
The 24-year-old
from Topeka, Kan., knocked out 32 race nights
where he won nine main events to go along with
his 26 top-fives and 30 top-ten finishes racing
at the I-35 Speedway, Lakeside Speedway and
Lucas Oil Speedway.
USRA Stock
Cars:
1. 91J Jaylen Wettengel,
Topeka, Kan., 2905
2. 16S Chris Dishong,
Atchison, Kan., 2508
3. 15X Corey Myers,
Atchison, Kan., 2425
4. 74 Rodney Schweizer,
Kansas City, Kan., 2372
5. 9H Nic Hanes,
Trenton, Mo., 2206
Forty-six-year-old
Patrick Lewis of Wellsville, Mo., competed in 44
events in the PBM Performance Products USRA
Central Region, and outpaced Tyler Kidwell and
Jake Richards for the honor.
Lewis raced
44 times, and although the winner’s circle
eluded him, he notched 12 top-five finishes and
an impressive 34 top-tens as he rolled around
the Caney Valley Speedway, Humboldt Speedway,
I-35 Speedway, Lakeside Speedway, Lucas Oil
Speedway and Monett Motor Speedway.
USRA B-Mods:
1. 24L Patrick
Lewis, Wellsville, Mo., 3328
2. 54 Tyler
Kidwell, Chanute, Kan., 2915
3. 7J Jake
Richards, Lansing, Kan., 2440
4. 56 Shadren
Turner, St. Joseph, Mo., 2350
5. 8S Jon
Sheets, Nevada, Mo., 2149
Click here for complete PBM Performance Products
USRA Central Region standings and statistics
Racetracks in the PBM Performance Products
Central Region driven by MVT featured events in
Kansas and Missouri, including 81 Speedway,
Caney Valley Speedway, Electric City Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway, I-35 Speedway, Lakeside
Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Midway Speedway,
Monett Motor Speedway, Springfield Raceway and
Valley Speedway.
Christie Door
Company USRA Northern Region driven by MVT
The Christie Door Company USRA Northern
Region driven by MVT found two former Summit
USRA Weekly Racing Series champions and one
long-time contender finally breaking through.
On the heels of back-to-back USRA B-Mod
national titles, Joe Chisholm of Osage, Iowa,
reached two milestones in 2024: the USRA
Modified Regional Championship and the green
light to legally celebrate his achievements with
an adult beverage.
Chisholm, who turned
21 years old in March, outscored Darwin Karau of
Kasson, Minn., and J.T. Wasmund of Pine Island,
Minn. His older brother, Jim Chisholm, is also a
two-time USRA B-Mod national champ and this
year’s USMTS National Champion.
Joe
Chisholm registered 10 wins, 23 top-fives and 26
top-ten finishes in his 26 starts at the Chateau
Speedway, Deer Creek Speedway, Mason City Motor
Speedway and Mississippi Thunder Speedway.
USRA Modifieds:
1. 25
Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa, 2433
2. 23 Darwin
Karau, Kasson, Minn., 2126
3. 51W J.T.
Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn., 2113
Brandon
Hare won the 2010 and 2011 USRA B-Mod National
Championships, got a third crown in 2024, but
this time in a USRA Stock Car.
The
38-year-old racer from Elma, Iowa, bested Travis
Shipman of Mason City, Iowa, and Decorah, Iowa’s
Kevin Donlan while capturing 5 wins, 23
top-fives and 32 top-tens in 37 events at the
Chateau Speedway, Cresco Speedway, Deer Creek
Speedway, Fayette County Speedway, Hamilton
County Speedway, Mason City Motor Speedway and
Mississippi Thunder Speedway.
USRA Stock Cars:
1. 56H Brandon
Hare, Elma, Iowa, 3093
2. 87 Travis Shipman,
Mason City, Iowa, 2865
3. 33 Kevin Donlan,
Decorah, Iowa, 2580
4. 15 Mitch Hovden,
Decorah, Iowa, 2573
5. 95 Chance Larson,
Welcome, Minn., 2555
Ty Griffith of
Webster City, Iowa, has been chasing USRA B-Mod
wins for many years now, and picked up the
regional top honors in the Christie Door Company
USRA Northern Region driven by MVT.
The
Blairsburg, Iowa, pilot outscored up-and-comer
Harley Dais of Winona, Minn., and Kaeden Bronner
from Austin, Minn., during his 56 events at the
Chateau Speedway, Fairmont Raceway, Hamilton
County Speedway, Mason City Motor Speedway and
Sports Park Raceway.
Ty Griffith
was the USRA B-Mod champion in the Christie Door
Company USRA Northern Region driven by MVT.
Griffith scored 18 victories during the 2024
campaign to go along with 35 top-fives and 42
top-tens. His efforts not only earned him his
seventh straight USRA B-Mod track championship
at the Hamilton County Speedway, but his first
USRA B-Mod National Championship.
USRA B-Mods:
1. 56 Ty
Griffith, Blairsburg, Iowa, 4133
2. 87H
Harley Dais, Winona, Minn., 3387
3. 42B
Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn., 3356
4. 16D
Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 3181
5. 3A Taylor
Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn., 3004
Click here for complete Christie Door Company
USRA Northern Region standings
Racetracks in the Christie Door Company USRA
Northern Region driven by MVT featured events in
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin,
including the Chateau Speedway, Cresco Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway, Fairmont Raceway, Fayette
County Speedway, Hamilton County Speedway, I-90
Speedway, Mason City Motor Speedway, Mississippi
Thunder Speedway, Rapid Speedway, Sports Park
Raceway and Winneshiek Raceway.
MSD Performance USRA Southern Region driven by
MVT
A rookie contender from
Oklahoma and two friends from New Mexico raced
to become 2024 season champs in MSD Performance
USRA Southern Region driven by MVT.
In
the USRA Modified division, rookie contender
Troy Martin Jr. of Wagoner, Okla., outscored
fellow Sooner State speedsters Eddie Martin of
Stilwell, Okla., and Nathan Hagar of Adair,
Okla., for top honors.
While competing in
47 events in the region, the 29-year-old Troy
Martin made trips to the Arrowhead Speedway,
Crawford County Speedway, Creek County Speedway,
Rocket Raceway Park, Tri-State Speedway and
Tulsa Speedway, scoring 12 top-fives and 30
top-ten finishes.
USRA Modifieds:
1. 9* Troy Martin Jr., Wagoner, Okla., 3403
2. 51 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla., 2811
3.
55 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla., 2703
4. 88 Sam
Osman, Spiro, Okla., 2488
5. 27 Jacob
Campbell, Hackett, Ark., 2373
Adding more
hardware to his trophy room, Josh Cain of Rio
Rancho, N.M., added the USRA Stock Car regional
crown over Arkansas racers Jeff Metcalf of
Gentry and Hackett’s Kyle Hamby.
Now a
two-time Summit USRA Nationals winner, Cain was
able to register a top-five finish in each of
his 35 starts in the region. He won 28 of those
while competing at the Arrowhead Speedway,
Legacy Speedway, Sandia Speedway and Vado
Speedway Park.
USRA Stock Cars:
1. 3J Josh Cain, Rio Rancho, N.M., 3442
2.
17M Jeff Metcalf, Gentry, Ark., 3267
3. 7K
Kyle Hamby, Hackett, Ark., 2785
4. M17 Rob
Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M., 2415
5. 16M Jimmy
McGarrah, Huntsville, Ark., 2174
Titles
in the MSD Performance USRA Southern Region
driven by MVT went to Josh Cain (left) in the
USRA Stock Cars and Robe Moseley (right) in the
USRA B-Mods.
Rob Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M., topped the
USRA B-Mod regional points, adding to the
26-yeard-old’s fourth-place finish in the USRA
Stock Cars.
“Mr. Rob” bested Tye
Hollingsworth of Springdale, Ark., and Ty O'Neal
of Muskogee, Okla., to claim the title, racing
29 times and winning 13 features with 21
top-fives and 26 top-ten finishes in events held
at the Legacy Speedway, Sandia Speedway and Vado
Speedway Park.
USRA B-Mods:
1. M17 Rob Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M., 2601
2.
53H Tye Hollingsworth, Springdale, Ark., 2080
3. 44T Ty O'Neal, Muskogee, Okla., 1923
4. 00
Cason Harris, Bella Vista, Ark., 1915
5. 05
Brent Willyard, Van Buren, Ark., 1867
Click here for complete MSD Performance USRA
Southern Region standings
Racetracks
in the MSD Performance USRA Southern Region
driven by MVT featured events in Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico,
including the 105 Motor Speedway, Ark-La-Tex
Speedway, Arrowhead Speedway, Boothill Speedway,
Crawford County Speedway, Creek County Speedway,
Elk City Motorsports Park, Hunt County Raceway,
Legacy Speedway, Longdale Speedway, Outlaw Motor
Speedway, Rocket Raceway Park, Route 66 Motor
Speedway, Salina Highbanks Speedway, Sandia
Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Tulsa Speedway and
Vado Speedway Park.
The top three in USRA
Modified regional points will earn $500, $300
and $200 while USRA Stock Cars get $300, $200
and $100, respectively.
USRA Regional
points are the cumulative track points earned
within a region. Regional points are currently
awarded only in the USRA Modified, USRA Stock
Car and USRA B-Mod classes.
Regional
points funds are made possible by sanction fees
paid by the racetrack, along with the following
marketing partners: Summit Racing Equipment,
American Racer Racing Tires, Beyea Custom
Headers, Chevrolet Performance, Christie Door
Company, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, KSE Racing
Products, Mesilla Valley Transportation,
Nitroquest Media, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain,
RacinDirt, Sunoco Race Fuels, ARMI Contractors,
Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads,
PBM Performance Products, YouDirt.com, AERO Race
Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing,
Champ Pans, Deatherage Racing Opticians,
Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions,
Gunshepherd.com, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks
& Springs, JE Pistons, Keyser Manufacturing,
Landrum Performance Springs, MD3 Dirt Racing
Body Panels, MSD Performance, Performance Bodies
& Parts, QA1, Quarter Master, QuickCar,
RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rush Race
Gear by Austin Whitt, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift
Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Total Power
Batteries, Wehrs Machine & Race Products and
Wilwood Racing.
For more than two
decades, the United States Racing Association
has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt
track racers each year through fair, logical and
cost-effective rules accompanied by an
organization that puts the racers, racetracks
and their fans first. During the 2023 Summit
USRA Weekly Racing Series, more than 60 of
America's finest dirt ovals hosted more than
1,000 nights of racing.
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USRA OFFICIAL
SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Christie
Door Company, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, KSE
Racing Products, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit
Racing Equipment, Sunoco
Race Fuels.
USRA PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, PBM
Performance Products, YouDirt.com.
USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Racing Opticians, Edelbrock, Gorsuch
Performance Solutions, Gunshepherd.com, Hyperco, Integra
Racing Shocks & Springs, JE
Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, Landrum
Performance Springs, MD3, MSD
Performance, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, Quarter
Master, QuickCar
Racing Products, RacerWebsite.com, Real
Racing Wheels, Rush
RaceGear by Austin Witt, Sweet
Manufacturing, Swift
Springs, Sybesma
Graphics, Total
Power, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood
Disc Brakes Day
Motor Sports, KS
Engineering.
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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Racing Association (USRA)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
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