By Ray Cunningham (Osborn, MO) -- Friday night at US 36 Topeka’s Wyatt Burks would hold off a stellar field of non winged sprint car competitors to win his first USAC MWRA race of 2021. Burks had previously won at Red Dirt in Meeker In Oklahoma’s USAC Sprint Series this year, and had finished 3rd place at Double X Speedway in California, Mo. last Sunday night. For the “Sheriff” it was also his 8th career feature win in the series after 7 W’s in 2020.
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The race last night would be hard fought throughout the pack with Battlefield, Missouri, driver Kory Schudy coming home second, for the second time in the three races conducted in MWRA competition in 2021 driving the JSR #28 of Jon Sawyer. While Edgerton, Kansas Chauffeur Mitchell Moore raced from 12th to 3rd, making his first podium for the MWRA in 2021.
After a accident in the front stretch at Double X Sunday, Spring Hills Chad Goff would rebound nicely driving his red and white #9 to a 4th place finish at US 36, while Nixa’s Wesley Smith had a very eventful feature go racing the John Helm/WSR #12 to 5th place.
After earning high point honors following his exciting last turn, last lap heat win, Smith would roll a 3 sending him to the third row for the feature. Wesley from there worked his way up to second and was closing on Burks with two laps remaining when he tried a massive slider going into one. Unfortunately for Smith the effort failed and he spun the white Helm/Smith effort. With three laps remaining after the restart Wesley would however work his way from the tail end to come home in 5th place.
Other MWRA races on Friday night at the Osborn dirt track saw Gladstone’s Christopher Parkinson, Burks, Topekas Chris Morgan, and the before mentioned Smith take heat race wins.
While Tom Curran, Zack Clark, Chad Tye, Heath Murry, Tyler Burton, and Mark Lane would all advance to the 22 car A feature from the B. Olathe driver Clark would then move steadily thru the field going from 18th to finish 9th in the A main.
The MWRA will race again tonight at Bethany Speedway just up the road from US 36. And the program will also once again feature the winged 305 URSS Sprint Cars of Rick Salem. Friday night at Osborn, Wathena, Kansas driver Jay Russell would win that feature event.
Join us again tonight at Bethany Speedway located at the Northwest Missouri State Fairgrounds for round number 4 of the 2021 USAC MWRA campaign. Photo Courtesy of Caleb Harvey
RESULTS
A Feature 1 (Results): 1-Burks.W 2-Schudy.K 3-Moore.M 4-Goff.C 5-Smith.W 6-Parkinson.C 7-Beebe.B 8-Ward.V 9-Clark.Z 10-Morgan.C 11-Sanders.Z 12-Thomason.C 13-Burton.T 14-Lane.M 15-Black.J 16-Tye.C 17-Curran.T 18-Richards.T(Jr) 19-Doney.X 20-Murry.H 21-Earls.D 22-Wyatt.B
B Feature 1 (Results): 1-Curran.T 2-Clark.Z 3-Tye.C 4-Murry.H 5-Burton.T 6-Lane.M 7-Lewis.K 8-Rupard.C 9-Silvers.L 10-Bowers.B
Heat 1 (Results): 1-Morgan.C 2-Beebe.B 3-Black.J 4-Thomason.C 5-Burton.T 6-Lane.M 7-Silvers.L
Heat 2 (Results): 1-Smith.W 2-Wyatt.B 3-Schudy.K 4-Earls.D 5-Murry.H 6-
Rupard.C 7-Lewis.K
Heat 3 (Results): 1-Parkinson.C 2-Richards.T(Jr) 3-Sanders.Z 4-Moore.M 5-Curran.T 6-Bowers.B
Heat 4 (Results): 1-Burks.W 2-Goff.C 3-Ward.V 4-Doney.X 5-Clark.Z 6-Tye.C
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MCA SPORT MOD
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 8 7V Adam Vrbka Adam Vrbka Eagle, NE 7
2 2 74 Justin Asher Justin Asher Faucett, MO -
3 4 26J Jace Whitt Jace Whitt Hamilton, MO 1
4 3 211 Tim Eaton Tim Eaton St. Joseph, MO -1
5 5 66X Chris Wright Chris Wright Chillicothe, MO -
6 10 12X Steven Clancy Steven Clancy Odessa, MO 4
7 7 T25 Tim Stallbaumer Tim Stallbaumer Tecumseh, KS -
8 9 81 Austin Charles Austin Charles Basehor, KS 1
9 6 15 Kyle Russell Kyle Russell Smithville, MO -3
10 13 22L Skyler Lane Skyler Lane Bethany, MO 3
11 11 42C Clayton Stutesmun Clayton Stutesmun Cameron, MO -
12 DNF 1 9X Josh Boyd Josh Boyd Silver Lake, KS -11
13 DNF 12 13B Brandon Beam Brandon Beam -1
HEAT 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 9X Josh Boyd Josh Boyd Silver Lake, KS -
2 3 26J Jace Whitt Jace Whitt Hamilton, MO 1
3 5 7V Adam Vrbka Adam Vrbka Eagle, NE 2
4 6 12X Steven Clancy Steven Clancy Odessa, MO 2
5 4 15 Kyle Russell Kyle Russell Smithville, MO -1
6 7 42C Clayton Stutesmun Clayton Stutesmun Cameron, MO 1
7 2 22L Skyler Lane Skyler Lane Bethany, MO -5
HEAT 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 2 211 Tim Eaton Tim Eaton St. Joseph, MO 1
2 1 74 Justin Asher Justin Asher Faucett, MO -1
3 3 66X Chris Wright Chris Wright Chillicothe, MO -
4 4 T25 Tim Stallbaumer Tim Stallbaumer Tecumseh, KS -
5 5 81 Austin Charles Austin Charles Basehor, KS -
6 6 13B Brandon Beam Brandon Beam -
PURE STOCK
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 5 11S Tyler Starmer Tyler Starmer New Hampton, MO 4
2 6 27H Brandon Hoover Brandon Hoover Gallatin, MO 4
3 3 M4 Mike Miller Mike Miller King City, MO -
4 11 5DJ DJ Barnes DJ Barnes Pleasant Hill, MO 7
5 2 87 Anthony Persell Anthony Persell Cameron, MO -3
6 8 24 Jimmie Workman Jimmie Workman Concordia, MO 2
7 10 49K Conrad Kaufman Conrad Kaufman Trenton, MO 3
8 7 13X Colton Couch Colton Couch De Kalb, MO -1
9 17 53 Gracie Couch Gracie Couch Platte City, MO 8
10 4 23E Eric Eaton II Eric Eaton II St. Jospeh, MO -6
11 1 32R Evan Rhea Evan Rhea Maysville, MO -10
12 12 01 Greg Querry Greg Querry Bethany, MO -
13 9 19 Jack Turner Jack Turner -4
14 14 B5 George Bruning George Bruning Everest, KS -
15 16 17RJ Ryan Hinkle Ryan Hinkle Rea, MO 1
16 DNF 13 13D Brian Peters Brian Peters Lancaster, KS -3
17 DNF 15 B4 LUKE MCAFEE LUKE MCAFEE Everest, KS -2
HEAT 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 6 27H Brandon Hoover Brandon Hoover Gallatin, MO 5
2 8 24 Jimmie Workman Jimmie Workman Concordia, MO 6
3 1 32R Evan Rhea Evan Rhea Maysville, MO -2
4 9 49K Conrad Kaufman Conrad Kaufman Trenton, MO 5
5 5 23E Eric Eaton II Eric Eaton II St. Jospeh, MO -
6 7 5DJ DJ Barnes DJ Barnes Pleasant Hill, MO 1
7 DNF 4 13D Brian Peters Brian Peters Lancaster, KS -3
8 DNF 3 B4 LUKE MCAFEE LUKE MCAFEE Everest, KS -5
9 DNF 2 53 Gracie Couch Gracie Couch Platte City, MO -7
HEAT 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 3 87 Anthony Persell Anthony Persell Cameron, MO 2
2 5 11S Tyler Starmer Tyler Starmer New Hampton, MO 3
3 6 13X Colton Couch Colton Couch De Kalb, MO 3
4 4 M4 Mike Miller Mike Miller King City, MO -
5 8 19 Jack Turner Jack Turner 3
6 7 01 Greg Querry Greg Querry Bethany, MO 1
7 2 B5 George Bruning George Bruning Everest, KS -5
8 DNF 1 17RJ Ryan Hinkle Ryan Hinkle Rea, MO -7
E-MODIFIEDS
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 354 Briceson Crockett Briceson Crockett St. Joseph, MO -
2 5 21K Coleman Browning Coleman Browning Cameron, MO 3
3 4 23 George Burnett George Burnett Cameron, MO 1
4 7 74 Justin Asher Justin Asher Faucett, MO 3
5 9 15 Josh Adkins Josh Adkins Savannah, MO 4
6 2 23J Jordan Clem Jordan Clem Huron, KS -4
7 3 59R Logan Rash Logan Rash Richmond, MO -4
8 11 11M Lane Mathews Lane Mathews 3
9 8 15B Justin Adkins Justin Adkins St. Joseph, MO -1
10 6 55J Josh Marshall Josh Marshall Topeka, KS -4
11 12 37C Chance Brune Chance Brune St Joesph, MO 1
12 18 07R Kevin Rash Kevin Rash Lawson, MO 6
13 13 95A Chad Allen Chad Allen Chillicothe, MO -
14 15 21C RYAN THURMAN RYAN THURMAN Pattonsburg, MO 1
15 16 55 Todd Fannon Todd Fannon Conception Jct., MO 1
16 14 10 Daniel Miles Daniel Miles Gilman City, MO -2
17 19 99T Travis Bullimore Travis Bullimore Gower, MO 2
18 DNF 10 13J Jeffrey Sears Jeffrey Sears St. Joseph, MO -8
19 DNF 17 25 Laine Grenier Laine Grenier Cameron, MO -2
DNS 20 83 Alex Jacobs Alex Jacobs Plattsburg, MO -
HEAT 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 23 George Burnett George Burnett Cameron, MO 3
2 8 15 Josh Adkins Josh Adkins Savannah, MO 6
3 6 55J Josh Marshall Josh Marshall Topeka, KS 3
4 3 23J Jordan Clem Jordan Clem Huron, KS -1
5 7 15B Justin Adkins Justin Adkins St. Joseph, MO 2
6 10 11M Lane Mathews Lane Mathews 4
7 9 95A Chad Allen Chad Allen Chillicothe, MO 2
8 5 21C RYAN THURMAN RYAN THURMAN Pattonsburg, MO -3
DNS 1 25 Laine Grenier Laine Grenier Cameron, MO -
DQ 2 07R Kevin Rash Kevin Rash Lawson, MO -
HEAT 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 21K Coleman Browning Coleman Browning Cameron, MO 3
2 6 74 Justin Asher Justin Asher Faucett, MO 4
3 2 354 Briceson Crockett Briceson Crockett St. Joseph, MO -1
4 8 13J Jeffrey Sears Jeffrey Sears St. Joseph, MO 4
5 3 59R Logan Rash Logan Rash Richmond, MO -2
6 5 37C Chance Brune Chance Brune St Joesph, MO -1
7 1 10 Daniel Miles Daniel Miles Gilman City, MO -6
8 7 55 Todd Fannon Todd Fannon Conception Jct., MO -1
9 10 83 Alex Jacobs Alex Jacobs Plattsburg, MO 1
10 DNF 9 99T Travis Bullimore Travis Bullimore Gower, MO -1