TOP 10 IN NEVADA WITH HEARTLAND MODIFIED SERIES

STARTED 8TH

FINIISHED 10TH

Sanders Grabs Lead Late at Nevada Speedway

August 18, 2024

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Saturday night at Nevada Speedway, the Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels took to the track. It marked the first time a Modified touring series had been to the western Missouri oval since 2008. 26 cars rolled in, set for action, with $2,000 going to the winner.

Jason Hughes started on the inside of the second row. Once out front he took off, prior to dealing with a steady stream of lapped traffic. This allowed Rodney Sanders to close the gap and take over the top spot with five to go.

Hughes kept within ear shot of Sanders until two to go, when he drew a Midwest Sheet Metal caution. This set up a green, white, checkered finish. There was no late race heroics and Sanders motored to the win. The win is his second of the season with the Heartland Tour.

“For as little as this was, it was probably about as good as it could get,” said Sanders in Victory Lane. “You could run the very top or the very bottom. Hats off to the track crew. I thought it raced pretty good. Jason (Hughes) had a pretty good car too. The lapped traffic certainly helped us get by him. It feels good to get back going.”

Tanner Mullens hung around the top five all night and was strong at the end to finish second. Gary Christian finished third. Tyler Wolff blew an engine in his heat race and changed it in the pits. He fired from the inside of the 13th row and ran all the way to fourth. Dakota Dale had his best night of the season and completed the top five.

Qualifying heat race wins went to Gary Christian, Jason Hughes, Tanner Mullens and Rodney Sanders.  

Sunday night, the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial Presented by Schoenfeld Headers and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products will commence from the Monett Motor Speedway. It will round out the weekend's trio of Missouri events. Hot laps have been moved back to 7:00 PM. This is one half-hour later than originally announced.

Fans unable to attend Sunday night’s show can watch at RacinDirt.tv.

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1.Rodney Sanders 2. Tanner Mullens 3. Gary Christian 4. Tyler Wolff 5. Dakota Dale 6. Gunner Martin 7. Chad Wheeler 8. Tad Davis 9. Henry Chambers 10. Kenton Allen 11. Matthew Day 12. Nic Bidinger 13. Brandon Givens 14. Chase Sigg 15. Logan Smith 16. Chris Kratzer 17. Jason Pursley 18. Jarret Dotson 19. Lucas Dobbs 20. Jason Hughes 21.Dayton Pursley 22. Chevy Coleman 23. Trevor Hughes 24. Dean Wille 25. Rick Beebe 26. Randal Schiffelbein Jr.  

ARMI Contractors Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Gary Christian 2. Kenton Allen 3. Chevy Coleman 4. Logan Smith 5. Matthew Day 6. Dayton Pursley 7. Tyler Wolff

Kenny's Tile Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Jason Hughes 2. Dakota Dale 3. Henry Chambers 4. Chase Sigg 5. Dean Wille 6. Jason Pursley 7. Brandon Givens

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. Tad Davis 3. Gunner Martin 4. Trevor Hughes 5. Nic Bidinger 6. Randal Schiffelbein Jr.

Fast Shafts Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Rodney Sanders 2. Chad Wheeler 3. Lucas Dobbs 4. Chris Kratzer 5. Jarret Dotson 6. Rick Beebe