WIN AT HUMBOLDT AGAINST SOME TOUGH COMPETITION!

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FINISHED FIRST!!

30 modifieds were at Humboldt Speedway Friday night, some traveling to get some laps in before the USMTS race next Friday night. Just like last Saturday at Nevada John drew the biggest number of the night. He started dead last (7th) in the fourth and final heat race. He was able to stay out of trouble and made a pass for 2nd on the last lap. Al Purkey won the heat race from 4th and that put him on the pole of the A feature, John started on the outside front row.

In the A Purkey took the early lead. John was right behind him and the two distanced themselves from the rest of the field. The race went all green and on about lap 15 the leaders hit lapped traffic. John was able to get up beside Purkey on the bottom and it looked like he might be able to make the pass. Then Purkey went low and John couldn't get down there. On lap 21 John went high in turn 3 and took the lead! He was able to hold Purkey off for the last 4 laps! Jeremy Payne was also in the mix, after starting 5th he worked his way up to 3rd and was right there in the closing laps.

Top 5 finishers were Allen, Purkey, Payne, Shad Badder and Mickey Burrell.

John will be racing at Grain Valley, MO on Saturday night. Hope to see you there!

Allen tunes up with USRA Modified win at Humboldt
by Scott Lee Stewart

HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- One week away from the return of the USMTS Modifieds to Humboldt Speedway and a shot at $4,000 to win, a field of 30 USRA Modifieds packed the pits at the Humboldt Speedway Friday night.

Between mechanical failures and the dreaded "B" feature, a field of 20 stellar drivers from all over the area cranked off for the USRA Modified "A" feature.

Head to head on the front row were a pair of crowd-pleasing vetrans: Al Purkey and John Allen. Purkey is best known as a Late Model guy who flies in a Modified. Allen grew up here, and has roamed the Humboldt high banks as long as many can remember. Oh yes, he too is extremly fast.

When flagman Tony Morgan dropped the green, Purkey took off like a scalded cat. Allen quickly settled in to second, waiting paitently to make his move. The first 15 laps of the 25-lap event were fairly routine as the bulk of the field settled into race trim. Purkey would rocket down the straights, Allen would gain ground in the corners. Then, the journey through lapped traffic began.

Both drivers mirrored each other as they weaved through slower cars. Again, Allen remained paitent.

Finally through the lapped cars on lap 22, Allen struck. With a nice move through turns 3-4, he captured the lead and, eventually, the win. Purkey was runner up. Jeremy Payne finished third. Shad Badder and Mickey Burrell completed the top 5.

Trevor Hunt continues to win, but not without a fight as Tim VanGotten emerged from the back of the pack to take second in an outstanding performance. Jack Simmons, absent for a couple of weeks, finished third. Jeremy Wilson was fourth and Buddy Thompson fifth.

Next Friday, June 22, the USMTS National Championship Series invades 'The Hummer' with the hometown boys locked and loaded.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, June 15, 2012

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1: 1. Jeremy Wilson, 2. Jimmie Davis, 3. Riley Whitworth, 4. Mike Letterman, 5. Doug Scism, 6. Scott Collins.

Heat #2: 1. Trevor Hunt, 2. Jack Simmons, 3. Jeremy Bennett, 4. Ron Bunn, 5. Jon Westhoff, 6. Andy Bryant.

Heat #3: 1. Leon Bash, 2. Buddy Thompson, 3. Steven Trester, 4. Jack Knauss, 5. Tim VanGotten.

Feature: 1. Trevor Hunt, 2. Tim VanGotten, 3. Jack Simmons, 4. Jeremy Wilson, 5. Buddy Thompson, 6. Leon Bash, 7. Jimmie Davis, 8. Jeremy Bennett, 9. Riley Whitworth, 10. Ron Bunn, 11. Scott Collins, 12. Mike Letterman, 13. Kenny Shaw, 14. Doug Scism, 15. Jack Knauss, 16. Jon Westhoff, 17. Steven Trester.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1: 1. Scott Daniels, 2. Mickey Burrell, 3. Chase Sigg, 4. Jeremy Rasmussen, 5. Jessy Willard, 6. Gene Hogan, 7. Jess Folk Jr., 8. Johnny Bone Jr.

Heat #2: 1. Shad Badder, 2. Dalton Kirk, 3. Justin Rexwinkle, 4. Cody Schniepp, 5. Josh Griggs, 6. Jerry Reeves, 7. Bryce Schniepp.

Heat #3: 1. Jeremy Payne, 2. Brent Holman, 3. Paden Phillips, 4. Allen Broers, 5. Lewis Jackson, 6. Mike Phillips, 7. Randy Zimmerman.

Heat #4: 1. Al Purkey, 2. John Allen, 3. Zack Marsh, 4. Chase Domer, 5. Chris Deaton, 6. Dennis Bishop, 7. Dusty Campbell.

"B" Feature: 1. Jessy Willard, 2. Johnny Bone Jr., 3. Chase Domer, 4. Dennis Bishop, 5. Chris Deaton, 6. Josh Griggs, 7. Dustin Campbell, 8. Bryce Schniepp, 9. Jerry Reeves, 10. Colton Bunn, 11. Lewis Jackson.

"A" Feature: 1. John Allen, 2. Al Purkey, 3. Jeremy Payne, 4. Shad Badder, 5. Mickey Burrell, 6. Chase Sigg, 7. Johnny Bone Jr., 8. Brent Holman, 9. Jessy Willard, 10. Scott Daniels, 11. Justin Rexwinkle, 12. Dalton Kirk, 13. Jeremy Rasmussen, 14. Zack Marsh, 15. Paden Phillips, 16. Chase Domer, 17. Dennis Bishop, 18. Cody Schniepp, 19. Allan Broers, 20. Chris Deaton.

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