Fayetteville, Arkansas Native Tyler Wolff halts Trevor Hughes’ win streak in USRA Modified action at Tri-State Speedway.
It has been a long summer at the track up on the hill. Perfectly timed off weekends in July and for the start of school had the drivers ready to come out and try the highbanks in Pocola. 62 cars checked in for the weekly show that was pushed back to an 8pm start, just as the High School Football was this past week due to the heat.
USRA Modified
In the A Feature it was Jeremy Vaughn and Mike Hansen starting on the front row. The big storyline of the night was could Westville, Oklahoma’s Trevor Hughes make it 5 in a row at the Mighty Tri-State Speedway. The last time he finished out of 1st place was night Tyler Wolff nipped Jason Hughes for the win on June 24th, Wolff would start 4th. Wolff would make his way to first and never look back, Hughes would make his way through the field to finish 2nd. Brent Holman, Jake Davis, and Jeremy Vaughn would round out the Top 5.
Medieval Chassis USRA Stock Car
5 time 2023 Feature Winner Brandon Hunter would start on the front row with Roger Drummond out of Ozark, Ar. Hunter would take the lead quickly in the 1/4 machine with Jeff Metcalf and Greenwood’s Andy Milliken chasing him down. Metcalf would make the pass for the lead right before the caution would come out bringing the field together. Hunter would drop two more spots before the checkered flag waved for Jeff Metcalf. Metcalf would sweep the A Feature at Arrowhead in Colcord, Ok and Tri-State. Andy Milliken in the 327 would come home in 2nd, Andy Morris, Brandon Hunter, and Neil Johnston are the Top 5
USRA B-Mods
Dalton Ragsdale came into the night looking to sweep the features at Arrowhead and Tri-State just as he had a few times already. He would start 4th in the feature with Greenwood’s Kyle Ledford in the #1 starting spot. Muskogee’s Kyle Slader starting outside Row 1, would jump out to an early lead with longtime fellow racer Ragsdale in 2nd. A caution for a Cody Johnson spin in turn 1 brought the field together. Top 5 at the time being Slader, Ragsdale, Cody King, Ledford, and Dan Culp. Culp would have a good run going in the ex-John Potter modified re-numbered 645, as Potter’s number being 6. Cody King would get the jump on Ragsdale on the restart but it would short lived as the #4 of Johnson would spin again in Turn 2. On the restart, Cody King would try a slider move on Kyle Slader for the lead, the two would make contact and Slader spinning at the top of the track in front of the field. For the avoidable contact, King was sent to the rear of the field. There would be 3 more cautions for various incidents on the Speedway. It was putting the feature in similar territory as the race at Arrowhead that was called due to a time limit. Cody King would work his way back to 7th as before the checkered flag waved for Kyle Slader. It was Slader’s 4th win of the 2023 season at Tri-State Speedway. Ragsdale would settle for 2nd, Daniel Tarkington, Kyle Ledford, and J.R. Owen were the rest of the Top 5
Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks presented by PG Roofing
4 time 2023 feature winner Wesley Bourne was wanting to make it 5 on the year starting 4th in the feature, Rocky Cox in the same car J.R. Owen won in three weeks prior started in 1st. From the drop of the green flag it was all #5 going for win number 5 in Factory Stock. Two cautions would bunch the field together but it would not stop Bourne as he took home the win. Grant Davis, Rocky Cox, Dallas Bourland and Chris Patterson would round out the top 5.
This Saturday Tri-State is hosting a $1500 to win USRA Stock Car Feature. Gates open at 4pm for racers, Stands at 6pm for fans, and cars on track for hot laps will at 8pm.
