9/17/2018
Salina Highbanks Speedway
Wolff rides high side to Sooner Showdown victory
by Keith Pirtle
With 32 USRA Modifieds rolling into the famed Salina Highbanks Speedway for the first trip by the Touring Outlaw Modified Series to the famed dirt oval, the speeds were unmatched by any tracks that the TOMS has ventured to and Tyler Wolff led the way.
With TOMS rookie Bo Day and Wolff bringing the field of 23 to the green flag in the 25-lap main event, Wolff showed tremendous speed and clearly set the pace early on the high side.
Famed local racer and four-time USMTS national champ Jason Hughes started in the sixth position and showed his skills, making quick work of the racers between himself and Wolff.
After an early caution, Wolff led the field to the green jumping up on the high side while Hughes worked low side through the middle and drew up to the back bumper of Wolff at the flagstand on lap 3. Wolff bobbled in turn 4 which allowed Hughes to slip by.
Hughes continued to lead until lap 19 where lapped traffic started becoming involved in the battle for first and second.
At the stripe to complete lap 21, Hughes was starting to push the subject and got into the left rear of Danny Veal causing a right front flat, which brought out a caution for the incident and stacked up the field for the restart.
TOMS points leader Triston Dycus, who had worked his way up to the fourth position from his 12th starting spot, was followed closely by Troy Taylor. Wolff led the field to the green followed closely by Mitch Keeter, Randy Timms, Dycus and Taylor.
With the final three laps, Wolff led the way to the checkered flag while Dycus slipped by Timms at the line to steal third. Keeter was second and Taylor finished fifth.
As the 2018 racing season is starting to wrap up which leads up to the 3rd Annual TOMS Invitational, there are only a couple of races left to qualify to get the mandatory two races in for the event. This coming Saturday, Sept. 22, is the Bryan Mize Memorial at the Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, and the final points race of the 2018 season happends Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas. The TOMS Invitational will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20, at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS)
Salina Highbanks Speedway, Pryor Creek, Okla.
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
- (4) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
- (2) 2G Patrick Goodnight, Fort Gibson, Okla.
- (6) 84 John Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
- (5) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
- (8) 56 Troy Taylor, Midlothian, Texas
- (7) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas
- (3) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
- (1) 23 Michael Page, Joplin, Mo.
Heat #2:
- (1) 4 Bo Day, Greenville, Texas
- (2) 14T Triston Dycus, Waxahatchie, Texas
- (3) 1 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
- (7) 7 Jason Hilliard, Cache, Okla.
- (8) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
- (5) 5C Charlie Smith, Forney, Texas
- (4) 1W Mike Wroblewski, Muskogee, Okla.
- (6) 98 Allan Beatty, Chandler, Okla.
Heat #3:
- (5) 7H Brett Hansen, Fort Gibson, Okla.
- (2) 10 Kyle Schmidt, Lowell, Ark.
- (3) 34 Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
- (4) 13 Jonathon Beyer, Inola, Okla.
- (1) 35 Barry Gifford, Ponca City, Okla.
- (6) 100 Dillon Anglum, Mt. Pleasant, Ark.
DNS – 82 Jimmie Williams, Denison, Texas
DNS – 91X Jamie Hibbs, Choctaw, Okla.
Heat #4:
- (2) 12H Jason Hughes, Salina, Okla.
- (7) 34N C.A. Nix, Lawton, Okla.
- (4) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
- (6) 134 Michael Walker, Alvarado, Texas
- (1) 5X Danny Veal, Princeton, Texas
- (8) 2C Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas
- (5) 112 Grady Smith, Oakhurst, Okla.
- (3) 777 Michael Camarillo, Webb City, Mo.
"B" Feature #1:
- (3) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
- (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
- (7) 1W Mike Wroblewski, Muskogee, Okla.
- (5) 2C Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas
- (1) 34 Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
- (4) 35 Barry Gifford, Ponca City, Okla.
- (6) 100 Dillon Anglum, Mt. Pleasant, Ark.
- (8) 23 Michael Page, Joplin, Mo.
DNS – 777 Michael Camarillo, Webb City, Mo.
DNS – 82 Jimmie Williams, Denison, Texas
"B" Feature #2:
- (2) 56 Troy Taylor, Midlothian, Texas
- (3) 13 Jonathon Beyer, Inola, Okla.
- (1) 134 Michael Walker, Alvarado, Texas
- (6) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
- (4) 5X Danny Veal, Princeton, Texas
- (7) 5C Charlie Smith, Forney, Texas
- (5) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas
DNS – 112 Grady Smith, Oakhurst, Okla.
DNS – 98 Allan Beatty, Chandler, Okla.
DNS – 91X Jamie Hibbs, Choctaw, Okla.
"A" Feature:
- (2) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
- (3) 1 Mitch Keeter, Webb City, Mo.
- (12) 14T Triston Dycus, Waxahatchie, Texas
- (10) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
- (14) 56 Troy Taylor, Midlothian, Texas
- (4) 34N C.A. Nix, Lawton, Okla.
- (9) 10 Kyle Schmidt, Lowell, Ark.
- (7) 84 John Yeoman, Joplin, Mo.
- (15) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
- (13) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
- (8) 2G Patrick Goodnight, Fort Gibson, Okla.
- (19) 2C Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas
- (20) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
- (1) 4 Bo Day, Greenville, Texas
- (21) 5X Danny Veal, Princeton, Texas
- (22) 5C Charlie Smith, Forney, Texas
- (11) 7 Jason Hilliard, Cache, Okla.
- (5) 7H Brett Hansen, Fort Gibson, Okla.
- (17) 1W Mike Wroblewski, Muskogee, Okla.
- (6) 12H Jason Hughes, Salina, Okla.
- (16) 13 Jonathon Beyer, Inola, Okla.
- (18) 134 Michael Walker, Alvarado, Texas
- (23) 100 Dillon Anglum, Mt. Pleasant, Ark.
Submitted By: Elizabeth Davis