July 27, 2024 | By HMT PR

Paden Phillips Scores Career Win at Humboldt Speedway

HUMBOLDT, Kansas — With 33 cars in the pits for Kids night at Humboldt Speedway Presented by Hodges Farms & Dredging, The Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels took center stage, and delivered stellar performance form top to bottom. When the VP Checkers flew Paden Phillips stood at the top of the heap and celebrated with his family and friends in Victory Lane.

“I just can't believe we did it, the biggest win of my career,” exclaimed Phillips as climbed out of the car. “I knew I lost my momentum there at  that lap where he (Tyler Wolff) moved up in front of me. I tried to slide him and I missed it just a little bit. I didn't know who was down there (in turns three and four) but I knew they would be breathing down my throat. Then I see Tyler, and I knew I couldn't let my foot out of it and it ended up working out.”

The late race scenario explained by Phillips all led up the race's second and final Midwest Sheet Metal caution. Coming to the first Hochatown Saloon Last Call, Wolff slid Phillips exiting turn four, the two briefly made contact and Tanner Mullens closed in on the lead duo. However, at the same time, Jarret Dotson lost power at the flag stand necessitating a pause in the action.

The final race rundown shows Phillips leading every lap form start to finish. However, he rarely had time to pace himself. Continually weaving in and out of lapped traffic and running different lines kept the race interesting throughout. Action was also intense behind him the entire race too. Phillips went onto further thank the staff for putting on an excellent race.

“This track is awesome! There is no one that can work a track like Ryan Whitworth. There is no track as racey as Humboldt Speedway, when they got it right ”

Tanner Mullens ran up front for the entire feature and wound up third. Gary Christian spent a large portion of the race battling with Gunner Martin inside of the top five. The two swapped spots and ended with Christian narrowly taking the position.

With another strong performance, Tyler Wolff stretched his lead in the championship standings to 49 over Chad Wheeler. Brandon Givens jumped up one spot to third, sliding Nic Bidinger to fourth. Gunner Martin is holding down the fifth spot.

Next Up for the HMT Presented by Real Racing Wheels is a stop Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas. Fans unable to attend will be able to watch at RacinDirt.tv.

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1. Paden Phillips 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Tanner Mullens 4. Gary Christian 5. Gunner Martin 6. Tyler Davis 7. Brandon Givens 8. Tad Davis 9. Gabe Hodges 10. Jason Pursley 11. Trevor Hughes 12. Dakota Dale 13. Randal Schiffelbein Jr 14. Chad Wheeler 15. Wyatt Gaggero 16. Dean Wille 17. Kenton Allen 18. Nic Bidinger 19. Dan Daniels 20. Henry Chambers 21. Jarret Dotson 22. Lance Mari 23. Dayton Pursley 24. Chad Lyle 

Real Racing Wheels B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. Henry Chambers 2. Dan Daniels 3. Chad Lyle 4. Dayton Pursley 5.Nic Bidinger 6. TJ Tolan 7. Jarret Dotson 8. Rick Beebe 9. Cecil Dymond 10. Brad Johnson 11. Colton Eck 12. Brian McGowen 13. Dan Powers 14. Chase Sigg 15. Chevy Coleman

ARMI Contractors Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Tyler Wolff 2. Dakota Dale 3.Jason Pursley 4. Chad Wheeler 5. Kenton Allen 6. Chase Sigg 7. Dan Powers 8. T.J. Tolan 9. Chevy Coleman

Kenny'sTile Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Paden Phillips 2. Tyler Davis 3. Brandon Givens 4. Lance Mari 5. Gabe Hodges 6. Brad Johnson 7. Colton Eck 8. Nic Bidinger

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. Tad Davis 3. Trevor Hughes 4. Dean Wille 5. Brain McGowen 6. Rick Beebe7. Dayton Pursley 8. Cecil Dymond

Fast Shafts Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Gary Christian 2. Randall Schiffelbein Jr. 3. Gunner Martin 4. Wyatt Gaggero 5. Henry Chambers 6. Dan Daniels 7. Chad Lyle 8. Jarret Dotson

USRA Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels photos are available for viewing and purchase from our Official Series Photographer, Todd Boyd. You can view his work by clicking here. You can also follow his racing adventures on social media by clicking here.

The Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels would like to thank their 2024 season long partners.

Gold Partners - ARMI Contractors, Day Motorsports, Hochatown Saloon, Kenny's Tile, Midwest Sheet Metal, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, S&S Fishing and Rental, VP Racing Fuels Heartland, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Silver Partners - American Racer Tires, Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Freight Logistics Inc., Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Milburn Property LLC, One4 Motorsports, Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning

Bronze Partners - Charlie Williams Painting, Fowler Locomotive Sales and Leasing, Lassiter Construction, Photos by Boyd, Transmissions Unlimited, Victory Vault


2024 HMT Point Fund

1. $7,500
2. $4,500
3. $3,500
4. $3,000
5. $2,500
6. $2,400
7. $2,300
8. $2,200
9. $2,100
10. $2,000
*80 Percent attendance required to remain point fund eligible*


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HOSGES, KAY, JOYCE VICTORIOUS AT HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY

By John Lowrey

HUMBOLDT, Kans -- Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway was another great night as it was kids night at the races and a visit from the Heartland Modified Touring series. Also, on tap were the 4 other weekly classes to keep the crowd on their feet.

   First up was the Home Savings Bank Factory Stocks and grabbing the heat race wins were Wann, Oklahoma's Grant Reeves and our point leader Dallas Joyce. That would set up a Reeves and Dylan Allen front row for the A-main. The feature would see Reeves grab the early lead, but as we have seen all year long Joyce was the man on a mission. Joyce would work his way around Reeves and a fast Dylan Allen who gave him a run before he grabbed the lead and never looked back. The win would see Dallas Joyce add to his already large point lead . Joyce was followed to the checkered flag by Dylan Allen, Grant Reeves, Ethan Vance and Derek Wilson.

    Up next the Ray's Metal Depot USRA B-Mods and we had several new faces in an already tough weekly show. The Heats would go to Lebo, Kansas's Andrew Hodges and Liberty, Missouri's Michael Taylor III. The feature would see point leader Tyler Kidwell and Jake Hodges bring the field to the Rowe Motor Company green flag.  The battle would be hot right from the start as Kidwell and Hodges would battle it out for the top spot.  The checkered would fly for Hodges as he would grab his first win at Humboldt this year followed by Kidwell, Reece Solander, Taylor and Andrew Hodges.

The Extrusion Inc Midwest Modifieds would be out next with 3 heats won by Matt Kay, point leader Trevor Holman and Clint Drake. The A-main would see Clint Drake and Jimmy Davis lead the field to the green. It wouldn't take long for Matt Kay to work his way to the front, Kay was on a mission and was looking to have a better end to a bad week. He and Jacob Ellison lost everything but their cars due to a shop fire earlier in the week. The feature would end with Kay grabbing the win and the trip to Pete's Convenience Store's victory lane surrounded by family and friends. Rounding out the top 5 would be Jimmy Davis, Trevor Holman, Clint Drake and Brady Folk.

  The night would be closed out by the Wilson Automotive Tuners/Mini Stock class. The heat race win would go to Madill, Oklahoma's Dillon Box. The Feature would see Dillion Box grab his second win at Humboldt with Larry Trester, Travis Bockover, Deann Aiello and Mike brown behind your leader. 

  For results and recap for the Heartland Modified tour checkout www.Heartlandmodifiedtour.com

  All in all another great night as it was kids' night at the races where they got to meet their favorite drivers, grab autographs and get candy. This is always a special night and yet signifies that season is drawing to a close. We have two weeks left on the schedule with the Freedom 50 brought to you by Wilson Automotive.



RESULTS

RAYS METAL DEPOT USRA B-MODS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 14J-Jacob Hodges[2]; 2. 54-Tyler Kidwell[1]; 3. 5-Reece Solander[5]; 4. 6T-Michael Taylor III[4]; 5. 21A-Andrew Hodges[6]; 6. 09-Tret Bailey[3]; 7. D86-Donald McIntosh[8]; 8. 3P-Matt Powell[7]; 9. 15R-Ryan Smith[12]; 10. 24L-Patrick Lewis[10]; 11. 214-Eric Spreer[9]; 12. (DNS) 1B-Blake Byrd; 13. (DNS) 423-Bryson Kitterman

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 21A-Andrew Hodges[3]; 2. 54-Tyler Kidwell[2]; 3. 14J-Jacob Hodges[7]; 4. 3P-Matt Powell[6]; 5. 214-Eric Spreer[1]; 6. (DNF) 423-Bryson Kitterman[4]; 7. (DNF) 15R-Ryan Smith[5]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 6T-Michael Taylor III[1]; 2. 5-Reece Solander[5]; 3. 09-Tret Bailey[4]; 4. D86-Donald McIntosh[6]; 5. 24L-Patrick Lewis[3]; 6. (DNS) 1B-Blake Byrd


EXTRUSIONS, INC. MIDWEST MODS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 16-Matthew Kay[4]; 2. 01-Jimmie Davis[2]; 3. 1-Trevor Holman[3]; 4. 25-Clint Drake[1]; 5. 7-Brady Folk[8]; 6. 3DJR-Dylan Daniels[6]; 7. 21K-Sam Keller[10]; 8. X1-Brad Jarman[12]; 9. 23-AJ Reed[5]; 10. 6K-Kris Smith[9]; 11. 711-Baron Folk[13]; 12. 40-Quentin Sams[11]; 13. 57-Mike Davis[18]; 14. 20-Keith Bradley[19]; 15. 1N1-Derek Tompkins Mr[15]; 16. (DNF) 99JR-Blake Sutton[7]; 17. (DNF) 61-Joey Decoster[16]; 18. (DNF) 53-Kody Mullins[17]; 19. (DNF) 5-Stratton McGhee[14]; 20. (DNS) 8-Derryl Aeillo

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 16-Matthew Kay[7]; 2. 3DJR-Dylan Daniels[1]; 3. 99JR-Blake Sutton[5]; 4. X1-Brad Jarman[2]; 5. 5-Stratton McGhee[4]; 6. 61-Joey Decoster[3]; 7. (DNS) 8-Derryl Aeillo

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 1-Trevor Holman[2]; 2. 01-Jimmie Davis[4]; 3. 7-Brady Folk[3]; 4. 21K-Sam Keller[5]; 5. 711-Baron Folk[7]; 6. 53-Kody Mullins[6]; 7. 57-Mike Davis[1]

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 25-Clint Drake[4]; 2. 23-AJ Reed[2]; 3. 6K-Kris Smith[3]; 4. 40-Quentin Sams[5]; 5. 1N1-Derek Tompkins Mr[1]; 6. (DNF) 20-Keith Bradley[6]


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A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 7-Dallas Joyce[5]; 2. 98-Dylan Allen[2]; 3. 10G-Grant Reeves[1]; 4. 613-Ethan Vance[3]; 5. 3W-Derrek Wilson[6]; 6. 36A-Braden Bowman[4]; 7. 14M-Ashley Mueller[7]; 8. 19-Gage Cook[11]; 9. 3-Joe Luttrell[12]; 10. (DNF) 4-Braxton Lamons[10]; 11. (DNF) C10-Craig Gibson[9]; 12. (DNF) 21-Chance Aiello[8]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 7-Dallas Joyce[6]; 2. 613-Ethan Vance[4]; 3. 3W-Derrek Wilson[2]; 4. 14M-Ashley Mueller[1]; 5. C10-Craig Gibson[5]; 6. 19-Gage Cook[3]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 10G-Grant Reeves[2]; 2. 98-Dylan Allen[4]; 3. 36A-Braden Bowman[6]; 4. 21-Chance Aiello[1]; 5. 4-Braxton Lamons[5]; 6. 3-Joe Luttrell[3]