October 19, 2024 | By HMT PR

Gunner Martin emerges victorious in Heartland Modified Tour thriller at Valley Speedway

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. — With just two races remaining on the Inaugural Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels schedule, Friday night the fans at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri were treated to a showcase.

Slicing in and out of lapped traffic, Tyler Hibner appeared to be on his way to his second series win of the season. However, the Hochatown Saloon Last Call, went to Gunner Martin with a last lap pass exiting turn two. Martin went to the top and made it stick for his first win with the series, in front of his hometown crowd.

“This is one of the coolest wins ever,” said Gunner Martin. “I've been wanting to get Rick Beebe a win for two years now and we finally got it done. I knew lapped traffic was going to play into it. I waited, and then we got to one to go. He (Hibner) went to the bottom and I just stuck it up there. I started racing out here in 2009. I got a lot of laps here. This is very special!”

Behind Martin, Hibner showed an extremely strong performance in the runner up position. Racing with the tour all the way from Winona, Minnesota, Keith Foss, rounded out the podium moving forward six spots to third.

32 cars rolled into Valley Speedway for the track's first Modified show in 8 seasons. Saturday the tour rolls into I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri, capping the year. Back in June, Hibner won the series first event there. From that time, he has taken 10 checkered flags at I-35 Speedway and points lead. Tyler Wolff will also be crowned the series champion for 2024.

Fans unable to attend the event can watch at RacinDirt.TV .


RESULTS

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1.Gunner Martin 2. Tyler Hibner 3. Keith Foss 4. Ryan Middaugh 5. Tad Davis 6. Tyler Davis 7. Shadren Turner 8. Nic Bidinger 9. Randal Schiffelbein Jr. 10. Paden Phillips 11. Tanner Mullens 12. Tyler Wolff 13. Dean Wille 14. Brandon Givens 15. Dennis Elliott 16. Jarret Dotson 17. Austin Charles 18. Henry Chambers 19. Chad Wheeler 20. Dakota Dale 21. Mark Smith 22. Cody Brill 23. Kraig Maple 24. Chevy Coleman

Real Racing Wheels B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. Randal Schiffelbein Jr. 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Henry Chambers 4. Dean Wille 5. Austin Charles 6. Cecil Dymond 7. Sebastian Wolfenbarger 8.Brandon Givens 9. Tucker Seele 10. Aaron Moss 11. Kenton Allen 12.Jason Pursley 13. Kimmy Dowell 14. Wesley Summers

ARMI Contractors Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Gunner Martin 2. Dennis Elliott 3. Chad Wheeler 4. Kraig Maple 5. Brandon Givens 6. Dean Wille 7. Jason Pursley 8. Jimmy Dowell

Kenny's Tile Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Paden Phillips 2. Keith Foss 3. Tad Davis 4. Tanner Mullens 5. Kenton Allen 6. Henry Chambers 7. Austin Charles 8. Aaron Moss

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Dakota Dale 2. Nic Bidinger 3. Tyler Davis 4. Chevy Coleman 5. Jarret Dotson 6. Wesley Summers 7. Tucker Seele 8. Sebastian Wolfenbarger

Fast Shafts Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Ryan Middaugh 2. Shadren Turner 3.Tyler Hibner 4. Mark Smith 5. Cody Brill 6. Randal Schiffelbein Jr. 7. Cecil Dymond 8. Tyler Wolff

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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VALLEY E MODS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 9-Brian Meyer[1]; 2. 75-Rayce Martin[4]; 3. 1M-Mike Ryun[8]; 4. 1-Cole Ryun[6]; 5. 243-Brayden Abrams[2]; 6. 33-Jeremy Curless[9]; 7. 99-Mark Spillman[13]; 8. 75B-Brayden Royce[11]; 9. 75J-Jackson Simmons[12]; 10. (DNF) 14A-Aaron Jones[3]; 11. (DNF) 14P-Adam Paul[5]; 12. (DNF) 18E-Blake Evinger[10]; 13. (DNF) 41-Ashlyn Piburn[7]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 243-Brayden Abrams[3]; 2. 1-Cole Ryun[1]; 3. 14A-Aaron Jones[6]; 4. 75-Rayce Martin[7]; 5. 33-Jeremy Curless[5]; 6. 75J-Jackson Simmons[2]; 7. 99-Mark Spillman[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Brian Meyer[4]; 2. 14P-Adam Paul[2]; 3. 1M-Mike Ryun[1]; 4. 41-Ashlyn Piburn[6]; 5. 18E-Blake Evinger[3]; 6. 75B-Brayden Royce[5]