June 29, 2025 | By HMT PR

Tanner Mullens Pockets over 15K in Larry Phillips Memorial Victory

MONETT, Mo.—Tanner Mullens kept the lucky rabbit foot in his pocket and displayed the same speed he has shown over the last couple of months to win the Keyser Manufacturing Larry Phillips Memorial Presented by Schoenfeld Headers and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products at Monett Motor Speedway.

He began the night qualifying eighth fastest in his group. From the outside of the second row, Mullens was able to grab the heat race win. He was the final driver to redraw at intermission, among the heat race winners. The other three racers left him the pole.

Tanner set a blistering fast pace, again. Gary Christian challenged early, but Mullens walked away with a total of $15,150 for his Wehrs Machine A Feature effort. This includes $7575 in winner's share purse money and $7,575 in lap leader money as well. His two day haul, including the Bret Givens Construction Preliminary night win is $17,225.

“I was worried about tearing up tires and then Gary slid me there and I got back by and he slid me again and he spun out,” said Mullens of the battle with Christian. “He's gonna be tough to beat I think.”

Tanner and his family have become close with Terry Phillips, traveling together between USMTS stops. This win meant a lot to him.

“It's special to us, TP is family to me,” Mullens further elaborated “To win it is pretty cool.”

Mullens also acknowledged the event partners and thanked the lap sponsors for their support. He said the custom Wehrs Machine trophy will be “front and center” in his race shop once they get home.

There was a lot happening behind Mullens, including the series points leader Brandon Givens making moves to the front. He passed 12 cars en route to the night's runner up finish, the result ties his best run of the year and extends his points lead.

Rodney Sanders hung near the front all weekend and completed the podium finishers with a third place effort. Terry Phillips and Mark Smith rounded out the balance of the top five.

The night's hard charger was Dustin Hodges, he moved up 18 spots to run sixth. Seven total competitors went forward 10 or more positions in the main event. Jesse Stovall had the speedway in great shape all weekend.

Gary Christian was the Deatherage Opticians Fast Qualifier with a best lap of 17.080 seconds. Heat races went to Christian, Jason Hughes, Rodney Sanders and Tanner Mullens.

HMT competitors will be right back at it next weekend. Thursday the show rolls into Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, for their annual Fireworks extravaganza. Friday and Saturday a new series track awaits, in Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Missouri. Long known for outstanding Modified racing, it's been several years since they have been on the card there.

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. Brandon Givens 3. Rodney Sanders 4. Terry Phillips 5. Mark Smith 6. Dustin Hodges 7. Trevor Hughes 8. Bobby Williams 9. Tyler Wolff 10. Shadren Turner 11. Jason Hughes 12. Paden Phillips 13. Dakota Dale 14. Jason Pursley 15. Troy Gudmonson 16. Dean Wille 17. Tad Davis 18. Treyton Gann 19. Colton Eck 20. Brent Holman 21. Troy Gemmill 22. Keith Hammett 23. Henry Chambers 24. Gary Christian 25. Chase Sigg 26. Cole Anderson 27. Darron Fuqua 28. Wyatt Gaggero

Real Racing Wheels B Feature (15 Laps): 1. Cole Anderson 2. Bobby Williams 3. Troy Gemmill 4. Dustin Hodges 5. Dean Wille 6. Jason Pursley 7. Jarret Dotson 8. Weston Holman 9. Chevy Coleman 10. Dayton Pursley 11. Chase Sigg 12. Mickey Burrell 13. Dakota Dale 14. Tyler Barker 15. Craig Yeoman 16. Willie Gammill 17. Drake Findley 18. Jason Sivils

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. Gary Christian 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Paden Phillips 4. Treyton Gann 5. Henry Chamber 6. Troy Gemmill 7. Dean Wille 8. Mickey Burrell 9. Weston Holman 10. Willie Gammill

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Jason Hughes 2. Darron Fuqua 3. Troy Gudmonson 4. Mark Smith 5. Tad Davis 6. Bobby Williams 7. Chevy Coleman 8. Jason Pursley 9. Chase Sigg

Kevko Racing Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. Rodney Sanders 2. Terry Phillips 3. Trevor Hughes 4. Brandon Givens 5. Wyatt Gaggero 6. Cole Anderson 7. Dakota Dale 8. Dayton Pursley 9. Jarret Dotson 10. Craig Yeoman

Bryke Racing Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. Shadren Turner 3. Brent Holman 4. Keith Hammett 5. Colton Eck 6. Drake Findley 7. Tyler Barker 8. Dustin Hodges 9. Jason Sivils

Gold Partners - Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Dylan Scott Entertainment, Hochatown Saloon, Kevko Racing, Midwest Sheet Metal, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning, S&S Fishing and Rental, VP Racing Fuels Heartland, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Silver Partners - American Racer Tires, Bryke Racing, Buck Monson Photos, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Outlaw Kids Racing Tours, Photos By Boyd, Scotty Dogg’s Hideout, Swift Springs, Victory Vault

Bronze Partners - Freight Logistics Inc., Mars Race Cars, Milburn Acreages by Tillison Enterprises, Service Plumbing of Wichita, Transmissions Unlimited, Yeoman Race Engines, Zac's Sales and Service


2025 Point Funds (ARMS, HMT, NLMS)

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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NAPA Auto Parts B-Modifieds

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 52-Mitch Keeter[2]; 2. 8S-Jon Sheets[1]; 3. 21-Jackie Dalton[6]; 4. 18-JC Morton[5]; 5. 65-Kris Jackson[9]; 6. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[3]; 7. 7L-Trevor Drake[12]; 8. 55-Colson Kirk[4]; 9. 5-Justin Shoemaker[15]; 10. 22-Brian McGowen[18]; 11. 89-Jackson McGowen[13]; 12. 00-Cason Harris[10]; 13. 4-Kenson Martin[14]; 14. 00X-JP Harris[19]; 15. 32-Kelly Hicks[16]; 16. 3-Masson Martin[22]; 17. 15R-Ryan Smith[21]; 18. 28-Wesley Briggs[11]; 19. 52T-Brett Testerman[20]; 20. (DNF) 83-JC Newell[8]; 21. (DNF) 2-Brayden Bohn[17]; 22. (DNF) 418-Jason Snelson[23]; 23. (DQ) 66-Ryan Gillmore[7]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Colson Kirk[3]; 2. 52-Mitch Keeter[8]; 3. 65-Kris Jackson[4]; 4. 28-Wesley Briggs[1]; 5. 89-Jackson McGowen[6]; 6. 32-Kelly Hicks[2]; 7. 15R-Ryan Smith[5]; 8. 3-Masson Martin[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18-JC Morton[2]; 2. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[8]; 3. 66-Ryan Gillmore[6]; 4. 7L-Trevor Drake[4]; 5. 5-Justin Shoemaker[5]; 6. 22-Brian McGowen[3]; 7. 00X-JP Harris[1]; 8. 418-Jason Snelson[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8S-Jon Sheets[5]; 2. 21-Jackie Dalton[3]; 3. 83-JC Newell[6]; 4. 00-Cason Harris[7]; 5. 4-Kenson Martin[4]; 6. 2-Brayden Bohn[2]; 7. 52T-Brett Testerman[1]


Monett Rental and Sale Midwest Mods

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 292-Kyle Thompson[2]; 2. 5-Daniel Anders[9]; 3. 64-Pete Richardson[4]; 4. 83-Ben Newell[8]; 5. 929-Garrett Thompson[5]; 6. 84-JC Newell[7]; 7. 5S-Stratton McGhee[11]; 8. 668-Hunter Stutesmun[3]; 9. 25-Eli Muilenburg[6]; 10. 116-Dallas Sales[19]; 11. 7D7-Rafe Duncan[12]; 12. 25D-Clint Drake[13]; 13. 12M-Ronnie Maples[10]; 14. 11-Justin Yacko[16]; 15. 45-Austin Sigg[17]; 16. 21H-Jordan Holloway[1]; 17. 12X-Darren Burt[15]; 18. 5G-Gentry McGhee[18]; 19. 17-Tevyn James[14]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21H-Jordan Holloway[5]; 2. 64-Pete Richardson[2]; 3. 25-Eli Muilenburg[4]; 4. 84-JC Newell[7]; 5. 12M-Ronnie Maples[6]; 6. 5S-Stratton McGhee[8]; 7. 25D-Clint Drake[9]; 8. 12X-Darren Burt[3]; 9. 45-Austin Sigg[1]; 10. (DNS) 116-Dallas Sales

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 668-Hunter Stutesmun[1]; 2. 292-Kyle Thompson[5]; 3. 83-Ben Newell[2]; 4. 929-Garrett Thompson[9]; 5. 5-Daniel Anders[7]; 6. 7D7-Rafe Duncan[3]; 7. 17-Tevyn James[4]; 8. 11-Justin Yacko[8]; 9. 5G-Gentry McGhee[6]


CKR Fabrication Pure Stocks

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 15-Tanner Foster[1]; 2. 25-Dale Senters[2]; 3. FAFO2-Austin Dixon[9]; 4. 54-Dean Kimberling[5]; 5. 00-James Adams[7]; 6. 6-Karson Williams[6]; 7. 9R-Wesley Decker[10]; 8. (DNF) 64-Brandon Sanders[8]; 9. (DNF) 195-Tyler Dawson[3]; 10. (DQ) 69-Dylan Bowman[4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Tanner Foster[5]; 2. 25-Dale Senters[4]; 3. 195-Tyler Dawson[2]; 4. 69-Dylan Bowman[6]; 5. 54-Dean Kimberling[9]; 6. 6-Karson Williams[10]; 7. 00-James Adams[7]; 8. 64-Brandon Sanders[8]; 9. FAFO2-Austin Dixon[1]; 10. 9R-Wesley Decker[3]


Hot Wire Auto Sales, Mid America Rebuilders Bomber

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 22Z-Zachary Riddick[1]; 2. 930-James Dewitt[6]; 3. 1776-Daryll Riddick[4]; 4. 3J-Brandon Bishop[5]; 5. 33-Michael Gillis[3]; 6. 85-Sean Seward[9]; 7. 23J-Lane Walden[11]; 8. 3-Darrell Powers[14]; 9. 10-Larry Jordan[10]; 10. 13J-Danielle Bishop[8]; 11. 9-Pete Navarro[12]; 12. (DNF) 46-Ben Chapman[2]; 13. (DNF) 11-Jacek Rackley[13]; 14. (DNS) 82X-Evan Clark

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 46-Ben Chapman[3]; 2. 33-Michael Gillis[4]; 3. 930-James Dewitt[2]; 4. 82X-Evan Clark[1]; 5. 85-Sean Seward[6]; 6. 3-Darrell Powers[8]; 7. 23J-Lane Walden[5]; 8. 9-Pete Navarro[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22Z-Zachary Riddick[7]; 2. 1776-Daryll Riddick[3]; 3. 3J-Brandon Bishop[6]; 4. 13J-Danielle Bishop[1]; 5. 10-Larry Jordan[5]; 6. (DNS) 11-Jacek Rackley; 7. (DQ) 7-Austin Gammill[2]