November 9, 2025 | By ARMS PR

Dillard and Solander each win at Texas, Westover claims American Racer Modified Series Championship

FORT WORTH, Texas—The USRA American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motor Sports closed out its 2025 campaign on one of the largest dirt stages in the country as a season’s worth of work, durability, and determination all came to a head at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Entering the weekend, Altus, Oklahoma’s Kale Westover carried a 76-point advantage in the championship standings over Manuel Williams II, Joe Duvall, and Sean Gaddis, but the title was far from secure as the weekend began.


Friday Night – November 7

Friday evening opened with Cade Dillard proving fast right out of the gate as the Deatherage Opticians overall quick qualifier, then backing it up with a strong heat race performance to secure a front-row starting spot in the Wehrs Machine A-Feature. Heat race action set a fierce tone early, with drivers like Hunter Sandy, Tyler Davis, Jason Sartain, Dillard, Chris Huckeba, and Joe Duvall capturing heat race victories. B-Main transfers were equally intense, as Gary Christian, Jason Ingalls, Chris Henigan, Jared Russell and Matthew Day all raced their way into the show.

But championship drama hit immediately. Westover suffered a blown motor in his heat race, and despite thrashing efforts, his crew could not complete an engine change in time for the B-Main — forcing him to fall back on a series provisional and start 26th in the A-Feature. Williams II found himself in nearly the same situation after trouble in his heat and B-Main, taking the second provisional to start 25th. In contrast, Duvall started well inside the top five and looked poised to cash in on both drivers’ misfortune — until his hopes evaporated on lap six when his motor expired, ending his night just as opportunity had opened.

On the final restart at lap nine of the twenty-lap distance, Cade Dillard checked out cleanly and controlled the pace to secure the opening night victory. Behind him, Tyler Davis, Chris Huckeba, Triston Dycus, and Jason Sartain completed a competitive top five. Westover, from last on the grid, clawed his way through heavy traffic to salvage 10th, while Williams II recovered to 18th, preserving just enough breathing room to keep the championship picture from swinging wildly.



Saturday Night – November 8

With the team successfully completing an overnight engine change, Westover officially clinched the 2025 USRA American Racer Modified Series Championship the moment he checked into competition on Saturday — but the podium points battle was far from settled. Just one point separated Gaddis and Williams II for second in the final standings.

For the second straight night, Cade Dillard posted the Deatherage Opticians overall quick time and won his heat race, but it was Reece Solander who drew the pole for the Wehrs Machine A-Feature. Solander used the prime starting spot to perfection, pacing all 25 laps while only a pair of cautions interrupted his rhythm. Dillard stalked him closely on each restart, but Solander kept the car straight and stayed smooth securing his second victory of the season.

Meanwhile, the battle for second in championship points unfolded directly within the A-Feature running order. Gaddis started from the outside pole, while Williams II was forced to come through a B-Main and lined up deep in the field. Williams charged forward all race long, reaching 11th, but it wasn’t enough. Gaddis delivered a composed and decisive top-five finish, locking himself in as the 2025 USRA American Racer Modified Series runner-up, with Williams settling third in the final season standings.

The season ends with Westover crowned champion, Gaddis claiming second by a narrow margin, Williams II in third, Duvall in fourth, and Gary Christian completing the top five.



RESULTS — Friday, 11/7/2025 (Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track)

Wehrs Machine A Feature (20 Laps):
Cade Dillard 2. Tyler Davis 3. Chris Huckeba 4. Triston Dycus 5. Jason Sartain 6. Trevor Hughes 7. Gary Christian 8. Reece Solander 9. Matthew Day 10. Kale Westover 11. Hunter Sandy 12. Jason Ingalls 13. Sean Gaddis 14. AJ Sharpensteen 15. Troy Taylor 16. Jason Langford 17. Jared Russell 18. Manuel Williams II 19. Dillon Pike 20. Doug Byrns 21. Taylor Carruthers 22. Chris Henigan 23. Wyatt Gaggero 24. Joe Duvall 25. Jake Upchurch 26. Tyler Wolff

Day Motor Sports B Feature 1 (12 Laps):
Gary Christian 2. Jason Ingalls 3. Dillon Pike 4. Shane Hartline 5. Sam Cox 6. Kevin Rowland 7. Fred Wojtek 8. Lucas Gibbs 9. Bradley Bracey 10. Cody Duke 11. Robert Malchus 12. Dean Abbey 13. Mitchell Clement 14. Colby O’Neal 15. Chase Hatton 16. Eric Tomlinson 17. Davis Lemaster 18. Clayton Thompson 19. Billy Jack Brutchin 20. Cameron Gillmore 21. Braden Howell 22. Rodney Sanders 23. Jacob Twomey 24. Brent Holman

Day Motor Sports B Feature 2 (12 Laps):
Chris Henigan 2. Jared Russell 3. Matthew Day 4. Philip Houston 5. Kale Murphrey 6. David Tanner 7. Casey Fowler 8. Jason Gamez 9. Manuel Williams II 10. Shannon Jackson 11. Mike Selby 12. Jack Sartain 13. Danny Veal 14. Shane DeMey 15. Cody Leonard 16. Sam Osman 17. Jordan Barbee 18. Colton Horner 19. Kale Westover 20. Dustin Huehl 21. Kohl McCutcheon 22. James McCreery 23. Sammy McNabb

S&S Fishing & Rental Heat 1 (8 Laps):
Hunter Sandy 2. Doug Byrns 3. Trevor Hughes 4. Jason Ingalls 5. Dean Abbey 6. Cameron Gillmore 7. Cody Duke 8. Lucas Gibbs 9. Kevin Rowland 10. Bradley Bracey 11. Brent Holman

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 2 (8 Laps):
Tyler Davis 2. Sean Gaddis 3. Jake Upchurch 4. Gary Christian 5. Dillon Pike 6. Robert Malchus 7. Colby O’Neal 8. Davis Lemaster 9. Braden Howell 10. Rodney Sanders 11. Eric Tomlinson

Kevko Racing Products Heat 3 (8 Laps):
Jason Sartain 2. Tyler Wolff 3. AJ Sharpensteen 4. Shane Hartline 5. Sam Cox 6. Clayton Thompson 7. Billy Jack Brutchin 8. Chase Hatton 9. Fred Wojtek 10. Jacob Twomey 11. Mitchell Clement

Bryke Racing Heat 4 (8 Laps):
Cade Dillard 2. Triston Dycus 3. Taylor Carruthers 4. Chris Henigan 5. Jack Sartain 6. David Tanner 7. Kale Murphrey 8. Cody Leonard 9. Jordan Barbee 10. Mike Selby 11. Sammy McNabb

Swift Springs Heat 5 (8 Laps):
Chris Huckeba 2. Jason Langford 3. Reece Solander 4. Jared Russell 5. Philip Houston 6. Colton Horner 7. Jason Gamez 8. Manuel Williams II 9. Danny Veal 10. Kohl McCutcheon 11. Shannon Jackson

Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting Heat 6 (8 Laps):
Joe Duvall 2. Wyatt Gaggero 3. Troy Taylor 4. Matthew Day 5. Sam Osman 6. Shane DeMey 7. Casey Fowler 8. Kale Westover 9. Dustin Huehl 10. James McCreery

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying A:
Hunter Sandy 2. Tyler Davis 3. Tyler Wolff 4. Jason Ingalls 5. Sean Gaddis 6. Jason Sartain 7. Doug Byrns 8. Rodney Sanders 9. Shane Hartline 10. Dean Abbey 11. Jake Upchurch 12. AJ Sharpensteen 13. Trevor Hughes 14. Eric Tomlinson 15. Sam Cox 16. Bradley Bracey 17. Robert Malchus 18. Billy Jack Brutchin 19. Brent Holman 20. Gary Christian 21. Clayton Thompson 22. Cameron Gillmore 23. Dillon Pike 24. Fred Wojtek 25. Lucas Gibbs 26. Braden Howell 27. Chase Hatton 28. Cody Duke 29. Colby O’Neal 30. Mitchell Clement 31. Kevin Rowland 32. Davis Lemaster 33. Jacob Twomey

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying B:
Cade Dillard 2. Jason Langford 3. Wyatt Gaggero 4. Triston Dycus 5. Chris Huckeba 6. Joe Duvall 7. Chris Henigan 8. Reece Solander 9. Kale Westover 10. Taylor Carruthers 11. Jared Russell 12. Troy Taylor 13. Jack Sartain 14. Colton Horner 15. Shane DeMey 16. David Tanner 17. Philip Houston 18. Sam Osman 19. Kale Murphrey 20. Jason Gamez 21. Casey Fowler 22. Sammy McNabb 23. Manuel Williams II 24. Matthew Day 25. Cody Leonard 26. Danny Veal 27. Dustin Huehl 28. Mike Selby 29. Shannon Jackson 30. James McCreery 31. Jordan Barbee 32. Kohl McCutcheon



RESULTS — Saturday, 11/8/2025 (Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track)


Wehrs Machine A Feature (25 Laps):
Reece Solander 2. Cade Dillard 3. Chris Henigan 4. Tyler Wolff 5. Sean Gaddis 6. Kale Westover 7. Gary Christian 8. Tyler Davis 9. Matthew Day 10. Chris Huckeba 11. Manuel Williams II 12. Brent Holman 13. Kale Murphrey 14. AJ Sharpensteen 15. Bobby Malchus 16. Wyatt Gaggero 17. Trevor Hughes 18. Triston Dycus 19. Hunter Sandy 20. Sammy McNabb 21. Rodney Sanders 22. Troy Taylor 23. Shane Hartline 24. Dean Abbey

Day Motor Sports B Feature 1 (10 Laps):
Bobby Malchus 2. Shane Hartline 3. Troy Taylor 4. David Tanner 5. Jared Russell 6. Jason Langford 7. Lucas Gibbs 8. Jordan Barbee 9. Dustin Huehl 10. Sam Osman 11. Colby O’Neal 12. William Gould 13. Bryce Pritchett 14. Cody Duke 15. Steven Ashcraft 16. Tyler Killingsworth 17. Sam Cox 18. Taylor Carruthers 19. Braden Howell 20. Eric Tomlinson 21. Doug Byrns 22. David Hatton

Day Motor Sports B Feature 2 (10 Laps):
Manuel Williams II 2. Wyatt Gaggero 3. Sammy McNabb 4. Dillon Pike 5. Jason Ingalls 6. Philip Houston 7. Chad Melton 8. Fred Wojtek 9. Chase Hatton 10. Jake Upchurch 11. Davis Lemaster 12. Kohl McCutcheon 13. Jason Gamez 14. Kevin Rowland 15. Billy Jack Brutchin 16. Shannon Jackson 17. Casey Fowler 18. Bradley Bracey 19. Cody Leonard 20. Shane DeMey 21. Trinten Turney 22. Colby Smith 23. Joe Duvall

S&S Fishing & Rental Heat 1 (8 Laps):
Chris Henigan 2. Hunter Sandy 3. Kale Murphrey 4. Bobby Malchus 5. Lucas Gibbs 6. Jason Langford 7. Sam Osman 8. William Gould 9. Cody Duke 10. Taylor Carruthers 11. David Hatton

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 2 (8 Laps):
Tyler Wolff 2. Brent Holman 3. AJ Sharpensteen 4. Troy Taylor 5. Jared Russell 6. Shane Hartline 7. Eric Tomlinson 8. Jordan Barbee 9. Bryce Pritchett 10. Steven Ashcraft

Kevko Racing Products Heat 3 (8 Laps):
Trevor Hughes 2. Gary Christian 3. Dean Abbey 4. David Tanner 5. Sam Cox 6. Braden Howell 7. Colby O’Neal 8. Dustin Huehl 9. Tyler Killingsworth 10. Doug Byrns

Bryke Racing Heat 4 (8 Laps):
Cade Dillard 2. Chris Huckeba 3. Matthew Day 4. Manuel Williams II 5. Jason Ingalls 6. Philip Houston 7. Jake Upchurch 8. Bradley Bracey 9. Kohl McCutcheon 10. Shannon Jackson 11. Joe Duvall

Swift Springs Heat 5 (8 Laps):
Reece Solander 2. Triston Dycus 3. Rodney Sanders 4. Sammy McNabb 5. Fred Wojtek 6. Casey Fowler 7. Shane DeMey 8. Jason Gamez 9. Kevin Rowland 10. Cody Leonard 11. Colby Smith

Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting Heat 6 (8 Laps):
Sean Gaddis 2. Kale Westover 3. Tyler Davis 4. Dillon Pike 5. Wyatt Gaggero 6. Chase Hatton 7. Chad Melton 8. Billy Jack Brutchin 9. Davis Lemaster 10. Trinten Turney

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying A:
Chris Henigan 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Gary Christian 4. Hunter Sandy 5. Brent Holman 6. Trevor Hughes 7. Kale Murphrey 8. Jared Russell 9. Dean Abbey 10. Lucas Gibbs 11. AJ Sharpensteen 12. Sam Cox 13. Jason Langford 14. Shane Hartline 15. David Tanner 16. Bobby Malchus 17. Troy Taylor 18. Braden Howell 19. Sam Osman 20. Eric Tomlinson 21. Dustin Huehl 22. Taylor Carruthers 23. Bryce Pritchett 24. Colby O’Neal 25. William Gould 26. Jordan Barbee 27. Doug Byrns 28. Cody Duke 29. Steven Ashcraft 30. Tyler Killingsworth 31. David Hatton

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying B:
Cade Dillard 2. Reece Solander 3. Sean Gaddis 4. Chris Huckeba 5. Triston Dycus 6. Kale Westover 7. Jason Ingalls 8. Rodney Sanders 9. Tyler Davis 10. Matthew Day 11. Casey Fowler 12. Dillon Pike 13. Jake Upchurch 14. Jason Gamez 15. Chase Hatton 16. Manuel Williams II 17. Sammy McNabb 18. Chad Melton 19. Philip Houston 20. Colby Smith 21. Wyatt Gaggero 22. Kohl McCutcheon 23. Fred Wojtek 24. Davis Lemaster 25. Shannon Jackson 26. Kevin Rowland 27. Billy Jack Brutchin 28. Bradley Bracey 29. Shane DeMey 30. Trinten Turney 31. Joe Duvall 32. Cody Leonard


Final Point Standings

2025 - USRA American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motor Sports

Pos # Competitor Hometown Points Gap

1 15w Westover, Kale Altus OK 808 0
2 7 Gaddis, Sean Diana TX 720 -88
3 24M Williams, Manuel II Fouke AR 705 -103
4 91 Duvall, Joe Justice OK 667 -141
5 58x Christian, Gary Broken Bow OK 636 -172
6 54t Day, Matthew Farmersville TX 613 -195
7 712 Hughes, Trevor Westville OK 600 -208
8 26D Duke, Cody (R) Montgomery TX 562 -246
9 5 Solander, Reece Emporia KS 492 -316
10 20 Sanders, Rodney Happy TX 461 -347


The American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motorsports would like to thank their 2025 season partners.

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*