April 25, 2026 | By USMTS PR

Tanner Mullens handed USMTS prize after Sanders DQ at Scotland County

MEMPHIS, Mo.—Night one of the Jon Fuller Memorial at the Scotland County Speedway delivered the kind of drama fans rarely expect from the Summit Racing Equipment USMTS presented by RacinDirt.com, as Tanner Mullens was officially awarded the victory after post-race technical inspection.

The evening began with Shadren Turner setting the pace as the Hodges Farms & Dredging Quick Time award winner for Night One of the 12th Annual Mid America Nationals. Turner continued his strong start by capturing Simpson Race Products Heat Race #1.

When the A-Main went green, Turner looked strong early and led laps before trouble struck. A push entering the corner ended up bringing out the Aero Race Wheels caution flag and handing the lead to Justin Zeitner. Zeitner paced the field for several circuits before Cade Dillard charged to the front.

Dillard looked to have the race in hand after leading six laps, but disaster hit when he cut down a right rear tire, ending his bid for victory. That opened the door for six-time USMTS National Champion Rodney Sanders, who inherited the lead and crossed the stripe first.

However, following post-race inspection, the No. 20 machine was disqualified for being over-indexed in the left rear, elevating Mullens to his second USMTS victory of the 2026 season.

“We definitely hate winning races like that, and we really hate it for Rodney as we race with him night in and night out. We will take this win as it helps our points run and move on to the next event,” said Mullens.

Reece Solander advanced to finish second, followed by Zeitner in third and Jim Chisholm in fourth.

Hard charger honors from FK Rod Ends went to Brandon Davis, who rebounded from heat race troubles and starting 25th to charge all the way to fifth. Kyle Brown impressed with a run from 14th to sixth, while Zack VanderBeek climbed from 18th to seventh.

The USMTS stars will return to Scotland County Speedway Saturday night for Round Two of the Jon Fuller Memorial, where another $5,000 payday awaits the winner. Fans can follow all the latest updates and race coverage on the official USMTS social media platforms.


RESULTS

USMTS MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (35 Laps): 1. 02-Tanner Mullens[5]; 2. 5-Reece Solander[6]; 3. 62-Justin Zeitner[2]; 4. 24C-Jim Chisholm[9]; 5. 50III-Brandon Davis[25]; 6. 21K-Kyle Brown[14]; 7. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek[18]; 8. 75-Terry Phillips[13]; 9. 55H-AJ Hoff[7]; 10. 99L-Steve Lavasseur[21]; 11. 22-Austen Becerra[17]; 12. 7G-Gabe Hodges[10]; 13. 91-Joe Duvall[16]; 14. 77-Kurt Kile[24]; 15. 17-Lee Beemer[11]; 16. 2R-Fisher Reese[22]; 17. 58X-Gary Christian[8]; 18. 92-Tyler Grooms[23]; 19. 97-Cade Dillard[3]; 20. 26J-Jadin Fuller[15]; 21. 85D-Mark Dotson[20]; 22. 56-Shadren Turner[1]; 23. 10B-Brandon Givens[19]; 24. 2-Tyler Stevens[12]; 25. (DQ) 20-Rodney Sanders[4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Shadren Turner[2]; 2. 20-Rodney Sanders[4]; 3. 58X-Gary Christian[3]; 4. 91-Joe Duvall[1]; 5. 24C-Jim Chisholm[8]; 6. 5-Reece Solander[9]; 7. 85D-Mark Dotson[6]; 8. 92-Tyler Grooms[7]; 9. 77-Kurt Kile[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 2. 7G-Gabe Hodges[1]; 3. 02-Tanner Mullens[4]; 4. 75-Terry Phillips[3]; 5. 26J-Jadin Fuller[5]; 6. 21K-Kyle Brown[6]; 7. 10B-Brandon Givens[7]; 8. 2R-Fisher Reese[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 62-Justin Zeitner[3]; 2. 22-Austen Becerra[1]; 3. 17-Lee Beemer[5]; 4. 2-Tyler Stevens[4]; 5. 55H-AJ Hoff[8]; 6. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek[6]; 7. 99L-Steve Lavasseur[7]; 8. (DNF) 50III-Brandon Davis[2]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 56-Shadren Turner, 18.406[13]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard, 18.552[4]; 3. 62-Justin Zeitner, 18.558[22]; 4. 20-Rodney Sanders, 18.608[7]; 5. 02-Tanner Mullens, 18.642[6]; 6. 50III-Brandon Davis, 18.647[9]; 7. 58X-Gary Christian, 18.703[25]; 8. 7G-Gabe Hodges, 18.705[2]; 9. 2-Tyler Stevens, 18.712[17]; 10. 5-Reece Solander, 18.749[20]; 11. 75-Terry Phillips, 18.784[11]; 12. 55H-AJ Hoff, 18.848[15]; 13. 24C-Jim Chisholm, 18.894[8]; 14. 21K-Kyle Brown, 18.945[12]; 15. 17-Lee Beemer, 18.985[1]; 16. 91-Joe Duvall, 18.993[21]; 17. 26J-Jadin Fuller, 19.017[24]; 18. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek, 19.045[3]; 19. 85D-Mark Dotson, 19.095[5]; 20. 10B-Brandon Givens, 19.235[23]; 21. 99L-Steve Lavasseur, 19.237[18]; 22. 92-Tyler Grooms, 19.663[10]; 23. 2R-Fisher Reese, 19.776[16]; 24. 22-Austen Becerra, 19.795[19]; 25. 77-Kurt Kile, 19.795[14]

Lap Leader: Turner 1-7, Zeitner 8-12, Dillard 13-18, Zeitner 19, Sanders 20-33

Total Laps Led: Sanders 14, Turner 7, Dillard 6, Zeitner 5

Margin of Victory: 1.755 seconds.

Time of Race: 33 minutes, .40 seconds (8 cautions).

Provisional Starters:
Emergency Provisionals:

FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Brandon Davis (started 25th, finished 5th).

Entries: 25.

Next Race: April 25, Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, Missouri

Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Solander 546, Mullens 512, Davis 493, Chisholm 482, Hodges 472, Sanders 460, Stevens 453, Brown 397, Phillips 393, Christian 393

Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hodges 472, Stevens 453, Willis 385, Murphrey 231, Turner 217
FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Davis 43, Brown 33, Chisholm 26, VanderBeek 26, Sanders 24,
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Skyrocket 56, Mullens 45, Tri-Built 41, MBCustoms 33, CDR 31, Phase 2 28, Harris 21, BOM 19
JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Schroer 46, KSE 45, ECE 41, Hatfield 31, Mullins 26, Stoen 26, Crane 19, Durham 19, Midstate 17


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USRA Stock Cars (21 entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 32-Derek Green[7]; 2. 74-Rodney Schweizer[4]; 3. 29-Dennis Elliott[5]; 4. 37-Randy Foote[8]; 5. 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[15]; 6. 11-Jesse Brown[1]; 7. 27-Mike Van Utrecht[11]; 8. 14-Todd Staley[10]; 9. 95-Chance Larson[6]; 10. 14X-Derrick Agee[2]; 11. 50B-Brock Badger[19]; 12. 7I-Andrew Inman[12]; 13. 48R-Randy Rindom[13]; 14. 43L-Calvin Lange[17]; 15. (DNF) 69ER-Tyler Cadwallader[9]; 16. (DNF) 9JR-Slade Sedgwick[3]; 17. (DNF) 7-Doug Keller[14]; 18. (DNF) 85JR-Tucker Sedgwick[18]; 19. (DNF) 43-Kevin Koontz[16]; 20. (DNS) 33X-Justin Custer; 21. (DNS) 21-Myles Michehl

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 14X-Derrick Agee[1]; 2. 37-Randy Foote[2]; 3. 69ER-Tyler Cadwallader[3]; 4. 29-Dennis Elliott[7]; 5. 7-Doug Keller[4]; 6. 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[6]; 7. 43L-Calvin Lange[5]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 32-Derek Green[7]; 2. 95-Chance Larson[2]; 3. 14-Todd Staley[1]; 4. 7I-Andrew Inman[5]; 5. (DNF) 50B-Brock Badger[4]; 6. (DNF) 33X-Justin Custer[3]; 7. (DNF) 21-Myles Michehl[6]

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 74-Rodney Schweizer[1]; 2. 11-Jesse Brown[4]; 3. 27-Mike Van Utrecht[2]; 4. 9JR-Slade Sedgwick[7]; 5. 48R-Randy Rindom[6]; 6. 43-Kevin Koontz[3]; 7. 85JR-Tucker Sedgwick[5]


USRA B-Mods  (31 entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 01-Brayton Carter[5]; 2. 122-Adam Birck[2]; 3. 12C-Stephen Clancy[3]; 4. 16-Dan Hovden[4]; 5. 7J-Jake Richards[1]; 6. 6-Austen Becerra[19]; 7. 11L-Logan Smith[8]; 8. 32-Taylor Skauge[12]; 9. 42B-Kaeden Bronner[13]; 10. 12D-Brandon Dale[21]; 11. 17-Oliver Sackett[11]; 12. 25-Cody Agee[20]; 13. 17L-Chris Leathers[6]; 14. 14L-Brandon Lambert[9]; 15. 10T-Trevor Fecht[15]; 16. 1-Doug McCollough[10]; 17. 98-Kyle Anderson[18]; 18. RED1-Dan Wheeler[16]; 19. 30R-Charlie Rindom[14]; 20. 17K-Klay Beemer[23]; 21. 12-Josh Dietrich[22]; 22. 24-Chase Johnson[7]; 23. 07-Daniel Harris[17]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 6-Austen Becerra[2]; 2. 25-Cody Agee[3]; 3. 12D-Brandon Dale[5]; 4. 12-Josh Dietrich[1]; 5. 17K-Klay Beemer[8]; 6. 33-Tyler Imhoff[12]; 7. 9S-Zach Small[7]; 8. 29-Olivia Hofmann[9]; 9. 4-David Snyder[4]; 10. 35-Clint Heidenwith[11]; 11. (DNF) 6S-Garth Small[6]; 12. (DNF) 7R-Tom Ruble[10]; 13. (DNS) 11D-Kindel Droege

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 11L-Logan Smith[1]; 2. 122-Adam Birck[4]; 3. 12C-Stephen Clancy[6]; 4. 32-Taylor Skauge[7]; 5. 98-Kyle Anderson[5]; 6. 25-Cody Agee[8]; 7. 9S-Zach Small[2]; 8. (DNS) 35-Clint Heidenwith

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 17L-Chris Leathers[2]; 2. 24-Chase Johnson[3]; 3. 1-Doug McCollough[4]; 4. 30R-Charlie Rindom[6]; 5. 12-Josh Dietrich[5]; 6. 4-David Snyder[7]; 7. (DNS) 11D-Kindel Droege; 8. (DNS) 33-Tyler Imhoff

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 01-Brayton Carter[6]; 2. 16-Dan Hovden[8]; 3. 42B-Kaeden Bronner[3]; 4. RED1-Dan Wheeler[2]; 5. 6-Austen Becerra[4]; 6. 12D-Brandon Dale[5]; 7. 17K-Klay Beemer[7]; 8. 7R-Tom Ruble[1]

Heat 4 (6 Laps): 1. 7J-Jake Richards[3]; 2. 14L-Brandon Lambert[1]; 3. 17-Oliver Sackett[4]; 4. 10T-Trevor Fecht[6]; 5. 07-Daniel Harris[7]; 6. 6S-Garth Small[2]; 7. 29-Olivia Hofmann[5]


USRA Hobby Stocks (6 entries)

Finke Excavating A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 47-Parker Anderson[1]; 2. 91-Jeremy Dooley[2]; 3. 15C-Caden Helle[5]; 4. 27-Branden Schaer[4]; 5. 35-Eric Glass[3]; 6. (DNS) 34H-David Hudson

Finke Excavating Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 47-Parker Anderson[4]; 2. 91-Jeremy Dooley[6]; 3. 35-Eric Glass[1]; 4. 27-Branden Schaer[5]; 5. (DNF) 15C-Caden Helle[2]; 6. (DNS) 34H-David Hudson