LA MONTE, Mo. (April 19) – Mike Higley of Tecumseh, Kan., won for the third time in his last three starts Thursday as the Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods invaded the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo.

Higley, who won the last two Iron Man features at the I-35 Speedway dating back to last August, snared the lead from Jeremy Chambers following a restart on lap 2 and never gave up the lead the rest of the way as he picked up the $500 winner’s share of the prize money.

Shawn Strong gave Higley all he could handle during the last half of the race, but even a green-white-checkered finish was not enough to help him get by leader.

Chambers held on for the third spot while veteran Steve Muilenburg finished fourth despite starting 22nd on the grid. Thirteen-year-old Trevor Hunt rounded out the top 5 finishers.

The Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge heads north to the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., as the USRA B-Mods join the USMTS Modifieds for the track’s season opener next Friday, April 27.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge
LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
Thursday, April 19, 2012

USRA B-MODS

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All heat race finishers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 12 redrawing for starting positions.

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo.
2. (6) 11 Mike Higley, Tecumseh, Kan.
3. (2) 24c Josh Calvert, Hallsville, Mo.
4. (3) 3b Richard Brainard, Sedalia, Mo.
5. (5) 58 Jeremiah Wilson, Concordia, Mo.
6. (4) 5e Ethan Mullins, Green Ridge, Mo.
7. (7) 03 Chris Brockway, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (8) 57 Steve Potter, Otterville, Mo.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 23jr Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa.
2. (8) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan.
3. (1) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo.
4. (5) 27 John Brooks, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (4) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
6. (3) 70 Jake Jacobi, Sedalia, Mo.
7. (6) 07 Gary Fain, Lone Jack, Mo.
8. (7) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo.
2. (3) 18 Darin Claxton, Warrensburg, Mo.
3. (6) 74 Ernie Walker, Sedalia, Mo.
4. (1) 41 Bob Russell, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
5. (5) 30 Tracy Witherspoon, Windsor, Mo.
6. (2) 25 Galen Hassler, Columbia, Mo.
7. (8) 60s Stubby Morris, Centerview, Mo.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (6) 11 Mike Higley, Tecumseh, Kan., $500.
2. (5) 14 Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo., $400.
3. (1) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan., $300.
4. (22) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., $200.
5. (8) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo., $175.
6. (9) C3 Chad Staus, Otterville, Mo., $150.
7. (7) 23jr Nick Roberts, Des Moines, Iowa, $130.
8. (4) 24c Josh Calvert, Hallsville, Mo., $115.
9. (14) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., $105.
10. (10) 27 John Brooks, Warrensburg, Mo., $100.
11. (21) 07 Gary Fain, Lone Jack, Mo., $90.
12. (11) 3b Richard Brainard, Sedalia, Mo., $80.
13. (2) 74 Ernie Walker, Sedalia, Mo., $75.
14. (19) 60s Stubby Morris, Centerview, Mo., $75.
15. (15) 30 Tracy Witherspoon, Windsor, Mo., $75.
16. (16) 5e Ethan Mullins, Green Ridge, Mo., $75.
17. (17) 70 Jake Jacobi, Sedalia, Mo., $75.
18. (3) 18 Darin Claxton, Warrensburg, Mo., $75.
19. (12) 41 Bob Russell, Lee’s Summit, Mo., $75.
20. (13) 58 Jeremiah Wilson, Concordia, Mo., $75.
21. (18) 25 Galen Hassler, Columbia, Mo., $75.
22. (20) 03 Chris Brockway, Warrensburg, Mo., $75.
DNS – 57 Steve Potter, Otterville, Mo., $50.

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