Boothill Speedway’s winner’s circle features Henigan back in arms

The American Racer USRA Modified Series presented by Day MotorSports’ monstrous vehicles made their debut at Boothill Speedway on Friday night with a blazing main event before Chris Henigan, the defending series champion, ended the show.

There were 130 entrants for the competition, including 29 USRA Modifieds, at the immensely famous 3/8-mile dirt track in Greenwood, Louisiana.

Chris Dawson, who came from Lubbock, Texas, and made the eight-hour trip, started the 30-lap main event from pole position.

Before the first of three flags slowed the pace, he was able to stave off a number of threats, including an early onslaught by Kenny Gaddis and just beating Tyler Townsend at the line with five laps remaining.

After the restart, Henigan overtook Townsend and, after a few tense circuits with Dawson, he quickly assumed the lead with 10 or 30 laps remaining. From that point on, Henigan was unstoppable, and the Marshall, Texas, driver won by a margin of 6.748 seconds.

Townsend finished third, Dawson took second place, and Sean Gaddis, who started 15th, beat James McCreery, who started 19th, to take fourth.

Kenny Gaddis, Dennie Gieber, Chase Wascom, Tanner Barnhart, and Jimmie Williams placed sixth through tenth at the line. Henigan, who is currently the series’ third different champion, earned $2,000 as compensation for his work.

The American Racer USRA Modified Series presented by Day MotorSports’ 2023 season has three races under its belt, but there are still 20 to come.

There will be 23 nights of racing on the program at 15 of the best dirt ovals in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Each of the locations will hold one or more races with a minimum $2,000 prize pool with competitors earning points for both the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points and the series points fund.

Texarkana, Texas resident Connor Mewborn, who competed in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, defeated Aaron Roy, Dustin Henigan, Derick Grigsby, and J.D. Ammons to win the USRA Limited Mod main event on Friday.