HUMBOLDT — The need for speed runs deep in Dylan Allen’s family. At Humboldt Speedway his grandfather, Wendell, and his father, John, already are legends and household names to most fans.
Dylan joined his ancestors in the winner’s circle Friday, by nabbing his first ever USRA B-Mod feature win.
By winning his heat, Allen was awarded outside pole for the feature start, from where he set a smooth and agile pace, to leave a snarling pack of competitors in his dust.
Meanwhile, starting dead last in the 14-car field after a disastrous heat finish, Andy Bryant drove like a man possessed to move into second, battling with Tim VanGotten all the way.
A caution flag with four laps remaining compressed the field once again, but Allen was not to be denied. Bryant was runner-up, VanGotten third, Ethan Issacs fourth, and Riley Whitworth fifth.
Out of retirement and in to Victory Lane, Justin “Whitey” Folk thrilled fans with his feature win in USRA Modifieds. Travis Smith was the leader early, with Folk battling with other top-five drivers for position. After wrestling his way into second, Folk set his sights squarely on the leader, bent on overcoming most of a straightaway deficit. It is hard to get close to Travis Smith when he is out in the open, yet lap after lap, Folk inched closer, finally making a clean pass for the win. Smith claimed second, Gene Hogan was third, Jeremy Chambers fourth, and Ryan McAninch fifth.
Full-size winged Sprint cars are something of a novelty at “The Hummer” so the arrival of the Oil Capital Racing Series with a field of 19 “360” Sprints brought an added level of excitement to Friday’s races. After a few tense moments early in the race, the fans got what they came for as Coweta, Okla., driver Kade Morton set a blazing pace to victory. Second went to Johnny Kent of Tulsa, Okla., while Sapulpa, Okla., driver Danny Smith finished third. The lady of the event, Shayla Waddell of Oklahoma City, took fourth, Michael Bookout of Tulsa was fifth.
After two straight weeks of unaccustomed runner-ups, Derrek Wilson was back in the winner’s circle in the Pure Stock feature. In a rare appearance, Todd Kidwell was second. Wayne Johnson, Sean Felkins, and Zac Simmons rounded out the top five.
For the second week in a row, Tyler James topped the USRA Stock Car division, with David Matlock second, Patrick Kay third, Jeremy Wilson fourth, and Ken Colston fifth.
Humboldt Speedway will be closed Friday, to re-open Aug. 1.
First win for Allen, Folk comes out of retirement to win Mods
