Photo: Todd Boyd

Friday marked the culmination of over six months of planning and preparation to launch the Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels. By the end of 30 laps at Humboldt Speedway, Terry Phillips stood in Victory Lane.

“The car was pretty good, we had made some changes, but didn't touch it all night,” said Phillips in Victory Lane. “These old Bloodline's are coming along.”

The feature ran without any Midwest Sheet Metal cautions to slow the pace. Phillips was not without challenges from Darron Fuqua. However, he worked lapped traffic perfectly and kept all the other contenders at bay.

“Just trying to maneuver though them,” Phillips further discussed abut his approach in lapped traffic. “The middle had some crumbs so it was a little hard to split them, but everybody kept their line pretty good so it wasn't too bad.”

Tyler Wolff made a lot of noise advancing from the outside of the fifth row to finish on the podium. The top five was completed with Dan Ebert and Trevor Hughes.

Also of note was the forward movement of Carlos Ahumada Jr. After not finishing his heat race, he had the deck stacked against him. In the 15 lap Real Racing Wheels B-Feature, Carlos passed 13 cars to finish second. In the Wehrs Machine A Feature he ran 10th, but moved up 12 positions during the race. Passing 25 cars between the two events is not something typically seen in a single race night.

Heat race wins went to; Terry Phillips, Chase Sigg, Brian McGowan and Dakota Dale.

Action resumes tomorrow evening at Humboldt Speedway with round two for the HMT Presented by Real Racing Wheels. $2,000 is up for grabs. The series also shares the spotlight with with the B-Mods who are in the midst of qualifying for Saturday's $5,000 to win main event.

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1. Terry Philips 2. Darron Fuqua 3. Tyler Wolff 4. Dan Ebert 5. Trevor Hughes 6. Jared Russell 7. Tanner Mullens 8. Lance Mari 9. Brendon Gemmill 10. Carlos Ahumada Jr 11. D.J. Shannon 12. Brian McGowen 13. Wyatt Gaggero 14. Chase Sigg 15. Tyler Davis 16. Dan Daniels 17. Gabe Hodges 18. Henry Chambers 19. Tad Davis 20. Chad Wheeler 21. Kenton Allen 22. Chris Kratzer 23. Dakota Dale 24. Nathan Hagar

Real Racing Wheels B-Feature (15 Laps): 1. Tyler Davis 2. Carlos Ahumada Jr. 3. Tad Davis 4. Nathan Hagar 5. Kelsie Black 6. Dean Wille 7. Tanner Black 8. Lucas Rodin 9. Brandon Givens 10. Jason Pursley 11. Chevy Coleman 12. Nic Bidinger 13. Clifford Lean 14. Jarret Dotson 15. Steve Holzkamper 16. Gunner Martin 17. Paden Phillips

ARMI Contractors Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. Terry Phillips 2. Trevor Hughes 3. Jared Russell 4. Dan Daniels 5. Tanner Mullens 6. Chad Wheeler 7. Nathan Hagar8. Chevy Coleman 9. Lucas Rodin 10. Steve Holzkamper

Kenny's Tile Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Chase Sigg 2. Darron Fuqua 3. Dan Ebert 4. Wyatt Gaggero 5. Kenton Allen 6. Tad Davis 7. Clifford Lean 8. Gunner Martin 9. Carlos Ahumada Jr.

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. Brian McGowan 2. Henry Chambers 3. Tyler Wolff 4. Chris Kratzer 5. Dean Wille 6. Tanner Black 7. Tyler Davis 8. Kelsie Black 9. Paden Phillips

Fast Shafts Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. Dakota Dale 2. Brendon Gemmill 3. D.J. Shannon 4. Lance Mari 5. Gabe Hodges 6. Brandon Givens 7. Nic Bidinger 8. Jason Pursley 9. Jarret Dotson

The Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels would like to thank their 2024 season long partners.

Gold Partners - ARMI Contractors, Day Motorsports, Hochatown Saloon, Kenny's Tile, Midwest Sheet Metal, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, S&S Fishing and Rental, VP Racing Fuels Heartland, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Silver Partners – American Racer Tires, Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Freight Logistics Inc., Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Milburn Property LLC, One4 Motorsports

Bronze Partners – Charlie Williams Painting, Fowler Locomotive Sales, Lassiter Construction, Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning, Transmissions Unlimited

2024 HMT Point Fund

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*