Thursday night at Heart 'O Texas Speedway in Elm Mott, Texas, Tanner Mullens survived a slew of Midwest Sheet Metal cautions to win the season opening event and his first ever race in the state of Texas.

“I had really good cars behind me that I held off,” said Mullens in Victory Lane. “I seen Rodney and Jim and a bunch of them at one point. I feel pretty good about it and hopefully pretty good about tomorrow. Hopefully this is an outlook on our year!”

Mark Smith led early and was the Deatherage Opticians Fast Time qualifier with a best lap at 14.6 seconds. The car got out from underneath him in the middle of one and two, midway through the feature. He raced his way from the tail, back to tenth place.

Reigning USMTS National Champion and Mod War 100 winner Jim Chisholm ended up one spot short in second. From 11th place, Rodney Sanders completed the top three.

51 competitors signed in for action. Heat race wins went to Carlos Ahumada Jr, Tanner Mullens, Jim Chisholm, Mark Smith, Nathan Smith and Dustin Hyde.

Next on the docket for the ARMS tour is a doubleheader weekend at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana on April 18 and 19.

The remainder of the weekend for Heart 'O Texas Speedway will be the season opener for the USMTS, with $5,000 to win shows both Friday and Saturday.

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products A Feature (30 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. Jim Chisholm 3. Rodney Sanders 4. Carlos Ahumada Jr. 5. Kale Westover 6. Gary Christian 7. Jason Langford 8. Dustin Hyde 9. Chase Hatton 10. Mark Smith 11. Joe Chisholm 12. John Smelley 13. Dillon Pike 14. Kenny Gaddis 15. Trevor Hughes 16. Mike Hansen 17. Sean Gaddis 18. Reece Solander 19. Jamie Burford 20. Nathan Smith 21. David Goode Jr 22. Joe Duvall 23. Broc Bowen 24. Terry Phillips

Day Motorsports B Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. Trevor Hughes 2. Dillon Pike 3. Gary Christian 4. Jacob Twomey 5. Henry Chambers 6. Paul White 7. Chad Melton 8. Mason Williams 9. David Gould 10. Troy Schaberg 11. Steve Askew 12. JD Davis 13. Casey Fowler 14. Philip Houston 15. Shane Priddy 16. Trevor Raney 17. Manuel Williams II

Real Racing Wheels B Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. Jason Langford 2. Jamie Buford 3. Sean Gaddis 4. Kyle Brown 5. Eric Tomlinson 6. Cody Duke 7. David Tanner 8. Julie Whitney 9. John Shoptaw 10. Justin Ingalls 11. Keith Hammett 12. Charles Melveney 13. Jake Huckaby 14. Chase Doughty 15. Justin Radcliff 16. Cole Anderson

S&S Fishing and Rental Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Carlos Ahumada Jr 2. Chase Hatton 3. Joe Chisholm 4. Trevor Hughes 5. Dillon Pike 6. Henry Chambers 7. Casey Fowler 8. JD Davis DQ. Chad Melton

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Tanner Mullens 2. David Goode Jr. 3. Broc Bowen 4. Jason Langford 5. David Tanner 6. Cody Duke 7. Chase Doughty 8. Charles Melveney 9. Cole Anderson

Kevko Racing Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Jim Chisholm 2. Joe Duvall 3. John Smelley 4. Jacob Twomey 5. Gary Christian 6. Paul White 7. Steve Askew 8. Shane Priddy

Bryke Racing Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Mark Smith 2. Kale Westover 3. Terry Phillips 4. Keith Hammett 5. Jake Huckaby 6. Kyle Brown 7. Sean Gaddis 8. Justin Ingalls 9. Trevor Raney

Swift Springs Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. Nathan Smith 2. Rodney Sanders 3. Kenny Gaddis 4. Manuel Williams II 5. Mason Williams 6. David Gould 7. Troy Schaberg 8. Philip Houston

Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. Dustin Hyde 2. Reece Solander 3. Mike Hansen 4. Jamie Burford 5. Eric Tomlinson 6. Julie Whitney 7. John Shoptaw DQ. Justin Radcliff

The American Racer Modified Series Presented by Day Motorsports would like to recognize and thank their 2025 season partners.

Gold Partners - Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Day Motorsports, Deatherage Opticians, Dylan Scott Entertainment, Hochatown Saloon, Kevko Racing, Midwest Sheet Metal, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning, S&S Fishing and Rental, VP Racing Fuels Heartland, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Silver Partners – American Racer Tires, Bryke Racing, Buck Monson Photos, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Photos By Boyd, Swift Springs, Victory Vault

Bronze Partners – Charlie Williams Painting, Freight Logistics Inc., Mars Race Cars, Milburn Acreages by Tillison Enterprises, Transmissions Unlimited, Yeoman Race Engines, Zac's Sales and Service

2025 Point Funds (ARMS, HMT, NLMS)
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*