AMARILLO, Texas (October 10, 2025) — The opening night of the “Texas Two-Step” at Route 66 Motor Speedway delivered a hard-edged Lone Star showdown as the USRA American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motorsports rolled into Amarillo with 49 hungry entries and no shortage of aggression on the racetrack.

 

Deatherage Opticians Quick Time went to Brayden Kongdara, setting the pace early before six stacked heat races saw Reece Solander, Billy Wilker, Tyler Davis, Joe Duvall, Hunter Sandy, and Philip Houston score preliminary victories. With the stage set, the 30-lap Wehrs Machine A Feature erupted into a caution-heavy sprint that played perfectly into the hands of a driver who knew how to make it work in his favor.

 

Starting deep in 13th, Tanner Mullens wasted no time blasting through traffic, using every early restart like a launching pad. New Mexico’s Hunter Sandy and veteran Philip Houston brought the field to the green, but as the yellows stacked up before halfway, Mullens carved his way forward. Once the race finally strung together a long green-flag run, Mullens powered around Sandy to take the lead and begin stretching command.

 

But the race wasn’t sealed yet. Stormy Scott came alive in the closing laps, closing rapidly as the leaders sliced through dense lapped traffic. With two to go, Mullens split a pair of slower cars with a decisive move that forced Scott to hesitate for just a heartbeat — and that was all it took. At the checkers, Mullens secured his second ARMS victory of the year and ninth Heartland Promotions win of the 2025 season, earning hard charger honors at +12 positions gained.

 

“I think we threw about every adjustment we could at it after qualifying,” Mullens said in victory lane. “We finally just went back to standard stuff. I figured someone was there.  It was tricky getting by the lap cars, I really had to check up for them.  But it was good and I hope tomorrow is good too.”

 

TOMORROW — TEXAS TWO-STEP FINALE

Tonight was just the warm-up. Saturday pays $6,000 to win, and one thing’s for certain — nobody will give an inch when Route 66 fires back to life under the lights.

 

MEDIA RESULTS — USRA American Racer Modified Series | Route 66 Motor Speedway | 10/10/2025

 

Wehrs Machine A Feature:

Tanner Mullens 2. Stormy Scott 3. Kale Westover 4. Rodney Sanders 5. Hunter Sandy 6. Matthew Day 7. Tyler Davis 8. Philip Houston 9. Gary Christian 10. Jason Hughes 11. Reece Solander 12. Trevor Hughes 13. AJ Sharpensteen 14. Manuel Williams II 15. Jimmy Ray 16. Cody Duke 17. Sean Gaddis 18. Jake Gallardo 19. Joe Duvall 20. Xavier Ortega 21. Billy Wilker 22. Jason Langford 23. Dean Abbey 24. Brayden Kongdara 25. Toby Herring 26. Mason Day

 

Real Racing Wheels B Feature 1:

Gary Christian 2. Mason Day 3. Toby Herring 4. Carlos Ahumada Jr 5. Josh Cain 6. Sammy McNabb 7. Braden Howell 8. Danny Concelman 9. AJ Vasquez 10. Roy Don Mason 11. Curtis Floyd 12. Gene Weaver 13. Chris Elliott 14. Peyton Gallardo 15. Kalvin King 16. John Neal Reid

 

Day Motorsports B Feature 2:

Dean Abbey 2. Jake Gallardo 3. Xavier Ortega 4. Nick Rivera 5. Manuel Williams II 6. Leland Cruz 7. Cody Duke 8. David Tanner 9. Derek Scott 10. Jason Hilliard 11. Joel King 12. Matt Freitas 13. Jason Gamez 14. Daxton Riggle 15. Terry Phillips

 

S&S Fishing & Rental Heat:

Reece Solander 2. Matthew Day 3. Tanner Mullens 4. Gary Christian 5. Josh Cain 6. Sammy McNabb 7. Mason Day 8. Peyton Gallardo 9. Danny Concelman

 

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat:

Billy Wilker 2. Trevor Hughes 3. Jimmy Ray 4. Dean Abbey 5. Derek Scott 6. Nick Rivera 7. Cody Duke 8. Joel King

 

Kevko Racing Products Heat:

Tyler Davis 2. Stormy Scott 3. Jason Hughes 4. Toby Herring 5. AJ Vasquez 6. Chris Elliott 7. Roy Don Mason 8. John Neal Reid

 

Bryke Racing Heat:

Joe Duvall 2. Brayden Kongdara 3. Sean Gaddis 4. Jake Gallardo 5. Jason Gamez 6. Manuel Williams II 7. Leland Cruz 8. David Tanner

 

Swift Springs Heat:

Hunter Sandy 2. Rodney Sanders 3. Jason Langford 4. Gene Weaver 5. Kalvin King 6. Carlos Ahumada Jr 7. Braden Howell 8. Curtis Floyd

Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting Heat:

Philip Houston 2. Kale Westover 3. AJ Sharpensteen 4. Xavier Ortega 5. Jason Hilliard 6. Matt Freitas 7. Daxton Riggle 8. Terry Phillips

 

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying A:

Matthew Day 2. Billy Wilker 3. Tyler Davis 4. Reece Solander 5. Trevor Hughes 6. Toby Herring 7. Tanner Mullens 8. Derek Scott 9. John Neal Reid 10. Mason Day 11. Jimmy Ray 12. Stormy Scott 13. Gary Christian 14. Nick Rivera 15. Jason Hughes 16. Josh Cain 17. Joel King 18. AJ Vasquez 19. Sammy McNabb 20. Cody Duke 21. Chris Elliott 22. Peyton Gallardo 23. Dean Abbey 24. Roy Don Mason 25. Danny Concelman

 

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying B:

Brayden Kongdara 2. Hunter Sandy 3. Philip Houston 4. Joe Duvall 5. Rodney 0Sanders 6. Terry Phillips 7. Sean Gaddis 8. Jason Langford 9. AJ Sharpensteen 10. Leland Cruz 11. Kalvin King 12. Kale Westover 13. David Tanner 14. Carlos Ahumada Jr 15. Xavier Ortega 16. Jason Gamez 17. Gene Weaver 18. Daxton Riggle 19. Manuel Williams II 20. Curtis Floyd 21. Matt Freitas 22. Jake Gallardo 23. Braden Howell 24. Jason Hilliard

 

 

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

 

Gold Partners - Central Spray Foam & Cementertainment, 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, Outlaw Kids Racing Tours, Photos By Boyd, Scotty Dogg’s Hideout, Swift Springs, Victory Vault

 

Bronze Partners - Freight Logistics Inc., Mars Race Cars, Milburn Acreages by Tillison Enterprises, Service Plumbing of Wichita, 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*