Solander wire-to-wire in 81 Speedway's Dalice Franz Memorial
PARK CITY, Kan. (Sept. 19, 2026)—Reece Solander controlled every lap of Saturday night’s Pannell Chipping A Feature, leading the entire 30-lap distance to claim the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing Wheels victory at 81 Speedway during the Dalice Franz Memorial.
Starting alongside polesitter Trevor Hughes, Solander took command at the outset and never relinquished the top spot. The win completed a perfect evening for Solander, who also earned the Deatherage Opticians Overall Quick Time Award and won the Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat Race 1.
Tanner Mullens advanced from sixth to finish second, tightening the championship battle with three races remaining. Tad Davis crossed the finish line third, while current points leader Tyler Davis placed fourth and rookie Cole Campbell completed the top five.
Mullens’ runner-up finish pulled him within 24 points of Tyler Davis entering the season-ending weekend. Hughes sits third, 68 points behind the leader, with Chevy Coleman fourth at 137 points back.
Troy Gemmill climbed from 16th to finish sixth, followed by Coleman, Henry Chambers, Dakota Dale and Dean Wille.
Coleman’s seventh-place finish came on the same evening that the HMT full-time competitor officially secured the 2026 81 Speedway Modified track championship. Saturday marked the final track-points race of the season for the Modified division at the historic Kansas oval.
The night also carried special significance with longtime 81 Speedway and NCRA Modified competitor Dan Powers announcing his retirement from racing. Powers was a fixture in the regional Modified ranks throughout a career closely connected to 81 Speedway and the NCRA, which sanctioned regional Modified racing from 1998 through 2022. He made nine Heartland Modified Tour starts during the series’ first three seasons, including Saturday night’s event.
A field of 30 competitors signed in for the tour’s 16th event of the season. Solander and Shadren Turner topped the two Deatherage Opticians qualifying groups, with Solander’s 17.697-second lap earning overall quick-time honors.
Solander won the Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning opening heat, while Hughes captured the Smith Equipment Company Heat Race 2. Turner won the Kevko Racing third heat, and Chambers prevailed in the Swift Springs fourth heat. TJ Tolan won the Real Racing Wheels B Feature before Solander completed his sweep in the Pannell Chipping 30-lap main event.
The championship will be decided during the three-night 8th Annual Joe Duvall’s Funkadelic Dirt Track & Honky Tonk Extravaganza, beginning Friday, October 23, at Springfield Raceway. The tour then travels to Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday, October 24, before crowning its 2026 champion Sunday, October 25, at Arrowhead Speedway.
For updated schedules, championship standings, event details and breaking series news, visit HeartlandModifiedTour.com. Fans unable to attend can watch both nights live and on demand exclusively on RacinDirt.tv.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Real Racing WheelS
30 entries
81 Speedway, Park City, Kan.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
Deatherage Opticians Qualifying #1 (2 laps): 1. Reece Solander, 17.697; 2. Trevor Hughes, 17.727; 3. Wyatt Gaggero, 17.818; 4. Cole Campbell, 17.858; 5. Dean Wille, 17.880; 6. Tad Davis, 17.885; 7. Dakota Dale, 18.026; 8. Jason Pursley, 18.305; 9. Rick Beebe, 18.513; 10. Cody Johnson, 18.636; 11. Brody Robe, 18.703; 12. Kasey Coleman, 18.791; 13. Eric Jarvis, 19.096; 14. Cecil Dymond, 19.342; 15. Justin Franz, 19.409.
Deatherage Opticians Qualifying #2 (2 laps): 1. Shadren Turner, 17.711; 2. Henry Chambers, 17.768; 3. Tanner Mullens, 17.817; 4. Brendon Gemmill, 17.823; 5. Gabe Hodges, 17.837; 6. Tyler Davis, 17.910; 7. Chevy Coleman, 18.027; 8. Troy Gemmill, 18.057; 9. Dan Powers, 18.137; 10. Brett Berry, 18.179; 11. TJ Tolan, 18.196; 12. Kason Carroll, 18.289; 13. Dustin Frenya, 18.786; 14. Troy Gudmonson, 18.803; 15. Edward Leecy, 19.134.
Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Reece Solander; 2. Dean Wille; 3. Brody Robe; 4. Dakota Dale; 5. Wyatt Gaggero; 6. Justin Franz; 7. Rick Beebe; 8. Eric Jarvis.
Smith Equipment Company Heat #2 (8 laps): 1. Trevor Hughes; 2. Tad Davis; 3. Cole Campbell; 4. Jason Pursley; 5. Cody Johnson; 6. Kasey Coleman; 7. Cecil Dymond.
Kevko Racing Heat #3 (8 laps): 1. Shadren Turner; 2. Tanner Mullens; 3. Gabe Hodges; 4. Dan Powers; 5. Chevy Coleman; 6. TJ Tolan; 7. Edward Leecy; 8. Dustin Frenya.
Swift Springs Heat #4 (8 laps): 1. Henry Chambers; 2. Tyler Davis; 3. Brendon Gemmill; 4. Troy Gemmill; 5. Kason Carroll; 6. Troy Gudmonson; 7. Brett Berry.
Real Racing Wheels "B" Feature (10 laps): 1. TJ Tolan; 2. Kasey Coleman; 3. Justin Franz; 4. Troy Gudmonson; 5. Rick Beebe; 6. Dustin Frenya; 7. Eric Jarvis; 8. Cecil Dymond; 9. Edward Leecy; 10. Brett Berry.
Pannell Chipping "A" Feature (30 laps): 1. Reece Solander; 2. Tanner Mullens; 3. Tad Davis; 4. Tyler Davis; 5. Cole Campbell; 6. Troy Gemmill; 7. Chevy Coleman; 8. Henry Chambers; 9. Dakota Dale; 10. Dean Wille; 11. Trevor Hughes; 12. Wyatt Gaggero; 13. Jason Pursley; 14. Kason Carroll; 15. TJ Tolan; 16. Rick Beebe; 17. Troy Gudmonson; 18. Brendon Gemmill; 19. Brody Robe; 20. Justin Franz; 21. Shadren Turner; 22. Dan Powers; 23. Gabe Hodges; 24. Kasey Coleman; 25. Cody Johnson.
Updated Points Standings
Tyler Davis — 1,342
Tanner Mullens — 1,318 (-24)
Trevor Hughes — 1,274 (-68)
Chevy Coleman — 1,205 (-137)
Wyatt Gaggero — 1,163 (-179)
Shadren Turner — 1,119 (-223)
Henry Chambers — 1,102 (-240)
Dean Wille — 1,053 (-289)
Cole Campbell (R) — 944 (-398)
Rick Beebe — 905 (-437)
The USRA Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels is in year three in 2026, and we would like to recognize and thank our season long partners. Please thank them, with your patronage for their support.
Gold Partners – Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Dirt Track Specialist, Dylan Scott Entertainment, Hochatown Saloon, Kevko Racing, Midwest Sheet Metal, Mel Hambelton Ford Racing, Pannell Chipping, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, Smith Equipment Company, Swift Springs, VP Racing Fuels Heartland, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Silver Partners – American Racer Tires, Buck Monson Photos, Bulletproof Tees and Racewear, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Integra Racing Shocks, JRT Trucking, Keyser Manufacturing, Midwest Automation, Photos By Boyd, Service Plumbing of Wichita, Scotty Dogg's Hideout.
Bronze Partners – Bryke Racing, Freight Logistics Inc., KS Engineering, Maxima Racing Oil, Milburn Acreages by Tillison Enterprises, PEM Racing, Premier Lubricants, Schoenfeld Headers, Transmissions Unlimited, Wagdog Spices, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Yeoman Race Engines.
2026 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