Father-son duos continue to dominate Nevada Speedway victory lane

A-Mod King: Fort Scott’s Rusty Skaggs (third from left) has opened the 2018 campaign with two consecutive trips to victory lane.

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Action-packed dirt track racing continued this past weekend at Historic Nevada Speedway. The Mother’s Day weekend special featured a field of 50 cars, racing across seven divisions, as well as a pair of father-son duos flying the checkers.

Repeating their spectacular opening weekend performances, Rusty and Brayton Skaggs emerged in victory lane — as well as Zachary and Shawn Hendren.

Pure Stocks

Zachary Hendren (left) is all smiles in victory lane, after claiming a first-place finish in the Pure Stock feature.

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A dramatic Pure Stock feature concluded with the first-place car receiving a disqualification — resulting in Zachary Hendren collecting his first-career Pure Stock victory.

Ronnie Coulter of Fort Scott zoomed into the runner-up spot, while Lamar’s John Shaver zipped into third. Placing fourth was Matthew Hendren, while Carl Junction’s Thomas Dunham rounded out the top five finish.

Street Stocks

Shawn Henrden is all business in victory lane, after flying the checkers in the Street Stock division.

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Emulating his son’s Pure Stock victory, Shawn Hendren triumphed in the Street Stock feature, capturing his first victory of the young season.

Billy Shadden, of Osawatomie, scored a runner-up finish, while Tyler Roberts netted third-place. Meanwhile, Chanute’s Jason Thurman finished in fourth.

Midwest Mods

Fort Scott’s Brayton Skaggs (right) has opened the 2018 season with back-to-back Midwest Mod feature victories.

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Picking up right where he left off on opening weekend, Brayton Skaggs blazed to his second consecutive checkered flag in the Midwest Mods feature. Fellow Fort Scotian Trevor Vann trailed Skaggs en route to the runner-up position.

Third-place finisher, Devin Crockett of Lamar ­— outlasted Ryan Smith, as the Moran native was relegated to fourth-place, while Liberal’s Broc Rose placed fifth.

B-Mods

Another driver who bagged his second consecutive feature victory of the season, was Liberal native Matt Rose — while Fort Scott’s Jerry Morgan placed a strong runner-up to Rose.

After a heated battle with Levi Phillips — Adrian’s Alan Ferguson’s maneuvered into a third-place finish, as Phillips settled for fourth. Rounding out the top five B-Mod feature, was Osceola’s Justin Amick.

A-Mods

Fort Scott’s Rusty Skaggs has asserted his dominance in the A-Mod division, flying the checkers in back-to-back weeks.

After slugging it out with Skaggs, El Dorado Springs’ Lucas Dobbs achieved a second-place finish. Third place went to John Romesburg, while Eric Moore took fourth — and Kevin Wyland, fifth.

Late Models

Craig “Woody” Wood, another familiar face to victory lane, flew the Late Model checkers — making it two-for- two on the season.

Meanwhile, Dale Douty sped to second, leaving Curt Acker with a third-place finish.

UP NEXT

Racing action at the local dirt oval returns Saturday, with the 500-to-win Mini Stock special as the headline event.

Note: Nevada Speedway affiliate Jerry Davis contributed to this report