BURKS LEADS THE LAST TWO TO WIN WELD MEMORIAL OPENER AT LAKESIDE

Winner #11w Wyatt Burks passes #77 Jack Wagner for the lead. (John Lee Photo)

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Kansas City, Kansas (August 29, 2026)………Wyatt Burks got by Jack Wagner with two laps remaining to score the victory during Friday night’s Weld Memorial opener for the USAC MRA Sprint Cars at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.

Wagner (Lone Jack, Missouri) held the lead for the first 23 laps from the pole position during the 25-lap main event. That is until fifth place starting Burks (Topeka, Kansas) raced by to grab his first victory of the USAC MRA season.

Burks was followed to the line by Jack Wagner while Braydon Cromwell took third. Samuel Wagner came home fourth while R.J. Miller rounded out the top five.

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 28, 2026 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas – Weld Memorial

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-17.083; 2. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-17.219; 3. Samuel Wagner, 73, Wagner-17.241; 4. Braydon Cromwell, 4, Cromwell/Boyd-17.671; 5. Luke Howard, 2, Howard-18.050; 6. Charlie Burton, 91, Burton-18.155; 7. Holden Ballinger, 69, Ballinger-18.235; 8. Tyler Burton, 03, Burton-18.517; 9. Mark Lane, 33L, Lane-20.487.

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jack Wagner, 77, Hockett/Wagner-16.628; 2. R.J. Miller, 34, Miller-17.177; 3. Chase Howard, 13, Howard-17.515; 4. Jake Kouba, 6, Kouba-17.522; 5. Justin Johnson, 27, Johnson-17.626; 6. Junior Parkinson, 93, Weld-18.371; 7. Jared McCarty, 44m, McCarty-20.214; 8. Kyle Gorham, 18K, Gorham-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Braydon Cromwell (1), 2. Samuel Wagner (2), 3. Wyatt Burks (4), 4. Dakota Earls (3), 5. Luke Howard (5), 6. Charlie Burton (6), 7. Tyler Burton (8), 8. Holden Ballinger (7), 9. Mark Lane (9). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jack Wagner (4), 2. Jake Kouba (1), 3. R.J. Miller (3), 4. Chase Howard (2), 5. Justin Johnson (5), 6. Junior Parkinson (6), 7. Jared McCarty (7), 8. Kyle Gorham (8). NT

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Wyatt Burks (5), 2. Jack Wagner (1), 3. Braydon Cromwell (2), 4. Samuel Wagner (4), 5. R.J. Miller (3), 6. Chase Howard (8), 7. Luke Howard (10), 8. Jake Kouba (7), 9. Justin Johnson (9), 10. Holden Ballinger (14), 11. Tyler Burton (15), 12. Charlie Burton (11), 13. Jared McCarty (13), 14. Mark Lane (17), 15. Kyle Gorham (16), 16. Dakota Earls (6), 17. Junior Parkinson (12). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-23 Jack Wagner, Laps 24-25 Wyatt Burks.

NEXT USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE: August 29, 2026 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas – Weld Memorial