Davis Rides the Cushion to Victory in Wild Fall Jamboree Feature

704 9/25/2026 USMTS - United States Modified Touring Series Davis Rides the Cushion to Victory in Wild Fall Jamboree Feature SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (September 25, 2026) — Night two of the Featherlite Trailers Fall Jamboree had everything Deer Creek Speedway fans could ask for: a track record, battles along the cushion, a costly late incident and a charge from the eighth starting spot to victory lane. When the 35-lap Summit Racing Equipment A-Main was over, Brandon Davis had the $3,000 check and his 18th career USMTS victory. Davis’s win tied him with Tim Donlinger on the USMTS career wins list and strengthened his Wieland Metal Services points lead heading into Saturday’s Fall Jamboree finale. The speed showed up early Friday. Dylan Thornton broke the Deer Creek track record that Rodney Sanders had set just one night earlier at 14.667 seconds. Thornton followed that run by winning Simpson Race Products Heat Race #1. Keith Foss, Tanner Mullens and Jake Timm also picked up heat race victories to set the stage for the main event. Reece Solander, the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award winner, took the early lead and completed lap one out front. His night changed quickly when Thursday’s winner, Joe Chisholm, made contact with the left rear of Solander’s No. 5. Solander went to the Danny Crane Racing Engines Hot Pit for an American Racer tire change, and both drivers restarted at the tail of the field. As the race unfolded, Mullens moved to the front and led 26 of the 35 laps. Thornton attacked the cushion and was running third when another turning point came on lap 23. Thornton looked for a way past Jim Chisholm, but Chisholm’s No. 24c pushed up toward the wall coming out of turn four and collected Thornton. Both drivers’ nights ended while they were running second and third. Davis had been watching Thornton’s line. After the caution, he took his car to the top and used the high side to make his move on Mullens. “Dylan showed me the way to go,” Davis said in victory lane. “I went to the top after that caution and knew that’s where I needed to be. I love racing Tanner and I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers. We had plenty of areas to race, as this track was awesome tonight.” Davis brought it home for the win, while Mullens finished second after spending most of the feature out front. Jake Timm made his presence felt in the No. 49 and earned the Featherlite Trailers Top-3 podium finish. Louisiana’s Talan Willis took fourth, and Nick Murgic drove his No. 12 from 14th on the grid to fifth. There was plenty of movement deeper in the field, too. Lucas Schott charged his Longhorn Chassis from 20th to eighth to earn FK Rod Ends Hard Charger of the Night honors. Jacob Bleess advanced from 17th to ninth, and Steve Lavasseur moved from 24th to 18th around the three-eighths-mile high-banked oval. Friday’s result also carried weight in the championship chase. Davis leaves night two with a larger Wieland Metal Services points lead after Jim Chisholm recorded a DNF. The Summit Racing Equipment USMTS returns to Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday, September 26, for the final night of the Featherlite Trailers Fall Jamboree. Follow USMTS social channels for the latest event details. Hodges Farms & Dredging Qualifying Group A Fast Time: - Dylan Thornton 14.667 Hodges Farms & Dredging Qualifying Group B Fast Time: - Tanner Mullens 14.908 Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #1: (10 Laps) 91-Dylan Thornton[2]; 12M-Nick Murgic[1]; 90-Ryan Wetzstein[3]; 25-Joe Chisholm[11]; 99L-Steve Lavasseur[6]; 1-Blake Arndt[8]; 19-Lucas Schott[5]; 3A-Taylor Ausrud[4]; 7-Al Hejna[7]; 17W-Ryan Wiome[10]; 35X-Parker Foster[9] Fast Shafts Heat Race #2: (10 Laps) 95-Keith Foss[1]; 50III-Brandon Davis[4]; 21-Jacob Bleess[2]; 2C-Cole Bennerotte[3]; 28-Parker Hale[10]; 10B-Brandon Givens[7]; 27-Don Gerritsen Jr[5]; 20-Rodney Sanders[11]; 29H-Joe Horgdal[9]; 4A-Joel Alberts[8]; 24-Charles Steinberg[6] Edelbrock Heat Race #3: (10 Laps) 02-Tanner Mullens[2]; 21K-Kyle Brown[4]; 15W-Alex Williamson[7]; 10M-Talan Willis[10]; 11-Lucas Ward[1]; 24C-Jim Chisholm[11]; 75-Terry Phillips[6]; 85D-Mark Dotson[3]; 77-Jacob Stark[8]; 88XXX-Jordan Sours[9]; 83X-Kadden Kath[5] Wieland Metal Services Heat Race #4: (10 Laps) 49-Jake Timm[2]; 19SB-Lance Mari[4]; 7G-Gabe Hodges[8]; 5-Reece Solander[11]; 43-Zach Brom[3]; 97JR-Landon Volkman[5]; 33-Joe Ludemann[10]; 24-Charles Steinberg; 95X-Shaun Walski[6]; 96-Wyatt Cornelius[7]; 23-Darwin Karau[1]; 96H-Taton Hansen[9] Real Racing Wheels B-Main #1: (12 Laps) 20-Rodney Sanders[1]; 28-Parker Hale[2]; 21-Jacob Bleess[4]; 43-Zach Brom[6]; 2C-Cole Bennerotte[5]; 24-Charles Steinberg[3]; 3A-Taylor Ausrud[8]; 1-Blake Arndt[7]; 85D-Mark Dotson[10]; 11-Lucas Ward[9]; 77-Jacob Stark[12]; 88XXX-Jordan Sours[14]; 29H-Joe Horgdal[13]; 7-Al Hejna[11]; 4A-Joel Alberts[15]; (DNS) 96H-Taton Hansen Real Racing Wheels B-Main #2: (12 Laps) 12M-Nick Murgic[1]; 15W-Alex Williamson[2]; 90-Ryan Wetzstein[3]; 19-Lucas Schott[8]; 33-Joe Ludemann[4]; 97JR-Landon Volkman[7]; 95X-Shaun Walski[11]; 75-Terry Phillips[9]; 99L-Steve Lavasseur[5]; 17W-Ryan Wiome[13]; 27-Don Gerritsen Jr[10]; 96-Wyatt Cornelius[15]; 23-Darwin Karau[16]; 35X-Parker Foster[14]; 10B-Brandon Givens[6]; (DNS) 83X-Kadden Kath Summit Racing Equipment A-Main: (35 Laps) 50III-Brandon Davis[8]; 02-Tanner Mullens[5]; 49-Jake Timm[9]; 10M-Talan Willis[3]; 12M-Nick Murgic[14]; 19SB-Lance Mari[10]; 95-Keith Foss[12]; 19-Lucas Schott[20]; 21-Jacob Bleess[17]; 21K-Kyle Brown[11]; 7G-Gabe Hodges[7]; 15W-Alex Williamson[16]; 20-Rodney Sanders[13]; 5-Reece Solander[1]; 28-Parker Hale[15]; 33-Joe Ludemann[22]; 43-Zach Brom[19]; 99L-Steve Lavasseur[25]; 2C-Cole Bennerotte[21]; 75-Terry Phillips[23]; (DNF) 91-Dylan Thornton[4]; (DNF) 24C-Jim Chisholm[6]; (DNF) 90-Ryan Wetzstein[18]; (DNF) 25-Joe Chisholm[2]; (DNS) 10B-Brandon Givens Lap Leader: Solander 1, Mullens 2-27, Davis 28-35 Total Laps Led: Mullens 26, Davis 8, Solander 1 Margin of Victory: 1.397 seconds. Time of Race: 21 minutes, .47 seconds (3 cautions). Provisional Starters: Phillips, Lavasseur Emergency Provisionals: FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Lucas Schott (started 20th, finished 8th). Entries: 44. Next Race: Sept. 26, 2026, Spring Valley, Minn., Deer Creek Speedway Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Davis 2377, Chisholm 2255, Mullens 2251, Sanders 2189, Solander 1972, Brown 1957, Phillips 1830, Hodges 1778, Duvall 1686, Christian 1656 Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hodges 1778 FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Brown 130, Davis 110, Lavasseur 105 Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Skyrocket 217, Tri-Built 205, MBCustoms 188, Mullens 179, CDR 130, Harris 119, Rage 113 JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: KSE 234, ECE 172, Hatfield 156, Schroer 117, Midstate 115, Mullins 103, Crane 97 Contingency Awards: Aero Race Wheels- Walski American Racer- Ludemann Bear Graphix- Schott Beyea Custom Headers- Murgic Brinn Inc.- Steinberg Bryke Racing- Hale Champ Pans- Murgic Danny Crane Racing Engines- Mari Driven Racing Oil- Davis Dynamic Drivelines- Thornton Edelbrock- Mullens Fast Shafts- Foss Featherlite Trailers- Davis, Mullens, Timm FK Rod Ends- Schott Gorsuch Performance Solutions- Davis Harris Auto Racing- Thornton Hodges Farms & Dredging- Thornton Hooker Harness- Williamson Hyperco- Hejna Integra Racing Shocks & Springs- Lavasseur JE Pistons- Thornton Keyser Manufacturing- Brown KSE Racing Products- Schott Longacre Racing Products- Davis, Mullens, Timm, Willis MD3- Mullens MSD Performance- Willis Penske Racing Shocks- Sanders PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain- Foss QA1- Thornton Quarter Master- Bleess Real Racing Wheels- Lavasseur Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt- Joe Chisholm, Davis Simpson Race Products- Thornton Sweet Manufacturing- Ludemann Swift Springs- Davis Sybesma Graphics- Solander Total Power- Hodges VP Racing Fuels- Davis Wehrs Machine & Racing Products- Thornton Wilwood Disc Brakes- Foss OFFICIAL PARTNERS: American Racer Tires, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Featherlite Trailers, FK Rod Ends, KSE Racing Products, Longacre Racing Products, Malvern Bank, Mesilla Valley Transportation, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain, Racindirt.tv, Summit Racing Equipment, VP Racing Fuels, Wieland Metal Services PARTICIPATING PARTNERS: Boomtest Well Services, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Callie's Performance Products, Collins Brothers Towing of St. Cloud, Hochatown Saloon, Hodges Farms & Dredging, Mel Hambelton Ford, PBM Performance Products, Stakt Products LLC., Youdirt CONTINGENCY PARTNERS: Aero Race Wheels, Afco Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bear Graphix, Brinn Inc., Bryke Racing, Champ Pans, Danny Crane Racing Engines, Driven Racing Oil, Dynamic Drivelines, Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Harris Auto Racing, Hooker Harness, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks, JE Pistons, MD3, Mel Hambelton Racing, MSD Performance, Penske Racing Shocks, QA1, Quarter Master, RaceQuip, Real Racing Wheels, Rush Racegear by Austin Witt, Simpson Race Products, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Total Power, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes Article Credit: Ryne Staley Submitted By: Ryne Staley Article Media Back to News