WATERTOWN, S.D. — Tanner Mullens jumped out to a big lead early in Tuesday night’s 14th Annual Summersota Nationals presented by Evolution Powersports at Casino Speedway, leaving his pursuers in his rearview mirror through the first 21 laps.
The yellow flag waved just after the halfway point of the 40-lapper, and on the restart, Reece Solander darted to the top side and then crossed underneath Mullens as the lead duo raced down the backstretch.
Solander steered his machine harder than Mullens when they rolled into turn , and took the lead as they completed lap 22.
Six yellow flags littered the action over the next 10 laps, but nobody had anything for Solander until the final yellow flag waved with four laps to go.
That allowed Mullens to discover a fast line around the high side of the high-banked quarter-mile dirt oval. He used his new-found groove to work around the outside of Solander.
With the white flag in the air, Mullens churned the high-side dirt while Solander kept it smooth around the bottom.
The pair raced side-by-side down the backstretch on the final circuit, with Mullens edging ahead by a whisker as they crossed the finish line.
With a margin of victory of 0.363 seconds, Mullens bagged $3,000 and his first USMTS win of 2025 while Solander was forced to continue his quest for win number one.
Points leader Rodney Sanders made an early charge to the front before settling for third.
Travis Saurer finished fourth and defending USMTS national champ Jim Chisholm was fifth.
The finish:
Tanner Mullens, Reece Solander, Rodney Sanders, Travis Saurer, Jim Chisholm, Kyle Strickler, Gary Christian, Tyler Davis, Mike Stearns, Wyatt Gaggero, Trevor Hughes, Terry Phillips, Jayson Good, Cayden Schmeling, Joseph Thomas, Troy Girolamo, Dale Ames, Joe Chisholm, Kyle Brown, Trevor Anderson, Joe Duvall, Kaylin Lopez, Jesse Young, Tyler Peterson.
