HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 31) — Shawn Strong held true to his name Thursday at the Humboldt Speedway as he led from start to finish to capture the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod victory on opening night of King of America VI presented by Chix Gear.

The 37-year-old from Billings, Mo., beat polesitter Yancy Shepard to the first corner at the start of the 20-lap feature race, and then withstood enormous pressure from both Shepard and Kris Jackson throughout to claim the $600 winner’s check.

After nine top-five finishes in the past, it was his first Iron Man Challenge triumph in the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod division.

Shepard claimed the runner-up spot ahead of 11th-starting Mike Tanner while Jackson slipped to fourth. Jim Body was fifth. Randy Klein, Travis Saurer, Tyler Kidwell, Brian Bolin and Jared Timmerman completed the top 10.

Round 2 of King of America VI presented by Chix Gear takes place Friday and carries the biggest top prize of the weekend with $1,500 to win up for grabs with a guaranteed $125 for all main event starters. The winner ofSaturday’s finale gets $1,000 and every feature race starter gets at least $100.

Meanwhile, USMTS drives will compete in another two rounds of qualifying races in preparation of Saturday’s finale at ‘The Hummer.’

You can watch every lap of every race during the King of America VI presented by Chix Gear live on RacinDirt.com all weekend long. Go to www.racindirt.com/livevideo to order your pay-per-view today, and don’t miss a lap of this year’s King of America VI presented by Chix Gear.

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