The Historic Half-Mile not quite ready for racing yet. Pacing a couple more laps on the top after the rework to roll in the moisture.

Bill Utz Memorial at Missouri State Fair Speedway is GREEN. Boyles leads them into one.

Boyles with a 20 car gap to lead lap one.

Clinton Boyles with nearly a straightaway lead over Cousin Kameron with three in the books. Doney to third, Montgomery, Gennetten.

We’re yellow with four down. Barnard pulling to the infield work area.

Callie Simpson Brooke Shuman Caution. Moms are unwell. 19 and 31 running 1 & 2.

John Barnard emerges from the infield and is pushed back to life. Choose cone is out. Boyles to the top, Key to the bottom. Montgomery and Doney behind them. 16 to go on the restart.

Doney with a strong restart on the top and passes Key for second. Boyles again establishes a healthy gap behind him.

Doney is slowly reeling in Boyles. 19 is reaching slower traffic, which begins with Xavier’s sister Natalie. 11 to go.

Boyles working through traffic with surgical precision. Doney still in contention and is better in clean air but Boyles appears to be better in traffic.

Still about 12 car lengths between Boyles and Doney and another 15 back to Key in third. Six laps remain.

Boyles to the bottom to try to clear slower traffic and can’t make the pass. Doney capitalizes and moves by for the point on lap 16. Four to go.

Boyles fading just a bit. Key is closing in. The white flag is waving.

Xavier Doney wins the Bill Utz Memorial! Clinton Boyles hangs on for second, and Kameron Key rounds out the podium.

Clinton Boyles shows very little rust in the Heidbreder Motorsports No. 19, leading the first 16 tonight, but Xavier Doney and the Doney-Lawson No. 74 mounted a late effort for the lead and captured the victory.