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USMTS National Championship
Series invades Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Route 66 Motor Speedway May 18-19
ARDMORE, Okla. (May 15) – Up next for the USMTS National Championship Series is
another pair of $4,000-to-win events at two premier dirt ovals in Oklahoma and
Texas.
On Friday, May 18, the world’s Best of the Best in open-wheel dirt modified
racing invades the new and improved Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore,
Okla., and then on Saturday, May 19, it’s a return to the state-of-the-art Route
66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas.
Southern Oklahoma Speedway promoter and off-and-on USMTS competitor John Webb is
enjoying a successful freshman year at the former Lake Country Speedway.
Purchasing the facility from long-time owner Virgil Page around mid-season last
year, Webb jumped right in and started making improvements to the facility that
was badly needed.
“This track has tons of potential, it just needed somebody to come in, spend
some money and time and get it to where it needs to be,” said Webb.
Among the noticeable changes are new infield lights, painted buildings, a new
concession stand with a bigger kitchen as well as an inside eating area on the
spectator side and remolded bathrooms on both the pits and grandstand area.
Gates for this Friday’s USMTS National Championship Series event open at 5:00
with hot laps at 7:00 and racing action set for 7:30. The track’s weekly
divisions of Limited Modifieds and Stock Cars will also be competing.
The Southern Oklahoma Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located off
of I-35 at exit 29, then 0.7 mile east on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77.
For more track information check out their website
www.southernoklahomaspeedway.com or call the track (405)-816-4314.
The USMTS Modifieds return to the Route 66 Motor Speedway for the third straight
season on Saturday. Rodney Sanders of nearby Happy, Texas, emerged as the winner
of the inaugural event in 2012 after a hard-fought battle with Bumper Jones
while Kelly Shryock held off Ryan Gustin and Sanders to win last year’s tilt.
The 17-year-old facility is a popular racing destination for drivers and fans in
the Texas panhandle, with the past two USMTS events playing in front of
standing-room only crowds.
The racing surface at Bill Worthen’s speedplant is a generous 75 feet wide in
the turns with 20 degrees of banking and 65 feet wide down the straight-aways
with 5 degrees of banking. The facility has a seating for 4,000 race fans, plus
handicapped parking, stadium lighting, full concessions and several luxurious
V.I.P. booths. For the race teams, the pits have concrete pads available with
lighting and water.
Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., grandstands open at 6, hot laps take to the track
at 7 and racing is scheduled to begin at 7:30.
The Route 66 Motor Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located 1.5
miles south of I-40 at Exit 75 on Lakeside Dr. in Amarillo, Texas. For more
information, call the track office at 806-383-0375 or 806-335-3478 for race day
updates. The track’s website is www.route66motorspeedway.com.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay
at least $4,000 to win with up to 30 cars taking the green flag in every main
event. The driver with the best 20 showings during the campaign will earn the
title of 2012 USMTS National Champion and pocket a record $30,000 while the
runner-up in the final standings will get a cool $20,000.
In the first eight events of 2012, six different drivers have entered the
winners circle. Jason Hughes and Johnny Scott each have two wins while Shryock,
Terry Phillips, Chris Brown and Mike Sorensen have also drank from the victor’s
goblet.
Hughes comes in as the points leader, but his lead over Gustin is a mere eight
points while Sanders lurks nearby in third – just three markers in arrears to
Gustin. Nine more points back is Shryock, followed by Johnny and Stormy Scott in
sixth and seventh, respectively. Chase Junghans, Phillips, Dereck Ramirez and
2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn complete the top 10.
Other drivers expected for both events this weekend include Bryan Rowland, Rick
Beebe, Chris Brown, Zack VanderBeek, Austin Siebert, Mike Sorensen, Brandon
Davis, Jeremy Payne, Al Hejna, Clyde Dunn Jr., Corey Dripps, Ron Keith, Daniel
Hilsabeck, Casey Penn, Tristan Dycus, Randy Timms, Tracy Denby Jr., Shane Hebert
and many more.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Beyea Custom
Headers, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts,
Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products,
Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Scott withstands Dycus’ late
charge, captures USMTS National Championship Series checkers at Cowtown
KENNEDALE, Texas (May 12) – It took just two races for Johnny Scott to find a
groove with his new team, and it paid off with a $4,000 paycheck after the
22-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., found the winners circle at the Cowtown
Speedway Saturday night.
A huge audience watched 58 USMTS Modifieds slug it out on fast, high-banked
quarter-mile clay oval in Kennedale, Texas, and fans had even more to cheer
about as several of their hometown favorites threatened to take home the trophy.
From the outside of the front row, USRA Modified track points leader Troy Taylor
of Dallas beat polesitter Stormy Scott to the punch and took control of the
40-lap main event.
Taylor set the pace through two caution flags during the first seven laps,
including one on lap 7 that saw Stormy Scott’s night end, but the night’s third
caution belonged to Taylor as a broken axle ended his run for a USMTS National
Championship Series triumph.
Mansfield’s Sean Jones inherited the lead on the restart but his turn at the
helm lasted just a single lap before Jason Hughes roared past to grab the top
spot just before the race’s fourth yellow flag waved.
Hughes’ tenure as the leader lasted just two orbits around the track as Johnny
Scott powered into the lead on lap 10 after starting ninth on the 30-car
starting grid.
From there, Scott set a torrid pace as he danced in and out of lapped traffic
but Tristan Dycus of nearby Midlothian began to run down the leader as the laps
clicked off.
With four laps to go, Dycus brought the crowd to their collective feet as he
made his move around Scott. However, a two-car tangle in turn 1 brought out the
fifth and final caution on lap 37 with Scott holding down the point for the
restart.
The anticipated shoot-out over the final three laps never materialized as Scott
ran away from the pack and crossed the finish line for his 11th career USMTS win
ahead of Dycus, who turned in his career-best USMTS finish in second.
Dycus, who started 19th, also pocketed the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard
Charger Award.
Hughes recorded a third-place finish while Zack VanderBeek came home in fourth
ahead of nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, who started 22nd.
Chase Junghans, Clyde Dunn Jr., Tracy Denby Jr., Colby Smith and Rodney Sanders
rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Defending USMTS National Champion and Cowtown Speedway race winner Ryan Gustin
struggled throughout the night, using a provisional get into the Swan Energy “A”
Main only to be sidelined just three laps into the contest.
Gustin woes dropped him to second in the USMTS National Championship Series
points standings as Hughes regained the top ranking he held after the season
opener in February. His lead over Gustin is a mere eight points while Sanders
lurks in third, just three markers in arrears to Gustin.
Nine more points back is Shryock, followed by Johnny and Stormy Scott in sixth
and seventh, respectively. Junghans, Terry Phillips, Dereck Ramirez and Jason
Krohn complete the top 10.
Up next is another pair of $4,000-to-win USMTS National Championship Series
events. On Friday, May 18, the series invades the new and improved Southern
Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., and then on Saturday, May 19, it’s a return
to the state-of-the-art Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
3rd Annual Event
Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, Texas
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (9) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
2. (2) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (3) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
4. (4) 18m Wayne Melton (R), Caddo Mills, Texas.
5. (6) J41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas.
6. (7) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
7. (10) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (5) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas.
9. (1) 99 Nicholas Littlejohn (R), Weatherford, Texas.
10. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (1) 55h Buddy Honaker (R), Davis, Okla.
3. (4) 121 Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, Texas.
4. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (10) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
7. (6) 66 Nick Clinkenbeard (R), Weatherford, Texas.
8. (9) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
9. (7) 73 Jim Knight (R), Grand Prairie, Texas.
10. (8) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 56 Troy Taylor, Dallas, Texas.
2. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (4) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
4. (3) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (6) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
6. (5) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
7. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
8. (8) 65 Erik Miles (R), Fort Worth, Texas.
9. (9) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
10. (10) 91 Dane Caskey (R), Keithville, La.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas.
2. (3) PS3 Brandon McElroy (R), N. Richland Hills, Texas.
3. (4) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
4. (6) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
5. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
6. (1) 72 Kerry Davis, Foss, Okla.
7. (9) 41 Jacob Pirkle (R), Venus, Texas.
8. (10) 01 Colby Smith (R), Greenville, Texas.
9. (8) 11j Justin Radcliff (R), China Spring, Texas.
10. (7) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
5. (6) 87L Jimmy Littlejohn (R), Fort Worth, Texas.
6. (8) 2c Chris Huckeba (R), Midlothian, Texas.
7. (5) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas.
8. (7) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
9. (9) 9 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
4. (7) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
5. (5) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
6. (6) 8x Michael Needham (R), Grand Prairie, Texas.
7. (8) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
8. (9) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
9. (1) 3c Charlie Smith (R), Forney, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
2. (2) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
3. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (3) 18m Wayne Melton, Caddo Mills, Texas.
5. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
6. (7) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
7. (11) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $100.
8. (9) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $100.
9. (8) 72 Kerry Davis, Foss, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
10. (10) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas, Harris/Lenmar, $100.
11. (15) 91 Dane Caskey (R), Keithville, La., IRP/PTS, $100.
12. (14) 3c Charlie Smith (R), Forney, Texas, DirtWorks/Chase, $100.
13. (12) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/Fletcher, $100.
14. (5) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, $100.
15. (13) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
3. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (10) 01 Colby Smith (R), Greenville, Texas.
5. (5) 87L Jimmy Littlejohn (R), Fort Worth, Texas, PCR/Farris, $100.
6. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (11) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas, Shaw/D&L, $100.
8. (6) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Chase, $100.
9. (1) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
10. (9) 66 Nick Clinkenbeard (R), Weatherford, Texas, Shaw/H&H, $100.
11. (13) 11j Justin Radcliff (R), China Spring, Texas, BMS/Fletcher, $100.
12. (8) 8x Michael Needham (R), Grand Prairie, Texas, Shaw/Sugg, $100.
13. (12) 99 Nicholas Littlejohn (R), Weatherford, Texas, Edge/Farris, $100.
14. (14) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, $100.
15. (15) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
3. (7) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
4. (3) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (12) 73 Jim Knight (R), Grand Prairie, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $100.
6. (14) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
7. (11) 65 Erik Miles (R), Fort Worth, Texas, Destroyer/, $100.
8. (1) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, $100.
9. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
10. (4) J41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas, CAM/Sput’s, $100.
11. (8) 41 Jacob Pirkle (R), Venus, Texas, CAM/KSP, $100.
12. (10) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, $100.
13. (6) 2c Chris Huckeba (R), Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/KSP, $100.
14. (13) 9 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas, Express/Mullins, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (9) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $4000.
2. (19) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 40, $2300.
3. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1600.
4. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $1200.
5. (22) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $1000.
6. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $800.
7. (14) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $700.
8. (23) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, 40, $550.
9. (25) 01 Colby Smith (R), Greenville, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $500.
10. (17) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $500.
11. (13) 121 Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, Texas, Skyrocket/M&M, 40, $400.
12. (29) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $150.
13. (24) 18m Wayne Melton, Caddo Mills, Texas, DirtWorks/Cotton, 40, $350.
14. (28) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $100.
15. (5) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas, Hughes/Outlaw, 40, $300.
16. (21) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
17. (16) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 36, mechanical,
$400.
18. (18) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, 35, mechanical, $400.
19. (4) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, 10, mechanical, $400.
20. (11) 55h Buddy Honaker (R), Davis, Okla., Hughes/Wells, 8, mechanical, $300.
21. (15) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS, 8, mechanical, $300.
22. (8) PS3 Brandon McElroy (R), N. Richland Hills, Texas, GRT/, 8, suspension,
$300.
23. (2) 56 Troy Taylor, Dallas, Texas, TNT/Wells, 7, axle, $300.
24. (10) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 7, crash, $400.
25. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 7, belts, $400.
26. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 6, mechanical,
$400.
27. (27) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 3, mechanical,
$400.
28. (20) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 2, flat tire,
$400.
29. (26) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/ProPower, 1, mechanical, $400.
DNS - 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 0, did not start, $100.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Taylor 1-7, Jones 8, Hughes 9-10, J. Scott
11-40.
Total Laps Led: J. Scott 30, Taylor 7, Hughes 2, Jones 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.862 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Dycus (started
19th, finished 2nd).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: S. Scott.
Provisional Starters: Keith, Gustin, Beebe, Penn.
Next Race: Friday, May 18, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore,
Okla.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Hughes 648, Gustin
640, Sanders 637, Shryock 628, J. Scott 591, S. Scott 564, Junghans 560, Terry
Phillips 555, Ramirez 536, Krohn 530.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1233, Hilsabeck 646, Keith
611, Penn 569, Thomas Tillison Jr. 306.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 133,
Geddes 117, ProPower 108, Yeoman 87, Hatfield 82.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 151,
GRT 140, Skyrocket 111, TRE 62, Shaw 41.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Keith.
American Racer – Tomlinson.
Beyea Custom Headers – Jones.
Dominator Race Products – S. Scott.
Eibach Springs – Taylor.
Forty9Designs.com – VanderBeek, Colby Smith.
Hooker Harness – Rowland.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – J. Scott.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Colby Smith.
KSE Racing Products – McElroy.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Dripps.
Nitroquest – Miller, Hebert, Allgayer.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Dycus.
PBM Performance Products – Tomlinson.
R2C Performance Products – Dycus.
Real Racing Wheels – Dotson, Ramirez, Sanders.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Beyea Custom
Headers, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts,
Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products,
Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS rained-out at RPM
Speedway, heads for Saturday go at Cowtown Speedway
CRANDALL, Texas (May 11) – The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series event scheduled for
Friday night, May 11, at the RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, has been canceled
due to rain.
The USMTS Modifieds will be at the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas, on
Saturday for a USMTS National Championship Series event paying $4,000 to win.
Pits open at 4:30, hot laps at 6:15 (draw cut off 6:00) and racing to begin at
6:30.
The Cowtown Speedway is a quarter-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-20
at exit 442-A, then 1.7 miles southeast on Mansfield Hwy., then 1.4 miles
southwest on New Hope Rd. For day-of-race information, call 817-478-9952 or
check out www.cowtownspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Beyea Custom
Headers, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts,
Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products,
Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Sorensen hauls in $4k at Heart
O’ Texas Speedway
ELM MOTT, Texas (May 10) – Mike Sorensen started Thursday night’s USMTS National
Championship main event from the pole, and the 46-year-old from Rochester,
Minn., never waivered as he led all 50 laps to score the victory at the Heart O’
Texas Speedway near Waco, Texas.
Sorensen’s fifth career USMTS victory was worth $4,000 and his first since a
hometown win at the Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 4, 2010.
Although he led from start to finish, Sorensen had to be flawless as Clyde Dunn
Jr. shadowed him throughout the race but had to settle for the runner-up
paycheck – his career-best USMTS result.
Charging around the high side of the race track, Terry Phillips clawed his way
from ninth on the starting grid to third at the finish while Philip Houston and
Bobby Malchus wound up fourth and fifth to give Texans three of the top five
spots.
Zack VanderBeek, Chris Brown, Jason Hughes, Rodney Sanders and Ryan Gustin
completed the top ten.
In registering his 14th top-10 finish in 15 starts, Sanders earned the Mesilla
Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award by passing 16 competitors from the 25th
starting position. Gustin, who started 27th, passed one more car than Sanders
but needed a provisional to start the “A” Main and, therefore, was ineligible
for the bonus.
The USMTS Modifieds are back at it tomorrow night for the inaugural race at the
RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, for a USMTS Casey's Cup Series race paying
$2,000 to win. Gates open at 5:00, hot laps are at 7:00 (draw cut off 6:45) and
racing begins at 7:30.
The RPM Speedway is located southeast of Crandall on US 175 to CR 4106 (Bud Stoy
Rd. exit) to the intersection of CR 4104. For more information, call
972-427-6822 or check out www.rpmspeedwayoftexas.com online.
The third stop of the weekend will be at the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale,
Texas, on Saturday for another USMTS National Championship Series event paying
$4,000 to win. Pits open at 4:30, hot laps at 6:15 (draw cut off 6:00) and
racing to begin at 6:30.
The Cowtown Speedway is a quarter-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-20
at exit 442-A, then 1.7 miles southeast on Mansfield Hwy., then 1.4 miles
southwest on New Hope Rd. For day-of-race information, call 817-478-9952 or
check out www.cowtownspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott, Texas
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (2) 11j Justin Radcliff (R), China Spring, Texas.
3. (3) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (8) 56 Troy Taylor, Dallas, Texas.
7. (6) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas.
8. (9) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
9. (5) D02 David Davis (R), Sweetwater, Texas.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
2. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (4) J41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas.
4. (7) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (3) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (9) 911 Josh McGaha (R), Abilene, Texas.
7. (8) 19 Paul White, Temple, Texas.
8. (6) 121 Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, Texas.
9. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (4) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
3. (1) 11 Matthew Martin (R), Alvarado, Texas.
4. (5) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas.
5. (8) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
6. (6) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
7. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
8. (3) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (4) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
3. (2) 28 Gabe Tucker (R), Carbon, Texas.
4. (3) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
5. (6) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
6. (7) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
7. (8) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas.
8. (5) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
3. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (7) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
7. (4) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
8. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (1) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
4. (5) 5g Keith Green, Waco, Texas.
5. (8) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
6. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (6) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
8. (4) 47 Benji Kirkpatrick (R), Elm Mott, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (7) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
3. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
5. (8) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, $100.
6. (10) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/Fletcher, $100.
7. (5) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, $100.
8. (12) 47 Benji Kirkpatrick (R), Elm Mott, Texas, Hoffman/Centex, $100.
9. (11) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, $100.
10. (2) 11 Matthew Martin (R), Alvarado, Texas, Harris/, $100.
11. (6) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $100.
12. (9) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas, Hughes/, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (2) 28 Gabe Tucker (R), Carbon, Texas.
3. (3) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas.
4. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
5. (5) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS, $100.
6. (6) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (9) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $100.
8. (7) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $100.
9. (8) 19 Paul White, Temple, Texas, Skyrocket/Coates, $100.
10. (11) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
11. (10) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, $100.
12. (12) D02 David Davis (R), Sweetwater, Texas, Harris/Fletcher, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (4) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (9) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
4. (2) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
5. (5) 911 Josh McGaha (R), Abilene, Texas, DirtWorks/Fletcher, $100.
6. (6) 56 Troy Taylor, Dallas, Texas, TNT/Wells, $100.
7. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
8. (11) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
9. (12) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
10. (10) 121 Bobby Ruffin, Crandall, Texas, Skyrocket/M & M, $100.
11. (8) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas, Harris/Lenmar, $100.
12. (3) 5g Keith Green, Waco, Texas, Hughes/, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (1) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 50, $4000.
2. (4) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 50, $2200.
3. (9) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 50, $1600.
4. (2) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 50, $1200.
5. (5) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 50, $800.
6. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 50, $800.
7. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 50, $700.
8. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $600.
9. (25) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 50, $650.
10. (27) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 50, $400.
11. (11) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 50, $475.
12. (15) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 50, $450.
13. (8) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 50, $425.
14. (24) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 50, $400.
15. (16) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 50, $400.
16. (17) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 50, $400.
17. (23) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, Hughes/Chase, 50, $300.
18. (21) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 50, $400.
19. (22) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas, DirtWorks/Centex, 50, $300.
20. (30) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 49, $100.
21. (10) 11j Justin Radcliff (R), China Spring, Texas, BMS/Fletcher, 49, $300.
22. (29) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 49, $100.
23. (20) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 48, $400.
24. (14) J41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas, CAM/Sput’s, 42, mechanical, $400.
25. (28) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, mechanical,
$400.
26. (3) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 26, mechanical,
$400.
27. (19) 28 Gabe Tucker (R), Carbon, Texas, Hughes/KSE, 20, flat tire, $300.
28. (18) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 12, mechanical, $400.
29. (12) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 7, mechanical, $400.
30. (26) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 6, mechanical, $400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leader: Sorensen 1-50.
Total Laps Led: Sorensen 50.
Margin of Victory: 0.563 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Sanders (started
25th, finished 9th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: B. Davis.
Provisional Starters: Beebe, Shryock, Rowland, Gustin.
Next Race: Friday, May 11, RPM Speedway, Crandall, Texas.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 590, Sanders
565, Hughes 556, Phillips 555, Shryock 544, S. Scott 514, J. Scott 488, Krohn
485, Junghans 479, Ramirez 78.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1183, Hilsabeck 596, Keith
561, Penn 501, Thomas Tillison Jr. 306.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 125,
Geddes 112, ProPower 98, Yeoman 86, Hatfield 82.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 141,
GRT 133, Skyrocket 103, TRE 57, Shaw 41.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Penn.
American Racer – Malchus.
Beyea Custom Headers – Sorensen.
Dominator Race Products – B. Davis.
Eibach Springs – Houston.
Forty9Designs.com – Houston, Krohn.
Hooker Harness – Dunn.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Sorensen.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Sanders.
KSE Racing Products – Gould.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Dripps.
Nitroquest – Tomlinson, D. Davis, Green.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Brown.
R2C Performance Products – Dunn.
Real Racing Wheels – Ramirez, Junghans, Payne.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Beyea Custom
Headers, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts,
Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products,
Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Rained-out USMTS ‘Showdown’
reset for June 27, part of BIG 3 at Deer Creek Speedway
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (May 10) -- When you think of the number 3 what comes to
mind? Is it Dale Earnhardt, the legend whom so many of us grew up watching? How
about the nine-time USMTS National Champion, #3 Kelly Shryock, a local hard
charger such as the #3D of Tim Donlinger, or maybe it’s the number of events
that have been cancelled this year due to rain.
Well race fans there’s now another number 3 that will stick in your mind: THE
BIG 3.
Deer Creek Speedway, along with officials from the USMTS and WISSOTA are excited
to announce that a third event has been added to the already highly anticipated
summer calendar making it 3 must see events in 10 days with almost $200,000 in
prize money on the line.
“When the Justice Brothers Car Care Products Spring Showdown was rained out we
knew we had to do something,” said track president Randy Queensland. “After a
lot of discussion and hard work between the sanctioning bodies and sponsors we
feel we’ve come up with an exciting solution.”
The event was originally slated for April 28 but Mother Nature had different
plans.
The once-named “Spring Showdown” has now become the first of the BIG 3 and will
kick off this powerful string of events on Wednesday, June 27. On the card for
the event will be the USMTS National Championship Series running for $4,000 to
win and $400 to start. An exciting twist to the event is the WISSOTA Late Model
Challenge Series will be going after a $2,000-to-win payday and fans will also
get to see the WISSOTA Street Stocks run for $500 to win.
“A show like this is hard to put together without a sponsor and we couldn’t
thank Randy and Patti Eastvold with Hanson Tire enough for yet again showing
their support for local racing as they were a big influence on making this
happen and will be the title sponsor for the event,” stated marketing director
Ryan Queensland.
Hanson Tire Service of Le Roy and Preston, Minn. has extensive wholesale routes
covering Southeast Minnesota and Southwest Wisconsin along with Northeast and
North Central Iowa. They carry a complete line of passenger, SUV, light truck,
commercial truck and OTR tires from many leading tire companies. Hanson Tire is
also the largest agricultural tire, rim retailer and wholesaler in the region.
Both locations offer service for autos and light trucks for tires, brakes,
alignment and complete service checks. Visit them online at
www.hansontireinc.com.
There is only one piece of the puzzle left to put in place … What are we going
to name it? With everything coming together so fast, officials haven’t had time
to come up with a name for the event. Got something in mind? Visit the Deer
Creek Speedway Facebook page, look for the contest post and submit your name. If
we end up using your name, you and a guest will get into the event for free. The
name of the event must include “Hanson Tire.”
TICKETS: Reserved seat tickets are available online or by
calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE or 507-754-6107. Adults grandstand tickets are
$20 and kids ages 12 & under are $10. Pit passes are $35.
TIMES: The pit gate opens at 3:00 and the grandstands open at
4:00. Hot laps will start at 6:30 and racing begins at 7:00.
THE BIG 3:
• Wednesday, June 27 – Inaugural Event (name needed) featuring USMTS National
Championship Series ($4,000 to win), WISSOTA Challenge Series ($2,000 to win)
and WISSOTA Street Stocks ($500 to win).
• Saturday, June 30 – FireCracker featuring WISSOTA Challenge Series ($3,000 to
win), plus USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, WISSOTA Super Stocks, WISSOTA Midwest
Modifieds and WISSOTA Street Stocks.
• Saturday, July 7 – NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 featuring the World of Outlaws
Late Model Series ($10,000 to win) and USMTS Casey's Cup Series ($2,000 to win).
With the addition of the June 27 date at the Deer Creek Speedway, the USMTS
Casey’s Cup Series event at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, has
been moved back one day to Tuesday, June 26, and creates a juicy five-night,
five-night swing through Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota. On Thursday, June
28, the series will be at the Fairmont Raceway in Fairmont, Minn., and then trek
into Allison, Iowa, on Friday for a show at the Highway 3 Raceway. The
pentathlon of power wraps up on Saturday, June 30, with the 2nd Annual USMTS
“Donnybrook in Decorah” at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS national championship SERIES Points standings as of May 8, 2012
Rank Car# FirstName LastName City ST Points Races Wins T‐5 T‐10 Earnings
1 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 518 6 4 6 $8,200
2 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile IA 494 6 1 4 5 $9,500
3 20 Rodney Sanders Happy TX 491 6 3 5 $6,425
4 12 Jason Hughes Watts OK 480 6 2 3 4 $10,500
5 75 Terry Phillips Springfield MO 464 6 1 2 3 $8,475
6 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces NM 450 6 3 3 $6,675
7 1st Johnny Scott Las Cruces NM 432 6 1 2 3 $6,925
8 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan KS 417 6 1 3 $3,450
9 7k Jason Krohn Slayton MN 415 6 2 3 $4,100
10 4r Dereck Ramirez Woodward OK 410 6 3 $3,300
11 20r Bryan Rowland Woodward OK 344 6 1 $1,950
12 16 Austin Siebert Grandview MO 321 6 $1,800
13 22b Rick Beebe Shawnee KS 318 6 $1,800
14 21 Chris Brown Spring TX 305 4 1 2 2 $6,150
15 14 Jon Tesch Watertown SD 297 4 3 $2,325
16 33z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon IA 265 4 2 $1,800
17 19 Mike Sorensen Rochester MN 263 4 2 $1,775
18 555 Ryan Ruter Kanawha IA 230 4 $1,650
19 23 Brandon Davis Castle Rock CO 221 4 $400
20 5t Randy Timms Wheatland OK 220 4 $1,375
21 7 Al Hejna Clear Lake IA 212 4 $1,300
22 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield MO 208 4 $1,000
23 31 Corey Dripps Waterloo IA 197 4 $700
23 10 Mike Steensma Luverne MN 197 4 $700
25 25 Ron Keith Shawnee KS 193 4 $400
26 85d Mark Dotson Cameron MO 191 3 1 $1,175
27 22d Daniel Hilsabeck Waukee IA 187 4 $700
28 5w John O Whittington Vidor TX 174 2 2 2 $2,500
29 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. Corpus Christi TX 165 2 1 2 $2,150
30 22 Brad Buck Paragould AR 150 3 $600
31 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. Wellston OK 148 3 $600
32 12m Jason Miller Osceola WI 143 2 1 1 $2,300
32 73 Mickey Burrell Fair Grove MO 143 3 $600
34 16 Chris Henigan Marshall TX 142 2 1 $800
35 5* Casey Penn Shreveport LA 140 3 $600
36 11x Rich Lofthus Bloomer WI 135 3 $300
37 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. Sunnyville TX 131 2 1 $800
USMTS casey’s cup SERIES Points standings as of May 8, 2012
Rank Car# FirstName LastName City ST Points Races Wins T‐5 T‐10 Earnings
1 20 Rodney Sanders Happy TX 71 8 1 7 8 $10,000
2 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 59 7 1 5 6 $8,400
3 12 Jason Hughes Watts OK 52 7 1 5 6 $6,990
3 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces NM 52 8 1 4 7 $6,950
5 75 Terry Phillips Springfield MO 46 6 3 4 4 $7,425
6 1st Johnny Scott Las Cruces NM 41 8 2 7 $4,860
7 4r Dereck Ramirez Woodward OK 33 7 1 3 $3,820
8 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield MO 30 8 1 5 $4,030
8 20r Bryan Rowland Woodward OK 30 7 1 3 $3,165
10 33z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon IA 23 5 2 2 $2,255
10 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile IA 23 5 1 2 $2,625
10 5j John Schwab Liberal KS 23 6 1 1 $2,160
10 16 Austin Siebert Grandview MO 23 8 1 $1,185
14 90 Terry Schultz Sedalia MO 21 5 1 3 $2,600
14 98 John Allen Chanute KS 21 6 1 1 $2,090
16 22b Rick Beebe Shawnee KS 19 6 1 $1,855
17 23 Brandon Davis Castle Rock CO 18 7 $1,090
18 85d Mark Dotson Cameron MO 17 4 1 1 $1,840
18 22d Daniel Hilsabeck Waukee IA 17 7 $1,410
18 5* Casey Penn Shreveport LA 17 6 $910
21 25 Ron Keith Shawnee KS 16 6 $1,260
22 9 Ken Schrader Concord NC 15 3 1 $1,950
23 36 Kenny Wallace Concord NC 12 3 1 $1,100
23 4m Bobby Malchus Red Oak TX 12 4 $1,350
25 R Ron Ver Beek Oskaloosa IA 11 1 1 1 1 $2,000
25 33 Steve Muilenburg Sparta MO 11 4 1 $1,175
25 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan KS 11 3 1 $1,200
25 12 Johnny Bone Jr. Pea Ridge AR 11 4 $1,140
25 91 Joe Duvall Chelsea OK 11 4 $980
30 5t Randy Timms Wheatland OK 10 2 1 1 $1,050
30 39 Luke Driskell Stilwell KS 10 5 $450
30 23 Justin Rexwinkle South Coffeyville OK 10 4 $780
30 66t Tyler Schmidt Easton KS 10 4 $650
34 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. Wellston OK 9 4 $685
34 73b Shad Badder Oak Grove MO 9 3 $900
34 88d Matt Dotson Clark MO 9 3 $800
34 00 Jim Moody Odessa MO 9 3 $640
Lone Star State tripleheader on
tap for USMTS Modifieds
WACO, Texas (May 8) -- The United States Modified Touring Series heads back to
the Lone Star State for a tripleheader this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May
10-12.
One driver could walk away with more than $10,000 during the 50-hour stretch.
Friday’s USMTS Casey’s Cup Series event will be a $2,000-to-win race sandwiched
between two USMTS National Championship Series shows paying $4,000 to win each
on Thursday and Saturday.
On Thursday, the series returns to the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott (just
outside of Waco) for the second straight year, and then on Friday it’s off to
the first-ever event for the USMTS Modifieds at the RPM Speedway in Crandall.
The weekend wraps up Saturday at the Cowtown Speedway as the series makes its
third visit to the popular bullring in Kennedale.
The first stop will be a $4,000-to-win USMTS National Championship Series event
at the Heart O' Texas Speedway where defending USMTS National Champion Ryan
Gustin picked up the win last year in the series’ first-ever visit to the
quarter-mile high-banked dirt oval.
Hot laps will begin at 7:00 (draw cut off 6:45) with racing at 7:30. The Heart
O’ Texas Speedway is located 7 miles north of Waco on I-35 at exit 343. Call
254-776-1576 for more information or 254-829-2294 on race day or visit the
track’s website at www.heartotexspeedway.com.
Stop #2 will be the inaugural race at the RPM Speedway and a points race in the
USMTS Casey's Cup Series powered by Swan Energy paying $2,000 to win. The 2012
season marks the fourth year of operation for the quarter-mile dirt oval which
features USRA Modifieds as part of the regular Friday night program.
Gates open at 5:00, hot laps are at 7:00 (draw cut off 6:45) and racing begins
at 7:30. The RPM Speedway is located southeast of Crandall on US 175 to CR 4106
(Bud Stoy Rd. exit) to the intersection of CR 4104. For more information, call
972-427-6822 or check out www.rpmspeedwayoftexas.com online.
The last stop of the weekend will be at the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale. This
too is a USMTS National Championship Series race paying $4,000 to win and,
again, Gustin is the defending race winner.
2010 USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes finished fourth in the 2008 event
while three Cowtown locals – George White, Bryan Sugg and Glenn Leuschner –
successfully defended their home turf and claimed the top three spots.
Pits open at 4:30, hot laps at 6:15 (draw cut off 6:00) and racing to begin at
6:30. The Cowtown Speedway is a quarter-mile high-banked clay oval located off
of I-20 at exit 442-A, then 1.7 miles southeast on Mansfield Hwy., then 1.4
miles southwest on New Hope Rd. For day-of-race information, call 817-478-9952
or check out www.cowtownspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.
In addition to Gustin and Hughes, drivers expected for this weekend’s trio of
shootouts include nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, USMTS Casey's
Cup Series points leader Rodney Sanders, Terry Phillips, Stormy Scott, Johnny
Scott, Chase Junghans, 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Dereck Ramirez,
Bryan Rowland, Austin Siebert, Rick Beebe, Chris Brown, Jon Tesch, Zack
VanderBeek, Mike Sorensen, Ryan Ruter, Brandon Davis, Randy Timms, Al Hejna,
Jeremy Payne, Corey Dripps, Ron Keith, Daniel Hilsabeck, Steven Whiteaker Jr.,
Casey Penn, Clyde Dunn Jr., Tristan Dycus, Shane Hebert, Sean Jones, Chase Allen
and more.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Hanson Tire Service, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic
Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Shryock nets 177th victory in
USMTS debut at West Plains
WEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 5) – With 176 career wins, there’s not many race tracks on
the United States Modified Touring Series schedule that Kelly Shryock hasn’t won
at.
One of those tracks was the West Plains Motor Speedway where the USMTS Modifieds
paid their first visit in the series’ 14-year history Saturday night, and now
the nine-time USMTS National Champion can add the legendary 3/8-mile red clay
oval to his résumé.
Although he started on the pole and led all 40 laps of the USMTS National
Championship Series main event Saturday night, Shryock’s series-best 177th USMTS
victory didn’t come easy as he had to fight back the challenges of hard-charging
Terry Phillips in the closing laps to seal the deal.
Phillips, who started on the outside of the sixth row, methodically worked his
way to the front and got up to challenge Shryock’s teammate Chris Brown near the
halfway point of the race. Cautions on laps 24 and 32 helped keep the field
tight, and Phillips eventually got by Brown and set his sights on the leader.
With Phillips closing in, Shryock adjusted his line to take away Phillips’
preferred route. In doing so, however, the bottom groove opened up for Brown and
he took full advantage of the clear track in front of him to challenge for the
lead himself.
But the veteran from Fertile, Iowa, was flawless over the final handful of laps
and held on to cross the finish line ahead of Phillips and Brown. The win –
Shryock’s first of the year- was worth $5,000 which included a $1,000 bonus from
Hanson Tire Service.
With his runner-up finish, Phillips also collected a $500 bonus from Hanson Tire
Service as the hard charger of the race.
2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn finished fourth for the second straight
night, and Ryan Gustin passed ten cars competitors en route to a fifth-place
finish. Sixth through tenth went to Zack VanderBeek, Dereck Ramirez, Brandon
Ball, Mike Sorensen and West Plains resident Jason Hughes.
The other Jason Hughes in attendance – the 2010 USMTS National Champion from
Watts, Okla. – followed up his win on Friday night in La Monte, Mo., with a
disappointing last-place finish when he suffered a flat tire on lap 5 after
contact from another car.
USMTS Casey’s Cup points leader Rodney Sanders wound up eleventh – his first
finish outside of the top-10 in the first fourteen USMTS points races so far
this season.
Next weekend, the series heads back to the Lone Star State for a tripleheader on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 10-12. On Thursday, the USMTS Modifieds
return to the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott for the second straight year,
and then on Friday it’s on to Crandall, Texas, for the first-ever event at the
RPM Speedway. The weekend wraps up Saturday at the Cowtown Speedway in
Kennedale.
One driver could walk away with more than $10,000 during the 50-hour stretch.
Friday’s event at the RPM Speedway will be a $2,000-to-win USMTS Casey’s Cup
Series race sandwiched between two USMTS National Championship Series shows
paying $4,000 to win each.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Inaugural Event presented by Mr. Dent Collision & Mega Motorsports
West Plains Motor Speedway, West Plains, Mo.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (1) 32 Brandon Ball (R), West Plains, Mo.
3. (4) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
4. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (5) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
6. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
7. (3) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
8. (10) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
9. (7) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
10. (6) 99r Justin Roberts (R), Paragould, Ark.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (8) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
5. (3) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
6. (6) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (9) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
8. (1) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.
9. (10) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
10. (5) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (8) 0x Steve Picou, High Ridge, Mo.
2. (4) 22 Brad Buck (R), Paragould, Ark.
3. (3) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
4. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (6) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
7. (7) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
8. (1) D97 Daryl Hay (R), Doniphan, Mo.
9. (10) 0 Scott Crigler (R), Alton, Mo.
10. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (9) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
5. (2) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
6. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
7. (5) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (8) 36m Logan Martin (R), West Plains, Mo.
9. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
10. (10) 63 Joey Smith (R), Pomona, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
5. (6) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
6. (9) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
7. (14) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
8. (11) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
9. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $100.
10. (7) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $100.
11. (12) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
12. (8) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
13. (10) D97 Daryl Hay (R), Doniphan, Mo., Allens/Robinson, $100.
14. (13) 99r Justin Roberts (R), Paragould, Ark., Predator/RPM, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (1) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
3. (7) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (4) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
5. (3) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
6. (5) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (10) 36m Logan Martin (R), West Plains, Mo., GRT/GMPP, $100.
8. (9) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., Allens/Richmont, $100.
9. (8) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
10. (12) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $100.
11. (6) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $100.
12. (14) 63 Joey Smith (R), Pomona, Mo., /, $100.
13. (11) 0 Scott Crigler (R), Alton, Mo., Shaw/Patriot, $100.
14. (13) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark., Lightning/Kelly, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $5000.
2. (12) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $2700.
3. (3) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $1600.
4. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $1200.
5. (15) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
6. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
7. (11) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $700.
8. (9) 32 Brandon Ball (R), West Plains, Mo., GRT/Smith, 40, $550.
9. (19) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $550.
10. (16) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $450.
11. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $475.
12. (21) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $450.
13. (6) 0x Steve Picou, High Ridge, Mo., TRE/SCP, 40, $425.
14. (8) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
15. (23) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $400.
16. (5) 22 Brad Buck (R), Paragould, Ark., TRE/SCP, 40, $400.
17. (25) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $400.
18. (28) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Ellison, 40, $300.
19. (13) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $400.
20. (24) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
21. (20) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo., Nullynski/Hood Performance, 40,
$300.
22. (27) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $100.
23. (26) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $100.
24. (22) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 39, $400.
25. (17) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 39, $400.
26. (18) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 27, flat tire, $400.
27. (14) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 24, mechanical,
$400.
28. (10) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 9, mechanical, $400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leader: Shryock 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 40.
Margin of Victory: 0.448 second.
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Jason Hughes.
Provisional Starters: Junghans, Siebert, Davis, G. Hughes.
Next Race: Thursday, May 10, Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott,
Texas.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 518, Shryock
494, Sanders 491, Jason Hughes 480, Phillips 464, S. Scott 450, J. Scott 432,
Junghans 417, Krohn 415, Ramirez 410.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1119, Hilsabeck 551, Keith
516, Penn 451, Tillison 306.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 116,
Geddes 105, ProPower 95, Yeoman 85, Hatfield 74.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 131,
GRT 124, Skyrocket 95, TRE 57, Impressive 34, Shaw 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Jason Hughes.
American Racer – Shryock.
Dominator Race Products – Jason Hughes.
Eibach Springs – Picou.
Forty9Designs.com – Krohn, Sorensen.
Hooker Harness – Sanders.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Shryock.
KSE Racing Products – Rowland.
Marsh Racing Wheels – S. Scott.
Nitroquest – Roberts, Nicholas.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – not awarded.
PBM Performance Products – VanderBeek.
R2C Performance Products – Phillips.
Real Racing Wheels – Timms, S. Scott.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Hanson Tire Service, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic
Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Hughes banks LA Raceway loot
LA MONTE, Mo. (May 4) – The USMTS Modifieds invaded the LA Raceway Friday for
the second time in just over two weeks for the Arbor Masters Modified Nationals
presented by Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning. This time, the stakes were
doubled with $4,000 to win on the line and valuable USMTS National Championship
Series points.
Unlike the last visit on April 19, there was no lightning in the sky, but Stormy
Scott was poised to make it two in a row as he started the 40-lap main event
from the outside of the front row. Scott shot out to an early lead over
polesitter Bryan Rowland as the green flag fell, with Jason Hughes, Randy Timms
and Chase Junghans in pursuit.
Scott continued to lead the first ten laps but Hughes remained glued to his rear
bumper. Meanwhile, defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin was up to 16th
from his 22nd starting spot while the rest of the 30-car starting field slugged
it out throughout the pack.
Trailing by eight car-lengths by lap 16, Hughes began to reel Scott back in as
Gustin climbed to eighth by the halfway point when a caution slowed the pace or
the race.
Scott got a big jump on the restart as Junghans followed him into second. But
two laps later, Hughes reclaimed the position and set his sights on Scott while
Rodney Sanders muscled his way past Junghans for the runner-up spot.
With nine laps to go, Hughes powered his way by Scott to take the lead for the
first time. Scott tried the high side of the track, but Hughes held on to lead
lap 32. Meanwhile, Scott had his hands full trying to fend off Sanders while
Jason Krohn worked into fourth and Gustin followed Junghans in sixth.
Coming for the white flag, Hughes and Scott made contact down the front-stretch
with Scott showing some wrinkled sheet metal from the exchange. Hughes took
advantage, and held off Scott at the checkered flags by less than a car length
with Sanders right there in the mix finishing third.
Krohn wound up fourth and Junghans rounded out the top five. Sixth through tenth
were Gustin, Dereck Ramirez, Mark Dotson, Terry Phillips and Kelly Shryock.
Friday’s event marked the ninth USMTS event at Mike and Carol White’s 3/8-mile
clay oval, and the third win at the LA Raceway for the 2010 USMTS National
Champion. The $4,000 win was also the 107th career USMTS triumph for Hughes.
Saturday will take the stars and cars of the USMTS National Championship Series
to the historic West Plains Motor Speedway. Mother Nature thwarted the series
debut here last year, so fans and drivers alike are chomping at the bit to see
action on the legendary oval.
After several years sitting dormant, officials welcomed fans, drivers, crew
members, sponsors and their families back for the first night of weekly racing
in April 2011. Thousands of hours and dollars later, dozens of renovations and
upgrades have given the historic dirt track new life.
In its first season under new ownership, the West Plains Motor Speedway boasts
one of the best weekly car counts and some of the nation’s toughest competition
during their weekly USRA Modified program.
Presented by Mega Motorsports and Mr. Dent Collision Repair, the event will also
feature Crate Late Models, USRA B-Mods, Super Stocks and Hobby Stocks. Race time
is 7:00.
And while the competitors will be battling for big money, even the fans can get
in on the action too as $1,000 in cash will be dropped from the sky, and fans
get to stand underneath and see how much you can catch!
The West Plains Motor Speedway is a 100-acre motorsports facility with an
exciting 3/8-mile red clay oval surrounded by seating that will accommodate more
than 12,000 fans. Fans can enjoy the action from their choice of molded contour
seating, ground level bleachers or high-rise stadium style seating.
On-site camping is available free of charge with clean restrooms, showers, water
fill and a dump station for motor homes. Full service food and souvenir
concessions are conveniently located within the facility along with acres of
free parking.
The West Plains Motor Speedway is located 6 miles south of West Plains on US 63.
For more information, call the track office at 417-522-9891 or 417-257-2112 on
race day. The track's website can be found at www.westplainsdirt.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Arbor Masters Modified Nationals presented by Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning
LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 12drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races
are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions
1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (1) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
3. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (9) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
5. (6) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
6. (8) 7j Justin Johnson (R), Gardner, Kan.
7. (4) 6h Josh Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
8. (7) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
9. (5) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (1) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
3. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (8) 2j Jason Russell (R), Henley, Mo.
5. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
6. (9) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
7. (5) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
8. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
9. (3) 12v Nathan Vaughn (R), Lincoln, Mo.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
2. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (4) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
4. (5) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
5. (2) 74 Howard Hall (R), Columbia, Mo.
6. (7) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
7. (8) 38c Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo.
8. (6) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark.
9. (9) 51b C.J. Lyle (R), Raymore, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (8) 0x Steve Picou, High Ridge, Mo.
5. (4) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
6. (7) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
7. (3) 14 Shawn Nations (R), Macks Creek, Mo.
8. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
9. (1) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (6) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (5) 8 Wesley Summers, Wellington, Mo.
7. (9) 73b Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
8. (7) 25 Scotty Roberts, Columbia, Mo.
9. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (2) 0x Steve Picou, High Ridge, Mo.
2. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
6. (9) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
7. (15) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
8. (10) 73b Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, $100.
9. (4) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (17) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $100.
11. (8) 7j Justin Johnson (R), Gardner, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $100.
12. (14) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark., Lightning/Kelly, $100.
13. (16) 51b C.J. Lyle (R), Raymore, Mo., Hoffman/Yeoman, $100.
14. (12) 14 Shawn Nations (R), Macks Creek, Mo., GRT/Ruble, $100.
15. (7) 74 Howard Hall (R), Columbia, Mo., DirtWorks/JRM, $100.
16. (13) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Ellison, $100.
17. (11) 6h Josh Hughes, West Plains, Mo., Shaw/Mullins, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (1) 2j Jason Russell (R), Henley, Mo.
2. (2) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
3. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (5) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
5. (12) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (4) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo.
7. (7) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
8. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $100.
9. (9) 8 Wesley Summers, Wellington, Mo., BMS/Richmont, $100.
10. (13) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
11. (11) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
12. (8) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $100.
13. (16) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
14. (10) 38c Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo., Allen/Midstate, $100.
15. (15) 12v Nathan Vaughn (R), Lincoln, Mo., DirtWorks/JRM, $100.
16. (14) 25 Scotty Roberts, Columbia, Mo., Allen/, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $4000.
2. (2) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $2200.
3. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1600.
4. (7) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $1200.
5. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $1000.
6. (22) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $900.
7. (19) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $700.
8. (16) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 40, $600.
9. (18) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $550.
10. (17) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $500.
11. (6) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $475.
12. (23) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $450.
13. (25) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $425.
14. (29) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $100.
15. (15) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $400.
16. (14) 2j Jason Russell (R), Henley, Mo., GRT/Creason, 40, $300.
17. (20) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
18. (12) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 39, mechanical, $400.
19. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 30, mechanical, $400.
20. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 28, brakes, $400.
21. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 23, mechanical,
$400.
22. (13) 0x Steve Picou, High Ridge, Mo., TRE/SCP, 20, mechanical, $400.
23. (11) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 19, mechanical, $300.
24. (30) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 18, mechanical, $100.
25. (27) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 18, mechanical, $100.
26. (24) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 14, mechanical,
$400.
27. (26) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 14, mechanical, $300.
28. (21) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb., Hughes/Sput’s, 14, ignition, $300.
29. (28) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 12, mechanical, $100.
30. (10) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 11, mechanical,
$400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: S. Scott 1-31, Hughes 32-40.
Total Laps Led: S. Scott 31, Hughes 9.
Margin of Victory: 0.253 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Gustin (started
22nd, finished 6th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Penn.
Provisional Starters: Beebe, Siebert, Keith, Davis.
Next Race: Saturday, May 5, West Plains Motor Speedway, West
Plains, Mo.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 434, Jason
Hughes 430, Sanders 421, S. Scott 400, Shryock 391, J. Scott 382, Phillips 369,
Junghans 359, Ramirez 332, Krohn 328.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1069, Hilsabeck 506, Keith
471, Penn 406, Driskell 270.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 110,
Geddes 102, ProPower 85, Yeoman 84, Hatfield 65.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 123,
GRT 115, Skyrocket 85, TRE 50, Impressive 34, Shaw 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Penn.
American Racer – Hejna.
Dominator Race Products – Penn.
Eibach Springs – Timms.
Forty9Designs.com – Krohn, Phillips.
Hooker Harness – Krohn.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – S. Scott.
KSE Racing Products – Hejna.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Beebe.
Nitroquest – Josh Hughes, Roberts.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Gustin.
PBM Performance Products – Junghans.
R2C Performance Products – S. Scott.
Real Racing Wheels – Picou, Russell.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS National Championship
Series heads to La Monte, West Plains for pair of Show-Me State showdowns
LA MONTE, Mo. (May 1) – The USMTS National Championship Series motors into
Missouri for a doubleheader this weekend starting on Friday, May 4, with a
return to the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., and then moving on to the
long-awaited series debut Saturday at the historic West Plains Motor Speedway in
West Plains, Mo.
Both events will pay $4,000 to win and are expected to draw the top names in
open-wheel dirt Modified racing.
With heat probably still rising from the clay, the USMTS Modifieds return to the
LA Raceway just a little more than two weeks since visiting the 3/8-mile clay
oval. King of America II Modified Nationals winner Stormy Scott continued his
hot streak with a win in what marked the eighth USMTS event at Mike and Carol
White’s facility and the fourth time the “A” Main has went green to checkered
without a caution.
Jason Hughes and Jeremy Payne are both two-time winners in La Monte. Other
former winners include Kelly Shryock, Rodney Sanders and Grant Junghans. Sanders
comes into the event where he won his career-first USMTS race as the points
leader in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series.
The Arbor Masters Modified Nationals presented by Beebe Heating & Air
Conditioning will see gates opening at 4:00 with hot laps starting at 7:00 and
the first heat race to follow. Also on the card will be 305 Winged Sprints and
Street Stocks.
The LA Raceway is a located 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more
information, check out www.laraceway.com online.
Saturday will take the stars and cars of the USMTS National Championship Series
to the historic West Plains Motor Speedway. Mother Nature thwarted the series
debut here last year, so fans and drivers alike are chomping at the bit to see
action on the legendary oval.
After several years sitting dormant, officials welcomed fans, drivers, crew
members, sponsors and their families back for the first night of weekly racing
in April 2011. Thousands of hours and dollars later, dozens of renovations and
upgrades have given the historic dirt track new life.
In its first season under new ownership, the West Plains Motor Speedway boasts
one of the best weekly car counts and some of the nation’s toughest competition
during their weekly USRA Modified program.
Presented by Mega Motorsports and Mr. Dent Collision Repair, the event will also
feature Crate Late Models, USRA B-Mods, Super Stocks and Hobby Stocks. Race time
is 7:00.
And while the competitors will be battling for big money, even the fans can get
in on the action too as $1,000 in cash will be dropped from the sky, and fans
get to stand underneath and see how much you can catch!
The West Plains Motor Speedway is a 100-acre motorsports facility with an
exciting 3/8-mile red clay oval surrounded by seating that will accommodate more
than 12,000 fans. Fans can enjoy the action from their choice of molded contour
seating, ground level bleachers or high-rise stadium style seating.
On-site camping is available free of charge with clean restrooms, showers, water
fill and a dump station for motor homes. Full service food and souvenir
concessions are conveniently located within the facility along with acres of
free parking.
The West Plains Motor Speedway is located 6 miles south of West Plains on US 63.
For more information, call the track office at 417-522-9891 or 417-257-2112 on
race day. The track's website can be found at www.westplainsdirt.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS CASEY’S CUP SERIES
Points standings as of April 30, 2012
Rank Car# FirstName LastName City ST Points Races Wins T‐5 T‐10 Winnings
1 20 Rodney Sanders Happy TX 71 8 1 7 8 $10,000
2 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 59 7 1 5 6 $8,400
3 12 Jason Hughes Watts OK 52 7 1 5 6 $6,990
3 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces NM 52 8 1 4 7 $6,950
5 75 Terry Phillips Springfield MO 46 6 3 4 4 $7,425
6 1st Johnny Scott Las Cruces NM 41 8 2 7 $4,860
7 4r Dereck Ramirez Woodward OK 33 7 1 3 $3,820
8 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield MO 30 8 1 5 $4,030
8 20r Bryan Rowland Woodward OK 30 7 1 3 $3,165
10 33z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon IA 23 5 2 2 $2,255
10 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile IA 23 5 1 2 $2,625
10 5j John Schwab Liberal KS 23 6 1 1 $2,160
10 16 Austin Siebert Grandview MO 23 8 1 $1,185
14 90 Terry Schultz Sedalia MO 21 5 1 3 $2,600
14 98 John Allen Chanute KS 21 6 1 1 $2,090
16 22b Rick Beebe Shawnee KS 19 6 1 $1,855
17 23 Brandon Davis Castle Rock CO 18 7 $1,090
18 85d Mark Dotson Cameron MO 17 4 1 1 $1,840
18 22d Daniel Hilsabeck Waukee IA 17 7 $1,410
18 5* Casey Penn Shreveport LA 17 6 $910
21 25 Ron Keith Shawnee KS 16 6 $1,260
22 9 Ken Schrader Concord NC 15 3 1 $1,950
23 36 Kenny Wallace Concord NC 12 3 1 $1,100
23 4m Bobby Malchus Red Oak TX 12 4 $1,350
25 R Ron Ver Beek Oskaloosa IA 11 1 1 1 1 $2,000
25 33 Steve Muilenburg Sparta MO 11 4 1 $1,175
25 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan KS 11 3 1 $1,200
25 12 Johnny Bone Jr. Pea Ridge AR 11 4 $1,140
25 91 Joe Duvall Chelsea OK 11 4 $980
30 5t Randy Timms Wheatland OK 10 2 1 1 $1,050
30 39 Luke Driskell Stilwell KS 10 5 $450
30 23 Justin Rexwinkle S. Coffeyville OK 10 4 $780
30 66t Tyler Schmidt Easton KS 10 4 $650
34 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. Wellston OK 9 4 $685
34 73b Shad Badder Oak Grove MO 9 3 $900
34 88d Matt Dotson Clark MO 9 3 $800
34 00 Jim Moody Odessa MO 9 3 $640
USMTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Points standings as of April 30, 2012
Rank Car# FirstName LastName City ST Points Races Wins T‐5 T‐10 Winnings
1 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 353 4 3 4 $6,300
2 20 Rodney Sanders Happy TX 330 4 2 4 $4,350
3 12 Jason Hughes Watts OK 329 4 1 2 3 $6,100
4 1st Johnny Scott Las Cruces NM 328 4 1 2 3 $6,125
5 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile IA 319 4 3 3 $4,000
6 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces NM 302 4 2 2 $4,075
7 14 Jon Tesch Watertown SD 297 4 3 $2,325
8 75 Terry Phillips Springfield MO 295 4 1 1 1 $5,225
9 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan KS 275 4 2 $2,050
10 4r Dereck Ramirez Woodward OK 254 4 1 $1,900
11 7k Jason Krohn Slayton MN 241 4 1 $1,700
12 20r Bryan Rowland Woodward OK 227 4 1 $1,150
13 16 Austin Siebert Grandview MO 220 4 $1,600
14 22b Rick Beebe Shawnee KS 214 4 $1,300
15 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield MO 208 4 $1,000
16 10 Mike Steensma Luverne MN 197 4 $700
17 5w John O Whittington Vidor TX 174 2 2 2 $2,500
18 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. Corpus Christi TX 165 2 1 2 $2,150
19 21 Chris Brown Spring TX 146 2 1 1 1 $4,100
20 12m Jason Miller Osceola WI 143 2 1 1 $2,300
21 16 Chris Henigan Marshall TX 142 2 1 $800
22 11x Rich Lofthus Bloomer WI 135 3 $300
23 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. Sunnyville TX 131 2 1 $800
24 555 Ryan Ruter Kanawha IA 124 2 $850
25 19 Mike Sorensen Rochester MN 123 2 1 $800
26 33z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon IA 122 2 1 $600
27 85d Mark Dotson Cameron MO 115 2 $575
27 36 Jeff Larson Freeport IL 115 2 $575
29 14t Tristan Dycus Midlothian TX 113 2 $550
30 99 Josh Angst Winona MN 112 2 $500
31 12c Corey Babbitt Channelview TX 111 2 $525
32 14w Clayton Wagamon Blaine MN 107 2 $800
32 7 Al Hejna Clear Lake IA 107 2 $500
34 23 Brandon Davis Castle Rock CO 105 2 $200
35 9 Shane Hebert Lafayette LA 104 2 $800
36 72 Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie MN 103 2 $500
36 IOU1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo MN 103 2 $500
Phillips fastest in USMTS
Fastenal feature in Fountain City
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (April 27) – Terry Phillips took the lead from Rodney
Sanders with 10 laps complete, and then held on over the final 30 circuits to
score the victory Friday night as the USMTS National Championship Series paid a
visit to the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis.
In the main event presented by Fastenal, polesitter and track owner Bob Timm
took the lead from the outside of the front row and led the first lap, but
mechanical woes sidelined the veteran before he could complete a second lap.
Rodney Sanders, who has eleven top-10 finishes in eleven points races this
season, inherited the point and paced the next nine laps before Phillips powered
his way into the lead and took command.
Phillips was flawless the rest of the way, and he had to be as Sanders shadowed
him the whole way but came up about a car-length short at the finish line.
It was Phillips’ series-best fifth overall USMTS victory of the season, but his
first in the USMTS National Championship Series which carries a $30,000 check
for the series points champion.
Friday’s win was worth $4,000 to the second-generation ace from Springfield, Mo.
King of America Modified Nationals winner and runaway Rookie of the Year points
leader Stormy Scott came from the eighth starting spot to finish third while
points leader and defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin finished fourth
by holding off nine-time titleist Kelly Shryock.
Jon Tesch, Mike Sorensen, Chase Junghans, Bryan Rowland and Jason Cummins
rounded out the top-10.
Earlier in the evening it was announced that Saturday’s event at the Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., has been canceled due to a dismal forecast
promising rain, wind and bitter cold temperatures.
Therefore, next up for the USMTS National Championship Series will be a
doubleheader in the Show-Me State next weekend starting on Friday, May 4, with a
return to the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., and then moving on to the
long-awaited series debut Saturday at the historic West Plains Motor Speedway in
West Plains, Mo.
Both events will pay $4,000 to win.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Inaugural Event presented by Fastenal
Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (4) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (5) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
6. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
7. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
8. (8) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
9. (7) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (9) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
6. (7) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (4) 96x Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn.
8. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
9. (1) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (3) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (6) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
5. (8) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
6. (5) 110 Adam Hensel (R), Baldwin, Wis.
7. (9) 8 Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn.
8. (2) 9 John Carpenter (R), Hibbing, Minn.
9. (7) 4g Chris Gilbertson, Trempealeau, Wis.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
2. (3) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
3. (6) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
4. (2) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
5. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (9) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn.
7. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
8. (5) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
9. (4) 21 Skeeter Estey (R), Kelly Lake, Minn.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (2) 36 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill.
3. (3) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (4) 00 Robby Bunkelman (R), Abbotsford, Wis.
5. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
6. (8) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
7. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (6) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (4) 35k Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn.
4. (3) 37 Kelly Estey (R), Hibbing, Minn.
5. (8) 89 Eric Pember (R), Pittsville, Wis.
6. (2) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (7) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
8. (6) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 35k Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn.
2. (3) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
3. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (4) 89 Eric Pember (R), Pittsville, Wis.
5. (6) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
6. (8) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn., Skyrocket/JRM, $100.
7. (7) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, $100.
8. (9) 96x Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn., Fegers/Dean, $100.
9. (5) 00 Robby Bunkelman (R), Abbotsford, Wis., Skyrocket/Tim’s, $100.
10. (12) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo., Impressive/SCP, $100.
11. (10) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, $100.
12. (13) 4g Chris Gilbertson, Trempealeau, Wis., J-Car/BK’s, $100.
13. (11) 9 John Carpenter (R), Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (5) 37 Kelly Estey (R), Hibbing, Minn.
5. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
7. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
8. (3) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, $100.
9. (7) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $100.
10. (11) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis., SSR/BK’s, $100.
11. (12) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Skyrocket/Midstate, $100.
12. (13) 21 Skeeter Estey (R), Kelly Lake, Minn., Rocket/Tesar, $100.
13. (10) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
2. (5) IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn.
3. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (9) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (8) 8 Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
7. (7) 110 Adam Hensel (R), Baldwin, Wis., GRT/, $100.
8. (10) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, $100.
9. (11) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa, Skyrocket/Action, $100.
10. (4) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Grove, $100.
11. (12) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
12. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $4000.
2. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $2200.
3. (8) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $1600.
4. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1200.
5. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $1000.
6. (10) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $800.
7. (4) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $700.
8. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $600.
9. (9) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $550.
10. (12) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $500.
11. (13) 36 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., Shaw/, 40, $475.
12. (18) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/ASI, 40, $550.
13. (19) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $425.
14. (16) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
15. (14) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $400.
16. (27) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
17. (20) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn., Shaw/Tim’s, 40, $400.
18. (21) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $400.
19. (30) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $100.
20. (25) 37 Kelly Estey (R), Hibbing, Minn., MasterSbilt/Tim’s, 40, $400.
21. (11) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, 40, $400.
22. (17) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
23. (23) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 39, $400.
24. (26) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 39, $400.
25. (29) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 20,
mechanical, $100.
26. (24) 89 Eric Pember (R), Pittsville, Wis., LG2/Mullins, 19, mechanical,
$400.
27. (28) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 12, mechanical, $100.
28. (15) 35k Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 10, mechanical, $400.
29. (22) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, 8, mechanical, $400.
30. (2) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, 1, mechanical, $400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: B. Timm 1, Sanders 2-10, Phillips 11-40.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 30, Sanders 9, B. Timm 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.433 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Waits (started
18th, finished 12th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: B. Timm.
Provisional Starters: Ramirez, Krohn, VanderBeek, Payne.
Next Race: Friday, May 4, LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 353, Sanders
330, Hughes 329, J. Scott 328, Shryock 319, S. Scott 302, Tesch 297, Phillips
295, Junghans 275, Ramirez 254.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 971, Hilsabeck 461, Ron
Keith 421, Casey Penn 356, Jay Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 100,
Geddes 94, ProPower 79, Yeoman 75, Hatfield 61.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 113,
GRT 106, Skyrocket 77, TRE 45, Impressive 34, Shaw 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – B. Timm.
American Racer – Krohn.
Dominator Race Products – B. Timm.
Eibach Springs – Sanders.
Forty9Designs.com – Gustin, Rowland.
Hooker Harness – Phillips.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Phillips.
KSE Racing Products – S. Scott.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Bohr.
Nitroquest – Carpenter, Steensma, Brown.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Waits.
PBM Performance Products – B. Timm.
R2C Performance Products – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Konkel, Hughes, Hilsabeck.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Brown notches fifth career
USMTS win on the road at Rice Lake
RICE LAKE, Wis. (April 26) – As of Thursday afternoon, Chris Brown had four
career USMTS victories to his credit – all of them coming at dirt ovals within a
one-hour drive from his home in Spring, Texas.
After the checkered flag fell later in the evening, Brown had his fifth career
win with a triumph in the USMTS National Championship Series event at the Rice
Lake Speedway in Rice Lake, Wis. – nearly 1,300 miles north of his front porch.
Brown started on the inside of the second row next to his teammate, Kelly
Shryock, while Jason Miller and Jason Gross – both of nearby Osceola, Wis. –
shared the front row for the start of the 40-lapper.
Miller secured the top spot at the drop of the green flag but caution slowed the
pace when Mike Anderson, who led the first eight laps of this race last year,
suffered mechanical problems with just three laps in the books.
Back under green, Miller again took control with Brown and Shryock slugging it
out for the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, last year’s winner Ryan Gustin was
steadily moving forward from the 17th starting spot in the 30-car field.
Midway through the race, Brown began to apply heavy pressure to Miller and
wrestled the lead away with 19 circuits remaining.
With no more yellow flags to assist the drivers chasing him, Brown was able to
cruise to the $4,000 win with Miller holding off Shryock for second place.
Johnny Scott and Rodney Sanders were fourth and fifth, while Gross, Jason
Hughes, Gustin, Jon Tesch and Zack VanderBeek rounded out the first ten to cross
the finish line.
Passing nine cars, Gustin earned his first Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard
Charger Award and also maintained his lead in the USMTS National Championship
standings by a single point over Hughes.
Scott is just three markers behind Hughes, with Shryock and Sanders rounding out
the top five entering Friday night’s show at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in
Fountain City, Wis.
Fastenal Company is joining forces with the Mississippi Thunder Speedway to
present the USMTS National Championship Series as part of the track’s 2012
season opener.
“We are expecting car counts to be upwards of 60-70 cars for this event – not
counting all of the competitors who will be on hand for the other support
divisions that night as well,” said promoter Bob Timm. “I really think this
could be one of our biggest events of the entire season. All of the best and
most popular Modified races in the country will be on hand with our own local
racers as well.”
Also on the card for the 7:30 p.m. spectacular will be the Industrial Material
Surplus Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA B-Mods, plus Street Stocks and Pure
Stocks.
For more details about the 3/8-mile high-banked dark clay oval, visit the
track’s website at www.mississippithunder.com.
On Saturday, the series wraps up the weekend tripleheader with another
$4,000-to-win showdown at the Deer Creek in Spring Valley, Minn.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, Wis.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (2) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (3) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn.
4. (4) 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis.
5. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (5) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
7. (9) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
8. (8) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
9. (7) 21w Dano Ostrander, New York Mills, Minn.
10. (10) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 11d Tim McMann (R), Duluth, Minn.
2. (3) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (5) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
5. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (10) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo.
7. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (6) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
9. (8) 00 Scott Hudack (R), Ashland, Wis.
10. (1) 74 Shaun Kreyer (R), Hayward, Wis.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (1) 00 Robby Bunkelman (R), Abbotsford, Wis.
5. (7) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
6. (5) 7x Jesse Glenz (R), Cadott, Wis.
7. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
8. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
9. (9) 89 Eric Pember (R), Pittsville, Wis.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12 Jason Gross (R), Osceola, Wis.
2. (5) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
5. (4) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
6. (8) 110 Dave Cain, Corcoran, Minn.
7. (7) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis.
8. (2) 24 Mark Blood (R), Mora, Minn.
9. (9) 37 Kelly Estey (R), Hibbing, Minn.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
3. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (6) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
5. (7) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
6. (8) 36 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill.
7. (9) 67 Jeff Tardy (R), Hibbing, Minn.
8. (1) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
9. (5) 57 Mike Anderson (R), Colfax, Wis.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (4) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
2. (1) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (6) 40 Kevin Adams, Cameron, Wis.
4. (5) 8 Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn.
5. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (7) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
7. (3) 9 John Carpenter (R), Hibbing, Minn.
8. (2) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
9. (9) 21 Skeeter Estey (R), Kelly Lake, Minn.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
3. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
4. (3) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
5. (4) 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis., Hughes/Tim’s, $100.
6. (9) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
7. (7) 36 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., Shaw/, $100.
8. (11) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $100.
9. (13) 89 Eric Pember (R), Pittsville, Wis., LG2/Mullins, $100.
10. (12) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis., SSR/BK’s, $100.
11. (10) 9 John Carpenter (R), Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s, $100.
12. (2) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn., Shaw/Tim’s, $100.
13. (8) 7x Jesse Glenz (R), Cadott, Wis., Sidebiter/Tim’s, $100.
14. (14) 21 Skeeter Estey (R), Kelly Lake, Minn., Rocket/Tesar, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (6) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
3. (4) 00 Robby Bunkelman (R), Abbotsford, Wis.
4. (2) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
5. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
6. (3) 8 Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
7. (7) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
8. (8) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, $100.
9. (10) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis., J-Car/TriStar, $100.
10. (9) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
11. (13) 37 Kelly Estey (R), Hibbing, Minn., MasterSbilt/Tim’s, $100.
12. (11) 24 Mark Blood (R), Mora, Minn., Matrix/Chubbs, $100.
13. (12) 21w Dano Ostrander, New York Mills, Minn., Wheeler/Mullins, $100.
14. (14) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis., Allen’s/Licciardi, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
3. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (13) 57 Mike Anderson (R), Colfax, Wis.
5. (7) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
6. (5) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo., Impressive/SCP, $100.
7. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $100.
8. (6) 110 Dave Cain, Corcoran, Minn., Shaw/, $100.
9. (11) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, $100.
10. (9) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis., J-Car/B&B, $100.
11. (10) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn., Hughes/BuckBuilt, $100.
12. (8) 67 Jeff Tardy (R), Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s, $100.
13. (12) 00 Scott Hudack (R), Ashland, Wis., Skyrocket/Labbs, $100.
14. (14) 74 Shaun Kreyer (R), Hayward, Wis., Pierce/Tirys, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $4000.
2. (1) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2200.
3. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $1600.
4. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $1200.
5. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1000.
6. (2) 12 Jason Gross (R), Osceola, Wis., Matrix/Adams, 40, $700.
7. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $700.
8. (17) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $700.
9. (11) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $550.
10. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $500.
11. (19) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $475.
12. (13) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $450.
13. (10) 40 Kevin Adams, Cameron, Wis., Shaw/Adams, 40, $425.
14. (16) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $400.
15. (20) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 40, $400.
16. (21) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $400.
17. (14) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, 40, $400.
18. (23) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
19. (27) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $400.
20. (24) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, 40, $400.
21. (25) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $400.
22. (29) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $100.
23. (22) 00 Robby Bunkelman (R), Abbotsford, Wis., Skyrocket/Tim’s, 39, $300.
24. (28) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 39, $100.
25. (18) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 39, $400.
26. (8) 11d Tim McMann (R), Duluth, Minn., Shaw/Adams, 22, mechanical, $300.
27. (7) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, 19, mechanical, $400.
28. (15) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 13, mechanical,
$400.
29. (30) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 9, mechanical, $100.
30. (26) 57 Mike Anderson (R), Colfax, Wis., SSR/MAS, 3, mechanical, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Miller 1-21, Brown 22-40.
Total Laps Led: Miller 21, Brown 19.
Margin of Victory: 1.664 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Gustin (started
17th, finished 8th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Timm.
Provisional Starters: Angst, Junghans, Payne, Beebe.
Next Race: Friday, April 27, Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Fountain City, Wis.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 266, Hughes
265, J. Scott 262, Shryock 235, Sanders 234, Tesch 216, S. Scott 211, Junghans
199, Ramirez 194, Phillips 192.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 880, Ron Keith 421,
Hilsabeck 409, Casey Penn 356, Jay Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 93, Geddes
85, ProPower 73, Yeoman 67, Hatfield 51.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 104,
GRT 96, Skyrocket 69, TRE 45, Impressive 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Anderson.
American Racer – Beckendorf.
Dominator Race Products – Timm.
Eibach Springs – Hughes.
Forty9Designs.com – J. Scott, Tesch.
Hooker Harness – McMann.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Miller.
KSE Racing Products – McMann.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Angst.
Nitroquest – S. Estey, Knauf, Kreyer.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Gustin.
PBM Performance Products – Gross.
R2C Performance Products – Miller.
Real Racing Wheels – Rowland, Phillips, Gustin.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS National Championship
Series blasts into Rice Lake, Fountain City and ‘The Creek’ this week
RICE LAKE, Wis. (April 23) – The Rice Lake Speedway played host to the stars and
cars of the USMTS for the first time in its 54-year history last year during the
Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, and a huge crowd was on hand to witness Ryan
Gustin score the 46th win of his USMTS career and 22nd triumph of the season en
route to claiming the title.
In 2012, two visits by the USMTS are on tap at the longest-running racetrack in
Northern Wisconsin,
and it kicks off this Thursday, April 26, for the third leg of the USMTS
National Championship Series.
The stakes are even higher this time around as the nation’s elite open-wheel
dirt Modified drivers descend on the high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval for the
first of three straight $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start events over three days.
Pure Stocks and Midwest Mods are also scheduled to compete. Race time is slated
for 7 p.m.
The Rice Lake Speedway is a located 1 mile north of Rice Lake between Hwy. 48
and Barron County SS. The track phone number is 715-236-2002 and more
information can be obtained by calling 715-205-2861 or by checking the speedway
website at www.ricelakespeedway.net.
On Friday, April 27, Fastenal Company is joining forces with the Mississippi
Thunder Speedway to present the USMTS National Championship Series as part of
the track’s 2012 season opener.
The Mississippi Thunder Speedway is embarking upon its fourth season of
top-notch dirt track action in Fountain City, Wis. The 3/8-mile dark clay
high-banked oval is one of the best speedways in the upper Midwest, presenting
dirt track racing in a fan and family friendly atmosphere every Friday night
throughout the racing season.
Todd Scharkey, Kelly Shryock, Brad Waits and Al Hejna were all winners at the
former Tri-Oval Speedway before driver/promoter Bob Timm assumed ownership in
2009 and reconfigured the track shape and brought in tons of new clay for the
racing surface.
Since then, Tommy Myer and Tim Donlinger have both scored victories at the track
while Ryan Gustin has three wins and Waits another on the current configuration.
Jon Tesch won the most recent race on Aug. 19 last season.
“We are expecting car counts to be upwards of 60-70 cars for this event – not
counting all of the competitors who will be on hand for the other support
divisions that night as well,” said Timm. “I really think this could be one of
our biggest events of the entire season. All of the best and most popular
Modified races in the country will be on hand with our own local racers as
well.”
Also on the card for the 7:30 p.m. season-opening spectacular will be the
Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods, plus Street
Stocks and Pure Stocks.
For more details, visit the Mississippi Thunder Speedway web site at
www.mississippithunder.com.
More USMTS events have been staged at the Deer Creek Speedway than any other
racetrack on the planet, and the Justice Brothers Car Care Products Spring
Showdown on Saturday, April 28, will be the 58th race here in the 14-year
history of the United States Modified Touring Series.
Kelly Shryock was the first winner at ‘The Creek’ on May 25, 2002. Since that
night he has added another eight victories at the Modified Capital of the World.
Other multiple winners include Jason Hughes (6 wins), Tim Donlinger (5), Jason
Cummins (3), Zack VanderBeek (3), Terry Phillips (3), Corey Dripps (2), Ryan
Ruter (2), Brad Waits (2) and Ryan Gustin (2).
Drivers tasting victory just once at Deer Creek include Steve Wetzstein, Mark
Noble, Darin Walker, Tony Fraise, Dan Daniels, Dan Chapman, Les Duellman, Mike
Hejna, Mike Spaulding, Brad McEwan, Mark Burgtorf, Chad Kinder, Steve Arpin,
Jason Krohn, Jon Tesch, Dean Mahlstedt, Tommy Myer, Mike Sorensen and Randy
Timms.
Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 3, hot laps begin at 4:45 and
racing starts at 5 p.m. Support classes will include Wissota Late Models racing
for $2,000 to win, plus USRA B-Mods, Street Stocks and Midwest Mods.
Fan may purchase tickets online at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling
toll-free 877-DCS-RACE. For track or campground info, call 507-346-2342.
The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-90
at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance
Products, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Phillips finds USMTS Casey’s
Cup Series winners circle for third time at Monett
MONETT, Mo. (April 22) – Terry Phillips passed race-long leader Rodney Sanders
with nine laps remaining Sunday, and then went on to win the 7th Annual Race
Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals at the Monett Speedway for his
second straight USMTS Casey’s Cup victory.
From the pole, Sanders was in charge for most of the race but Phillips began to
slowly reel him by lap 20. A caution on lap 25 completely erased the leader’s
advantage and Phillips flew around Sanders two laps after the restart.
From there, Phillips went unchallenged to win his third USMTS Casey’s Cup main
event of the season and pocket the $2,000 winner’s share of the prize money. It
was also his series-best third career triumph at Monett.
Jason Hughes and Ryan Gustin – both two-time winners at the ‘Grand Ol’ Lady’ –
were able to get by Sanders in the closing laps to finish second and third,
respectively, while the points leader held on to an ill-handling ride to finish
fourth.
Johnny Scott was fifth, Dereck Ramirez took sixth, seventh went to Bryan
Rowland, Stormy Scott earned the eighth spot, NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader nabbed
ninth and Steve Muilenburg finished right where he started in tenth.
Attention now turns to next week as the USMTS National Championship Series
returns to action with a tripleheader in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
On Thursday, April 26, the series invades the Rice Lake Speedway in Rice Lake,
Wis., for the first of three $4,000-to-win blockbusters over a three-day
stretch.
Friday, April 27, will find America’s favorite dirt Modified tour at the
Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., while the Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., welcomes the USMTS National Championship
Series on Saturday, April 28.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
7th Annual Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals
Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 16 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan.
2. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
5. (1) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo.
6. (6) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
7. (4) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo.
8. (5) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (2) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (7) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
5. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (6) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
7. (3) 32 Kelly Hicks (R), Pea Ridge, Ark.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
4. (7) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
5. (6) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
6. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
7. (5) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
6. (6) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark.
DNS - 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (7) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (2) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo.
3. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
4. (11) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
5. (9) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo.
6. (8) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark.
7. (5) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
8. (4) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
9. (10) 32 Kelly Hicks (R), Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/GNS, $75.
10. (6) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Hughes/Cline, $90.
11. (13) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark., Lighting/Kelly, $75.
12. (1) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
DNS - 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., Hughes/Ora’s, $75.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $2000.
2. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1500.
3. (4) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1000.
4. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 35, $900.
5. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $800.
6. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $700.
7. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $650.
8. (5) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 35, $600.
9. (11) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Dickens, 35, $550.
10. (10) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, 35, $500.
11. (15) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35, $450.
12. (8) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 35, $425.
13. (14) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 35, $400.
14. (13) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 35, $375.
15. (18) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo., Hoffman/Yeoman, 35, $250.
16. (22) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35, $250.
17. (17) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 35, $300.
18. (19) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 35, $300.
19. (12) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, 35, $250.
20. (20) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Baker, 35, $300.
21. (16) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $300.
22. (25) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 35, $90.
23. (21) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo., Hoffman/Marty’s, 35, $250.
24. (23) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo., Nullynski/Hood, 35, $250.
25. (24) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo., TRE/Yeoman, 12, mechanical, $250.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-26, Phillips 27-35.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 26, Phillips 9.
Margin of Victory: 1.64 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Bratti (started
22nd, finished 16th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Williams.
Provisional Starter: Penn.
Next Race: Thursday, April 26, Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake,
Wis.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 71, Gustin 59, Hughes
52, S. Scott 52, Phillips 46, J. Scott 41, Ramirez 33, Payne 30, Rowland 30,
Zack VanderBeek 23, Kelly Shryock 23, Schwab 23, Siebert 23.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 810, Ron Keith 421,
Hilsabeck 364, Penn 356, Jay Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 84, Geddes
78, ProPower 65, Yeoman 63, Hatfield 48.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 95,
GRT 89, Skyrocket 59, TRE 45, Impressive 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Hendrix.
American Racer – Bone.
Dominator Race Products – Williams.
Eibach Springs – S. Scott.
Forty9Designs.com – Sanders, Schrader.
Hooker Harness – Rowland.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Sanders.
KSE Racing Products – Purkey.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Miller.
Nitroquest – Penn.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – not awarded.
PBM Performance Products – Phillips.
R2C Performance Products – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – Malchus.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Phillips first in USMTS return to Salina Highbanks Speedway
SALINA, Okla. (April 21) – A crowd of more than 3,000 hungry race fans greeted
the USMTS Modifieds Saturday as they made their first visit to the Salina
Highbanks Speedway since 2004.
With 41 drivers on hand, they did not disappoint the packed house as veteran
Terry Phillips and defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin fought it out
for 30 laps before Phillips emerged with his second win of the 2012 campaign.
Gustin drew the pole position for the start of the main event, but it was
Phillips who took control at the drop of the green flag. With drivers being able
to race high and low, ongoing battles for position went on throughout the field
while the front row starters stole the race for the checkers.
Phillips led the first 15 laps before Gustin edged ahead to be scored the leader
on lap 16. Phillips bounced back to regain control the next time around and
passed the flagstand as the leader for the next 11 circuits.
With three laps to go, the relentless Gustin again wrestled the top spot away
but Phillips powered back to the front and led the final two laps to pick up the
winner’s trophy and the $2,000 top prize.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series points leader Rodney Sanders finished third and notched
his sixth top-5 finish of the season as he held off Jason Hughes and
12th-starting Randy Timms. Kenny Wallace took sixth, Stormy Scott was seventh
and Jeremy Payne recorded an eighth-place finish.
Bryan Rowland and Johnny Scott sliced through the pack like a hot knife through
butter, finishing ninth and tenth after starting 23rd and 24th, respectively. It
was the second straight night that Rowland earned the Mesilla Valley
Transportation Hard Charger Award.
Justin Rexwinkle earned the Pole Award with most passing points during the four
heat races, but fell out of the feature race just six laps in. He was awarded
the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.
Sanders continues to lead the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series points with Gustin,
Stormy Scott, Hughes and Phillips filling out the rest of the top five.
On Sunday, the 7th Annual Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals
will mark the 13th appearance of the USMTS Modifieds at Randy Mooneyham’s Monett
Speedway.
Gustin is a two-time winner at the ‘Grand Ol’ Lady’ including two of the last
three stops at the 3/8-mile red clay oval. Hughes and Phillips have also
captured two wins at Monett. Other former winners include Kelly Shryock,
defending USRA Modified track champion Johnny Bone Jr., George White and Mark
Noble.
In addition to the USMTS Modifieds, fans will see USRA B-Mods, Pure Stocks and
Legends Cars in action too. The pit gate opens at 4 p.m., grandstand gates open
at 5, hot laps begin at 6:30 and the first green flag will be unfurled at 7 p.m.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Okla.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (4) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (10) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
3. (7) 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla.
4. (2) 29 Scott Haseman (R), Fayetteville, Ark.
5. (6) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
6. (5) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
7. (1) 16 Colt Goodman (R), Chandler, Okla.
8. (11) 74 Robert Janes (R), Springdale, Ark.
9. (3) 1 Mike Wroblewski (R), Muskogee, Okla.
10. (8) 21t Grady Smith (R), Oakhurst, Okla.
11. (9) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (10) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (4) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
5. (7) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (8) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
7. (9) 11 Chris Theodore (R), Coweta, Okla.
8. (5) 2g Patrick Goodnight (R), Braggs, Okla.
9. (1) 38 Jeremy Ross, Locust Grove, Okla.
10. (2) 4 Shannon Scott (R), Henryetta, Okla.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C.
2. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
5. (5) 86j Travis Johnson (R), Enid, Okla.
6. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
7. (7) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan.
8. (8) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
9. (9) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
10. (10) 47 Melvin Pilcher, Springdale, Ark.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
2. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
4. (6) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
5. (9) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
6. (7) 38 Jaren Frailey (R), Chouteau, Okla.
7. (5) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (8) 7h Brett Hansen (R), Fort Gibson, Okla.
9. (10) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark.
10. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (4) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
2. (5) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
3. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
4. (3) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
5. (9) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (14) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (8) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla., Bone/BMS, $75.
8. (13) 47 Melvin Pilcher, Springdale, Ark., TRE/BMS, $75.
9. (7) 16 Colt Goodman (R), Chandler, Okla., Kraft/, $75.
10. (12) 21t Grady Smith (R), Oakhurst, Okla., Shaw/Smith, $75.
11. (10) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark., Lighting/Kelly, $75.
12. (6) 11 Chris Theodore (R), Coweta, Okla., Boyd/STK, $90.
13. (1) 29 Scott Haseman (R), Fayetteville, Ark., Hughes/Kelly, $75.
14. (11) 38 Jeremy Ross, Locust Grove, Okla., PCD/Wars, $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
2. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
3. (7) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan.
4. (3) 86j Travis Johnson (R), Enid, Okla.
5. (13) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
7. (11) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
8. (9) 7h Brett Hansen (R), Fort Gibson, Okla., Hoffman/Shinook, $75.
9. (12) 4 Shannon Scott (R), Henryetta, Okla.
10. (10) 1 Mike Wroblewski (R), Muskogee, Okla., Hoffman/, $75.
11. (6) 74 Robert Janes (R), Springdale, Ark., TRE/Dickens, $75.
12. (4) 38 Jaren Frailey (R), Chouteau, Okla., /, $75.
13. (8) 2g Patrick Goodnight (R), Braggs, Okla., TRE/Mullins, $75
“A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 30, $2000.
2. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 30, $1500.
3. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 30, $1000.
4. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $900.
5. (12) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $800.
6. (5) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Mullins, 30, $600.
7. (13) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 30, $650.
8. (10) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 30, $600.
9. (23) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 30, $650.
10. (24) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 30, $500.
11. (20) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 30, $450.
12. (16) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $425.
13. (15) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Dickens, 30, $400.
14. (22) 86j Travis Johnson (R), Enid, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $250.
15. (6) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $350.
16. (9) 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla., RaceCraft/BMS, 30, $250.
17. (26) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 30, $300.
18. (21) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $300.
19. (27) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 30, $90.
20. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 28, mechanical,
$300.
21. (11) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 28, mechanical, $300.
22. (25) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 24, mechanical, $300.
23. (17) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 24, mechanical,
$300.
24. (19) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 24, mechanical, $300.
25. (18) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 24, mechanical, $300.
26. (14) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark. Hughes/Ora’s, 23, mechanical,
$250.
27. (7) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Kalvinator, 6,
mechanical, $300.
28. (28) 4 Shannon Scott (R), Henryetta, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 3, mechanical, $90.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Phillips 1-15, Gustin 16, Phillips 17-27,
Gustin 28, Phillips 29-30.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 28, Gustin 2.
Margin of Victory: 0.179 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Rowland (started
23rd, finished 9th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Rexwinkle.
Provisional Starters: Schwab, Shannon Scott.
Next Race: Sunday, April 22, Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 63, Gustin 50, Stormy
Scott 48, Hughes 42, Phillips 35, J. Scott 34, Payne 27, Ramirez 27, Zack
VanderBeek 23, Kelly Shryock 23.
Rookie of the Year Points: Stormy Scott 734, Ron Keith 421,
Hilsabeck 308, Penn 304, Jay Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 75, Geddes
70, ProPower 58, Yeoman 57, Sput’s 40.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 86,
GRT 79, Skyrocket 59, TRE 38, Impressive 26.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Shannon Scott.
American Racer – Womack.
Dominator Race Products – Rexwinkle.
Eibach Springs – Wallace.
Forty9Designs.com – Hughes, Rowland.
Hooker Harness – Hughes.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Phillips.
KSE Racing Products – Ramirez.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Rexwinkle.
Nitroquest – Ross, Goodnight.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Rowland.
PBM Performance Products – B. Davis.
R2C Performance Products – Gustin.
Real Racing Wheels – Schrader, Tillison.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Gustin returns to winning ways in Grain Valley
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (April 20) – Ryan Gustin rolled into victory lane for the
first time in six months Friday night as the defending USMTS National Champion
scored his first USMTS Casey’s Cup Series win of the 2012 campaign at the Valley
Speedway.
After five runner-up finishes this year, the 21-year-old from Marshalltown,
Iowa, was a man on a mission in the 40-lap main event, coming from tenth on the
starting grid to overtake polesitter Ken Schrader for the lead with just ten
laps in the books.
Determined not to settle for another bridesmaid result like he did last year
here, Gustin used every inch of the racing surface to slice his way through
lapped traffic while current points leader Rodney Sanders shadowed him in and
out of the back-markers for the final 30 circuits.
A caution with four laps to go bunched the field for a final sprint to the
finish, but ‘The Reaper’ was too tough to tame tonight as he roared away for a
1.680-second win over ‘The Rocket’ while Schrader held on for a third-place
finish.
Kelly Shryock finished fourth while Stormy Scott saw his string of three
straight wins end with a fifth-place paycheck. Sixth was Dereck Ramirez and
Johnny Scott recovered from a next-to-last lap slide over the embankment while
running third to claim the seventh spot. Rusty Griffaw, Bryan Rowland and Jeremy
Payne rounded out the top ten.
Rowland, who hails from tornado-ravaged Woodward, Okla., passed twelve cars from
his original starting position to earn the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard
Charger Award.
Gustin’s 49th career triumph was worth $2,000 and solidified his position on the
all-time wins list behind Shryock (176 wins) and Jason Hughes (106).
His first win came less than four years ago on August 28, 2008, at the Highway 3
Raceway in Allison, Iowa. That win made him the youngest winner in USMTS history
at 17 years, 10 months and 13 days old – a record that stands today.
His most recent win came during a preliminary qualifying night on October 19,
2011, at the Humboldt Speedway during the inaugural King of America Modified
Nationals.
With his fifth top-five finish in six starts, Sanders remains the USMTS Casey’s
Cup Series points leader by 11 markers over Stormy Scott, with Gustin, Hughes
and Johnny Scott completing the top five in the rankings going into a showdown
Saturday night at the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla.
Hughes was the winner when the USMTS Modifieds made their only appearance at
Salina in 2004. Last year’s return of the USMTS Modifieds to the high-banked
3/8-mile clay oval fell to rain.
The Salina Highbanks Speedway has over 5,000 brand new general admission seats,
100 balcony bar seats and 200 VIP seats that are located in the five-star Finish
Line Restaurant which gives fans access to the comfort of indoor climate, a full
service bar and grill and great views of beautiful Lake Hudson while enjoying
the racing action.
Support classes for Saturday’s show will be Pure Stocks, Factory Stocks, Grand
Nationals and 360 Modifieds. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the first green flag
waving at 7 p.m.
The Salina Highbanks Speedway is located 7 miles east of Pryor on SR 20. For
reservations and ticket information, visit the website at
www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call 918-434-7223.
The USMTS wraps up the four-race swing on Sunday at the Monett Speedway in
Monett, Mo. All four events pay $2,000 to win and at least $250 to start.
Schrader and fellow NASCAR favorite Kenny Wallace will be in action again
Saturday at Salina and Schrader joins the party Sunday too.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (3) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
4. (6) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
5. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (9) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C.
7. (4) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
8. (7) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
9. (5) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 73b Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
3. (1) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
4. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
5. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (6) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
7. (8) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
8. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
9. (9) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
2. (9) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo.
3. (4) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
4. (6) 78 Derrick Hicks (R), Ravenwood, Mo.
5. (1) 4 Josh Poe (R), Drexel, Mo.
6. (8) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan.
7. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
8. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
9. (2) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
2. (4) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
3. (3) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
4. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (8) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
6. (6) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
7. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
8. (1) 16s Matt Johnson (R), Archie, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
2. (3) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
3. (4) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C.
4. (7) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
5. (10) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (6) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (5) 4 Josh Poe (R), Drexel, Mo., Intruder/Hatfield, $75.
9. (11) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla.
10. (2) 78 Derrick Hicks (R), Ravenwood, Mo., Shaw/Wyman, $75.
11. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
12. (12) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan., Mach1/, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (3) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (5) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan.
5. (1) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (6) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
7. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $90.
8. (8) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $90.
9. (11) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
10. (7) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $90.
11. (10) 16s Matt Johnson (R), Archie, Mo., Rocket/Morton, $75.
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (10) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $2000.
2. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1500.
3. (1) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Dickens, 40, $1000.
4. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $900.
5. (15) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $800.
6. (16) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $700.
7. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $650.
8. (2) 16 Rusty Griffaw (R), Festus, Mo., Impressive/SCP, 40, $600.
9. (21) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $650.
10. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $500.
11. (12) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 40, $450.
12. (11) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $425.
13. (7) 73b Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, 40, $400.
14. (3) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS, 40, $250.
15. (17) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Mullins, 40, $250.
16. (9) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $300.
17. (19) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., Shaw/GMPP, 40, $250.
18. (25) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $90.
19. (22) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $300.
20. (13) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $300.
21. (27) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $90.
22. (23) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 34, mechanical, $300.
23. (20) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 34, mechanical,
$250.
24. (26) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo., GRT/McVey, 19, mechanical, $90.
25. (18) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 13, brakes, $300.
26. (24) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 13, suspension, $250.
27. (5) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 5, mechanical, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Schrader 1-10, Gustin 11-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 30, Schrader 10.
Margin of Victory: 1.680 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Rowland (started
21st, finished 9th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Schwab.
Provisional Starters: Davis, Moody, Marshall.
Next Race: Saturday, April 21, Salina Highbanks Speedway,
Salina, Okla.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 54, S. Scott 43,
Gustin 40, Hughes 34, J. Scott 31, Terry Phillips 24, Ramirez 24, VanderBeek 23,
Payne 23, Shryock 23.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 656, Keith 421, Hilsabeck
250, Casey Penn 248, Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Geddes 62, Mullins
58, ProPower 53, Yeoman 50, Sput’s 40.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 77,
GRT 69, Skyrocket 59, TRE 34, Pierce 24.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Schwab.
American Racer – Siebert.
Dominator Race Products – Schwab.
Eibach Springs – Schwab.
Forty9Designs.com – Shryock, Rowland.
Hooker Harness – Payne.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Gustin.
KSE Racing Products – Payne.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Lyle.
Nitroquest – Fielder, Johnson.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Rowland.
PBM Performance Products – Matt Dotson.
R2C Performance Products – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Schultz, J. Scott.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance
Products, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Scott too fast for storms,
sails to USMTS Casey’s Cup victory at LA Raceway
LA MONTE, Mo. (April 19) – The rain held off until after the final checkered
flag waved Thursday night at the LA Raceway, but a powerful storm pounded the
racetrack in the main event for the stars and cars of the USMTS Casey’s Cup
Series.
Looking to record his first win on the 2012 season, Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown,
Iowa, took control of the 40-lap feature from the pole position and pulled out
to nearly a ten-car-length lead by lap 10 with Dereck Ramirez, Jason Hughes and
Stormy Scott slugging it out for the next three positions.
By lap 15 ‘The Reaper’ was lapping the back of the field but Scott was on the
charge and quickly narrowing the gap between himself and the defending USMTS
National Champion.
Scott caught the rear bumper of Gustin’s machine by the halfway point and then
blasted into the lead with 21 laps complete in the 6th Annual Schwab’s Tinker
Shop Show-Me Shootout.
By lap 30, the King of America II Modified Nationals winner had padded his
advantage to a full straight-away, and with no cautions to aid his pursuers
Scott and his #2s Rancho Milagro GRT/Yeoman streaked beneath the checkered flag
a full five seconds ahead of Gustin.
With rain approaching and lightning filling the sky, Scott pocketed $2,000 for
his efforts while Gustin had to settle for his fifth runner-up finish of the
season as raindrops began to fall on the 3/8-mile clay oval.
Ramirez held off Hughes for third while Rowland rounded out the top 5 finishers.
Sixth through tenth were Kelly Shryock, Chase Junghans, Rodney Sanders,
20th-starting Jeremy Payne and Johnny Scott.
Thursday marked the eight USMTS event at the LA Raceway, and the fourth time the
“A” Main has went from green to checkered without a caution.
Friday night will find the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series at the Valley Speedway in
Grain Valley, Mo. The USMTS made its debut ‘The Valley’ last year with Jason
Hughes taking the win after starting 15th while four of the top five finishers
came from deeper than the fourth row on the starting grid.
The pit gate will open up at 4:00 and grandstand seats become available at 5:00
with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:00. Lightning Sprints and Vintage Cars
will also be on the racing card.
The Valley Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.9 mile south
of I-70 (exit 24) on Main St. (Buckner-Tarnsey Rd.), then 0.4 mile east on Old
US 40. For more information, call 816-229-2222 or visit www.valleyspeedway.com
online.
On Saturday the series invades the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla.,
and then wraps up the four-race swing on Sunday at the Monett Speedway in
Monett, Mo.
All three USMTS Casey’s Cup Series shows pay $2,000 to win and $250 to start.
Kenny Wallace will be in action again Friday and Saturday while Ken Schrader
joins the party Friday night and will race on Saturday and Sunday too.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
6th Annual Schwab’s Tinker Shop Show-Me Shootout
LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (5) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
5. (1) 7 Corey Botkins (R), Columbia, Mo.
6. (8) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
7. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (9) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.
9. (3) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
3. (4) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
4. (3) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
5. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (6) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (7) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
8. (9) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
9. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
2. (3) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C.
3. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (4) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
5. (8) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
7. (7) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
8. (9) 14 Shawn Nations (R), Macks Creek, Mo.
9. (2) 5 Jacob Ebert (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
4. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (6) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
7. (5) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
8. (8) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla.
DNS - 16s Matt Johnson (R), Archie, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (3) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
4. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
6. (1) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
7. (5) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $90.
8. (10) 14 Shawn Nations (R), Macks Creek, Mo., GRT/Ruble, $75.
9. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
10. (9) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, $75.
11. (11) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
12. (12) 5 Jacob Ebert (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Morton, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (2) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
4. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
5. (7) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
6. (8) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
7. (9) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
8. (11) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $90.
9. (4) 7 Corey Botkins (R), Columbia, Mo., Skyrocket/Botkins, $75.
10. (10) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla., Hughes/Sput’s, $75.
11. (6) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
DNS - 16s Matt Johnson (R), Archie, Mo., Rocket/Morton, $75.
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (4) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $2000.
2. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $1500.
3. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $1000.
4. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $900.
5. (5) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $800.
6. (15) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $700.
7. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $650.
8. (13) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $600.
9. (20) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $650.
10. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $500.
11. (12) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $450.
12. (21) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS, 40, $300.
13. (10) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $275.
14. (18) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $375.
15. (23) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, 40, $300.
16. (6) 36 Kenny Wallace, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Mullins, 40, $250.
17. (11) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., Shaw/GMPP, 39, $250.
18. (8) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 39, $300.
19. (24) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 39, $90.
20. (17) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 39, $300.
21. (22) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 39, $300.
22. (25) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 39, $90.
23. (26) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 33, mechanical, $90.
24. (7) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 20, brakes, $300.
25. (16) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo., GRT/McVey, 8, mechanical, $300.
26. (19) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 4, flat tire, $300.
DNS - 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 0, engine, $100.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Gustin 1-21, S. Scott 22-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 21, S. Scott 19.
Margin of Victory: 5.30 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Payne (started
20th, finished 9th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Phillips.
Provisional Starters: Beebe, Penn, Schwab.
Next Race: Friday, April 20, Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 44, S. Scott 36,
Hughes 32, Gustin 29, J. Scott 26, Phillips 24, VanderBeek 21, Payne 20, Rowland
19, Schultz 18, Ramirez 18.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 572, Keith 361, Penn 248,
Hilsabeck 205, Driskell 180, Marshall 180.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 54, Geddes
53, ProPower 47, Yeoman 43, Sput’s 39.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 67,
GRT 62, Skyrocket 51, TRE 34, Pierce 24.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Phillips.
American Racer – Sanders.
Dominator Race Products – Phillips.
Eibach Springs – Allen.
Forty9Designs.com – Hughes, Payne.
Hooker Harness – Rowland.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Gustin.
KSE Racing Products – Allen.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Siebert.
Nitroquest – Ebert, Johnson.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Payne.
PBM Performance Products – S. Scott.
R2C Performance Products – Gustin.
Real Racing Wheels – Malchus, Sanders.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear,
Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection,
Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager
Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products,
Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance
Products, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
USMTS drivers, fans eye final
half of April with 7 shows in 12 days
LA MONTE, Mo. (April 11) – Since crowning a new “King of America” at the
Humboldt Speedway in the final hours of the month of March, the engines have
been silent while the drivers and teams of the United States Modified Touring
Series earned a well-deserved break in the action.
Meanwhile, racing fans have enjoyed the Easter Holiday with families and friends
while many also relaxed by the television to witness some dramatic sports
theatre at the Augusta National Golf Club.
But the slow-moving serenity since April Fool’s Day will be replaced by
extremely loud and incredibly close mud-slinging machines as the Masters of
Modified racing invade the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., next Thursday for the
first of seven blockbuster events spanning the final twelve days of the month …
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Thursday, April 19 ... LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series – $2,000 to win, $250 to start
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Jason Hughes won last April at the LA Raceway for his second win in a row at the
3/8-mile clay oval and evened him up with Jeremy Payne as the only drivers to
score two wins at Mike and Carol White’s facility.
Payne crossed the finish line first in 2009, but was later disqualified and the
win was awarded to Grant Junghans who went on to capture the USMTS Rookie of the
Year title that same year.
Other former winners at the LA Raceway include Kelly Shryock, Rodney Sanders and
Grant Junghans. Sanders, who won his sixth career USMTS feature Saturday night
in Humboldt, Kan., comes into the event where he won his first USMTS race as the
points leader in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series.
A smooth, fast and wide racing surface has been the norm with each visit to the
LA Raceway. In fact, three of the seven main events here have gone green to
checkered without a caution.
The 6th Annual Schwab’s Tinker Shop Show-Me Shootout will see gates opening at 4
p.m., with hot laps starting at 7 and the first heat race to follow. Also on the
card will be the Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA B-Mods.
The LA Raceway is a located 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more
information, call 660-620-1152 or 660-563-9878 or check out www.laraceway.com
online.
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Friday, April 20 ... Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series – $2,000 to win, $250 to start
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The USMTS Modifieds made their debut at the Valley Speedway in 2011, and it’s
hard to believe that any fans who witnessed that show could forgive themselves
for missing the next one.
After a torrid battle for the top spot with Ryan Gustin and Rodney Sanders, 2010
USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes eventually emerged victorious after coming
from the 15th starting spot while four of the top five finishers came from
deeper than the fourth row on the starting grid.
Valley Speedway regulars expected to fight for the checkered flag on their home
turf include 2012 opening night USRA Modified feature winner Dean Wille, Terry
Schultz, Zachary Sanders and others.
The pit gate will open up at 4 p.m. and grandstand seats become available at 5
with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7 p.m. Lightning Sprints and Vintage Cars
will also be on the racing card.
The Valley Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.9 mile south
of I-70 (exit 24) on Main St. (Buckner-Tarnsey Rd.), then 0.4 mile east on Old
US 40. For more information, call 816-229-2222 or visit www.valleyspeedway.com
online.
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Saturday, April 21 ... Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Okla.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series – $2,000 to win, $250 to start
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Jason Hughes was the winner when the USMTS Modifieds made their only appearance
at the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Aug. 27, 2004. The new owners of the track
welcomed fans to the their first night of weekly racing one year ago, but last
year’s return of the USMTS fell to rain.
In addition to the stars and cars of the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series, fans will get
to see NASCAR legend Ken Schrader at the event. If that wasn't enough, fellow
NASCAR personality Kenny Wallace is also scheduled to take part in the event.
Both drivers have several USMTS events under their belts, competing in more than
70 shows over the past six seasons.
The Salina Highbanks Speedway has over 5, 000 brand new general admission seats,
100 balcony bar seats and 200 VIP seats that are located in the five-star Finish
Line Restaurant which gives fans access to the comfort of indoor climate, a full
service bar and grill and great views of beautiful Lake Hudson while enjoying
the racing action.
Support classes for the April 21 event will be Pure Stocks, Factory Stocks,
Grand Nationals and 360 Modifieds. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the first green
flag waving at 7 p.m.
The Salina Highbanks Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 7
miles east of Pryor on SR 20. For reservations and ticket information, visit the
website at www.salinahighbanksspeedway.com or call 918-434-7223.
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Sunday, April 22 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series – $2,000 to win, $250 to start
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The 7th Annual Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals will mark the
13th appearance of the USMTS Modifieds at Randy Mooneyham’s Monett Speedway.
Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin is a two-time winner at the ‘Grand
Ol’ Lady’ including two of the last three stops at the 3/8-mile red clay oval.
Kelly Shryock, Johnny Bone Jr., Jason Hughes and Terry Phillips have each taken
down two wins at Monett too while George White and Mark Noble have one apiece.
In addition to the USMTS Modifieds, fans will see USRA B-Mods, Pure Stocks and
Legends Cars in action too. The pit gate opens at 4 p.m., grandstand gates open
at 5, hot laps begin at 6:30 and the first green flag will be unfurled at 7 p.m.
The Monett Speedway is located just south of US 60 on Chapel Dr. For more
information, visit www.monettspeedway.com.
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Thursday, April 26 ... Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, Wis.
USMTS National Championship Series – $4,000 to win, $400 to start
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The longest-running racetrack in Northern Wisconsin, Rice Lake Speedway played
host to the stars and cars of the USMTS for the first time in its 54-year
history last year during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup.
A huge crowd was on hand for the debut and fans witnessed Ryan Gustin score the
46th win of his USMTS career and 22nd triumph of the season en route to claiming
the title.
This year’s event will be the first of three straight USMTS National
Championship Series events with a $4,000 top prize and $400 to start the main
event.
Pure Stocks and WISSOTA Midwest Mods are also scheduled to compete with race
time slated for 7 p.m.
The Rice Lake Speedway is a high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval located 1 mile north
of Rice Lake, between Hwy. 48 and Barron County SS. The track phone number is
715-236-2002 and more information can be obtained by calling 715-205-2861 or by
checking the speedway website at www.ricelakespeedway.net.
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Friday, April 27 ... Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
USMTS National Championship Series – $4,000 to win, $400 to start
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Fastenal Company is joining forces with Mississippi Thunder Speedway to present
the USMTS National Championship Series at the 2012 season opener on Friday,
April 27.
The Mississippi Thunder Speedway is embarking upon its fourth season of
top-notch dirt track action in Fountain City, Wis. The 3/8-mile dark clay
high-banked oval is one of the best speedways in the upper Midwest, presenting
dirt track racing in a fan and family friendly atmosphere every Friday night
throughout the racing season.
Todd Scharkey, Kelly Shryock, Brad Waits and Al Hejna were all winners at the
former Tri-Oval Speedway before driver/promoter Bob Timm assumed ownership in
2009 and reconfigured the track shape and brought in tons of new clay for the
racing surface.
Since then, Tommy Myer and Tim Donlinger have both scored victories at the track
while Ryan Gustin has three wins and Waits another on the current configuration.
Jon Tesch won the most recent race on Aug. 19 last season.
“We are expecting car counts to be upwards of 60-70 cars for this event – not
counting all of the competitors who will be on hand for the other support
divisions that night as well,” said Timm. “I really think this could be one of
our biggest events of the entire season. All of the best and most popular
Modified races in the country will be on hand with our own local racers as
well.”
Also on the card for the 7:30 p.m. season-opening spectacular will be the
Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods, plus Street
Stocks and Pure Stocks.
For more details, visit the Mississippi Thunder Speedway web site at
www.mississippithunder.com.
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Saturday, April 28 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
USMTS National Championship Series – $4,000 to win, $400 to start
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More USMTS events have been staged at the Deer Creek Speedway than any other
racetrack on the planet. The Justice Brothers Car Care Products Spring Showdown
on Saturday, April 28, will be the 58th race here in the 14-year history of the
United States Modified Touring Series.
Nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock was the first winner at ‘The
Creek’ on May 25, 2002. Since that night he has added another eight victories at
the Modified Capital of the World.
Other multiple winners include Jason Hughes (6 wins), Tim Donlinger (5), Jason
Cummins (3), Zack VanderBeek (3), Terry Phillips (3), Corey Dripps (2), Ryan
Ruter (2), Brad Waits (2) and Ryan Gustin (2).
Drivers tasting victory just once at Deer Creek include Steve Wetzstein, Mark
Noble, Darin Walker, Tony Fraise, Dan Daniels, Dan Chapman, Les Duellman, Mike
Hejna, Mike Spaulding, Brad McEwan, Mark Burgtorf, Chad Kinder, Steve Arpin,
Jason Krohn, Jon Tesch, Dean Mahlstedt, Tommy Myer, Mike Sorensen and Randy
Timms.
Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 3, hot laps begin at 4:45 and
racing starts at 5 p.m. Support classes will include Wissota Late Models racing
for $2,000 to win, plus USRA B-Mods, Street Stocks and Midwest Mods.
Fan may purchase tickets online at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling
toll-free 877-DCS-RACE. For track or campground info, call 507-346-2342.
The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-90
at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series rocks
all-new Granite City Speedway June 14
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. (April 6) – The Granite City Speedway has a new name, new
owner and new management team ... and the United States Modified Touring Series
will deliver it's brand of unmatched racing excitement to a new track this
season.
The 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval in Sauk Rapids, Minn., was purchased during
the off-season by GRC Properties, LLC of St. Cloud, and has made many
improvements to the former Golden Spike Speedway including remodeled VIP suites
and a new restaurant area for fans.
Officials announced this week that the USMTS Modifieds will invade the Granite
City Speedway for the first time on Thursday, June 14, for a USMTS Casey’s Cup
Series show featuring the Best of the Best on dirt.
“I could not be more excited to bring the fire-breathing USMTS to Granite City
for the first time ever in June,” said General Manager Chris Stepan. “With this
date being hooked up with Superior and the Masters our fans should see a
tremendous show. We look forward to this being one of our biggest shows of the
year.”
The event will be sandwiched between a first-time visit to the Amsoil Speedway
in Superior, Wis., on Wednesday, June 13, and the 14th Annual Masters event on
Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond,
Wis.
Fans will notice immediate improvements to the facility including a completely
new racing surface, a newly remodeled restaurant building, a renovated Wild
Country press building and the removal of a non-used building as well as general
clean up, beautification and modernization to the overall facility.
Along with the new name and new ownership comes a new management team to oversee
and operate the day-to-day events held at the speedway. Longtime area promoter
and St. Cloud resident Chris Stepan has been hired to serve as the General
Manager of the Granite City Speedway and will be in charge of all events that
take place at the facility throughout the year.
For more information regarding the new Granite City Speedway, call 715-497-8916
or check out www.gcspeedway.com online.
UP NEXT: The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series begins a four-night,
four-track swing through Missouri and Oklahoma beginning with a rain-postponed
event at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., on Thursday, April 19. Then on Friday,
April 20, the series moves to the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., before
trekking to the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla., on Saturday, April
21. The quadrupleheader ends at the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo., on Sunday,
April 22.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Scott conquers King of America
II Modified Nationals
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 31) – Stormy Scott parlayed a perfect preliminary night on
Wednesday into a storybook ending Saturday night as he captured the checkered
flag in the King of America II Modified Nationals at the Humboldt Speedway and
took the $15,000 top prize back home to Las Cruces, N.M.
With the best overall points total after three days of qualifying, Scott started
the 75-lap main event from the pole position, but it was Friday’s preliminary
winner – Terry Phillips – who seized command at the drop of the green flag.
While Phillips set the pace, Scott shadowed him around the 3/8-mile clay oval
for the opening circuits with brief cautions on the laps 4 and 15 slowed the
action and kept the rest of the field within striking distance of the leaders.
However, as drivers were getting ready to take the green flag to restart the
race, Phillips headed for the pit area – a victim of a broken brake rotor.
Scott took over the reigns for the restart and quickly distanced himself from
his pursuers, but the race’s third caution waved with 23 laps down just as Scott
was catching the back of the pack.
Thursday’s winner William Gould, defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin,
defending USRA Modified National Champion Johnny Bone Jr., Zack VanderBeek,
Jason Hughes, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Ryan Ruter, defending King of America winner
Kelly Shryock and Jon Tesch filled out the rest of the top 10 as the race went
back to green.
Again Scott shot out to a big lead as a flurry of drivers swapped positions
behind him, but none were able to close the gap until VanderBeek secured second
from Gustin with 18 laps to go and started chipping away at the leader’s
advantage.
With time running out and the margin too large to overcome, VanderBeek got the
break he needed when the race’s final caution occurred with four laps remaining
when Gould suffered mechanical troubles in turn 2.
On the restart, ‘The Z-Man’ hugged the bottom of the track while Scott continued
to chew away at the middle. Scott held off VanderBeek at the line to complete
lap 72, but as they crossed the line to complete the 73rd lap, VanderBeek edged
Scott by a bumper at the flagstand.
But Scott was not rattled and fought back the next time around to nip VanderBeek
at the stripe as they streaked beneath the white flag. One lap later, Scott
crossed the finish line first with about a car-length to spare to score the
biggest win of his career.
VanderBeek settled for the runner-up spot and the $8,000 that accompanied it
while Tesch clawed his way from 21st to claim the third spot and a $5,000
payday.
Gustin held off MLRA Late Model Series champ John Anderson for the fourth spot
and the winner’s twin brother, Johnny Scott, bounced back from a spin on lap 4
to snare the sixth position. Bone, Hughes, Shryock and Whiteaker rounded out the
top 10 finishers.
Each of the 30 starters in the Swan Energy “A” Main pocketed a minimum of
$1,500.
USMTS Casey’s Cup points leader Rodney Sanders won the Allen’s Automotive “D”
Main from the pole, and then passed 25 cars in the next two main events to earn
his way into the main event. But after 65 laps of racing, Sanders’ machine
suffered mechanical failure during the parade lap and did not complete a lap,
ending his hard-charging effort through three feature races.
A total of 90 cars and drivers from 12 different states competed over the four
days at the popular bullring in Humboldt, Kan.
After a two-week hiatus, the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series jumps back into battle for
a four-night, four-track tour through Missouri and Oklahoma. The stint begins
with a rain-postponed event at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., on Thursday,
April 19. On Friday, April 20, the series moves to the Valley Speedway in Grain
Valley, Mo., and then on to the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla., on
Saturday, April 21. The swing ends at the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo., on
Sunday, April 22.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
King of America II Modified Nationals – Swan Energy Championship Night
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
ROAD RUNNER TRUCKING “E” MAIN (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 18r Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan.
2. (9) 1k Tim Karrick, Bashor, Kan.
3. (6) 51 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
4. (11) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (10) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa.
6. (3) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (4) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s, $475.
8. (14) 42t Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, $450.
9. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $450.
10. (13) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, $450.
11. (8) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark., Lighting/Kelly, $450.
12. (5) 9a Kirk Acord, Mansfield, Texas, Shaw/GBM, $450.
13. (12) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Kalvinator, $450.
14. (15) 92 Jeff Stephens, Arion, Iowa, BMS/Spanel, $450.
15. (16) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla., Rocket/CNC, $450.
16. (1) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $450.
DNS - 33k David Karst, Mills, Wyo., GRT/Weseman, $300.
DNS - 40 Jessy Willard, Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard, $300.
ALLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE “D” MAIN (20 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 73b Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
3. (5) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
4. (7) 9d Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
6. (4) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (10) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $575.
8. (9) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, $550.
9. (22) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, $525.
10. (14) 21 Andy Gordon, Murdock, Minn., Shaw/Victory, $500.
11. (8) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa, Rage/Brunner, $500.
12. (12) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, $500.
13. (13) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, $500.
14. (15) 32 Brandon Ball, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Smith, $500.
15. (11) 48m Rick Murcko, Iola, Kan., Murcko/OMM, $500.
16. (17) 18r Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Yeoman, $500.
17. (18) 1k Tim Karrick, Bashor, Kan., Skyrocket/Millert, $500.
18. (20) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $500.
19. (21) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa, Skyrocket/HarryHeads, $500.
20. (3) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s, $500.
21. (16) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $500.
22. (19) 51 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla., Hughes/Dunzworth, $500.
DNS - 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $300.
DNS - 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $300.
RIVER’S EDGE SCRAP MANAGEMENT “C” MAIN (20 laps, top 10 advance):
1. (1) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (4) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan.
3. (13) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
5. (18) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (7) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
7. (12) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
8. (17) 75g Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
9. (16) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
10. (19) 73b Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
11. (8) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn., GRT/JRM, $675.
12. (15) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, $650.
13. (20) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $625.
14. (22) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $600.
15. (9) 3d Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Marlar, $600.
16. (11) 99 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan., Mach1/Folk, $600.
17. (14) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., Allen/Richmont, $600.
18. (21) 9d Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Simmons, $600.
19. (23) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $600.
20. (10) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/Fletcher’s, $600.
21. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $600.
22. (3) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, $600.
23. (5) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $600.
DNS - 53 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $300.
SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP “B” MAIN (25 laps, top 12 advance):
1. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (2) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
4. (1) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
5. (7) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan.
6. (6) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
7. (12) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
8. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
9. (9) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
10. (13) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
11. (23) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
12. (5) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
13. (19) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, $1,000.
14. (21) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, $800.
15. (11) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $750.
16. (10) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., Venom/Driskell, $700.
17. (18) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $700.
18. (26) 75g Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., GRT/Hatfield, $700.
19. (17) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, $700.
20. (15) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s, $700.
21. (27) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., Hughes/BMR, $700.
22. (14) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., SB/B&B, $700.
23. (28) 73b Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, $700.
24. (16) 6 Justin Folk, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Folk, $700.
25. (24) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, $700.
26. (20) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan., Skyrocket/Stinnett, $700.
27. (25) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS, $700.
28. (22) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $700.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (75 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 75, $15,000.
2. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 75, $8,000.
3. (21) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 75, $5,000.
4. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/RoushYates, 75, $4,000.
5. (18) 2 John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s, 75, $3,000.
6. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 75, $2,500.
7. (9) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 75, $2,200.
8. (16) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 75, $2,000.
9. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 75, $1,800.
10. (13) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 75,
$1,700.
11. (10) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 75, $1,675.
12. (8) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 75, $1,650.
13. (28) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 75, $1,625.
14. (27) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 75, $1,600.
15. (4) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 70, mechanical, $1,575.
16. (23) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 70, retired, $1,550.
17. (25) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 62, retired,
$1,540.
18. (17) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, 54, retired, $1,530.
19. (22) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 52, retired, $1,520.
20. (24) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 52, retired, $1,510.
21. (12) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 50, retired, $1,500.
22. (19) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 42, retired,
$1,500.
23. (11) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35, retired, $1,500.
24. (15) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 26, mechanical, $1,500.
25. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 15, brakes, $1,500.
26. (30) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 12, mechanical,
$1,500.
27. (26) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 10, mechanical, $1,500.
28. (20) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 4, mechanical,
$1,500.
29. (6) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 1, flat tire, $1,500.
30. (29) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 0, mechanical, $1,500.
Lap Leaders: T. Phillips 1-15, S. Scott 16-72, VanderBeek 73,
S. Scott 74-75.
Total Laps Led: S. Scott 59, T. Phillips 15, VanderBeek 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.536 second.
Next Race: Thursday, April 19, LA Raceway, LA Monte, Mo. (USMTS
Casey’s Cup Series).
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Phillips tops Schwab’s Tinker
Shop Qualifying Night at King of America II
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 30) – With a good qualifying effort and a brilliant
performance in his heat race, Terry Phillips earned himself the pole position
for the USMTS Modified main event Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway.
Thirty-five laps later, the 45-year-old from Springfield, Mo., crossed the
finish line first to capture the victory and earn himself a front-row start for
Saturday’s 75-lap, $15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals
championship race.
Five cautions slowed Friday’s feature race, but Phillips was up to the task on
each restart as he held off early challenges from Steve Wetzstein and late-race
charges from Lucas Schott and Randy Timms.
Schott shadowed Phillips for most of the race before dropping the second spot to
Timms with five laps to go. Timms wound up with the runner-up finish behind
Phillips, with Schott, 18th-starting Johnny Scott and 14th-starting Jason Hughes
rounding out the top 5.
Sixth through tenth were Tim Donlinger, John Anderson, Jon Tesch, Al Purkey and
Colt Mather.
The top six points earners for the night – Phillips, Timms, Schott, Scott,
Hughes and Anderson - garnered a guaranteed starting spot somewhere in the first
nine rows of Saturday’s finale, with Phillips’ points total putting him on the
outside of Stormy Scott on the front row.
These six join the other 12 drivers already qualified for Swan Energy
Championship Night at the King of America II Modified Nationals on Saturday
evening.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the 75-lap championship race. Even if
a driver has some tough luck during qualifying, he or she still has the chance
to climb the ladder of main events on Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event too, racing for a $1,000 top prize and
national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series. B-Mods must
utilize a solid pull bar, otherwise all other USRA rules apply.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
King of America II Modified Nationals – Schwab’s Tinker Shop Qualifying Night
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and reason out (if
any). The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are
locked into the “A” Main.
SWAN ENERGY HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
2. (2) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (4) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan.
4. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (6) 53 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
7. (3) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D.
8. (9) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa.
9. (8) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
ROAD RUNNER TRUCKING HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (3) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
5. (5) 73b Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (9) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
8. (1) 18r Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan.
9. (8) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
ALLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
2. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
3. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (5) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.
6. (4) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (7) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (8) 1k Tim Karrick, Bashor, Kan.
9. (9) 42t Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark.
RIVER’S EDGE SCRAP MANAGEMENT HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 3d Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (3) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
3. (1) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo.
4. (4) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
5. (6) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
6. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (7) 51 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.
8. (8) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.
9. (9) 92 Jeff Stephens, Arion, Iowa.
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (4) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
3. (1) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa.
4. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
5. (3) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 32 Brandon Ball, West Plains, Mo.
7. (7) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (2) 21 Andy Gordon, Murdock, Minn.
9. (8) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
2. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (4) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
4. (5) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
5. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
6. (7) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn.
7. (8) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
8. (2) 40 Jessy Willard, Pleasanton, Kan.
HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):
1. (2) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (3) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (5) 75g Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
4. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
5. (6) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
6. (1) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
7. (8) 9a Kirk Acord, Mansfield, Texas.
8. (7) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #1 (20 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (3) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan.
2. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (4) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
4. (12) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.
5. (8) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
6. (16) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
7. (1) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
8. (10) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
9. (19) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes.
10. (13) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins.
11. (11) 73b Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz.
12. (15) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS.
13. (23) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s.
14. (20) 18r Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Yeoman.
15. (24) 42t Matt Thompson, Bentonville, Ark., TRE/.
16. (18) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE.
17. (5) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa., Rage/Brunner.
18. (17) 9a Kirk Acord, Mansfield, Texas., Shaw/GBM.
19. (25) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla., Rocket/CNC.
20. (9) 53 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.
21. (21) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley.
22. (14) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s.
23. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas., Hughes/Geddes.
24. (7) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s.
DNS - 40 Jessy Willard, Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #2 (20 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (5) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
5. (13) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (10) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
7. (7) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
8. (12) 32 Brandon Ball, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Smith.
9. (9) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon.
10. (21) 21 Andy Gordon, Murdock, Minn., Shaw/Victory.
11. (19) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa., GRT/Mullins.
12. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins.
13. (14) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s.
14. (11) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s.
15. (23) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Kalvinator.
16. (20) 1k Tim Karrick, Bashor, Kan., Skyrocket/Millert.
17. (15) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble.
18. (17) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s.
19. (24) 92 Jeff Stephens, Arion, Iowa., BMS/Spanel.
20. (4) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo., /.
21. (16) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, AR, Lighting/Kelly.
22. (2) 75g Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., GRT/Hatfield.
23. (22) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa., Skyrocket/HarryHeads.
24. (18) 51 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla., Hughes/Dunzworth.
SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35.
2. (11) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 35.
3. (6) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35.
4. (18) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 35.
5. (14) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
6. (24) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
7. (9) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s, 35.
8. (16) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 35.
9. (13) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 35.
10. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
11. (7) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 35.
12. (4) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., Venom/Driskell, 35.
13. (23) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 35.
14. (17) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s, 35.
15. (8) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
16. (26) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35.
17. (10) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, 35.
18. (12) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
19. (25) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
20. (19) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., Allen/Richmont, 35.
21. (21) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/ASI, 35.
22. (22) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 35.
23. (3) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 28,
mechanical.
24. (20) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 28, crash.
25. (27) 53 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 17, mechanical.
26. (28) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS, 15, mechanical.
27. (5) 3d Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Marlar, 5, crash.
28. (15) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., Hughes/BMR, 5, crash.
Lap Leader: Phillips 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 35.
Margin of Victory: 1.205 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Townsend, Lyle.
Next Race: Saturday, March 31, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt,
Kan.
King of America II Points Standings (after night 3 of 3):
1. 2s Stormy Scott ... 666.5 [W]
2. 75 Terry Phillips ... 655 [F]
3. 3 Kelly Shryock ... 629.5 [W]
4. 60 William Gould ... 620.5 [T]
5. 19r Ryan Gustin ... 618 [T]
6. 5t Randy Timms ... 606.5 [F]
7. 33z Zack VanderBeek ... 605.5 [W]
8. 22b Rick Beebe ... 603.5 [W]
9. 12 Johnny Bone Jr. ... 600.5 [T]
10. 69 Lucas Schott ... 600.5 [F]
11. 10 Mike Steensma ... 590.5 [T]
12. 7k Jason Krohn ... 589 [W]
13. 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. ... 588 [T]
14. 1st Johnny Scott ... 578.5 [F]
15. 85d Mark Dotson ... 578 [T]
16. 12 Jason Hughes ... 572.5 [F]
17. 555 Ryan Ruter ... 560.5
18. J17 Jacob Gallardo ... 558 [W]
19. 2j John Anderson ... 556.5 [F]
20. 3d Tim Donlinger ... 554.5
21. 14 Jon Tesch ... 550
22. 4r Dereck Ramirez ... 546.5
23. 20r Bryan Rowland ... 545
24. 8 Colt Mather ... 542
25. 33 Al Purkey ... 532.5
26. 7 Al Hejna ... 521
27. 5J John Schwab ... 520
28. 87 Darren Fuqua ... 515.5
29. 31 Corey Dripps ... 509
30. 12 Tommy Weder Jr. ... 508
31. 98 John Allen ... 501
32. 77 Steve Bowers Jr. ... 500.5
33. 111 Bumper Jones ... 497.5
34. 6 Justin Folk ... 490
35. 33 Steve Muilenburg ... 486.5
36. 5 Brandon Beckendorf ... 486
37. 3b Chris Brown ... 483.5
38. 91 Joe Duvall ... 479
39. 77 Mike Wedelstadt ... 478
40. 77 Cody Agler ... 470.5
41. 90 Steve Wetzstein ... 467.5
42. 99 Josh Angst ... 467
43. 26f Dan Fetters ... 463
44. 1 T.J. Herndon ... 458
45. 3d Dan Daniels ... 455.5
46. 7x Chris Dawson ... 451
47. 53 Chad Lyle ... 445.5
48. 99 Randy Zimmerman ... 444
49. 12r Tyler Townsend ... 442.5
50. 186 Jeremy Payne ... 441
51. 15r Jamie Ragland ... 431
52. 14w Clayton Wagamon ... 430.5
53. 02 Tanner Mullens ... 427
54. 75g Jordan Grabouski ... 423
55. 20 Rodney Sanders ... 418
56. 73b Shad Badder ... 413
57. 16 Austin Siebert ... 413
58. 9d8 Paden Phillips ... 405.5
59. G17 Fito Gallardo ... 402
60. 4m Bobby Malchus ... 398
61. 18 Chase Junghans ... 390
62. 9d Scott Daniels ... 389
63. 76x Troy Hovey ... 389
64. 66t Tyler Schmidt ... 387
65. 25 Ron Keith ... 385.5
66. 48m Rick Murcko ... 384
67. 71 Jim Body ... 383
68. 41 Jordan Foster ... 361
69. 21 Andy Gordon ... 359
70. 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. ... 358.5
71. 32 Brandon Ball ... 356
72. 73 Mickey Burrell ... 352
73. 23 Brandon Davis ... 351
74. 33k David Karst ... 345.5
75. 18r Rodney Sigg ... 340
76. 72 Doug Hillson ... 335
77. 9 John Carpenter ... 334.5
78. 40 Jessy Willard ... 332
79. 9a Kirk Acord ... 322.5
80. 51 Eddie Martin ... 322
81. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck ... 317.5
82. 11n Gene Nicholas ... 316.5
83. 1k Tim Karrick ... 316
84. 27 Don Gerritsen Jr. ... 314
85. 2 Grant Junghans ... 313
86. 23 Justin Rexwinkle ... 309
87. 63 Lucas Conley ... 306
88. 42t Matt Thompson ... 299
89. 92 Jeff Stephens ... 291
90. 11 Josh Griggs ... 291
[W] Locked in on Wednesday for Saturday's main event.
[T] Locked in on Thursday for Saturday's main event.
[F] Locked in on Friday for Saturday's main event.
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Gould gets it done on River’s
Edge Scrap Management Qualifying Night at King of America II
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 29) – On Wednesday night, New Mexico’s Stormy Scott became
a first-time USMTS winner as he brought home the victory on opening night at the
King of America II Modified Nationals.
Twenty-four hours later, William Gould added his name to the most elite club in
all of open-wheel dirt modified racing as the Sooner State speedster grabbed his
career first USMTS main event win on River’s Edge Scrap Management Qualifying
Night at the Humboldt Speedway.
After a 15th-place finish Wednesday night, the 39-year-old from Calera, Okla.,
rolled the dice and used his ‘mulligan’ to try and better his qualifying effort
Thursday.
The gamble paid off as he led the final 17 circuits of the 35-lap main event to
earn himself a spot in Saturday’s $15,000-to-win championship race.
While Scott led every lap in dominating Wednesday’s feature, the first 18 laps
of Thursday’s nightcap were anything but boring with Ryan Ruter stealing the
lead away from polesitter Corey Dripps on the first lap.
Dripps battled back on the high side of the 3/8-mile clay oval and wrestled the
lead away from Ruter on lap 8. Meanwhile, Gould came along with Dripps as the
top three runners separated themselves from the rest of the pack.
Using the middle groove, Gould nipped Dripps at the line to lead lap 14 with
Ruter making it three-wide in the next turn. Dripps regained the advantage the
next time around, but Gould fought back once again to be scored as the leader on
lap 16.
Still racing side by side, Dripps regained the top spot for the next two laps
but appeared to lose control of his machine as the leaders raced out of turn 4
to complete lap 19. The result was Dripps spinning to bring out the race’s first
and only caution.
On the restart, Gould looked like a sitting duck with Ruter, defending USRA
Modified National Champion Johnny Bone Jr., defending USMTS National Champion
Ryan Gustin, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Mike Steensma, 11-time Humboldt winner Jason
Hughes and Dereck Ramirez on his tail for the restart.
Unphased by the restart, Gould pulled out to a two car-length lead over Ruter.
Two laps later, Bone and Gustin slipped by Ruter to take second and third with
Gould in their crosshairs.
But neither driver was able to make up any ground on Gould.
Gustin got by Bone to take the runner-up finish, with Steensma and Whiteaker
coming home fourth and fifth. Sixth through tenth were Mark Dotson, Ruter,
Ramirez, Jon Tesch and Johnny Scott.
For Tesch, it was an impressive rebound from a disappointing “B” Main earlier
where he and Scott had battled for the lead for 11 laps before contact with
Rodney Sanders on lap 12 sent both drivers to the rear of the field.
As the fastest overall qualifier in group time trials, Tesch earned a
provisional start in the “A” Main and made the best of it, racing from 27th on
the starting grid to ninth at the finish with just one caution to aid his
effort.
Along with Gould, five other drivers – Gustin, Bone, Steensma, Whiteaker and
Dotson – also assured themselves a spot among the first 18 starters in
Saturday’s big dance.
Action continues at ‘The Hummer’ on Friday for Schwab’s Tinker Shop Qualifying
Night. Group time trials will once again kick off the program, followed by heat
races and main events with drivers earning points for their performances in
each. The top six points earners Friday night will each earn one of 18
guaranteed starting spots in Saturday’s championship race.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main events on
Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event too, racing for a stout purse and national
points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series. Tomorrow’s feature will pay
$500 to win with a $1,000 top prize earmarked for Saturday’s winner. USRA rules
will apply except that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull bar.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
King of America II Modified Nationals – River’s Edge Scrap Management Qualifying
Night
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and reason out (if
any). The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are
locked into the “A” Main.
SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
2. (4) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (3) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
4. (6) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
5. (5) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan.
6. (7) 33K David Karst, Mills, WY.
7. (8) 51 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.
8. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
9. (9) 21 Andy Gordon, Murdock, Minn.
SWAN ENERGY HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (5) 6 Justin Folk, Iola, Kan.
2. (9) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
3. (4) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan.
4. (6) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
5. (7) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
6. (1) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
7. (2) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa.
8. (3) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
9. (8) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn.
ROAD RUNNER TRUCKING HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
2. (4) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
4. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
5. (5) g17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (8) 32 Brandon Ball, West Plains, Mo.
7. (7) 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa.
8. (2) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D.
ALLEN’s AUTOMOTIVE HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
2. (4) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
3. (5) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
4. (3) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
5. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
6. (1) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (6) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
8. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
2. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (1) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
4. (6) 75G Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
5. (3) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (5) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
7. (7) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
8. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (7) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
5. (3) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (6) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.
7. (1) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa.
8. (8) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):
1. (2) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
2. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
4. (1) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
5. (5) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
6. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
7. (8) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
8. (7) 66T Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #1 (20 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (10) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan.
3. (7) 75G Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
4. (6) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
5. (8) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
6. (12) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
7. (11) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
9. (15) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Wille.
9. (9) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s.
10. (17) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa, Rage/Brunner.
11. (5) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., Venom/Driskell.
12. (14) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins.
13. (2) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
14. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes.
15. (21) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s.
16. (13) 33K David Karst, Mills, Wyo., GRT/Weseman.
17. (19) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa, Skyrocket/HarryHeads.
18. (18) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
19. (4) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS.
20. (20) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, CO, Hughes/Geddes.
21. (16) 51 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla., Hughes/Dunzworth.
DNS - 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine.
DNS - 21 Andy Gordon, Murdock, Minn., Shaw/Victory.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #2 (20 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
3. (3) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan.
4. (6) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
5. (8) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
6. (15) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
7. (2) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
8. (21) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins.
9. (7) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s.
10. (12) 32 Brandon Ball, West Plains, Mo., GRT/Smith.
11. (19) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s.
12. (18) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., Hughes/BMR.
13. (13) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/Fletcher’s.
14. (11) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s.
15. (17) 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins.
16. (16) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s.
17. (5) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Simmons.
18. (10) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS.
19. (9) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield.
20. (14) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz.
21. (20) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s.
22. (22) 66T Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s.
23. (23) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s.
RIVER’S EDGE SCRAP MANAGEMENT “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (4) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 35.
2. (10) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/RoushYates, 35.
3. (7) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35.
4. (5) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35.
5. (9) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 35.
6. (11) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 35.
7. (3) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 35.
8. (14) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35.
9. (27) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 35.
10. (13) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 35.
11. (20) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 35.
12. (16) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Kalvinator, 35.
13. (25) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 35.
14. (22) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
15. (21) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35.
16. (23) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 35.
17. (6) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., SB/B&B, 35.
18. (19) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
19. (24) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
20. (18) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan., Skyrocket/Stinnett, 35.
21. (26) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, 35.
22. (12) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 32, mechanical.
23. (8) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s, 26, mechanical.
24. (15) 33 Al Purkey, Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 22, mechanical.
25. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 18, mechanical.
26. (17) 75G Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., GRT/Hatfield, 16, mechanical.
27. (2) 6 Justin Folk, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Folk, 12, mechanical.
28. (28) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 2, mechanical.
Lap Leaders: Ruter 1-6, Dripps 7-13, Gould 14, Dripps 15, Gould
16, Dripps 17-18, Gould 19-35.
Total Laps Led: Gould 19, Dripps 10, Ruter 6.
Margin of Victory: 1.294 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Tesch, G. Junghans.
Next Race: Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, Humboldt Speedway,
Humboldt, Kan.
King of America II Points Standings (after night 2 of 3):
1. 2s Stormy Scott ... 666.5 »»
2. 3 Kelly Shryock ... 629.5 »»
3. 60 William Gould ... 620.5 ##
4. 19r Ryan Gustin ... 618 ##
5. 33z Zack VanderBeek ... 605.5 »»
6. 22b Rick Beebe ... 603.5 »»
7. 12 Johnny Bone Jr. ... 600.5 ##
8. 10 Mike Steensma ... 590.5 ##
9. 7k Jason Krohn ... 589 »»
10. 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. ... 588 ##
11. 85d Mark Dotson ... 578 ##
12. 555 Ryan Ruter ... 560.5
13. J17 Jacob Gallardo ... 558 »»
14. 14 Jon Tesch ... 555.5
15. 1st Johnny Scott ... 548
16. 4r Dereck Ramirez ... 546.5
17. 20r Bryan Rowland ... 545
18. 186 Jeremy Payne ... 540
19. 7 Al Hejna ... 521
20. 5j John Schwab ... 520
21. 77 Steven Bowers Jr. ... 500.5
22. 6 Justin Folk ... 490
23. 5 Brandon Beckendorf ... 485
24. 91 Joe Duvall ... 484
25. 77 Mike Wedelstadt ... 478
26. 77 Cody Agler ... 470.5
27. 26f Dan Fetters ... 469
28. 5t Randy Timms ... 468
29. 3b Chris Brown ... 467.5
30. 4m Bobby Malchus ... 463
31. 1 T.J. Herndon ... 463
32. 75g Jordan Grabouski ... 458
33. 2j John Anderson ... 456
34. 98 John Allen ... 456
35. 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. ... 452
36. 99 Randy Zimmerman ... 451
37. 23 Justin Rexwinkle ... 446.5
38. 20 Rodney Sanders ... 445
39. 33 Al Purkey ... 436
40. 12 Jason Hughes ... 432
41. 3d Dan Daniels ... 430
42. 87 Darron Fuqua ... 421
43. 2 Grant Junghans ... 417
44. 31 Corey Dripps ... 416.5
45. 12t Tyler Townsend ... 416.5
46. 8 Colt Mather ... 413
47. G17 Fito Gallardo ... 399
48. 9d8 Paden Phillips ... 397
49. 48m Rick Murcko ... 390
50. 9d Scott Daniels ... 389
51. 73b Shad Badder ... 386
52. 99 Josh Angst ... 375
53. 76x Troy Hovey ... 368
54. 25 Ron Keith ... 362
55. 7x Chris Dawson ... 360
56. 63 Lucas Conley ... 360
57. 27 Don Gerritsen Jr. ... 353
58. 14w Clayton Wagamon ... 351
59. 32 Brandon Ball ... 350
60. 75 Terry Phillips ... 350
61. 23 Brandon Davis ... 348
62. 18 Chase Junghans ... 346
63. 33k David Karst ... 345.5
64. 02 Tanner Mullens ... 343
65. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck ... 337
66. 41 Jordan Foster ... 336
67. 16 Austin Siebert ... 335
68. 111 Bumper Jones ... 326.5
69. 33 Steve Muilenburg ... 325
70. 11g Josh Griggs ... 324.5
71. 69 Lucas Schott ... 318
72. 51 Eddie Martin ... 316.5
73. 40 Jessy Willard ... 316
74. 66t Tyler Schmidt ... 315
75. 9 John Carpenter ... 295
76. 21 Andy Gordon ... 285
»» Locked in on Wednesday for Saturday's main event
## Locked in on Thursday for Saturday's main event
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Scott perfect on Allen’s
Automotive Qualifying Night at King of America II
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 28) – Stormy Scott didn’t just win his career-first USMTS
Modified feature Wednesday night at the Humboldt Speedway, he simply overwhelmed
the entire field and guaranteed himself the pole position for Saturday’s
$15,000-to-win main event here at the King of America II Modified Nationals.
Dubbed “The New Mexico Nightmare,” Scott’s performance will certainly keep the
competition from getting some shut-eye as they work to figure out a way to catch
the driver from Las Cruces three days from now.
The night began with group time trials where Scott recorded fast time among his
fellow heat race competitors, putting him sixth on the grid for his eight-lap
heat race.
After winning his heat, he earned the most passing points to garner the pole
position for the 35-lap Allen’s Automotive “A” Main Qualifier and that was as
close as anybody would get.
Three cautions kept the pack nearby early on, but each restart saw Scott storm
out to a huge lead, taking the checkers with more than two seconds to spare over
defending King of America winner and nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly
Shryock.
2010 USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes – winner of 11 USMTS feature races at
the 3/8-mile clay oval – came from the 13th starting spot to finish third, with
2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn fourth and Zack VanderBeek fifth.
Rick Beebe, Bryan Rowland, Al Hejna, Jacob Gallardo and Jeremy Payne completed
the top 10.
While Scott earned the most points possible with his sweep of the night’s
festivities, five other drivers – Shryock, VanderBeek, Beebe, Hughes and Krohn –
also locked themselves into one of the first 18 starting spots in Saturday’s
finale.
Action continues at ‘The Hummer’ on Thursday for River’s Edge Scrap Management
Qualifying Night. Group time trials will once again kick off the program,
followed by heat races and main events with drivers earning points for their
performances in each. The top six points earners tomorrow and Friday night will
each earn one of 18 guaranteed starting spots in Saturday’s championship race.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main events on
Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event too, racing for a stout purse and national
points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series. Shawn Strong captured
Wednesday night’s race to pocket the $300 top prize. The next three nights will
pay $400, $500 and $1,000 to win, respectively. USRA rules will apply except
that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull bar.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
King of America II Modified Nationals – Allen’s Automotive Qualifying Night
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and reason out (if
any). The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are
locked into the “A” Main.
RIVER’S EDGE HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (2) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
3. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (6) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
5. (4) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (5) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
7. (7) 2J John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
8. (8) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (6) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
3. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (3) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (4) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan.
6. (7) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
7. (5) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
8. (8) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn.
SWAN ENERGY HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
2. (4) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (2) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
6. (6) 99 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. (8) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (3) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
ROAD RUNNER TRUCKING HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (3) 33K David Karst, Mills, Wyo.
4. (4) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
5. (5) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
6. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
7. (7) 14W Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
8. (6) 75G Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (4) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
2. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (3) 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa.
5. (2) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn.
6. (7) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.
7. (8) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla.
8. (1) 48M Rick Murcko, Iola, Kan.
DNS - 40 Jessy Willard, Pleasanton, Kan.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
3. (6) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan.
4. (3) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (7) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn.
6. (4) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
7. (9) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo.
8. (2) 33K David Karst, Mills, Wyo., GRT/Weseman.
9. (12) 14W Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon.
10. (8) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline.
11. (14) 75G Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., GRT/Hatfield.
12. (10) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes.
13. (11) 2J John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s.
14. (15) 40 Jessy Willard, Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard.
15. (13) 9 John Carpenter, Hibbing, Minn., Galloper/Tim’s.
AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
2. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (4) 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa.
4. (11) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (3) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (6) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
7. (12) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
8. (7) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s.
9. (13) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s.
10. (9) 99 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan.
11. (8) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley.
12. (10) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla., Rocket/CNC.
13. (14) 48M Rick Murcko, Iola, Kan.
14. (5) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins.
ALEN’S AUTOMOTIVE “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 35.
2. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35.
3. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
4. (5) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35.
5. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
6. (2) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 35.
7. (11) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35.
8. (14) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 35.
9. (7) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, 35.
10. (16) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 35.
11. (12) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35.
12. (18) 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 35.
13. (21) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn., GRT/JRM, 35.
14. (25) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, 35.
15. (26) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 35.
16. (10) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35.
17. (20) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 35.
18. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 35.
19. (23) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 35.
20. (15) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 35.
21. (28) 48M Rick Murcko, Iola, Kan., Murcko/OMM, 35.
22. (9) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s, 35.
23. (27) 99 Randy Zimmerman, Fort Scott, Kan., Mach1/Folk, 35.
24. (22) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Marlar, 35.
25. (19) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 28, mechanical.
26. (3) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, 15, flat tire.
27. (24) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s, 8, mechanical.
28. (17) 77 Cody Agler, Emporia, Kan., Skyrocket/Stinnett, 5, mechanical.
Lap Leader: Scott 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Scott 35.
Margin of Victory: 2.329 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Zimmerman, Murcko.
Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
King of America II Points Standings:
Stormy Scott ... 666.5
Kelly Shryock ... 629.5
Zack VanderBeek ... 595.5
Rick Beebe ... 593.5
Jason Hughes ... 581
Jason Krohn ... 579
Jacob Gallardo ... 548
Bryan Rowland ... 535
Jeremy Payne ... 530
Chris Brown ... 524
Al Hejna ... 511
Daniel Hilsabeck ... 482
Mike Steensma ... 480
Joe Duvall ... 474
Shad Badder ... 469
Dan Fetters ... 459
Fito Gallardo ... 458.5
Bumper Jones ... 455
T.J. Herndon ... 453
Grant Junghans ... 445
Randy Zimmerman ... 441
David Karst ... 430
John Allen ... 428
Paden Phillips ... 428
Dan Daniels ... 420
Cody Agler ... 415
Austin Siebert ... 404
Ron Keith ... 397
Jordan Grabouski ... 396
William Gould ... 386
Rick Murcko ... 380
Brandon Beckendorf ... 372
John Schwab ... 358.5
Josh Angst ... 356
Clayton Wagamon ... 351
Lucas Conley ... 345.5
John Anderson ... 341
Brandon Davis ... 334.5
Josh Griggs ... 324.5
John Carpenter ... 318
Jessy Willard ... 316
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
King of America II Modified
Nationals kicks off Wednesday
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 26) -- America’s toughest and most talented open-wheel
dirt Modified drivers are headed for Humboldt, Kan., for the King of America II
Modified Nationals as the historic Humboldt Speedway hosts the $15,000-to-win,
$1,500-to-start event this Wednesday through Saturday, March 28-31.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
The inaugural running of the extravaganza took place this past October, and fans
were treated to four nights of extraordinary close action that culminated with a
75-lap championship main event won by nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly
Shryock.
The qualifying features on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each ended with a pass
for the lead during the last five laps of the race.
While officials decided to move the show to March this time around, the program
will feature the same one-of-a-kind format that was utilized for the October
race.
Drivers will qualify on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but may also purchase a
“mulligan” that allows them to attempt to qualify a second day if they aren’t
satisfied with their first attempt.
Group time trials will be staged each of the first three days, followed by heat
races and main events with drivers earning points for their performances in
each. The top six points earners each day will earn one of 18 guaranteed
starting spots in Saturday’s championship race, with the highest overall points
earner during the three days of qualifying garnering the pole for the big dance.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main events on
Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Pre-entered drivers include John Allen, Josh Angst, Shad Badder, Brandon Ball,
Brandon Beckendorf, Rick Beebe, Jim Body, Johnny Bone Jr., Steven Bowers Jr.,
Chris Brown, Mickey Burrell, Jeff Carpenter, Lucas Conley, Dan Daniels, Scott
Daniels, Brandon Davis, Mark Dotson, Corey Dripps, Joe Duvall, Dan Fetters,
Justin Folk, Jordan Foster, Don Gerritsen Jr., Andy Gordon, Jordan Grabouski,
Ryan Gustin, Al Hejna, T.J. Herndon, Daniel Hilsabeck, Jason Hughes, David
Karst, Ron Keith, Jason Krohn, Shawn Langhover, Colt Mather, Jim Moody, Tanner
Mullens, Rick Murcko, Jeremy Payne, Paden Phillips, Terry Phillips, Al Purkey,
Jamie Ragland, Dereck Ramirez, Justin Rexwinkle, Bryan Rowland, Ryan Ruter,
Rodney Sanders, Randy Sandvick, Kyle Schmidt, Tyler Schmidt, Lucas Schott, Jon
Schwab, Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Lucas Shott, Kelly Shryock, Austin Siebert,
Rodney Sigg, Jeff Stephens, Jon Tesch, Tyler Townsend, Zack VanderBeek, Mike
Wedelstadt, Tommy Weder Jr., Jessy Willard and Randy Zimmerman.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event each night too, racing for a stout purse
and national points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series. Each day will be
a complete and separate show with $300, $400, $500 and $1,000 to win,
respectively. USRA rules will apply except that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull
bar.
General admission grandstand tickets are $20 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
and $25 on Saturday; Kids tickets are $10 each night. Pit passes are $35 on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and $40 on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands open at
5:00, hot laps start at 6:30 and time trials begin at 7:00. On Saturday pit
gates open at 2:00, grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and racing
begins at 6:00.
Grandstand tickets on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are $20 each while
Saturday’s show is $25. All single-day tickets are general admission and will
only be sold on the night of races.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
For camping, ATV and/or golf cart permits, call 620-473-3694.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, ISKY
Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels,
Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Ver Beek dominant in career
first USMTS victory at I-35 Speedway
WINSTON, Mo. (March 25) – On a warm Sunday evening at the I-35 Speedway, Ron Ver
Beek captured his first career USMTS victory with a dominating performance in
front of a big crowd during the 4th Annual Yancy’s Automotive Missouri Meltdown
at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Winston, Mo.
The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series event got off to a rough start during the second
heat race when Corey Dripps and Mark Dotson collided while battling for the lead
and sending them both into a series of flips in the first turn. Terry Schultz
was also collected in the melee, but all three drivers walked away uninjured.
The 30-lap main event had a similar beginning when polesitter Jim Moody smacked
the concrete front stretch wall as the green flag was unfurled, putting his
machine on its roof and taking out Johnny Scott in the process.
That moved Stormy Scott and Jason Thoennes to the front row for the complete
restart, but it was Ver Beek who hustled past both drivers to lead the first
lap.
Racing around the top side of the track, Colt Mather came from the fifth
starting spot to take the lead away on lap 5, but Ver Beek roared back in front
two laps later using the low side of the racing surface.
After a brief caution for debris on lap 10, Ver Beek set sail and left the field
in his wake. By the time the race’s fourth and final caution waved with four
laps to go, his advantage was nearly half a lap on his nearest pursuer.
The late-race caution had no effect on the veteran from Oskaloosa, Iowa, as he
sped away to a 1.549-second victory over USMTS Casey’s Cup Series points leader
Rodney Sanders.
The win was worth $2,000 to Ver Beek, who turns 47 on April 6.
Jeremy Payne snagged the third spot while Zack VanderBeek and John Allen
finished fourth and fifth after starting 13th and 14th, respectively, on the
25-car grid.
But the Mesilla Valley Hard Charger Award went to Schultz, who squeaked into the
“A” Main with a sixth-place finish in the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main and
then raced from 24th to ninth in the nightcap.
The USMTS Modifieds now head for Humboldt, Kan., for the King of America
Modified Nationals II as the nation’s elite drivers descend on the historic
Humboldt Speedway for the $15,000-to-win, $1,500-to-start event slated for
Wednesday through Saturday, March 28-31.
The inaugural running of the extravaganza took place five months ago, and fans
were treated to four nights of extraordinary action that culminated with a
75-lap championship main event won by nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly
Shryock.
While officials decided to move the show to March for this and future runnings
of the event, the program will feature the same one-of-a-kind format that was
utilized for the October race. Drivers will qualify on Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday, but may also purchase a “mulligan” that allows them to attempt to
qualify a second day if they aren’t satisfied with their first attempt.
Group time trials will be staged each of the first three days, followed by heat
races and main events with drivers earning points for their performances in
each. The top six points earners each day will earn one of 18 guaranteed
starting spots in Saturday’s championship race, with the highest overall points
earner during the three days of qualifying garnering the pole for the big dance.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main events on
Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event too, racing for a stout purse and national
points in the American USRA Weekly Racing Series. Each day will be a complete
and separate show with $300, $400, $500 and $1,000 to win, respectively. USRA
rules will apply except that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull bar.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
4th Annual Yancy’s Automotive Missouri Meltdown
I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa.
2. (4) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn.
3. (7) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
4. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
5. (6) 11 Darren Shaw (R), Lathrop, Mo.
6. (2) 82 David Wood (R), Rayville, Mo.
7. (9) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
8. (3) 70 Aaron Marrant (R), Orrick, Mo.
9. (5) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
2. (5) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (6) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan.
4. (7) 23 Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn.
5. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
6. (4) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
7. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
8. (3) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (8) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 69n Cory Wray (R), Jamesport, Mo.
6. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
7. (5) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
8. (7) 26s Steven Glenn (R), Hamilton, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2. (1) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
3. (2) 34 Mark Schafman (R), Edwardsville, Kan.
4. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (8) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (6) 20w Shay Woods (R), Humeston, Iowa.
7. (4) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (5) 98 Chris Giles (R), Independence, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (1) 23 Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn.
3. (2) 34 Mark Schafman (R), Edwardsville, Kan.
4. (11) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
5. (8) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS.
6. (5) 82 David Wood (R), Rayville, Mo.
7. (10) 26s Steven Glenn (R), Hamilton, Mo., LooseGruff/CAM, $75.
8. (6) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM.
9. (4) 11 Darren Shaw (R), Lathrop, Mo., Shaw/Yancy’s, $75.
10. (9) 70 Aaron Marrant (R), Orrick, Mo., Allen/Marrant, $75.
11. (7) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
2. (4) 69n Cory Wray (R), Jamesport, Mo.
3. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
4. (7) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
5. (1) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (5) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
7. (6) 20w Shay Woods (R), Humeston, Iowa, Victory/KSE, $75.
8. (8) 98 Chris Giles (R), Independence, Mo., DirtWorks/Giles, $75.
DNS - 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $90.
DNS - 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, $90.
“A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (5) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Skyrocket/Midstate, 40, $2000.
2. (10) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1500.
3. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $1000.
4. (13) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $900.
5. (14) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $800.
6. (2) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $700.
7. (12) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $650.
8. (7) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $600.
9. (24) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $650.
10. (17) 34 Mark Schafman (R), Edwardsville, Kan., BillsBuilt/Heeter, 40, $400.
11. (18) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 40, $450.
12. (19) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $425.
13. (11) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
14. (3) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, 26, mechanical,
$375.
15. (6) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, 23, mechanical, $350.
16. (9) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 21, mechanical,
$250.
17. (25) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 21, mechanical, $300.
18. (23) 82 David Wood (R), Rayville, Mo., Banshee/FastLane, 18, mechanical,
$250.
19. (16) 69n Cory Wray (R), Jamesport, Mo., DMR/FastLane, 7, mechanical, $250.
20. (22) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 7, suspension, $300.
21. (15) 23 Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn., Victory/JRM, 6, mechanical,
$300.
22. (20) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 4, mechanical,
$300.
23. (21) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/BMS, 3, rear end, $250.
24. (1) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo., GRT/McVey, 0, crash, $250.
25. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 0, crash, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Ver Beek 1-4, Mather 5-7, Ver Beek 8-30.
Total Laps Led: Ver Beek 27, Mather 3.
Margin of Victory: 1.549 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Schultz (started
24th, finished 9th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Dripps.
Provisional Starters: Hejna.
Next Race: Wednesday-Saturday, March 28-31, Humboldt Speedway,
Humboldt, Kan.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 39, Jason Hughes 24,
S. Scott 24, J. Scott 23, Terry Phillips 22, Ryan Gustin 19, VanderBeek 17,
Payne 16, Schultz 15, Mark Dotson 14.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 471, Keith 307, Casey Penn
197, Nevins 171, Jacob Gallardo 164.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Geddes 48, Mullins
47, ProPower 39, Yeoman 33, Sput’s 33.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 58,
GRT 52, Skyrocket 43, TRE 27, Pierce 24.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – J. Scott.
American Racer – Beebe.
Dominator Race Products – Dripps.
Eibach Springs – J. Scott.
Forty9Designs.com – VanderBeek, Schultz.
Hooker Harness – Moody.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Ver Beek.
KSE Racing Products – Payne.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Moody.
Nitroquest – Driskell, Giles.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Schultz.
PBM Performance Products – Ver Beek.
Real Racing Wheels – VanderBeek, Allen.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, ISKY
Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels,
Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
throwin’ dirt this weekend at LA Raceway, I-35 Speedway
LA MONTE, Mo. (March 19) – The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series heads for a pair of
fan-favorite venues in Missouri this weekend as Modified March Madness continues
the month-long mud-slinging campaign.
On Friday, March 23, the series invades the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., for the
6th Annual Schwab’s Tinker Shop Show-Me Shootout, then heads north to the I-35
Speedway in Winston, Mo., for the 4th Annual Yancy’s Automotive Missouri
Meltdown on Saturday, April 1.
Each event will pay $2,000 to the winner with a minimum of $250 to start.
Jason Hughes won last April at the LA Raceway for his second win in a row at the
3/8-mile clay oval and evened him up with Jeremy Payne as the only drivers to
score two wins at Mike and Carol White’s facility.
Other former winners at the LA Raceway include Kelly Shryock, Rodney Sanders and
Grant Junghans. Sanders, who won his sixth career USMTS feature Saturday night
in Humboldt, Kan., comes into the event where he won his first USMTS race as the
points leader in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series.
Payne crossed the finish line first in 2009, but was later disqualified during
technical inspection and the win was awarded to Junghans – his first and only
USMTS victory. Junghans went on to capture the USMTS Rookie of the Year title
that same year.
A smooth, fast and wide racing surface has been the norm with each visit to the
LA Raceway. In fact, three of the seven main events here have gone green to
checkered without a caution.
Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps start at 7 and the first heat race is slated for
7:30 this Friday. Also on the card will be USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods
battling in the Iron Man Challenge.
The LA Raceway is a located 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more
information, call 660-620-1152 or 660-563-9878 or check out www.laraceway.com
online.
After a nearly eight-year hiatus, the USMTS Modifieds returned to the I-35
Speedway twice in 2011 with Ryan Gustin taking the April tilt and Johnny Scott
taking the checkers during ‘The Hunt’ in August.
John Allen won the first event on March 29, 2002, and then cranked out three
straight during that weekend and into October with John Van Den Berg winning the
final race that year. Another doubleheader in 2003 was topped by Scott Drake and
Mark Noble.
Also on the racing card this Saturday will be the Iron Man Challenge featuring
USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods with gates opening at 2 p.m., hot laps at 5 and
racing at 5:30.
The I-35 Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 10 miles north of
Cameron on SR 6 (exit 64). For more information, call the track at 660-749-5317
or visit www.i-35speedway.net online.
Among the drivers expected this weekend are Rodney Sanders, Jason Hughes, Terry
Phillips, Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Ryan Gustin, Terry Schultz, John Schwab,
Mark Dotson, Zack VanderBeek, Rick Beebe, Dereck Ramirez, Kelly Shryock, Bryan
Rowland, Mike Sorensen, Jeremy Payne, Mickey Burrell, Jason Krohn, Casey Penn,
Chris Brown, Brandon Davis, Ron Keith, Jacob Dahle, Austin Siebert, Thomas
Tillison Jr., Scott Daniels, Ryan Ruter, Shad Badder, Steven Bowers Jr., Nick
Nevins, John Allen, Johnny Bone Jr., Dan Daniels, Nick Herrick, Bumper Jones,
Joe Duvall, Corey Dripps, Stephen Muilenburg, Tim Donlinger, Brian Ruhlman,
Lucas Conley, Brad Dierks, Luke Driskell, Ryan Engels, Johnny Fennewald, Dan
Fetters, William Gould, Al Hejna, Doug Herrick, Daniel Hilsabeck, Jim Johnson,
Tanner Mullens, Jamie Ragland, Justin Rexwinkle, Lucas Schott, Mike Wedelstadt
and others.
The USMTS Modifieds return to the Humboldt Speedway March 28-31 for the
$15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals. In all, Modified March
Madness will see nearly $200,000 in cash being doled out during the month.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce,
Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms,
Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Sanders corrals USMTS Casey’s
Cup competitors at Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 17) – Rodney Sanders rolled to his first USMTS Casey’s Cup
Series win of the season Saturday night, rising to the top of a 70-car field of
the nation’s best open-wheel dirt Modified drivers as they invaded the Humboldt
Speedway for the second night of the 7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring.
Polesitter Nick Nevins jumped in front at the start of the 40-lap main event and
led the first seven laps before Corey Dripps powered around the high side of the
1/3-mile clay oval to grab the top spot.
Mark Dotson entered the picture 14 laps later and challenged Dripps for the lead
but the pair made contact that resulted in a caution, a flat tire for Dotson and
both drivers tagging the rear of the field.
Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin inherited the lead for the restart
and proceeded to pace the pack through the next 12 laps with Sanders and John
Schwab applying the pressure.
With seven laps to go, however, Gustin’s right rear tire went flat and ‘The
Reaper’ found himself denied of the winners circle again after losing the lead
to Jason Hughes with two laps remaining the night before.
Sanders was there to take the reigns and 22-year-old from Happy, Texas, rolled
into victory lane with his first win of the 2012 campaign and pocketed the
$2,000 top prize. It was his sixth career USMTS victory and first ever at ‘The
Hummer.’
Schwab, who started second, was still there at the end to score his career-best
USMTS finish while Johnny Scott climbed from 12th on the starting grid to finish
third with Terry Phillips and Terry Schultz rounding out the top 5.
Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Friday night winner Jason Hughes,
Mike Sorensen, Rick Beebe, Jacob Dahle and Jeremy Payne.
While Gustin was awarded the Dominator Hard Luck Award for the night, Hughes
bagged a bonus “Benjamin” by coming from 18th to 6th and earning the Mesilla
Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.
Another pair of USMTS Casey’s Cup Series clashes are in store next weekend at
the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., on Friday, March 23, and the I-35 Speedway in
Winston, Mo., on Saturday, March 24. Both events will also have the Iron Man
Challenge featuring USRA Stock Cars and B-Mods on the racing card.
The USMTS Modifieds return to the Humboldt Speedway in less than two weeks as
the track will host the $15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals,
March 28-31.
In all, Modified March Madness will see nearly $200,000 in cash being doled out
during the month.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring – Night 2 of 2
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
2. (3) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
3. (8) 107 Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
4. (4) 40 Jessy Willard (R), Pleasanton, Kan.
5. (9) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (7) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
7. (5) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
8. (1) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
9. (6) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
2. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (1) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
4. (4) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
5. (8) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.
6. (9) 3d Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
7. (7) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D.
8. (3) 17 Garry Oskerson, Fairmont, Minn.
9. (5) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
4. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (3) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
7. (9) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
8. (8) 44 Jared Rogers (R), Berryton, Kan.
9. (5) 66x Dustin Campbell (R), Nevada, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa.
2. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (4) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
4. (8) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
5. (2) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
6. (7) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
7. (3) 28 Bryan Rigsby (R), Topeka, Kan.
8. (9) 5c Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
9. (6) 13 Ryan Engels (R), Arlington, S.D.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (4) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
2. (2) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
3. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (5) 9d Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (6) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
7. (7) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
8. (9) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
9. (3) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (3) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
2. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
3. (1) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan.
4. (5) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
5. (6) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
6. (8) 29d Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa.
7. (2) 5 Buddy Thompson (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
8. (7) 3 Derrek Wilson (R), Chanute, Kan.
9. (9) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan.
HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):
1. (1) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (3) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (2) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
4. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
5. (6) 02 Tanner Mullens (R), Wichita, Kan.
6. (7) 110 Brian Ruhlman, Clarklake, Mich.
7. (5) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.
8. (4) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
HEAT RACE #8 (8 laps):
1. (1) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
2. (3) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (4) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
6. (8) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
7. (7) 29s Robbie Simmons (R), Wichita, Kan.
8. (5) 96 Jim Johnson (R), Derby, Kan.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (6) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (7) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
5. (4) 66t Tyler Schmidt (R), Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, $75.
6. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
7. (10) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
8. (3) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $75.
9. (8) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., Allen/Richmont, $90.
10. (11) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $90.
11. (12) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $90.
12. (13) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D., Hughes/G-Force, $75.
13. (2) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, $90.
14. (14) 5 Buddy Thompson (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Thompson, $75.
15. (17) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/, $75.
16. (19) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/ASI, $90.
17. (16) 17 Garry Oskerson, Fairmont, Minn., /, $75.
18. (15) 5c Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $90.
19. (18) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo., TRE/Yeoman, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
4. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
5. (11) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, $90.
6. (3) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D., Skyrocket/C&C, $75.
7. (10) 29d Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, $90.
8. (12) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, $90.
9. (6) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., SB/B&M, $75.
10. (13) 28 Bryan Rigsby (R), Topeka, Kan., Mach1/, $75.
11. (8) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, $90.
12. (15) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $90.
13. (14) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, $90.
14. (17) 96 Jim Johnson (R), Derby, Kan., BillsBuilt/Johnson, $90.
15. (9) 3d Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Mullins, $90.
16. (18) 66x Dustin Campbell (R), Nevada, Mo., Hoffman/GMPP, $75.
17. (16) 44 Jared Rogers (R), Berryton, Kan., Venom/Miller, $75.
18. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $90.
19. (19) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan., Mach1/, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (5) 9d Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $90.
6. (9) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
7. (13) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
8. (11) 110 Brian Ruhlman, Clarklake, Mich., Rocket/, $75.
9. (8) 02 Tanner Mullens (R), Wichita, Kan., Hughes/BMR, $90.
10. (6) 40 Jessy Willard (R), Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard, $75.
11. (15) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Kalvinator, $90.
12. (10) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
13. (17) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo., DirtWorks/Tim’s, $75.
14. (18) 13 Ryan Engels (R), Arlington, S.D., TRE/Ryan, $90.
15. (14) 29s Robbie Simmons (R), Wichita, Kan., ERC/Simmons, $75.
16. (2) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $90.
17. (12) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
18. (16) 3 Derrek Wilson (R), Chanute, Kan., /, $75
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $2000.
2. (2) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 40, $1500.
3. (12) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $1000.
4. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $900.
5. (10) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $800.
6. (18) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $800.
7. (9) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $650.
8. (14) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $600.
9. (3) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $550.
10. (16) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $500.
11. (17) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $450.
12. (20) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $425.
13. (19) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $400.
14. (1) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, 40, $375.
15. (11) 107 Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, 40, $250.
16. (13) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, 40, $300.
17. (21) 3b Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $300.
18. (6) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 40, $300.
19. (24) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $300.
20. (28) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $90.
21. (29) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $90.
22. (23) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 34, flat tire, $300.
23. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 33, flat tire,
$300.
24. (22) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s, 33, retired, $300.
25. (25) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 33, mechanical,
$300.
26. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 21, mechanical, $300.
27. (15) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 21, retired, $300.
28. (27) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 19, retired,
$90.
29. (26) 9d Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Jack’s, 19, mechanical, $300.
DNS - 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, 0, did not start, $90.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Nevins 1-7, Dripps 8-21, Gustin 22-33,
Sanders 34-40.
Total Laps Led: Dripps 14, Gustin 12, Nevins 7, Sanders 7.
Margin of Victory: 1.368 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Hughes (started
18th, finished 6th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Gustin.
Provisional Starters: VanderBeek, Penn, Hejna, Keith.
Next Race: Friday, March 23, LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 30, Hughes 24,
Phillips 22, J. Scott 20, S. Scott 19, Gustin 19, Schultz 12, Schwab 12, Dotson
12, VanderBeek 10, Beebe 10.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 390, Keith 241, Penn 197,
Jacob Gallardo 164, Rob Litton 144.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 41, Geddes
39, ProPower 36, Yeoman 28, Sput’s 26.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 49,
GRT 44, Skyrocket 33, TRE 27, Pierce 24.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – S. Daniels.
American Racer – Dahle.
Dominator Race Products – Gustin.
Eibach Springs – Sanders.
Forty9Designs.com – Phillips, Dahle.
Hooker Harness – Dripps.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Dripps.
KSE Racing Products – Sanders.
Marsh Racing Wheels – VanderBeek.
Nitroquest – Hendrix, Fielder, Wilson.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Hughes.
PBM Performance Products – Nevins.
Real Racing Wheels – Krohn, Payne, Shryock.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Erson Cams, Farm Boy
BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Road Runner Trucking,
Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Hughes topples 72-car field in
USMTS Casey’s Cup triumph at Humboldt Speedway
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 16) – Jason Hughes ran down early leader Terry Phillips,
lost the lead to Ryan Gustin and then fought back to regain the lead with two
laps to go as he captured the 40-lap USMTS Casey’s Cup Series main event Friday
night at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.
Phillips, who came into the event as the points leader after winning the USMTS
Casey’s Cup Series opener in Baytown, Texas, three weeks ago, snagged the lead
from Hughes at the drop of the green flag and paced the field for the first half
of the race before Hughes wrestled the lead away on lap 22.
Nine laps later, defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin scooted past the
2010 titleist to gain the lead with ten laps remaining.
But Hughes has become known for his late-race heroics at ‘The Hummer’ and the
37-year-old chassis builder from Watts, Okla., came roaring back to challenge
Gustin with three laps remaining.
With the white flag waving in front of them, Hughes made his move to the outside
of ‘The Reaper’ and edged ahead at the line.
Hughes proceeded to pull away in the final trip around Ron and Rhenda
Whitworth’s high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval to record his 11th career victory in
25 USMTS shows at Humboldt.
The $2,000 triumph was also the 106th win of his USMTS career.
Gustin, who climbed from 12th on the starting grid, had to settle for his third
runner-up finish in four starts this season as he continues to search for his
first win of the 2012 campaign.
Rodney Sanders brought home a third-place finish, followed by Stormy Scott, Zack
VanderBeek, Johnny Scott, Terry Schultz, Chris Brown, Mike Sorensen and Steven
Bowers Jr. completing the top 10.
Seventy-two USMTS Modifieds filled the pit area Friday night, along with 33 USRA
B-Mods competing in the companion Iron Man Challenge event topped by Scott
Drake.
Modified March Madness continues at Humboldt on Saturday, with gates opening at
3 p.m. and racing getting underway at 5:30.
In addition to the USMTS Modifieds, the Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods will
be back in action plus local Humboldt Speedway Pure Stocks.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com
online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 110 Brian Ruhlman, Clarklake, Mich.
3. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (5) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (3) 29D Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa.
7. (8) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
8. (9) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
9. (6) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (7) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.
3. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens (R), Wichita, Kan.
4. (6) 87 Darron Fuqua, Topeka, Kan.
5. (9) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
6. (2) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D.
7. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
8. (5) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
9. (8) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (6) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (1) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
5. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
6. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (5) 17 Garry Oskerson, Fairmont, Minn.
8. (8) 13 Ryan Engels (R), Arlington, S.D.
9. (9) 160M Michael Maggard (R), Republic, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (6) 3B Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (4) 6 Justin Folk, Iola, Kan.
5. (5) 77 Cody Agler (R), Emporia, Kan.
6. (3) 44 Jared Rogers (R), Berryton, Kan.
7. (8) 96 Jim Johnson (R), Derby, Kan.
8. (7) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan.
9. (5) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (3) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
4. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (6) 4 Shannon Scott (R), Henryetta, Okla.
6. (4) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
7. (7) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (2) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.
9. (9) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (4) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
3. (2) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
4. (5) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (8) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
7. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
8. (7) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
9. (9) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):
1. (5) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
2. (2) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (4) 107 Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
4. (6) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
5. (9) 15R Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.
6. (8) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
7. (7) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
8. (3) 29s Robbie Simmons (R), Wichita, Kan.
9. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
HEAT RACE #8 (8 laps):
1. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
2. (2) 40 Jessy Willard (R), Pleasanton, Kan.
3. (4) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
4. (6) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
5. (8) 5C Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.
6. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
7. (7) 5 Buddy Thompson (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
8. (3) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa.
9. (9) 3 Derrek Wilson (R), Chanute, Kan.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 110 Brian Ruhlman, Clark Lake, Mich.
2. (3) 107 Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo.
3. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (5) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
5. (14) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
6. (2) 40 Jessy Willard (R), Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard, $75.
7. (6) 15R Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., Allen/Richmont, $90.
8. (15) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, $90.
9. (10) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, $90.
10. (18) 39 Luke Driskell (R), Stilwell, Kan., GRT/Driskell, $90.
11. (12) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $90.
12. (11) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D., Hughes/G Force, $75.
13. (9) 77 Cody Agler (R), Emporia, Kan., Skyrocket/Stinnett, $90.
14. (13) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $75.
15. (17) 29s Robbie Simmons (R), Wichita, Kan., ERC/Homegrown, $75.
16. (20) 3 Derrek Wilson (R), Chanute, Kan., /, $75.
17. (4) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $90.
18. (7) 5C Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $90.
19. (16) 147 Brent Fielder (R), Abilene, Kan., Mach1/, $75.
20. (19) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo., DirtWorks/Tim’s, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
4. (7) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
5. (6) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (3) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, $90.
7. (15) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $90.
8. (9) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $90.
9. (19) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (10) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $90.
11. (5) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, LA, Hughes/Geddes, $90.
12. (11) 44 Jared Rogers (R), Berryton, Kan., Venom/Miller, $75.
13. (14) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $90.
14. (12) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo., TRE/Yeoman, $75.
15. (13) 17 Garry Oskerson, Fairmont, Minn., /, $75.
16. (18) 160M Michael Maggard (R), Republic, Mo., /, $75.
17. (8) 4 Shannon Scott (R), Henryetta, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $90.
18. (16) 63 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, $90.
19. (17) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa, IROC/Mullins, $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (4) 87 Darron Fuqua, Topeka, Kan.
3. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
4. (1) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
5. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens (R), Wichita, Kan., Hughes/BMR, $90.
6. (6) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s, $90.
7. (16) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., SRP/Sput’s, $90.
8. (11) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., JRC/Kalvinator, $90.
9. (9) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
10. (19) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
11. (12) 96 Jim Johnson (R), Derby, Kan., BillsBuilt/Homegrown, $90.
12. (14) 5 Buddy Thompson (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Homegrown, $75.
13. (13) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
14. (18) 22 Nick Nevins (R), Lisbon, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, $90.
15. (5) 77 Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, $90.
16. (15) 13 Ryan Engels (R), Arlington, S.D., TRE/Ryan, $90.
17. (7) 6 Justin Folk, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Folk, $75.
18. (10) 29D Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, $90.
19. (17) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, $90.
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $2000.
2. (12) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $1500.
3. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $1000.
4. (19) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, $1000.
5. (17) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $800.
6. (27) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, $610.
7. (7) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $650.
8. (14) 3B Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, $600.
9. (3) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, $550.
10. (8) 77 Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan., SB/Homegrown, $400.
11. (29) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $240.
12. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $425.
13. (28) 22B Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $190.
14. (21) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $375.
15. (18) 107 Shad Badder (R), Oak Grove, Mo., GRT/Kuntz, $250.
16. (15) 110 Brian Ruhlman, Clark Lake, Mich., Rocket/, $250.
17. (26) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Mullins, $300.
18. (13) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, $300.
19. (20) 87 Darron Fuqua, Topeka, Kan., Venom/Driskell, $250.
20. (22) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/, $300.
21. (25) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb., Hughes/Sput’s, $300.
22. (16) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $300.
23. (9) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $300.
24. (5) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $250.
25. (6) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Jack’s, $300.
26. (10) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $300.
27. (24) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, $300.
28. (23) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $300.
29. (30) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
30. (11) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leaders: Phillips 1-21, Hughes 22-30, Gustin 31-38, Hughes 39-40.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 21, Hughes 11, Gustin 8.
Margin of Victory: 0.225 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: S. Scott (started
19th, finished 4th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Hejna.
Provisional Starters: J. Scott, Beebe, Rowland, Davis.
Next Race: Saturday, March 17, Humboldt Speedway.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 19, Hughes 18, S.
Scott 16, Gustin 16, T. Phillips 14, J. Scott 11, Dotson 9, VanderBeek 7,
Ramirez 6, Shryock 6, Beebe 6, Rowland 6.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 324, Keith 188, Jacob
Gallardo 164, Rob Litton 144, Penn 143.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 35, Geddes
29, ProPower 28, Yeoman 25, Sput’s 22.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 39,
GRT 36, Skyrocket 26, Pierce 24, TRE 22.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – N. Herrick.
American Racer – Hejna.
Dominator Race Products – Hejna.
Eibach Springs – T. Phillips.
Forty9Designs.com – S. Scott, Sorensen.
Hooker Harness – S. Daniels.
KSE Racing Products – Bowers.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Davis.
Nitroquest – Bough, Schaffer, Hejna.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – S. Scott.
PBM Performance Products – Sorensen.
Real Racing Wheels – Ruhlman, Shryock, VanderBeek.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Erson Cams, Farm Boy
BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Road Runner Trucking,
Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, The
Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.
Modified March Madness tips off
with USMTS Casey’s Cup doubleheader at Humboldt Speedway
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 12) – You won’t see any free throws but you can expect to
see plenty of dirt and mud being tossed when the USMTS road warriors kick off
Modified March Madness with a pair of USMTS Casey’s Cup clashes at the Humboldt
Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., this Friday and Saturday, March 16-17.
The pair of $2,000-to-win contests are expected to draw a lot of added interest
as the track will host the $15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals
less than two weeks later, March 28-31.
With 10 career wins in the 24 races held at ‘The Hummer,’ many fans will have
2010 USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes of Watts, Okla., at the top of their
brackets but several other touring titans will also be favorites, including
Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, who won last October’s inaugural King of America
Modified Nationals at Ron and Rhenda Whitworth’s quarter-mile bullring.
Of course, picking 21-year-old Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, was the safest
bet in motorsports in 2011 with his series-best 25 victories. The defending
USMTS National Champion is hungry for his first checkered flag this season after
a pair of runner-up finishes at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, two
weeks ago.
Defending American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series National Champion Johnny Bone
Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., has twice tasted victory at the Humboldt Speedway,
including the first event held in 2000. Other former winners at the track
include Jon Tesch, 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Johnny Scott, Steve
Holzkamper and 2008 USMTS National Champion Tim Donlinger.
Others drivers already entered or expected to be on hand include current USMTS
Casey’s Cup points leader Terry Phillips, Rodney Sanders, Mark Dotson, Stormy
Scott , Dereck Ramirez, Randy Timms, Rick Beebe, Chase Junghans, Grant Junghans,
John Anderson, Bryan Rowland, Ron Keith, Mickey Burrell, Austin Siebert ,
Brandon Davis, Joe Duvall, Jeremy Payne and many more.
As is always the case, home court advantage is powerful and Humboldt boasts some
of the toughest local competitors in the country. Justin ‘Whitey’ Folk is the
defending track champion and will seek to defend his home turf along with Jesse
Folk Jr., Scott Daniels, Brian Bolin, John Allen, Chris Deaton, Lucas Conley,
Justin Rexwinkle, Dan Daniels and others.
Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday with the first heat race at 7:30. On Saturday,
gates open at 3 p.m. with racing getting underway at 5:30.
In addition to the USMTS Modifieds, both nights will feature the Iron Man
Challenge for USRA B-Mods plus local Humboldt Speedway Pure Stocks.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com
online.
Sandwiched between the this week’s events and the King of America II Modified
Nationals at the end of the month will be two USMTS Casey’s Cup clashes at the
LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., on Friday, March 23, and the I-35 Speedway in
Winston, Mo., on Saturday, March 24.
In all, Modified March Madness will see nearly $200,000 in cash being doled out
to drivers, including a possible $23,000 for one driver if he or she can win
them all.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports,
Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Erson Cams, Farm Boy
BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Roadrunner Trucking,
Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis
Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, ISKY
Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels,
Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing
Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Heart O’ Texas Speedway,
Cowtown Speedway events postponed; Humboldt doubleheader next for USMTS
WACO, Texas (March 8) -- The races for this Friday and Saturday, March 9-10, at
the Heart O' Texas Speedway and Cowtown Speedway have been postponed.
The shows scheduled for May 10 and May 12 at those same two tracks,
respectively, will now be $4,000-to-win USMTS National Championship Series
events.
A $2,000-to-win USMTS Casey’s Cup event at the RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas,
on May 11 will make for a $10,000-to-win weekend for America’s Best of the Best
Modified Drivers on Dirt.
Up next for the USMTS road warriors is a pair of USMTS Casey’s Cup clashes at
the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., next Friday and Saturday, March 16-17.
The pair of $2,000-to-win contests are expected to draw a lot of added interest
as the track will host the $15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals
less than two weeks later, March 28-31.
Sandwiched between the Humboldt events will be two USMTS Casey’s Cup clashes at
the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., on Friday, March 23, and the I-35 Speedway in
Winston, Mo., on Saturday, March 24.
In all, USMTS March Madness will see nearly $200,000 in purses being doled out
to drivers, including a possible $23,000 to win for one wheelman that can win
‘em all.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports,
Dirthead.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire
Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Heart O’ Texas Speedway,
Cowtown Speedway await USMTS National Championship Series March 9-10
WACO, Texas (March 4) -- The USMTS National Championship Series returns to the
Lone Star State this Friday and Saturday, March 9-10, for another pair of
$4,000-to-win blockbusters.
Friday will find the USMTS Modifieds at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott,
Texas, before heading north on Saturday to invade the Cowtown Speedway in
Kennedale, Texas.
Canceled twice before because of rain, USMTS drivers delivered a barnburner last
year at Gene Adamcik’s quarter-mile clay oval near Waco.
Ryan Gustin picked up his sixth win of the season en route to capturing his
first USMTS National Championship, holding off Jimmy Ray in the late stages of
the main event.
Jason Hughes, Johnny Scott and Shane Hebert finished third through fifth after
starting 13th, 19th and 25th, respectively, on the grid.
Grandstands will open at 5:30 p.m., hot laps start at 7 and the first heat race
takes to the track at 7:30. Limited Modifieds will complete the racing card.
The Heart O’ Texas Speedway is a quarter-mile high-banked dirt oval located 7
miles north of Waco on I-35 at exit 343. Call 254-776-1576 for more information
or 254-829-2294 on race day or visit the track’s website at
www.heartotexspeedway.com.
After a thrilling event in 2008, race fans at the Cowtown Speedway missed out on
an encore when Mother Nature rained out an appearance in 2009, but they got
another chance last season.
Fending off a late-race charge by Hughes, Gustin settled into a quick and
comfortable line and went on to take the win over Hughes, who finished fourth in
the 2008 event while three Cowtown locals – George White, Bryan Sugg and Glenn
Leuschner – successfully defended their home turf and claimed the top three
spots in the debut event.
Grandstands open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 and the green flag waves at 6 p.m.
Also on the racing card will be Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks and Bombers.
The Cowtown Speedway is a quarter-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-20
at exit 442-A, then 1.7 miles southeast on Mansfield Hwy., then 1.4 miles
southwest on New Hope Rd. For day-of-race information, call 817-478-9952 or
check out www.cowtownspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.
Mufflers are mandatory for all drivers competing at the Cowtown Speedway event.
The only types of mufflers permitted will be the unaltered 609-style muffler or
three-ring muffler. Both muffler types are available from Day Motor Sports by
calling 800-543-6238 or online at www.daymotorsports.com. Mufflers will also be
for sale on race day at the track.
USMTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – TOP 20 POINTS:
1. 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa ... 190
2. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. ... 187
3. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. ... 175
4. 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas ... 174
5. 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas ... 165
6. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas ... 150
7. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa ... 144
7. 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. ... 144
9. 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. ... 142
9. 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas ... 142
11. 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. ... 141
12. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. ... 138
13. 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn. ... 131
13. 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas ... 131
15. 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. ... 128
16. 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo. ... 119
17. 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo. ... 115
18. 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan. ... 114
19. 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas ... 113
20. 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas ... 111
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear,
Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports,
Dirthead.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire
Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Hughes fires opening shot, wins
USMTS National Championship Series opener
BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 24) – Start Jason Hughes deep in the field of a USMTS main
event and he is still a favorite to win on any given night at any given track,
but put him on the front row on a racetrack where he has won more time than any
other driver and he borders on unbeatable.
Friday night at the Royal Purple Raceway, Hughes started on the front row of the
40-lap “A” Main and that was as close as anybody got to the 2010 USMTS National
Champion as led every lap en route to a $4,000 victory on the second night of
the 3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals.
Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin got by polesitter Stormy Scott
after a restart with seven laps to go and claimed the runner-up spot while Scott
settled for third.
John O Whittington, who won here a year ago, was fourth and nine-time USMTS
National Champion Kelly Shryock rounded out the top 5 finishers.
“We got lucky and drew the front row outside and kind of cruised around and
saved our equipment,” Hughes said following the win. “I saw Stormy show his nose
a time or two so I’d gas it up and go on a little bit and then kind of cruised
it to save my tires a little bit.
“I didn’t want to abuse my equipment and get passed on the last lap.”
Unlike Thursday night’s race where weather played havoc with the track and made
for a bumpy racing surface in some areas, Friday’s feature provided a smooth
slick surface but still plenty of action.
“Last night after 35 laps I could hardly breathe when we got done,” Hughes said.
“But tonight we had a lot smoother race track. They’ve worked on the track, I
figure they’ll work on it some more and it’ll be event better tomorrow like it
was last year.”
The win was number 105 for his USMTS career and gave Hughes his sixth triumph at
the quarter-mile clay oval in Baytown, Texas. It also put the 37-year-old from
Watts, Okla., in the driver’s seat in his quest to claim the USMTS National
Championship and the $30,000 check that awaits the champion.
Clyde Dunn Jr. earned a sixth-place finish Friday night to give Hughes Racing
Chassis three of the first six to cross the finish line. Chris Henigan, Rodney
Sanders, Steen Whiteaker Jr. and Johnny Scott completed the top 10.
Watch a video recap of Friday night's action on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHLA8VZPdk.
The nation’s elite open-wheel dirt Modified drivers return on Saturday for
another $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start USMTS National Championship Series event.
USRA Western Flyer HotMods will also be racing for $900 to win.
The pit gate opens at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits
the track at 5:30.
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799,
then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For
more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit
www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals – Night 2 of 3
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any)
and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat
races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting
positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La.
2. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (8) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (9) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
5. (2) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
6. (10) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. (7) 127 Glen Hibbard (R), Euless, Texas.
8. (6) 41 Jordan Foster (R), Henry, S.D.
9. (5) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas.
10. (11) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
11. (1) 22 Brad Buck (R), Paragould, Ark.
DNS - 56 David Horner, Houston, Texas.
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
3. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (3) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
5. (9) 6x Rob Litton (R), Alexandria, La.
6. (6) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
7. (7) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
8. (10) 14 David Ashley, Zachary, La.
9. (8) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
10. (1) 77 Brian Craighead (R), Farmerville, La.
11. (11) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
2. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (5) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
4. (2) 1 T.J. Herndon (R), Atwood, Tenn.
5. (4) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
6. (6) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
7. (7) 5¢ Chris Buhler (R), Baton Rouge, La.
8. (10) 44 Marcus Berndt (R), Katy, Texas.
9. (8) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas.
10. (11) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
11. (9) 27f James Allen Farmer (R), Aubrey, Texas.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (3) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
3. (2) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa.
4. (4) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
5. (7) 88t William Turner (R), Yukon, Okla.
6. (8) J17 Jacob Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (10) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
8. (9) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
9. (6) 11 Danny Hebert (R), Duson, La.
10. (5) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas.
DNS - 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
3. (4) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (3) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
5. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
7. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
8. (6) G17 Fito Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (10) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla.
10. (5) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas.
RACINDIRT.COM HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
2. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (3) C3 Charlie Morrow (R), Pitkin, La.
4. (8) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (2) 8 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
6. (9) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
7. (4) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
8. (7) 5 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
9. (11) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas.
10. (10) 21 Troy Seidl, Magnolia, Texas.
11. (5) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (8) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
4. (6) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
5. (5) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $100.
6. (7) J17 Jacob Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $100.
7. (11) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $100.
8. (14) 11 Danny Hebert (R), Duson, La., Pierce/ASI, $100.
9. (3) 6x Rob Litton (R), Alexandria, La.
10. (9) 127 Glen Hibbard (R), Euless, Texas, CAM/Stinson, $100.
11. (4) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/Jackson, $100.
12. (10) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
13. (15) 77 Brian Craighead (R), Farmerville, La., DirtWorks/Sput’s, $100.
14. (12) 5 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/AMS, $100.
15. (13) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/Coates, $100.
16. (16) 21 Troy Seidl, Magnolia, Texas, Skyrocket/CNC, $100.
17. (17) 27f James Allen Farmer (R), Aubrey, Texas, BillsBuilt/BK’s, $100.
DNS - 56 David Horner, Houston, Texas, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (5) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (3) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (1) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
4. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
5. (6) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, $100.
6. (8) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, $100.
7. (4) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
8. (13) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, $100.
9. (10) 14 David Ashley, Zachary, La., Pierce/Tim’s, $100.
10. (14) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $100.
11. (2) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa, Harris/Sput’s, $100.
12. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $100.
13. (15) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas, Skyrocket/Houston, $100.
14. (12) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas, Evolution/Hall, $100.
15. (16) 22 Brad Buck (R), Paragould, Ark., TRE/SCP, $100.
16. (11) 41 Jordan Foster (R), Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, $100.
DNS - 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis., Hughes/Tim’s, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (2) C3 Charlie Morrow (R), Pitkin, La.
3. (5) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
4. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (3) 1 T.J. Herndon (R), Atwood, Tenn., GRT/JRM, $100.
6. (7) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
7. (6) 8 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Allard, $100.
8. (11) G17 Fito Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $100.
9. (14) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
10. (4) 88t William Turner (R), Yukon, Okla.
11. (16) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
12. (9) 5¢ Chris Buhler (R), Baton Rouge, La., Pierce/RPM, $100.
13. (10) 44 Marcus Berndt (R), Katy, Texas, DirtWorks/AARE, $100.
14. (15) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, Skyrocket/AARE, $100.
15. (13) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas, Skyrocket/Craft, $100.
16. (17) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
17. (12) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $4000.
2. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2200.
3. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $1600.
4. (4) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, Pierce/CB, 40, $1200.
5. (10) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $1000.
6. (5) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $700.
7. (6) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas, GRT/Riggins, 40, $700.
8. (11) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $600.
9. (16) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40,
$550.
10. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $500.
11. (15) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $475.
12. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $450.
13. (14) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, 40, $425.
14. (13) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
15. (25) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $400.
16. (26) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
17. (22) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $400.
18. (12) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, CAM/CMS, 40, $400.
19. (27) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $100.
20. (28) 6x Rob Litton (R), Alexandria, La., Skyrocket/Mullins, 40, $100.
21. (29) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $100.
22. (24) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, 40, $400.
23. (20) C3 Charlie Morrow (R), Pitkin, La., Pierce/Wall2Wall, 40, $300.
24. (30) 88t William Turner (R), Yukon, Okla., Hughes/Wells, 40, $100.
25. (23) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, 36, mechanical, $300.
26. (8) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La., Impressive/Parker, 36, mechanical,
$400.
27. (21) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s, 31, mechanical, $400.
28. (19) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 15, mechanical, $400.
29. (18) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 13, mechanical, $400.
30. (17) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 5, mechanical, $400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leader: Hughes 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 40.
Margin of Victory: 0.860 second.
Pole Winner: Dillard.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Phillips (started
25th, finished 15th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Payne.
Provisional Starters: Davis, Litton, Keith, Turner.
Next Race: Saturday, Feb. 25, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown,
Texas.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Hughes 103, Gustin
95, S. Scott 91, Whittington 87, Shryock 84, Dunn 81, Henigan 78, Sanders 76,
Whiteaker 74, J. Scott 72.
Rookie of the Year Points: J. Gallardo 119, Litton 99, Penn 98,
Keith 98, Dillard 95, Turner 95.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Yeoman 16, Mullins
16, Geddes 14, Hatfield 12, ProPower 12.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: GRT 19,
Hughes 19, Pierce 15, TRE 12, Skyrocket 12.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Foster.
Dominator Race Products – Payne.
Eibach Springs – Whittington.
Forty9Designs.com – Whittington, Whiteaker.
ISKY Racing Cams – Dillard.
KSE Racing Products – Dillard.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Payne.
Nitroquest – Farmer, Foster, Marshall.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Phillips.
PBM Performance Products – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – Rowland, Dotson, Herndon.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components,
Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire
Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, COMP Cams, Eibach Springs, Erson
Cams, Forty9Designs.com, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing
Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.
Phillips first at Baytown, wins
USMTS Casey’s Cup opener
BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 23) – Good things come to those who wait, and that was true
for both race fans and Terry Phillips Thursday night at the Royal Purple Raceway
as the United States Modified Touring Series launched the 2012 racing season
with the first of three nights at the quarter-mile clay oval in Baytown, Texas.
The drought-stricken Lone Star State got some much needed rain last weekend
which forced spectators and competitors alike to postpone plans for the USMTS
Casey’s Cup lid-lifter to this weekend.
Clouds and wind blanketed the Baytown, Texas, bullring again Thursday night but
no rain fell and the 3rd Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals is in the books.
Sixty-two drivers were on hand with Stormy Scott setting the tone early on as he
raced from the tenth starting spot to take the win in the first of six
talent-packed heat races and lead the field in passing points.
After the redraw, Rodney Sanders and Phillips filled the front row for the
35-lap main event while Scott began his quest for his first USMTS victory from
the fifth spot.
Meanwhile, three former USMTS National Champions – Jason Hughes, Jason Krohn and
Kelly Shryock – started deep in the field after racing their way into the
feature race through one of three Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains.
Phillips took charge at the drop of the green flag and grew his advantage to 10
car-lengths over Sanders before the first caution slowed the action with 10 laps
complete.
On the restart, Scott powered past Sanders for second and took a look to the
inside of the leader but Phillips was able to maintain the top spot for the next
four laps before the yellow flag waved again.
Three more cautions slowed the pace during the contest, but Phillips was up to
the task each time and his patience proved profitable in the end as he held off
every challenge and steered his #75 Andy’s Frozen Custard GRT/Hatfield into
victory lane for a $2,000 pay day.
“I could go around the outside of the bumps in turn 2, and we were pretty good
up there when I could hit my marks,” said Phillips following his win. “This is a
new car and we won last time we came out with a new car, so hopefully this one
will be just as good as the last.”
Sanders battled with Scott for the bulk of the race and pressured Phillips over
the final five laps before settling for the runner-up paycheck.
Mark Dotson disposed of Scott late in the race and took home third-place money
while Hughes came from 16th to fifth and earned the season’s first Mesilla
Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.
Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin struggled throughout the middle
portion of the race and slipped back as far as 11th before clawing his way back
to sixth by the time the checkered flags waved.
Johnny Scott finished three spots behind his twin brother in seventh, Jon Tesch
wound up eighth, top rookie Jacob Gallardo nabbed the ninth spot and Shane
Hebert rounded out the top 10 after starting 17 on the 27-car grid.
The win was Phillips’ first at the Royal Purple Raceway and gave him the upper
hand in the season-long quest for the USMTS Casey’s Cup. He never trailed
Thursday night, leading every lap of his heat race and the “A” Main.
The nation’s elite open-wheel dirt Modified drivers return on Friday and
Saturday for a pair of $4,000-to-win main events to kick off the USMTS National
Championship Series. USRA Western Flyer HotMods will also be racing each night
for $600 and $900 to win, respectively.
The pit gate opens at 3 p.m. on Friday, with grandstands opening at 5 and racing
at 7. On Saturday, pit gates open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and the first
heat race hits the track at 5:30.
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799,
then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For
more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit
www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup – Qualifying Event
3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals – Night 1 of 3
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number,
driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, and money won. The top
14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the
“A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (10) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
3. (6) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
4. (3) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
5. (9) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (8) 88t William Turner (R), Yukon, Okla.
7. (4) 21 Troy Seidl, Magnolia, Texas.
8. (11) 955 Robert Metz Jr., Lumberton, Texas.
9. (7) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
10. (5) 34dd Tim Boudreaux (R), Cleveland, Texas.
11. (2) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (4) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
2. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
3. (2) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
4. (5) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
5. (3) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
6. (9) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (7) 41 Jordan Foster (R), Henry, S.D.
8. (8) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn.
9. (10) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
10. (6) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
2. (3) J17 Jacob Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
5. (6) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
6. (10) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La.
7. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
8. (4) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas.
9. (9) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
10. (1) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.
3. (3) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (4) 8 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
5. (8) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
6. (5) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas.
7. (9) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
8. (6) 127 Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas.
9. (7) 44 Marcus Berndt (R), Katy, Texas.
10. (10) 11x Rich Loftus (R), Bloomer, Wis.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (3) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (1) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (5) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
6. (4) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa.
7. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
8. (10) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
9. (8) 7g Mark Smith, Lufkin, Texas.
10. (2) 5c Chris Buhler (R), Baton Rouge, La.
RACINDIRT.COM HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
3. (3) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (4) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (6) G17 Fito Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (11) C22 Rob Litton (R), Alexandria, La.
8. (8) 22 Tracy Denby Sr., Vidor, Texas.
9. (10) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla.
10. (7) 5 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
11. (2) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (6) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (4) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
4. (2) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
5. (5) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La., Impressive/Dillard, $80.
6. (3) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $80.
7. (13) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $80.
8. (7) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, $80.
9. (11) 1 T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn., GRT/KMF, $80.
10. (12) 22 Tracy Denby Sr., Vidor, Texas, $60.
11. (8) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas, Skyrocket/Houston, $60.
12. (16) 5 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/AMS, $60.
13. (15) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas, $80.
14. (14) 7g Mark Smith, Lufkin, Texas, Skyrocket/Craft, $80.
15. (9) 955 Robert Metz Jr., Lumberton, Texas, Pierce/CB, $60.
16. (10) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $80.
17. (17) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $80.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (5) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
5. (4) 8 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Allard, $80.
6. (8) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa, Harris/Sput’s, $80.
7. (12) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $80.
8. (13) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
9. (7) 88t William Turner (R), Yukon, Okla., Hughes/Wells, $80.
10. (10) 91 Joe Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $80.
11. (14) 34dd Tim Boudreaux (R), Cleveland, Texas, $60.
12. (16) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $80.
13. (9) 21 Troy Seidl, Magnolia, Texas, Skyrocket/CNC, $80.
14. (11) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, Skyrocket/AARE, $80.
15. (3) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, Pierce/CB, $80.
16. (15) 11x Rich Loftus (R), Bloomer, Wis., Hughes/Tim’s, $80.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
2. (4) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (6) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
4. (14) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (7) C22 Rob Litton (R), Alexandria, La., Skyrocket/Mullins, $80.
6. (9) 41 Jordan Foster (R), Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, $60.
7. (15) 5c Chris Buhler (R), Baton Rouge, La., Pierce/RPM, $60.
8. (13) 44 Marcus Berndt (R), Katy, Texas, DirtWorks/Graham, $80.
9. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $80.
10. (3) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $80.
11. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $80.
12. (8) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/Jackson, $60.
13. (11) 127 Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, Allen/Stinson, $80.
14. (10) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/CB, $60.
15. (12) 00 Jay Marshall (R), Brooksville, Fla., $60.
“A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $2000.
2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 35, $1500.
3. (4) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 35, $1000.
4. (5) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/Yeoman, 35, $800.
5. (16) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $800.
6. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $600.
7. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 35, $500.
8. (3) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 35, $450.
9. (10) J17 Jacob Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/ASI, 35, $400.
10. (17) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Pierce/ASI, 35, $350.
11. (19) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $320.
12. (23) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, 35, $300.
13. (18) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35, $275.
14. (6) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/Harris, 35, $200.
15. (25) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 35, $250.
16. (24) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas, GRT/PTS, 35, $250.
17. (26) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 35, $250.
18. (20) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 35,
$250.
19. (13) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 35, $250.
20. (22) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 35, $250.
21. (11) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 34, $250.
22. (27) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 32, $80.
23. (15) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 23, $250.
24. (14) 2j John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., GRT/Sput’s, 23, $250.
25. (7) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, CAM/CMS, 20, $250.
26. (21) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS, 16, $250.
27. (12) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 13, $250.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leader: Phillips 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 35.
Margin of Victory: 1.429 seconds.
Pole Winner: S. Scott.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Hughes (started
16th, finished 5th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Loftus.
Provisional Starter: Rowland.
Next Race: Friday, Feb. 24, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown,
Texas.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Points: Phillips 10, Sanders 9, Dotson 8, S.
Scott 7, Hughes 6, Gustin 5, J. Scott 4, Tesch 3, J. Gallardo 2, Hebert 2,
Ramirez 2, Babbitt 2, Shryock 2, Denby Jr. 2, Timms 2, Henigan 2, Beebe 2,
Whiteaker 2, C. Junghans 2, G. Junghans 2, Penn 2, Krohn 2, Anderson 2, Hyde 2,
Townsend 2, Steensma 2, Rowland 2.
Rookie of the Year Points: J. Gallardo 74, Penn 53, Dillard 45,
Krauskopf 45, Tillison 45, Turner 45, Loftus 45, Litton 45, Berndt 45, F.
Gallardo 45, Boudreaux 45, Foster 45, Buhler 45, Marshall 45.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Hatfield 10,
Geddes 9, KSE 8, Yeoman 7, Mullins 6, ASI 5, Sput’s 4, ProPower 3, CAM 2, Harris
1, PTS 1, CMS 1.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: GRT 10,
Hughes 9, GRC 8, Pierce 7, TRE 6, Skyrocket 5, CAM 4.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Hughes.
Dominator Race Products – Loftus.
Eibach Springs – Hyde.
Forty9Designs.com – S. Scott, J. Gallardo.
Hooker Harness – Babbitt.
ISKY Racing Cams – S. Scott.
KSE Racing Products – J. Scott.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Steensma.
Nitroquest – Davis, Loftus, Marshall.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Hughes.
PBM Performance Products – J. Scott.
Real Racing Wheels – Dillard, Allen, Litton.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New
Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, Dirt
Knights, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire
Protection, RacinDirt.com, Roadrunner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics,
Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Title chase begins Thursday
with 3rd Annual USMTS Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway
BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 22) – The nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers begin their
quest for a 2012 USMTS National Championship with the season openers for both
the USMTS Casey’s Cup and newly-formed USMTS National Championship Series this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at the Royal Purple Raceway in
Baytown, Texas.
With the best names in the business entered for this year’s lidlifter, just
making one of the main events will be a feat but one driver could come up
smelling like roses and walk away with $10,000 or more from the tripleheader at
the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile clay oval located just east of Houston.
USRA Western Flyer HotMods (Limited Modifieds) will also be on the racing card
each night battling for $500, $600 and $900 to win, respectively, plus several
bonus cash awards up for grabs.
The engines fire up and drivers get an opportunity to fine-tune their machines
during an open practice on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6-9 p.m. before the green
flag unfurls for the first time on Thursday for the year’s first USMTS Casey’s
Cup Qualifier with at least $2,000 going to the winner.
With 27 USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers on the schedule, drivers will be battling
for a spot in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, which will begin Aug. 9 at the
Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and culminate Sept. 20-22 at Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., during the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall
Jamboree. At the conclusion of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, the champion
will earn a $15,000 paycheck.
On Friday and Saturday, the inaugural events for the USMTS National Championship
Series are on tap with each night carrying a $4,000 top prize and at least $400
to take the green flag in the main event.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay
at least $4,000 to win with up to 30 cars taking the green flag in every feature
race. The driver with the best 20 showings during the campaign will be named the
2012 USMTS National Champion and will take home a record $30,000 while the
runner-up in the final ranking will get a cool $20,000 in the richest
season-ending payoff in USMTS history.
Paul White won the first-ever USMTS event at the Royal Purple Raceway in 2007.
Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly
Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr., Zack VanderBeek, Jeremy
Payne, Rodney Sanders, Ryan Gustin, John O Whittington, Chris Brown and Dereck
Ramirez.
Hughes leads all drivers with five wins at the former Houston Raceway Park, but
Ramirez comes into the event with the momentum after capturing back-to-back wins
on the final two nights of the 5th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals in November.
Other drivers on the list for this blockbuster include defending USMTS National
Champion Ryan Gustin, nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, 2007
USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Johnny Scott, Rodney Sanders, Rick Beebe,
Bryan Rowland, Chase Junghans, Grant Junghans, Shane Hebert, Randy Timms, Jeremy
Payne, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Stormy Scott, Tyler Townsend, Dustin “Tater” Hyde,
Tracy Denby Jr., Jason Thoennes, Joe Duvall, 2011 Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model
Series champ John Anderson, four-time NCRA Modified national champ John Allen,
defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree champ Terry Phillips, Jon Tesch, T.J.
Herndon, Chris Henigan, Ron Keith, Jimmy Ray, Billy Turner, Rory Jordan, Larry
Clevenger, Mike Sorensen, Michael Walker, Ben Stephens, Jay Marshall, Jimmy Ray,
the father-son team of Fito and Jacob Gallardo, Southern New Mexico Speedway
boss Royal Jones, Mark Dotson, Danny Barringer, Mark Smith, Rob Litton, Rich
Loftus, Travis Johnson and Mickey Burrell.
THURSDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8.
$450, 9. $400, 10. $350, 11. $320, 12. $300, 13. $275, 14-26. $250, Tow $80.
Non-Licensed – 1. $2000, 2. $1200, 3. $800, 4. $600, 5. $500, 6. $400, 7. $350,
8. $300, 9. $250, 10. $230, 11. $210, 12-26. $200, Tow $60.
FRIDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700,
8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7.
$600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30.
$300, Tow $100.
SATURDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700,
8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7.
$600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30.
$300, Tow $100.
ENTRY FEES:
On Thursday, early entry is $90 for licensed or $100 for non-licensed while
at-the-track entry is $110 on race day. On Friday and Saturday, the early entry
is $125 for licensed or $135 for non-licensed while entry on race day is $150.
Drivers can still get the early entry rate through the end of practice on
Wednesday night.
LICENSES:
There is no requirement to purchase a USMTS license to compete in any USMTS
event. However, benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers include provisional
starting spots, higher event purses and bonus payouts, increased tow money,
discounted entry fees, points fund eligibility, increased media recognition, a
personalized driver profile page on the USMTS website and more. The cost of a
USMTS Casey’s Cup license is $150 and the cost of a USMTS National Championship
license is $300.
RULES & PROCEDURES:
All USMTS rules apply. Qualifying will be done by heat race passing points and
“B” Mains. Draw for heat race starting spot ends 15 minutes before hot laps.
RACEceivers and AMB transponders are mandatory and available for rent or
purchase from the USMTS. See complete rules at www.usmts.com.
USRA WESTERN FLYER HOTMOD PAYOFFS:
Thursday – 1. $500, 2. $300, 3. $200, 4. $170, 5. $150, 6. $130, 7. $110, 8.
$100, 9. $90, 10. $80, 11. $70, 12. $65, 13. $60, 14. $55, 15-24. $50.
Friday – 1. $600, 2. $400, 3. $300, 4. $200, 5. $170, 6. $150, 7. $130, 8. $110,
9. $100, 10. $90, 11. $80, 12. $75, 13. $70, 14. $65, 15-24. $60.
Saturday – 1. $900, 2. $500, 3. $400, 4. $300, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8.
$140, 9. $130, 10. $120, 11. $110, 12. $105, 13-24. $100.
The top-finishing USRA Western Flyer HotMod drivers that have not raced a USMTS
Modified or are not currently a USMTS Modified driver will get the following
bonus money: Thursday – $100, $75, $50, $25; Friday – $150, $100, $75, $50, $25;
Saturday – $200, $150, $100, $75, $50, $25.
A $100 bonus will be paid to any driver racing all three nights and not
qualifying for the “A” Main on Saturday, and there is also a Hard Charger Award
worth $100 each night too.
EVENT TIMES:
Practice on Wednesday will be from 6-9 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate
opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and racing begins at 7. On Saturday, pit
gates open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits the
track at 5:30.
TRACK INFO:
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799,
then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For
more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit
www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans &
Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, Dirt
Knights, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Dominator Race Products named
Official Plastic Nose Kit of USMTS
LYONS, Ohio (Feb. 21) – Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series
announced today that Dominator Race Products will be the Official Plastic Nose
Kit of the USMTS, and will also sponsor the new ‘Hard Luck Award’ to be awarded
at each USMTS event during the 2012 racing season.
“We are thrilled to be working with the USMTS,” said Dominator Race Products
owner Bentley Shaw. “We looked for one of the best organizations to work with
and I would say we found the best.”
In addition to the Hard Luck Award which will award a Dominator Race Products
product certificate at each event to one driver that, unfortunately, “earns” the
honor, Dominator Race Products will also make a cash contribution to the points
funds for both the USMTS National Championship Series and USMTS Casey’s Cup.
“When we met with the staff at Dominator during the IMIS trade show in
Indianapolis, we were impressed with not only their product line and fair
pricing, but also their willingness to help each customer and provide the kind
of service that every team expects,” said USMTS Marketing & Communications
Director Jeff Nun.
When it comes to nose and flair kits, look no further than Dominator Race
Products. The designs are truly cutting edge and setting a new standard for
aerodynamic products. With the durability that you’ve come to expect from
Dominator Race Products – like Modified and Late Model nose kits to hood scoops
and full roof packages including sails and pillar posts - right out of the box,
Dominator has your car covered in multiple colors.
For more information about Dominator Race Products, contact any one of their
more than 250 dealers across the United States, or call 419-923-6970. Learn more
by checking out www.dominatorraceproducts.com on the World Wide Web.
The 2012 campaign for the USMTS will begin with a tripleheader at the Royal
Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, for the 3rd Annual USMTS Texas Spring
Nationals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans &
Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, Dirt
Knights, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Wednesday practice kicks off
3rd Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway
BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 15) – With Valentine’s Day in the rear view mirror, the
nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers begin their quest for a 2012 USMTS National
Championship with the season openers for both the USMTS Casey’s Cup and
newly-formed USMTS National Championship Series this Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 16-18, at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.
With the best names in the business entered for this year’s lidlifter, just
making one of the main events will be a feat but one driver could come up
smelling like roses and walk away with $10,000 or more from the tripleheader at
the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile clay oval located just east of Houston.
HotMods (Limited Mods) will also be on the racing card each night. Thanks to the
folks at Express Race Cars, the win amounts for the HotMods are $500, $600 and
$900 to win, respectively, plus several bonus cash awards up for grabs.
The engines fire up and drivers get an opportunity to fine-tune their machines
during an open practice on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 6-9 p.m. before the green
flag unfurls for the first time on Thursday for the year’s first USMTS Casey’s
Cup Qualifier with at least $2,000 going to the winner.
With 27 USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers on the schedule, drivers will be battling
for a spot in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, which will begin Aug. 9 at the
Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and culminate Sept. 20-22 at Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., during the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall
Jamboree.
At the conclusion of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, the champion will earn
a $15,000 paycheck.
On Friday and Saturday, the inaugural events for the USMTS National Championship
Series are on tap with each night carrying a $4,000 top prize and at least $400
to take the green flag in the main event.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay
at least $4,000 to win with up to 30 cars taking the green flag in every feature
race. The driver with the best 20 showings during the campaign will be named the
2012 USMTS National Champion and will take home a record $30,000 while the
runner-up in the final ranking will get a cool $20,000 in the richest
season-ending payoff in USMTS history.
Paul White won the first-ever USMTS event at the Royal Purple Raceway in 2007.
Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly
Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr., Zack VanderBeek, Jeremy
Payne, Rodney Sanders, Ryan Gustin, John O Whittington, Chris Brown and Dereck
Ramirez.
Hughes leads all drivers with five wins at the former Houston Raceway Park, but
Ramirez comes into the event with the momentum after capturing back-to-back wins
on the final two nights of the 5th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals in November.
Other drivers on the list for this blockbuster include defending USMTS National
Champion Ryan Gustin, nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, 2007
USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Zack VanderBeek, Johnny Scott, Rodney
Sanders, Rick Beebe, Bryan Rowland, Chase Junghans, Grant Junghans, Shane
Hebert, Randy Timms, Jeremy Payne, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Stormy Scott, Tyler
Townsend, Dustin “Tater” Hyde, Tracy Denby Jr., Jason Thoennes, Joe Duvall, 2011
Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series champ John Anderson, four-time NCRA Modified
national champ John Allen, defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree champ Terry
Phillips, Jon Tesch, T.J. Herndon, Chris Henigan, Ron Keith, Jimmy Ray, Billy
Turner, Rory Jordan, Larry Clevenger, Mike Sorensen, Michael Walker, Ben
Stephens, Joe Marshall, Jimmy Ray, the father-son team of Fito and Jacob
Gallardo, Southern New Mexico Speedway boss Royal Jones, Mark Dotson, Danny
Barringer, Mark Smith, Rob Litton, Travis Johnson, Mississippi Thunder Speedway
promoter Bob Timm and his son, Jake Timm.
THURSDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8.
$450, 9. $400, 10. $350, 11. $320, 12. $300, 13. $275, 14-26. $250, Tow $80.
Non-Licensed – 1. $2000, 2. $1200, 3. $800, 4. $600, 5. $500, 6. $400, 7. $350,
8. $300, 9. $250, 10. $230, 11. $210, 12-26. $200, Tow $60.
FRIDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700,
8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7.
$600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30.
$300, Tow $100.
SATURDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700,
8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7.
$600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30.
$300, Tow $100.
ENTRY FEES:
On Thursday, early entry is $90 for licensed or $100 for non-licensed while
at-the-track entry is $110 on race day. On Friday and Saturday, the early entry
is $125 for licensed or $135 for non-licensed while entry on race day is $150.
Drivers can still get the early entry rate through the end of practice on
Wednesday night.
LICENSES:
There is no requirement to purchase a USMTS license to compete in any USMTS
event. However, benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers include provisional
starting spots, higher event purses and bonus payouts, increased tow money,
discounted entry fees, points fund eligibility, increased media recognition, a
personalized driver profile page on the USMTS website and more. The cost of a
USMTS Casey’s Cup license is $150 and the cost of a USMTS National Championship
license is $300.
RULES & PROCEDURES:
All USMTS rules apply. Qualifying will be done by heat race passing points and
“B” Mains. Draw for heat race starting spot ends 15 minutes before hot laps.
RACEceivers and AMB transponders are mandatory and available for rent or
purchase from the USMTS. See complete rules at www.usmts.com.
HOTMOD PAYOFFS:
Thursday – 1. $500, 2. $300, 3. $200, 4. $170, 5. $150, 6. $130, 7. $110, 8.
$100, 9. $90, 10. $80, 11. $70, 12. $65, 13. $60, 14. $55, 15-24. $50.
Friday – 1. $600, 2. $400, 3. $300, 4. $200, 5. $170, 6. $150, 7. $130, 8. $110,
9. $100, 10. $90, 11. $80, 12. $75, 13. $70, 14. $65, 15-24. $60.
Saturday – 1. $900, 2. $500, 3. $400, 4. $300, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8.
$140, 9. $130, 10. $120, 11. $110, 12. $105, 13-24. $100.
The top-finishing HotMod drivers that have not raced a USMTS Modified or are not
currently a USMTS Modified driver will get the following bonus money: Thursday –
$100, $75, $50, $25; Friday – $150, $100, $75, $50, $25; Saturday – $200, $150,
$100, $75, $50, $25.
A $100 bonus will be paid to any driver racing all three nights and not
qualifying for the “A” Main on Saturday, and there is also a Hard Charger Award
worth $100 each night too.
EVENT TIMES:
Practice on Wednesday will be from 6-9 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate
opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and racing begins at 7. On Saturday, pit
gates open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits the
track at 5:30.
TRACK INFO:
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799,
then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For
more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit
www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans &
Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, Dirt
Knights, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom
Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
USMTS engine builders, drivers
rev up for another COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year battle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Feb. 8) – Engine builders and the drivers of the United States
Modified Touring Series will once again be rewarded for their efforts by COMP
Cams for the fifth year in a row during the 2012 campaign.
The COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Award was launched at the start of the
2008 season to recognize the masters of the horsepower-making craft whose
dedication, hard work and unparalleled expertise propel the mud-slinging USMTS
Modifieds around America's finest dirt ovals.
“USMTS puts on some of the most exciting and competitive Dirt Modified racing in
the country,” said Chris Douglas, Vice President of Marketing for COMP Cams.
“We’re proud to continue the long association between the performance minded
staff at COMP Cams and the passionate drivers and teams that compete in grueling
USMTS events all over the United States.
“We are fortunate to be in a position to be able to give something back to the
racers and the racing community who use our products. We are also excited about
sponsoring the USMTS Engine Builder of the Year competition, and we look forward
to seeing a great field of racers this year.”
At the conclusion of the 2012 racing season, COMP Cams will dole out awards to
the top five engine builders in the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year
standings. For the drivers, the top five in points at the conclusion of the Hunt
for the USMTS Casey’s Cup and USMTS National Championship Series will be
recognized, along with the top five in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers.
Additionally, COMP Cams will also be a cash contributor to the points funds for
the series.
To be eligible for the nearly $5,000 in contingency awards, each competitor must
possess a USMTS license and display the approved COMP Cams decal at each USMTS
event with no competing valve train or cam company decals.
Mullins Race Engines emerged as the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year for the
second straight year in 2011. In all, 83 different engine builders scored points
in the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year competition.
For more than 33 years, the COMP Cams mission has never changed: to produce the
highest-performing products possible, provide customers with superior service,
and to lead the industry in technological development. While the COMP
Performance Group has grown to multiple companies and hundreds of employees, we
still retain the competitive spirit and desire to be the very best that has
positioned COMP Cams as the absolute leader in valve train components.
COMP Cams has never forgotten that performance is defined by results – both at
the track and on the street.
Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., COMP Cams employs the industry’s largest and
most highly-trained engineering staff, and the most sophisticated manufacturing
processes and test equipment in the world. The integration of research,
engineering and development at COMP Cams consistently proves itself by
out-performing the competition.
Whether you’re looking for horsepower, reliability or gas mileage, COMP Cams has
the products that will deliver. For more information about COMP Cams, call
toll-free 800-999-0853 or visit them online at www.compcams.com.
For the third straight year, the USMTS campaign will begin with a tripleheader
at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. The 3rd Annual USMTS Spring
Nationals will take place Feb. 16-18.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
AERO Race Wheels joins USMTS
family of contingency sponsors
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (Feb. 3) – Officials from the United States Modified Touring
Series announced today that AERO Race Wheels will be a contingency sponsor
during the 2012 racing season for the drivers of the USMTS Casey’s Cup and USMTS
National Championship Series.
Located in Estherville, Iowa, AERO Race Wheels was established in 1995 by
current owner F.L. “Skip” Miller on the conviction that this company and its
dedicated staff could provide higher quality wheels designed specifically to
endure the tough requirements and conditions of the racing industry.
And there is no tougher testing ground on dirt than the drivers and machines of
the USMTS.
In addition to contributing the record-setting points fund for this season, AERO
Race Wheels will award certificates good for $40 off the purchase of two wheels
to the last place finisher in every USMTS main event. Certificates valued at
$1,500 will also be distributed at year's end.
“AERO Race Wheels is excited to be back on board with the USMTS,” said AERO Race
Wheels Marketing Manager Kelli Peton. “We feel the organization provides a great
racing environment for their racers.
“We put our customers first and we appreciate the loyalty the racer's have for
our company.”
Since it’s founding, AERO Race Wheels has become the largest premier steel
racing wheel supplier with a product line that speaks for itself. It's not an
understatement to say that they have made their mark in the racing community in
just a short time.
For more information about AERO Race Wheels, call toll-free 888-895-2376 or
visit www.aeroracewheels.com online.
For the third straight year, the USMTS campaign will begin with a tripleheader
at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. The 3rd Annual USMTS Spring
Nationals will take place Feb. 16-18.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
USMTS Casey’s Cup, National
Championship Series openers set for Feb. 16-18 at Royal Purple Raceway
BAYTOWN, Texas (Jan. 30) – In less than three weeks, the nation’s elite dirt
Modified drivers will begin their quest for a 2012 USMTS National Championship
with the season openers for both the USMTS Casey’s Cup and new USMTS National
Championship Series at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, Feb. 16-18.
One driver could walk away with $10,000 or more from the tripleheader at the
3/8-mile clay oval.
The engines fire up and drivers get an opportunity to fine-tune their machines
during an open practice on Wednesday, Feb. 15, before the green flag unfurls for
the first time on Thursday for the year’s first USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier with
at least $2,000 going to the winner.
With 27 USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers on the schedule, drivers will be battling
for a spot in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, which will begin Aug. 9 at the
Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and culminate Sept. 20-22 at Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., during the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall
Jamboree.
At the conclusion of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, the champion will earn
a $15,000 paycheck.
On Friday and Saturday, the inaugural events for the USMTS National Championship
Series are on tap with each night carrying a $4,000 top prize.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay
at least $4,000 to win and $400 to start with up to 30 cars taking the green
flag in every main event. The driver with the best 20 showings during the
campaign will be named the 2012 USMTS National Champion and will take home a
record $30,000 while the runner-up in the final ranking will get a cool $20,000
in the richest season-ending payoff in USMTS history.
Paul White won the first-ever USMTS event at the Royal Purple Raceway in 2007.
Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly
Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr., Zack VanderBeek, Jeremy
Payne, Rodney Sanders, Ryan Gustin, John O Whittington, Chris Brown and Dereck
Ramirez.
Hughes leads all drivers with five wins at the former Houston Raceway Park, but
Ramirez comes into the event with the momentum after capturing back-to-back wins
on the final two nights of the 5th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals in November.
Other drivers expected to compete for the checkered flag include Jon Tesch,
Johnny Scott, Rick Beebe, Bryan Rowland, Corey Dripps, Jason Krohn, Stormy
Scott, Jeremy Payne, Shane Hebert, Randy Timms, Chase Junghans, Grant Junghans,
Austin Siebert, Bobby Malchus, Clyde Dunn Jr., Chase Allen, Steven Whiteaker Jr.
and many more.
Limited Mods will also be running for $500 to win Thursday, $700 on Friday and
$1,000 on Saturday. A $100 bonus will be paid to any driver racing all three
nights and not qualifying for the “A” Main on Saturday. The event will be
sanctioned by the USRA, with licensed USRA Western Flyer HotMod drivers earning
national points toward the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Practice on Wednesday will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the
pit gate opens at 3:00 p.m., grandstands open at 5:00 and racing begins at 7:00.
On Saturday, pit gates open at 3:00 p.m., grandstands open at 4:00 and the first
heat race hits the track at 5:30.
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799,
then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For
more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit
www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating &
Air Conditioning, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com,
DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien
Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma
Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: Aero Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams,
CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com,
Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky Racing Cams, The Joie of
Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM
Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Racing Head Service,
Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
More dates added, 84 nights at
38 dirt ovals comprise 2012 USMTS campaign
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Jan. 12) – Nine more events have been added to the calendar
for the mud-slinging open-wheel machines of the United States Modified Touring
Series, bringing the total to 84 nights of intense USMTS action in for the 2012
racing season.
Thirty-eight different venues in ten different states will host an event this
year, and once again the best of the best dirt modified racers on the planet
will tackle everything from historic high-speed half-mile ovals to high-banked
quarter-mile bullrings that give race fans unequaled action that is extremely
loud and incredibly close.
Set to host their first USMTS event ever, the RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas,
will showcase a USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier on Friday, May 11 – a perfect fit to
fill the gap between Thursday night’s show at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway near
Waco and Saturday’s tilt at the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale.
There are currently 27 USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers on the schedule, with each
race doling out at least $2,000 to the winner.
Drivers competing in USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers will be battling for a spot in
the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, which will begin Aug. 9 at the Valley
Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and culminate Sept. 20-22 at Deer Creek Speedway
in Spring Valley, Minn., during the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree.
One more event has been added to this year’s ‘Hunt’ with the Nobles County
Speedway in Worthington, Minn., picking up the Sunday, Aug. 19, date. All races
during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup will pay a minimum of $3,000 to win,
with the 2012 USMTS Casey’s Cup champion pocketing $15,000 from the
season-ending points fund.
Seven dates have also been added to the new USMTS National Championship Series,
including a second stop penciled in at the Nobles County Speedway on Sunday,
July 22.
Also added to the campaign for the elite USMTS National Championship Series is a
stop at the Interstate Speedway in Jefferson, S.D., on Thursday, July 19 – the
first USMTS event at the track since 2006.
A three-race swing through Iowa will kick off the month of August with the USMTS
National Championship Series invading the Buena Vista Raceway in Alta, Mineral
City Speedway in Fort Dodge and Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 1-3.
On Saturday, Aug. 25, the action heads north to the Red River Valley Speedway in
West Fargo, N.D., followed by a visit to the Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D.,
for the seventh straight year on Sunday, Aug. 26.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay
at least $4,000 to win and $400 to start with up to 30 cars taking the green
flag in every main event. The driver with the best 20 showings during the USMTS
National Championship Series will be named the 2012 USMTS National Champion and
will take home a record $30,000 while the runner-up in the final ranking will
get a cool $20,000.
For the third straight year, the campaign will begin and end with a tripleheader
at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. The 3rd Annual USMTS Spring
Nationals will take place Feb. 16-18 and the 6th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals
happens Nov. 15-16.
The season-opening Thursday night at the 3/8-mile oval near Houston will be the
first USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier, and the stakes are raised on Friday and
Saturday with the first two events of the USMTS National Championship Series.
The two biggest-paying events in USMTS history will also return again in 2012.
The inaugural King of America Modified Nationals just wrapped up six weeks ago,
and will move to March 28-31 for King of America II. Although the dates have
changed, the format and location remains the same with three days of qualifying
that leads up to the $15,000-to-win finale at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt,
Kan.
The Deer Creek Speedway will host the 2nd Annual World Modified Dirt Track
Championship, Wednesday-
Saturday, July 25-28, with a top prize of $20,000 awaiting the winner again this
time.
2012 USMTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thu Feb 16 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri Feb 17 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Feb 18 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Mar 9 ... Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott, TX (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Mar 10 ... Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Mar 16 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat Mar 17 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri Mar 23 ... LA Raceway, La Monte, MO (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat Mar 24 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston, MO (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Wed Mar 28 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS - King of America II
Thu Mar 29 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS - King of America II
Fri Mar 30 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS - King of America II
Sat Mar 31 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS - King of America II
Fri Apr 20 ... Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, MO (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat Apr 21 ... Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, OK (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Sun Apr 22 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Thu Apr 26 ... Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, WI (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Apr 27 ... Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, WI (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Sat Apr 28 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Fri May 4 ... LA Raceway, La Monte, MO (USMTS National Championship Series)
Sat May 5 ... West Plains Motor Speedway, West Plains, MO (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Thu May 10 ... Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott, TX (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Fri May 11 ... RPM Speedway, Crandall, TX (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat May 12 ... Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri May 18 ... Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, OK (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Sat May 19 ... Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, TX (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Wed May 23 ... I-35 Speedway, Mason City, IA (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Thu May 24 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri May 25 ... Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat May 26 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Sun May 27 ... Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri Jun 1 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Sat Jun 2 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE ($3,000 to win)
Fri Jun 8 ... Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, OK (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Sat Jun 9 ... Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, TX (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Sun Jun 10 ... Beaver County Raceway, Beaver, OK (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Wed Jun 13 ... Amsoil Speedway, Superior, WI (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri Jun 15 ... Cedar Lake Speedway, Somerset, WI (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sat Jun 16 ... Cedar Lake Speedway, Somerset, WI (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Fri Jun 22 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Jun 23 ... Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, MO (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Wed Jun 27 ... Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Thu Jun 28 ... Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, MN (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Jun 29 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Jun 30 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Jul 7 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (USMTS Casey’s Cup
Qualifier)
Thu Jul 12 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston, MO (USMTS National Championship Series)
Fri Jul 13 ... Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, KS (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Sat Jul 14 ... Great American Dirt Track, Jetmore, KS (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Thu Jul 19 ... Interstate Speedway, Jefferson, SD (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Jul 20 ... I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE (USMTS National Championship Series)
Sat Jul 21 ... I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE (USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier)
Sun Jul 22 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Wed Jul 25 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN - World Modified Dirt
Track Championships
Thu Jul 26 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN - World Modified Dirt
Track Championships
Fri Jul 27 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN - World Modified Dirt
Track Championships
Sat Jul 28 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN - World Modified Dirt
Track Championships
Wed Aug 1 ... Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, IA (USMTS National Championship Series)
Thu Aug 2 ... Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Fri Aug 3 ... Cedar County Raceway, Tipton, IA (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Thu Aug 9 ... Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, MO (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Fri Aug 10 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Sat Aug 11 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s
Cup)
Sun Aug 12 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Wed Aug 15 ... Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, MN (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Thu Aug 16 ... Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, WI (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s
Cup)
Fri Aug 17 ... Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, WI (Hunt for the
USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Sat Aug 18 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Sun Aug 19 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (Hunt for the USMTS
Casey’s Cup)
Sat Aug 25 ... Red River Valley Speedway, West Fargo, ND (USMTS National
Championship Series)
Sun Aug 26 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD (USMTS National Championship
Series)
Wed Aug 29 ... Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, MN (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Thu Aug 30 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Fri Aug 31 ... Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Sat Sep 1 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s
Cup)
Sun Sep 2 ... Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN (Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup)
Fri Sep 7 ... Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, MN (USMTS National Championship Series)
Sat Sep 8 ... Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, MN (USMTS National Championship Series)
Thu Sep 20 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Hunt for the USMTS
Casey’s Cup)
Fri Sep 21 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Hunt for the USMTS
Casey’s Cup)
Sat Sep 22 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Hunt for the USMTS
Casey’s Cup)
Thu Nov 15 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX - 6th Annual USMTS Winter
Nationals
Fri Nov 16 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX - 6th Annual USMTS Winter
Nationals
Sat Nov 17 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, TX - 6th Annual USMTS Winter
Nationals
Thanks to the unwavering support of the fans, drivers, crews, families, track
promoters, media and sponsors, more than $2 million is projected to be awarded
in record purses and record points fund money during the 2012 racing season.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder
Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak
Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance
Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race
Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools,
Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks,
Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE
Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance
Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters
Deadline January 15 for USMTS
awards banquet tickets
ALTOONA, Iowa (Jan. 5) – The deadline to get your reserved tickets for this
year’s United States Modified Touring Series awards banquet is Monday, January
16.
The USMTS awards banquet is open to drivers, fans, media and sponsors. Tickets
are available by calling 515-832-7944, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m.
The awards banquet will be held Friday, January 20, at the Prairie Meadows
Racetrack and Casino located at 1 Prairie Meadows Drive in Altoona, Iowa.
2011 USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin, USMTS Rookie of the Year Jason Grimes
plus many others will be honored at this year’s gala.
Tickets are $40 per person and include a Premier Dinner Buffet with the choice
of three entrees, cash bar and a live comedian on stage following the awards
ceremony. Business casual attire is recommended.
In addition, the awards for drivers competing in the USRA Weekly Racing Series
will also be honored.
Adventureland Inn will be the host hotel for the banquet with shuttles to and
from Prairie Meadows. There are currently about 100 rooms available for Friday
night at a rate of $89. Call 515-265-7321 to reserve your room today using the
promotion code USMTS/USRA.
Social hour runs from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., dinner will be from 7:00 to 8:00, the
USRA awards presentations will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 and the USMTS awards
will be handed out from 9:00 to 10:00.
For more information about the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, check out
www.prairiemeadows.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder
Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak
Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance
Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race
Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools,
Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks,
Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE
Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance
Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
Tickets for King of America Modified Nationals II on sale Tuesday
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (Jan. 1) –- Race fans can start snatching up tickets for the King
of America Modified Nationals II beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers are expected to descend again on the
historic Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., for the $15,000-to-win,
$1,500-to-start event slated for Wednesday through Saturday, March 28-31.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.usmts.com or by calling 515-832-7944
beginning Tuesday. Four-day reserved tickets are $75. Single-day tickets on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are $20 each while Saturday’s show is $25. All
single-day tickets are general admission and will only be sold on the night of
the races.
The inaugural running of the extravaganza took place a little more than 10 weeks
ago, and fans were treated to four nights of extraordinary close action that
culminated with a 75-lap championship main event won by nine-time USMTS National
Champion Kelly Shryock.
The qualifying features on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each ended with a pass
for the lead during the last five laps of the race.
While officials decided to move the show to March for this and future runnings
of the event, the program will feature the same one-of-a-kind format that was
utilized for the October race.
Drivers register to qualify on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but may also
purchase a “mulligan” that allows them to attempt to qualify a second day if
they aren’t satisfied with their result on their first day.
Group time trials will be staged each of the first three days, followed by heat
races and main events with drivers earning points for their performances in
each. The top-6 points earners each day will earn one of 18 guaranteed starting
spots in Saturday’s championship race, with the highest overall points earner
during the three days of qualifying garnering the pole for the big dance.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main events on
Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total
purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call
620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
B-Mods will also be a part of the event, racing for a stout purse too. Each day
will be a complete and separate show with $300, $400, $500 and $1,000 to win on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Any B-Mod driver racing three or four nights will not have any entry fee – only
pit passes – and may purchase a four-day pit pass for $125 (a savings of $20).
Drivers only wanting to race the last two nights or Saturday night only will be
charged a $75 entry fee.
Humboldt Speedway’s B-Mod rules will be used, and are very similar to USRA B-Mod
rules. Drivers with rules questions are asked to call the track’s tech director
Carl Flowers at 785-640-6104 or check out http://www.humboldtspeedway.com online
for more information.
For camping, ATV and/or golf cart permits, call 620-473-3694.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder
Heads, Day Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, DrySlik Dirt Trak
Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance
Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race
Cars, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools,
Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks,
Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE
Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance
Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger
Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.