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Jason Hughes emerges in USMTS Southern Speedweek thriller at Ark-La-Tex Speedway

Last year the USMTS Southern Series made it’s debut at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., with much fanfare coming into the event. High winds and a blazing hot sun contributed to a darkened dry racetrack early in the program that ended with a follow-the-leader freight train around the top of the track during the feature race.

Thursday night’ affair at Gene Boyter’s quarter-mile bullring couldn’t have been more different.

Rain the night before and throughout the early morning deluged the facility, but Boyter’s crew worked and shaped the clay continually up until race time. What resulted was a smooth surface with ever-changing multiple grooves that produced one of the most thrilling main events of the season.

Sixteen-year-old Texan Tyler Townsend earned the AFCO Pole Award by racing from sixth to first in the sixth and final heat race for the 51 entries, then redrew the pole position for the 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main on the third of six nights comprising the 3rd Annual Southern Speedweek.

16-year old Tyler Townsend from Longview sat on the pole and battled for the lead most of the race

Unfortunately for Townsend, joining him on the front row was defending USMTS Southern Series Champion Jason Hughes, who was seeking his eighth win of the season and second in three nights of Speedweek.

Undeterred, Townsend jumped out to lead the first lap with Hughes in pursuit. While Townsend hugged the inside lane, Hughes continued his charge around the high side of the racetrack as the two battled side by side for the first ten laps.

Fresh off a victory in the USRA Southern Limited Modified feature that preceded the USMTS Southern Series nightcap, Timothy Culp of nearby West Monroe moved in to challenge Townsend on lap 12 while Hughes faded back into a fight for third with Lee Patton.

On lap 15, Culp completed the pass around Townsend to take the lead and began to open up a four-car-length advantage over the next five laps. Townsend, however, began reeling Culp back in as the teenage duo came into lapped traffic while Patton disposed of Hughes, who now had his hands full with Rodney Sanders.

Culp made contact with a lapped car on lap 31, which sent the backmarker spinning to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the first of four late-race caution flags that kept the field tightly bunched for the remaining nine orbits.

On the restart, Culp again shot out to a big lead with Patton moving around Townsend for second while Hughes began gaining ground using the top groove. One lap later, Culp’s machine belched a cloud of smoke as engine failure dashed his hopes of winning his first USMTS Southern Series race.

With Patton now on the point, cautions for separate spins on laps 34 and 35 slowed the pace with Townsend challenging the leader on the low side while Hughes worked the outside groove. Hughes inched ahead of Patton to lead the 37th lap before the final yellow flag waved to set up a green-white-checkered finish.

Hughes, who looked to be out of the picture at the mid-point of the race, rode the rim over the final two laps to take the checkered flag and pocket the $2,000 top prize. Sanders followed Hughes around the high side and beat Patton by a nose to claim the runner-up paycheck. Kelly Shryock, who started 12th, took the fourth spot with about a foot of bumper to spare over Townsend.

Finishing sixth through tenth, respectively, were Scott Green, Randy Timms, Jason Armstrong, Chris Henigan and Dereck Ramirez.

The KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award went to Bryan Rowland, who started 22nd and finished 12th.

With the win, Hughes took over the top spot in the East Region points standings for the USMTS Southern Series, and leads Shryock by just nine points (648 to 639). Johnny Bone Jr. dropped two spots to third with 625 points, while Sanders moved up two spots to fourth with 615 markers. Wednesday night’s winner Steven Whiteaker Jr. is fifth with 604, followed by Steve Holzkamper (598), Jack Sullivan (589), Morgan Bagley (565), Henigan (561) and Ramirez (547).

The family feud continues in the battle for the Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Award. After failing to qualify for Thursday’s main event, Wes Armstrong now leads his younger brother, Jason, by just five points (227 to 222). Chad Davis is third with 193 points, followed by Kyle Schmidt (191) and Kevin Sustaire (180).

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 … FAST TRAX SPEEDWAY, CHATHAM, LA.

The Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., is the site of event #4 on the USMTS Southern Speedweek schedule. Bone captured the Speedweek win last year with Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Shryock and Elias Anderson finishing second through fifth.

Among the favorites from the local racers to challenge for the checkers are points leader Dougie Murphrey, Randy Thompson, Kyle Pleasant, Patton, Bud Mullins, Kent Hollingsworth, Jody Davidson, Sammy Knighten, Chase Del Rio, Richard Roberts and others.

The wide straight-aways and corners are popular for producing two- and three-wide racing, which makes this a very competitive short track.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstand gates swing open at 5:00, hot laps take to the track at 6:30 and the racing action kicks off at 7:00.

USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also be on the racing card going for $500 to win.

The Fast Trax Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 4.0 miles southeast of SR 34 on SR 4 (NSR). For more information, call 318-249-2443 or visit www.fasttraxspeedway.net online.

The Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., plays host to round 5 of USMTS Southern Speedweek on Saturday, with the six-race swing wrapping up on Sunday at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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USMTS Southern Series (East Region)
3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek - Event #3 of 6
Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La.
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. JP5 - Lee Patton — Quitman, LA (3)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (7)
3. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (1)
4. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (2)
5. 9 - Kyle Cummings — Sibley, LA (5)
6. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (6)
7. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (4)
8. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (9)
9. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (8) DNF

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. C8 - Timothy Culp — West Monroe, LA (5)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (1)
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (8)
4. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (7)
5. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (4)
6. 27 - Mike Washburn — Shreveport, LA (6)
7. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (2)
8. 7 - Brent Stewart — Haughton, LA (3)
9. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (9) DNS

BRODIX HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (4)
2. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (2)
3. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (7)
4. 88 - Chad Wheeler — Muskogee, OK (5)
5. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (1)
6. 26 - Patrick Linn — Little Rock, AR (9)
7. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (6)
8. 33x - Brad Pannell — Broken Bow, OK (8)
9. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (3) DNF

AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (1)
2. 12j - Jason Ingalls — Hallsville, TX (2)
3. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (5)
4. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (7)
5. 19 - Jamie Burford — Keatchie, LA (8)
6. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (4)
7. 88 - James Harper — Monroe, LA (3)
8. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (6)

INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (5)
2. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (3)
3. 1 - Brett Frazier — Haughton, LA (4)
4. D6 - Chris Huckabay — Monroe, LA (7)
5. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (1)
6. 66 - Mike Paillou — Pass Christian, MS (6)
7. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (2)
8. 1 - Chris Patton — Ruston, LA (8) DNS

AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (6)
2. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (3)
3. 58 - Nathan Bichsel — Amarillo, TX (5)
4. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (1)
5. C81 - Cade Dillard — Robeline, LA (7)
6. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (2)
7. 6 - Tippy Bickham — Shreveport, LA (4)
8. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (8)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (1)
2. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (2)
3. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (5)
4. 19 - Jamie Burford — Keatchie, LA (6)
5. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (4)
6. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (16)
7. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (9)
8. 26 - Patrick Linn — Little Rock, AR (8)
9. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (10)
10. 66 - Mike Paillou — Pass Christian, MS (12)
11. 27 - Mike Washburn — Shreveport, LA (11)
12. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (19)
13. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (13)
14. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (20)
15. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (14)
16. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (7) DNF
17. 33x - Brad Pannell — Broken Bow, OK (17) DNF
18. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (15) DNF
19. 1 - Chris Patton — Ruston, LA (18) DNS
20. 1 - Brett Frazier — Haughton, LA (3) NS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12j - Jason Ingalls — Hallsville, TX (1)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (3)
3. C81 - Cade Dillard — Robeline, LA (7)
4. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (9)
5. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (10)
6. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (17)
7. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (13)
8. 88 - James Harper — Monroe, LA (14)
9. 7 - Brent Stewart — Haughton, LA (16)
10. 58 - Nathan Bichsel — Amarillo, TX (2) DNF
11. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (18) DNF
12. 6 - Tippy Bickham — Shreveport, LA (15) DNF
13. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (19) DNF
14. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (11) DNF
15. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (6) DNF
16. 9 - Kyle Cummings — Sibley, LA (8) DNF
17. 88 - Chad Wheeler — Muskogee, OK (5) DNF
18. D6 - Chris Huckabay — Monroe, LA (4) DNF
19. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (12) DNF

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (2)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (4)
3. JP5 - Lee Patton — Quitman, LA (6)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (12)
5. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (1)
6. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (9)
7. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (11)
8. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (17)
9. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (10)
10. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (16)
11. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (20)
12. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (22)
13. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (21)
14. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (8)
15. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (26)
16. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (13) DNF
17. 12j - Jason Ingalls — Hallsville, TX (14) DNF
18. 27 - Mike Washburn — Shreveport, LA (25) DNF
19. C8 - Timothy Culp — West Monroe, LA (7) DNF
20. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (15) DNF
21. C81 - Cade Dillard — Robeline, LA (18) DNF
22. 19 - Jamie Burford — Keatchie, LA (19) DNF
23. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (3) DNF
24. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (23) DNF
25. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (5) DNF
26. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (24) DNS

Lap Leaders: Townsend 1-5, Hughes 6, Townsend 7-14, Culp 15-33, L. Patton 34-36, Hughes 37-40.
Total Laps Led: Culp 19, Townsend 13, Hughes 5, L. Patton 3.
AFCO Pole Winner: Townsend.
Provisional Starters: Gould, Bagley, Washburn (track), Robinson (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Rowland (started 22nd, finished 12th).
Next Race: Friday, June 12, Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, La. (East Region).
East Region Points: Hughes 648, Shryock 639, Bone 625, Sanders 615, Whiteaker 604, Holzkamper 598, Sullivan 589, Bagley 565, Henigan 561, Ramirez 547.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 227, J. Armstrong 222, Davis 193, Schmidt 191, Kevin Sustaire 180.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 114, a.s.i. 105, Sput’s 80, Young’s 68, Rowland 57.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 133, Skyrocket 121, Ramirez 100, TRE 95, GRT 93.

Contingency Awards:AFCO Racing Products – Townsend.
American Racer – Bichsel.
Fast Shafts – not awarded.
Isky Racing Cams – L. Patton.
KSE Racing Products – Rowland.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Gould.
Nitroquest – L. Patton.
Quarter Master – Hughes, J. Armstrong.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Timms.
Real Racing Wheels – Robertson, Babbitt.

Corpus Christi’s Steven Whiteaker, Jr, triumphs in wild USMTS Southern Series tilt in Arkansas

Steven Whiteaker Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, combined skill, luck and timing Wednesday night to score his career-first USMTS Southern Series main event win at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.

Starting deep in the field in the 17th spot, the 21-year-old Whiteaker made it known early on that he wanted to stand out from the crowd. While most of the Modifieds on the track were running a low or middle line on the multi-grooved quarter-mile, Whiteaker chose to chew away at the top side of the racing surface.

The strategy paid off as Whiteaker had no cars to contend with in front of him — only those cars to his left as he passed them.

Jared Landers drew the pole position for the 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main, and threatened to turn the show into a yawner up front as he stretched out his lead to nearly a full straight-away a few laps into the race, then again after a couple of restarts during the middle stages of the contest.

With eight laps to go, Whiteaker began battling with AFCO Pole Award winner Steve Holzkamper for what looked like a certain runner-up finish for one of the two as Landers had checked out. But two laps later, USMTS Southern Series East Region points leader Jack Sullivan came to a stop on the track to bring out the caution flag and tighten up the pack.

As the green flag waved for the final six-lap shootout, Landers led the field into the first turn. Holzkamper closed in on his bumper while Whiteaker flashed by on the outside as they raced down the back-stretch.

With a right rear tire going flat, Landers slowed coming out of the fourth turn. Unable to get off the track, the oncoming pack scattered while several cars made contact with Landers coming to rest at the entrance of turn 1 and nearly tipping over on his side.

Holzkamper, who came into the night’s event ranked second in the East Region points standings, was part of the crash that sent both he and Landers to the pits and left Whiteaker on the point for the race’s final restart.

With Chris Henigan using the low line, Whiteaker stayed true to the top side of the racing surface and held off the fellow Texan to collect the $2,000 top prize and his first USMTS Southern Series checkered flag.

Another Lone Star State ace, Morgan Bagley, finished third with Garrett Durrett coming home fourth.

Earlier in the program, Kelly Shryock finished third in the third and final Real Racing Wheels “B” Main to earn the final transfer spot in the main event. Finishing fourth in the same race was Tuesday’s feature winner at the Tri-State Speedway, Jason Hughes, who had to use a provisional to join the feature race starting line-up.

Despite starting 22nd, Shryock clawed his way to a fifth-place finish in the main event and passed one more competitor than Whiteaker to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award. Dustin Hyde was sixth, Johnny Bone Jr. grabbed seventh, Mike Bowers was eighth and Hughes raced from 23rd on grid to finish ninth.

Mike Sellers used a track provisional to get the 26th and final starting spot and raced to a tenth-place finish.

The East Region points got shaken up with Sullivan and Holzkamper both recording a DNF in the main event. Bone now leads the rankings by just six points (565 to 559) over Sullivan and Whiteaker, who are tied for second. Hughes is fourth with 546 points, followed by Shryock (544), Holzkamper (534), Rodney Sanders (518), Bagley (515), Henigan (486) and Dereck Ramirez (469).

Fifty-two drivers representing eight different States signed in to do battle Wednesday night in the second of six straight nights comprising the 3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek.

The Fast Shafts Challenge bonus money carries over to Thursday night’s event at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., and will now be worth $300 if the winning driver is utilizing a nine-inch Ford rearend. If the award is not won, Thursday’s prize will grow to $300 and so on, with a possible $600 bonus at Sunday’s USMTS Southern Speedweek finale. To learn more about Fast Shafts, call toll-free 800-622-6617 or visit www.fastshafts.com online.

Landers came up just six laps short of collecting the Fast Shafts Challenge money, and is expected to try again Thursday night.

Wednesday’s was again on WatchModsLive.com, which broadcasted live real-time video footage from the event. All remaining USMTS Southern Series events will also be broadcast live on the World Wide Web. To learn more or to sign-up to watch all the action from the comfort of your own living room, check out www.WatchModsLive.com on the World Wide Web.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11 … ARK-LA-TEX SPEEDWAY, VIVIAN, LA.

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 11) will find the tireless touring titans at Gene Boyter’s Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. In the first-ever USMTS Southern Series show here last year, first-time USMTS competitor Duke Whiseant of Texarkana, Ark., took home the hardware over Johnny Bone Jr., Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr. and Steve Holzkamper.

Local aces Odie Green, Justin Sprayberry, Mike Washburn, Dick Haynes, Dwayne Brown, Greg Garrett, Lee Patton, Tippy Bickham, Jason Ingalls, Michael Robertson and others are expected to make a statement in protecting their home turf against the invading USMTS forces.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstand gates swing open at 5:00, hot laps take to the track at 7:00 and the racing action kicks off at 7:30. Factory Stocks will also be racing for $300 to win, along with the USRA Southern Limited Modifieds going for $500 to win.

Beginning at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway event, the final four events will all feature the USRA Southern Limited Modifieds racing for $500 to win each night.

The Ark-La-Tex Speedway a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.6 mile south of SR 2 on SR 1, then 0.7 mile west on Airport Rd., then 2.2 miles south on Boyter Lane Rd. (ESR). For race day information, call the track hotline at 318-375-3470 or click your way to www.arklatexspeedway.net on the World Wide Web.

Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., is the site of event #4 on the USMTS Southern Speedweek schedule on Friday night, the Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., plays host to round 5 on Saturday and the six-race swing wraps up on Sunday at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (East Region)
Southern Speedweek - Event #2 of 6
I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (2)
2. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (3)
3. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (8)
4. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (7)
5. 60b - Mike Bowers — North Little Rock, AR (9)
6. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (4)
7. 15w - Lee Walchli — Lavaca, AR (5)
8. 5j - John Schwab — Liberal, KS (6)
9. 7s - Steven Schaberg — Glenwood, AR (1) DNF

BRODIX HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (1)
2. 777 - Jared Landers — Benton, AR (4)
3. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (2)
4. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (3)
5. F1 - Randy Weaver — Little Rock, AR (5)
6. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (8)
7. 26s - Jon Stinson — Walls, MS (7)
8. 26 - Patrick Linn — Little Rock, AR (9)
9. 11s - Mike Sellers — Little Rock, AR (6) DNF

AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (4)
2. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (2)
3. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (5)
4. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (8)
5. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (7)
6. 601 - Curtis Cook — Conway, AR (9)
7. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (3)DNF
8. XXX - Rick Hearnsberger — Arkadelphia, AR (1) DNF
9. 1 - Chris Patton — Ruston, LA (6) DNF

INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (2)
2. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (4)
3. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (6)
4. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX
5. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (1)
6. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (3)
7. 401k - Travis Broach — Mapleville, AR (7)
8. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (8)DNF

AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (3)
2. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (1)
3. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (5)
4. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (7)
5. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (6)
6. 458 - Sammy Chamberlain — Cabot, AR (4)
7. 71 - Robert Baker — Benton, AR (8) DNF
8. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (2) DQ (finished first, did not go to scales)

KEVKO OIL PANS & COMPONENTS HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. 2 - Tyler Stevens — Searcy, AR (1)
2. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (4)
3. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (7)
4. 15 - Grant Box — White Hall, AR (3)
5. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (5) DNF
6. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (2) DNF
7. 17f - Casey Findley — Bryant, AR (6) DNF
8. 6 - Wayne Patton — Ruston, LA (8) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (3)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (2)
4. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (7)
5. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (12)
6. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (1)
7. 11s - Mike Sellers — Little Rock, AR (13)
8. 5j - John Schwab — Liberal, KS (11)
9. 15w - Lee Walchli — Lavaca, AR (9) DNF
10. 458 - Sammy Chamberlain — Cabot, AR (8) DNF
11. 401k - Travis Broach — Mapleville, AR (10) DNF
12. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (5) DNF
13. F1 - Randy Weaver — Little Rock, AR (6) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (1)
2. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (5)
3. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (3)
4. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (2)
5. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (7)
6. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (6)
7. 26s - Jon Stinson — Walls, MS (9)
8. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (8)
9. XXX - Rick Hearnsberger — Arkadelphia, AR (11) DNF
10. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (4) DNF
11. 17f - Casey Findley — Bryant, AR (10) DNF
12. 6 - Wayne Patton — Ruston, LA (12) DNF
13. 1 - Chris Patton — Ruston, LA (13) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (2)
2. 60b - Mike Bowers — North Little Rock, AR (3)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (6)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (11)
5. 601 - Curtis Cook — Conway, AR (5)
6. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (7)
7. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (9)
8. 26 - Patrick Linn — Little Rock, AR (10)
9. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (1)
10. 15 - Grant Box — White Hall, AR (4) DNF
11. 7s - Steven Schaberg — Glenwood, AR (12) DNF
12. 71 - Robert Baker — Benton, AR (8) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 Laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (17)
2. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (2)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (4)
4. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (13)
5. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (22)
6. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (7)
7. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (15)
8. 60b - Mike Bowers — North Little Rock, AR (19)
9. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (23)
10. 11s - Mike Sellers — Little Rock, AR (26)
11. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (24)
12. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (14)
13. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (21)
14. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (16)
15. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (11)
16. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (12)
17. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (9)
18. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (20)
19. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (6)
20. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (10) DNF
21. 777 - Jared Landers — Benton, AR (1) DNF
22. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (3) DNF
23. F1 - Randy Weaver — Little Rock, AR (25) DNF
24. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (8) DNF
25. 2 - Tyler Stevens — Searcy, AR (5) DNF
26. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (18) DNF

Lap Leaders: Landers 1-34, Whiteaker 35-40.
Total Laps Led: Landers 34, Whiteaker 6.
AFCO Pole Winner: Holzkamper.
Provisional Starters: Hughes, Gould, Sellers (track), Weaver (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Shryock (started 22nd, finished 5th).
Next Race: Thursday, June 11, Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La. (East Region).
East Region Points: Bone 565, Sullivan 559, Whiteaker 559, Hughes 546, Shryock 544, Holzkamper 534, Sanders 518, Bagley 515, Henigan 486, Ramirez 469.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 217, J. Armstrong 199, Schmidt 181, Kevin Sustaire 180, Davis 174.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 104, a.s.i. 96, Sput’s 72, Young’s 68, Rowland 56.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 123, Skyrocket 112, Ramirez 94, TRE 92, GRT 81.

Contingency Awards:AFCO Racing Products – Holzkamper.
American Racer – Hughes.
Fast Shafts – not awarded.
Isky Racing Cams – Sanders.
KSE Racing Products – Shryock.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Hebert.
Nitroquest – Bagley.
Quarter Master – Whiteaker, Bowers.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Bone.
Real Racing Wheels – Timms, Longpine, Dawson.

Jason Hughes cruises to checkers in USMTS ‘Southern Speedweek’ lidlifter

For the seventh time this season, Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., found himself in victory lane in a USMTS Southern Series event — this time in the USMTS Southern Speedweek opener presented by Schoenfeld Headers on Tuesday night at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla.

Hughes has been at the top of his game every race night in 2009, and at the top of the rankings in most categories as well.

Tuesday night at the 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval located just a few feet from the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, Hughes was dominant from the time the mud started flying until the dust had settled following a wire-to-wire win in the 30-lap Sunoco “A” Main.

After claiming his fourth AFCO Pole Award of the season, Hughes drew the outside front row starting spot for the main event for the third time this year and won from the spot for the third time.

Johnny Bone Jr. closed the gap on Hughes in the final laps of Tuesday’s nightcap, but had to settle for the runner-up paycheck ahead of polesitter William Gould.

Garrett Durrett finished fourth and USMTS Southern Series East Region points leader Jack Sullivan rounded out the top-5. Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Chris Henigan, Rodney Sanders, Johnny Scott, Shane Hebert and Kelly Shryock.

The KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award went to Steve Holzkamper, who started 17th and finished 11th in the feature race.

Sullivan’s solid top-5 keeps him atop the East Region standings with a 27-point cushion over Holzkamper (509 to 482). Bone is third with 479 points, followed by Hughes (472), Sanders (463), Shryock (443), Steven Whiteaker Jr. (442), Morgan Bagley (423), Dereck Ramirez (403) and Henigan (391).

Fifty-four drivers representing eight different States signed in to do battle Tuesday night in the first of six straight nights comprising the 3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek.

Tuesday’s show was also the debut of WatchModsLive.com, which broadcasted nearly six hours of live real-time video footage from the event. All remaining USMTS Southern Series events will also be broadcast live on the World Wide Web. To learn more or to sign-up to watch all the action from the comfort of your own living room, check out www.WatchModsLive.com on the World Wide Web.

The Fast Shafts Challenge bonus money carries over to Wednesday night’e event at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., and will now be worth $200 if the winning driver is utilizing a nine-inch Ford rearend. If the award is not won, Thursday’s prize will grow to $300 and so on, with a possible $600 bonus at Sunday’s USMTS Southern Spedweek finale. To learn more about Fast Shafts, call toll-free 800-622-6617 or visit www.fastshafts.com online.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 … I-30 SPEEDWAY, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

On Wednesday, June 10, the stars and cars of the USMTS Southern Series invade the action-packed I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the second affair of the week. Johnny Bone Jr. pocketed the $5,000 top prize back in March during the 10th Annual Topless Modified Nationals at the Clay family’s famous facility, and the Pea Ridge, Ark., resident looks to add another $2,000 to his take home pay from the quick quarter-mile bullring this season.

Jack Sullivan captured last year’s USMTS Southern Speedweek event at his home track as he hopes to continue his momentum toward the USMTS Southern Series title on familiar ground.

Local aces such as Jeremy Kuykendall, David Baser, Mike Sellers, Randy Weaver, Robert Baker, Scooter Scruggs, Jayson Hefley, Chad Mallett, Emmett Lawson, Chris Carter and others to cheer on to take home the top prize.

Race fans will get an added bonus and drivers get an added challenge as NASCAR fan favorite and television personality Kenny Wallace. “The Hermanator” will join the action on the track and will also be available to sign autographs for the fans at the I-30 Speedway.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps are at 7:00 and the mud starts flying at 7:30. Joining the racing card Wednesday night will be local Super Stocks and Mini-Sprints.

The I-30 Speedway is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located 7.0 miles southwest of Little Rock on I-30 to Exit 126 (County Line Rd.), then south to frontage road, then
east (SSR). For day-of-race information, call 501-455-4567 or check out the track’s website at www.i-30speedway.com.

Thursday, June 11, will find the tireless touring titans at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., is the site of event #4 on the USMTS Southern Speedweek schedule Friday. The Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., plays host to round 5 on Saturday, with the six-race swing wrapping up on Sunday, June 14, at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (East Region)
Southern Speedweek presented by Schoenfeld Headers - Event #1 of 6
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 13 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (4)
2. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (2)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (5)
4. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (8)
5. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (6)
6. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (9)
7. 15w - Lee Walchli — Lavaca, AR (3)
8. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (7)
9. 74 - Robert Janes — Siloam Springs, AR (1) DNF

BRODIX HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (1)
2. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (2)
3. F9 - Eric Beshoner — Pocola, OK (6)
4. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (4)
5. 21b - Larry Campbell — Van Buren, AR (9)
6. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX
7. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (5)
8. 31 - Ray Peacock — Alma, AR (7)
9. B29 - Tammy Mitchell — Pea Ridge, AR (3)

AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (1)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (2)
3. 1b - Brandon Wilson — Fort Smith, AR (3)
4. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (4)
5. 88 - Chad Wheeler — Muskogee, OK (7)
6. 117 - Jason Teague — Tahlequah, OK (5)
7. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (8)
8. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (6)
9. 21f - Kyle Sweeney — Purcell, OK (9)

INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (4)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (3)
3. 21 - Jarrod Havens — Muskogee, OK (6)
4. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (7)
5. 19 - Jamie Burford — Keatchie, LA (8)
6. 4r - Jared Russell — Muskogee, OK (2) DNF
7. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (5) DNF
8. 7$ - Tim Weaver — Westville, OK (1) DNF

AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):
1. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (2)
2. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (6)
3. 4 - Ronnie Barbee — Siloam Springs, AR (3)
4. 89x - Tate Cole — Muskogee, OK (8)
5. 24b - Larry Bratti — Springdale, AR (4)
6. 91 - Joe Duvall — Chelsea, OK (7)
7. 22h - J.P. Hassett — Fort Smith, AR (1)
8. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (5) DNF

KEVKO OIL PANS & COMPONENTS HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (1)
2. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (3)
3. 24t - Glenn Bratti — Springdale, AR (5)
4. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (7)
5. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (8)
6. 5j - John Schwab — Liberal, KS (2)
7. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (4)
8. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (6)
9. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (9) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (2)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (1)
3. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (7)
4. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (3)
5. 21b - Larry Campbell — Van Buren, AR (4)
6. 8j - Dustin Hyde — Texarkana, TX (5)
7. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (6)
8. 2 - Jerry Standifer — Howe, OK (12)
9. 22h - J.P. Hassett — Fort Smith, AR (10)
10. B29 - Tammy Mitchell — Pea Ridge, AR (13)
11. 31 - Ray Peacock — Alma, AR (11)
12. 15w - Lee Walchli — Lavaca, AR (9)
13. 4r - Jared Russell — Muskogee, OK (8) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (1)
2. 89x - Tate Cole — Muskogee, OK (2)
3. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (6)
4. 91 - Joe Duvall — Chelsea, OK (7)
5. 19 - Jamie Burford — Keatchie, LA (4)
6. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (11)
7. 25 - Scott Green — Derby, KS (9)
8. 42 - James Longpine — Drummond, OK (12)
9. 1b - Brandon Wilson — Fort Smith, AR (3)
10. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (10)
11. 5j - John Schwab — Liberal, KS (8)
12. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (5) DNF
13. 21f - Kyle Sweeney — Purcell, OK (13) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 24t - Glenn Bratti — Springdale, AR (1)
2. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (4)
3. 88 - Chad Wheeler — Muskogee, OK (5)
4. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (2)
5. 117 - Jason Teague — Tahlequah, OK (7)
6. 12h - Jeff Huckaby — Texarkana, TX (10)
7. 24b - Larry Bratti — Springdale, AR (6)
8. 21 - David Winslett — Bossier City, LA (9)
9. 12t - Tyler Townsend — Longview, TX (8)
10. 74 - Robert Janes — Siloam Springs, AR (12)
11. 7$ - Tim Weaver — Westville, OK (11)
12. 4 - Ronnie Barbee — Siloam Springs, AR (3) DNS
13. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (13) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (2)
2. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (3)
3. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (1)
4. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (6)
5. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (7)
6. 16 - Chris Henigan — Marshall, TX (4)
7. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (8)
8. 1st - Johnny Scott — Las Cruces, NM (9)
9. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (5)
10. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (15)
11. 5 - Steve Holzkamper — Gentry, AR (17)
12. 89x - Tate Cole — Muskogee, OK (18)
13. 24t - Glenn Bratti — Springdale, AR (16)
14. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (20)
15. 05 - Michael Robertson — Minden, LA (13)
16. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (23)
17. 88 - Chad Wheeler — Muskogee, OK (22)
18. 36 - Kenny Wallace — Concord, NC (27)
19. 02x - B.J. Robinson — Shreveport, LA (24)
20. 10k - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (12)
21. 22h - J.P. Hassett — Fort Smith, AR (26)
22. F9 - Eric Beshoner — Pocola, OK (10) -1 Lap
23. 1b - Brandon Wilson — Fort Smith, AR (25) -1 Lap
24. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (19) DNF
25. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (14) DNF
26. 7x - Chris Dawson — Post, TX (21) DNF
27. 21 - Jarrod Havens — Muskogee, OK (11) DNF

Lap Leader: Hughes 1-30.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 30.
AFCO Pole Winner: Hughes.
Provisional Starters: Bagley, Robinson, Wilson (track), Hassett (track), Wallace (promoter).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Holzkamper (started 17th, finished 11th).
Next Race: Wednesday, June 10, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark. (East Region).
East Region Points: Sullivan 509, Holzkamper 482, Bone 479, Hughes 472, Sanders 463, Shryock 443, Whiteaker 442, Bagley 423, Ramirez 403, Henigan 391.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 204, J. Armstrong 189, Kevin Sustaire 180, Schmidt 171, Davis 159.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 102, a.s.i. 95, Sput’s 66, Young’s 58, BMS 51.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 113, Skyrocket 106, Ramirez 87, TRE 83, GRT 76.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Hughes.
American Racer – Hyde.
Fast Shafts – not awarded.
Isky Racing Cams – Hughes.
KSE Racing Products – Holzkamper.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Havens.
Nitroquest – Gould.
Quarter Master – Hughes, Scott.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Hyde, Timms, Huckaby.

by Jeff Nun

USMTS Southern Series kicks back into high gear for 3rd Annual “Southern Speedweek”

The USMTS Southern Series kicks back into high gear for the 3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek, June 9-14.

With six straight nights at six different tracks and nearly $100,000 in prize money up for grabs, the Best of the Best in dirt Modified racing are expected from both the south and the north.

All six events will pay $2,000 to win and a minimum $250 to start, with the USMTS Southern Series East Region champion being crowned at the end of the swing.

Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., leads the charge as the points leader in the East Region as he looks to solidify himself in the standings going into The Hunt for the USMTS Southern Series Championship.

Other drivers expected to challenge for the checkered flag and the title include Steve Holzkamper, Rodney Sanders, Johnny Bone Jr., Steven Whiteaker Jr., Jason Hughes, Kelly Shryock, Morgan Bagley, Dereck Ramirez, B.J. Robinson, Michael Robertson, Jason Armstrong, Patrick Linn, Scott Green, Chris Henigan, Bryan Rowland, Wes Armstrong, William Gould, Dustin Hyde, Chad Davis, Shane Hebert, Garrett Durrett, Bobby Malchus, Kyle Schmidt, Jamie Burford, Tyler Townsend, Brandon Davis, Jeff Huckaby, Mike Dillard, Timothy Culp, Larry Clevenger, Chris Shown, Brett Frazier, T.J. Herndon, David Mitchell, Kevin Sustaire, John Schwab and many others.

Specializing in drive shafts and rear ends for short track racing, Fast Shafts will be offering some extra incentive for drivers using traditional nine-inch Ford rearends. At each Speedweek event, Fast Shafts will award an additional $100 to the main event winner if that driver is utilizing a nine-inch Ford rearend. If the award is not won the first day, the bounty will climb to $200 for the next event and so on with a possible $600 bonus at the June 14 finale. To learn more about Fast Shafts, call toll-free 800-622-6617 or visit www.fastshafts.com online.

Race fans will get an added bonus and drivers get an added challenge as NASCAR fan favorite and television personality Kenny Wallace. “The Hermanator” will join the action during the first two nights of Speedweek at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., on Tuesday and the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the USMTS Southern Speedweek road trip takes the teams and travelers to the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., then on to the Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., on Friday. Saturday finds the throttle-mashing speed merchants in Monticello, Ark., at the Drew County Speedway before wrapping up the week-long event at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., on Sunday.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9 … TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY, POCOLA, OKLA.

The action gets underway on Tuesday, June 9, with a return trip to Todd Martin’s Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. Last year’s inaugural event saw Eddie Martin (no relation to the track’s promoter) of Stilwell, Okla., hold off eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock and defending USMTS Southern Series Champion Jason Hughes for the win.

By virtue of being the track’s weekly Modified points leader, Darwin Hale is guaranteed one of the two track provisionals for Tuesday Sunoco “A” Main, and is expected to challenge for the win, along with fellow Tri-State regulars Bill Dillard, Brandon Wilson, Randy Henson, J.P. Hassett, Eric Beshoner, Glenn Bratti, Lonnie Robins, Lee Walchli, Brent Holman and others.

Pit gates will open at 4:00, grandstand gates open at 5:00, hot laps begin at 7:00 and the first heat race takes the green flag at 7:30. Also on the racing card will be Mini-Stocks, Front-Wheel-Drives and Roadrunners.

The USMTS Southern Speedweek opener is presented by Schoenfeld Headers.

The Tri-State Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval located 1.6 miles west of the Arkansas-Oklahoma State line on US 271, then 0.3 mile north. For race day information, call 918-436-2914 or visit www.tri-statespeedway.com online.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 … I-30 SPEEDWAY, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

On Wednesday, June 10, the stars and cars of the USMTS Southern Series invade the action-packed I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the second affair of the week. Johnny Bone Jr. pocketed the $5,000 top prize back in March during the 10th Annual Topless Modified Nationals at the Clay family’s famous facility, and the Pea Ridge, Ark., resident looks to add another $2,000 to his take home pay from the quick quarter-mile bullring this season.

Jack Sullivan captured last year’s USMTS Southern Speedweek event at his home track as he hopes to continue his momentum toward the USMTS Southern Series title on familiar ground.

Race fans will have local aces such as Jeremy Kuykendall, David Baser, Mike Sellers, Randy Weaver, Robert Baker, Scooter Scruggs, Jayson Hefley, Chad Mallett, Emmett Lawson, Chris Carter and others to cheer on to take home the top prize.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps are at 7:00 and the mud starts flying at 7:30. Joining the racing card Wednesday night will be local Super Stocks and Mini-Sprints.

The I-30 Speedway is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located 7.0 miles southwest of Little Rock on I-30 to Exit 126 (County Line Rd.), then south to frontage road, then
east (SSR). For day-of-race information, call 501-455-4567 or check out the track’s website at www.i-30speedway.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11 … ARK-LA-TEX SPEEDWAY, VIVIAN, LA.

Thursday, June 11, will find the tireless touring titans at Gene Boyter’s Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. In the first-ever USMTS Southern Series show here last year, first-time USMTS competitor Duke Whiseant of Texarkana, Ark., took home the hardware over Johnny Bone Jr., Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr. and Steve Holzkamper.

Local aces Odie Green, Justin Sprayberry, Mike Washburn, Dick Haynes, Dwayne Brown, Greg Garrett, Lee Patton, Tippy Bickham, Jason Ingalls, Michael Robertson and others are expected to make a statement in protecting their home turf against the invading USMTS forces.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstand gates swing open at 5:00, hot laps take to the track at 7:00 and the racing action kicks off at 7:30. Factory Stocks will also be racing for $300 to win, along with the USRA Southern Limited Modifieds going for $500 to win.

Beginning at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway event, the final four events will all feature the USRA Southern Limited Modifieds racing for $500 to win each night.

The Ark-La-Tex Speedway a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.6 mile south of SR 2 on SR 1, then 0.7 mile west on Airport Rd., then 2.2 miles south on Boyter Lane Rd. (ESR). For race day information, call the track hotline at 318-375-3470 or click your way to www.arklatexspeedway.net on the World Wide Web.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 … FAST TRAX SPEEDWAY, CHATHAM, LA.

Bill and Sandra Bagwell’s Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., is the site of event #4 on the USMTS Southern Speedweek schedule. Johnny Bone Jr. captured the Speedweek win last year at the Fast Trax Speedway, with Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Kelly Shryock and Elias Anderson finishing second through fifth.

The wide straight-aways and corners are popular for producing two- and three-wide racing, which makes this a very competitive short track.

Among the favorites from the local racers to challenge for the checkers are points leader Dougie Murphrey, Randy Thompson, Kyle Pleasant, Lee Patton, Bud Mullins, Kent Hollingsworth, Jody Davidson, Sammy Knighten, Chase Del Rio, Richard Roberts and others.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstand gates swing open at 5:00, hot laps take to the track at 6:30 and the racing action kicks off at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also be on the racing card going for $500 to win.

The Fast Trax Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 4.0 miles southeast of SR 34 on SR 4 (NSR). For more information, call 318-249-2443 or visit www.fasttraxspeedway.net online.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13 … DREW COUNTY SPEEDWAY, MONTICELLO, ARK.

The Drew County Speedway (formerly called Monticello Speedway) in Monticello, Ark., plays host to round 5 of the USMTS Southern Speedweek steamroller on Saturday, June 13, with the event presented by Commercial Bank.

En route to winning the 2008 USMTS Southern Series crown, Westville, Okla.’s Jason Hughes took the win last year at Monticello, followed closely by Kelly Shryock, Johnny Bone Jr., Timothy Culp and Scott Green.

Track points leader Seth Reed is expected to be on hand to defend his home turf along with Grant Box, Richard Anders, Matt Stacy, Jody Davidson, Johnathon Crib, Kevin Ferrell, Terry Maloney, Casey Findley, Manuel Williams II and more.

The pits and tailgate suites open at 4:30, grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps and playground start at 6:00 and the show starts at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also join the program, along with Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Mini-Stocks.

The Drew County Speedway is a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 7.2 miles south of US 278 on US 425 (WSR). For more info, call 870-367-RACE or see www.drewcountyspeedway.net on the Web.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14 … BOOTHILL SPEEDWAY, GREENWOOD, LA.

The six-race USMTS Southern Speedweek wraps up on Sunday, June 14, at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., and will also see the emergence of the 2009 USMTS Southern Series East Region champion, as well as the first batch of drivers qualified for this year’s Hunt for the USMTS Southern Series Championship later this year.

Billy Robinson, Randy Paine Jr., Michael Knighton, Tony Lindsey, Mike Washburn, Ronnie McAteer, Dustin Randol, Josh Worn, Derrick Grigsby and Michael Easley are just a few of the local Boothill Speedway heavy-hitters expected to contend for a spot in the Sunoco “A” Main and the $2,000 top prize.

Pits open at 4:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps begin at 6:00 and the first heat race is slated to hit the track at 6:30. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will again be racing for $500, with Factory Stocks also joining the action-packed festivities.

The Boothill Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located west of Shreveport on I-20 to the Carthage-Morningsport Exit #3, then 0.2 mile north, then east on McGee Rd. For more information, call 318-938-5373 or check out www.boothillspeedway.net online.

USMTS SOUTHERN SPEEDWEEK FAST FACTS

RULES: All USMTS rules apply. The American Racer KK704 is the Official Tire of the USMTS; however drivers may use the Hoosier G60 but will not earn points or be eligible for points funds. Roll bar padding and a window net are required. If utilizing a flat tappet or BRODIX aluminum spec head engine, the minimum weight of the racecar must be 2,400 lbs. If utilizing steel or aluminum heads with a 23-degree valve angle, the minimum weight must be 2,450 lbs. If utilizing raised runner heads or heads with less than a 23-degree valve angle, the minimum weight must be 2,500 lbs. Racecars with aluminum heads other than the approved BRODIX aluminum spec heads must have 25 lbs. in front of mid-plate.

PROCEDURES: Draw for heat race starting spot ends 15 minutes before hot laps begin. Qualifying will be done by heat race passing points and Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains. On nights when there are 40 or fewer cars entered, 20 will qualify through the heat races and Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains with two USMTS provisionals and two provisionals from the track’s current Modified division points added to create a 24-car Sunoco “A” Main starting field. On nights when 41 or more cars check in, 22 qualifiers will be joined by two USMTS provisionals and two track provisionals to make up a 26-car starting field.

TOP DOG BONUS: Drivers ranked among the top-10 in East Region points are guaranteed a minimum of $300. Drivers ranked 11th through 15th earn a minimum of $200. Driver must have perfect attendance in the USMTS Southern Series West Region to be eligible.

LICENSES: There is no requirement to purchase a USMTS license to compete in any USMTS event. However, benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers includes higher event purses and bonus payouts, increased tow money, discounted entry fees, contingency awards, points funds, provisional starting spots, increased media recognition, a personalized driver profile page at www.usmts.com and more. The cost of a USMTS Southern Series license is $200.

PAYOFF: (Licensed/Non-Licensed) 1. $2000, 2. $1500/$1200, 3. $1000/$800, 4. $800/$600, 5. $700/$500, 6. $600/$400, 7. $500/$350 , 8. $450/$300, 9. $400/$250, 10. $350/$230, 11. $320/$210, 12. $300/$200, 13. $275/$200, 14-26. $250/$200, Tow $80/$60.

ENTRY FEES: Pre-entry is $90 for non-licensed drivers or $80 for drivers with a USMTS license. Late entry for all drivers is $100. Drivers not already pre-entered may call USMTS headquarters at 515-832-7944 to secure the early entry rate.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - EAST REGION POINTS STANDINGS:
1. 18 Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark. … 423
2. 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark. … 406
3. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 384
4. 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. … 383
5. 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas … 372
6. 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla. … 368
7. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa … 366
8. 5r Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas … 363
9. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 353
10. 02x B.J. Robinson, Shreveport, La. … 332
11. 05 Michael Robertson, Minden, La. … 327
12. 57 Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas … 320
13. 26 Patrick Linn, Little Rock, Ark. … 316
14. 25 Scott Green, Derby, Kan. … 311
15. 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas … 310
16. 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla. … 304
17. 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas … 303
18. 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla. … 292
19. 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas … 281
20. 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla. … 278
21. 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La. … 268
22. 05 Garrett Durrett, Simsboro, La. … 265
23. 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas … 260
24. 10 Kyle Schmidt, Farmington, Ark. … 238
25. 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La. … 234
26. 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas … 231
27. 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo. … 225
27. 12h Jeff Huckaby, Texarkana, Texas … 225
29. 66x Mike Dillard, Allen, Texas … 212
30. C8 Timothy Culp, W. Monroe, La. … 205
31. L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La. … 180
32. 94 Chris Shown, Hooks, Texas … 164
33. 1 Brett Frazier, Haughton, La. … 156
34. 1t T.J. Herndon, Atwood, Tenn. … 135
34. 13 David Mitchell, Ashdown, Ark. … 135
34. 71k Kevin Sustaire, Emery, Texas … 135
34. 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan. … 135
38. 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. … 127
39. 60b Mike Bowers, N. Little Rock, Ark. … 119
40. 12j Jason Ingalls, Hallsville, Texas … 105
41. 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. … 103
42. 99 Derick Grigsby, Marshall, Texas … 97
43. 89 Tate Cole, Muskogee, Okla. … 90
43. 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas … 90
43. 38 Jeremy Ross, Locust Grove, Okla. … 90
43. 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla. … 90
43. 15w Lee Walchli, Lavaca, Ark. … 90
43. 71 Tracy Denby Sr., Vidor, Texas … 90
43. 7g Mark Smith, Lufkin, Texas … 90
43. 22 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas … 90
51. 76 Troy Taylor Jr., Dallas, Texas … 45
51. E Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas … 45

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES 2009 SCHEDULE:
Fri Mar 20 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR (winner: Michael Robertson) [E]
Sat Mar 21 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR (winner: Johnny Bone Jr.) [E]
Fri Apr 3 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Sat Apr 4 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Fri Apr 24 … Texarkana 67 Speedway, Texarkana, AR (winner: Jason Hughes) [E]
Sat Apr 25 … Champion Park Speedway, Haughton, LA (winner: Johnny Bone Jr.) [E]
Sun Apr 26 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA (winner: Jack Sullivan) [E]
Fri May 1 … Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Thu May 7 … Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, TX (winner: Bryan Rowland) [W]
Fri May 8 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX (winner: Chris Brown) [W]
Sat May 9 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Sun May 10 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Tue Jun 9 … Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, OK ($2,000 to win) [E]
Wed Jun 10 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR ($2,000 to win) [E]
Thu Jun 11 … Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Fri Jun 12 … Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Sat Jun 13 … Drew County Speedway, Monticello, AR ($2,000 to win) [E]
Sun Jun 14 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Thu Oct 1 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($1,000 to win) [H]
Fri Oct 2 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sat Oct 3 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Fri Oct 23 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sat Oct 24 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Fri Nov 27 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($1,000 to win) [H]
Sat Nov 28 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sun Nov 29 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Thu Dec 3 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Fri Dec 4 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Sat Dec 5 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($4,000 to win) [H]

[E] = East Region
[W] = West Region
[H] = The Hunt for the USMTS Southern Series Championship

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

by Jeff Nun
Whiteaker photo by Alton Cotton

Jason Hughes wins 4th leg of USMTS Texas Shootout at Gator Motorplex

Jason Hughes is the hottest Modified driver in America right now. After a wire-to-wire win Saturday night at the Houston Raceway Park, Hughes made it back-to-back victories Sunday night at the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas.

Last year’s Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year John O Whittington used his front row starting spot to gain the early advantage in the 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main, but a pair of mid-race cautions kept the field close.

Hughes, who started fourth, used the outside groove to get by Whittington and lead lap 26, then paced the remaining 14 laps en route to his fifth USMTS Southern Series triumph in the West Region.

The Mother’s Day win was worth $3,500 to the 34-year-old chassis builder from Westville, Okla., including a $500 bonus for topping the four-day points total in the 3rd Annual Rinehart Texas Shootout.

Whittington matched his career best with the USMTS Southern Series with his runner-up finish, and also wound up third in the Rinehart Texas Shootout points. Steven Whiteaker Jr. claimed the third spot, followed by Alan Sharpensteen and Morgan Bagley.

Eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock led the next five finishers, with William Gould grabbing seventh, KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Howard Willis eighth, Eddie Martin ninth and Bryan Rowland rounding out the top-10 at the flagstand.

Rowland, who won Thursday’s contest at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park, took home second-place money in the Rinehart Texas Shootout.

The USMTS Southern Series West Region points shows Hughes way out front with 718 points and a virtual lock on the regional points title. Officials are still working to reschedule rained-out events at the Cowtown Speedway and Heart O’ Texas Speedway, which would bring the total number of West Region races to nine. Nonetheless, Hughes is mathematically out of reach if he simply shows up at both shows.

Shryock jumped up to second in the standings ahead of Rodney Sanders, who was running in the top-5 Sunday night but suffered a flat tire with four laps to go. Whiteaker is fourth, followed by Rowland, Jon Tesch, Shane Hebert, Bagley, Bumper Jones and Martin.

The USMTS Southern Series drivers get a month off before returning to action for Southern Speedweek, June 9-10:

Tue Jun 9 … Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, OK ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jun 10 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jun 11 … Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, LA ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jun 12 … Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, LA ($2,000 to win)
Sat Jun 13 … Drew County Speedway, Monticello, AR ($2,000 to win)
Sun Jun 14 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA ($2,000 to win)

The six-race swing will wrap up the East Region points battle and set up the drivers eligible for the USMTS Southern Series Championship Hunt, which will be comprised of 11 events at four racetracks in the Lone Star State. The kickoff for the title chase will begin with a tripleheader at the Battleground Speedway in Highland, Texas, Oct. 1-3, and will wrap up with the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals, Dec. 3-5, at the Houston Raceway Park.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
3rd Annual Rinehart Texas Shootout - Event #4 of 4
Gator Motorplex, Willis, Texas
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (3)
2. 10j - Jeremy Ishmael — Tyler, TX (1)
3. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (5)
4. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (4)
5. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (6)
6. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (7)
7. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (8)
8. 5g - Keith Green — Waco, TX (2) DQ - finished 2nd, did not go to scales
9. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (9) DNS

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (6)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (7)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (2)
4. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (5)
5. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (8)
6. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (1)
7. 07 - Keith Wright — Conroe, TX (4) DNF
8. 32 - Doug Byrns — Willis, TX (3) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (2)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (3)
4. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (7)
5. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (5)
6. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (1)
7. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (6)
8. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (8)

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (2)
2. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (4)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (6)
4. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (3)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (5)
6. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (7)
7. 121 - Kevin Sturgess — Tomball, TX (1)
8. 44 - Marcus Berndt — Katy, TX (8)

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (1)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (2)
3. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (4)
4. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (3)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (5)
6. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (6)
7. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (8)
8. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (7) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (1)
2. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (4)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (2)
4. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (5)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (7)
6. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (3)
7. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (8)
8. 07 - Keith Wright — Conroe, TX (11)
9. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (6)
10. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (15)
11. 121 - Kevin Sturgess — Tomball, TX (12)
12. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (10)
13. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (9)
14. 44 - Marcus Berndt — Katy, TX (14) DNF
15. 32 - Doug Byrns — Willis, TX (13) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (2)
2. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (1)
3. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (4)
4. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (6)
5. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (3)
6. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (5)
7. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (7)
8. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (10)
9. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (13)
10. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (11)
11. 5g - Keith Green — Waco, TX (12)
12. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (14)
13. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (8)
14. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (9) DNF

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (4)
2. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (1)
3. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (3)
4. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (6)
5. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (8)
6. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (9)
7. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (12)
8. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (16)
9. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (13)
10. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (2)
11. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (19)
12. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (23)
13. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (20)
14. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (21)
15. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (24)
16. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (18)
17. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (14)
18. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (7)
19. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (5)
20. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (22)
21. 07 - Keith Wright — Conroe, TX (27)
22. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (15)
23. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (11)
24. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (17)
25. 10j - Jeremy Ishmael — Tyler, TX (10) DNF
26. 121 - Kevin Sturgess — Tomball, TX (25) DNF
27. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (26) DNF

Lap Leaders: Whittington 1-25, Hughes 26-40.
Total Laps Led: Whittington 25, Hughes 15.
AFCO Pole Winner: Clonch.
Provisional Starters: Jones, Sustaire, Sturgess (track), Vollmer (track), Wright (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Willis (started 16th, finished 8th).
Next Race: Tuesday, June 9, Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla. (East Region).
West Region Points: Hughes 718, Shryock 585, Sanders 568, Whiteaker 560, Rowland 549, Tesch 509, Hebert 492, Bagley 480, Jones 465, Martin 465.
Rinehart Texas Shootout Points (final): Hughes 406, Rowland 350, Whittington 349.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 194, Sustaire 180, J. Armstrong 179, Schmidt 158, Davis 149.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 92, ASI 90, Young’s 57, Sput’s 54, Rowland 47.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 103, Skyrocket 101, Ramirez 80, TRE 74, GRT 70.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Clonch.
American Racer – Hebert.
Isky Racing Cams – Whittington.
KSE Racing Products – Willis.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Vollmer.
Nitroquest – Whiteaker.
Quarter Master – Hughes, Willis.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Gould.
Real Racing Wheels – Denby Sr., Denby Jr.

Jason Hughes best at Houston Raceway Park in 3rd round of USMTS “Texas Shootout”

What was billed as the ’Showdown in Baytown’ turned into a beat down Saturday night at Jason Hughes spanked the field to capture the checkered flags at the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, during the third night of the 3rd Annual Rinehart Texas Shootout.

The defending USMTS Southern Series champion is always a threat to win when he pulls through the gate at any event. But when he dominates his heat race then draws the pole position for the main event, your odds betting against him are about the same as winning Saturday night’s $109 million Powerball jackpot (which, by the way, nobody won).

The green flag waved over a 26-car field Saturday night to kick off the 35-lap Sunoco “A” Main, and that was the only flag displayed until the white flag flew 34 laps later. By the time Hughes crossed the finish line at the end of the caution-free event, he was long gone from his closest competitor and had lapped 12 of the 23 finishers.

The win, worth $3,000, was the fifth of the season for Hughes and his fourth in six starts in the West Region of the USMTS Southern Series. It was also the second win of his career at the 3/8-mile clay oval as he became the first USMTS driver to record multiple wins at the facility.

Bryan Rowland survived to take home the runner-up paycheck ahead of AFCO Pole Award winner Jon Tesch, who turned his luck around this week with a third-place finish. Howard Willis was fourth and Dereck Ramirez grabbed the fifth spot.

Sixth through tenth, respectively, were Rodney Sanders, Bobby Malchus, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Shane Hebert and Kelly Shryock, who started 22nd after claiming the fifth and final transfer spot in the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main. Between the two races, Shryock passed 21 cars in 50 laps and earned the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award.

Hebert also captured the 20-lap USRA Southern Limited Modified main event prior to the feature race for the USMTS Modifieds.

The USMTS Southern Series West Region points belongs to Hughes as he holds a 97-point advantage over Sanders (614 to 517). Shryock is third with 501 points, followed by Rowland (477), Whiteaker (469), Hebert (440), Tesch (436), Bumper Jones (397), Morgan Bagley (393) and Eddie Martin (387).

The four-night, four-track Rinehart Texas Shootout points has Hughes leading with 302 points, followed by Sanders (280), Rowland (278), Shryock (255), and John O Whittington (251). An extra $500 awaits the top points earner over the course of the four-race swing, with $300 going to second and $200 for third.

SUNDAY, MAY 10 - GATOR MOTORPLEX

The four-race weekend wraps up tomorrow (Sunday, May 10) at the Gator Motorplex in Willis – a do-over for the rained-out show on April 18. Gates will open early at 12 noon, with hot laps slated for 3:30 and the first green flag flying 4:00. Also competing will be USRA Southern Limited Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Pure Stocks.

Past USMTS Southern Series winners at the Gator Motorplex include Greg Skaggs (2007) and Steve Holzkamper (2008). Local favorites than fans can expect to see defending their home turf are Kevin Sturgess, Bryan Vollmer, Doug Byrns, Keith Wright, Monty Locke, Alan Drewry, Steve Pugh, Derek Knowles, Kalif Sellier, Jeff Wood and others.

The Gator Motorplex is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located off I-45 to Shepherd Hill (Exit 98), then east, then 1.4 miles south on SR 75. The track’s official website is online at www.gatormotorplex.net.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas
3rd Annual Rinehart Texas Shootout - Event #3 of 4
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (1)
2. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (2)
3. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (6)
4. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (5)
5. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX
6. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (4)
7. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (7)
8. 115 - Brian Stipe — Baytown, TX (8)
9. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (3)
10. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (9)

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (1)
2. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (3)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (2)
4. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (7)
5. 10k - Kenny Battarbee — Houston, TX (4)
6. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (5)
7. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (9)
8. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (10)
9. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (6) DNF
10. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (8) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (4)
2. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (5)
3. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (8)
4. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (7)
5. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (9)
6. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (1)
7. 121 - Kevin Sturgess — Tomball, TX (2)
8. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (6)
9. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (3) DNF
10. 56 - David Horner — Houston, TX (10) DNS

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 85d - Mark Dotson — Cameron, MO (2)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (4)
3. 14t - Tristan Dycus — Midlothian, TX (3)
4. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (6)
5. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (7)
6. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (9)
7. 9n - Brent Nicholas — Baytown, TX (5)
8. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (8)
9. 07 - Keith Wright — Conroe, TX (1)
10. 10j - Jeremy Ishmael — Tyler, TX (10)

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (4)
2. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (1)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (6)
4. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (8)
5. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (7)
6. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (5)
7. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (2)
8. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (3) DNF
9. 00 - Darrel Dawson — Midlothian, TX (9) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (2)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (3)
4. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (8)
5. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (7)
6. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (1)
7. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (5)
8. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (15)
9. 115 - Brian Stipe — Baytown, TX (13)
10. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (6)
11. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (12)
12. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (10)
13. 121 - Kevin Sturgess — Tomball, TX (11)
14. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (14)
15. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (9)
16. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (16) DNF
17. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (18) DNF
18. 00 - Darrel Dawson — Midlothian, TX (17) DNS
19. 10j - Jeremy Ishmael — Tyler, TX (19) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (5)
2. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (1)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (2)
4. 10k - Kenny Battarbee — Houston, TX (7)
5. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (14)
6. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (10)
7. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (4)
8. 14t - Tristan Dycus — Midlothian, TX (3)
9. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (9)
10. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (6)
11. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (8)
12. 9n - Brent Nicholas — Baytown, TX (11)
13. 07 - Keith Wright — Conroe, TX (16)
14. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (17) DNF
15. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (13) DNF
16. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (12) DNS
17. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (15) DNS
18. 56 - David Horner — Houston, TX (18) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (1)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (3)
3. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (4)
4. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (8)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (7)
6. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (2)
7. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (9)
8. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (15)
9. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (13)
10. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (22)
11. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (16)
12. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (11) -1 Lap
13. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (19) -1 Lap
14. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (17) -1 Lap
15. 85d - Mark Dotson — Cameron, MO (6) -1 Lap
16. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (12) -1 Lap
17. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (5) -1 Lap
18. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (24) -1 Lap
19. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (23) -1 Lap
20. 10k - Kenny Battarbee — Houston, TX (20) -1 Lap
21. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (10) -1 Lap
22. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (21) -1 Lap
23. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (18) -1 Lap
24. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (14) DNF
25. 9n - Brent Nicholas — Baytown, TX (26) DNF
26. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (25) DNF

Lap Leaders: Hughes 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 35.
AFCO Pole Winner: Tesch.
Provisional Starters: Jones, W. Armstrong, Begnaud (track), Nicholas (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Shryock (started 22nd, finished 10th).
Next Race: Sunday, May 10, Gator Motorplex, Willis, Texas (West Region).
West Region Points: Hughes 614, Sanders 517, Shryock 501, Rowland 477, Whiteaker 469, Hebert 440, Tesch 436, Jones 397, Bagley 393, Martin 387.
Rinehart Texas Shootout Points: Hughes 302, Sanders 280, Rowland 278, Shryock 255, Whittington 251.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 184, J. Armstrong 169, Sustaire 157, Schmidt 148, C. Davis 139.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ASI 85, Mullins 82, Sput’s 53, Young’s 49, Rowland 41.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 93, Skyrocket 92, Ramirez 76, TRE 71, GRT 70.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Tesch.
American Racer – Whittington.
Isky Racing Cams – Hughes.
KSE Racing Products – Shryock.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Begnaud.
Nitroquest – Tesch.
Quarter Master – Hughes, Whiteaker.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Malchus.
Real Racing Wheels – Jones, Clonch.

Round 2 of USMTS Modified “Texas Shootout” has Chris Brown best at Battleground

In each of the last two seasons, Chris Brown has raced to victory when the USMTS Southern Series competes at his home track in Cleveland, Texas. But last month, the annual stop was rained out, so Brown had to find another town to cash in at.

Just 46 miles down the road, 49 Modified pilots invaded the Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, Friday night for Round 2 of the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout, and once again the 30-year-old Brown found his way to the winner’s circle as he captured the 35-lap main event at the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval.

After starting fifth on the 26-car grid, Brown worked his way to the front of the field, then slipped by race-long leader Rodney Sanders just past the halfway point. Sanders kept Brown in his cross-hairs over the final 17 laps, but had to settle for the runner-up paycheck for the second time in as many nights while Brown took home the $2,000 winner’s share of the prize money.

Defending USMTS Southern Series champion and current points leader Jason Hughes made the most of his Real Racing Wheels “B” Main triumph by racing from 14th to third and earning the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award.

John O Whittington scored his third top-10 in three races with a fourth-place finish, while Bumper Jones grabbed the fifth spot for the second straight night. Sixth through tenth were Eddie Martin, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Shane Hebert, Kelly Shryock and Bryan Rowland, who captured Thursday’s Sunoco “A” Main at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas.

Hughes remains the front-runner in the USMTS Southern Series West Region standings after Friday’s event at Battleground with a 75-point bulge over Sanders (511 to 436). Shryock is third with 417 points, followed by Whiteaker (386), Rowland (381), Martin (370), Hebert (362), Jon Tesch (344), Jones (342) and Morgan Bagley (326).

The 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout features four events over four straight nights at four distinct Texas dirt tracks. Despite back-to-back bridesmaid runs by Sanders, Hughes earned enough passing points to pull even with the 19-year-old young gun in the ‘Shootout’ standings. Both drivers have 199 points with two down and two to go, Brown is third with 187 points and Rowland is tied with Jones for fourth with 182 apiece.

More than $60,000 in purse money is up for grabs during the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout, including a $2,000 top prize at each of the four events and a points fund provided by Rinehart Trucking which will pay $500 to the top points earner, $300 for second and $200 for third over the course of the four-race swing.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 - HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 9), the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown is on the invasion menu for race #3 of 4 in the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout. With seven shows since 2007, more USMTS Southern Series events have been held at HRP than any other facility – and, weather permitting, the total will increase to 11 with the conclusion of the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals, Dec. 3-5.

The nine-year-old facility has a main grandstand seating capacity of 7,500 which includes fourteen VIP luxury suites and boasts a state-of-the-art Musco Lighting system for TV productions.

Paul White won the first-ever USMTS Southern Series event at Houston Raceway Park. Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr. and Zack VanderBeek. Local aces expected to compete include David Smith, Corey Neil, Kevin Battarbee, Joe Mayhew, Kenny Battarbee, Ed Wickham, Brent Nicholas, Brian Spindleman, Brian Sellier and others.

Pit gates will open at 4:00 on Saturday with grandstands opening at 6:00. Hot laps are at 6:30 and racing begins at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will round out the night’s racing card.

The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 798, then 3.0 miles south on SR 146, then 0.9 miles southeast on FM 1405, then 1.5 miles northeast on FM 565. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.

SUNDAY, MAY 10 - GATOR MOTORPLEX

The four-race weekend wraps up at the Gator Motorplex in Willis on Sunday, May 10, to make-up the rained-out show on April 18. Gates will open early at 12 noon, with hot laps slated for 3:30 and the first green flag flying 4:00. Also competing will be USRA Southern Limited Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Pure Stocks.

Fans can meet the drivers prior to hot laps and a free meal from Hickory Hut Concessions are part of the special Mothers Day prizes that will be distributed at the races. Mother’s Day prize sponsors include Speed Tan, Gene’s Hickory Hut, Performance Tinters, SDR Photography, Checkerflag Diner, Waffle House, Starbucks, Sonic, Subway and more.

Past USMTS Southern Series winners at the Gator Motorplex include Greg Skaggs (2007) and Steve Holzkamper (2008). Local favorites than fans can expect to see defending their home turf are Kevin Sturgess, Bryan Vollmer, Doug Byrns, Keith Wright, Monty Locke, Alan Drewry, Steve Pugh, Derek Knowles, Kalif Sellier, Jeff Wood and others.

The Gator Motorplex is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located off I-45 to Shepherd Hill (Exit 98), then east, then 1.4 miles south on SR 75. The track’s official website is online at www.gatormotorplex.net.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
Battleground Speedway, Highlands, Texas
3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout - Event #2 of 4
Friday, May 8, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 21 - Chris Brown — Cleveland, TX (1)
2. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (4)
3. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (5)
4. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (8)
5. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (6)
6. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (9)
7. 56 - David Horner — Houston, TX (2)
8. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (7)
9. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (3) DNF
10. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (10) DNS

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (3)
2. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (2)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (4)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (5)
5. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (9)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (6)
7. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (7)
8. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (1) DNF
9. 85d - Mark Dotson — Cameron, MO (10) DNF
10. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (8) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (6)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (7)
4. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (9)
5. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (10)
6. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (2)
7. 5m - Joe Mayhew — Highlands, TX (5)
8. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (4)
9. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (8) DNF
10. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (3) DNF

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (1)
2. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (4)
3. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (3)
4. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (2)
5. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (5)
6. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (8)
7. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (9)
8. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (7)
9. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (6)
10. 96 - Donald Mick — Dayton, TX (10) DNS

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (1)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (9)
3. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (5)
4. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (3)
5. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (7)
6. 15g - Bubba Gates — Santa Fe, TX (2)
7. 10k - Kenny Battarbee — Houston, TX (6)
8. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (8)
9. 29 - Mike Walling — Baytown, TX (4)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (4)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (2)
3. 85d - Mark Dotson — Cameron, MO (15)
4. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (3)
5. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (8)
6. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (10)
7. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (11)
8. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (6)
9. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (9)
10. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (18)
11. 10k - Kenny Battarbee — Houston, TX (12)
12. 129 - Bryan Vollmer — Tomball, TX (14)
13. 29 - Mike Walling — Baytown, TX (17)
14. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (7)
15. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (5)
16. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (1)
17. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (13)
18. 05x - Garrett Durrett — Simsboro, LA (16)
19. 96 - Donald Mick — Dayton, TX (19)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (4)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (2)
3. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (1)
4. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (6)
5. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (3)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (8)
7. 56 - David Horner — Houston, TX (10)
8. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (5)
9. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (13)
10. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (15)
11. 5m - Joe Mayhew — Highlands, TX (11)
12. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (14)
13. 15g - Bubba Gates — Santa Fe, TX (9)
14. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (12)
15. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (18)
16. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (7)
17. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (16)
18. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (17)

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 21 - Chris Brown — Cleveland, TX (5)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (2)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (14)
4. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (12)
5. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (13)
6. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (23)
7. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (6)
8. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (7)
9. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (16)
10. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (15)
11. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (21)
12. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (4)
13. A1 - Phil Dixon — Crosby, TX (25)
14. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (8)
15. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (1)
16. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (20)
17. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (10)
18. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (22)
19. 15g - Bubba Gates — Santa Fe, TX (26)
20. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (3)
21. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (18)
22. 85d - Mark Dotson — Cameron, MO (17)
23. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (19) DNF
24. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (9) DNF
25. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (11) DNF
26. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (24) DNF

Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-18, Brown 19-35.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 18, Brown 17.
AFCO Pole Winner: Sanders.
Provisional Starters: Martin, Sustaire, Dixon (track), Gates (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Hughes (started 14th, finished 3rd).
Next Race: Saturday, May 9, Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas (West Region).
West Region Points: Hughes 511, Sanders 436, Shryock 417, Whiteaker 386, Rowland 381, Martin 370, Hebert 362, Tesch 344, Jones 342, Bagley 326.
Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout Points: Hughes 199, Sanders 199, Brown 187, Rowland 182, Jones 182.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 163, J. Armstrong 159, Sustaire 132, Schmidt 131, C. Davis 129.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: A.S.I. 76, Mullins 72, Sput’s 45, Young’s 44, BMS 38.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 83, Skyrocket 83, GRT 68, Ramirez 68, TRE 66.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Sanders.
American Racer – Martin.
Isky Racing Cams – Brown.
KSE Racing Products – Hughes.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Sustaire.
Nitroquest – Hughes.
Quarter Master – Brown, Hebert.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Whiteaker.
Real Racing Wheels – Martin, Ramirez.

By USMTS PR
Winner Circle Photo by Carey Akin, Manvel Motorsports
Action photo courtesy of USMTS

Bryan Rowland triumphs in a tale of two teams in USMTS battle at Golden Triangle

Jon Tesch was well on his way to a runaway win Thursday night at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park, but a mid-race caution set up a tag-team royal rumble that saw two teammates tangle while two other teammates triumphed.

Forty-one USMTS Southern Series combatants suited up for the opening event of the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout, which features four events over four straight nights at four distinct dirt tracks in the Lone Star State.

Tesch drew the pole position for the start of the 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main with teammate Dereck Ramirez drawing the second spot to create a Ramirez Race Cars front row.

At the drop of the green flag, Ramirez was unable to wrestle the lead away from Tesch, who added to his advantage with each passing lap. Halfway through the race, Tesch’s lead was more than a straight-away over Ramirez who his hands full with USMTS Southern Series points leader Jason Hughes.

The event’s first caution waved on lap 22, however, which bunched the field for a double-file restart. Tesch led the field to the green again with Ramirez beating Hughes in the drag race to the first turn.

Ramirez closed the gap between himself and Tesch as they entered the third turn nose to tail. A bump in the road forced Tesch to momentarily back off of the gas pedal which earned him a bump from behind by Ramirez. The tag from his teammate was enough to send Tesch into a spin while Ramirez scooted past while Hughes swerved to avoid the melee.

Hughes slipped back to third as teammates Bryan Rowland and Rodney Sanders assumed the top two spots. With Tesch stopping at the edge of the infield, the caution waved again and Ramirez was forced to join Tesch at the rear of the field for the restart.

While Hughes was looking to claim his fourth straight main event victory in the West Region of the USMTS Southern Series, Rowland and Sanders were both seeking their first under the USMTS banner.

Rowland, 29, and Sanders, 19, were both contenders for last year’s top rookie honors in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour while the elder pilot was also a candidate for the Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Award in the USMTS Southern Series. Rowland and Sanders finished third and fifth, respectively in the National Tour battle while Rowland wound up seventh in the Southern Series rookie rankings.

Thursday night, however, the pair was fast and flawless over the final 18 circuits as they finished first and second. Rowland’s career-first win was worth $2,000 to the Woodward, Okla., native while Sanders recorded a career-best runner-up finish in his matching #20 Skyrocket Chassis.

Hughes – the defending USMTS Southern Series champion – followed in third and 2007 USMTS Southern Series titleist Kelly Shryock came home fourth ahead of New Mexico’s Bumper Jones.

Sixth through tenth at the finish line were Steven Whiteaker Jr., Eddie Martin, last year’s Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year John O Whittington, Chris Brown and KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award winner Morgan Bagley, who was third in last year’s rookie race.

Tesch could only climb back to 11th while Ramirez, who was the runner-up in both Rookie of the Year contests last season, wound up 14th in Thursday’s nightcap.

Hughes still sits solidly atop the West Region standings with 409 points. Sanders moved up to second, just two points ahead of Shryock (338 to 336). Whiteaker is fourth with 308 markers, followed by Rowland (304), Martin (289), Shane Hebert (286), Tesch (280), Randy Timms (256), Jones (250).

NIGHT 2 OF 3 …

Friday, May 8, will find the mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS Southern Series making their debut at the rejuvenated Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, for Round 2 of the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout.

Pit gates will open at 3:00 for the inaugural event, with grandstand gates swinging open at 5:00. Hot laps are slated for 6:00 and the first heat race is scheduled to take to the track at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also join the racing program Friday night.

The Battleground Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located east of Houston on I-10 to Highland Exit 787, then 4.0 miles north on FM 2100 (Crosby Lynchburg Rd.). For more information, call 832-421-RACE or check out www.battlegroundspeedway.net online.

On Saturday, May 9, the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown is on the invasion menu and the four-race weekend wraps up at the Gator Motorplex in Willis on Sunday, May 10.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, Texas
3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout - Event #1 of 4
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (2)
2. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (1)
3. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (5)
4. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (3)
5. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (9)
6. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (7)
7. C3 - Chad Comer — Warren, TX (6)
8. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (8)
9. 25 - Corey Neil — Beaumont, TX (4)

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (5)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (8)
3. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (1)
4. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (7)
5. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (3)
6. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (6)
7. 29 - Mike Walling — Baytown, TX (4)
8. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (2)

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (4)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (3)
3. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (5)
4. 21 - Chris Brown — Cleveland, TX (7)
5. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (6) DNF
6. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (1) DNF
7. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (2) DNF
8. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (8) DNS

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (2)
2. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (4)
3. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (5)
4. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (1)
5. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (7)
6. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (8)
7. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (6)
8. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (3)

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (3)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (5)
3. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (1)
4. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (6)
5. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (7)
6. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (8)
7. 89n - John Neff — Lumberton, TX (4)
8. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (2)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (4)
2. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (1)
3. 21 - Chris Brown — Cleveland, TX (2)
4. 25 - Corey Neil — Beaumont, TX (15)
5. C3 - Chad Comer — Warren, TX (10)
6. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (11)
7. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. — Vidor, TX (14)
8. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (3)
9. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (7)
10. 89n - John Neff — Lumberton, TX (12)
11. 68 - Danny Barringer — Lufkin, TX (13)
12. 7g - Mark Smith — Lufkin, TX (8)
13. L1 - Larry Clevenger — Greenwood, LA (6) DNF
14. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (5) DNF
15. 97j - Jeff Hoegh — New Caney, TX (9) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (3)
2. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (4)
3. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (1)
4. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (7)
5. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (5)
6. 88b - Brian Boram — Orange, TX (9)
7. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (11)
8. 2w - Paul White — Temple, TX (8)
9. 51w - Jeff Wood — Willis, TX (2)
10. 8 - Steve Miller — Georgetown, TX (14)
11. 29 - Mike Walling — Baytown, TX (10) DNF
12. 9 - Doug Begnaud — Cypress, TX (6) DNF
13. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (12) DNF
14. 18 - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (13) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (5)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (8)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (9)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (7)
5. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (11)
6. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (6)
7. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (15)
8. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (16)
9. 21 - Chris Brown — Cleveland, TX (17)
10. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (20)
11. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (1)
12. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (18)
13. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (4)
14. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (3)
15. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (2)
16. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (23)
17. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (24)
18. C3 - Chad Comer — Warren, TX (21)
19. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. — Vidor, TX (25)
20. 12c - Corey Babbitt — Channelview, TX (12)
21. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (14)
22. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. — Lumberton, TX (26) DNF
23. 25 - Corey Neil — Beaumont, TX (19) DNF
24. E - Howard Willis — Dayton, TX (10) DNF
25. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (22) DNF
26. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (13) DNF

Lap Leaders: Tesch 1-22, Rowland 23-40.
Total Laps Led: Tesch 22, Rowland 18.AFCO Pole Award: Rowland.Provisional Starters: Malchus, Schmidt, Denby Sr. (track), Metz (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Bagley (started 20th, finished 10th).
Next Race: Friday, May 8, Battleground Speedway, Highlands, Texas (West Region).
West Region Points: Hughes 409, Sanders 338, Shryock 336, Whiteaker 308, Rowland 304, Martin 289, Hebert 286, Tesch 280, Timms 256, Jones 250.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: J. Armstrong 149, W. Armstrong 142, Schmidt 121, Davis 119, Sustaire 113.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: A.S.I. 67, Mullins 64, Sput’s 44, Young’s 39, BMS 38.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 74, Skyrocket 73, TRE 65, GRT 65, Ramirez 64.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Rowland.
American Racer – Walling.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
KSE Racing Products – Bagley.
Marsh Racing Wheels – W. Armstrong.
Nitroquest – Hughes.
Quarter Master – Rowland, Whittington.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Martin.
Real Racing Wheels – Gould, Boram.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Racewear, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, COMP Cams, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Nitroquest, PBM Performance Products, Sunoco Race Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Diamond Oil Company, Gressel Oil Field Service, Just Say Yes, Ramirez Race Cars, Lone Star Super Gas, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.

USMTS Modifieds set for four-night Texas Shootout, May 7-10

Four events in the Lone Star State are up next for the USMTS Southern Series with a possible $8,500 to win as drivers look to make their move in the West Region points standings during the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout.

More than $60,000 in purse money will be up for grabs during the 3rd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout, including a $2,000 top prize at each of the four events and a points fund provided by Rinehart Trucking which will pay $500 to the top points earner, $300 for second and $200 for third over the course of the four-race swing.

With three West Region races in the books so far this season, defending USMTS Southern Series champion Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., is three-for-three and leads the top-notch touring titans into Texas as the current points leader over 2007 USMTS Southern Series titleist and eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa. Texan Rodney Sanders of Happy is third in the rankings, followed by Steven Whiteaker Jr. of Corpus Christi. Shane Hebert of Lafayette, La., is fifth; Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., is sixth; and Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., sits seventh. Three Sooner State speedsters round out the top 10: Eddie Martin of Stilwell, Randy Timms of Wheatland and Woodward’s Bryan Rowland.

Other USMTS Southern Series drivers expected to make some noise this weekend include Kevin Sustaire, Wes Armstrong, Dereck Ramirez, Bobby Malchus, Jason Armstrong, Morgan Bagley, Bumper Jones, Kyle Schmidt, William Gould, Chase Allen, Shawn Brassfield, Chad Davis, Alan Sharpensteen, Cody Smith, Steve Holzkamper, Chad Wheeler, Scott Green, Kip Hughes, Jeremy Morris, Larry Clevenger, Tate Cole, Mike Dillard, Dustin Hyde, Pat McVicker, Melvin Pilcher, Jeremy Ross, Timothy Culp, John O Whittington, Tim Clonch, Troy Taylor Jr., Jack Sullivan, Tristan Dycus, Jerry Standifer, Tyler Townsend, Nathan Bichsel, Allen Chickering, Brandon Davis, Ron Gould Jr. and Grant Junghans.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 - GOLDEN TRIANGLE RACEWAY PARK

On Thursday, May 7, the quadrupleheader kicks off at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont for a re-scheduled date that was rained-out on April 17.

Howard Willis of Vidor, Texas, sat on the pole and never relinquished the lead as he captured the season-opening USMTS Southern Series main event last year. Four events were held at the track (then called Motorama Speedway) in 2007 with Kelly Shryock, Steve Holzkamper, Tommy Weder Jr. and Jason Hughes sharing the honors.

Among the regulars expected to defend their home turf are Corey Neil, Darryl Seals, Corey Babbitt, Robert Metz, Johnny Brown, John Baker, Mike Walling, Brian Boram, Mike Girardo and John Neff Jr.

Pit and grandstand gates will open at 5:00 with hot laps at 7:00 and racing at 7:45. Also on the racing card will be USRA Southern Limited Modifieds ( and Hobby Stocks.

The Golden Triangle Raceway Park is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 (SSR). For race day information, call the track hotline at 409-752-7200 or 409-781-2801 or visit www.motoramaspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 - BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY

Friday, May 8, will find the mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS Southern Series making their debut at the rejuvenated Battleground Speedway in Highlands. The 3/8-mile oval opened on March 31, 1984, and operated through 2001 before closing. It re-opened briefly from 2004-06 under the name Highland Motor Speedway, changing the name back to Battleground Speedway just before closing again.

“My goal is to make Battleground Speedway the premier facility for dirt track racing in Southeast Texas,” said Mike Walling, who purchased the complex in September 2008.

With a successful World of Outlaws Late Model Series event already under their belt in 2009, the facility boasts a 4,000-seat grandstand topped by a new press box. The former press box was blown off the stands and landed in the nearby woods when Hurricane Ike rocked the area last September – just four days after Walling assumed ownership of the track.

Phil Dixon, Bubba Gates, Tommy Stanley, Danny Barringer, Paul White, Corey Neil, Benny Perry, Corey Babbitt, Frank Kitchenhoff and Pete Sagmiller are just a few of the weekly warriors expected to contend for the winner’s trophy Friday night.

Pit gates will open at 3:00 for the inaugural event, with grandstand gates swinging open at 5:00. Hot laps are slated for 6:00 and the first heat race is scheduled to take to the track at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also join the racing program Friday night.

The Battleground Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located east of Houston on I-10 to Highland Exit 787, then 4.0 miles north on FM 2100 (Crosby Lynchburg Rd.). For more information, call 832-421-RACE or check out www.battlegroundspeedway.net online.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 - HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK

On Saturday, May 9, the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown is on the invasion menu with the 2nd Annual Showdown at Baytown. With seven shows since 2007, more USMTS Southern Series events have been held at HRP than any other facility – and, weather permitting, the total will increase to 11 with the conclusion of the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals, Dec. 3-5.

The nine-year-old facility has a main grandstand seating capacity of 7,500 which includes fourteen VIP luxury suites and boasts a state-of-the-art Musco Lighting system for TV productions.

Paul White won the first-ever USMTS Southern Series event at Houston Raceway Park. Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr. and Zack VanderBeek.

Local aces expected to compete include David Smith, Chris Brown, Corey Neil, Kevin Batterbee, Joe Mayhew, Kenny Batterbee, Ed Wickham, Brent Nicholas, Brian Spindleman, Brian Sellier and others.

Pit gates will open at 4:00 on Saturday with grandstands opening at 6:00. Hot laps are at 6:30 and racing begins at 7:00. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will round out the night’s racing card.

The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 798, then 3.0 miles south on SR 146, then 0.9 miles southeast on FM 1405, then 1.5 miles northeast on FM 565. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.

SUNDAY, MAY 10 - GATOR MOTORPLEX

The four-race weekend wraps up at the Gator Motorplex in Willis on Sunday, May 10, to make-up the rained-out show on April 18. Gates will open early at 12 noon, with hot laps slated for 3:30 and the first green flag flying 4:00. Also competing will be USRA Southern Limited Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Pure Stocks.

Fans can meet the drivers prior to hot laps and a free meal from Hickory Hut Concessions are part of the special Mothers Day prizes that will be distributed at the races. Mother’s Day prize sponsors include Speed Tan, Gene’s Hickory Hut, Performance Tinters, SDR Photography, Checkerflag Diner, Waffle House, Starbucks, Sonic, Subway and more.

Past USMTS Southern Series winners at the Gator Motorplex include Greg Skaggs (2007) and Steve Holzkamper (2008).

Local favorites than fans can expect to see defending their home turf are Kevin Sturgess, Bryan Vollmer, Doug Byrns, Keith Wright, Monty Locke, Alan Drewry, Steve Pugh, Derek Knowles, Kalif Sellier, Jeff Wood and others.

The Gator Motorplex is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located off I-45 to Shepherd Hill (Exit 98), then east, then 1.4 miles south on SR 75. The track’s official website is online at www.gatormotorplex.net.

RULES & PROCEDURES: All USMTS rules apply. Qualifying will be done by heat race passing points and Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains. Draw for heat race starting spot ends 15 minutes before hot laps begin. The American Racer KK704 is the Official Tire of the USMTS; however drivers may use the Hoosier G60 but will not earn points or be eligible for points funds. Roll bar padding and a window net are required. If utilizing a flat tappet or BRODIX aluminum spec head engine, the minimum weight of the racecar must be 2,400 lbs. If utilizing steel or aluminum heads with a 23-degree valve angle, the minimum weight must be 2,450 lbs. If utilizing raised runner heads or heads with less than a 23-degree valve angle, the minimum weight must be 2,500 lbs. Racecars with aluminum heads other than the approved BRODIX aluminum spec heads must have 25 lbs. in front of mid-plate.

PROVISIONALS: Four provisional starters shall be added to the rear of the Sunoco “A” Main each night - two from USMTS points and two from track points.

TOP DOG BONUS: Drivers ranked among the top-10 in West Region points are guaranteed a minimum of $300. Drivers ranked 11th through 15th earn a minimum of $200. Driver must have perfect attendance in the USMTS Southern Series West Region to be eligible.

LICENSES: There is no requirement to purchase a USMTS license to compete in any USMTS event. However, benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers includes higher event purses and bonus payouts, increased tow money, discounted entry fees, contingency awards, points funds, provisional starting spots, increased media recognition, a personalized driver profile page at www.usmts.com and more. The cost of a USMTS Southern Series license is $200.

ENTRY FEES: Pre-entry is $90 for non-licensed drivers or $80 for drivers with a USMTS license. Late entry for all drivers is $100. Drivers may call USMTS headquarters at (515) 832-7944 on Tuesday, May 5, to secure the early entry rate.

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.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - WEST REGION POINTS STANDINGS:
1. 12 - Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla. … 312
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock, Fertile, IA, . 246
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 237
4. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas … 227
5. 9 - Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La. … 222
6. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. … 216
7. 14 - Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. … 210
8. 51 - Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla. … 203
8. 5t - Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla. … 203
10. 20r - Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla. … 199
11. 71k - Kevin Sustaire, Emery, Texas … 181
12. 5a - Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas … 179
13. 4r - Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 177
14. 4m - Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas … 167
14. 57 - Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas … 167
16. 5r - Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas … 164
17. 111 - Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M. … 160
17. 10 - Kyle Schmidt, Farmington, Ark. … 160
19. 60 - William Gould, Calera, Okla. … 145
19. 30 - Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas … 145
21. 91b - Shawn Brassfield, Ada, Okla. … 135
21. 52 - Chad Davis Tulsa, Okla., … 135
21. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas … 135
21. 18 - Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas … 135
25. 5 - Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark. … 130
26. 88 - Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. … 129
27. 25 - Scott Green, Derby, Kan. … 120
28. GO - Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla. … 102
29. 9j - Jeremy Morris, Lowell, Ark. … 95
30. L1 - Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La. … 90
30. 89 - Tate Cole, Muskogee, Okla. … 90
30. 66x - Mike Dillard, Allen, Texas … 90
30. 8j - Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas … 90
30. 6 - Pat McVicker, Woodward, Okla. … 90
30. 47 - Melvin Pilcher, Springdale, Ark. … 90
30. 38 - Jeremy Ross, Locust Grove, Okla. … 90
30. C8 - Timothy Culp, West Monroe, La. … 90
38. 5w - John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas … 85
39. 18 - Tim Clonch, Quinlan, Texas … 77
40. 76 - Troy Taylor Jr., Dallas, Texas … 67
41. 18 - Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark. … 64
42. 14 - Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas … 54
43. 2 - Jerry Standifer, Howe, Okla. … 45
43. 12 - Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas … 45
43. 58 - Nathan Bichsel, Amarillo, Texas … 45
43. 26 - Allen Chickering, Okarche, Okla. … 45
43. 23b - Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo. … 45
43. 05 - Ron Gould Jr., McLoud, Okla. … 45
43. 2 - Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. … 45

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - 2009 SCHEDULE:
Fri Mar 20 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR (winner: Michael Robertson) [E]
Sat Mar 21 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR (winner: Johnny Bone Jr.) [E]
Fri Apr 3 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Sat Apr 4 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Fri Apr 24 … Texarkana 67 Speedway, Texarkana, AR (winner: Jason Hughes) [E]
Sat Apr 25 … Champion Park Speedway, Haughton, LA (winner: Johnny Bone Jr.) [E]
Sun Apr 26 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA (winner: Jack Sullivan) [E]
Fri May 1 … Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, OK (winner: Jason Hughes) [W]
Thu May 7 … Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, TX ($2,000 to win) [W]
Fri May 8 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($2,000 to win) [W]
Sat May 9 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to win) [W]
Sun May 10 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX ($2,000 to win) [W]
Tue Jun 9 … Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, OK ($2,000 to win) [E]
Wed Jun 10 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR ($2,000 to win) [E]
Thu Jun 11 … Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Fri Jun 12 … Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Sat Jun 13 … Drew County Speedway, Monticello, AR ($2,000 to win) [E]
Sun Jun 14 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA ($2,000 to win) [E]
Thu Oct 1 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($1,000 to win)
Fri Oct 2 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sat Oct 3 … Battleground Speedway, Highlands, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Fri Oct 23 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sat Oct 24 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Fri Nov 27 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($1,000 to win) [H]
Sat Nov 28 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Sun Nov 29 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Thu Dec 3 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to win) [H]
Fri Dec 4 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($3,000 to win) [H]
Sat Dec 5 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($4,000 to win) [H]

[E] = East Region
[W] = West Region
[H] = Championship Hunt

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

USMTS Press Release

Jason Hughes goes three-for-three in USMTS South with win in Ardmore; Texas USMTS shows rained out

Don’t tell Jason Hughes “you can’t win ‘em all.”

After three races in the West Region of the USMTS Southern Series, the 34-year-old chassis builder is perfect after picking up a hard-earned victory Friday night at the Lake Country Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.

After sweeping both shows at his hometown West Siloam Speedway last month, Hughes pocketed his third $2,000 top prize in the region with a late-race pass of Steven Whiteaker Jr. when he bobbled after a restart with six laps to go.

Whiteaker took the lead from polesitter Kyle Schmidt at the drop of the green flag to start the 35-lap Sunoco “A” Main. Eight laps later, Hughes worked his way into the runner-up position and chased Whiteaker around the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval for the next 21 circuits.

The bulge between Whiteaker and Hughes remained about two car lengths with each passing lap, but it was the slight slip up high that opened the door for Hughes to give him his fourth overall USMTS victory of the season in defense of his 2008 USMTS Southern Series title.

Although he could not withstand the pressure from Hughes, Whiteaker held off a late charge by eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock to claim the second-place paycheck.

Johnny Bone Jr., who has two wins this season in the USMTS Southern Series East Region, came from thirteenth to finish fourth while Rodney Sanders came from fifteenth and finished fifth.

2008 Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just SayYes” Rookie of the Year John O Whittington made his 2009 USMTS Southern Series debut and garnered a sixth-place finish, but it was Clyde Dunn Jr. who came from 21st to seventh and earned the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award.

Tim Clonch finished eighth, Shane Hebert was ninth and Kevin Sustaire rounded out the top-10 finishers.

In the West Region points standings, Hughes holds a 66-points lead over Shryock (312 to 246), while Sanders moved up two spots to third with 237 markers. Whiteaker is fourth with 227 points, followed by Hebert (222), Bone (216), Jon Tesch (210), Eddie Martin (203), Randy Timms (203) and Bryan Rowland (199).

ON TAP …

The USMTS Southern Series event for Saturday, May 2, at the Cowtown Speedway has been rained out as has the event for Sunday, May 3, at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway.

Also on the menu are USRA Southern Limited Modifieds and Mini-Sprints. Pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and the racing action kicks off at 6:00.

The Heart O’ Texas Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.6 mile north of I-35 at Exit 343 (FM 308) on east frontage road in Elm Mott, Texas.

For more information, call 254-776-1576 or surf on over to www.heartotexspeedway.com.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
2nd Annual Event
Friday, May 1, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (1)
2. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (2)
3. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (5)
4. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (3)
5. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (7)
6. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (4)
7. 4m - Bobby Malchus –Red Oak, TX (6)
8. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (8)
9. 15 - Cam Case — Edmond, OK (9)
10. 18x - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (10) DNF

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (2)
3. 11x - Wesley Veal — Princeton, TX (7)
4. 34n - C.A. Nix — Lawton, OK (3)
5. 58 - Nathan Bichsel — Amarillo, TX (9)
6. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (10)
7. 26 - Allen Chickering — Okarche, OK (6)
8. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (4)
9. 61 - Michael Ables — Caddo, OK (8)
10. 210 - Ed Dunn — Chattanooga, OK (5)

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (7)
2. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (3)
3. 76 - Troy Taylor Jr. — Dallas, TX (5)
4. 68 - Brandon Watson — Denison, TX (6)
5. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (2)
6. 15 - Brian Wolfe — Cromwell, OK (9)
7. 5c - Lee Cranford — Ada, OK (4)
8. 72 - Kerry Davis — Tuttle, OK (8)
9. 87 - John Webb — Pauls Valley, OK (1)
10. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (10) DNF

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 30 - Chase Allen — Midlothian, TX (1)
2. 14t - Tristan Dycus — Midlothian, TX (2)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (4)
4. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (7)
5. 91b - Shawn Brassfield — Ada, OK (6)
6. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (9)
7. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (5)
8. 190 - Shawn Stephenson — Howe, TX (10)
9. 05 - Ron Gould Jr. — McLoud, OK (3)
10. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (8)

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (1)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (3)
3. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (6)
4. 87 - Justin McCoy — Ovilla, TX (2)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (7)
6. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (9)
7. 2 - Grant Junghans — Manhattan, KS (10)
8. 121 - Jerry Ensey — Ada, OK (8)
9. 718 - Michael Lamb — Fort Worth, TX (4)
10. 3s - Sam Cox — Flower Mound, TX (5) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (1)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (6)
3. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (4)
4. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (8)
5. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (2)
6. 68 - Brandon Watson — Denison, TX (3)
7. 52 - Chad Davis — Tulsa, OK (10)
8. 87 - Justin McCoy — Ovilla, TX (5)
9. 91b - Shawn Brassfield — Ada, OK (7)
10. 60 - William Gould — Calera, OK (12)
11. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (19)
12. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (13)
13. 26 - Allen Chickering — Okarche, OK (11)
14. 87 - John Webb — Pauls Valley, OK (16)
15. 15 - Cam Case — Edmond, OK (15)
16. 23b - Brandon Davis — Castle Rock, CO (9) -1 Lap
17. 718 - Michael Lamb — Fort Worth, TX (17) -1 Lap
18. 210 - Ed Dunn — Chattanooga, OK (18) -1 Lap
19. 72 - Kerry Davis — Tuttle, OK (14) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (8)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (5)
3. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (2)
4. 76 - Troy Taylor Jr. — Dallas, TX (1)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (18)
6. 5r - Morgan Bagley — Longview, TX (13)
7. 58 - Nathan Bichsel — Amarillo, TX (3)
8. 34n - C.A. Nix — Lawton, OK (4)
9. 190 - Shawn Stephenson — Howe, TX (12)
10. 3s - Sam Cox — Flower Mound, TX (19)
11. 121 - Jerry Ensey — Ada, OK (14)
12. 05 - Ron Gould Jr. — McLoud, OK (16)
13. 15 - Brian Wolfe — Cromwell, OK (7)
14. 61 - Michael Ables — Caddo, OK (15)
15. 5c - Lee Cranford — Ada, OK (11) -1 Lap
16. 2 - Grant Junghans — Manhattan, KS (9) DNF
17. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen — Amarillo, TX (6) DNF
18. 4m - Bobby Malchus — Red Oak, TX (10) DNF
19. 18x - Cody Smith — Kaufman, TX (17) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes — Westville, OK (4)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. — Corpus Christi, TX (2)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock — Fertile, IA (5)
4. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. — Pea Ridge, AR (13)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders — Happy, TX (15)
6. 5w - John O Whittington — Vidor, TX (10)
7. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. — Sunnyville, TX (21)
8. 18t - Tim Clonch — Quinlan, TX (9)
9. 9 - Shane Hebert — Lafayette, LA (14)
10. 71k - Kevin Sustaire — Emery, TX (8)
11. 10 - Kyle Schmidt — Farmington, AR (1)
12. 5t - Randy Timms — Wheatland, OK (19)
13. 4r - Dereck Ramirez — Woodward, OK (22)
14. 18 - Jack Sullivan — Greenbrier, AR (3)
15. 76 - Troy Taylor Jr. — Dallas, TX (20)
16. 11x - Wesley Veal — Princeton, TX (7)
17. 14 - Jon Tesch — Watertown, SD (11)
18. 20r - Bryan Rowland — Woodward, OK (16)
19. 30 - Chase Allen — Midlothian, TX (6)
20. 14t - Tristan Dycus — Midlothian, TX (12)
21. 3s - Sam Cox — Flower Mound, TX (25)
22. 5a - Wes Armstrong — Marshall, TX (24)
23. 57 - Jason Armstrong — Marshall, TX (17)
24. 111 - Bumper Jones — Mesilla Park, NM (18) DNF
25. 51 - Eddie Martin — Stilwell, OK (23) DNF
26. 61 - Michael Ables — Caddo, OK (26) DNF

Lap Leaders: Whiteaker 1-29, Hughes 30-35.
Total Laps Led: Whiteaker 29, Hughes 6.
AFCO Pole Winner: Shryock.
Provisional Starters: Martin, W. Armstrong, Ables (track), Cox (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Dunn (started 21st, finished 7th).
Next Race: Sunday, May 3, Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott, Texas (West Region).
West Region Points: Hughes 312, Shryock 246, Sanders 237, Whiteaker 227, Hebert 222, Bone 216, Tesch 210, Martin 203, Timms 203, Rowland 199.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: J. Armstrong 134, W. Armstrong 129, Schmidt 100, C. Davis 94, Sustaire 90.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: A.S.I. 57, Mullins 55, Sput’s 40, BMS 35, Homegrown 34.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 65, Skyrocket 63, GRT 61, TRE 60, Ramirez 58.

Contingency Awards:AFCO Racing Products – Shryock.
American Racer – Veal.
Isky Racing Cams – Whiteaker.
KSE Racing Products – Dunn.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Ables.
Nitroquest – Shryock.
Quarter Master – Hughes, Clonch.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Dunn.
Real Racing Wheels – Watson, Bagley.

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