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Dereck Ramirez wins 5th Annual USMTS Texas Winter Nationals finale at Royal Purple Raceway

After recording his 300th career start on Thursday, Dereck Ramirez tasted victory for the first time Friday night at the Royal Purple Raceway.

He must’ve liked the flavor because the 25-year-old from Woodward, Okla., went back for seconds Saturday night and feasted on the $4,000 top prize in winning the 5th Annual USMTS Texas Winter Nationals – the final race of the season for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy.

Unlike Friday night when he started on the pole, Ramirez began Saturday’s 50-lap WIX Filters “A” Main from the ninth spot.

From the pole position, Rookie of the Year contender Jason Thoennes of Garfield, Minn., took the lead at the drop of the green flag with a trio of Texans – Dustin Hyde, Steven Whiteaker Jr. and Bobby Malchus – giving chase.

Despite his best starting position in a USMTS feature race, Thoennes was not rattled as he set a fast pace while leading the first 18 laps.

But Ramirez was faster and wrestled the lead away from Thoennes with 19 laps in the books.

From that point on, it was all Ramirez as he drove away from the field in the caution-free non-stop 50-lapper. He also finished fourth on Thursday night to bring his weekend take home pay to $7,800.

Removing all doubt about whether or not he could hang on to the Southeast Region points lead, Jason Hughes scored his best result of the weekend with a runner-up finish to secure his first regional title of the year.

Thoennes got his career-best USMTS finish with a third-place showing while Rodney Sanders came from 15th on the starting grid to finish fourth and earn the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.

Thursday night’s winner, Chris Brown, grabbed fifth ahead of teammate Kelly Shryock. Seventh through tenth were 17th-starting Ryan Gustin, AFCO Pole Award winner Johnny Scott, Zack VanderBeek and Tommy Weder Jr.

Hughes emerged as the Southeast Region champion with a 39-point cushion over Gustin, who won four of the other five regional points battles en route to becoming the 2011 USMTS National Champion.

Shryock, who won the Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Great Plains Region, finished third in the final Southeast Region rankings while Ramirez long-jumped from eighth to fourth with his win on the final night.

Sanders wound up fifth, John O Whittington was sixth, Randy Timms earned seventh, Shane Hebert finished eighth, Johnny Scott nabbed the ninth position and Clyde Dunn Jr. rounded out the top 10 in the final rankings – just one point ahead of Tommy Weder Jr.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy – Southeast Region
5th Annual USMTS Texas Winter Nationals – Night 3 of 3
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas - Saturday, November 19, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. The top 14 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (10) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
3. (9) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
4. (8) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
5. (6) 57 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
6. (1) 86j Travis Johnson, Enid, Okla.
7. (12) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
8. (11) 95 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
9. (7) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas.
10. (3) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
11. (2) 99 Danny Hebert, Duson, La.
12. (5) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn.
2. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
4. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
5. (11) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (10) 15b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas.
7. (6) 46 Darryl Seals, Vidor, Texas.
8. (3) G8 George Gilbert, Diberville, Miss.
9. (9) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss.
10. (1) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas.
11. (7) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
12. (12) 96 Foster Ellison, Richwood, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (8) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
2. (6) 8J Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
3. (7) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
4. (2) 34dd Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas.
5. (11) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (12) 88t Billy Turner (R), Yukon, Okla.
7. (1) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
8. (10) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
9. (5) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark.
10. (3) 43f Marcus Frisch, Eros, La.
11. (9) 71h Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas.
12. (4) 81b Cody Simpson (R), Quinlan, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (3) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas.
4. (5) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
5. (10) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (6) 14 David Ashley, Zachary, La.
7. (11) L1 Larry Clevenger (R), Greenwood, La.
8. (8) 303 Chase Jupe, Waco, Texas.
9. (9) 83 Willy Kraft, Mico, Texas.
10. (7) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
11. (4) 14m Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas.
12. (12) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (3) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (6) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
5. (2) 44 Marcus Berndt, Katy, Texas.
6. (11) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
7. (4) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (12) C3 Rob Litton, Alexandria, La.
9. (10) C27 Chase Delrio (R), West Monroe, La.
10. (8) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas.
11. (9) 36 Bryan Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas.
12. (1) 012 Patrick Petty, Baytown, Texas.

HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (1) 9 Shane Killingsworth, Dallas, Texas.
4. (9) 15g Bubba Gates (R), Santa Fe, Texas.
5. (5) C22 Grant Box (R), Monticello, Ark.
6. (7) 21 David Winslett, Bossier City, La.
7. (11) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas.
8. (10) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas.
9. (6) 77 Brian Craighead, Farmerville, La.
10. (4) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas.
11. (8) 23 Randy Nolen, Shreveport, La.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (4) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (7) C22 Grant Box (R), Monticello, Ark., Skyrocket/Mullins, $120.
6. (12) 303 Chase Jupe, Waco, Texas, Hughes/Centex, $100.
7. (9) 14 David Ashley, Zachary, La., /, $100.
8. (13) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss., Hughes/Mullins, $120.
9. (5) 88t Billy Turner (R), Yukon, Okla., Hughes/Allens, $120.
10. (6) 15b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas, /, $100.
11. (15) 43f Marcus Frisch, Eros, La., IRP/SMS, $100.
12. (8) 715 Jeff Hoegh, New Caney, Texas, Skyrocket/Graham, $100.
13. (14) 77 Brian Craighead, Farmerville, La., DirtWorks/Tanner, $100.
14. (19) 81b Cody Simpson (R), Quinlan, Texas, /Fletcher, $120.
15. (16) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas, Pierce/CB, $120.
16. (18) 23 Randy Nolen, Shreveport, La., DirtWorks/, $100.
17. (10) 46 Darryl Seals, Vidor, Texas, /, $100.
18. (11) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM.
19. (17) 71h Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas, SRP/JR, $120.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance
1. (2) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
2. (3) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas.
3. (4) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
4. (16) 99 Danny Hebert, Duson, La.
5. (14) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, $120.
6. (19) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Shoulders, $120.
7. (6) 57 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Mullins, $120.
8. (15) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Allard, $120.
9. (5) 34dd Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas, Skyrocket/, $100.
10. (9) C3 Rob Litton, Alexandria, La., /, $100.
11. (11) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas, Hughes/, $120.
12. (1) 15g Bubba Gates (R), Santa Fe, Texas, DustDevil/Harris, $120.
13. (12) C27 Chase Delrio (R), West Monroe, La., Skyrocket/Mullins, $120.
14. (10) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Boyd’s, $120.
15. (17) 14m Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, /, $100.
16. (13) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark., /, $100.
17. (8) 21 David Winslett, Bossier City, La., /, $100.
18. (7) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Cantrill, $120.
19. (18) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Pierce/ASI, $120.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (4) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
3. (5) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
4. (8) 86j Travis Johnson, Enid, Okla.
5. (13) 83 Willy Kraft, Mico, Texas, Kraft/Gaerte, $100.
6. (10) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $100.
7. (3) 9 Shane Killingsworth, Dallas, Texas, /, $100.
8. (6) 44 Marcus Berndt, Katy, Texas, DirtWorks/Graham, $100.
9. (17) 36 Bryan Mewborn, Texarkana, Texas, Ramirez/CRT, $100.
10. (12) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas, Hughes/PPE, $120.
11. (11) G8 George Gilbert, Diberville, Miss., GRT/Barker, $100.
12. (14) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas, Skyrocket/Craft, $120.
13. (7) L1 Larry Clevenger (R), Greenwood, La., Skyrocket/Best, $120.
14. (9) 95 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/Jackson, $120.
15. (15) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas, Evolution/Hall, $120.
16. (19) 012 Patrick Petty, Baytown, Texas, /, $100.
17. (16) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $120.
18. (1) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
19. (18) 96 Foster Ellison, Richwood, Texas, /, $100.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (50laps):
1. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $4000.
2. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $3000.
3. (1) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, $2000.
4. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $1875.
5. (5) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, $1000.
6. (10) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $1075.
7. (17) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $975.
8. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, $600.
9. (18) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $500.
10. (6) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $450.
11. (16) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/Harris, $400.
12. (13) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $350.
13. (14) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $350.
14. (3) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $350.
15. (25) 99 Danny Hebert, Duson, La., /, $300.
16. (11) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, Hughes/Chase, $350.
17. (24) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/GMPP, $350.
18. (23) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, Pierce/CB, $350.
19. (19) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $350.
20. (21) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/GMPP, $350.
21. (26) 86j Travis Johnson, Enid, Okla., Hughes/, $300.
22. (20) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, $350.
23. (22) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La., IRP/PTS, $350.
24. (12) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/CB, $350.
25. (27) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, $120.
26. (2) 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, CAM/Wells, $350.
27. (4) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $350.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Thoennes 1-18, Ramirez 19-50.
Total Laps Led: Ramirez 32, Thoennes 18.
Margin of Victory: 3.246 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Scott.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Sanders (started 15th, finished 4th).
Provisional Starter: Babbitt.
Southeast Region Points (final): Hughes 967, Gustin 928, Shryock 871, Ramirez 805, Sanders 804, Whittington 798, Timms 798, S. Hebert 767, Scott 728, Dunn 695.
Rookie of the Year Points (final): Jason Grimes 1708, Lucas Schott 1634, Keith Foss 1610, Ray 1169, Dunn 1155.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points (final): Mullins 615, ProPower 503, Sput’s 479, ASI 293, Geddes 292.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points (final): Hughes 657, Skyrocket 580, GRT 463, BC 269, Sidebiter 181.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Manning.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Weder.
Forty9Designs.com – Sanders, VanderBeek.
Hooker Harness – B. Rowland.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Ramirez.
ISKY Racing Cams – Scott.
The Joie of Seating – Gustin, Denby Jr.
KSE Racing Products – Scott.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Malchus.
New Vision Graphics – Thoennes.
Nitroquest – Houston, S. Hebert, Jordan.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Malchus.
Real Racing Wheels – Box, Jones, Heston.
Ruter Farms – not awarded.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Shryock.
WIX Filters – Ramirez.

LIMITED MODIFIEDS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2c Bradley Foster, Silsbee, Texas.
2. (4) 211 Dean Hollier, Groves, Texas.
3. (7) 53 Edward Oakes, Center, Texas.
4. (8) 115 Chuck Perry, Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (2) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
6. (5) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
7. (6) 3 Bradley Hellman, Pearland, Texas.
8. (3) 10a John Matt, Crosby, Texas.
9. (9) 24b Brent Broussard, Carencro, La.
10. (10) 26 Dean Abbey, Comanche, Texas.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (1) 17 Frankie Rash, Houston, Texas.
3. (7) 151 Adam Perks, El Campo, Texas.
4. (8) 64 Thomas Downey, Houston, Texas.
5. (4) 22 Keith Wright, Conroe, Texas.
6. (9) 14d Derek Legg, Liberty, Texas.
7. (10) 5p Brian Poulter, Cleveland, Texas.
8. (2) 93 Mark Greiner, Crosby, Texas.
9. (5) 22t Darrell Thompson, Ada, Okla.
10. (6) 34 Cody Tankersley, Highlands, Texas.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 0 Fran Collins, Cleveland, Texas.
2. (5) 511 John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
3. (2) 46 Randy Bridges, Marvel, Texas.
4. (3) 84 Stacy Tyler, Crosby, Texas.
5. (6) 10d Don Painter, Buda, Texas.
6. (1) C28 Charlie Kruithof, Haughton, La.
7. (9) 2w Paul White, Temple, Texas.
8. (8) 9 David Lege, Magnolia, Texas.
9. (7) 88 Michael Stringer, Crosby, Texas.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 955 Robert Metz, Lumberton, Texas.
2. (4) 41g Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (2) 24 John Leita, Inez, Texas.
4. (8) 83 Monty Nichols, Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (9) 6 Vince Louden, Shiner, Texas.
6. (3) 44 Todd Manchester, Spring, Texas.
7. (7) 4 Doug Manchester, Houston, Texas.
8. (6) 78 Kamron Campbell, Breaux, La.
9. (5) F1 Kyle Dixon, Crosby, Texas.

Heat Race #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 77 Garrett Gregory, Tomball, Texas.
2. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (2) 73 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
4. (7) 147 GW Hessong, Edna, Texas.
5. (3) 19 Randy Seals, Humble, Texas.
6. (8) 17 Jesse McNorton, Cleveland, Texas.
7. (5) 39 Chad Cambron, Alvin, Texas.
8. (6) 91 Tyler Erb, Magnolia, Texas.
9. (4) 12b James Blaylock, Altus, Okla.

Heat Race #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 9B Brandon Blaylock, Houston, Texas.
2. (9) 63 Shane Hoefling, Meyersville, Texas.
3. (3) 12m Randy Lovell, Sour Lake, Texas.
4. (5) 119 Eric Floyd, Edna, Texas.
5. (4) 47 James Myers, Sandia, Texas.
6. (7) 97 Buck Buchanan, Stephens, Ark.
7. (1) 39 Dusty Lout, Center, Texas.
8. (6) 26 Tim Moomau, Houston, Texas.
9. (8) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.

“B” Main #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
2. (2) 83 Monty Nichols, Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (5) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
4. (9) 10a John Matt, Crosby, Texas.
5. (10) 78 Kamron Campbell, Breaux, La., $100.
6. (4) 6 Vince Louden, Shiner, Texas, $100.
7. (6) 44 Todd Manchester, Spring, Texas, $100.
8. (7) 3 Bradley Hellman, Pearland, Texas, $100.
9. (1) 115 Chuck Perry, Corpus Christi, Texas, $100.
10. (8) 4 Doug Manchester, Houston, Texas, $35.
11. (13) 26 Dean Abbey, Comanche, Texas, $100.
12. (12) F1 Kyle Dixon, Crosby, Texas, $100.
13. (11) 24b Brent Broussard, Carencro, La., $100.

“B” Main #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 147 G.W. Hessong, Edna, Texas.
2. (1) 64 Thomas Downey, Houston, Texas.
3. (4) 19 Randy Seals, Humble, Texas.
4. (3) 22 Keith Wright, Conroe, Texas.
5. (10) 91 Tyler Erb, Magnolia, Texas, $100.
6. (6) 17 Jesse McNorton, Cleveland, Texas, $100.
7. (9) 93 Mark Greiner, Crosby, Texas, $100.
8. (13) 34 Cody Tankersley, Highlands, Texas, $100.
9. (11) 22t Darrell Thompson, Ada, Okla., $100.
10. (7) 5p Brian Poulter, Cleveland, Texas, $100.
11. (5) 14d Derek Legg, Liberty, Texas, $100.
12. (12) 12b James Blaylock, Altus, Okla., $100.
13. (8) 39 Chad Cambron, Alvin, Texas, $100.

“B” Main #3 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 10d Don Painter, Buda, Texas.
2. (5) C28 Charlie Kruithof, Haughton, La.
3. (7) 2w Paul White, Temple, Texas.
4. (4) 47 James Myers, Sandia, Texas.
5. (6) 97 Buck Buchanan, Stephens, Ark., $100.
6. (1) 84 Stacy Tyler, Crosby, Texas, $100.
7. (11) 88 Michael Stringer, Crosby, Texas, $100.
8. (8) 39 Dusty Lout, Center, Texas, $100.
9. (2) 119 Eric Floyd, Edna, Texas, $100.
10. (10) 26 Tim Moomau, Houston, Texas, $100.
11. (9) 9 David Lege, Magnolia, Texas, $100.
12. (12) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., $100.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (7) 511 John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, $1000.
2. (6) 63 Shane Hoefling, Meyersville, Texas, $700.
3. (17) 73 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, $400.
4. (27) 2w Paul White, Temple, Texas, $200.
5. (1) 2c Bradley Foster, Silsbee, Texas, $175.
6. (20) 147 GW Hessong, Edna, Texas, $150.
7. (5) 77 Garrett Gregory, Tomball, Texas, $130.
8. (9) 955 Robert Metz, Lumberton, Texas, $120.
9. (3) 9b Brandon Blaylock, Houston, Texas, $110.
10. (16) 24 John Leita, Inez, Texas, $100.
11. (14) 151 Adam Perks, El Campo, Texas, $100.
12. (19) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, $100.
13. (18) 12m Randy Lovell, Sour Lake, Texas, $100.
14. (23) 64 Thomas Downey, Houston, Texas, $100.
15. (8) 0 Fran Collins, Cleveland, Texas, $100.
16. (28) 10a John Matt, Crosby, Texas, $100.
17. (26) 19 Randy Seals, Humble, Texas, $100.
18. (15) 46 Randy Bridges, Marvel, Texas, $100.
19. (30) 47 James Myers, Sandia, Texas, $100.
20. (21) 10d Don Painter, Buda, Texas, $100.
21. (11) 211 Dean Hollier, Groves, Texas, $100.
22. (4) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, $100.
23. (22) 83 Monty Nichols, Corpus Christi, Texas, $100.
24. (29) 22 Keith Wright, Conroe, Texas, $100.
25. (10) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, $100.
26. (25) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, $100.
27. (24) C28 Charlie Kruithof, Haughton, La., $100.
28. (2) 17 Frankie Rash, Houston, Texas, $100.
29. (13) 53 Edward Oakes, Center, Texas, $100.
DQ - (12) 41g Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., $100.

Writen by USMTS Media

Photos by Ron Skinner

Sullivan, Shryock, Gieber take Dirt Track Championship wins at TMS Dirt Track, 3/3/12

by J M Hallas

Saturday wrapped up the racing on Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track’s 4/10 mile, semi-banked, dirt track as the Texas World Dirt Track Championships, presented by Port-a-Cool concluded. With eight spots already locked up the Modified and Limited Modified classes, the remaining drivers tried their luck to fill the spots open for the championship features and the chance for the prestigious trophy and signature cowboy hat.

The SUPR Late Models was also on hand running a full event slate as they qualified for their big 40-lap main event through heats races and last chance qualifiers. Several past champions were in attendance including last year’s winner, Will Vaught, two time race winner Rob Litton(2006, 2009) and 2010 winner John Anderson.

One driver joined an elite group winning races in two different classes, another became the fifth two-time winner, while another set another, perhaps even more difficult feat, putting his cars in all three A-mains for night.

Sullivan Secures Second Stetson in Super Late Model Showdown

Jack Sullivan (Greenbriar, Ark.) became the fifth Late Model driver to take home a second victory at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Sullivan joined Raymond Merrill, Kelly Boen, Rob Litton and Ray Moore as he out-dueled former winners, Will Vaught early in the 40-lap main, and then John Anderson in mid stages before pulling away from the pack. Sullivan, who took the win in memory of a friend who passed away during the evening, was only slowed by lapped traffic towards the finish. He was able to maintain a comfortable margin despite slower cars, as he roared to the checkers.

Vaught jumped into the lead as the 21-car Late Model main fired off chased by Sullivan, Morgan Bagley, Sullivan and Chris Brown. After a lap 2 caution for spins by Jeff Chandler and Derek Perkins, Sullivan picked off Bagley for third, while the pack raced three and sometimes four wide. Zach McMillan brought out a lap 9 yellow with a spin in turn 4.

Once back to green, Sullivan began his march to the front trying Anderson low. Anderson fought back and put the heat on Vaught for the lead. As the leader ran side by side, Jon Mitchell took a top five spot from Brown. Taking advantage of the lead battle, Sullivan snuck past for second on lap 10 and got alongside Vaught for the lead. Just as Sullivan got the nose out front, yellow waved for debris, negating the pass.

Not to be discouraged, Sullivan was door to door with Vaught on the restart finally securing the top spot on lap 14. Sullivan then stretched out his lead coming to the crossed flags followed by Vaught, Anderson, Bagley and Mitchell. Lap 20 saw caution fly for Timothy Culp who spun and nearly got drilled by Allen Tippen. After several restarts for spins in the pack, Sullivan jumped ahead leaving Vaught and Anderson battling for second.

Anderson and Vaught swapped second for a couple laps giving Sullivan the chance to rebuild a big margin on both. Anderson finally took second with Bagley now challenging Vaught for third. Sullivan caught the back of the field with ten to go and had some trouble getting through the side by side traffic. Anderson was unable to capitalize on the situation only closing a small distance.

Bagley was able to grab third from Vaught in the waning laps while Kevin Sitton made his way up to battle with Litton for fifth. With two to go, Sullivan finally cleared traffic, as Sitton snagged fifth from Litton. Once clear of slower cars Sullivan in the Triple A Diesel Service, JFR Graphics, Peterson Fluid Systems, Central Arkansas Pest Control, MSR Mafia, Bryant Motorsports, Wiles Driveshaft’s, All-star Performance, Penske Shocks, Russell Baker Race Engines, GRT Chassis, easily cruised to the victory.

“I want to dedicate this win to Rusty Kirkey who passed away this evening.” commented Sullivan. “He was my girlfriend’s step-father and a part of our race team. I thought about him the final few laps. It’s amazing what you think about(during a race). You’re trying to hit your line and do the right things. All these wins are special and this made it even more important. I came down here when this place first opened and thought how would feel to win here, now I’ve won twice. I thank God for that.”

“It felt good out there. The car was working well. This is a new car we had out here tonight and we did a lot of front end work on it. It was very good; I was really impressed with it. It’s kind of a crap shoot at first, but we have a basic set up that we show up with and go from there. It’ was too free in the heat race so we really tightened it up quite a bit for the feature. It worked out good for us.”

“I was just biding my time at the beginning of the race. I knew I could get around the bottom. I started thinking I needed to get on it and get the lead as soon as I could before anyone else found the line. If they got there first it would be harder for me to get past them. I had one of my crew guys showing me how far ahead I was when I got in traffic. I messed with that lapped car longer than I wanted to. I needed to try to get on by him before he wrecked or something. But I’ve been lapped traffic before, so it’s a give/take thing.”

SUPR Late Models
1s Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar, Ark.
2j John Anderson, Omaha, Nebr.
14m Morgan Bagley, Longview
1v Will Vaught, Crane, Mo.
20 Kevin Sitton, Baytown
6x Rob Litton, Alexandria, La.
5m Jon Mitchell, Texarkana
77 Robbie Starnes, Baytown
27m Dennie Gieber, Jacksonville
28 Chris Holley, Dayton
22 Derek Perkins, Oakdale, La.
21 Chris Brown, Cleveland
02 Tommy Weder jr., Woodward, Okla.
21d Lee Davis, Greenwood, La.
K5 Jay Brunson, Dubberly
89 Steve Whiteaker jr., Corpus Christi
R5 BJ Robinson, Blanchard, La.
71a Allen Tippen, Minden, La.
14z Zach McMillan, Gladewater
C8 Timothy Culp, West Monroe, La.
11c Jeff Chandler, Minden, La.

Late Model Last Chance Qualifiers(Top 3 to A-main)
LCQ 1
20 Kevin Sitton
27m Dennie Gieber
R5 BJ Robinson
2 Allen Murray
60 Keith Lawson
84 Tom Lorenz
74s Josh Sliney
97 Eric Neal
69 Ricky Begnaud
7jr Chad Ewell
64 Jay Sale

LCQ 2
89 Steve Whiteaker jr.
22 Derek Perkins
87m Jason Ingalls
4x Brock Williams
188 Derek Rashall
4 Jim Bryant
18 Bryan Sugg
26 Randy Roth
14r Jeff Roth
ZZ Sloppy Hogg
12 Jon Driskill

Late Model heats(Top 16 in passing points)
Heat 1
2j John Anderson
21 Chris Brown
21d Lee Davis
89 Steve Whiteaker jr.
02 Tommy Weder jr.
20 Kevin Sitton
5r BJ Robinson
97 Eric Neal
84 Tom Lorenz

Heat 2
1v Will Vaught
C8 Timothy Culp
1s Jack Sullivan
71a Allen Tippen
87m Jason Ingalls
22 Derek Perkins
4x Brook Williams
18 Bryan Sugg
ZZ Sloppy Hogg
4 Jim Bryant

Heat 3
K5 Jay Brunson
77 Robbie Starnes
28 Chris Holley
2 Allen Murray
11c Jeff Chandler
188 Derek Rashall
69 Ricky Begnaud
74s Josh Sliney
7jr Chad Ewell

Heat 4
14m Morgan Bagley
6x Rob Litton
5m Jon Mitchell
14z Zach McMillan
60 Keith Lawson
27m Dennie Gieber
26 Randy Roth
14r Jeff Roth
12 Jon Driskill

Shryock Scores Modified Main(After Tech)

The third time was a charm for Fertile, Iowa’s Kelly Shryock who was awarded the 30-lap Modified Championship win after Chris Brown, running a Shryock team car, was DQ’ed in tech for being light. Shryock jumped from row two into the lead and looked to be the winner early, but Brown made a last ditch pass coming to the white flag and beat Shryock back to the finish line. In tech inspection it was discovered that Brown was light after apparently losing some lead in front of the motor plate. This gave the win to Shryock, in his third attempt at the Texas World Dirt Track Championship title.

Bobby Malchus and Chris Henigan stayed wheel to wheel into turn 1 at the start of the 26-car Modified feature. Coming from outside of the second row, Shryock, the 9-time USMTS champion, shot past both to lead coming back for lap 1. Malchus, Henigan, Brown and Corey Babbitt fell in line behind Shryock. Clyde Dunn went around on lap 1 for an early caution.

After another quick yellow, Shryock began to edge away with John Whittington having his night end after problems while running sixth. The top three had just spread out when Henigan broke from third and stopped in turn 2. As Shryock and Malchus got away on the restart, Tristan Dycus was chasing Zack Van Der Beek for fourth.

Malchus took a couple looks low on Shryock, while the pack was still three wide behind them. As Dycus began to fall back, John Anderson was moving forward getting by Dycus then Van Der Beek for fourth. Brown, in an identical Shryock car, took second from Malchus followed by Babbitt, when yellow flew for a Robert Baker spin.

Back to green, Babbitt got under Malchus with the top five coming to halfway Shryock, Brown, Babbitt, Malchus and Van Der Beek getting fifth back from Anderson. Van Der Beek then got inside Malchus for fourth leaving him side by side with Anderson as Steve Whiteaker jr. closed in. Randy Timms joined that fight with Anderson, Whiteaker and Timms going three wide before Timms grabbed the spot.

Dunn, recovering from an early spin made his way back into the top ten before having trouble again and pulling off. Van Der Beek continued his charge to the front taking third from Babbitt on lap 27 while Malchus and Timms battled for fifth. Brown caught his car owner, Shryock and took a look low as the leaders diced in traffic. Van Der Beek took advantage of the chance to reel in the lead duo.

As Van Der Beek tried a move on Brown for second they made contact with Van Der Beek giving up some distance. With two to go Brown was again peeking under Shryock and coming to the white flag got the bumper out front. Brown held off Shryock coming back to the finish, but gave up the win in tech to Shryock in the Lone Star Hydro Maintenance, Houston Specialty Products, CJ Auto Sales, B&L Satellite Rental, DK Arndt, Lake Mills Motorsports, VP Racing Fuel, Pro Power, Skyrocket Chassis.

“The third time was a charm,” quipped Shryock. “We’ve come down here twice before and weren’t even able to make the feature. We had some bad luck with a blown engine and crashed. Running up front at a place like this is unbelievable. I was just kind of taking it easy toward the end and misread the signal from my crew. Sometimes you’re like a sitting duck being out front. He just smoked us at the end.”

“It’s just an unfortunate deal for Chris(Brown) to fail tech. It was a great race between us. He and his family treat us well when we come down here to race. We enjoy having him drive the backup car. I’ve got two sisters, so he’s kind of like the brother I don’t have. We don’t normally have to run that much weight in front of the motor plate and the extra weight he added came off during the race.”

“This was pretty much our Baytown set up. We were pretty good down there, but not great. Maybe I’ll have to drive my old car instead of this new one. We still have some work to do on the new one. We had a good season with the old car, winning fifteen races, so we knew it was still a good one and Chris can drive the wheels off a Modified.”

Modifieds
3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Ia.
33z Zack Van Der Beek, New Sharon, Ia.
5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak
14t Tristan Dycus, Alvarado
89 Steve Whiteaker jr., Corpus Christi
2j John Anderson, Omaha, Nebr.
60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
56 Troy Taylor, Ft. Worth
16x Kyle Pleasant, Natchitoches, La.
2x Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
10 Kyle Schmidt, Farmington, Ark.
17m Robert Baker, Bryant, Ark.
45t Eric Tomlinson, Waco
8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana
52 Mitch Keeton, Webb City, Mo.
J41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock
21c Chris Cole, Cache, Okla.
88xxx Clyde Dunn jr., Sunnyvale
81 Danny Caldwell, Princeton
24 Sean Jones, Mansfield
1 Colby Smith, Greenville
16 Chris Henigan, Marshall
5w John Whittington, Vidor
3b Chris Brown, Cleveland—DQ tech
12 Corey Babbitt, Channelview—DQ tech

Modified Pole Dash
4m Bobby Malchus
16 Chris Henigan
12 Corey Babbitt
3 Kelly Shryock
33z Zack Van Der Beek
3b Chris Brown
89 Steve Whiteaker jr.
2j John Anderson

Modified Last Chance Qualifiers(Top 4 to A-main)
LCQ 1
10 Kyle Schmidt
5t Randy Timms
81 Danny Caldwell
16x Kyle Pleasant
11x Wesley Veal
22x Ralo Pilkington
1* Jason Troutman
4 Shannon Scott
112 Darian Hendrix
21c Chris Cole
8x Mark Hoover
88 Shawn Gammage
321 Matt Martin
18j Dustin Johnson
107 Shad Badder
14x Josh Landers
8 Chase Allen
68 Brandon Watson

LCQ 2
56 Troy Taylor
14t Tristan Dycus
88xxx Clyde Dunn jr.
J41 Monte Bolton
23 Matt Gilbertson
85t Thomas Tillison jr.
5m Joe Mayhew
01 Kirby Stiens
17m Robert Baker
25d Donnie Shipp
66 Greg Burt
7p Greg Penney
44 Delaney Erickson
02Gary Corbin
12t Tyler Townsend
010 Jeremy Willis
53x Eric Layton
410 Brad Doherty
11 Keith Lawson

LCQ 3
24 Sean Jones
52 Mitch Keeton
60 William Gould
1 Colby Smith
86j Travis Johnson
127 Glen Hibbard
19b BJ Baze
12g Jeremy Green
21 Dustin Billingsley
66x Mike Dillard
77 Shawn Greenlee
27x Allen Juelch
77a Aaron Benedict
2x Lyle Sheppard
10x Jeremy Ishmael
75d Patrick Daniel
82x Jamie Williams
42w Wayne Poteet
D11 David Hennan

LCQ 4
5w John Whittington
2x Grant Junghans
8t Dustin Hyde
45t Eric Tomlinson
98 John Allen
18 Chase Junghans
85t Thomas Tillison jr.
25 Richard Miller
15b Thomas Blackwell
L1 Larry Clevenger
27 Kelly Lockey
19t Tony Osborn
7 Kelly Gorham
121 Scooter Bates
99 Bryan Sugg
9 Shane Hebert
C22 Rob Litton
3c Sam Cox

Gieber Gets Limited Modified Loot

Frankston’s Dennie Gieber joined the elite group of drivers winning at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in two different classes, after taking the 30-lap Limited Modified feature. Gieber, who took a Modified win back in 2003, got by John Whittington near midway then held off another past Modified champion, Randy Timms after a late race caution rebunched the field.

Steve Whiteaker jr., who added a record of sorts, to his own to his resume becoming the only driver to qualify in all three classes, set sail as green waved on the 26-car Limited Modified field. Whittington and Robert Elliot were side by side for second, while Timms and Gieber ran wheel to wheel for fourth. As the top five sorted out, Matt Mueller, Doug Easterling and Derek Grigsby were three wide for sixth.

Chase Allen brought out the first caution on lap 9 when he had problems in turn 2. Once back to green Gieber and Timms both swept past Elliot for third and fourth. As Whiteaker began to ease away, Grigsby and Jason Troutman were challenging Elliot for fifth. Whiteaker’s run up front started to end on lap 13 when he slowed giving up the lead to Whittington followed by Gieber and Timms.

Mueller stopped along the back stretch and Greg Deterding off in turn 3 brought a yellow on lap 14 at which time Whiteaker pulled to the pits. Back under green Grigsby went around Elliot for fourth leaving him side by side with Troutman. At the midway point it was Whittington, Gieber, Timms, Grigsby and Elliot holding down the top five.

Gieber got by Whittington for the top spot on lap 16 that saw a multi-car crash in turn 2 bring the action to a halt with several suffering damage and a couple other forced to retire. Gieber got a good jump as green waved again leaving Timms and Whittington battling for second while Elliot and Troutman began to swap fifth.

After a brief battle, Timms took second from Whittington, with Jason Ingalls now pressuring Elliot for fifth. Edward Oakes brought out the final yellow on lap 23 with a spin in turn 2. The front four stayed in line on the restart with Gieber easing away to a five car length lead with five to go. Gieber, in the Dewayne and Kandi Wilkerson owned, Dent Magic, AMS Race Engines, Wicked Chassis took the margin to the finish line.

“It was a really good night, though a little stressful,” said Gieber. “We had a good run, and I had a good pit crew to get me where I’m at. Just knowing you have that caliber of drivers behind who will capitalize on any mistake you makes put some pressure on you. I just tried to keep the car out front and not make any of those mistakes.”

“This is one the biggest wins we’ve had and ranks up against some the others we’ve had, especially against these guys from all over the south. It’s been a long time coming to get back in the Winners Circle here. We felt like we were owned one and stepped it up for tonight. Troy(Taylor) is one of my heroes and to be in any group with him is an honor. I’ve watched him race for years and he’s certainly one of the best around and at this place.”

“My pit crew really stepped up this weekend. We had brake issues and pretty much rebuilt the entire brake system. They got us up and going.”

Limited Modifieds
15w Dennie Gieber, Frankston
5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
511 John Whittington, Vidor
1* Jason Troutman, Sunnyville
28x Jason Ingalls, Hallsville
21 Robert Elliot, Clinton, Okla.
21b Gene Bryce, Altus, Okla.
56x Troy Taylor, Ft Worth
6s Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
69 Derek Grigsby, Marshall
77x Garrett Gregory, Tomball
8 Chase Allen, Midlothian
53 Edward Oakes, Center
22 Dakota Moore, Blair, Okla.
91 Craig Oakes, Jonesville
15 Craig Ridgeway, Jet, Okla.
85d Greg Deterding, Pond Creek, Okla.
88 Doug Easterling, Rule
23m Jimmy Day, Greenville
81b Cody Simpson, Quinlan
89 Steve Whiteaker jr., Corpus Christi
38 Matt Mueller, Stamford
V8 Robert Vetter, Wolfe City
88x RJ Stroman, New Boston
62 Joe Bohnstedt, Hennessey, Okla.
39x Jimmy Staats, Edgewood

Limited Modified Pole Dash
89 Steve Whiteaker
511 John Whittington
21 Robert Elliot
5t Randy Timms
15w Dennie Gieber
1* Jason Troutman
38 Matt Mueller
88 Doug Easterling

Limited Modified Last Chance Qualifiers(Top 4 to A-main)
LCQ 1
69 Derick Grigsby
22 Dakota Moore
85 Greg Deterding
81b Cody Simpson
8b Jason Bolden
22t Darrell Thompson
10 Dustin Robinson
23g Glen Gordy
2 Rowdy Day
99 Gary Fritchen
15 Craig Ridgeway
D25 David Tanner
K6 Joe Adams
99x Kristi Byrd
71 Scott Fincher
45 Robert Taylor

LCQ 2
88x RJ Stroman
91 Craig Oakes
V8 Robert Vetter
23m Jimmy Day
26 Dean Abbey
7m Danny Morris
08 Sean Glennon
33d Darrell McGee
99d David Allen
47x Gary Stuckey
34s John South
105 Jay McClanahan
62 Joe Bohnstedt
124 Jake Upchurch
06 Tommy Bohnstedt
22w Johnny Walton

LCQ 3
56x Troy Taylor
53 Edward Oakes
39x Jimmy Staats
21b Gene Bryce
147 Landon Maddox
1 Tim Linares
39 Dusty Lout
25 Roy Petty
114 Ryan Bohnstedt
14x Barry Hornbeck
116 Tim Mooman
86j Travis Johnson
55d Andy Deterding
76 Anthony McCollom
86 Jesse Buntin
14 Gary Cox

LCQ 4
8 Chase Allen
28x Jason Ingalls
6s Kyle Slader
77x Garrett Gregory
325 Mike Martin
74 Kevin Snow
48 Randy Bohnstedt
11 Jeff Allgayer
221 Keith Burnett
77b Bryan Bolden
2w Paul White
4 Bo Day
9 Shane Hebert
62m Tim McDonald
56 Darin Busch

By J M Hallas

Title chase begins Thursday with 3rd Annual USMTS Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway

The nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers begin their quest for a 2012 USMTS National Championship with the season openers for both the USMTS Casey’s Cup and newly-formed USMTS National Championship Series this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.

With the best names in the business entered for this year’s lidlifter, just making one of the main events will be a feat but one driver could come up smelling like roses and walk away with $10,000 or more from the tripleheader at the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile clay oval located just east of Houston.

USRA Western Flyer HotMods (Limited Modifieds) will also be on the racing card each night battling for $500, $600 and $900 to win, respectively, plus several bonus cash awards up for grabs.

The engines fire up and drivers get an opportunity to fine-tune their machines during an open practice on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6-9 p.m. before the green flag unfurls for the first time on Thursday for the year’s first USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifier with at least $2,000 going to the winner.

With 27 USMTS Casey’s Cup Qualifiers on the schedule, drivers will be battling for a spot in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, which will begin Aug. 9 at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and culminate Sept. 20-22 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., during the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree. At the conclusion of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, the champion will earn a $15,000 paycheck.

On Friday and Saturday, the inaugural events for the USMTS National Championship Series are on tap with each night carrying a $4,000 top prize and at least $400 to take the green flag in the main event.

The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will pay at least $4,000 to win with up to 30 cars taking the green flag in every feature race. The driver with the best 20 showings during the campaign will be named the 2012 USMTS National Champion and will take home a record $30,000 while the runner-up in the final ranking will get a cool $20,000 in the richest season-ending payoff in USMTS history.

Paul White won the first-ever USMTS event at the Royal Purple Raceway in 2007. Since then, trips to victory lane have also been made by Alan Mondus, Kelly Shryock, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Johnny Bone Jr., Zack VanderBeek, Jeremy Payne, Rodney Sanders, Ryan Gustin, John O Whittington, Chris Brown and Dereck Ramirez.

Hughes leads all drivers with five wins at the former Houston Raceway Park, but Ramirez comes into the event with the momentum after capturing back-to-back wins on the final two nights of the 5th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals in November.

Other drivers on the list for this blockbuster include defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin, nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Johnny Scott, Rodney Sanders, Rick Beebe, Bryan Rowland, Chase Junghans, Grant Junghans, Shane Hebert, Randy Timms, Jeremy Payne, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Stormy Scott, Tyler Townsend, Dustin “Tater” Hyde, Tracy Denby Jr., Jason Thoennes, Joe Duvall, 2011 Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series champ John Anderson, four-time NCRA Modified national champ John Allen, defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree champ Terry Phillips, Jon Tesch, T.J. Herndon, Chris Henigan, Ron Keith, Jimmy Ray, Billy Turner, Rory Jordan, Larry Clevenger, Mike Sorensen, Michael Walker, Ben Stephens, Jay Marshall, Jimmy Ray, the father-son team of Fito and Jacob Gallardo, Southern New Mexico Speedway boss Royal Jones, Mark Dotson, Danny Barringer, Mark Smith, Rob Litton, Rich Loftus, Travis Johnson and Mickey Burrell.

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

FRIDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700, 8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7. $600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30. $300, Tow $100.

SATURDAY PAYOFF:
Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1600, 4. $1200, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700, 8. $600, 9. $550, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14-30. $400, Tow $100.
Non-Licensed – 1. $4000, 2. $2200, 3. $1500, 4. $1000, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7. $600, 8. $550, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $400, 12. $375, 13. $350, 14. $325, 15-30. $300, Tow $100.

ENTRY FEES:
On Thursday, early entry is $90 for licensed or $100 for non-licensed while at-the-track entry is $110 on race day. On Friday and Saturday, the early entry is $125 for licensed or $135 for non-licensed while entry on race day is $150. Drivers can still get the early entry rate through the end of practice on Wednesday night.

LICENSES:
There is no requirement to purchase a USMTS license to compete in any USMTS event. However, benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers include provisional starting spots, higher event purses and bonus payouts, increased tow money, discounted entry fees, points fund eligibility, increased media recognition, a personalized driver profile page on the USMTS website and more. The cost of a USMTS Casey’s Cup license is $150 and the cost of a USMTS National Championship license is $300.

RULES & PROCEDURES:
All USMTS rules apply. Qualifying will be done by heat race passing points and “B” Mains. Draw for heat race starting spot ends 15 minutes before hot laps. RACEceivers and AMB transponders are mandatory and available for rent or purchase from the USMTS. See complete rules at www.usmts.com.

USRA WESTERN FLYER HOTMOD PAYOFFS:
Thursday – 1. $500, 2. $300, 3. $200, 4. $170, 5. $150, 6. $130, 7. $110, 8. $100, 9. $90, 10. $80, 11. $70, 12. $65, 13. $60, 14. $55, 15-24. $50.
Friday – 1. $600, 2. $400, 3. $300, 4. $200, 5. $170, 6. $150, 7. $130, 8. $110, 9. $100, 10. $90, 11. $80, 12. $75, 13. $70, 14. $65, 15-24. $60.
Saturday – 1. $900, 2. $500, 3. $400, 4. $300, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8. $140, 9. $130, 10. $120, 11. $110, 12. $105, 13-24. $100.

The top-finishing USRA Western Flyer HotMod drivers that have not raced a USMTS Modified or are not currently a USMTS Modified driver will get the following bonus money: Thursday – $100, $75, $50, $25; Friday – $150, $100, $75, $50, $25; Saturday – $200, $150, $100, $75, $50, $25.

A $100 bonus will be paid to any driver racing all three nights and not qualifying for the “A” Main on Saturday, and there is also a Hard Charger Award worth $100 each night too.

EVENT TIMES:
Practice on Wednesday will be from 6-9 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and racing begins at 7. On Saturday, pit gates open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits the track at 5:30.

TRACK INFO:
The Royal Purple Raceway is located just east of Houston on I-10 to exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-7223 or visit www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like the USMTS on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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