USMTS Returns to Shady Oaks Speedway, 2/11-13/16

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USMTS Returns to Shady Oaks Speedway, 2/11-13/16

By JM Hallas

 

Goliad, Tx.,(Feb. 11Th, 2016) After an impromptu, yet highly successful first visit, the road warriors of the United States Modified Touring Series made their return to the 3/8 mile, semi-banked, dirt oval. Last season Shady Oaks Speedway picked up an USMTS race at the spur of the moment and was an instant hit with racers and fans.

 

With many of the northern area drivers and tracks suffering through snow, winds and wintry conditions, the weather was near picture perfect during the day in south Texas. Last year drivers from as far away as North Dakota made the trek south to compete for the three-day event, and this year was no different as the Arneson Racing brothers again made the trip.

 

The features last season saw local ace, Steve Whiteaker jr. score the win on the first night. Oklahoma's Derick Ramirez found himself in the right spot to take home the victory on night two after Johnny Scott broke a push rod in the final laps. Two-time USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin grabbed the checkers on night three.

 

The Limited Modifieds saw JJ Jennings bookend the weekend with Thursday and Saturday wins, with Shane Hoefling taking the Friday night honors.

 

Thursday nights action included heats, B-mains and the 30-lap A-main for the USMTS cars plus heats and a 20-lap feature for Limited Modifieds.

 

Sanders Squeaks out USMTS Win

In a feature that had three past USMTS champs it came down to a battle between two of them for the win. Early in the 30-lap feature Steve Whiteaker jr led the way while Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes hung out in the top five-six. After halfway both began moving forward. On a restart Whiteaker, Austin Arneson and Sanders went three wide for the lead. Sanders then picked his way past A. Arneson and then Whiteaker for the point on lap 24.

 

A late restart after Whiteaker got turned by A. Arneson rebunched the field. This gave Hughes a chance to put on a late charge at Sanders. Coming to the checkers Hughes made his run on Sanders off the high side coming to checkers. At the finish line it was Sanders by no more than a bumper eking out the victory.

 

The front row of the A-main couldn't be any father apart with Casey Arneson(Fargo, ND.) and Whiteaker jr.(Corpus Christi, Tx.) leading the pack. Twenty-five USMTS Modifieds took the green with C. Arneson diving into turn 1 first. C. Arneson slid too high in turn 2 giving Whiteaker an opening to get the spot. C. Arneson, A. Arneson, Ben Kates and Philip Houston sorted out in the top five. Sanders made an early move by Houston and Kates for fourth. Cade Dillard then got by Kates for fifth.

 

C. Arneson kept the pressure on Whiteaker looking high off turn 4 and low in turns 1-2. The top five were nearly nose to tail coming to halfway showing Whiteaker, C. Arneson, A. Arneson, Sanders and Dillard as the top five. As the lead quintet began to run up on traffic, the Arnesons and Sanders went three wide. Sanders got by A. Arneson on lap 16 then into second past C. Arneson on lap 17.

 

Just as Sanders began challenging Whiteaker for the lead, C. Arneson clipped and infield tire and went around for a lap 20 yellow. As green waved the lead trio went three abreast into turn 1, but a tangle between Sam Hafertepe jr. and Bobby Malchus brought the yellow right back out.

 

On the next restart it was Whiteaker getting a better jump while A. Arneson and Sanders stayed wheel to wheel and Hughes took fifth. Sanders wasted little time getting back to Whiteaker with the two side by side for the lead on lap 22. Sanders was able to gain the advantage on lap 23, with Dillard getting third from A. Arneson.

 

Dillard was then able to get past a slowly fading Whiteaker for second. As Whiteaker fell into the clutches of A. Arneson he got tagged and turned in turn 3. Both went to the tail. On the restart Sanders got a jump with Hughes and Dillard side by side.

 

Hughes quickly got by Dillard and was on Sanders as the white flag waved. Hughes made a charge coming off turn 4 on Sanders, but it was Sanders in the Swan Energy, Wichita Tank Racing, drivewfx.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, KimRad Transport, Geddis Race Engines, MB Custom Chassis by a slight margin getting the victory.

 

The track was really good tonight, said Sanders. It was a little muddy last night for practice, but they got it figured out. It's a pretty tight track, but it races really well. I almost got beat there, but I held on and it was enough. This place is one-of-a-kind in its configuration. At some tracks we go to we try to compare notes from like tracks. We were in our little world here.

 

We did some stuff tonight that we don't usually do. I definitely think we could be better but it was good enough. Hopefully we can work on a little more for the rest of the weekend. I knew I was pretty good on the bottom and I was just trying to pick them off as they came. They started racing side by side and I didn't really have anywhere to go. I was thinking some of the good guys behind would be coming. I was trying to pace myself early, but this was only 30 laps and I had to force way in there.

 

It's not really a big deal for us to go three wide. We trust most everybody out there. I just didn't know if the guy on the outside knew we were both under him coming off the corner and leave enough room. It all worked out.

 

Jason(Hughes) and I have had a lot of battles over the years. He's a heck of a racer and we always race each other hard and clean. You can never count him out even though I knew he started a ways behind me. At the finish I looked over and thought I might be a little ahead but it was so close. The flagstand seems like it's a ways down the track and I wasn't sure where they scored us. I knew it was close. I saw that picture that Carey Akin got, it was maybe a half a bumper.

 

We're going to watch the track the rest of the weekend and make a few adjustments. We're not going to get too carried away, but I think we need to be a little better. It was a lot drier tonight than last night. I think we'll get more of that throughout the weekend.

 

USMTS Modifieds

20 Rodney Sanders, 12h Jason Hughes, 97 Cade Dillard, 91 Joe Duvall, 23k Ben Kates, 4w Tyler Wolff, 71 Philip Houston, 33 Zack Vanderbeek, 6 Brock Bauman, 99 Jess Sobbing, 12d Scott Drake, 49 Chadd Howell, 49jr Jake Timm, 4m Bobby Malchus, 89c Steve Whiteaker jr., 4* Billy Vogel, 12 Cody Leonard, 21t Lance Town, 15h Sam Hafertepe jr., 10 Austin Arneson, 19r Ryan Gustin, 8 Steve Miller, 2 Casey Arneson, 303 Chase Jupe, 4 Cody Bauman

 

USMTS Modified B-mains(Top 6 to A-main)

B-main #1; 303 Chase Jupe, 33z Zack Vanderbeek, 49 Chadd Howell, 4 Billy Vogel, 12d Scott Drake, 21t Lance Town, 15h Sam Hafertepe jr, 35g Barry Gifford, 137 Bill Pittaway---DNS

 

B-main #2; 91 Joe Duvall, 19r Ryan Gustin, 4w Tyler Wolff, 49jr Jake Timm, 4m Bobby Malchus, 8 Steve Miller, 38 Ronnie Gould III, 129 Jamie Campbell, 34 Mickey Lassiter---DNS

 

USMTS heats(Top12 in passing points to A-main)

Heat 1; 97 Cade Dillard, 20 Rodney Sanders, 10 Austin Arneson, 12d Scott Drake, 19r Ryan Gustin, 15h Sam Hafertepe, 4 Billy Vogel, 21 Lance Town

 

Heat 2; 2 Casey Arneson, 89c Steve Whiteaker jr., 12 Jason Hughes, 99 Jesse Sobbing, 4m Bobby Malchus, 49jr Jake Timm, 38 Ronnie Gould III, 4w Tyler Wolff

 

Heat 3;23k Ben Kates, 6 Brock Bauman, 4 Cody Bauman, 91 Joe Duvall, 35g Barry Gifford , 49 Chadd Howell, 33z Zack Vanderbeek---DQ(chip)

 

Heat 4; 71 Philip Houston, 12 Cody Leonard, 137 Bill Pittaway, 303 Chase Jupe, 129 Jamie Campbell, 8 Steve Miller, 34 Mickey Lassiter---DNS

 

 

Whiteaker Wins Limited Modified Main

Steve Whiteaker jr. took home the hardware in the Limited Modified feature after fending off some tough competition. Shane Hoefling took the early lead in the 20-lapper but was run down by Whiteaker. The two swapped the lead nearing the midway point before Whiteaker secured the spot. Hoefling fell out during a mid race yellow. Whiteaker's cousin, Dustin Butcher, took up the chase the final half of the event, but it was Whiteaker holding him off for the win.

 

Hoefling got the top spot off turn 2 as the 20-car field took the green. Whiteaker, Johnny Torres, Butcher and JJ Jennings fell in line behind him. Hoefling and Whiteaker then broke away from Torres and Butcher who had a gap back to Jennings and Cody Leonard. Whiteaker turned up the pressure on Hoefling on lap 5.

 

Whiteaker was able to get the nose out front on lap 6, but Hoefling fought back to lead lap 7 as the two stayed side by side. Whiteaker finally got the advantage for good on lap 8. Eddy Ross went around on lap 9 for a caution that saw Hoefling pit from second. Whiteaker got a good jump on Butcher and Torres, but Dustin Robinson and Mickey Helms got tangled for another yellow.

 

Whiteaker again got a good start as the field quickly sorted out. Jennings and Leonard had a good battle going for fourth and were closing on Torres. Yellow waved on lap 18 for a spin by Robby Minten setting up a two lap shootout. Whiteaker got away clean on green in the Cottrell Racing, D&SS Construction, Braka Operating, Leita Farms, Pro-Tech, Real Racing Wheels, Nasty Cookers, WW Bodies, Swenson Racing Products, Durham powered, Hughes by 89 Motorsports Chassis to snag the win.

 

The lapped traffic kind of played a key, replied Whiteaker. The car was good. I thought I was a little better but I was just waiting for the right time. Shane(Hoefling) is always quick when he gets out front. We have a little bit of stuff different on his car. I think I might have to detune it because he's been pretty fast. I didn't want to show him that I was there too early. I was banking that he'd be way out front, get comfortable and slow down and I could pass him with two to go. I guess he broke once I got by him.

 

Dustin and I race together quite a bit, and obviously he's my cousin. When I heard he was in second over the radio I was happy that we would end up finishing 1-2. He didn't race much last year, but picked a few wins late in the season. I like all my cars that have my logo doing well.

 

I raced here when I was younger in different cars, but only a few times over the past years. In the Sport Mod you just hold it to the floor, where the big Mod has more power. That car has always been good to me. It was good to see my cars out front.

 

In the Modified race I was getting slower by the lap, I didn't have anything for Rodney(Sanders) after he got by me. I was free on entry in turn 3 and had to slow up too much. I was skating it and was tight when I got back on the throttle. I was a little rusty, I felt the car was good, but my driving wasn't consistent. I felt like we could have had a top 3 or 4, but Arneson made a mistake, we all do. I've never had any issues with him so we'll talk about it tomorrow.

 

Limited Modifieds

89c Steve Whiteaker jr., 90 Dustin Butcher, bd3 Johnny Torres, 26g JJ Jennings, 99 Craig Oakes, 12 Cody Leonard, 28j Justin Nabors, 174 Mickey Helms, 56 Broc Bowen, 37 Bill Pittaway, 10 Dustin Robinson, 3 Trice Hermes, 22 Randy Bennett, 5r Robby Minten, 63 Shane Hoefling, bd2 Eddy Ross, 18 Larry Jernigan, 37h Garrett Higgins, 11t Tom Grothues---dns, 3d Ray Doyon III---dns

 

Limited Modified heats

Heat #1; bd3 Johnny Torres, 90 Dustin Butcher, bd2 Eddy Ross, 12 Cody Leonard, 28j Justin Nabors, 10 Dustin Robinson, 18 Larry Jernigan, 37h Garrett Higgins, 3 Trice Hermes, 3d Ray Doyon III---DNS

 

Heat #2; 63 Shane Hoefling, 89c Steve Whiteaker jr., 26g JJ Jennings, 99 Craig Oakes, 56 Broc Bowen, 5r Robby Minten, 174 Mickey Helms, 37 Bill Pittaway, 22 Randy Bennett, 11t Tom Grothues

 

 

Racing continues Friday night at 7:30pm with another full program for the USMTS cars, Limited Modifieds and the Mod-Lites joining in. Saturday nights program begins at 6:00pm for the final night of USMTS, Limited Modifieds, Mod-Lites along with the Pure Stocks.

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And here is the USMTS Version

 

Sanders nips Hughes in spine-tingling USMTS opener at Shady Oaks Speedway

 

GOLIAD, Texas (Feb. 11) -- The United States Modified Touring Series kicked off its 18th season Thursday at the Shady Oaks Speedway in Goliad, Texas, with another fierce battle ending with a near photo-finish.

 

Courtesy of USMTS PR

 

Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes have captured the last three USMTS national championships, and the pair slugged it out in last year's Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup with Hughes scoring his second title in dramatic fashion.

 

Although they haven't slugged it out for more than three months, Thursday's 30-lap feature race wound up looking like a replay of last year's highlight reel between the two.

 

The front row of the main event saw geographical opposites Casey Arneson of Fargo, N.D., and Steve Whiteaker Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, lead the 25-car field to the green. Arneson slid up in front of Whiteaker as they drove into the first turn, but Whiteaker crossed underneath Arneson to gain control of the race on lap 1.

 

The next time around the 3/8-mile dirt oval, Austin Arneson tucked in behind his brother and followed in Whiteaker's tire tracks for the next dozen laps while Sanders, who started eighth, Cade Dillard and 12th-starting Hughes were on the charge and chasing the lead pack.

 

Dillard slipped underneath Sanders on lap 15, but Sanders returned the favor one lap later and then briefly raced three-wide with the Arneson brothers for second before securing the second spot with 18 laps complete.

 

The yellow flag made its first appearance of the 2016 campaign on lap 19 when Casey Arneson tagged the yoke tire on the inside of turn 4 and brought his strong run to an end early.

 

When the green flag returned, Whiteaker, Sanders and Austin Arneson powered through turn 2 side by side, but a tangle deep in the pack negated the start.

 

Whiteaker, who claimed last year's season opener here, kept his advantage on the next start but Sanders was too strong and powered past the local favorite to lead the 22nd circuit.

 

Three laps later, Austin Arneson made contact with Whiteaker and Ryan Gustin, who had clawed his way into the top five from the eighth row, was forced to take evasive action and steer over the embankment to avoid a collision.

 

Both Whiteaker and Arneson found themselves at the rear of the field for the start of the final five-lap dash to the checkered flag while Gustin suffered damage from the maneuver and retired to the pit area.

 

Sanders nailed the restart and got a big jump on Dillard and Hughes, who found a fast line around the top of the racing surface to facilitate his late-race charge.

 

Hughes blew past Dillard with two laps to go and quickly pulled up to Sanders's rear bumper as the duo raced to the white flag.

 

Sanders maintained the lead through the first corner while Hughes stayed tucked in behind as they raced down the back-stretch for the final time. With Sanders rolling around the inside, Hughes took the high line through the final set of turns and closed quickly on Sanders as they raced to the flagstand.

Crossing the finish line virtually side by side, Sanders was able to nip Hughes by a nose to claim the first USMTS checkered flag of the season and the $2,000 paycheck that accompanied it.

 

"The track was really good tonight," said Sanders, who got the win in his first-ever visit to the Shady Oaks Speedway. "It's a pretty tight track, but it races really well. At some tracks we go to we try to compare notes from like tracks, but we were in our own little world here."

 

Hughes settled for second but he and crew chief Steve Karver appeared pleased with the result after struggling in their heat race.

 

Dillard held on for third while Joe Duvall made a late charge to claim the fourth spot ahead of Ben Kates. Tyler Wolff, Philip Houston, Zack VanderBeek, Brock Bauman and Jesse Sobbing rounded out the top ten in the season's first points race in the Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

 

Friday night racing starts at 7:30 p.m. with drivers in the USMTS Casey's Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental racing for $3,000 to win, Limited Mods going for $500 to win and Mod Lites racing for $300 to win. Grandstands are $20 for 13 and older with 12 and under free and pit passes $40.

 

On Saturday, the first heat race takes the green flag at 6 p.m. with USMTS Modifieds paying $4,000 to win, Limited Mods paying $650 to win, Mod Lites $400 to win and $400 to win for the Pure Stocks. Grandstand tickets are $20 for 13 and older with 12 and under free and pit passes $40.

For race fans unable to make the trip to the race track, point your browser to www.racindirt.com/livevideo to order the live broadcast covering every lap of every lap and more. New subscribers will also get a free month of RacinDirt.com's On Demand video coverage and exclusive online content.

 

The Shady Oaks Speedway is located 4.0 miles north of Goliad on US 183, then 3.0 miles east on FM 622. To learn more, check out www.shadyoakspeedway.com, like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ShadyOaksSpeedway and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ShadyOaksGoliad.

 

USMTS Winter Speedweeks resumes at the Heart O' Texas Speedway near Waco, Texas, Feb. 18-20. From there, it's on to the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., Feb. 25-27, and then wraps up at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., March 3-5.

 

Each show will pay $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000 to win, respectively, and will comprise the first dozen events in the Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports. RacinDirt.com will carry the action live from all four events.

 

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts and Instagram at www.instagram.com/usmts or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey's Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental - Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

 

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races were locked into the "A" Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

 

MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (7) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
4. (4) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
5. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (3) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. ®, Rockwall, Texas.
7. (1) 4 Billy Vogel ®, West Fargo, N.D.
8. (6) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
2. (5) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (7) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
5. (4) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (6) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
7. (2) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla.
8. (8) 4w Tyler Wolff ®, Fayetteville, Ark.

 

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
2. (7) 6 Brock Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
3. (4) 4 Cody Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
4. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (5) 35g Barry Gifford ®, Ponca City, Okla.
6. (1) 49 Chadd Howell ®, Waurika, Okla.
7. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.

 

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (3) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas.
3. (2) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas.
4. (6) 303 Chase Jupe ®, Waco, Texas.
5. (4) 29 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas.
6. (5) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
7. (7) 34 Mickey Lassiter ®, Piedmont, Okla.

 

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (6) 49 Chadd Howell ®, Waurika, Okla.
3. (7) 4 Billy Vogel ®, West Fargo, N.D.
4. (3) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
5. (9) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan.
6. (5) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. ®, Rockwall, Texas.
7. (4) 35g Barry Gifford ®, Ponca City, Okla., Shaw/Yeoman, $80.
8. (1) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas, Shaw/KSE, $60.
9. (2) 303 Chase Jupe ®, Waco, Texas.

 

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
2. (2) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (9) 4w Tyler Wolff ®, Fayetteville, Ark.
4. (5) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
5. (3) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
6. (6) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
7. (7) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $80.
8. (4) 29 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas., DirtWorks/Mission, $60.
9. (8) 34 Mickey Lassiter ®, Piedmont, Okla., GRT/Sput's, $80.

 

PRODUCTION JARS "A" MAIN (30 laps):
1. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 30, $2000.
2. (12) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $1500.
3. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., MBCustom/Geddes, 30, $1000.
4. (14) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Wornhor, 30, $800.
5. (4) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., LG2/Speedway, 30, $700.
6. (18) 4w Tyler Wolff ®, Fayetteville, Ark., MBCustom/Hatfield, 30, $650.
7. (3) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 30, $600.
8. (13) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput's, 30, $550.
9. (5) 6 Brock Bauman, Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, 30, $500.
10. (11) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa, Harris/Yancy's, 30, $450.
11. (19) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., MBCustom/GMPP, 30, $425.
12. (15) 49 Chadd Howell ®, Waurika, Okla., GRT/Geddes, 30, $400.
13. (20) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn., LG2/BuckBuilt, 30, $375.
14. (22) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Rocket/LRE, 30, $350.
15. (2) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Durham, 30, $325.
16. (17) 4 Billy Vogel ®, West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, 30, $300.
17. (9) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas, Harris/Wells, 30, $200.
18. (21) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan., Phoenix/Driskell, 30, $300.
19. (23) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. ®, Rockwall, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 30, $300.
20. (6) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 30, $300.
21. (16) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 25, $300.
22. (24) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Rocket/TRD, 25, $300.
23. (1) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 19, $300.
24. (25) 303 Chase Jupe ®, Waco, Texas, GRT/Mullins, 12, $300.
25. (10) 4 Cody Bauman, Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, 8, $300.

® = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Whiteaker 1-21, Sanders 22-30.
Total Laps Led: Whiteaker 21, Sanders 9.
Margin of Victory: 0.019 second.
Provisional Starter: Jupe.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: B. Bauman.
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Wolff (started 18th, finished 6th).
Entries: 30.

 

Next Race: Friday, Feb. 12, Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas.

 

Production Jars Southern Region Points: Sanders 101, Hughes 95, Dillard 91, Duvall 87, Kates 84, Wolff 81, Houston 78, VanderBeek 76, B. Bauman 74, Sobbing 72.
Rookie of the Year Points: Wolff 81, Howell 68, Vogel 60, Hafertepe 55, Jupe 50.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Geddes 10, Mullins 9, Wornhor 8, Speedway 7, Hatfield 6.

 

Manufacturers Championship Points: MBCustom 10, Hughes 9, GRT 8, Harris 7, Kraft 6.

 

Contingency Awards:
Allstar Performance - VanderBeek.
American Racer - Wolff.
Beyea Custom Headers - Kates.
BSB Manufacturing - Gustin.
Day Motor Sports - C. Arneson, Jupe.
Deatherage Opticians - Duvall.
Edelbrock - Kates.
Eibach Springs - Howell.
Fast Shafts - C. Arneson.
FK Rod Ends - Whiteaker.
Forty9Designs.com - Malchus, Hafertepe.
Fuel Safe - Wolff.
GRT Race Cars - C. Bauman.
Hooker Harness - Timm.
Integra Shocks & Springs - Town.
Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service - Vogel.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components - B. Bauman.
Keyser Manufacturing - Sobbing.
KSE Racing Products - Wolff.
Midwest Sheet Metal - Whiteaker.
MSD - Dillard, Sanders.
PBM Performance Products - Houston, Sanders.
QA1 - Dillard.
Real Racing Wheels - non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics - B. Bauman.
VP Racing Fuels - Sanders.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products - Drake.
Wilwood Engineering - Houston.