BOWERS BEST ON OPENING NIGHT OF GRT RACE CARS TOPLESSMODIFIED NATIONAL

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, October 3, 2008

 

BOWERS BEST ON OPENING NIGHT OF GRT RACE CARS TOPLESS

MODIFIED NATIONALS

 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 3) – Defending event champion Mike

Bowers of North Little Rock, Ark. picked up where he left

off last year with a victory on opening night for the 10th

Annual GRT Race Cars Topless Modified Nationals at the

I-30 Speedway.

 

With 72 cars and drivers checked into the pit area, the

win was worth $2,000 to Bowers, who captured last year's

finale on the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval.

 

Two-time race winner (2005-06) Tim Crawley of Benton, Ark.

redrew the pole position for the 25-lap main event, and

paced the first 14 laps before his Modified had trouble

and gave way to Bowers, who led the final 11 laps.

 

O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series points leader Jason Hughes

of Westville, Okla. started seventh but was up to third

and battling with the leaders late in the race when he

suffered a flat tire and had to dive into the pits for

repairs.

 

Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas took home the runner-up

paycheck while Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark. finished

third. Eight-time O'Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly

Shryock of Fertile, Iowa raced from 11th on the starting

grid to finish fourth while USMTS rookie Dereck Ramirez

came from 10th to fifth at the checkered flag.

 

Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Steven

Whiteaker Jr., Jared Landers, Zack VanderBeek, Steve

Holzkamper and Chris Shown.

 

The first lap of the race saw outside front row starter

Larry Hull of Old Appleton, Mo. slip off the track and

roll his machine. Luckily, he was not injured in the

crash.

 

Hughes continues to lead the O’Reilly USMTS Southern

Series points, leading Holzkamper by 72 markers (1355 to

1283). Tommy Weder Jr. sits third with 1197 points,

followed by John O Whittington (1030), Paul White (1028),

Ramirez (994), Shane Hebert (956), Bagley (928), Bryan

Rowland (918) and Brandon Kenny (895).

 

On Saturday, a $5,000 top prize awaits the winner of the

feature race, with a guaranteed $500 to start the Holley

"A" Main. Pit gates will open at 4 p.m., grandstands open

at 5, hot laps are at 6:30 and racing starts at 7:30.

Sprint cars will also join the racing card.

 

Past winners of the GRT Race Cars Topless Modified

Nationals include Charlie Armstrong (1999-2000), Sullivan

(2001), Skeet Amason (2002), Wayne Brooks (2003), Kevin

Salter (2004), Crawley (2005-06) and Bowers (2007). This

year marks the first time the USMTS has sanctioned the

popular event.

 

The I-30 Speedway is located 7 miles southwest of Little

Rock on I-30 to Exit 126 (County Line Rd.), then south to

frontage road, then east (SSR). For race day information,

call the track hotline at (501) 455-4567 or visit

www.i-30speedway.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—America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

 

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

United States Modified Touring Series

O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series

10th Annual GRT Race Cars Topless Modified Nationals -

Night 1 of 2

I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark.

Friday, October 3, 2008

 

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 Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for

starting positions 1-8.

 

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):

1. 17f - Casey Findley -- Bryant, AR (2)

2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3)

3. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (4)

4. 30 - David Baser -- Jacksonville, AR (5)

5. 10 - Scooter Scruggs -- Little Rock, AR (8)

6. 91x - Rick Hearnsberger -- Arkadelphia, AR (6)

7. 22m - Casey Minton -- Bryant, AR (9)

8. 8h - Bryan Harton -- Little Rock, AR (1)- 1 lap

9. 26p - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (7) DNF

 

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):

1. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (1)

2. 94 - Chris Shown -- Hooks, TX (2)

3. 19 - Jeremy Kester -- Mapleville, AR (3)

4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)

5. 17x - Wayne Brooks -- Bald Knob, AR (6)

6. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (8)

7. 15w - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (4)

8. H2 - Jason Lewis -- Morrilton, AR (9)

9. 15m - Nathan Mayes -- Springdale, AR (7) DNF

 

Q.E.M., INC. HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):

1. 0 - Tim Crawley -- Benton, AR (1)

2. 4x - Chuck Sanders -- Little Rock, AR (8)

3. 48 - Alan Brown -- Alexander, AR (5)

4. 44 - Ricky Anderson -- Bald Knob, AR (2)

5. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. -- Lumberton, TX (3) DNF

6. 07 - Buck Reid -- Sheridan, AR (6) DNF

7. 99 - Kenny Loux -- Alexander, AR (9) DNF

8. 15 - Dale Proctor -- Hector, AR (4) DNF

9. K1 - Jody Jackson -- Beebe, AR (7) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):

1. 78 - Larry Hull -- Old Appleton, MO (3)

2. 11s - Mike Sellers -- Little Rock, AR (2)

3. 40 - Greg Garrett -- Texarkana, TX (1)

4. 29 - Jeremy Kuykendall -- Little Rock, AR (8)

5. 5w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (7)

6. 2fast - Tyler Stevens -- Searcy, AR (4) DNF

7. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (5) DNF

8. 02j - Joe Allred -- Vilonia, AR (9) DNF

9. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (6) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):

1. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (1)

2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)

3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)

4. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (9)

5. 1010 - Shawn Blees -- Mountain Pine, AR (5) DNF

6. 02s - Arlen Stewart -- Benton, AR (7) DNF

7. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (6) DNF

8. F1 - Randy Weaver -- Little Rock, AR (3) DNF

9. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (4) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps):

1. 60b - Mike Bowers -- North Little Rock, AR (4)

2. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (2)

3. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (3)

4. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (8)

5. Mee2 - Buddy Pifer -- Little Rock, AR (7)

6. 31c - Tom Campbell -- Oppelo, AR (9)

7. 955 - Craig Rayon -- Vidor, TX (5)

8. 20x - Randy Smith -- Benton, AR (1) DNF

9. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (6) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #7 (10 laps):

1. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (2)

2. 17w - Jason Wilkey -- Batesville, AR (1)

3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)

4. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (3)

5. 88 - Donnie Stringfellow -- Heber Springs, AR

6. 10t - Travis Ashley -- Batesville, AR (4)

7. 71 - Robert Baker -- Benton, AR (5)

8. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (7) DNF

9. 8c - Keith Craft -- Arkadelphia, AR (9) DNS

 

HEAT RACE #8 (10 laps):

1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (6)

2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX

3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (5)

4. F27 - Lynnsee Provence -- Little Rock, AR (4)

5. 99t - Eric Turner -- Hermitage, MO (9)

6. 92 - Chad Mallett -- Greenbrier, AR (8)

7. 14m - Chuck McGinty -- Corway, AR (7)

8. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (1)

9. 51f - Cory Dumas -- North Little Rock, AR (2) DNF

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 2 advance):

1. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (2)

2. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1)

3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (11)

4. 19 - Jeremy Kester -- Mapleville, AR (4)

5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (15)

6. F1 - Randy Weaver -- Little Rock, AR (13)

7. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)

8. 91x - Rick Hearnsberger -- Arkadelphia, AR (9)

9. 30 - David Baser -- Jacksonville, AR (5)

10. 26p - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (14) DNF

11. Mee2 - Buddy Pifer -- Little Rock, AR (7) DNF

12. 44 - Ricky Anderson -- Bald Knob, AR (6) DNF

13. 22m - Casey Minton -- Bryant, AR (10) DNF

14. 1010 - Shawn Blees -- Mountain Pine, AR (8) DNF

15. H2 - Jason Lewis -- Morrilton, AR (12) DNF

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 2 advance):

1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)

2. 94 - Chris Shown -- Hooks, TX (1)

3. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (8)

4. 17w - Jason Wilkey -- Batesville, AR (2)

5. 29 - Jeremy Kuykendall -- Little Rock, AR (3)

6. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (6)

7. 40 - Greg Garrett -- Texarkana, TX (4)

8. K1 - Jody Jackson -- Beebe, AR (14)

9. 955 - Craig Rayon -- Vidor, TX (11)

10. 17x - Wayne Brooks -- Bald Knob, AR (7)

11. 07 - Buck Reid -- Sheridan, AR (9) DNF

12. 02j - Joe Allred -- Vilonia, AR (12) DNF

13. 20x - Randy Smith -- Benton, AR (13) DNF

14. 99 - Kenny Loux -- Alexander, AR (10) DNS

15. 8c - Keith Craft -- Arkadelphia, AR (15) DNS

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 2 advance):

1. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (2)

2. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (3)

3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (13)

4. 11s - Mike Sellers -- Little Rock, AR (1)

5. 10 - Scooter Scruggs -- Little Rock, AR (5)

6. F27 - Lynnsee Provence -- Little Rock, AR (6)

7. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4)

8. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (14)

9. 92 - Chad Mallett -- Greenbrier, AR (8)

10. 15w - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (10)

11. 71 - Robert Baker -- Benton, AR (11)

12. 8h - Bryan Harton -- Little Rock, AR (12)

13. 51f - Cory Dumas -- North Little Rock, AR (15)

14. 31c - Tom Campbell -- Oppelo, AR (7)

15. 2fast - Tyler Stevens -- Searcy, AR (9) DNS

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (15 laps, top 2 advance):

1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1)

2. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (3)

3. 99t - Eric Turner -- Hermitage, MO (4)

4. 88 - Donnie Stringfellow -- Heber Springs, AR (5)

5. 5w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (6)

6. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (10)

7. 15 - Dale Proctor -- Hector, AR (12)

8. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (13)

9. 14m - Chuck McGinty -- Corway, AR (11)

10. 48 - Alan Brown -- Alexander, AR (2)

11. 91 - Robert Metz Jr. -- Lumberton, TX (7)

12. 15m - Nathan Mayes -- Springdale, AR (15)

13. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (14)

14. 10t - Travis Ashley -- Batesville, AR (9)

15. 02s - Arlen Stewart -- Benton, AR (8) DNS

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (25 laps):

1. 60b - Mike Bowers -- North Little Rock, AR (6)

2. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (4)

3. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (8)

4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (11)

5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (10)

6. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (12)

7. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (9)

8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (14)

9. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (21)

10. 94 - Chris Shown -- Hooks, TX (18)

11. 0 - Tim Crawley -- Benton, AR (1)

12. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (15)

13. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (16)

14. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (20)

15. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (19)

16. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (7)

17. 4x - Chuck Sanders -- Little Rock, AR (3)

18. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (22) DNF

19. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (17) DNF

20. 17f - Casey Findley -- Bryant, AR (5) DNF

21. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (13) DNF

22. 78 - Larry Hull -- Old Appleton, MO (2) DNF

 

Lap Leaders: Crawley 1-14, Bowers 15-25.

Total Laps Led: Crawley 14, Bowers 11.

AFCO Pole Winner: Hughes.

Provisional Starters: Holzkamper, Weder.

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Shown (started 18th,

finished 10th).

Next Race: Saturday, Oct. 4, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock,

Ark.

O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series Points: Hughes 1355,

Holzkamper 1283, Weder 1197, Whittington 1030, White 1028,

Ramirez 994, Hebert 956, Bagley 928, Rowland 918, Brandon

Kenny 895.

Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year

Points: Whittington 265, Ramirez 248, Hebert 227, Bagley

225, Rowland 212.

Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 129, Shinook

103, Sput’s 86, Wells 72, Wall2Wall 57.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 133, TRE 122,

Skyrocket 108, Ramirez 85, Shaw 79.

 

Contingency Awards:

AFCO Racing Products – Hughes.

American Racer – Proctor.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

BSB Manufacturing – not awarded.

Hawk Performance – Holzkamper.

Isky Racing Cams – Findley.

KSE Racing Products – not awarded.

Marsh Racing Wheels – R. Sanders.

New Vision Graphics – Bagley.

Nitroquest Web Solutions – Sullivan.

Quarter Master – VanderBeek.

QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.

Real Racing Wheels – R. Sanders, VanderBeek, Culp, Tesch.

Ruter Farms – not awarded.

TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.