NickHolt Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 HUGHES COMPLETES SUNFLOWER STATE SWEEP AT CANEY CANEY, Kan. (Aug. 15) – It was a familiar face in victory lane as the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship rolled into unfamiliar territory Saturday night. After three rain-outs earlier this season, the Caney Valley Speedway finally got cooperation from Mother Nature which resulted in a huge field of cars, a jam-packed grandstand and Jason Hughes in victory lane for the second straight night. A field consisting of 55 of the toughest Modified drivers on the planet converged on the quarter-mile bullring located just a few miles north of the Oklahoma border. While the drivers provided the standing-room-only crowd with a night of non-stop action, promoter Kerry Gorby and his crew provided the drivers with a smooth racetrack that featured multiple racing lines from the start of the first heat race to the drop of the checkered flag in the 40-lap Sunoco "A" Main. John Allen, who has multiple wins at the facility during their weekly USRA Modified program, drew the pole position for the start of the feature race, but Hughes was able to edge ahead to lead the first lap. Four laps later, Morgan Bagley moved around Allen to take over the runner-up spot. Bagley kept Hughes within a few car-lengths throughout the contest, and closed up on his bumper over the last few laps as Hughes struggled with lapped traffic. Hughes, however, never relinquished the top spot and sailed on to capture his second $3,000 paycheck in as many nights. Dustin Boney used the extreme high side of the racing surface to charge his way to a third-place finish, while Kelly Shryock settled for fourth ahead of defending USMTS National Champion Tim Donlinger, who started 12th. Sixth through tenth, respectively, were Dereck Ramirez, Allen, Eddie Martin, Ron Ver Beek and Bryan Rowland. For the first time in five races, Rodney Sanders failed to qualify for the main event and had to use one of his provisionals to get into the show. He passed eight cars en route to a 15th-place finish, but allowed Shryock to expand his points lead and Hughes to close the gap behind him. With five of 18 events complete in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship, Shryock leads Sanders by 30 points (512 to 482), while Hughes shot all the way up to third with 435 markers. Zack VanderBeek is fourth with 430, followed by Ramirez (419), Bagley (396), Tommy Myer (389), Ryan Gustin (387), Boney (366) and Jon Tesch (366). Action moves north for round 6 of the 'Hunt' on Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Steele County Speedway in Owatonna, Minn., for another $3,000-to-win showdown and the first of three straight nights at three unique racetracks in three States. Past winners at the Steele County Speedway include Shryock (7), Myer (5), Jason Krohn (2), Mark Noble, Bruce Hanford, Mike Hejna, VanderBeek, Hughes, Donlinger and Tommy Weder Jr. Gates open at 5:00 with hot laps at 7:40 and racing at 8:00. The annual event is held during the award-winning Steele County Free Fair, and will also feature B-Mods racing on the card Thursday night. Race fans can pick up coupons good for $2 off the general admission ticket price at both Casey's General Stores locations in Owatonna on Thursday. Fans can meet Zack VanderBeek and see his new Doritos-sponsored Modified at the 475 18th St. location in Owatonna from 12:00 to 2:00 on race day. The Steele County Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 1.0 mile east of I-35 on US 14, then 1.2 miles north on CR 45 (at the Steele County Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call 507-451-5305 or check out www.scff.org online. On Friday, the 'Hunt' continues at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., before wrapping up the tripleheader weekend at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday. 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. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = OFFICIAL RESULTS USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship - Race #5 of 18 Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, Kan. Saturday, August 15, 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 (3) 2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1) 3. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (5) 4. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (10) 5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (8) 6. 10 - Jerry Reeves -- Wann, OK (4) 7. 43 - John Rosson -- Niotaze, KS (2) 8. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (6) DNF 9. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (7) DNF 10. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (9) DNF NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps): 1. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (2) 2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8) 3. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (1) 4. 89 - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (5) 5. 311 - Adam Schrag -- Hutchinson, KS (3) 6. 77jr - Gene Hogan -- Cherryvale, KS (6) 7. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (7) 8. 7jr - Jess Folk Jr. -- Iola, KS (4)DNF 9. B2 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (9) DNS BRODIX HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps): 1. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (7) 2. 9 - Ken Schrader -- Concord, NC (1) 3. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (5) 4. 66t - Tyler Schmidt -- Easton, KS (4) 5. 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (9) 6. 5j - John Schwab -- Liberal, KS (6) 7. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (8) DNF 8. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (2) DNF 9. 79 - Rex Merritt -- Billings, MO (3) DNF AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps): 1. 25 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (1) 2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (2) 3. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (9) 4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (8) 5. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (5) 6. 48s - Travis Smith -- Parsons, KS (3) DNF 7. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (6) DNF 8. 1x - Colby Artherton -- Bartlesville, OK (7) DNF 9. 7 - Steve Sanders -- Caney, KS (4) DNF INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps): 1. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (3) 2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (4) 3. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (8) 4. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (5) 5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7) 6. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (9) 7. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6) 8. 11g - Josh Griggs -- Dewey, OK (1) 9. 23 - Justin Rexwinkle -- South Coffeyville, OK (2) AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps): 1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2) 2. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (3) 3. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (8) 4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6) 5. 6 - Justin Folk -- Iola, KS (1) 6. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4) 7. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (5) 8. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (7) 9. 34k - Kyle Kuehn -- Caney, KS (9) DNS REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 3 advance): 1. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1) 2. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (2) 3. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (10) 4. 311 - Adam Schrag -- Hutchinson, KS (6) 5. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (3) 6. 89 - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (4) 7. 10 - Jerry Reeves -- Wann, OK (7) 8. 48s - Travis Smith -- Parsons, KS (8) 9. 43 - John Rosson -- Niotaze, KS (9) 10. 11g - Josh Griggs -- Dewey, OK (12) 11. 66t - Tyler Schmidt -- Easton, KS (5) DNF 12. 23 - Justin Rexwinkle -- South Coffeyville, OK (14) DNF 13. 7jr - Jess Folk Jr. -- Iola, KS (11) DNF 14. B2 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (13) DNS REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 3 advance): 1. 9 - Ken Schrader -- Concord, NC (1) 2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (3) 3. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (10) 4. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (11) 5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5) 6. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (2) 7. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (6) 8. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (9) 9. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8) 10. 77jr - Gene Hogan -- Cherryvale, KS (7) 11. 79 - Rex Merritt -- Billings, MO (13) 12. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (12) 13. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (4) DNF 14. 34k - Kyle Kuehn -- Caney, KS (14) DNS REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance): 1. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (1) 2. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (2) 3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (5) 4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (12) 5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (4) 6. 6 - Justin Folk -- Iola, KS (6) 7. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (8) 8. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (10) 9. 1x - Colby Artherton -- Bartlesville, OK (11) 10. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (14) 11. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (9) 12. 7 - Steve Sanders -- Caney, KS (13) 13. 5j - John Schwab -- Liberal, KS (7) DNF 14. 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (3) DNF SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps): 1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (2) 2. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (4) 3. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (6) 4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5) 5. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (12) 6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3) 7. 25 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (1) 8. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (8) 9. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (9) 10. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (16) 11. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (11) 12. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (20) 13. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (7) 14. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (22) 15. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (23) 16. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (10) 17. 9 - Ken Schrader -- Concord, NC (15) 18. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (18) 19. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (19) 20. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (24) 21. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (17) 22. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (25) 23. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (14) 24. 1x - Colby Artherton -- Bartlesville, OK (26) -1 Lap 25. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (13) DNF 26. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (21) DNF Lap Leader: Hughes 1-40. Total Laps Led: Hughes 40. AFCO Pole Winner: Boney. Provisional Starters: Sanders, Myer, Langworthy (track), Artherton (track). PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Gustin (started 20th, finished 12th). Next Race: Thursday, Aug. 20, Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, Minn. Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship Points: Shryock 512, Sanders 482, Hughes 435, VanderBeek 430, Ramirez 419, Bagley 396, Myer 389, Gustin 387, Boney 366, Tesch 366. DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: G. Junghans 682, Hansen 509, C. Junghans 339, Mather 258, Ryan Dolan 232. COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 382, Mullins 251, JR 188, ASI 164, Pro Power 150. Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 371, Ramirez 316, Hughes 282, GRT 224, Harris 185. Contingency Awards: AFCO Racing Products – Boney. American Racer – Rexwinkle. Isky Racing Cams – Hughes. KSE Racing Products – Martin. PBM Performance Products – Gustin. Marsh Racing Wheels – Wright. Nitroquest – Boney. Out-Pace Racing Products – Tesch. Quarter Master – Hughes, Martin. QuickTime Performance Parts – Allen. Real Racing Wheels – Cole, Davis, Justin Folk. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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