Payne pockets Show-Me Shootout loot at LA Raceway

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Friday, April 9, 2010

 

Payne pockets Show-Me Shootout loot at LA Raceway

 

LA MONTE, Mo. (April 9) – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour fired ‘em back Friday night at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., for the 4th Annual Show-Me Showdown and the season’s fourth event in the tough Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region.

 

Jeremy Payne has been hard to beat at the LA Raceway. In fact, in his three starts at the 3/8-mile oval, the only driver able to beat him is himself.

 

He captured the inaugural event in 2007 and appeared to have his second win in as many tries last August, but that one was erased when he was disqualified during post-race technical inspections and the win was awarded to Grant Junghans, who went on to capture the DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Award.

 

On Friday night, the 24-year-old from Springfield, Mo., was dominant again as he led all 40 laps of the WIX Filters “A” Main to score his fifth career United States Modified Touring Series victory in front of a big audience and up against 65 other drivers in the toughest field of entries so far this season.

 

In four feature races at the track since 2007, the yellow flag has waved just once – on lap 11 of the 2008 affair. The other three were caution-free, including both of last year’s contests.

 

Friday night’s event saw just one caution in the 40-lap nightcap.

 

After disposing of Tommy Weder Jr. for second on lap 6, Tommy Myer closed in on Payne and hounded the leader for every lap of the race. With the white flag in the air, Myer moved to the high side of the track and made his move around Payne.

 

The pair powered out of turn 2 and sped side by side down the back-stretch and into turn 3. Payne inched ahead between turns 3 and 4, and crossed the finish line ahead of Myer with half a car-length to spare.

 

Jason Hughes clawed his way from ninth on the 26-car starting grid to finish third after a spirited battle with Kelly Shryock, who held on for fourth. Shryock won the 2008 race at La Monte when he passed Hughes for the lead with six laps to go.

 

Terry Phillips rounded out the top five finishes while Rodney Sanders, who captured his career-first USMTS win here last June, finished sixth and earned the PBM Performance Products Hard Charger Award after starting 15th.

 

Seventh through tenth, respectively, went to Jesse Stovall, Ryan Ruter, Jon Tesch and Dereck Ramirez.

 

Hughes expanded his points lead in the Falcon Wind Power Great Plains Region and now leads Shryock by 65 markers (414 to 349). Johnny Bone Jr. is third with 310 points, followed by Sanders (297), Tesch (295), Ramirez (283), Zack VanderBeek (280), Weder (255), John Allen (248) and Brian Bolin (248).

 

On Saturday, the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo., hosts the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour for the fourth time in three years.

 

The 2008 event at the 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval drew national attention with the first-ever tie to end a USMTS main event as Jon Tesch and Zack VanderBeek crossed the stripe in a dead heat. The limitations of human sight were removed last April with AMB Timing & Scoring in place, but this time Tesch rolled to a convincing win. The series returned in August last year with Michael Long capturing his career-first victory under the USMTS banner.

 

Gates will open at 5 p.m., with hot laps slated for 6:30 and the first green flag scheduled to wave at 7. B-Modifieds, Sportsmans, Hobby Stocks and Hornets will also be on the racing card. The 24 Raceway is located 3.5 miles east of US 63 on US 24. For more information, call 573-881-8861 or visit www.24racewayinmoberly.com on the World Wide Web.

 

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

 

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour – Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region

4th Annual Show-Me Shootout

LA Raceway, La Monte, Mo.

Friday, April 9, 2010

 

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. (1) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.

2. (2) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.

3. (9) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.

4. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.

5. (5) 18 Terry Belcher, Phoenix, Ariz.

6. (7) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.

7. (6) 99t Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo.

8. (4) 5c Don Crnkovich, Olathe, Kan.

9. (3) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.

10. (10) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo.

 

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):

1. (4) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.

2. (1) 00 Jesse Stovall, Galena, Mo.

3. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.

4. (5) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark.

5. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.

6. (3) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.

7. (8) 22 Curt Rackers, Holts Summit, Mo.

8. (10) 09 Josh Stephens, Independence, Mo.

9. (7) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.

10. (9) 9 Charles Baker, La Belle, Mo.

 

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):

1. (3) 18 John Anderson, Omaha, Neb.

2. (1) 42 Tom Paulson, Kasson, Minn.

3. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.

4. (2) 96 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo.

5. (9) 2 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.

6. (10) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.

7. (8) 24v Mark Van Winkle, Hannibal, Mo.

8. (5) 14 Shawn Nations, Macks Creek, Mo.

9. (4) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo.

10. (7) 8s John Sheets, Nevada, Mo.

 

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):

1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.

2. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.

3. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.

4. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.

5. (8) 25 Scott Green, Derby, Kan.

6. (3) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.

7. (9) 3b Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan.

8. (7) 70 Aaron Marrant, Orrick, Mo.

9. (1) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo.

 

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):

1. (6) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.

2. (2) 20 Jason Thompson, Concordia, Mo.

3. (1) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.

4. (5) 8m James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo.

5. (3) 77 Josh Foster, Montrose, Iowa.

6. (4) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa.

7. (7) K15 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo.

8. (9) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

9. (8) 6h Josh Hughes, West Plains, Mo.

 

HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):

1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.

2. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.

3. (5) 22 Dustin Boney, Kansas City, Mo.

4. (6) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.

5. (8) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.

6. (4) 81 Danny Charles, Bashor, Kan.

7. (7) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo.

8. (2) 12j Jamie Hibbs, Oklahoma City, Okla.

9. (9) R5 Hunter Rasdon, Jonesboro, Ark.

 

HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):1. (2) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.

2. (3) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.

3. (1) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.

4. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

5. (8) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.

6. (6) 17 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan.

7. (7) 11p Curt Potter, Boonville, Mo.

8. (4) 85d Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa.

9. (9) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo.

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):

1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.

2. (6) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.

3. (4) 2 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.

4. (1) 42 Tom Paulson, Kasson, Minn.

5. (11) 24v Mark Van Winkle, Hannibal, Mo., $90.

6. (9) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., $90.

7. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., $90.

8. (13) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., $90.

9. (12) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo., $75.

10. (18) 8s John Sheets, Nevada, Mo., $90.

11. (15) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., $90.

12. (14) 70 Aaron Marrant, Orrick, Mo., $75.

13. (8) 77 Josh Foster, Montrose, Iowa, $75.

14. (5) 8m James McMillin, Warrensburg, Mo., $75.

15. (3) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., $75.

16. (16) 7h Greg Hughes, West Plains, Mo., $75.

17. (10) 17 Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, Kan., $90.

18. (17) 8h Jason A. Hughes, West Plains, Mo., $75.

 

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

1. (2) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.

2. (3) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.

3. (1) 20 Jason Thompson, Concordia, Mo.

4. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

5. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., $90.

6. (4) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark., $90.

7. (8) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., $90.

8. (10) 3b Nic Bidinger, Perry, Kan., $90.

9. (11) 99t Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo., $90.

10. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., $90.

11. (12) 11p Curt Potter, Boonville, Mo., $75.

12. (13) 5c Don Crnkovich, Olathe, Kan., $90.

13. (14) 12j Jamie Hibbs, Oklahoma City, Okla., $75.

14. (9) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa, $90.

15. (15) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., $75.

16. (17) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo., $90.

17. (16) 6h Josh Hughes, West Plains, Mo., $75.

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):

1. (1) 22 Dustin Boney, Kansas City, Mo.

2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.

3. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.

4. (3) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo.

5. (6) 96 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., $75.

6. (10) 22 Curt Rackers, Holts Summit, Mo., $90.

7. (13) 14 Shawn Nations, Macks Creek, Mo., $75.

8. (14) 85d Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa, $90.

9. (5) 25 Scott Green, Derby, Kan., $90.

10. (15) 15r Jamie Ragland, Lebanon, Mo., $90.

11. (16) R5 Hunter Rasdon, Jonesboro, Ark., $90.

12. (12) 09 Josh Stephens, Independence, Mo., $75.

13. (9) 81 Danny Charles, Bashor, Kan., $90.

14. (11) K15 Jimmy Dowell, Boonville, Mo., $75.

15. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., $90.

16. (17) 9 Charles Baker, La Belle, Mo., $75.

17. (7) 18 Terry Belcher, Phoenix, Ariz., $75.

 

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):

1. (1) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $2,000.

2. (6) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $1,500.

3. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1,000.

4. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $900.

5. (10) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $800.

6. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/ASI, 40, $700.

7. (14) 00 Jesse Stovall, Galena, Mo., Hoffman/Yeoman, 40, $550.

8. (11) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 40, $600.

9. (16) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $550.

10. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $500.

11. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $450.

12. (17) 22 Dustin Boney, Kansas City, Mo., Hughes/AEM, 40, $425.

13. (8) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan., Hughes/Yeoman, 40, $400.

14. (20) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $375.

15. (22) 20 Jason Thompson, Concordia, Mo., Hughes/Jim’s, 40, $250.

16. (21) 2 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $300.

17. (23) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $300.

18. (18) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., DirtWorks/unknown, 40, $250.

19. (25) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 28, retired, $300.

20. (7) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, 27, retired, $300.

21. (13) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 26, retired, $300.

22. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ASI, 24, retired, $300.

23. (26) 21 Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 19, retired, $300.

24. (24) 42 Tom Paulson, Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Action, 16, retired, $300.

25. (19) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 10, flat tire, $300.

26. (5) 18 John Anderson, Omaha, Neb., Hughes/Sput’s, 8, radiator, $250.

 

® = DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year contender.

 

WIX Lap Leaders: Payne 1-40.

Total Laps Led: Payne 40.

AFCO Pole Winner: Donlinger.

PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Sanders (started 15th, finished 6th).

Next Race: Saturday, April 10, 24 Raceway, Moberly Mo.

Falcon Wind Power Great Plains Region Points: Jason Hughes 414, Shryock 349, Bone 310, Sanders 297, Tesch 295, Ramirez 283, VanderBeek 280, Weder 255, Allen 248, Bolin 248.

DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Beebe 248, Davis 225, Scott 199, Schultz 199, Siebert 198.

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 48, Sput’s 44, KSE 21, Homegrown 20, Yeoman 20.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 49, Skyrocket 39, GRT 39, Ramirez 32, TRE 24.

 

Contingency Awards:

Ai-Racing – Tesch.

American Racer – Scott.

Dart Machinery – Boney.

Eibach Springs – Shryock.

Hooker Harness – Boney.

Isky Racing Cams – Bolin.

KSE Racing Products – Bolin.

Marsh Racing Wheels – Anderson.

Out-Pace Racing Products – VanderBeek.

PBM Performance Products – Sanders.

Quarter Master – Payne, Ruter.

QuickTime – Stovall.

Real Racing Wheels – Siebert, Holzkamper, Rackers.

 

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