NickHolt Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Flawless Hughes nets fifth USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series feature win at Tri-State Speedway Pocola, Oklahoma (June 10, 2010) – Jason Hughes is tough to beat no matter where he starts, but when he draws the pole it’s practically a foregone conclusion. Thursday night at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., Hughes garnered the AFCO Pole Award then redrew the pole position for the main event, but the win for the 35-year-old from Westville, Okla., was anything but easy. The USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series kicked off the first night of the 4th Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek with a field of top-notch dirt Modified aces invading the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval near Fort Smith, Ark., to contend for the $2,000 top prize. Hughes led all 30 laps of the WIX Filters “A” Main, but three cautions kept the field close and the outcome in doubt for the duration of the contest as nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock and last year’s runner-up, Ryan Gustin, kept the pressure on Hughes from start to finish. Gustin got by Shryock on the sixth lap to take over the second spot, but Shryock muscled his way back in front of Gustin five laps later as the two continuously waited for Hughes to make a mistake. He never did. It was the fifth win and ninth top-five finish in ten starts this season for Hughes, who expanded his wide margin in the points battle in his quest to repeat as the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series champion. Shryock held off Gustin for the runner-up paycheck while Johnny Bone Jr. grabbed fourth and Brandon Henry took the fifth position. Sixth through tenth, respectively, were John O Whittington, Randy Timms, Steve Holzkamper, Tommy Weder Jr. and Jimmy Ray. The USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series is in action for the 4th Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek this Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13. With four straight nights at four different tracks, nearly $70,000 in prize money up for grabs and a possible $8,000 to win, the best of the best in dirt Modified racing are expected from the north, south, east and west. At the end of this weekend’s quadruple-header, the top 10 in USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series points – plus all other drivers with perfect attendance – will be qualified for the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship. FRIDAY, JUNE 11 … OUTLAW MOTOR SPEEDWAY, OKTAHA, OK The Outlaw Motor Speedway host Round 2 of the USMTS Southern Speedweek tomorrow night – the second visit of the season after Outlaw Motor Speedway promoter Danny Womack decided to take on the program after early Thursday morning after Boothill Speedway was forced to cancel due to flooding in the Shreveport, La., area. Hughes was victorious back on March 19 – the first race for the rugged USMTS road warriors since a two-race weekend on May 8-9, 2003, that saw Hughes and Tommy Myer walk away victorious against a field of more than 60 competitors each night. Friday’s event at the lightning-fast 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval will see pit and grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps will begin at 6:45 and the first green flag is slated to unfurl at 7:30 p.m. Also on tap will be the Harold Pickard Memorial presented by Nichols Dollar Saver paying $750 to win for 360 Modifieds. Pure Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Grand Nationals will also be on the action-packed racing card. The Outlaw Motor Speedway is located southwest of Muskogee on I-40 to US 69, then 10 miles north to the Wainwright Exit, then 0.1 mile east. For more information call 918-687-9200 or visit www.outlawmotorspeedway.com online. SATURDAY, JUNE 12 … LONESTAR SPEEDWAY, KILGORE, TX On Saturday, June 12, the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, will host the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series for the first time. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4, hot laps begin at 6:15 and the first green flag will wave at 7 p.m. Limited Mods will also be on the card racing for $700 to win and $50 to start while Factory Stocks battle for $200 to win and $30 to start. The Lonestar Speedway is a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located just off of I-20 at Exit 583, then 0.5 mile north on SR 135, then 1.0 mile east on FM 1252, then 0.5 mile south. For more information call 903-986-9731 or check out www.lonestarspeedway.com. SUNDAY, JUNE 13 … ARK-LA-TEX SPEEDWAY, VIVIAN, LA Sunday, June 13, will find the tireless touring titans at Gene Boyter’s Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., grandstand gates swing open at 5, hot laps take to the track at 6:30 and the racing action kicks off at 7 p.m. Limited Mods will be racing for $400 to win and $40 to start while Factory Stocks will be racing for $300 to win and $40 to start. The Ark-La-Tex Speedway a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.6 mile south of SR 2 on SR 1, then 0.7 mile west on Airport Rd., then 2.2 miles south on Boyter Lane Rd. For race day information, call the track hotline at 318-375-3470 or click your way to www.arklatexspeedway.net on the World Wide Web. To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = OFFICIAL RESULTS - USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series 4th Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla. - Thursday, June 10, 2010 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the WIX Filters “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8. HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps): 1. (2) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark. 2. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa 3. (3) 5R Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas 4. (6) 1ST Johnny Scott ®, Las Cruces, N.M. 5. (1) 66X Mike Dillard, Allen, Texas 6. (5) 12E Eric Beshoner, Pocola, Okla. 7. (7) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas 8. (8) 20 Troy Seidl ®, Magnolia, Texas 9. (9) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. ®, Vidor, Texas HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps): 1. (2) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa 2. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La. 3. (4) 707 P.J. Egbert ®, Copperas Cove, Texas 4. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 5. (3) 74 Robert Janes, Siloam Springs, Ark. 6. (8) 21R Larry Campbell, Van Buren, Ark. 7. (6) 87 John Webb ®, Pauls Valley, Okla. 8. (7) 7$ Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla. HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps): 1. (2) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. 2. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla. 3. (4) 8H Brandon Henry, Ozark, Ark. 4. (5) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla. 5. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 6. (8) 21 David Winslett ®, Bossier City, La. 7. (7) 34 Ben Stephens ®, Hattiesburg, Miss. 8. (1) 7X Rory Jordan ®, Victoria, Texas HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps): 1. (2) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla. 2. (1) 15 Jeremy Tussey, Texarkana, Ark. 3. (4) 78 Trevor Egbert ®, Salado, Texas 4. (5) 5W John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas 5. (7) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M. 6. (3) 2 Jerry Standifer ®, Howe, Okla. 7. (8) 9 Jimmy Ray ®, Las Cruces, N.M. 8. (6) 7 Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark. “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance): 1. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla. 2. (3) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M. 3. (5) 21R Larry Campbell, Van Buren, Ark. 4. (7) 9 Jimmy Ray ®, Las Cruces, N.M. 5. (6) 12E Eric Beshoner, Pocola, Okla. 6. (10) 7X Rory Jordan ®, Victoria, Texas. 7. (8) 87 John Webb ®, Pauls Valley, Okla., $80. 8. (11) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. ®, Vidor, Texas, $80. 9. (4) 74 Robert Janes, Siloam Springs, Ark., $60. 10. (9) 20 Troy Seidl ®, Magnolia, Texas, $80. 11. (1) 1ST Johnny Scott ®, Las Cruces, N.M., $80. “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):1. (2) 5W John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas. 2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 3. (4) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 4. (3) 66X Mike Dillard, Allen, Texas. 5. (6) 2 Jerry Standifer ®, Howe, Okla. 6. (9) 7$ Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla., $60. 7. (7) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas. 8. (8) 34 Ben Stephens ®, Hattiesburg, Miss., $80. 9. (5) 21 David Winslett ®, Bossier City, La., $80. 10. (10) 7 Willie Gammill, Siloam Springs, Ark., $60. “A” MAIN (30 laps): 1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $2000. 2. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 30, $1500. 3. (5) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 30, $1000. 4. (6) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 30, $800. 5. (10) 8H Brandon Henry, Ozark, Ark., Extreme/Bob’s, 30, $500. 6. (14) 5W John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, Pierce/CB, 30, $600. 7. (8) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $500. 8. (3) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark., TRE/Shinook, 30, $450. 9. (13) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Clements, 30, $400. 10. (19) 9 Jimmy Ray ®, Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/AOS, 30, $350. 11. (16) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/ASI, 30, $325. 12. (12) 5R Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, Shaw/Rowland, 30, $300. 13. (24) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Rowland, 30, $275. 14. (20) 66X Mike Dillard, Allen, Texas, Hughes/MachineWorks, 30, $275. 15. (18) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 30, $250. 16. (22) 2 Jerry Standifer ®, Howe, Okla., Evolution/KSE, 30, $250. 17. (11) 78 Trevor Egbert ®, Salado, Texas, Hoffman/Centex, 27, mechanical, $250. 18. (21) 12E Eric Beshoner, Pocola, Okla., DirtWorks/ProSpeed, 24, mechanical, $200. 19. (23) 7X Rory Jordan ®, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Midnight, 23, crash, $250. 20. (4) 15 Jeremy Tussey, Texarkana, Ark., Shaw/Kuntz, 21, mechanical, $200. 21. (7) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/Wall2Wall, 19, handling, $250. 22. (17) 21R Larry Campbell, Van Buren, Ark., Extreme/ProSpeed, 10, mechanical, $200. 23. (15) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., TRE/ASI, 2, suspension, $300. 24. (9) 707 P.J. Egbert ®, Copperas Cove, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 1, mechanical, $250. ® = “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year contender. WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Hughes 1-30. Total Laps Led: Hughes 30. Margin of Victory: 0.336 second. AFCO Pole Winner: Hughes. PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Whiteaker (started 24th, finished 13th). Next Race: Friday, June 11, Outlaw Motor Speedway, Oktaha, Okla. Points Standings: Hughes 974, Shryock 812, Sanders 759, Bagley 750, Timms 735, Jones 728, Holzkamper 654, Scott Green 614, Gustin 603, Dereck Ramirez 597. “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: Jordan 475, Seidl 450, Denby 439, Standifer 438, Scott 405. COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 92, Sput’s 64, ASI 64, Rowland 57, CB 41. Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 92, Skyrocket 74, TRE 69, Shaw 61, Ramirez 50. Contingency Awards: Ai-Racing – Weder. American Racer – Shryock. Dart Machinery – Bagley. Eibach Springs – Timms. Forty9Designs.com – Bone, Weder. Hooker Harness – Whiteaker. Isky Racing Cams – Holzkamper. KSE Racing Products – Timms. Marsh Racing Wheels – P. Egbert. Out-Pace Racing Products – Sanders. PBM Performance Products – Whiteaker. Quarter Master – Hughes, Holzkamper. QuickTime – Timms. Real Racing Wheels – Jordan. Schoenfeld Headers – Bone. WIX Filters – Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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