WEST FARGO, N.D. -- Ryan Gustin returned to his winning ways Wednesday as the USMTS invaded the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D.
‘The Reaper’ started
tenth in the field with a powerful list of drivers in front of him, but the
20-year-old from Marshalltown, Iowa, took just 19 laps to claw his way to the
front and overtake race-long leader Rodney Sanders, and then led the final 21
circuits to record his twelfth WIX Filters “A” Main victory of the
season.
The win was worth
$2,000 to Gustin and marked his 36th career USMTS triumph battling the best of
the best in open-wheel dirt modified racing.
Perhaps just as
impressive as his dozen wins so far in 2011 is his consistent threat to win. In
29 starts this year, he has won or finished among the top five 25
times.
After dropping out of the main event on Tuesday night with just four laps remaining, Jon Tesch rebounded for a runner-up finish Wednesday. Corey Dripps took third, Sanders held on for fourth and Zack VanderBeek came from the outside of the sixth row to grab the fifth spot.
Cody Skytland passes
ten cars en route to a sixth-place results, while Jason Grimes, Kelly Shryock,
Chase Junghansand Al Hejna rounded out the top ten.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s
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2nd Annual Event
Red River Valley Speedway, West Fargo, N.D.
Wednesday, June 8,
2011
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 16 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) 20 Rodney
Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 555 Ryan
Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
3. (6) 8 Colt
Mather, Webster, Iowa.
4. (3) 19B Cody
Skytland, Halstad, Minn.
5. (7) 96A Alex
Engelstad, Beltrami, Minn.
6. (5) 3 Kelly
Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (2) 49 Tim
Compson, Valley City, N.D.
8. (8) 0 Jeff Odden,
Fargo, N.D.
NEW VISION GRAPHICS
HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 52 Jason
Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn.
2. (3) 99 Jason
Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
3. (5) 19R Ryan
Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (6) 37w Scott
Ward, Watertown, S.D.
5. (2) 99a Cale Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
6. (7) 9H Robert
Hellebust, Kenmare, N.D.
7. (4) 1T Tim Thomas
(R), West Fargo, N.D.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT
RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (6) 2J Blake
Jegtvig, Hawley, Minn.
2. (2) 7 Al Hejna,
Clear Lake, Iowa.
3. (3) 7k Jason
Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
4. (7) 18 Chase
Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (5) 71s Brian
Strand, Bemidji, Minn.
6. (1) 02 Kody
Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada.
7. (4) 60 Dan Ebert,
Lake Shore, Minn.
PBM PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 31 Corey
Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
2. (3) 14 Jon Tesch,
Watertown, S.D.
3. (1) 21x Travis
Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
4. (7) 33z Zack
VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (6) 17 Michael
Greseth, Harwood, N.D.
6. (5) 31v Jason
Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn.
7. (4) 5 John Corell
(R), Jamestown, N.D.
REAL RACING WHEELS
“B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 8 advance):
1. (6) 3 Kelly
Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (8) 31v Jason
Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn.
3. (11) 60 Dan
Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
4. (3) 99a Cale Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
5. (5) 9H Robert
Hellebust (R), Kenmare, N.D.
6. (7) 02 Kody
Scholpp, Estevan, Sask., Canada.
7. (13) 0 Jeff
Odden, Fargo, N.D.
8. (12) 5 John
Corell (R), Jamestown, N.D.
9. (2) 17 Michael
Greseth, Harwood, N.D., J-Car/Quality, $75.
10. (9) 49 Tim
Compson, Valley City, N.D., J-Car/Compson, $75.
11. (1) 96A Alex
Engelstad, Beltrami, Minn., Shaw/Sturdy, $75.
12. (4) 71s Brian
Strand, Bemidji, Minn., Millenium/Adams, $75.
13. (10) 1T Tim
Thomas (R), West Fargo, N.D., Hughes/G-Force, $90.
WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN
(40 laps):
1. (10) 19R Ryan
Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2050.
2. (8) 14 Jon Tesch,
Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $1500.
3. (4) 31 Corey
Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $1000.
4. (2) 20 Rodney
Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $950.
5. (12) 33z Zack
VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (16) 19B Cody
Skytland, Halstad, Minn., MasterSbilt/Millar, 40, $600.
7. (3) 99 Jason
Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, 40, $650.
8. (17) 3 Kelly
Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $650.
9. (11) 18 Chase
Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $550.
10. (9) 7 Al Hejna,
Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $500.
11. (14) 21x Travis
Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn., Shaw/Sturdy, 40, $350.
12. (19) 60 Dan
Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn., Millenium/Speed Works, 40, $300.
13. (7) 52 Jason
Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn., MastersBilt/Sowers, 40,
$400.
14. (18) 31v Jason
Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn., RCT/Vresco, 40, $375.
15. (23) 0 Jeff
Odden, Fargo, N.D., DirtWorks/Midwest, 40, $250.
16. (24) 5 John
Corell (R), Jamestown, N.D., Shaw/Dakota, 40, $300.
17. (15) 37w Scott
Ward, Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Sput’s, 40, $400.
18. (22) 02 Kody
Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada, TRE/Arizona, 40,
$300.
19. (5) 8 Colt
Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 37, $400.
20. (13) 7k Jason
Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 27, $400.
21. (6) 2J Blake
Jegtvig, Hawley, Minn., Shaw/Sturdy, 27, $300.
22. (1) 555 Ryan
Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 25, $400.
23. (20) 99a Cale
Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., Shaw/Adams, 25, $300.
24. (21) 9H Robert
Hellebust (R), Kenmare, N.D., Elite/JR, 15, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year
contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-19, Gustin 20-40.
Total Laps
Led: Gustin 21, Sanders
19.
Margin of
Victory: 0.432
second.
AFCO Pole
Winner:
Jegtvig.
Mesilla Valley
Transportation Hard Charger: Skytland (started
16th, finished 6th).
Next
Race: Thursday, June 9,
Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D.
Farm Boy BBQ Sauce
Great Plains Region Points: Shryock 359, Tesch
346, Gustin 330, Grimes 305, VanderBeek 302, Mather 295, Ruter 286, Sanders 281,
Dripps 276, Junghans 272.
Rookie of the Year
Points: Clyde Dunn Jr. 976,
Jimmy Ray 971, Jeff Rowland 843, Philip Houston 807, John Webb
800..
COMP Cams Engine
Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 267,
ProPower 210, ASI 154, Sput’s 150, Geddes 135.
Tiger Rear Ends
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 281,
Skyrocket 229, GRT 166, Ramirez 80, TRE 69.
