Tipton triumph makes two straight for Scott

 

TIPTON, Iowa -- The path to the Cedar County Raceway winner’s circle Friday night was quite different than Thursday’s for Johnny Scott, but the result was the same for the 21-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., as he scored his second straight win in the Hunt for the USMTS National Championship.

While points leader Ryan Gustin had to use a provisional to get into the WIX Filters “A” Main Friday, his older brother Richie Gustin Jr. started on the outside of the front row and led the first lap of the 40-lap feature.

But Scott, who drew the pole position for the second time in as many nights, blasted into the lead at the end of two laps and proceeded to pace the field for the next nine laps before the race’s first caution slowed the action.

Scott led one more lap after the restart but Jon Tesch moved around the outside to take over the top spot through lap 16 when the yellow flag appeared again.

This time Zack VanderBeek used the restart to take command. After another quick caution on lap 18 and then another with 27 down, VanderBeek remained the leader with Scott, Tesch, defending USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes and nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock giving chase.

Meanwhile, Ryan Gustin was charging to the front and was threatening to crack the top 5 after starting 25th.

VanderBeek led three more laps after the restart before Scott regained he point with 31 laps in the books. From there, he held off several challenges from VanderBeek to take the win and pocket the $2,000 winner’s share of the prize money.

Behind runner-up VanderBeek and third-place Hughes, Gustin’s impressive run ended with a fourth-place finish while Tesch settled for the fifth spot.

Sixth through tenth were Shryock, Dereck Ramirez, Al Hejna, Rodney Sanders and Dustin Boney.

The series invades the Upper Iowa Speedway on Saturday for the 6th Annual Summer Challenge and the eleventh race of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy.

VanderBeek (2005, '08) and Hejna (2007, '09) are both two-time winners at the at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds bullring. Tesch scored a win during the 2006 campaign and Ryan Gustin won the last meeting in 2009.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand gates will swing open at 5. Hot laps are slated to begin at 6:30 and the first green flag waves at 7. Also on the racing card will be the Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods plus USRA Hobby Stocks.

Dustin Boney and his #22 Snickers Modified will be at the Casey’s General Store located at 401 College Dr. in Decorah from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coupons good for $2 off adult grandstand admission will be available at both Casey’s locations in Decorah plus Cresco and Waukon.

The Upper Iowa Speedway is a 1/4-mile semi-banked clay oval located 1.8 miles east of US 52 on SR 9, then 1.0 mile northwest on Montgomery St., then northeast on E. Main St. (at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call the track hotline at 563-382-9984 or check out www.upperiowaspeedway.com online.

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
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy
Inaugural Event
Cedar County Raceway, Tipton, Iowa
Friday, August 26, 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 12 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. (2) 32 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
2. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (1) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
5. (6) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
6. (4) 1 Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
7. (7) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (8) 27 John Bull, Moline, Ill.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 19G Richie Gustin Jr., Gilman, Iowa.
2. (4) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo.
3. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (3) 56 Nick Nevins, Lisbon, Iowa.
5. (7) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
6. (6) 9c Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa.
7. (5) 21F Nick Firari, Reeseville, Wis.
8. (8) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
3. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (8) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa.
5. (6) 61 Noah Coppess, Stanwood, Iowa.
6. (5) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood, Iowa.
7. (3) 12H Dakota Hayden, Wilton, Iowa.
8. (7) 20 Dan Albright, Hiawatha, Iowa.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (8) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
4. (3) 26p Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (7) 29D Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa.
7. (1) 3B Brad Tyler, Wilton, Iowa.
8. (5) 37 Mike Schump, West Branch, Iowa.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (7) 1 Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa.
4. (3) 3x Ryan DeShaw, Dyersville, Iowa.
5. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (8) 7 Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa.
7. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
8. (2) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
3. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 26p Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (8) 29D Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa.
6. (5) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
7. (13) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $90.
8. (3) 5J John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, $75.
9. (6) 61 Noah Coppess, Stanwood, Iowa.
10. (9) 9c Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, Skyrocket/AutoRon’s, $75.
11. (10) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
12. (12) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
13. (11) 12H Dakota Hayden, Wilton, Iowa, $75.
14. (14) 37 Mike Schump, West Branch, Iowa, $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
2. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (3) 56 Nick Nevins, Lisbon, Iowa.
4. (1) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa.
5. (7) 7 Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa.
6. (5) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
7. (8) 1 Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, $75.
8. (12) 27 John Bull, Moline, Ill., $75.
9. (4) 3x Ryan DeShaw, Dyersville, Iowa, $75.
10. (13) 20 Dan Albright, Hiawatha, Iowa, $75.
11. (11) 3B Brad Tyler, Wilton, Iowa, $75.
12. (10) 21F Nick Firari, Reeseville, Wis., $75.
13. (14) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa, Skyrocket/AutoRon’s, $75.
14. (9) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $75.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 40, $2100.
2. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $1710.
3. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
4. (25) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1110.
5. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $900.
6. (13) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $910.
7. (17) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $650.
8. (15) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $600.
9. (16) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $760.
10. (7) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $500.
11. (26) 61 Noah Coppess, Stanwood, Iowa, Stealth/Sperry, 40, $350.
12. (12) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/GMPP, 40, $525.
13. (24) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $500.
14. (9) 1 Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa, 40, $250.
15. (22) 7 Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa, Stealth/Sperry, 40, $350.
16. (2) 19G Richie Gustin Jr., Gilman, Iowa, 40, $250.
17. (10) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
18. (20) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa, IROC/PerfMach, 40, $300.
19. (18) 56 Nick Nevins, Lisbon, Iowa, Shaw/Grove, 40, $250.
20. (23) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $300.
21. (21) 29D Brad Dierks (R), Clarence, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, 39, mechanical, $300.
22. (14) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 28, mechanical, $400.
23. (11) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 27, mechanical, $300.
24. (3) 32 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill., Kraft/Shurbin, 19, mechanical, $250.
25. (8) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, 19, center link, $300.
26. (19) 26p Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, Iowa, Victory/AEM, 11, mechanical, $300.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Richie Gustin 1, Scott 2-12, Tesch 13-16, VanderBeek 17-30, Scott 31-40.
Total Laps Led: Scott 21, VanderBeek 14, Tesch 4, Richie Gustin 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.240 second.
AFCO Pole Winner: Hughes.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Ruter (started 24th, finished 13th).
Provisional Starters: Ryan Gustin, Coppess (track).
Next Race: Saturday, Aug. 27, Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa.
National Championship Points: Gustin 1010, Shryock 928, Tesch 874, Hughes 847, Scott 846, VanderBeek 812, Krohn 802, Boney 762, Myer 710, Sanders 687.
Rookie of the Year Points: Jason Grimes 1672, Keith Foss 1571, Schott 1548, Clyde Dunn Jr. 976, Jimmy Ray 971.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 520, ProPower 426, Sput’s 394, ASI 239, Geddes 233.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 552, Skyrocket 485, GRT 385, BC 224, Sidebiter 143.