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ARDMORE, Okla. -- Ryan Gustin turned in a dominating performance Friday night
as he captured the United States Modified Touring Series main event at the
Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.
The defending series champ from Marshalltown, Iowa, picked up a USMTS Casey’s
Cup Series win four weeks ago, but Friday night’s feature win – the 50th of his
USMTS career – was his the first $4,000 winner’s check for ‘The Reaper’ in the
USMTS National Championship Series this season.
Looking to turn around a disappointing start to the 2012 campaign, Jeremy
Payne of Springfield, Mo., led all points earners during heat race qualifying,
and then redrew the pole position for the 40-lap Swan Energy “A” Main.
Payne took the lead at the drop of the green flag and held on to the top spot
through several early-race cautions during the first half of the race, while
Gustin kept him in his sights each lap. Two laps after the fifth and final
yellow flag on lap 19, Gustin blasted into the lead and went unchallenged the
rest of the way for his second straight triumph at the Ardmore, Okla.,
speedplant.
The win propelled Gustin back into the lead of the USMTS National
Championship Series standings while Payne and his newly-designed GRT Chassis
held on for the runner-up finish – his best result of the season – with 2007
USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn taking third.
Johnny Scott won the first Real Racing Wheels “B” Main, started 13th in the
main event and raced his way to a fourth-place finish with Troy Taylor coming
home fifth after a strong run up front.
Randy Timms, 22nd-starting Chris Brown, Mike Sorensen, 20th-starting Jason
Hughes and Zack VanderBeek rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Gustin holds a 19-point lead (741-722) over Hughes in the latest rankings,
followed by Rodney Sanders (687), Kelly Shryock (681), Johnny Scott (678), Chase
Junghans (624), Krohn (621), Stormy Scott (614), Dereck Ramirez (604) and Terry
Phillips (555).
Sanders, who crashed hard into the wall while battling for third on lap 2,
will be looking to turn his luck around tomorrow night (Saturday, May 19) when
the USMTS returns to the state-of-the-art Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo,
Texas, for the third straight season. Hailing from nearby Happy, Texas, Sanders
emerged as the winner of the inaugural event in 2012 while Shryock held off
Gustin to win last year’s tilt with Sanders following in third.
The 17-year-old facility is a popular racing destination for drivers and fans
in the Texas panhandle, with the past two USMTS events playing in front of
standing-room only crowds. The racing surface at Bill Worthen’s speedplant is a
generous 75 feet wide in the turns with 20 degrees of banking and 65 feet wide
down the straight-aways with 5 degrees of banking. The facility has a seating
for 4,000 race fans, plus handicapped parking, stadium lighting, full
concessions and several luxurious V.I.P. booths. For the race teams, the pits
have concrete pads available with lighting and water.
Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., grandstands open at 6, hot laps take to the
track at 7 and racing is scheduled to begin at 7:30.
The Route 66 Motor Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located 1.5
miles south of I-40 at Exit 75 on Lakeside Dr. in Amarillo, Texas. For more
information, call the track office at 806-383-0375 or 806-335-3478 for race day
updates. The track’s website is www.route66motorspeedway.com.
The USMTS National Championship Series currently has 29 events and each will
pay at least $4,000 to win with up to 30 cars taking the green flag in every
main event. The driver with the best 20 showings during the campaign will earn
the title of 2012 USMTS National Champion and pocket a record $30,000 while the
runner-up in the final standings will get a cool $20,000.
In the first nine events of 2012, seven different drivers have entered the
winners circle. Jason Hughes and Johnny Scott each have two wins while Shryock,
Terry Phillips, Chris Brown and Mike Sorensen have also drank from the victor’s
goblet.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
4th Annual
Event
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Friday, May 18,
2012
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.
BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 19r
Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy,
Texas.
3. (1) 86j Travis Johnson (R), Enid, Okla.
4. (7) 8 Steve Miller,
Georgetown, Texas.
5. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (5) 71 Philip
Houston, Odessa, Texas.
7. (4) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas.
8.
(8) 72 Kerry Davis, Foss, Okla.
9. (9) 13 Johnny Clinton (R), Ardmore,
Okla.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7k Jason
Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 2s
Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
4. (4) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee,
Kan.
5. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (6) 57k Kelly King (R),
Wichita Falls, Texas.
7. (8) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas.
8. (7) 91 Joe
Duvall, Chelsea, Okla.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 56 Troy
Taylor, Dallas, Texas.
2. (4) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
3. (8)
60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
4. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward,
Okla.
5. (1) 2c Chris Huckeba (R), Midlothian, Texas.
6. (5) 18 Chase
Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (6) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
8. (3)
1 Shelby Williams (R), Dodd City, Texas.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 5t
Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
2. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3.
(1) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (2) 88t Billy Turner (R), Yukon,
Okla.
5. (5) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
6. (8) 66x Mike Dillard,
McKinney, Texas.
7. (4) 30 Colt Goodman (R), Chandler, Okla.
8. (6) 15c
Cam Case (R), Edmond, Okla.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa.
2. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 25 Ron
Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
4. (5) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston,
Okla.
5. (7) 121 Brandon Smith (R), Ada, Okla.
6. (4) 15 Nathan Mayes,
Springdale, Ark.
7. (6) 33a Chris Armstrong (R), Ada, Okla.
8. (2) 7x
Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle
Rock, Colo.
2. (7) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (5) 21 Chris
Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (1) 55h Buddy Honaker (R), Davis, Okla.
5. (6) L1
Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.
6. (4) D11 David Hennan (R), Wichita Falls,
Texas.
7. (8) 32m Mitchell Clement (R), Bonham, Texas.
8. (3) 10 Dee
Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7
advance):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 85
Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla.
3. (6) 88t Billy Turner (R), Yukon,
Okla.
4. (3) 86j Travis Johnson (R), Enid, Okla.
5. (9) 2c Chris Huckeba
(R), Midlothian, Texas.
6. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (2) 8
Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
8. (8) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.,
Skyrocket/EZ1, $100.
9. (13) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas, GRT/Keith Kraft,
$100.
10. (15) 30 Colt Goodman (R), Chandler, Okla., BillsBuilt/C&C,
$100.
11. (11) 57k Kelly King (R), Wichita Falls, Texas, Shaw/Dickens,
$100.
12. (10) 66x Mike Dillard, McKinney, Texas, Shaw/Wornhor, $100.
13.
(17) 1 Shelby Williams (R), Dodd City, Texas, Shaw/Custom, $100.
14. (12) 15
Nathan Mayes, Springdale, Ark., Hughes/BMS, $100.
15. (16) 72 Kerry Davis,
Foss, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
16. (19) 13 Johnny Clinton (R), Ardmore,
Okla., /Boyd’s, $100.
17. (18) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
18. (7)
121 Brandon Smith (R), Ada, Okla., BillsBuilt/BMS, $100.
19. (14) 74j Jasen
Hammond (R), Graham, Texas, Shaw/D&L, $100.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7
advance):
1. (3) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (2)
20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward,
Okla.
4. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (1) 21 Chris Brown, Spring,
Texas.
6. (9) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
7. (5) 22b Rick Beebe,
Shawnee, Kan.
8. (10) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
9. (16) 91 Joe
Duvall, Chelsea, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $100.
10. (11) 18 Chase Junghans,
Manhattan, Kan.
11. (6) 55h Buddy Honaker (R), Davis, Okla., Hughes/Wells,
$100.
12. (13) 32m Mitchell Clement (R), Bonham, Texas, DirtWorks/Wornhor,
$100.
13. (12) D11 David Hennan (R), Wichita Falls, Texas, Hughes/ASI,
$100.
14. (18) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, GRT/Carrolls, $100.
15.
(17) 15c Cam Case (R), Edmond, Okla., Shaw/Brand, $100.
16. (4) 25 Ron Keith
(R), Shawnee, Kan.
17. (15) 33a Chris Armstrong (R), Ada, Okla.,
BillsBuilt/Guru, $100.
18. (14) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.,
Hughes/Shoulders, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin,
Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $4000.
2. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne,
Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, $2200.
3. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton,
Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $1600.
4. (13) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.,
Hughes/ProPower, $1200.
5. (6) 56 Troy Taylor, Dallas, Texas, TNT/Wells,
$800.
6. (3) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $800.
7.
(22) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, $800.
8. (8) 19
Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, $600.
9. (20) 12 Jason
Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $550.
10. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $500.
11. (10) 60 William Gould, Calera,
Okla., Shaw/BMS, $475.
12. (18) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.,
Hughes/ProPower, $450.
13. (11) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas,
Kraft/Wells, $425.
14. (27) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s,
$400.
15. (16) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower,
$400.
16. (21) 2c Chris Huckeba (R), Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/KSP,
$300.
17. (29) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $100.
18.
(15) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (R), Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
19.
(24) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, $400.
20. (28) 25 Ron
Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $100.
21. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock,
Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $400.
22. (25) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown,
Texas, Hughes/Extreme, $400.
23. (7) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.,
Hughes/Geddes, $400.
24. (30) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Shaw/Fletcher,
$100.
25. (14) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman,
$400.
26. (26) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $400.
27. (17)
88t Billy Turner (R), Yukon, Okla., Hughes/Allens, $400.
28. (19) 86j Travis
Johnson (R), Enid, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
29. (23) 16 Austin Siebert,
Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $400.
30. (12) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas,
Hughes/Geddes, $400.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Payne 1-21, Gustin
22-40.
Total Laps Led: Payne 21, Gustin
19.
Margin of Victory: 2.725 seconds.
Mesilla
Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Brown (started 22nd, finished
7th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck:
Sanders.
Provisional Starters: Junghans, Keith, Houston,
Dawson.
Next Race: Saturday, May 19, Route 66 Motor
Speedway, Amarillo, Texas.
USMTS National Championship Series
Points: Gustin 741, Hughes 722, Sanders 687, Shryock 681, J. Scott 678,
Junghans 624, Krohn 621, S. Scott 614, Ramirez 604, Terry Phillips
555.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1283, Keith 665,
Daniel Hilsabeck 646, Penn 624, Tillison 362.
COMP Cams Engine
Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 143, Geddes 122, ProPower 115,
Yeoman 88, Sput’s 84.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship
Points: Hughes 161, GRT 149, Skyrocket 118, TRE 62, Shaw 47. |
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