TIPTON, Iowa -- Stormy Scott kept the Tipton trophy in the family, leading the final 42 of 50 laps of the USMTS National Championship Series main event Friday night at the Cedar County Raceway to collect the $4,000 top prize.
His younger twin brother, Johnny Scott, won this event last year when the USMTS Modifieds made their debut at Al and Kathy Dlouhy’s high-banked 1/4-mile clay oval during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup.
Local favorite Milo Veloz parlayed a heat race win into an outside front row starting position in the Swan Energy “A” Main, and led the first three laps of the race before polesitter Dereck Ramirez slid by to lead at the end of lap 4.
The reign up front wasn’t much longer for Ramirez as Stormy Scott, who started third, blasted into the top spot as they completed the ninth go-around.
Just like the first eight laps, the final 42 saw no caution flags and Stormy Scott never relinquished the lead once he got it. The win was his second of the season in USMTS National Championship Series action and his fifth overall in the Las Cruces, N.M., native’s rookie season.
Rodney Sanders finished second after clawing his way from 14th on the starting grid. ‘The Rocket’ has recorded 22 top-ten finishes in 25 starts, but has yet to notch a USMTS National Championship Series victory. He does, however, own four USMTS Casey’s Cup Series wins this season.
Ramirez held on for third in the main event with Brad Dierks finishing fourth to record his career-best USMTS result. Chris Brown was fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 at the finish line were Veloz, Zack VanderBeek, Terry Phillips, Richie Gustin and Real Racing Wheels “B” Main winner Ryan Gustin. Last year’s winner, Johnny Scott, was 11th.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup begins at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., for the first of four straight nights of racing action. Friday will find the tireless touring titans at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., before returning to the state-of-the-art Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., on Saturday. The weekend wraps up on Sunday at the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Cedar
County Raceway, Tipton, Iowa
Friday, Aug. 3, 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 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.
BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 61
Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa.
2. (2) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3.
(3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy,
Texas.
5. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (8) 77 Joe Beal (R),
Milan, Ill.
7. (5) 12h Dakota Hayden (R), Wilton, Iowa.
8. (6) 2 Dusty
Kraklio (R), Durant, Iowa.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny
Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 1
Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa.
4. (5) 21 Todd Hansen (R), Muscatine,
Iowa.
5. (3) 9c Chris Zogg (R), New Liberty, Iowa.
6. (8) 7 Ryan Dolan,
Lisbon, Iowa.
7. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
8. (6) 11
Ryan Peckham, Corning, Iowa.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) V Milo
Veloz, Colona, Ill.
2. (7) 20s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5)
12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (4) 77 Kurt Kile, Nichols, Iowa.
5. (3)
555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
6. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
7.
(1) 61 Noah Coppess (R), Stanwood, Iowa.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 0
Richie Gustin, Gilman, Iowa.
2. (2) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
3.
(4) 20z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (3) 30 Dan Brockert (R), Grand
View, Iowa.
5. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (5) 99m Tim Murty
(R), Tama, Iowa.
7. (6) 93 Matt Werner (R), Colona, Ill.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (15 laps, top 8 advance):
1.
(1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile,
Iowa.
3. (4) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (7) 31 Corey Dripps,
Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (10) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (5) 77
Joe Beal (R), Milan, Ill.
7. (6) 7 Ryan Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa.
8. (13) 2
Dusty Kraklio (R), Durant, Iowa.
9. (3) 9c Chris Zogg (R), New Liberty, Iowa,
Skyrocket/AutoRon’s, $100.
10. (14) 11 Ryan Peckham, Corning, Iowa.
11.
(9) 12h Dakota Hayden (R), Wilton, Iowa, GRT/Sperry, $100.
12. (12) 93 Matt
Werner (R), Colona, Ill., Skyrocket/Mullins, $100.
13. (11) 61 Noah Coppess
(R), Stanwood, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, $100.
14. (8) 99m Tim Murty (R), Tama,
Iowa, Skyrocket/Heckt, $100.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (3) 20s Stormy Scott
(R), Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 50, $4000.
2. (14) 20 Rodney Sanders,
Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 50, $2300.
3. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward,
Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 50, $1600.
4. (6) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa,
Shaw/Sperry, 50, $1000.
5. (7) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas,
Skyrocket/RoushYates, 50, $1000.
6. (2) V Milo Veloz, Colona, Ill.,
Skyrocket/Mullins, 50, $700.
7. (10) 20z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa,
Hughes/Sput’s, 50, $700.
8. (11) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.,
GRT/Hatfield, 50, $600.
9. (8) 0 Richie Gustin, Gilman, Iowa, GRT/Yeoman, 50,
$550.
10. (17) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 50,
$500.
11. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 50,
$475.
12. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $450.
13.
(18) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 50, $425.
14. (19)
555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 49, $400.
15. (20) 31 Corey
Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/GMPP, 49, $400.
16. (5) 61 Bruce Hanford,
Davenport, Iowa, Skyrocket/AutoRon’s, 49, $300.
17. (23) 7 Ryan Dolan,
Lisbon, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, 49, $300.
18. (16) 30 Dan Brockert (R), Grand
View, Iowa, Shaw/BnF, 49, $300.
19. (24) 2 Dusty Kraklio (R), Durant, Iowa,
Harris/, 49, $300.
20. (13) 21 Todd Hansen (R), Muscatine, Iowa, GRT/Stewart,
49, $300.
21. (22) 77 Joe Beal (R), Milan, Ill., Skyrocket/, 49, $300.
22.
(15) 77 Kurt Kile, Nichols, Iowa, GRT/AEM, 49, $400.
23. (21) 22d Daniel
Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 49, $400.
24. (25) 11 Ryan Peckham,
Corning, Iowa, IROC/PerfAuto, 21, mechanical, $400.
25. (12) 1 Dan Chapman,
Clarence, Iowa, Victory/JRM, 9, mechanical, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Veloz 1-3, Ramirez 4-8, S. Scott
9-50.
Total Laps Led: S. Scott 42, Ramirez 5, Veloz
3.
Provisional Starter: Peckham.
Mesilla Valley
Transportation Hard Charger: Sanders (started 14th, finished
2nd).
Next Race: Thursday, Aug. 9, Valley Speedway, Grain
Valley, Mo.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Ryan
Gustin 1896, Hughes 1752, Sanders 1672, Brown 1623, J. Scott 1543, Shryock 1537,
S. Scott 1527, Ramirez 1515, VanderBeek 1480, Phillips 1461.
Rookie
of the Year Points: S. Scott 2090, Hilsabeck 1428, Ron Keith 1219,
Casey Penn 956, Thomas Tillison Jr. 789.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of
the Year Points: Mullins 368, Geddes 334, ProPower 309, Sput’s 285,
RoushYates 213.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship
Points: Hughes 437, GRT 387, Skyrocket 326, Sidebiter 166, Shaw
134.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels –
Chapman.
American Racer – Murty.
Beyea Custom Headers –
Hanford.
Dominator Race Products – Murty.
Eibach Springs –
Veloz.
Forty9Designs.com – Dierks, Richie Gustin.
Hooker Harness – J.
Scott.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – S. Scott.
KEVKO Oil Pans
& Components – Richie Gustin.
KSE Racing Products – Richie
Gustin.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Peckham.
Nitroquest – Murty.
Mesilla
Valley Transportation – Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Richie
Gustin.
R2C Performance Products – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Ryan
Gustin.
