Ryan Gustin led all 35 laps Friday night at the Shady Oaks Speedway to score his 72nd career United States Modified Touring Series victory.
The 2011-2012 USMTS national champion beat Joe Duvall to the first corner at the start of the race and never relinquished the top spot en route to collecting $3,000 for his effort. Duvall stayed close to Gustin for the first ten laps before yielding the second position to Jesse Sobbing on lap 11 following a caution flag.
Sobbing hunted Gustin the rest of the distance but was never able to mount a serious challenge to ‘The Reaper’ and had to settle for the runner-up finish ahead of Cade Dillard, Duvall and Zack VanderBeek, who came from the 14th starting spot and earned the KSE Hard Charger Award.
Jason Hughes was sixth, Casey Arneson finished seventh, Cody Leonard earned and eighth-place paycheck, Philip Houston claimed the ninth position and Scott Drake completed the top ten.
After two rounds, Dillard emerged as the points leader in the Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports. Hughes, Duvall, Sobbing and VanderBeek fill the next four slots.
On Saturday, the first heat race takes the green flag at 6 p.m. with USMTS Modifieds paying $4,000 to win, Limited Mods paying $650 to win, Mod Lites $400 to win and $400 to win for the Pure Stocks. Grandstand tickets are $20 for 13 and older with 12 and under free and pit passes $40.
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The Shady Oaks Speedway is located 4.0 miles north of Goliad on US 183, then 3.0 miles east on FM 622. To learn more, check out www.shadyoakspeedway.com, like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ShadyOaksSpeedway and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ShadyOaksGoliad.
USMTS Winter Speedweeks resumes at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway near Waco, Texas, Feb. 18-20. From there, it’s on to the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., Feb. 25-27, and then wraps up at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., March 3-5.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas
Friday, Feb. 12, 2016
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas.
2. (6) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
3. (4) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
4. (7) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
5. (9) 49 Chadd Howell (R), Waurika, Okla.
6. (2) 35g Barry Gifford (R), Ponca City, Okla.
7. (3) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas.
8. (5) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla.
9. (8) 29 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (4) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (5) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
4. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (8) 4w Tyler Wolff (R), Fayetteville, Ark.
7. (1) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. (R), Rockwall, Texas.
8. (7) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas.
9. (6) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (1) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan.
3. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (3) 68 Brandon Watson (R), Denison, Texas.
5. (4) 34 Michael Walker (R), Alvarado, Texas.
6. (6) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla.
7. (8) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
8. (5) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
2. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
3. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (4) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
5. (5) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
6. (1) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
7. (8) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D.
8. (7) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (3) 68 Brandon Watson (R), Denison, Texas.
4. (7) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
5. (8) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas.
6. (6) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla., GRT/Sput’s, $90.
7. (4) 34 Michael Walker (R), Alvarado, Texas, Kraft/ProPower, $90.
8. (11) 29 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas, DirtWorks/Mission, $70.
9. (5) 4w Tyler Wolff (R), Fayetteville, Ark.
10. (9) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $90.
11. (10) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (4) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
3. (5) 35g Barry Gifford (R), Ponca City, Okla.
4. (1) 49 Chadd Howell (R), Waurika, Okla.
5. (7) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D.
6. (8) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. (R), Rockwall, Texas.
7. (6) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, DustDevil/Harris, $70.
8. (10) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Rocket/TRD, $90.
9. (9) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas, Shaw/KSE, $70.
10. (3) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, $90.
11. (11) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $90.
PRODUCTION JARS “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $3000.
2. (6) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa, Harris/Yancy’s, 35, $1700.
3. (8) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., MBCustom/Geddes, 35, $1200.
4. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 35, $1000.
5. (14) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, 35, $800.
6. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $700.
7. (16) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 35, $650.
8. (4) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas, Harris/Wells, 35, $400.
9. (7) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 35, $550.
10. (10) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., MBCustom/GMPP, 35, $500.
11. (5) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Durham, 35, $450.
12. (11) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Rocket/LRE, 35, $425.
13. (9) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan., Phoenix/Driskell, 35, $400.
14. (22) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, 35, $375.
15. (23) 4w Tyler Wolff (R), Fayetteville, Ark., MBCustom/Hatfield, 35, $350.
16. (12) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, 35, $325.
17. (3) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn., LG2/BuckBuilt, 34, $325.
18. (19) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., LG2/Speedway, 34, $325.
19. (20) 49 Chadd Howell (R), Waurika, Okla., GRT/Geddes, 34, $325.
20. (24) 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. (R), Rockwall, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 34, $325.
21. (21) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas, LG2/CHB, 29, $325.
22. (18) 35g Barry Gifford (R), Ponca City, Okla., Shaw/Yeoman, 28, $325.
23. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 25, $325.
24. (17) 68 Brandon Watson (R), Denison, Texas, GRT/Wornhor, 14, $325.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leader: Gustin 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 35.
Margin of Victory: 1.088 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Wolff, Hafertepe.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Dillard.
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: VanderBeek (started 14th, finished 5th).
Entries: 34.
Next Race: Saturday, Feb. 13, Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas.
Production Jars Southern Region Points: Dillard 182, Hughes 176, Duvall 174, Sobbing 167, VanderBeek 160, Gustin 156, Sanders 152, Houston 152, Wolff 143, Drake 142.
Rookie of the Year Points: Wolff 143, B. Bauman 134, Vogel 124, Howell 123, Hafertepe 109.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 19, Geddes 18, Yancy’s 14, Sput’s 13, Speedway 9.
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 19, MBCustoms 18, LG2 15, Harris 15, GRT 13.
Contingency Awards:
Allstar Performance – Leonard.
American Racer – Gustin.
Beyea Custom Headers – VanderBeek.
BSB Manufacturing – Gregory.
Day Motor Sports – Sanders, Watson.
Deatherage Opticians – Duvall.
Edelbrock – Whiteaker.
Eibach Springs – Malchus.
Fast Shafts – Houston.
FK Rod Ends – Wolff.
Forty9Designs.com – Vogel, Howell.
Fuel Safe – Hughes.
GRT Race Cars – C. Arneson.
Hooker Harness – Town.
Integra Shocks & Springs – Kates.
Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service – B. Bauman.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Houston.
Keyser Manufacturing – Drake.
KSE Racing Products – VanderBeek.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Timm.
MSD – Leonard, Gustin.
PBM Performance Products – Sobbing, Gustin.
QA1 – Houston.
Real Racing Wheels – non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Dillard.
VP Racing Fuels – Gustin.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Whiteaker.
Wilwood Engineering – C. Arneson.
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