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.
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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.
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