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March 30th, 2015

Jason Hughes Crowned the King of America at Humboldt

Westville, Oklahoma (03/30/15) – Jason Hughes has won countless major events with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). However, he had never won the King of America at Humboldt Speedway. That changed this weekend, though, as he powered his West Siloam Pawn #12 Red Tail Tackle/Hughes Chassis/ Mullins Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified to the $10,500 win.

Jason entered the King of America V Modified Nationals over the weekend at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) as eighty-two of the nation's best competitors registered for the $10,000-to-win event.

The United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) event began on Thursday and Friday night with dual qualifying heats each night, with cumulative points counting toward the Saturday night finale. On Thursday evening Hughes advanced from the second starting spot to a heat race win in the first heat, and the raced from the seventh starting spot in the second heat to a fourth place finish.

On Friday night Hughes enjoyed another great outing as he battled his way forward from the eighth starting position to a third place finish in the first heat. The second heat race saw Jason charge through the field from his eleventh starting spot to register another solid third place finish. His efforts locked him into the second starting spot for Saturday night's 100-lap finale alongside Dereck Ramirez.

When the race went green, Ramirez took control and pulled out to a big lead. But his advantage began to shrink after lap-twelve when a swarm of lapped cars slowed his progress and allowed Hughes to narrow the gap. Hughes stalked Ramirez for the first half of the race, looking for a way around. A yellow flag on lap 57 gave Hughes the chance he needed when Ramirez bobbled in turn-four on the restart. Hughes pulled alongside and edged Ramirez by a nose to take the lead for the first time on lap 58.

Hughes paced the field for the final 43 laps to capture the victory in the King of America V Modified Nationals over Rodney Sanders, Ramirez, Brandon Davis, and Jeremy Payne.

“We had a pretty good race car tonight,” Hughes said. “We started the year off good and found a few problems with it, went down and did some testing last week and got her dialed in for this race," he added. Saturday night's $10,000 payday marked Hughes' first USMTS victory since October 11, 2013.

Full results from the weekend can be found at www.USMTS.com .

Jason will enjoy the upcoming Easter weekend at home with his family before resuming USMTS action on April 9th-11th with a tripleheader in Texas. Superbowl Speedway (Greenville, Texas), RPM Speedway (Crandall, Texas), and LoneStar Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) will all be a part of the weekend’s schedule. For information on the events, please visit www.USMTS.com .

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including Cates Recycling, Pig-N-Out, Red Tail Tackle, AFCO Brakes, West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Mullins Race Engines, D and G Directional Drilling, 45 Pipeline Services,JRI Shocks, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert's Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com .

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March 30th, 2015

Brandon Hightower Bags Biggest Career Win

Natchitoches, Louisiana (03/30/15) – 17-year-old, Brandon Hightower registered the biggest win of his young career over the weekend by topping the $2,000-to-win, Limited Modified event at Baton Rouge Raceway in the Mahfouz Motorsports #B52 Express Race Car/PTS Racing Engine entry.

Brandon Hightower was back in action at Baton Rouge Raceway (Baker, Louisiana) on Saturday night, and it would prove to be a memorable outing for the young driver.

Preliminary action on Friday night set the twenty-car field for the 30-lap, $2,000-to-win main event. Brandon's heat race victory positioned him starting second, alongside Shane Hebert on the front row.

When the race went green, Hightower immediately took control and began to pull away. The Natchitoches, Louisiana ace had nearly a straightaway lead over his nearest competitor by the second circuit. Despite numerous caution periods, Brandon dominated the event for his first-career, Limited Modified victory.

His luck during the course of the weekend in the P&W Southern United Professional Racers (SUPR) Super Late Model ranks wouldn’t be as good. He battled mechanical issues both nights, which relegated him to a 15th place finish and 21st place finish.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.SUPRRacing.com and www.BatonRougeRaceway.com .

The upcoming weekend, April 3rd-4th, will see Hightower competing in a pair of Limited Modified events. Friday night’s action will be contested at Timberline Speedway (Corley, Texas), while Saturday night will take the team to Sabine Motor Speedway (Many, Louisiana). For more information on the events, please visit www.TimberlineSpeedway.com and www.SabineMotorSpeedway.info .

Brandon Hightower and Advanced Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Advanced On Site Services, Grant Shelton Worldwide Tire, Timmons Truck Center, Mitchell Transportation, International, Mahfouz Motorsports, E.L. Gremillion Fire Extinguishers, AMS, Rick’s Trailer City, Federated Auto Parts, Rocket Chassis, JCR Racing, PTS Racing Engines, J&J Motorsports, Advanced Environmental Compliance, Superior Graphics, Cotton Valley Oil & Gas, Express Race Cars, and MSRMafia.com Website & PR Services.

For more information on Brandon Hightower please visit www.BrandonHightower.com .

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March 30th, 2015

Ashley Newman Makes History with Inaugural UCRA Victory

Ripley, Tennessee (03/30/15) –  Overcoming a stellar field of 63 entries, Ashley Newman powered the Greg’s Sawmill #73 Upton Motorsports/Bob Pierce Race Car to the $2,500 win in the inaugural event for the United Crate Racing Alliance (UCRA) on Saturday night.

The newly-formed, United Crate Racing Alliance (UCRA) invaded the 1/4-mile oval as a stout field of sixty-three Crate Late Models registered for the event.

The top six qualifiers were locked into the $2,500-to-win event, and Newman posted the fastest lap in his respective group to earn the pole position for the finale.

When the race went green, Newman took control and led flag-to-flag for the victory over Matt Henderson, Ethan Hunter, Jerry Coffman, and Jake Teague.

“First time I’ve really had the opportunity to race at Duck River and what an awesome track it is,” said Newman. “To win any race is big, but to win a show over a field like this is something special.”
Full results from the event are available at www.UCRARacing.com .

The team is tentatively planning to travel to Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) this weekend, April 3rd-4th for a pair of NeSmith Late Model events. For more information, please visit www.MagnoliaDirt.com .

Upton Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Gary Beard Trucking, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Ashley Newman and Upton Motorsports, please visit www.AshleyNewman.com and www.UptonMotorsports.com .

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March 30th, 2015

Riley Hickman Races to Second Victory of ’15; Busy Easter Weekend on Tap

Cleveland, Tennessee (03/30/15) – Riley Hickman piloted his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company/CVR Late Model to his second win of 2015 on Friday night with a triumph at Cleveland Speedway

It was a busy weekend for Riley Hickman Racing that began on Friday night at Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee). Hickman piloted his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company Crate Late Model to his second victory of the season in a Weekly Racing Series program at the 3/8-mile oval. Complete results can be found at www.ClevelandSpeedwayLLC.com .

Action shifted to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia) on Saturday for another Weekly Racing Series event in the Crate Late Model division. Riley charged to a second place finish in the main event. For more information, visit www.NorthGASpeedway.net .

The weekend drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with a trip to Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, South Carolina) for the annual March Madness. The $7,500-to-win program, which was sanctioned by the Southern All Star (SAS) Racing Series, drew a field of twenty-seven entries. Hickman posted the fastest lap in Group B of time trials, locking him into the second starting spot for the 60-lap finale.

Hickman battled amongst the top five for the first half of the race, avoiding a lap 16 melee only to tangle with a slower car while battling lapped traffic on lap 38. Hickman spun, but was able to rejoin the tail of the field for the restart. In the closing laps, Riley moved forward to recover a seventh place finish in the final rundown.

Full results from the event are available at www.SASDirt.com .

The upcoming Easter weekend looks to be a busy one for the team as they set their sights on a trio of Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals events in Kentucky. Action opens on Thursday at 201 Speedway (Sitka, Kentucky) before moving to Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky) on Friday night before drawing to a close on Saturday at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky). For more information on the events please visit www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com .

Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Mans Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Riley Hickman, please visit www.RileyHickman.com .