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July 30th, 2015

Jason Hughes Wins USMTS Prelim; Runner-Up in WMDTC Finale

Westville, Oklahoma (07/30/15) – Jason Hughes powered his West Siloam Pawn #12 Red Tail Tackle/Hughes Chassis/ Mullins Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified to a prelim win during the 5th Annual Red Tail Tackle World Modified Dirt Track Championship before finishing in the runner-up spot in the finale.

Jason Hughes made the trip to Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) on Thursday night for the opening round of the USMTS-sanctioned, 5th Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship presented by Red Tail Tackle. In a field of 63 Open Wheel Modifieds, Hughes’ 4th place finish in heat transferred him into the B-Main. Coming from 3rd and winning his B-Main, Jason improved five spots in the 30-lap feature event retiring a 12th place finish.

On Friday night with the same car count of 63 Open Wheel Modifieds, Hughes scored a heat race win from the 6th position, setting him up for the feature event. Starting on the pole for the preliminary feature, Jason cruised to his fourth victory of the season with Rodney Sanders, Brandon Davis, Brad Dierks and Dan Ebert completing the top five.

Wrapping up the busy weekend on Saturday, Hughes logged two podium finishes in the two segments of the mega finale. Starting in 4th for the first 30-lap feature, Hughes improved one spot, recording a 3rd place finish behind Rodney Sanders and Brandon Davis with Terry Phillips and Brad Dierks following him to the finish line.

After a 10 minute intermission to make any last second adjustments, Jason Hughes headed back out for the 50-lap main event with a 3rd place starting spot. Battling for a $15,000 paycheck, Jason advanced one spot in the feature to 2nd place finish behind race winner, Rodney Sanders with Terry Phillips, Joey Jensen, and Zack VanderBeek rounding out the top five.

“We gave it all we had this weekend, but just came up a little bit short in the end,” commented Hughes. “Sanders has been tough all year, and this weekend was no different story. We’ll keep digging though, and move on to the next show.”

Complete results from these events can be found at www.USMTS.com .

Jason will take a one-week break before next returning to action on Thursday, August 6th at 81 Speedway (Park City, Kansas) with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). The event will serve as the opening round of The Hunt for the Casey’s Championship. More information on the event can be found at 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 .