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March 2nd, 2015

Rodney Sanders Tackles First USMTS Win of ’15; SNMS Next

Happy, Texas (03/02/15) – With the weekend's biggest prize on the line Saturday night at El Paso Speedway Park (El Paso, Texas), Rodney Sanders found himself in victory lane with a $4,000 paycheck at the 2nd Annual Icebreaker.

Twenty-eight Open Wheel Modified warriors registered for the event, which was sanctioned by the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). In preliminary action, Sanders raced to a second place finish in his heat race to lock into the redraw for the 50-lap finale. Rodney drew the eighth starting spot for the main event, and quickly advanced four positions to the fourth spot at the drop of the green flag. On lap 24, Sanders snuck by Terry Phillips for third and then Dereck Ramirez four laps later to move into second.

Rodney caught race-long pacesetter, Austin Arneson on lap 30 and then scooted past on the inside as they crossed the line to complete the 32nd lap. Sanders never got far from Arneson, but never relinquished the lead again as he roared to his first USMTS victory of the season.

“The track was real good tonight,” Sanders added. “It was slick and smooth, and it was a real good night for us. It feels good to get a win here.”

Arneson settled into the runner-up spot while Zack VanderBeek, Jake Gallardo, and Ramirez completed the top five finishers.

While mechanical issues sidelined Sanders to a 21st place finish on Thursday night he was able to bag a third place finish on Friday evening. Full results from the weekend are available at www.USMTS.com .

Up next is the 21st Annual Winter Meltdown at Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, New Mexico), which will be held March 6th-8th. The three day affair will be sanctioned by the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS), and will see $2,000-to-win, $3,000-to-win, and $4,000-to-win events respectively held. For more information, please visit www.USMTS.com .

Rodney Sanders would like to thank all of his sponsors including Swan Energy, Kimrad Transport, S&S Fishing and Rental, Special Care, Outreachers Sustainable Solutions, Swan Racing, Geddes Race Engines, MB Customs, Alaron Energy, B&L Satellite Rental, STSI, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, C&R Radiators, Eibach Springs, Charter Oak Production Company, Palmer Painting, Beyea Headers, Five Star Shop Service, McDonald Oil Field Services, KBC Graphics, D&G Contracting, FK Rod Ends, Fike's Transmissions, Krohn Farms, Mars Race Cars, K&N Filters, Club 29 Race Cars, Real Racing Wheels, 87 Automotive, Wichita Tank Racing, Wehrs Machine, All-Star Performance, Wilwood Breaks, Driven Race Oils, CMD Race Shocks, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Rodney Sanders, please visit www.RodneySandersRacing.net .