Scott breaks, Ramirez takes USMTS win at Shady Oaks Speedway
GOLIAD, Texas-Dereck Ramirez was in the right place at the right time Friday night and took down the main event win at the Shady Oaks Speedway as the USMTS Casey's Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental completed Round 2 of the MVT Gulf Coast Border Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

The 28-year-old from Woodward, Okla., was trailing leader Johnny Scott when a crippled engine sidelined Scott with just three laps remaining in the 35-lapper.

In registering his first win since back-to-back triumphs in the USMTS Winter Nationals at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, Ramirez pocketed $3,000 and ended a dry spell dating back to Nov. 19, 2011.

Polesitter Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon, Iowa, jumped out front at the drop of the green flag and paced the first 17 laps around the 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval before eighth-starting Scott muscled ahead to lead lap 18.

Scott maintained control for the next 14 laps until mechanical woes ended his night three laps short of the checkered flag.

Ramirez then had to hold off two-time USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin and 2010 USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes to garner the first-place trophy.

"It was a pretty good race track early," said Ramirez. "You could run the bottom or the top. Then all the stuff on the bottom was blowing up to the top. You just had to be there at the end.

"I feel bad for Johnny. He had the best car. I'll take it; a win's a win. I really didn't have anything for him at the end."

Hughes, who took a provisional to start the feature race and then went to the back again after changing two flat tires early in the contest, quietly worked his way through the field while tenth-starting Gustin also charged toward the front.

VanderBeek recorded his second top-five finish of the weekend in fourth while Philip Houston passed nine cars on his way to finishing fifth.

Cade Dillard, Jake Gallardo, Grant Junghans, Adam Penn and rookie contender Casey Arneson rounded out the top ten.

Round 3 of the inaugural USMTS event at the Shady Oaks Speedway happens Saturday, and the show gets underway at 6 p.m. Central Time.

Up for grabs is a $4,000 paycheck to win Saturday's main event. Limited Mods and Street Stocks will serve as support classes.

Spectator tickets are $20 and pit passes are $40. Kids ages 12 and under get into the grandstands free, and kids ages 6 and under get into the pits free. Tickets will be available for purchase at the track.

For race fans unable to make the trip to the Shady Oaks Speedway, point your browser to www.racindirt.com/livevideo to order the pay-per-view broadcast. Every pay-per-view customer will also get a free month of RacinDirt.com's On Demand video coverage free of charge (new subscribers only).

The Shady Oaks Speedway owned and operated by Bobby & Rosemary Stacy and Keith Stacy 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.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey's Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental - MVT Gulf Coast Border Region presented by Day Motor Sports
Inaugural Event - Night 2 of 3
Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015


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. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (6) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
3. (2) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
4. (1) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa.
5. (3) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
6. (7) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (8) 9L Vince Lucas (R), Elk City, Okla.
8. (9) 65 Buck McFarlin, Inez, Texas.
9. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
2. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
4. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (8) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas.
6. (6) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
7. (3) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
8. (7) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
9. (1) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
2. (4) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
3. (6) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (1) 129 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas.
5. (5) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
6. (3) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla.
7. (7) 32b Brandon Nichols, Crosby, Texas.
8. (8) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (1) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan.
3. (4) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.
4. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
5. (8) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
6. (3) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (6) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
8. (7) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (4) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
2. (2) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas.
3. (1) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
4. (3) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa.
5. (5) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (11) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
7. (7) 9L Vince Lucas (R), Elk City, Okla., Shaw/KSE, $90.
8. (8) 32b Brandon Nichols, Crosby, Texas, Pierce/Houston, $70.
9. (9) 65 Buck McFarlin, Inez, Texas, Evolution/Mullins, $70.
10. (10) 137 William Pittaway, Corpus Christi, Texas, Shaw/KSE, $70.
11. (6) 38 Ronnie Gould III, Seminole, Okla., Hughes/Mullens, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (2) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
3. (6) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (4) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
5. (9) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
6. (7) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill., Kraft/105, $90.
7. (3) 129 Jamie Campbell, Adkins, Texas, DirtWorks/PerfMach, $70.
8. (5) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
9. (10) 12 Cody Leonard, Sinton, Texas, Harris/Wells, $70.
10. (8) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $90.
11. (11) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas, Hughes/PPE, $90.

CASEY'S GENERAL STORES "A" MAIN (35 laps):
1. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, 35, $3000.
2. (10) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1700.
3. (23) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1200.
4. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput's, 35, $1000.
5. (14) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/PPE, 35, $800.
6. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/Geddes, 35, $700.
7. (3) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, 35, $600.
8. (18) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., MBCustom/Sput's, 35, $550.
9. (11) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $500.
10. (13) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 35, $450.
11. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 35, $400.
12. (16) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hilsabeck/Mullins, 35, $375.
13. (21) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/AOS, 35, $350.
14. (15) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, 35, $325.
15. (5) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 35, $325.
16. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/Mullins, 32, $325.
17. (12) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan., Harris/Mullins, 32, $325.
18. (9) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan., Phoenix/Driskell, 28, $325.
19. (19) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa, MBCustom/Sput's, 28, $325.
20. (20) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla., Kraft/Clemens, 19, $325.
21. (24) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas, MBCustom/RoushYates, 18, $325.
22. (22) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, 14, $325.
23. (2) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Shaw/Mullins, 4, $325.
24. (17) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, 4, $325.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: VanderBeek 1-17, Scott 18-32, Ramirez 33-35.
Total Laps Led: VanderBeek 17, Scott 15, Ramirez 3.
Margin of Victory: 0.780 second.
Provisional Starters: Hughes, Sprinkle.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Scott.
Hard Charger: Junghans (started 18th, finished 8th).
Entries: 34.
Next Race: Saturday, Feb. 14, Shady Oaks Speedway, Goliad, Texas.
MVT Gulf Coast Border Region Points: Ramirez 188, Hughes 186, Gustin 186, VanderBeek 174, Houston 158, Whiteaker 148, Penn 146, Duvall 140, C. Arneson 138, Scott 137.
Rookie of the Year Points: C. Arneson 138, Sobbing 136, Kates 136, A. Arneson 122, Theiss 122.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 19, Cornett 19, Sput's 16, PPE 14, Durham 10.
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 18, LG2 18, GRT 17, MBCustom 15, Hilsabeck 11.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels - B. Bauman.
Allstar Performance - Junghans.
American Racer - Robertson.
Beyea Custom Headers - Houston.
BSB Manufacturing - Sprinkle.
Chix Gear Racewear - Hughes.
Deatherage Opticians - Ramirez.
Edelbrock - A. Arneson.
Eibach Springs - Hilsabeck.
FK Rod Ends - A. Arneson.
Forty9Designs.com - Theiss, Sobbing.
Fuel Safe - Dillard.
Hooker Harness - Ray.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components - Penn.
Keyser Manufacturing - C. Arneson.
KSE Racing Products - Scott.
Marsh Racing Wheels - Jordan.
Midwest Sheet Metal - Jordan.
MSD Ignition - Scott, Ramirez.
PBM Performance Products - VanderBeek, Ramirez.
QA1 - A. Arneson.
R2C Performance Products - Gustin.
Real Racing Wheels - all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics - Scott.
Tilton Engineering - VanderBeek.
VP Racing Fuels - Ramirez.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products - Duvall.
Wilwood Disc Brakes - Gallardo.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey's General Stores, Chix Gear Racewear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Fast Shafts, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, Duvall Electric, ElbowsUp.com, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Rivers Edge Scrap Management, Schwab's Tinker Shop, UMotors Motorsports & Marine, Velocita-USA.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance, Hooker Custom Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, QA1 Precision Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance, Real Racing Wheels, Simpson Performance Products, Sybesma Graphics, Tilton Engineering, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes.

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