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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Stormy Scott smothers competition in USMTS debut at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

MESQUITE, Texas (June 25) – Despite temperatures hovering near 100 degrees on a Tuesday afternoon in Mesquite, Texas, nothing was going to come between thousands of hungry race fans from packing the Devil’s Bowl Speedway to witness the debut of the United States Modified Touring Series at Lanny Edwards’ historic half-mile dirt oval.

Heat race action was a wild ride where experience on the high-banked speedplant proved fruitful for the track’s regular competitors and those who have experienced the unique configuration that the track offers.

But once the green flag waved to start the 25-lap, 26-car main event, nothing was going to come between Stormy Scott and a $4,000 paycheck.

After holding off a late charge from Josh Landers to win his heat race, Scott found himself on the pole after the redraw among the top 8 drivers in passing points

And despite four cautions during the first six laps of the race that kept the field bunched up, the 23-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., was flawless on each restart and was never seriously challenged throughout the race.

“It was really tough to get into turn one,” Scott admitted. “I really hard to get on the brakes hard going in, so I was just waiting for somebody to slam into the back of me but luckily it never happened.”

It was the sixth win of the season for last year’s USMTS Rookie of the Year, and 14th overall in a career that spans less than two years.

“I need to thank my crew and all the sponsors on this racecar—I couldn’t do any of this without them—and I need to thank Bryan (Rowland, car owner) because I definitely couldn't do it without him,” Scott exclaimed in victory lane. “And I'm thankful for this lucky streak I'm on. I guess I should thank God or something.”

Four cautions in the first six laps kept the field bunched tight in the early stages of the race. Polesitter Jimmy Ray went wheel to wheel with Scott when the race started, but Scott got the advantage in the second corner and began to expand his lead.

After that, Scott jumped out to a big lead on each restart while Ray and Chris Brown raced side by side for the second spot with driver throughout the field running high and low, often racing four cars wide.

The younger of the twin brothers, Johnny Scott, moved from his ninth row starting spot to third in just nine laps and challenged Brown for second place midway through the contest.

The race’s fifth and final caution with 10 laps to go saw Stormy Scott’s huge lead evaporate and gave some hope to the drivers chasing him. The restart saw Brown, Johnny Scott and Jason Hughes right behind while Clyde Dunn Jr. inherited fifth when fifth-running Chase Allen headed for the pit area under caution.

Undaunted, Stormy Scott pulled away from the field once again and won going away as he left the rest of his pursuers to slug it out for the runner-up paycheck.

Brown withstood a late-race charge from Hughes to hold on to the second spot while Johnny Scott slipped to a fourth-place finish ahead of Dunn and Colby Smith, who led all 46 drivers in the evening’s heat race passing points.

Dereck Ramirez came from 21st to finish sixth, Rodney Sanders turned around a dismal qualifying effort and used a provisional to start 26th before rallying for an eighth-place finish.

After being unable to start his heat race, Steve Whiteaker Jr. came from last in the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main to take the sixth and final transfer spot, and then roared from 24th on the grid to nab ninth in the main event and pick up his second Mesilla Valley Hard Charger Award of the season.

Ray wound up in the tenth spot.

The 4s Motorsports Southern Speedweek powered by Lecolift continues on Wednesday, June 26, as the USMTS Modifieds invade the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott, Texas (near Waco) for the third straight year.

The Heart O’ Texas Speedway is a semi-banked 1/3-mile clay oval located off of I-35 at exit 343 (FM 308), then 0.6 mile north on east frontage road. For more information call 254-829-2294 or check out www.heartotexspeedway.com online.

From there, it’s back to the north for three nights to finish up the swing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 27-29, with repeat visits to the Kennedale (Texas) Speedway Park, RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, and Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/USMTSTV.

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United States Modified Touring Series – USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
4s Motorsports Southern Speedweek powered by Lecolift – Inaugural Event
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, Texas
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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 are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (6) 01 Colby Smith (R), Greenville, Texas.
2. (2) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.
3. (4) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
4. (1) 44 Christy Georges (R), El Paso, Texas.
5. (3) 571 Blaine Shives, Van Alstyne, Texas.
6. (8) 41m Steve McMackin (R), Caddo Mills, Texas.
7. (5) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
8. (7) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
9. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
DNS - 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
2. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (3) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
4. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
5. (9) 3c Charlie Smith, Forney, Texas.
6. (10) 36t Trent Dorman, Royse City, Texas.
7. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
8. (4) 751 Rusty Trevathan, Wylie, Texas.
9. (8) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
10. (5) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
3. (4) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
4. (9) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
5. (2) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas.
6. (6) 56 Troy Taylor, Midlothian, Texas.
7. (5) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
8. (8) D11 David Hennan, Wichita Falls, Texas.
9. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (4) 12j Johnny Philpot, Sunnyvale, Texas.
3. (3) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
4. (9) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
5. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) 95 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
7. (7) 20t Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
8. (8) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
9. (6) 97 George White, Fort Worth, Texas.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 14x Josh Landers (R), Princeton, Texas.
3. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (7) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
5. (8) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas.
6. (3) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
7. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
8. (9) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
9. (4) 83 Willy Kraft, Mico, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
2. (3) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
3. (5) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas.
4. (8) 41m Steve McMackin (R), Caddo Mills, Texas.
5. (15) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (9) 95 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
7. (12) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
8. (7) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas, Hughes/Allard, $75.
9. (6) 36t Trent Dorman, Royse City, Texas, /, $75.
10. (16) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
11. (14) D11 David Hennan, Wichita Falls, Texas, Hughes/ASI, $75.
12. (4) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS, $90.
13. (17) 83 Willy Kraft, Mico, Texas, Kraft/Gaerte, $90.
14. (18) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo., Phoenix/Yeoman, $90.
15. (13) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., GRT/RoushYates, $90.
16. (10) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $140.
17. (11) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., MBCustom/Mullins, $90.
18. (1) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, GRT/105, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (13) 751 Rusty Trevathan, Wylie, Texas.
4. (6) 571 Blaine Shives, Van Alstyne, Texas.
5. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
6. (17) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. (12) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, $75.
8. (8) 56 Troy Taylor, Midlothian, Texas, TNT/Wells, $90.
9. (4) 3c Charlie Smith, Forney, Texas, Hughes/Chase, $75.
10. (2) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, Kraft/Wells, $90.
11. (9) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
12. (5) 44 Christy Georges (R), El Paso, Texas, GRT/Barnett, $90.
13. (15) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $140.
14. (14) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $140.
15. (11) 20t Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $90.
16. (16) 97 George White, Fort Worth, Texas, Shaw/ASI, $90.
17. (1) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $90.

ALLGAYER, INC. “A” MAIN (25 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 25, $4000.
2. (5) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 25, $1500.
3. (10) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 25, $1250.
4. (16) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/RoushYates, 25, $1050.
5. (11) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 25, $800.
6. (3) 01 Colby Smith (R), Greenville, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 25, $700.
7. (21) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 25, $650.
8. (25) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 25, $600.
9. (24) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 25, $650.
10. (1) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/AOS, 25, $500.
11. (22) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 25, $550.
12. (17) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas, IRP/GMPP, 25, $425.
13. (18) 751 Rusty Trevathan, Wylie, Texas, IRP/Yeoman, 25, $275.
14. (23) 95 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill., Kraft/Gaerte, 25, $375.
15. (9) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, 25, $350.
16. (4) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, 25, $300.
17. (26) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 25, $300.
18. (15) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 25, $300.
19. (7) 12j Johnny Philpot, Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/M&M, 21, $250.
20. (13) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Centex, 15, $250.
21. (8) 14x Josh Landers (R), Princeton, Texas, DirtWorks/MachineWorks, 9, $300.
22. (19) 41m Steve McMackin (R), Caddo Mills, Texas, DirtWorks/Cotton, 6, $300.
23. (20) 571 Blaine Shives, Van Alstyne, Texas, IRP/Yeoman, 6, $250.
24. (12) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 5, $300.
25. (6) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Chase, 4, $300.
26. (14) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 1, $450.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leader: S. Scott 1-25.
Total Laps Led: S. Scott 25.
Margin of Victory: 3.935 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Whiteaker (started 24th, finished 9th).
Next Race: Wednesday, June 26, Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Elm Mott, Texas.
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region Points: J. Scott 955, Sanders 949, VanderBeek 878, Hughes 866, Brown 853, Shryock 820, Dunn 757, S. Scott 744, Ramirez 720, Whiteaker 697.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1494, Galloway 1423, Big Eagle 1164, Jeff Conner 461, Cade Dillard 420.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 236, Mullins 202, Sput’s 186, RoushYates 184, Geddes 176.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 253, GRT 214, MBCustom 200, LG2 186, Skyrocket 176.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Shryock.
American Racer – Landers.
Beyea Custom Headers – Colby Smith.
BSB Manufacturing – Dunn, Ramirez.
Buck Monson Photos – S. Scott.
Crane Cams – S. Scott.
Dominator Race Products – Allen.
Edelbrock – Hughes.
Eibach Springs – Ray.
FK Rod Ends – C. Penn.
Forty9Designs.com – Lodge, Philpot.
Fuel Safe – Colby Smith.
GRT Race Cars – J. Scott.
Hooker Harness – Trevathan.
JRi Shocks – Cody Smith.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Whiteaker.
Keyser Manufacturing – Ray.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Cody Smith.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Whiteaker.
MSD Ignition – S. Scott. Brown.
PBM Performance Products – Brown, S. Scott.
Power Lift Racing Products – Tillison.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – S. Scott.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey’s General Stores, Cheetos, COMP Cams®, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, Swan Energy.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: 4s Motorsports, Allgayer Inc., Arbor Masters, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, FVP, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Lecolift, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Something Inked, United Cellular Services.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, MSD Ignition, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends, VP Racing Fuels.

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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Communications Director
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W. 2nd St., P.O. Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
Tel: 515-297-3835
Email: media@usmts.com
Web: www.usmts.com