Scott goes back for seconds, scoops up USMTS loot at Southern Oklahoma Speedway

ARDMORE, Okla. (April 27) – Johnny Scott must have liked the taste of victory Friday because he went back for seconds on Saturday and gobbled up the competition at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.

After a stint in Kennedale, Texas, the night before, Scott and the rest of the tireless touring titans of the United States Modified Touring Series crossed the border and into the Sooner State for the third and final round of the 4s Motorsports Red River Rumble powered by Lecolift.

Just like Friday evening, Scott again had a tough draw in his heat race but battled his way to a runner-up finish and a spot in the redraw among the program’s top 8 qualifiers.

This time, however, his draw for the main event was a complete turn-around and the 23-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., found himself on the pole for the 40-lap contest around the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Scott immediately took control at the drop of the green flag and never looked back en route to a second straight $4,000 payday and his 16th career USMTS triumph.

Zack VanderBeek shrugged off a lackluster result on Friday night and rebounded for his best result of the 2013 campaign with a runner-up paycheck while the winner’s older twin brother, Stormy Scott, placed third.

Chris Brown finished fourth and Rodney Sanders kept his lead in the Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region points standings with a fifth-place finish after starting 15th on the 26-car grid.

Sixth through tenth were Kelly Shryock, rookie contender Joey Galloway, Tristan Dycus, Daniel Hilsabeck and Bobby Malchus. Dycus, who passed 14 competitors in the feature, earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.

The next event on the USMTS calendar is Thursday, May 16, at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., where fans are hoping the third time’s the charm after two weather-related postponements in March and April.

Friday, May 17, will find the USMTS Modifieds at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., and then at the West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Mo., on Saturday, May 18, to round out the Arbor Masters Central Region presented by Day Motor Sports tripleheader.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series – Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
4s Motorsports Red River Rumble powered by Lecolift – Round 3 of 3
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Saturday, April 27, 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. (4) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (6) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
4. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (8) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
6. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
7. (1) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas.
8. (2) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas.
9. (3) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
4. (8) 55h Buddy Honaker, Davis, Okla.
5. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (9) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas.
7. (3) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
8. (4) 11 Jeff Allgayer, El Campo, Texas.
9. (7) 42L Bud Longpine, Drummond, Okla.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (5) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
3. (4) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
4. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (3) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
7. (6) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
8. (8) 35 Jay Purkey, Colwich, Kan.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (6) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.
4. (1) 19b B.J. Baze, Sherman, Texas.
5. (8) 01 Joey Galloway, Manor, Sask., Canada.
6. (5) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
7. (3) 18w Britton Weger, Hendrix, Okla.
8. (7) 2c Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas.

4S MOTORSPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
2. (4) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (3) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.
4. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
5. (5) 715 J.P. Dowell, Killeen, Texas.
6. (8) K6 Joe Adams, Enid, Okla.
7. (6) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
8. (7) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
2. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (5) 19b B.J. Baze, Sherman, Texas.
5. (11) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
6. (12) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
7. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $90.
8. (8) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas, GRT/RCR, $90.
9. (3) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.
10. (9) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $90.
11. (14) 2c Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/KSP, $90.
12. (10) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas, Hughes/Allard, $75.
13. (13) 11 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $90.
14. (4) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Chase, $90.
15. (15) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas, Hughes/Centex, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (4) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
3. (9) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
4. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
5. (14) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
6. (2) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
7. (7) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $90.
8. (11) 18w Britton Weger, Hendrix, Okla., Hughes/Grass, $75.
9. (8) K6 Joe Adams, Enid, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $75.
10. (3) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La., Skyrocket/PTS, $90.
11. (6) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas, GRT/Warner, $75.
12. (15) 42L Josh Lanterman, Wichita, Kan., BigChief/Geddes, $75.
13. (10) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas.
14. (12) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas, Pierce/D&L, $90.
15. (13) 35 Jay Purkey, Colwich, Kan., Shark/Bogus, $75

LECOLIFT “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $4000.
2. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $1500.
3. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 40, $1000.
4. (9) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $900.
5. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $800.
6. (17) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $700.
7. (16) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, 40, $650.
8. (22) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 40, $700.
9. (20) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Sidebiter/Mullins, 40, $550.
10. (10) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $500.
11. (23) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $450.
12. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $425.
13. (7) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
14. (8) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $375.
15. (13) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $350.
16. (11) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $300.
17. (6) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 40, $300.
18. (24) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, 40, $300.
19. (18) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 39, $300.
20. (26) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 39, $300.
21. (12) 55h Buddy Honaker, Davis, Okla., Hughes/Wells, 36, $250.
22. (19) 19b B.J. Baze, Sherman, Texas, Shaw/Smiley’s, 28, $250.
23. (21) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, 21, $300.
24. (25) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, 21, $300.
25. (14) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 14, $400.
26. (2) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, 8, $300.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: J. Scott 1-40.
Total Laps Led: J. Scott 40.
Margin of Victory: 2.581 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Dycus (started 22nd, finished 8th).
Next Race: Thursday, May 16, Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region Points: Sanders 700, J. Scott 686, VanderBeek 646, Shryock 620, Hughes 618, Brown 603, Dunn 523, Whiteaker 523, S. Scott 486, Ramirez 471.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 767, Galloway 757, Big Eagle 609, Sprinkle 380, Cade Dillard 323.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 115, Mullins 94, Geddes 94, Sput’s 84, RoushYates 82.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 120, Skyrocket 89, MBCustoms 89, GRT 85, LG2 78.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – J. Gallardo.
American Racer – Dowell.
Beyea Custom Headers – Whiteaker.
BSB Manufacturing – Sanders, Galloway.
Buck Monson Photos – J. Scott.
Crane Cams – J. Scott.
Dominator Race Products – Sprinkle.
Edelbrock – S. Scott.
Eibach Springs – S. Scott.
FK Rod Ends – Tillison.
Forty9Designs.com – Houston, Webb.
Fuel Safe – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Galloway.
Hooker Harness – Whiteaker.
JRi Shocks – Ramirez.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Hilsabeck.
Keyser Manufacturing – Malchus.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Hughes.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Dycus.
MSD Ignition – J. Scott, VanderBeek.
PBM Performance Products – Houston, J. Scott.
Power Lift Racing Products – Hunt
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – J. Scott.

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