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Gustin triples up with USMTS triumph at Monett

MONETT, Mo. (August 14) – Ryan Gustin continued his charge toward claiming his first USMTS National Championship Sunday with a win at the Monett Speedway – his third during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy.

Just like he did the previous night at the Lucas Oil Speedway, Keith Foss led the opening lap of the main event from the front row, but just like the previous night saw Gustin overtake him for the lead and go on to take the checkered flag.

After starting third on the 28-car grid for the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main, a caution flag on the third lap helped Gustin get by Kelly Shryock for second. One lap later, ‘The Reaper’ blasted by Foss for the lead and never looked back over the remaining 36 caution-free laps around the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval.

The win was worth $2,110 to Gustin as he improved his record during ‘The Hunt’ to a perfect 3-0 and widened his lead over Shryock in the points standings.

Terry Phillips finished third Sunday night while Foss held off defending USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes for the fourth spot.

Sixth through tenth went to 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn, Jon Tesch, Johnny Scott, Zack VanderBeek and multi-time track champion Johnny Bone Jr.

Rick Beebe finished 11th after starting 21st and earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.

The tireless USMTS touring titans get a two-day rest before embarking on a five-night swing through Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

On Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn., plays host to the United States Modified Touring Series for the first time ever. The series follows that up with another debut appearance on Thursday at the Rice Lake Speedway in Rice Lake, Wis.

Friday finds the USMTS Modifieds back at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., and then treks to the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, on Saturday. The weekend wraps up on Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn., to put the first one-third of ‘The Hunt’ in the books.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy
6th Annual USMTS Summer Shootout
Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Saturday, August 14, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) 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.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 21m Steven Martin, Ozark, Mo.
2. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (1) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
6. (8) 25 Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (6) 63 Ryan Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.
8. (3) 8 Dusty Robbins (R), Enid, Okla.
9. (9) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
3. (3) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
4. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
6. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
7. (7) 16 Austin Siebert (R), Grandview, Mo.
8. (9) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
9. (4) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
4. (7) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (1) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan.
6. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo.
8. (5) 45 Marvin Forrest, Shell Knob, Mo.
9. (4) 1n Nicholas Link (R), Rolla, Kan.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 118 Terry Beckham II, Webb City, Mo.
2. (2) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo.
3. (5) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (3) 56 Tony Jackson Jr., Lebanon, Mo.
5. (8) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
6. (7) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo.
7. (6) B29 Tammy Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark.
8. (1) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.

SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (6) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
5. (5) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
6. (8) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa.
7. (2) 9d Dwight Niehoff, Lockwood, Mo.
8. (7) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (3) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
3. (4) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (8) 25 Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
6. (11) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (15) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
8. (7) 66t Tyler Schmidt, Easton, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, $75.
9. (12) 9d Dwight Niehoff, Lockwood, Mo., Impressive/Yeoman, $75.
10. (13) 8 Dusty Robbins (R), Enid, Okla., Kraft/Robbins, $90.
11. (16) 1n Nicholas Link (R), Rolla, Kan., Shaw/Guymon, $90.
12. (9) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, $75.
13. (14) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., JRC/Kalvinator, $75.
14. (10) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $90.
15. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
16. (5) 56 Tony Jackson Jr., Lebanon, Mo., GRT/Ruble, $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (2) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
2. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (5) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
6. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
7. (6) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
8. (12) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $90.
9. (8) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa, IROC/PerfMach, $90.
10. (10) 63 Ryan Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan., GRT/Willy, $75.
11. (7) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
12. (11) B29 Tammy Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark., Kraft/BMS, $75.
13. (15) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo., Hoffman/Baker, $75.
14. (14) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla., Ramirez/Janes, $90.
15. (13) 45 Marvin Forrest, Shell Knob, Mo., $75

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2110.
2. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $1710.
3. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $1000.
4. (1) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Brink, 40, $1000.
5. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $900.
6. (9) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $700.
7. (8) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $750.
8. (12) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 40, $600.
9. (13) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $750.
10. (15) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $500.
11. (21) 25 Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $550.
12. (10) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Shaw/Mullins, 40, $425.
13. (6) 21m Steven Martin, Ozark, Mo., Allen/DesignPerf, 40, $275.
14. (11) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $375.
15. (17) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/GMPP, 40, $350.
16. (26) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $115.
17. (24) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline, 40, $300.
18. (20) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $400.
19. (5) 118 Terry Beckham II, Webb City, Mo., TRE/Beckham, 39, flat tire, $300.
20. (26) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, 33, mechanical, $300.
21. (23) 16 Austin Siebert (R), Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 24, mechanical, $300.
22. (27) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, 24, mechanical, $250.
23. (19) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 18, mechanical, $400.
24. (16) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 4, crash, $300.
25. (14) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/GMPP, 3, crash, $400.
26. (18) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 3, crash, $400.
27. (22) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 1, mechanical, $300.
DNS - 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 0, $610.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Foss 1-4, Gustin 5-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 36, Foss 4.
Margin of Victory:  2.154 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Beckham.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Beebe (started 21st, finished 11th).
Provisional Starters: Hejna, Dalton (track).
Next Race: Wednesday, Aug. 17, Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, Minn.
National Championship Points: Gustin 385, Shryock 324, Hughes 292, Scott 273, VanderBeek 272, Foss 264, Tesch 257, Krohn 257, Myer 237, Sanders 233, Boney 223.
Rookie of the Year Points: Jason Grimes 1672, Foss 1333, Schott 1309, Clyde Dunn Jr. 976, Jimmy Ray 971.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 461, ProPower 369, Sput’s 332, Geddes 208, ASI 190.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 484, Skyrocket 426, GRT 325, BC 189, Sidebiter 112.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Mitchell.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Phillips.
Forty9Designs.com – Foss, VanderBeek.
Hooker Harness – Allen.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Gustin.
ISKY Racing Cams – not awarded.
The Joie of Seating – Tesch, Beebe.
KSE Racing Products – Tesch.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Sanders.
New Vision Graphics – Hughes.
Nitroquest – Burrell, Green.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Beebe.
PBM Performance Products – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – Robbins, Mather.
Ruter Farms – not awarded.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Krohn.
WIX Filters – Gustin.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Dirt Track Racing School, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.