ROBERTSON ROLLS TO
TOPLESS PRELIMINARY TRIUMPH
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 20)
Michael Robertson of Minden, La., captured his first USMTS Southern Series
checkered flag Friday as he wired the field in the opening night of the 10th
Annual GRT Race Cars Topless Modified Nationals at the I-30 Speedway in
Little Rock, Ark.
With 74 entries jam-packed
into the pit area at the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval, fans were
treated to eight Heat Races, four Real Racing Wheels "B" Mains and a 30-lap
Sunoco "A" Main. Robertson won the first heat of the night, then led the
main event from start to finish to capture the $2,000 top prize.
Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier,
Ark., who won the 'Topless' in 2001, finished second in Friday night's
preliminary while Little Rock's Patrick Linn came home in third. Tommy Myer
of Blooming Prairie, Minn., was fourth and Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas,
claimed the fifth-place paycheck,
Fresh off a win at the
Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway last Saturday, 14th-starting Steve Holzkamper
finished sixth, followed by William Gould, defending USMTS Southern Series
champ Jason Hughes, Chris Henigan and Casey Findley.
Past winners of the GRT Race
Cars Topless Modified Nationals include Charlie Armstrong (1999-2000),
Sullivan (2001), Skeet Amason (2002), Wayne Brooks (2003), Kevin Salter
(2004), Tim Crawley (2005-06) and Mike Bowers (2007).
Round 2 of the 10th Annual GRT
Race Cars Topless Modified Nationals takes place on Saturday, with a $5,000
top prize up for grabs. Pits open at 5 p.m., grandstand gates open at 5:30,
hot laps begin at 7 and the mud starts flying at 7:30. Mini-Sprints will
also be on the racing card.
The I-30 Speedway is a
1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located 7.0 miles southwest of Little Rock on
I-30 to County Line Rd. (Exit 126), then south to frontage road, then east (SSR).
For more information, call 501-455-4567 or check out
www.i-30speedway.com
on the World Wide Web.
To learn more about the United
States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or
visit
www.usmts.com
online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series (East
Region)
10th Annual GRT Race Cars Topless
Modified Nationals - Night 1 of 2
I-30 Speedway,
Little Rock, Ark.
Friday, March 20,
2009
Showing finishing
position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses.
The top 13 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 (10 laps):
1. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (2)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (10)
3. 1t - T.J. Herndon -- Atwood, TN (7)
4. 02s - Arlen Stewart -- Benton, AR (6)
5. 34 - Ben Stephens -- Hattiesburg, MS (5)
6. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (3)
7. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (9)
8. 20x - Randy Smith -- Benton, AR (8)
9. 18 - Jeremy Tussey -- Texarkana, AR (1)
10. F27 - Lynnsee Provence -- Little Rock, AR (4)
HEAT RACE #2 (10
laps):
1. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (1)
2. ME2 - Buddy Pifer -- Little Rock, AR (4)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3)
4. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (7)
5. 60b - Mike Bowers -- N. Little Rock, AR (9)
6. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (5)
7. 15 - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (2)
8. 19x - Jeremy Kester -- Mapleville, AR (8)
9. 22m - Casey Minton -- Bryant, AR (10) DNF
10. 44 - Ricky Anderson -- Bald Knob, AR (6) DNF
HEAT RACE #3 (10
laps):
1. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (2)
2. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (1)
3. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (8)
4. 11 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (7)
5. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (5)
6. 0 - Andy Brown -- Mabelvale, AR (6)
7. 8h - Bryan Harton -- Little Rock, AR (4) DNF
8. 94 - Chris Shown -- Hooks, TX (9) DNF
9. 2 - Tyler Stevens -- Searcy, AR (3) DNF
HEAT RACE #4 (10
laps):
1. 66x - Mike Dillard -- Allen, TX (1)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)
3. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (4)
4. 88S - Donnie Stringfellow -- Heber Springs, AR
5. 17x - Michael Murphree -- Little Rock, AR (9)
6. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (3)
7. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (7)
8. XXX - Rick Hearnsberger -- Arkadelphia, AR (2)
9. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (5) DNF
HEAT RACE #5 (10
laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (4)
2. 1010 - Shawn Blees -- Mountain Pine, AR (2)
3. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (8)
4. 71k - Kevin Sustaire -- Emery, TX (5)
5. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (7)
6. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (1)
7. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (6) DNF
8. 15w - Lee Walchli -- Lavaca, AR (3) DNF
9. 194 - Caleb Shown -- Hooks, TX (9) DNS
HEAT RACE #6 (10
laps):
1. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)
2. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (2)
3. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (4)
4. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (7)
5. 601 - Curtis Cook -- Conway, AR (6)
6. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX
7. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (9)
8. 11s - Mike Sellers -- Little Rock, AR (8)
9. 23b - Brandon Davis -- Castle Rock, CO (1)
HEAT RACE #7 (10
laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (4)
2. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (5)
3. 14t - Tristan Dycus -- Midlothian, TX (2)
4. 92 - Chad Mallett -- Greenbrier, AR (9)
5. 48 - Alan Brown -- Alexander, AR (3)
6. 38 - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (7) DNF
7. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (1) DNF
8. 29 - Jeremy Kuykendall -- Little Rock, AR (8) DNF
9. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (6) DNF
HEAT RACE #8 (10
laps):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (1)
2. 17f - Casey Findley -- Bryant, AR (8)
3. 30 - David Baser -- Jacksonville, AR (5)
4. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (3)
5. 10 - George White -- Fort Worth, TX (2)
6. 71 - Robert Baker -- Benton, AR (7)
7. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (4) DNF
8. F1 - Randy Weaver -- Little Rock, AR (6) DNF
9. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (9) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS B
MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (2)
2. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (4)
3. 60b - Mike Bowers -- N. Little Rock, AR (5)
4. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (3)
5. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (6)
6. ME2 - Buddy Pifer -- Little Rock, AR (1)
7. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (11)
8. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (8)
9. 29 - Jeremy Kuykendall -- Little Rock, AR (13)
10. 2 - Tyler Stevens -- Searcy, AR (14) DNF
11. 48 - Alan Brown -- Alexander, AR (7) DNF
12. 15 - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (10) DNF
13. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (9) DNF
14. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (15) DNF
15. 19x - Jeremy Kester -- Mapleville, AR (12) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS B
MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (9)
3. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (3)
4. 601 - Curtis Cook -- Conway, AR (6)
5. 1t - T.J. Herndon -- Atwood, TN (1)
6. 17x - Michael Murphree -- Little Rock, AR (5)
7. 10 - George White -- Fort Worth, TX (7)
8. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (14)
9. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (8)
10. F1 - Randy Weaver -- Little Rock, AR (13)
11. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (15)
12. 92 - Chad Mallett -- Greenbrier, AR (2)
13. 8h - Bryan Harton -- Little Rock, AR (10)- 1lap
14. XXX - Rick Hearnsberger -- Arkadelphia, AR (12) DNF
15. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (11) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS B
MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (1)
2. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (10)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3)
4. 71k - Kevin Sustaire -- Emery, TX (5)
5. 30 - David Baser -- Jacksonville, AR (2)
6. 14t - Tristan Dycus -- Midlothian, TX (4)
7. 94 - Chris Shown -- Hooks, TX (11)
8. 34 - Ben Stephens -- Hattiesburg, MS (6)
9. 0 - Andy Brown -- Mabelvale, AR (8)
10. 22m - Casey Minton -- Bryant, AR (13) DNF
11. F27 - Lynnsee Provence -- Little Rock, AR (15) DNF
12. 15w - Lee Walchli -- Lavaca, AR (12) DNF
13. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (9) DNF
14. 38 - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (7) DNS
15. 194 - Caleb Shown -- Hooks, TX (14) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS B
MAIN #4 (15 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 1010 - Shawn Blees -- Mountain Pine, AR (1)
2. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (6)
3. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (8)
4. 11s - Mike Sellers -- Little Rock, AR (12)
5. 71 - Robert Baker -- Benton, AR (7)
6. 11 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (3)
7. 88s - Donnie Stringfellow -- Heber Springs, AR (2)
8. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (9)
9. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (5)
10. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (10)
11. 02s - Arlen Stewart -- Benton, AR (4)
12. 20x - Randy Smith -- Benton, AR (11) DNF
13. 44 - Ricky Anderson -- Bald Knob, AR (15) DNF
14. 18 - Jeremy Tussey -- Texarkana, AR (13) DNF
15. 23b - Brandon Davis -- Castle Rock, CO (14) DNS
SUNOCO A MAIN (30
laps):
1. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (1)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (3)
3. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (2)
4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (6)
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (14)
7. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (10)
8. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (23)
9. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (21)
10. 17f - Casey Findley -- Bryant, AR (7)
11. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (20)
12. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (4)
13. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (24)
14. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (16)
15. 66x - Mike Dillard -- Allen, TX (11)
16. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (22)
17. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (8)
18. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (13)
19. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (19)
20. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (9)
21. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (12) DNF
22. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (15) DNF
23. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (17) DNF
24. 1010 - Shawn Blees -- Mountain Pine, AR (18) DNF
Lap Leaders:
Robertson 1-30.
Total Laps Led:
Robertson 30.
AFCO Pole Winner:
Sullivan.
Provisional
Starters: Hughes, Ramirez.
KSE Racing
Products Hard Charger: Henigan
(started 21st, finished 9th).
Next Race:
Saturday, March 21, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark. (East Region).
East Region
Points: Robertson 103,
Holzkamper 89, Henigan 86, Gould 81, Hughes 76, Ramirez 66, Shryock 66,
Frazier 66, Dillard 62, Tesch 58.
Dustin Duncan
Memorial Just Say Yes Rookie of the Year Points:
Robertson 25, Henigan 23, Dillard 21, Frazier 19, J. Armstrong 10, W.
Armstrong 10, Cole 10, B. Davis 10, C. Davis 10, Dycus 10, Herndon 10,
Schmidt 10, Chris Shown 10, Sustaire 10, Townsend 10, Tussey 10, Walchli 10
.
COMP Cams Engine
Builder of the Year Points: PTS
10, Shinook 9, BMS 8, Mullins 7, Riggins 6.
Chassis Builders
Championship Points: Ramirez
10, TRE 9, Hughes 8, Skyrocket 7, Shaw 6.
Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products Sullivan.
American Racer Murphree.
Isky Racing Cams Robertson.
KSE Racing Products Henigan.
Marsh Racing Wheels Blees.
Nitroquest Linn.
Quarter Master Robertson, Hughes.
QuickTime Performance Parts Gould.
Real Racing Wheels Pifer, Murphree, Dycus, J. Armstrong.
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