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Gustin gives Gressel third trophy in ten tries with dominating performance
at Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (June 4) - In just his second trip to the Humboldt
Speedway, Ryan Gustin notched his third USMTS Casey’s General Stores
National Tour victory of the season Friday with a dominating performance at
Ron and Rhenda Whitworth’s quarter-mile semi-banked clay in the southeast
corner of the Sunflower State.
Friday night’s triumph helped the 19-year-old from Marshalltown, Iowa,
exorcise some demons that have haunted him since his previous visit to ‘The
Hummer’ last August during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores
National Championship.
An early contender for the 2009 title, Gustin had to use a provisional
starting spot to get into the main event after failing to qualify through
his heat race or Real Racing Wheels “B” Main. One of the first drivers out
of the race, he finished 24th while Kelly Shryock grabbed the runner-up spot
to earn 45 more points than Gustin. Fifteen races later, Shryock captured
his ninth USMTS title while Gustin finished 33 points back in second.
Just days after the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds wrapped up a doubleheader
at Humboldt this past March, Gustin was named as a new driver for Gressel
Racing. Since then, he has garnered three wins in 10 starts with his new
team, and returned to Humboldt with a new attitude that helped him earn his
10th career USMTS win.
Dustin Boney grabbed the early lead in Friday night’s 40-lap WIX Filters “A”
Main, but it took just two laps before Gustin wrestled the lead away and
began to run off and hide from the field.
Meanwhile, Jason Hughes – winner of both nights at Humboldt back in March –
was on a march to the front of the field from his 12th starting spot.
The third and final caution flag of the race waved with just two laps to go,
wiping out Gustin’s huge lead and giving Hughes a chance at a three-peat.
But with no lapped traffic in his sights, Gustin powered away to take the
checkered flag comfortably ahead of Hughes.
Brian Bolin snared a third-place finish with 13th-starting Johnny Bone Jr.
finishing fourth and 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn rounding out
the top five at the finish line.
Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Zack VanderBeek, Boney, Rodney
Sanders, DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year points leader Johnny Scott and
AFCO Pole Award winner Jon Tesch.
Despite not getting his fifth win in six starts in the Falcon Wind Power
Mo-Kan Region, Hughes padded his points lead enough to clinch the regional
crown with one race remaining.
Bone is currently second in the Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region standings
with 493 points, followed by Shryock (490), Sanders (478), VanderBeek (426),
Tesch (419), Bolin (414), Dereck Ramirez (401), Tommy Weder Jr. (378) and
Tommy Myer (360).
The USMTS Modifieds will challenge the quick quarter-mile at the Springfield
Raceway on Saturday night, June 5, for their only scheduled appearance of
the 2010 season and the final points race in the Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan
Region.
In their first appearance last season, Springfield’s Terry Phillips and
Jason Hughes staged a classic wheel-to-wheel battle for the entire race with
Phillips claiming the victory after taking the lead from teammate Jeremy
Payne. Later in the season, Payne rebounded to win when the USMTS Casey’s
General Stores National Tour returned to Springfield.
Drivers from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
and surrounding states are expected to compete in blockbuster event at Jerry
Hoffman’s speedplant.
Support classes will include Sport Mods, Legends Cars and Street Stocks as
they compete in normal weekly points events. Pit gates will open at 4 p.m.
with grandstand gates swinging open at 5. Hot laps are slated for 6:05 and
racing is set to begin at 7 p.m.
On race day, fans can pick up $2-off discount coupons at all four Casey's
General Stores locations in Springfield. Check out
www.caseys.com
to find the location nearest you.
The Springfield Raceway is a 1/4-mile semi-banked clay oval located south of
I-44 at Exit 75 to Kearney Hwy., then 1.0 mile west to Westgate Ave., then
0.3 mile south. For more information call 417-673-7426 or 417-863-0097 on
race day.
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
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour – Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, June 4, 2010
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. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (1) 1C Chris Deaton (R), Wann, Okla.
3. (8) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (2) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan.
6. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (5) 48S Travis Smith, Parsons, Kan.
8. (7) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (4) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (1) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
4. (3) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
6. (5) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
7. (6) 86 Brian Franz, Halstead, Kan.
8. (7) 12X Cody Elnicki, Girard, Kan.
SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
3. (6) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
5. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (7) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (5) 7JR Jess Folk Jr., Iola, Kan.
8. (3) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 22 Dustin Boney, Kansas City, Mo.
3. (5) 63 Ryan Whitworth (R), Humboldt, Kan.
4. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
5. (6) 18R Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan.
6. (1) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
7. (7) 22B Rick Beebe (R), Shawnee, Kan.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
2. (5) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (2) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
5. (4) 18R Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan.
6. (6) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan.
7. (8) 7JR Jess Folk Jr., Iola, Kan., $75.
8. (10) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., $90.
9. (7) 48S Travis Smith, Parsons, Kan., $75.
10. (9) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (6) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan.
6. (7) 86 Brian Franz, Halstead, Kan.
7. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., $90.
8. (8) 22B Rick Beebe (R), Shawnee, Kan., $90.
9. (9) 12X Cody Elnicki, Girard, Kan., $75.
WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (2) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2000.
2. (12) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1500.
3. (3) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan., Hughes/Yeoman, 40, $1000.
4. (13) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $900.
5. (4) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (7) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $700.
7. (1) 22 Dustin Boney, Kansas City, Mo., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $650.
8. (10) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/ASI, 40, $600.
9. (14) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 40, $550.
10. (8) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $500.
11. (16) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $450.
12. (17) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $425.
13. (15) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $400.
14. (23) 3D Dan Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., Hughes/Marlar’s, 40, $375.
15. (22) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, 40, $350.
16. (18) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
17. (11) 63 Ryan Whitworth (R), Humboldt, Kan., Bamboozle/PMS, 40, $300.
18. (19) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $300.
19. (24) 86 Brian Franz, Halstead, Kan., BillsBuilt/Shadow, 40, $250.
20. (6) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Clements, 38, battery,
$400.
21. (9) 1C Chris Deaton (R), Wann, Okla., GRT/Jack’s, 35, mechanical, $300.
22. (5) 9D Scott Daniels, Humboldt, Kan., TRE/Allen’s, XX, mechanical, $250.
23. (20) 9D8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s, 26,
mechanical, $250.
24. (21) 18R Rodney Sigg, Iola, Kan., Mach1/Folk, XX, mechanical, $250.
(R) = DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year contender.
WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Boney 1-2, Gustin 3-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 38, Boney 2.
AFCO Pole Winner: Tesch.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Hughes (started 12th, finished 2nd).
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Scott (842.83 miles).
Next Race: Saturday, June 5, Springfield Raceway, Springfield, Mo.
Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region Points: Hughes 624, Bone 493, Shryock 490,
Sanders 478, VanderBeek 426, Tesch 419, Bolin 414, Ramirez 401, Weder 378,
Myer 360.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Scott 706, Brandon Davis 315,
Beebe 293, Conley 262, Nick Deal 254.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 105, Sput’s 105, ASI
58, ProPower 55, KSE 41.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 111, Skyrocket 97, GRT 90,
Ramirez 78, TRE 58.
Contingency Awards:
Ai-Racing – Scott.
American Racer – Bone.
Dart Machinery – Ramirez.
Eibach Springs – Weder.
Forty9Designs.com – Bone, Scott.
Hooker Harness – Myer.
Isky Racing Cams – Tesch.
KSE Racing Products – Tesch.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Shryock.
PBM Performance Products – Hughes.
Quarter Master – Gustin, Sanders.
QuickTime – Boney.
Real Racing Wheels – D. Daniels.
Schoenfeld Headers – Gustin.
WIX Filters – Gustin.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Castle Rock Recruiting.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AwesomeRacesuits.com,
GoPro, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi
Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, BRODIX Cylinder Heads,
Cagle Motorsports, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing
School, Dirthead.com, Falcon Wind Power, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Gressel Oil
Field Service, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Just Say Yes, Karl Performance
Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, WIX Filters,
Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Ai-Racing, Belleville
Motorsports, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, COMP Cams, Dart
Machinery, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts,
Forty9Designs.com, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky
Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing
Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Inc, Real
Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Schoenfeld Headers, US Brake,
Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, WIX Filters.
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