Jason Hughes Claims Pair of USMTS Wins; USMTS Speedweek Next

Westville, Oklahoma (6/20/13) –  Jason Hughes turned an extended weekend with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) into his second and third triumphs of the season in his #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Engines Open Wheel Modified!

Jason Hughes began an extremely busy stretch of racing on Tuesday night with a bang by scoring the $5,050 feature win with the USMTS tour at I-35 Speedway (Mason City, Iowa)!

Thirty Open Wheel Modifieds were on hand for the race, and Jason started his night with a seventh to second run in his heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature, where he received the fourth starting spot.  As the 40 lap finale went green Jason began working his way forward.  He first took the lead from Ryan Ruter on lap 12 before Ruter led the next lap.  However, on lap 14 Hughes retook the top spot and despite a late-race challenge from Rodney Sanders would lead the rest of the way to score the victory, which marked his second of the season!  Sanders, Ryan Gustin, Stormy Scott, and Zack VanderBeek rounded out the finishing order.

Wednesday night found the team rolling into Amsoil Speedway (Superior, Wisconsin) for a $2,000-to-win program, which drew twenty-nine entries to the facility.  A second place finish in his heat race positioned Jason starting fourth in the 40 lap event.  Hughes found his way to the lead near the race’s midway point, and went on to claim his second victory in as many nights with the tour.  He was followed across the finish line by Stormy Scott, Craig Thatcher, Trevor Hunt, and Dereck Ramirez.  The triumph was his third of the 2013 season.

On Thursday evening a $2,000-to-win program was contested at Eagle Valley Speedway (Jim Falls, Wisconsin), and thirty-six drivers were on hand to take a stab at the victory.  Heat race action left Hughes short of earning a starting spot for the 40 lap feature, but a second place finish locked him into the sixteenth starting spot for the finale. He would go on to advance three spots to a thirteenth place finish.

Hughes Motorsports rolled into the state-of-the-art, Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) on Friday evening for the opening round of a doubleheader at the facility, which was held as a part of the annual Masters. Thirty-six competitors registered for action, and mechanical woes in heat race action forced Jason to utilize a series’ provisional to start the main event in the 23rd position. He would go on to finish 20th.

Saturday night’s program at Cedar Lake Speedway fell victim to rain.

Full results from the events are available at www.USMTS.com.

Jason now turns his attention to a busy stretch of action with the USMTS tour in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas that will be highlighted by nine races in ten days.  His schedule is shown below:

June 20th – USMTS: 81 Speedway (Park City, KS)
June 21st – USMTS: Liberal Fairgrounds Speedway (Liberal, KS)
June 22nd – USMTS: Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, TX)
June 23rd – USMTS: Elk City Speedway (Elk City, OK)
June 25th – USMTS: Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
June 26th – USMTS: Heart ‘O Texas Speedway (Elm Mott, TX)
June 27th – USMTS: Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale, TX)
June 28th – USMTS: RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
June 29th – USMTS: Southern Oklahoma Speedway (Ardmore, OK)

 

For more information on the events please visit www.USMTS.com. 

Hughes Race Cars continues to lead the Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship standings with the USMTS.  Hughes Race Cars and their customers are already racking up several wins across the country early in the 2013 season.  Visit www.JasonHughes12.com for more information on how to join our winning team. 

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Road Runner Trucking, LLC, Mullins Race Engines, JRI Shocks, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert’s Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

 For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com .

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