Bold driving trumps bad draws as Johnny Scott conquers Kennedale

Bold driving trumps bad draws as Johnny Scott conquers Kennedale

KENNEDALE, Texas (April 26) – Johnny Scott picked up the win Friday night as the USMTS Modifieds invaded the Kennedale Speedway Park for the first time in the 15-year history of America’s Premier Modified Tour.

As bad he was at picking numbers out of a hat, he was equally good at picking up positions on the track.

Starting eighth in his heat race, the 23-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., roared to a third-place finish in a matter of eight laps which earned him a spot in the redraw among the top 8 drivers in passing points.

The worst of them all in the draw, Scott started eighth in the 26-car field but he spent little time there.

Polesitter Steve Whiteaker Jr. grabbed the lead at the start of the 40-lap main event and proceeded to pace the field through the first half of the race on a wet and bumpy surface.

Clyde Dunn Jr., who started next to Whiteaker on the front row, shadowed Whiteaker the whole way and finally snuck by for the lead on lap 22. One lap later, Whiteaker was in the pits after falling victim to a broken cam in his powerplant.

Dunn’s reign was short-lived, however, as Scott blasted by on the inside two laps later and then proceeded to sail away to his second victory of the season.

“Me and Clyde had a really good battle there,” Scott said in victory lane. “My car was just a little bit better than his so I was just waiting for him to mess up then I was gonna go.”

The win was Scott’s 15th of his USMTS career since getting his first one three years ago at the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.

Rodney Sanders secured his spot at the top of the point standings in the Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports with a runner-up finish while Fito Gallardo crossed the finish line third.

Following post-race technical inspections, however, Gallardo was disqualified for unapproved heads which moved 20th-starting J.P. Dowell up to the third position.

Dunn held on for fourth with 2010 USMTS national champion Jason Hughes coming from 17th to round out the top 5 finishers.

Sixth through tenth were Tristan Dycus, nine-time USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock, Thursday night’s winner, Chris Brown, Cody Smith and Chris Huckeba.

On Saturday, the USMTS Modifieds return to the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.—a USRA Weekly Racing Series track which features USRA Modifieds. Rodney Sanders won the most recent event at the track last June. In the four previous USMTS events here, Ryan Gustin and Jason Hughes each have two wins to their credit.

Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps begin at 7 and the first green flag waves at 7:30. Limited Mods and Stock Cars will round out the racing program.

The Southern Oklahoma Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 0.7 mile east of I-35 (exit 29) on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For more information call 405-627-1766 or click www.southernoklahomaspeedway.com to visit the track’s official website.

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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 2 of 3
Kennedale Speedway Park, Kennedale, Texas
Friday, April 26, 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) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas.
3. (9) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
4. (7) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (6) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas.
7. (10) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
8. (3) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas.
9. (1) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
10. (2) 11 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 010 Jeremy Willis, Forney, Texas.
2. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
3. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
4. (4) 11 Matthew Martin, Alvarado, Texas.
5. (6) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
6. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (8) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La.
8. (7) 9a Kirk Acord, Mansfield, Texas.
9. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
3. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (1) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas.
5. (7) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (8) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
7. (5) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas.
8. (9) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
9. (2) 19 Robert McKinney (R), Alvarado, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.
2. (1) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
3. (3) 2c Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas.
4. (6) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.
5. (4) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
6. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
7. (5) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas.
8. (9) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
9. (8) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.

4S MOTORSPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
2. (1) 127 Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas.
3. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (7) 14x Josh Landers (R), Princeton, Texas.
6. (5) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
7. (3) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
8. (9) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
9. (6) 88r A.J. Vasquez (R), Tyler, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 127 Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas.
2. (10) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
3. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (4) 11 Matthew Martin, Alvarado, Texas.
5. (2) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
6. (11) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas.
7. (8) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
8. (15) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $90.
9. (7) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Pierce/Mullins, $90.
10. (17) 88r A.J. Vasquez (R), Tyler, Texas, BMS/Farris, $90.
11. (14) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, $90.
12. (6) 14x Josh Landers (R), Princeton, Texas, DirtWorks/MachineWorks, $90.
13. (12) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, $90.
14. (9) 82 Brandon Houk, Venus, Texas, Harris/Lenmar, $75.
15. (3) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
16. (16) 19 Robert McKinney (R), Alvarado, Texas, Shaw/Uniflex, $90.
17. (13) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 2c Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas.
3. (3) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (11) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas.
5. (9) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (4) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas.
7. (12) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
8. (16) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $90.
9. (13) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, $90.
10. (10) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La., Sidebiter/Sput’s, $90.
11. (15) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
12. (8) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, GRT/105, $90.
13. (17) 11 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $90.
14. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, $90.
15. (14) 9a Kirk Acord, Mansfield, Texas, Shaw/GBM, $75.
16. (6) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
17. (7) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $90.

LECOLIFT “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, $4000.
2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, $1500.
3. (20) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas, GRT/RCR, $1100.
4. (2) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $1000.
5. (17) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $800.
6. (9) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, Kraft/Wells, $700.
7. (22) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $650.
8. (26) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, $600.
9. (6) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Chase, $550.
10. (16) 2c Chris Huckeba, Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/KSP, $500.
11. (18) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $450.
12. (12) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, $425.
13. (11) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, $400.
14. (23) 74j Jasen Hammond (R), Graham, Texas, Pierce/D&L, $375.
15. (19) 11 Matthew Martin, Alvarado, Texas, Harris/Uniflex, $250.
16. (25) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, $400.
17. (15) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, $300.
18. (13) 127 Glen Hibbard, Euless, Texas, Phoenix/Stinson, $250.
19. (3) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas, GRT/Warner, $250.
20. (10) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $300.
21. (21) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Sidebiter/Mullins, $300.
22. (24) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $250.
23. (1) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $400.
24. (4) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La., Skyrocket/PTS, $300.
25. (7) 010 Jeremy Willis, Forney, Texas, Smiley’s/Willis, $250.
26. (14) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, disqualified, $0.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Whiteaker 1-21, Dunn 22-23, J. Scott 24-40.
Total Laps Led: Whiteaker 21, J. Scott 17, Dunn 2.
Provisional Starters: VanderBeek, Brown.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Dowell (started 20th, finished 3rd).
Next Race: Saturday, April 27, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region Points: Sanders 616, J. Scott 583, Hughes 568, VanderBeek 551, Shryock 539, Brown 516, Whiteaker 457, Dunn 453, Ryan Gustin 436, Ramirez 403.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 709, Galloway 679, Big Eagle 564, Sprinkle 326, Dillard 323.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 105, Mullins 90, Geddes 87, Sput’s 75, RoushYates 74.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 110, Skyrocket 82, MBCustoms 81, GRT 79, LG2 69.

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

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