Checkers fly for Payne at Salina Highbanks Speedway
PRYOR CREEK, Okla. (August 23, 2014) – Jeremy Payne scored his first win of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Saturday night as the United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Salina Highbanks Speedway.
Payne, who started on the outside of the front row, took command at the drop of the green flag and kept points leader Rodney Sanders at bay for the duration of the caution-free 35-lapper.
The win, worth $3,000, was the 19 career USMTS victory for the 28-year-old from Springfield, Mo.
Meanwhile, Sanders netted his second runner-up finish in as many nights to extend his points lead in his quest to join Kelly Shryock and Ryan Gustin as back-to-back USMTS national champions.
Zack VanderBeek, however, is not letting Sanders get comfortable as ‘The Z-Man’ kept the title fight tight with a third-place finish Saturday night—his 12th top-10 finish in his last 12 starts.
Stormy Scott came from 14th to claim the fourth spot and earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award. Terry Phillips, who started next to Scott on the 24-car grid, was fifth.
Dereck Ramirez scored a sixth-place finish driving Bryan Rowland’s machine, Jason Krohn was seventh, Cade Dillard wound up eighth, Shryock nabbed ninth and John Allen rounded out the top-10.
The gear-grinding goliaths of the USMTS wrap up their weekend on Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Outlaw Motorsports Park in Oktaha, Okla., with gates swinging open at 4 p.m. and racing at 6.
Tickets are $15 at the gate, kids ages 8-12 and seniors are $7.50 and children ages 7 and under get in for free. Active duty military and veterans can also enjoy the show free of charge.
The Outlaw Motorsports Park is a 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval located 7 miles south of Muskogee on Hwy 69 at the Wainwright exit; 11 miles north of I-40 on Hwy. 69. For more information call 918-687-7077 or visit www.outlawmotorsportspark.com online.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Modified Touring Series The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup – Round 12 of 19 Salina Highbanks Speedway, Pryor Creek, Okla. Saturday, August 23, 2014
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 were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
C&R RACING HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps): 1. (3) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan. 2. (6) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. 3. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa. 4. (5) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M. 5. (1) 21p Randy Payne, Watts, Okla. 6. (4) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 7. (2) 4r Jared Russell, Muskogee, Okla. 8. (8) 33x Lance Robins, Dyer, Ark.
JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps): 1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas. 2. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo. 3. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn. 4. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 5. (8) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 6. (1) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. 7. (7) 7h Brett Hansen (R), Fort Gibson, Okla. 8. (6) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps): 1. (1) 20r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 2. (5) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan. 3. (4) 4r Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 4. (6) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 5. (2) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla. 6. (8) 07 Paul Cates (R), Salina, Okla. 7. (3) 34 Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla. 8. (7) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps): 1. (1) X Jesse Stovall, Galena, Mo. 2. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa. 3. (3) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La. 4. (6) 31j Jeremy Rasmussen, Bella Vista, Ark. 5. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa. 6. (8) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. 7. (7) 27L Trevor Latham, Rogers, Ark. 8. (4) 9d Kyle Davis, Siloam Springs, Ark.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 2. (4) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla. 3. (1) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 4. (5) 07 Paul Cates (R), Salina, Okla. 5. (7) 4r Jared Russell, Muskogee, Okla. 6. (8) 34 Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla., TRE/, $80. 7. (6) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 8. (9) 33x Lance Robins, Dyer, Ark., Extreme/BMS, $80. 9. (2) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $400. 10. (10) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo., GRT/Spanel, $400.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 2. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa. 3. (1) 31j Jeremy Rasmussen, Bella Vista, Ark. 4. (5) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. 5. (6) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. 6. (7) 7h Brett Hansen (R), Fort Gibson, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $100. 7. (10) 9d Kyle Davis, Siloam Springs, Ark., Hughes/Parker, $80. 8. (8) 27L Trevor Latham, Rogers, Ark., BMS/Ora’s, $80. 9. (3) 21p Randy Payne, Watts, Okla., Extreme/Osborne, $80. 10. (9) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (35 laps): 1. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 35, $3000. 2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 35, $1700. 3. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, 35, $1200. 4. (14) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 35, $1100. 5. (13) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $900. 6. (7) 20r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, 35, $800. 7. (10) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s, 35, $700. 8. (12) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La., LG2/105, 35, $650. 9. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 35, $600. 10. (6) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $550. 11. (3) 88 Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla., GRT/Durham, 35, $400. 12. (11) 4r Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Ramirez/Cornett, 35, $450. 13. (4) X Jesse Stovall, Galena, Mo., Extreme/Yeoman, 35, $350. 14. (20) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 34, $400. 15. (16) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 34, $400. 16. (23) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 34, $275. 17. (21) 4r Jared Russell, Muskogee, Okla., TRE/Thomas, 34, $250. 18. (18) 31j Jeremy Rasmussen, Bella Vista, Ark., TRE/Donrich, 34, $250. 19. (19) 07 Paul Cates (R), Salina, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 34, $250. 20. (8) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan., Hughes/Driskell, 34, $300. 21. (15) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 33, $300. 22. (24) 11n Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark., TRE/BMS, 33, $250. 23. (22) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 29, $250. 24. (17) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., LG2/Sput’s, 15, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leader: J. Payne 1-35. Total Laps Led: J. Payne 35. Margin of Victory: 0.241 second. Provisional Starters: Siebert, Nicholas. Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Town. Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: S. Scott (started 14th, finished 4th). Next Race: Sunday, Aug. 24, Outlaw Motorsports Park, Oktaha, Okla. Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Points: Sanders 1225, VanderBeek 1100, S. Scott 991, J. Scott 929, Shryock 913, Ramirez 877, Duvall 844, Hilsabeck 815, Gallardo 719, Allen 718. Rookie of the Year Points: Gallardo 1781, Dillard 1725, Adam Penn 1436, Dylan Smith 1298, Town 1206. COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 411, Geddes 396, ProPower 388, Mullins 260, ASI 184. Tiger Quick Change Manufacturers Championship Points: LG2 469, MBCustom 457, GRT 374, Ramirez 360, Hughes 293.
Contingency Awards: American Racer – Bone. Beyea Custom Headers – Gallardo. Brass Monkey Racing Products – not awarded. C&R Racing – Town. Edelbrock – Ramirez. FK Rod Ends – Hilsabeck. Forty9Designs.com – Duvall. Fuel Safe – Ramirez. GRT Race Cars – J. Payne. Hooker Harness – not awarded. JRi Shocks – Sanders. KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Shryock. Keyser Manufacturing – Allen. Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded. Mesilla Valley Transportation – S. Scott. MSD Ignition – J. Payne, Sanders. PBM Performance Products – J. Payne. Power Lift Racing Products – not awarded. Real Racing Wheels – Gallardo, Hunt, Hansen. Sybesma Graphics – Town. VP Racing Fuels – J. Payne.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AMP Energy, Casey’s General Stores, Chix Gear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, SpiderWeb Modular Storage Solutions, Swan Energy, VP Racing Fuels.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, ElbowsUp.com, Erson Cams, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Major League Bowhunter, Mesilla Valley Transportation, New Vision Graphics, Olympic Fire Protection, Penn Transport, Road Runner Crane, Road Runner Trucking, S&S Fishing & Rental, United Cellular Services.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Brass Monkey Racing Products, C&R Racing, CPD Racing Tools, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends.
