KENNEDALE, Texas (May 6) – The USMTS Modifieds invaded the Cowtown Speedway for the first time since 2008 Friday night, and Ryan Gustin once again proved to be a quick study in an unfamiliar environment as he delivered yet another flawless performance and earned his seventh USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy main event win of the season.

From the outside of the front row, Bobby Malchus snagged the lead at the start of the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main, but his reign at the front of the field was short-lived as Gustin passed six cars in the first four laps before disposing of Malchus with just five laps in the books.

Thick lapped traffic hindered Gustin’s charge midway through the race and allowed Malchus and Jason Hughes to cut into Gustin’s lead, but his advantage was big enough to keep him out of reach.

A caution flag with nine laps to go cleared the path ahead for Gustin, but it also put Hughes and Malchus on his rear bumper for the restart.

With Gustin remaining faithful to the extreme high side of the racetrack and Hughes using the shortest route around the quarter-mile oval, Malchus joined the battle using the middle groove and made it a three-wide race for the lead with seven laps to go.

After a couple of laps that saw Hughes inching ahead just slightly in the turns, Gustin settled into a quick and comfortable line and then stretched his lead out again over the final five orbits to take his second $2,000 win in as many nights.

Malchus and Hughes crossed beneath the checkered flags side by side with Malchus nipping the defending USMTS National Champion by 2/100ths of a second to secure a career-best runner-up finish.

Johnny Scott passed ten cars on his way to grabbing the fourth spot and Shane Hebert got by eleven competitors en route to a fifth-place finish.

Sixth through tenth were Bryan Rowland, Randy Timms, Rodney Sanders, Sean Jones and Jason Grimes. Grimes, who started 26th, earned the PBM Performance Products Hard Charger Award.

Tomorrow night (Saturday, May 7) the scene will be at Virgil Page’s Lake Country Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., and the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval promises to be one of the best passing tracks on the schedule this season as both fans and drivers alike have heralded the racing surface at ‘Devil’s Backbone’ as one of the smoothest and best-prepared in the country right now.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m., grandstand gates open at 5, hot laps begin at 7 and the first heat race takes the green flag at 8:00. Also on the racing card will be HotMods/B-Mods, Late Models and Hobby Stocks.

Lake Country Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located just off of I-35 at exit 29, then 0.7 mile east on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For race day information, call 580-220-7565 or visit www.lakecountryspeedwayok.com online.

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 powered by Swan Energy
2nd Annual Event
Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, Texas
Friday, May 6, 2011

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 WIX Filters “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (6) 87 Justin McCoy (R), Ovilla, Texas.
5. (1) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas.
6. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (4) 151 Tommy Williams, Mansfield, Texas.
8. (5) 717 George Egbert IV (R), Salado, Texas.
9. (8) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
3. (6) 15 Jared Webb, McKinney, Texas.
4. (5) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
5. (7) 156 Steve Pugh (R), Anderson, Texas.
6. (3) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas.
7. (2) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
8. (8) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas.
9. (9) 82 Brandon Houk (R), Venus, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas.
2. (6) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (8) 41 Jacob Pirkle, Venis, Texas.
4. (7) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
6. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
7. (1) 2 Kenny Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas.
8. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 763 Tony Keigley (R), Kennedale, Texas.
2. (3) 81 Daniel Caldwell, Princeton, Texas.
3. (8) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas.
4. (7) 01 Colby Smith, Greenville, Texas.
5. (6) 71h Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas.
6. (5) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
7. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
8. (2) 11 Wesley Hamilton (R), Killeen, Texas.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 78 Trevor Egbert (R), Salado, Texas.
2. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (3) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
4. (6) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
5. (8) 12 Scooter Bates, Killeen, Texas.
6. (7) 707 P.J. Egbert (R), Copperas Cove, Texas.
7. (5) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas.
8. (4) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (2) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (8) 707 P.J. Egbert (R), Copperas Cove, Texas.
3. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (6) 71h Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas.
5. (7) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas.
6. (1) 15 Jared Webb, McKinney, Texas.
7. (4) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
8. (13) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $80.
9. (3) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Shoulders, $80.
10. (12) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas, Hughes/Outlaw, $80.
11. (15) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla., Ramirez/Janes, $80.
12. (10) 151 Tommy Williams, Mansfield, Texas, Larson/, $60.
13. (5) 12 Scooter Bates, Killeen, Texas, Pierce/Wayne Brooks, $60.
14. (11) 2 Kenny Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas, Hughes/Gaddis, $80.
15. (14) 11 Wesley Hamilton (R), Killeen, Texas, Pierce/Centex, $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (3) 87 Justin McCoy (R), Ovilla, Texas.
4. (9) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
5. (2) 01 Colby Smith, Greenville, Texas.
6. (12) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (4) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
8. (10) 8 Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Cantrell, $60.
9. (6) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas, /Kuntz, $60.
10. (13) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas, Allen/H&H, $60.
11. (8) 76 Jesse Manning (R), Brazoria, Texas, Evolution/Hall, $80.
12. (5) 156 Steve Pugh (R), Anderson, Texas, Skyrocket/ProPower, $80.
13. (14) 82 Brandon Houk (R), Venus, Texas, Harris/Lenmar, $80.
14. (11) 717 George Egbert IV (R), Salado, Texas, DirtWorks/Centex, $80.
15. (15) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):1. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $2000.
2. (2) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $1500.
3. (11) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
4. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 40, $800.
5. (16) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 40, $700.
6. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $600.
7. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $550.
8. (17) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $500.
9. (21) 24 Sean Jones, Mansfield, Texas, PCR/GMPP, 40, $450.
10. (26) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, 40, $525.
11. (9) 14t Tristan Dycus, Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 40, $400.
12. (24) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 40, $400.
13. (6) 78 Trevor Egbert (R), Salado, Texas, Hughes/Centex, 40, $350.
14. (20) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Allard, 40, $325.
15. (27) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $400.
16. (1) 763 Tony Keigley (R), Kennedale, Texas, Hoffman/Wells, 40, $300.
17. (23) 15 Jared Webb, McKinney, Texas, DirtWorks/Wornhor, 40, $200.
18. (19) 71h Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas, SRP/JR, 40, $300.
19. (3) 7x Rory Jordan, Victoria, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $200.
20. (15) 707 P.J. Egbert (R), Copperas Cove, Texas, Hughes/Lingo, 40, $300.
21. (10) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Boyd’s, 40, $300.
22. (18) 87 Justin McCoy (R), Ovilla, Texas, Skyrocket/KSP, 38, mechanical, $300.
23. (25) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/Harris, 31, crash, $300.
24. (5) 41 Jacob Pirkle, Venis, Texas, D&M/KSP, 24, mechanical, $200.
25. (12) 81 Daniel Caldwell, Princeton, Texas, Harris/Wells, 19, mechanical, $200.
26. (22) 01 Colby Smith, Greenville, Texas, DirtWorks/Wells, 7, mechanical, $200.
27. (13) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/GMPP, 0, transmission, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Malchus 1-5, Gustin 6-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 35, Malchus 5.
Margin of Victory: 1.213 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Jordan.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Grimes (started 26th, finished 10th).
Provisional Starter: Shryock.
Next Race: Saturday, May 7, Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Day Motor Sports Southwest Region Points: Gustin 467, Hughes 442, Scott 440, Malchus 398, Sanders 385, Shryock 367, Hebert 357, B. Rowland 336, Ramirez 301, Ray 297.
Rookie of the Year Points: Dunn 772, Ray 757, P. Egbert 715, J. Rowland 691, John Webb 636.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 169, ProPower 124, ASI 122, Sput’s 76, Geddes 75.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 177, Skyrocket 133, GRT 101, Ramirez 75, TRE 67.

Contingency Awards:American Racer – Pugh.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Jordan.
Forty9Designs.com – Scott, Jones.
Hooker Harness – Ramirez.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Gustin.
ISKY Racing Cams – Malchus.
KSE Racing Products – Gustin.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Ray.
New Vision Graphics – B. Rowland.
Nitroquest – Hamilton, Shryock.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Grimes.
PBM Performance Products – Keigley.
Real Racing Wheels – Dunn, Miller.
Ruter Farms – not awarded.
WIX Filters – Gustin.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Dirt Track Racing School, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.