SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (June 27) — Joey Jensen withstood an early-race battle with Rodney Sanders and Ryan Ruter, a mid-race caution and 29 of the most talented open-wheel dirt modified drivers on the planet Wednesday night as he captured his career-first USMTS victory at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.

Sanders, who has four victories this season, started on the pole for the 40-lap affair and led the first four laps with Ruter, Jensen and Nate Wasmund applying heavy pressure all the way around the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval.

Following a four-wide battle for the lead, Jensen emerged with the top spot as they completed the fifth lap and then began to widen his lead slightly over the next 20 laps before a caution flag slowed the pace and bunched the field together tightly for the final 14-lap sprint.

Undeterred, Jensen held his ground and was flawless over the remaining circuits en route to the first visit to a United States Modified Touring Series victory lane for the Forest Lake, Minn., racer who turned 31 years old just nine days ago.

His first win was a big one – a USMTS National Championship Series event that paid $5,000 to win thanks to a $1,000 bonus from event sponsor Hanson Tire Service of Leroy, Minn.

Ruter held on to take home the runner-up paycheck while three-time track champion Jason Cummins clawed his way from 13th on the starting grid to place third. Sanders and Wasmund held on for fourth and fifth.

Mike Sorensen came from 19th to finish sixth, but Stormy Scott crossed the finish line in seventh after starting 22nd and earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.

Also joining in the feature race passing frenzy were eighth-, ninth- and tenth-place finishers Jason Krohn, Chris Brown and Ryan Gustin who started 15th, 24th and 27th, respectively, in the 30-car field.

Three more nights of USMTS National Championship Series action are in store, beginning Thursday night at the Fairmont Raceway in Fairmont, Minn., for another $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start blockbuster.

Also on the racing card will be Stock Cars and the Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods. Hot laps begin at 7 p.m. with racing to follow.

Fans and drivers heading to Fairmont should be aware of some road construction in the area. Exit 99 off of I-90 is closed. If you are traveling from the west, take exit 93 at Welcome and follow the CR 39 detour to the track. If traveling from the east, take exit 102 and head south into Fairmont, turn right on Blue Earth Ave. and then head west until you reach CR 39.

The Fairmont Raceway is a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located 1.0 mile south of I-90 (Exit 99) on CR 39 (at the Martin County Fairgrounds). For more information call 515-295-5555 or 507-235-6996 on race day or visit www.fairmontraceway.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 like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS National Championship Series
Hanson Tire Service Summer Sizzler
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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 14 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. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (8) V2 Joey Jensen, Forest Lake, Minn.
3. (10) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
5. (9) 20s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (4) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
7. (2) 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa.
8. (3) 88t Terry Timmerman, Spring Valley, Minn.
9. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
10. (1) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.

HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
2. (7) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
3. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (2) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (4) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (6) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn.
7. (3) 5m Tyler McDonald (R), Huron, S.D.
8. (8) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
9. (5) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
2. (6) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn.
3. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (9) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
5. (4) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
6. (2) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa.
7. (3) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn.
8. (8) 20 Cole Queensland (R), Grand Meadow, Minn.
9. (5) 13 Parker Brumm (R), Rockford, Iowa.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (6) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn.
4. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (5) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
6. (4) 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis.
7. (7) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (8) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa.
9. (9) 68 J.J. Wise, Manly, Iowa.

SWAN ENERGY HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 41 Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn.
2. (2) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
3. (5) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (7) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (8) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
6. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
7. (9) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
8. (3) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
9. (4) 431 Mike Gibson, Star Prairie, Wis.

HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 01 Brandon Aggen, Rushmore, Minn.
2. (4) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
3. (2) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
4. (5) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
5. (8) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
6. (9) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (3) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa.
8. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
9. (7) 88x Jimmy Broszeit (R), Postville, Iowa.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (2) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (4) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
4. (8) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
5. (1) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., GRT/Mullins, $100.
6. (10) 60 Kurt Krauskopf (R), Decorah, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
7. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
8. (6) 6 Nick Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $100.
9. (14) 88x Jimmy Broszeit (R), Postville, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
10. (7) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, $100.
11. (11) 20 Cole Queensland (R), Grand Meadow, Minn., Skyrocket/Action, $100.
12. (12) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
13. (9) 5m Tyler McDonald (R), Huron, S.D., Shaw/Dakota, $100.
14. (13) 13 Parker Brumm (R), Rockford, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, $100.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (4) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 20s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $100.
6. (10) 88t Terry Timmerman, Spring Valley, Minn., Skyrocket/, $100.
7. (7) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa, Skyrocket/Action, $100.
8. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
9. (14) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn., /, $100.
10. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $100.
11. (13) 68 J.J. Wise, Manly, Iowa, Skyrocket/KSE, $100.
12. (11) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning, Iowa, IROC/Mullins, $100.
13. (9) 96 Doug Herrick (R), West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, $100.
14. (2) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn., BC/GMPP, $100.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
3. (6) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
4. (4) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (11) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JRM, $100.
6. (12) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, $100.
7. (2) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry, $100.
8. (9) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., Skyrocket/Action, $100.
9. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, $100.
10. (7) 11x Rich Lofthus (R), Bloomer, Wis., Hughes/Tim’s, $100.
11. (8) 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa, GRT/Midstate, $100.
12. (10) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa, Skyrocket/Grawmondbeck’s, $100.
13. (13) 431 Mike Gibson, Star Prairie, Wis., Matrix/Tim’s, $100.

HANSON TIRE SERVICE “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) V2 Joey Jensen, Forest Lake, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, 40, $5000.
2. (5) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $2200.
3. (13) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $1600.
4. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1200.
5. (2) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/KSE, 40, $1000.
6. (19) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $800.
7. (22) 20s Stormy Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $800.
8. (15) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $600.
9. (24) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $550.
10. (27) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
11. (9) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Matrix/Mullins, 40, $475.
12. (7) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $450.
13. (25) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, 40, $425.
14. (17) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $400.
15. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
16. (30) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $100.
17. (11) 41 Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn., Steel/, 40, $400.
18. (28) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400.
19. (29) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $100.
20. (20) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, 40, $400.
21. (26) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
22. (16) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 35, flat tire, $400.
23. (10) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 26, overheating, $400.
24. (14) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 26, mechanical, $400.
25. (4) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 25, brakes, $400.
26. (21) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 15, mechanical, $400.
27. (18) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, 15, handling, $400.
28. (23) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, 10, mechanical, $400.
29. (8) 5 Brandon Beckendorf, Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 1, mechanical, $400.
30. (12) 01 Brandon Aggen, Rushmore, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 1, mechanical, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-4, J. Jensen 5-40.
Total Laps Led: J. Jensen 36, Sanders 4.
Margin of Victory: 2.515 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: S. Scott (started 22nd, finished 7th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Tesch.
Provisional Starters: Gustin, Ramirez, VanderBeek, Angst.
Next Race: Thursday, June 28, Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, Minn.
USMTS National Championship Series Points: Gustin 1075, Sanders 1030, Hughes 993, S. Scott 984, Shryock 961, J. Scott 948, Junghans 892, Krohn 863, Ramirez 855, Brown 840.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 1917, Daniel Hilsabeck 1297, Casey Penn 956, Keith 928, Thomas Tillison Jr. 627.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Geddes 239, Mullins 232, ProPower 204, Sput’s 177, Yeoman 122.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 291, GRT 264, Skyrocket 207, Shaw 99, TRE 89.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Aggen.
American Racer – Junghans.
Beyea Custom Headers – J. Scott.
Dominator Race Products – Tesch.
Eibach Springs – Miller.
Forty9Designs.com – Sanders, Brown.
Hooker Harness – Ruter.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – J. Jensen.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Brown.
KSE Racing Products – Beckendorf.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Beckendorf.
Nitroquest – Brumm, Davis, Gibson.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – S. Scott.
PBM Performance Products – Schott.
R2C Performance Products – Ruter.
Real Racing Wheels – Krohn, Tesch, Payne.

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

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

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arbor Masters, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Mesilla Valley Transportation, O’Brien Enterprises, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Beyea Custom Headers, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.