KILLEEN, Texas (April 25) – The Lone Star State has been very good to Chris Brown, and it paid off again Thursday night with a $4,000 victory in the USMTS Modified debut at the Texas Thunder Speedway in Killeen, Texas.

Using lapped traffic to overtake Stormy Scott for the lead on lap 10, the 34-year-old from Spring, Texas, led the final 30 circuits to score his seventh career USMTS win—his fifth in his home state—and first since switching to a Hughes Racing Chassis last summer.

“I knew lapped traffic was going to come into play, but I didn’t think it would come into play that early to be honest with you,” Brown said in victory lane. “I thought it was going to be the whole race but things kind of worked out our way, so we’ll take it.”

Polesitter Tristan Dycus led the first lap before Scott powered into the lead from his second row starting slot. In just a few short laps, Brown was up to second and the leaders began to encounter lapped traffic.

Trying to maneuver around a back-marker, Scott was forced to back off the accelerator and that allowed Brown to chance to slip underneath and take the lead with 10 laps in the books. A caution flag one lap later opened up a clear track ahead for the runner-up in March’s King of America Modified Nationals event.

From that point on, Brown never relinquished the top spot and paced Scott to the finish line ahead of Zack VanderBeek, Kelly Shryock and younger twin Johnny Scott, who came from 14th on the starting grid.

“That’s one thing about Stormy, he’s always driven me clean,” Brown added. “I don’t think anybody would say he’s a dirty racer. He gave me an inch where I needed it and I need to remember that down the line.”

Dereck Ramirez finished sixth, Dycus held on for seventh, Jason Hughes came from 18th to grab eighth and Steve Whiteaker Jr. passed 15 competitors en route to a ninth-place result and the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award. Daniel Hilsabeck rounded out the top 10.

The three-day 4s Motorsports Red River Rumble powered by Lecolift continues Friday night at the Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, before concluding Saturday with a trip to the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.

Although Friday’s tilt at Kennedale will be the first for the USMTS, finding the track should be no problem for most teams as the facility is located just across the street from the now-dormant Cowtown Speedway.

Gates will swing open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7.30 and racing at 8 p.m. Support classes include Street Stocks, Factory Stocks and Mod Lites.

The Kennedale Speedway Park is a semi-banked 1/4-mile dirt oval located 1.7 miles southeast of I-20 on Mansfield Hwy. (exit 442-A), 1.6 miles southwest on New Hope Rd., then 0.3 mile east on Hudson Village Creek Rd. For more information call 817-988-7433 or check out www.raceksp.com on the World Wide Web.

Saturday sees the series’ return to the Southern Oklahoma Speedway where 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 1 of 3
Texas Thunder Speedway, Killeen, Texas
Thursday, April 25, 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. (3) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (7) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (8) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (2) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.
6. (1) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas.
7. (9) 1 Keith White, Academy, Texas.
8. (4) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (8) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
4. (2) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas.
5. (5) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
6. (6) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
7. (1) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
8. (4) 12 Scooter Bates, Killeen, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (5) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
2. (7) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
3. (6) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
4. (8) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
5. (4) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
6. (1) 11 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas.
7. (2) 19 Robert McKinney (R), Alvarado, Texas.
8. (3) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (7) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
4. (8) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La.
5. (4) 5k Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
6. (6) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
7. (1) 63 Hardy Henderson, Harker Heights, Texas.
8. (3) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.

4S MOTORSPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (4) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
2. (6) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
3. (8) 45t Eric Tomlinson (R), Robinson, Texas.
4. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (1) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (3) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. (5) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
8. (7) 707 P.J. Egbert, Copperas Cove, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
2. (2) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
3. (4) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas.
4. (7) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (3) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas.
7. (12) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $90.
8. (10) 1 Keith White, Academy, Texas.
9. (9) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
10. (5) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La., Skyrocket/PTS, $90.
11. (8) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $90.
12. (13) 12 Scooter Bates, Killeen, Texas, Shaw/GMPP, $75.
13. (6) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, GRT/Hall, $90.
14. (14) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
15. (11) 19 Robert McKinney (R), Alvarado, Texas, Shaw/Uniflex, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (7) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas.
5. (3) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La.
6. (9) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. (5) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $90.
8. (12) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $90.
9. (10) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, $90.
10. (14) 707 P.J. Egbert, Copperas Cove, Texas.
11. (11) 63 Hardy Henderson, Harker Heights, Texas, CAM/FastTrack, $75.
12. (13) 6* Dillon Pike, Waxahachie, Texas, Hughes/Allard, $75.
13. (6) 5k Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Centex, $75.
14. (8) 11 Jeff Allgayer (R), El Campo, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $90.

LECOLIFT “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $4000.
2. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 40, $1500.
3. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $1000.
4. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $900.
5. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $800.
6. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $700.
7. (1) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 40, $650.
8. (18) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $600.
9. (24) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $650.
10. (13) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Sidebiter/Mullins, 40, $500.
11. (21) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $450.
12. (27) 1 Keith White, Academy, Texas, Hughes/KSE, 40, $300.
13. (16) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
14. (22) 97 Cade Dillard (R), Robeline, La., Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $375.
15. (15) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Hughes/Extreme, 40, $350.
16. (23) 51 Tracy Denby Jr., Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/CB, 40, $300.
17. (5) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $300.
18. (17) 5 Shane Sprinkle (R), Andrews, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $300.
19. (3) 1* Adam Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 39, $300.
20. (25) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 34, $300.
21. (26) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 34, $300.
22. (12) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Pierce/Mullins, 23, $300.
23. (2) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Chase, 22, $300.
24. (20) 715 J.P. Dowell (R), Killeen, Texas, GRT/RCR, 21, $300.
25. (19) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, 18, $300.
26. (8) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 16, $250.
27. (11) 45t Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 10, $250.
28. (28) 707 P.J. Egbert, Copperas Cove, Texas, CAM/Lingo, 4, $250.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Dycus 1, S. Scott 2-10, Brown 11-40.
Total Laps Led: Brown 30, S. Scott 9, Dycus 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.852 second.
Provisional Starters: Hunt, Houston, White (track), Egbert (track).
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Whiteaker (started 24th, finished 9th).
Next Race: Friday, April 26, Kennedale Speedway Park, Kennedale, Texas.
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region Points: Sanders 521, VanderBeek 491, Hughes 484, J. Scott 482, Shryock 461, Brown 440, Ryan Gustin 436, Whiteaker 403, Dunn 365, S. Scott 350.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 641, Galloway 634, Big Eagle 519, Sprinkle 281, Dillard 278.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 95, Mullins 83, Geddes 78, Sput’s 74, RoushYates 69.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 100, Skyrocket 76, MBCustoms 72, GRT 71, LG2 69.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Egbert.
American Racer – White.
Beyea Custom Headers – S. Scott.
BSB Manufacturing – J. Scott, Dycus.
Buck Monson Photos – Brown.
Crane Cams – Brown.
Dominator Race Products – Houston.
Edelbrock – VanderBeek.
Eibach Springs – A. Penn.
FK Rod Ends – Miller.
Forty9Designs.com – Dillard, A. Penn.
Fuel Safe – Ramirez.
GRT Race Cars – Hunt.
Hooker Harness – Dunn.
JRi Shocks – Shryock.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Whiteaker.
Keyser Manufacturing – Hilsabeck.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Tomlinson.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Whiteaker.
MSD Ignition – Brown, S. Scott.
PBM Performance Products – Malchus, Brown.
Power Lift Racing Products – Malchus
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – Brown.

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