MASON CITY, Iowa (June 11) – Jason Hughes walked away with a healthy $5,050 paycheck Tuesday night as he captured the 4th Annual USMTS Battle of Cerro Gordo presented by Ruter Farms and Schukei Chevrolet at the I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa.
Polesitter Ryan Ruter, who captured the inaugural USMTS Casey’s Cup Series event at the Northern Iowa Fairgrounds in 2009, set a blistering pace early on and led the first 11 laps of the 30-lap main event.
Hughes, however, worked his way to the front from the second row and passed Ruter for the lead as they completed lap 12. Ruter regained control the next time around, but Hughes powered back into the top spot with 14 laps complete.
The 2010 USMTS national champion maintained control over the final 16 circuits to record his second win of the season and 113th of his career.
Last Friday night’s winner, Rodney Sanders, made it interesting at the end as he came up about one car length short of victory after fending off Ryan Gustin for the runner-up spot.
Stormy Scott captured the fourth spot while Zack VanderBeek took fifth. The two drivers top the Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports, with Scott holding a 21-point advantage over ‘The Z-Man.’
Ruter slipped to sixth in the final rundown, followed by Lucas Schott, Dereck Ramirez, Eric Dailey and Corey Dripps, who captured the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award after passing 11 competitors en route to a tenth-place finish.
Up next, the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds will make a pair of first-ever visits to the Amsoil Speedway in Superior, Wis., on Wednesday, June 12, and the Eagle Valley Speedway in Jim Falls, Wis., on Thursday, June 13. On Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, the USMTS Modifieds join the UMP Late Models “Hell Tour” at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for two nights during the 15th Annual Masters.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series – USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
4th Annual USMTS Battle of Cerro Gordo presented by Ruter Farms and Schukei Chevrolet
I-35 Speedway, Mason City, Iowa
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder 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. (1) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (3) V2 Joey Jensen, Forest Lake, Minn.
4. (6) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
7. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
8. (8) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (7) 7 Ron Jones, Princeton, Minn.
5. (3) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
6. (5) 9z Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa.
7. (8) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
8. (4) 11 Alex Hanson, Kensett, Iowa.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (4) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
3. (1) 77 Kurt Kile (R), Nichols, Iowa.
4. (5) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
5. (6) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
6. (7) 13 Parker Brumm (R), Rockford, Iowa.
7. (3) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (3) 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (5) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
5. (2) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
6. (4) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (6) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (8 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (3) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (5) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
3. (1) 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (2) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
5. (8) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
6. (7) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis., Rocket/Malcuit, $90.
7. (4) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
8. (6) 9z Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, Skyrocket/Zogg, $75.
9. (9) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, $90.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (8 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (2) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
3. (8) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
4. (4) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
5. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
6. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (9) 11 Alex Hanson, Kensett, Iowa.
8. (5) 13 Parker Brumm (R), Rockford, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, $90.
9. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, $400.
“A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $5050.
2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, $1500.
3. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $1000.
4. (7) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, $900.
5. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, $850.
6. (1) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, $700.
7. (14) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $650.
8. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $600.
9. (2) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $550.
10. (21) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/RoushYates, $600.
11. (15) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $450.
12. (11) V2 Joey Jensen, Forest Lake, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, $400.
13. (19) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa, Skyrocket/Karl, $400.
14. (16) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $425.
15. (17) 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa, GRT/Midstate, $350.
16. (22) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $300.
17. (25) 11 Alex Hanson, Kensett, Iowa, /, $250.
18. (6) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $450.
19. (23) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $350.
20. (12) 77 Kurt Kile (R), Nichols, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, $300.
21. (24) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $300.
22. (18) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Grove, $300.
23. (20) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $350.
24. (10) 7 Ron Jones, Princeton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s, $400.
25. (13) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Rocket/Sput’s, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Lap Leaders: Ruter 1-11, Hughes 12, Ruter 13, Hughes 14-30.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 18, Ruter 12.
Margin of Victory: 0.647 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Galloway, Hillson, Hanson (track).
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Dripps (started 21st, finished 10th).
Next Race: Wednesday, June 12, Amsoil Speedway, Superior, Wis.
Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region Points: S. Scott 487, VanderBeek 466, Jensen 445, J. Scott 420, Ramirez 419, Shryock 419, Hughes 418, Schott 400, Dripps 384, Jones 375.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1243, Galloway 1221, Big Eagle 1009, Shane Sprinkle 380, Jeff Conner 371.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 169, Mullins 141, Sput’s 134, RoushYates 130, Geddes 127.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 181, GRT 146, MBCustoms 141, Skyrocket 137, LG2 127.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Wetzstein.
American Racer – Hillson.
Beyea Custom Headers – Dailey.
BSB Manufacturing – VanderBeek, Schott.
Buck Monson Photos – Hughes.
Crane Cams – Hughes.
Dominator Race Products – Kile.
Edelbrock – Gustin.
Eibach Springs – Shryock.
FK Rod Ends – Mahlstedt.
Forty9Designs.com – Hunt, Galloway.
Fuel Safe – Ruter.
GRT Race Cars – Hilsabeck.
Hooker Harness – Graham.
JRi Shocks – Sanders.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Dailey.
Keyser Manufacturing – Dripps.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Jones.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Dripps.
MSD Ignition – Hughes, Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – S. Scott, Hughes.
Power Lift Racing Products – Hanson.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – Hughes.
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