BAYTOWN, Texas (Dec. 3) – Shane Hebert of Lafayette, La., captured the USRA Southern Limited Modified main event Thursday on opening night of the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals presented by Express Race Cars.
Hebert, who started fourth, passed polesitter Derek Ross early in the contest, then sailed to the $500 victory in the first of three events comprising the tripleheader weekend at the 3/8-mile clay oval.
A pair of Lone Star State veterans waged a great battle throughout the 20-lap feature race with Howard Willis holding off Paul White for the runner-up spot.
Tom Hameka finished fourth and Phil Dixon was fifth. Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Dean Hollier, Glen Grant, William Sellier, Randy Bridges and Brian Eddins.
UPDATE: Due to snow falling in the Houston area on Friday morning, the event slated for Friday night has been canceled and turns the weekend tripleheader into a doubleheader.
Action continues on Saturday with $1,500 earmarked for the winner of Saturday's main event.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits the track at 6 p.m. Hot laps will begin approximately one half-hour before race time.
The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SR 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. Speedway entrance located at Gate 3. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.
Free grandstand tickets for Friday and Saturday night are available at Marshall Mobile Homes in Marshall, Day Motorsports in Tyler and at dozens of O'Reilly Auto Parts locations throughout Texas and Louisiana.
For more information about the United States Racing Association (USRA), call 515-832-6000 or visit www.usraracing.com online.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals presented by Express Race Cars
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas
Thursday, December 3, 2009
USRA SOUTHERN LIMITED MODIFIEDS
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses.
QUICKTIME PERFORMANCE RACE PARTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):1. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (3)
2. 69r - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (1)
3. 3 - Glen Grant -- Houston, TX (2)
4. 33 - Bobby Fehring -- Mt. View, TX (5)
5. 14 - Tom Hameka -- Dickson, TX (6)
6. 88 - R.J. Stroman -- New Boston, TX (8)
7. 22x - Ronald Pilkington -- Marshall, TX (7)
8. 420 - Eric Cegielski -- Houston, TX (9)
9. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (10)
10. 90 - Casey Harten -- Baytown, TX (4)
AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 4e - Travis Evans -- Bullard, TX (3)
2. 461 - Howard Willis -- Crosby, TX (8)
3. 2 - Kevin Sellers -- Dayton, TX (4)
4. 211 - Dean Hollier -- Groves, TX (6)
5. 12 - Brian Eddins -- New Caney, TX (7)
6. 260 - Erik Thorne -- Baytown, TX (10)
7. 188 - Derek Rashall -- Dayton, TX (1)
8. 22 - Darrell Thompson -- Ada, OK (5)
9. 29 - Mike Walling -- Baytown, TX (2)
10. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (9)
KEVKO OIL PANS & COMPONENTS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 216 - Paul White -- Temple, TX (6)
2. 38 - Edward Fowler -- Dayton, TX (1)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (2)
4. 6v - Cody Harger -- West Monroe, LA (9)
5. 39 - John Matt -- Crosby, TX (3)
6. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (4)
7. 25 - Brian Brooks -- Inez, TX (5)
8. 31t - Tyler King -- Port Neches, TX (8)
9. 61 - Brandon Buhler -- Livingston, LA (7)
10. 84 - Scott Maust -- Alvin, TX (10)
MARSH RACING WHEELS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 24 - Derek Ross -- Crosby, TX (2)
2. 9w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (4)
3. 93 - Mark Greiner -- Crosby, TX (3)
4. 46t - Tom Earl -- Midlothian, TX (9)
5. 63 - Shane Hoefling -- Meyersville, TX (1)
6. 19 - Kevin Sitton -- Baytown, TX (8)
7. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (6)
8. 17m - Jesse McNorton -- Spring, TX (7)
9. 5p - Brian Poulter -- Cleveland, TX (10)
10. 65f - Shannon Fox -- Pasadena, TX (5)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (7)
2. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (2)
3. 420 - Eric Cegielski -- Houston, TX (5)
4. 31t - Tyler King -- Port Neches, TX (6)
5. 88 - R.J. Stroman -- New Boston, TX (1)
6. 22x - Ronald Pilkington -- Marshall, TX (3)
7. 61 - Brandon Buhler -- Livingston, LA (8)
8. 84 - Scott Maust -- Alvin, TX (10)
9. 25 - Brian Brooks -- Inez, TX (4)
10. 90 - Casey Harten -- Baytown, TX (9)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (9)
2. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 29 - Mike Walling -- Baytown, TX (7)
4. 17m - Jesse McNorton -- Spring, TX (6)
5. 5p - Brian Poulter -- Cleveland, TX (8)
6. 260 - Erik Thorne -- Baytown, TX (1)
7. 19 - Kevin Sitton -- Baytown, TX (2)
8. 188 - Derek Rashall -- Dayton, TX (3)
9. 22 - Darrell Thompson -- Ada, OK (5)
10. 65f - Shannon Fox -- Pasadena, TX (10)
EXPRESSRACECARS.COM “A” MAIN (20 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (4)
2. 461 - Howard Willis -- Crosby, TX (5)
3. 216 - Paul White -- Temple, TX (3)
4. 14 - Tom Hameka -- Dickson, TX (17)
5. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (11)
6. 211 - Dean Hollier -- Groves, TX (14)
7. 3 - Glen Grant -- Houston, TX (9)
8. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (21)
9. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (23)
10. 12 - Brian Eddins -- New Caney, TX (18)
11. 93 - Mark Greiner -- Crosby, TX (12)
12. 38 - Edward Fowler -- Dayton, TX (7)
13. 24 - Derek Ross -- Crosby, TX (1)
14. 2 - Kevin Sellers -- Dayton, TX (10)
15. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (22)
16. 46t - Tom Earl -- Midlothian, TX (16)
17. 6v - Cody Harger -- West Monroe, LA (15)
18. 33 - Bobby Fehring -- Mt. View, TX (13)
19. 63 - Shane Hoefling -- Meyersville, TX (20)
20. 9w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (6)
21. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (24)
22. 39 - John Matt -- Crosby, TX (19)
23. 69r - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (8)
24. 4e - Travis Evans -- Bullard, TX (2)
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USRA TITLE SPONSOR: American Racer Racing Tires.
USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Express Race Cars, Karl Chevrolet, Karl Performance Parts, Nitroquest Web Solutions.
USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: SpeedNet Direct.
USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels.
Hebert, who started fourth, passed polesitter Derek Ross early in the contest, then sailed to the $500 victory in the first of three events comprising the tripleheader weekend at the 3/8-mile clay oval.
A pair of Lone Star State veterans waged a great battle throughout the 20-lap feature race with Howard Willis holding off Paul White for the runner-up spot.
Tom Hameka finished fourth and Phil Dixon was fifth. Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Dean Hollier, Glen Grant, William Sellier, Randy Bridges and Brian Eddins.
UPDATE: Due to snow falling in the Houston area on Friday morning, the event slated for Friday night has been canceled and turns the weekend tripleheader into a doubleheader.
Action continues on Saturday with $1,500 earmarked for the winner of Saturday's main event.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, grandstands open at 4 and the first heat race hits the track at 6 p.m. Hot laps will begin approximately one half-hour before race time.
The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SR 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. Speedway entrance located at Gate 3. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.
Free grandstand tickets for Friday and Saturday night are available at Marshall Mobile Homes in Marshall, Day Motorsports in Tyler and at dozens of O'Reilly Auto Parts locations throughout Texas and Louisiana.
For more information about the United States Racing Association (USRA), call 515-832-6000 or visit www.usraracing.com online.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals presented by Express Race Cars
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas
Thursday, December 3, 2009
USRA SOUTHERN LIMITED MODIFIEDS
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses.
QUICKTIME PERFORMANCE RACE PARTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):1. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (3)
2. 69r - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (1)
3. 3 - Glen Grant -- Houston, TX (2)
4. 33 - Bobby Fehring -- Mt. View, TX (5)
5. 14 - Tom Hameka -- Dickson, TX (6)
6. 88 - R.J. Stroman -- New Boston, TX (8)
7. 22x - Ronald Pilkington -- Marshall, TX (7)
8. 420 - Eric Cegielski -- Houston, TX (9)
9. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (10)
10. 90 - Casey Harten -- Baytown, TX (4)
AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 4e - Travis Evans -- Bullard, TX (3)
2. 461 - Howard Willis -- Crosby, TX (8)
3. 2 - Kevin Sellers -- Dayton, TX (4)
4. 211 - Dean Hollier -- Groves, TX (6)
5. 12 - Brian Eddins -- New Caney, TX (7)
6. 260 - Erik Thorne -- Baytown, TX (10)
7. 188 - Derek Rashall -- Dayton, TX (1)
8. 22 - Darrell Thompson -- Ada, OK (5)
9. 29 - Mike Walling -- Baytown, TX (2)
10. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (9)
KEVKO OIL PANS & COMPONENTS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 216 - Paul White -- Temple, TX (6)
2. 38 - Edward Fowler -- Dayton, TX (1)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (2)
4. 6v - Cody Harger -- West Monroe, LA (9)
5. 39 - John Matt -- Crosby, TX (3)
6. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (4)
7. 25 - Brian Brooks -- Inez, TX (5)
8. 31t - Tyler King -- Port Neches, TX (8)
9. 61 - Brandon Buhler -- Livingston, LA (7)
10. 84 - Scott Maust -- Alvin, TX (10)
MARSH RACING WHEELS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 24 - Derek Ross -- Crosby, TX (2)
2. 9w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (4)
3. 93 - Mark Greiner -- Crosby, TX (3)
4. 46t - Tom Earl -- Midlothian, TX (9)
5. 63 - Shane Hoefling -- Meyersville, TX (1)
6. 19 - Kevin Sitton -- Baytown, TX (8)
7. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (6)
8. 17m - Jesse McNorton -- Spring, TX (7)
9. 5p - Brian Poulter -- Cleveland, TX (10)
10. 65f - Shannon Fox -- Pasadena, TX (5)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (7)
2. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (2)
3. 420 - Eric Cegielski -- Houston, TX (5)
4. 31t - Tyler King -- Port Neches, TX (6)
5. 88 - R.J. Stroman -- New Boston, TX (1)
6. 22x - Ronald Pilkington -- Marshall, TX (3)
7. 61 - Brandon Buhler -- Livingston, LA (8)
8. 84 - Scott Maust -- Alvin, TX (10)
9. 25 - Brian Brooks -- Inez, TX (4)
10. 90 - Casey Harten -- Baytown, TX (9)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (9)
2. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 29 - Mike Walling -- Baytown, TX (7)
4. 17m - Jesse McNorton -- Spring, TX (6)
5. 5p - Brian Poulter -- Cleveland, TX (8)
6. 260 - Erik Thorne -- Baytown, TX (1)
7. 19 - Kevin Sitton -- Baytown, TX (2)
8. 188 - Derek Rashall -- Dayton, TX (3)
9. 22 - Darrell Thompson -- Ada, OK (5)
10. 65f - Shannon Fox -- Pasadena, TX (10)
EXPRESSRACECARS.COM “A” MAIN (20 laps):
1. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (4)
2. 461 - Howard Willis -- Crosby, TX (5)
3. 216 - Paul White -- Temple, TX (3)
4. 14 - Tom Hameka -- Dickson, TX (17)
5. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (11)
6. 211 - Dean Hollier -- Groves, TX (14)
7. 3 - Glen Grant -- Houston, TX (9)
8. 4 - William Sellier -- Richmond, TX (21)
9. 46 - Randy Bridges -- Rosharon, TX (23)
10. 12 - Brian Eddins -- New Caney, TX (18)
11. 93 - Mark Greiner -- Crosby, TX (12)
12. 38 - Edward Fowler -- Dayton, TX (7)
13. 24 - Derek Ross -- Crosby, TX (1)
14. 2 - Kevin Sellers -- Dayton, TX (10)
15. 19h - Joel Hueske -- Brenham, TX (22)
16. 46t - Tom Earl -- Midlothian, TX (16)
17. 6v - Cody Harger -- West Monroe, LA (15)
18. 33 - Bobby Fehring -- Mt. View, TX (13)
19. 63 - Shane Hoefling -- Meyersville, TX (20)
20. 9w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (6)
21. 47 - James Myers -- Corpus Christi, TX (24)
22. 39 - John Matt -- Crosby, TX (19)
23. 69r - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (8)
24. 4e - Travis Evans -- Bullard, TX (2)
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USRA TITLE SPONSOR: American Racer Racing Tires.
USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Express Race Cars, Karl Chevrolet, Karl Performance Parts, Nitroquest Web Solutions.
USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: SpeedNet Direct.
USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels.
