Hughes wins thrilling USMTS Modified Race at Lebanon I-44 Speedway

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(Lebanon) The Modifieds of the O'Reilly Auto Parts United States
Modified Touring Series flew around the high-banked red clay of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Saturday night at nearly 100 MPH.

While two of the series top drivers – Al Hejna and USMTS points leader Kelly Shryock – battled for second, Jason Hughes out of Colcord, OK, left both cars in his dust as he captured the checkered flag in the 25-lap $2000-to-win feature.

Hughes, who led the final 8 laps, took over the lead from Steve Holzkamper. Holzkamper suffered an engine failure, and as he decreased his speed, Hughes tapped him from behind to send the race leader spinning on the front stretch of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway.

"[Holzkamper] slowed down all of a sudden, and I was on the throttle right behind him," Hughes said about the contact. "As fast as we're going here, things happen really quick."

Hughes' last win came nearly a year ago at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway's sister track in Monett.

"We'll take it when we can get it," he added, before thanking his crew and the USMTS organizing body.

Shryock finished ahead of Hejna, and Dustin Boney, who started on the inside of row 1. Corey Dripps finished 5th, after starting 13th in the field of 24 cars. In total, 40 Modifieds raced Saturday night at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway.

Lebanon I-44 Speedway's Modified regulars faced stiff competition from the USMTS drivers Saturday night. Last week's feature winner David Hendrix finished 14th Saturday night, while 2006 Lebanon I-44 Speedway Modified Champion Justin Neuman missed the A-Main after suffering mechanical failure while running in the Top 5 in the second B-Main.
The best finish by a Lebanon I-44 Speedway regular came from Tony Jackson Jr., who finished 10th. Jackson had finished 14th against the USMTS drivers the previous night at the Bolivar Speedway.

Several other classes were in action Saturday night at the Lebanon
I-44 Speedway.

Last week's Factory Stock feature winner Jordan Holloway's left front tire burst into flames on the last lap of the 15-lap feature while trying to run down leader Kris Jackson. Holloway came up short in his pursuit of three Factory Stock feature wins in a row at the Lebanon
I-44 Speedway.

When asked how he was able to stay ahead of Holloway, Jackson gave the credit to his Outlaw Racing engine.

"I think the motor speaks for itself," he said following his victory

The B-Mods refused to take a back seat to the USMTS Modifieds in their exciting feature that saw an elated Jason Otto capture his first victory on the year. Before taking the checkered, Otto had to hold off last week's feature winner Josh Woody, who raced Otto side-by-side in a fierce battle.

"Everything worked out good tonight," Otto said of his victory.

He thanked Tony Jackson Jr. for helping him with his set up, and wished his dad a happy Father's Day. Otto had run up front all season long, but the checkered flag had eluded him until Saturday night.

In the Bomber feature, Quinton Day kept his car ahead of Joe Francis to capture the Bomber feature win.

"I've had some problems with the car. I'm just glad to be in a race tonight," Day said, before thanking his wife for her support.

Meanwhile, Rich Reynolds kept Josh Lewis at bay en route to another Rookie feature victory at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Reynolds praised Lewis for racing him clean.

The Lebanon I-44 Speedway holds a special night of racing Tuesday, as the UMP Summer National Outlaw Late Models will compete at speeds in excess of 105 MPH on the 3/8-mile high-banked red clay. The UMP Summer Nationals feature the top Late Model drivers in the country competing in a grueling schedule of 28 races in 30 days. The Lebanon
I-44 Speedway hosts one of the early dates on the tour, which began in Kankakee, IL, on Friday night. Factory Stock and Bombers will also race Tuesday night at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Gates open at 5PM, and racing starts promptly at 730PM.


6/16/07 Lebanon I-44 Speedway Results

O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series National Event - Southern Region Lebanon I-44 Speedway USA, Lebanon, Mo.
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley "A" Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

HEAT #1 (8 laps):
1. 5 - Steve Holzkamper—Gentry, AR (2)
2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr.—Woodward, OK (4)
3. 0X - Steve Picou—High Ridge, MO (5)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek—New Sharon, IA (6)
5. 18s - Brent Bohmont—Martell, NE (3)
6. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr.—Webb City, MO (8) DNF
7. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen—Amarillo, TX (1) DNF
8. 71 - Jason Meadors—Fordland, MO (7) DNF

HEAT #2 (8 laps):
1. 222 - Dustin Boney—Tonganoxie, KS (2)
2. 27 - Greg Skaggs—Bixby, OK (1)
3. 6x - Kyle Pleasant—Robeline, LA (3)
4. 22s - Chad Kinder—Newton, IL (5)
5. 7GK - Ken McCarty—Rogers, AR (7)
6. 4R - Derek Ramirez—Woodward, OK (6)
7. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen—Bentonville, AR (4)
8. 17S - Mike Spaulding—Bemidji, MN (8) DNS

HEAT #3 (8 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna—Clear Lake, IA (6)
2. 51 - Eddie Martin—Stilwell, OK (3)
3. 14 - Justin Neuman—Waynesville, Mo (2)
4. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr.—Pea Ridge, AR (4)
5. 21B - Brandon Kenny—East Woodward, OK (5)
6. 88d - Rusty Dukes—Fair Grove, MO (7)
7. 23 - Mookie Cunningham—St. James, MO (1)
8. 87 - Jack Jones—Lebanon, MO (8)

HEAT #4 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes—Colcord, OK (4)
2. 54 - David Hendrix—Lake Way, MO (1)
3. 25 - Scott Green—Derby, KS (2)
4. 31 - Corey Dripps—Waterloo, IA (3)
5. 56 - Tony Jackson—Lebanon, MO (8)
6. 33R - Mike Roach—Woodward, OK (7)
7. 26 - Patrick Linn—Little Rock, AR (5)
8. 51m - Michael Murphree—Little Rock, AR (6)

HEAT #5 (8 laps):
1. 7II - Matt Johnson—Archie, MO (2)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock—Fertile, IA (1)
3. 49x - Jay Poidinger—Somerset, WI (4)
4. 11 - Brandon Morton—Coweta, OK (6)
5. 15R - Jamie Ragland—Lebanon, MO (7)
6. B29 - Tammy Mitchell—Pea Ridge, AR (3)
7. 52 - Trevor Latham—Rogers, AR (5)
8. 37 - Jeremy Chambers—Oswego, KS (8) DNF

"B" MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 31 - Corey Dripps—Waterloo, IA (5)
2. 6x - Kyle Pleasant—Robeline, LA (1)
3. 25 - Scott Green—Derby, KS (2)
4. 56 - Tony Jackson—Lebanon, MO (4)
5. 88d - Rusty Dukes—Fair Grove, MO (8)
6. 4R - Derek Ramirez—Woodward, OK (9)
7. 23 - Mookie Cunningham—St. James, MO (11)
8. 15R - Jamie Ragland—Lebanon, MO (6) DNF
9. 21B - Brandon Kenny—East Woodward, OK (7) DNF
10. 11 - Brandon Morton—Coweta, OK (3) DNF
11. 52 - Trevor Latham—Rogers, AR (12) DNF
12. 51m - Michael Murphree—Little Rock, AR (14) DNF
13. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen—Amarillo, TX (10) DNS
14. 17S - Mike Spaulding—Bemidji, MN (13) DNS

"B" MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek—New Sharon, IA (2)
2. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr.—Pea Ridge, AR (4)
3. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr.—Webb City, MO (7)
4. 22s - Chad Kinder—Newton, IL (3)
5. 33R - Mike Roach—Woodward, OK (8)
6. 26 - Patrick Linn—Little Rock, AR (11)
7. 7GK - Ken McCarty—Rogers, AR (5)
8. 87 - Jack Jones—Lebanon, MO (13)
9. 71 - Jason Meadors—Fordland, MO (12) DNF
10. 37 - Jeremy Chambers—Oswego, KS (14) DNF
11. 18s - Brent Bohmont—Martell, NE (6) DNF
12. B29 - Tammy Mitchell—Pea Ridge, AR (9) DNF
13. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen—Bentonville, AR (10) DNF
14. 14 - Justin Neuman—Waynesville, Mo (1) DNF

"A" MAIN (25 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes—Colcord, OK (3)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock—Fertile, IA (10)
3. 7 - Al Hejna—Clear Lake, IA (5)
4. 222 - Dustin Boney—Tonganoxie, KS (1)
5. 31 - Corey Dripps—Waterloo, IA (13)
6. 27 - Greg Skaggs—Bixby, OK (6)
7. 7II - Matt Johnson—Archie, MO (4)
8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek—New Sharon, IA (14)
9. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr.—Pea Ridge, AR (16)
10. 56 - Tony Jackson—Lebanon, MO (19)
11. 11 - Brandon Morton—Coweta, OK (23)
12. 51 - Eddie Martin—Stilwell, OK (7)
13. 6x - Kyle Pleasant—Robeline, LA (15)
14. 54 - David Hendrix—Lake Way, MO (9)
15. 88d - Rusty Dukes—Fair Grove, MO (21)
16. 25 - Scott Green—Derby, KS (17)
17. 33R - Mike Roach—Woodward, OK (22) DNF
18. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr.—Woodward, OK (8) DNF
19. 5 - Steve Holzkamper—Gentry, AR (2) DNF
20. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen—Bentonville, AR (24) DNF
21. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr.—Webb City, MO (18) DNF
22. 22s - Chad Kinder—Newton, IL (20) DNF
23. 49x - Jay Poidinger—Somerset, WI (12) DNF
24. 0X - Steve Picou—High Ridge, MO (11) DNF


Factory Stock

Heat 1 (8 laps):
1. 65 Kris Jackson; 2. 83R Tim Riffle; 3. 27 Devin Wolanksy; 4. 11S Steve Schultz; 5. 40 Ed Wilson DNS

Heat 2 (8 laps):
1. 21 Jordan Holloway; 2. 76 Lonnie Henderson; 3. 18 Jim Reeves; 4. 95 Bud Pursley; 5. Kevin Crider.

Feature (15 laps):
1. 65 Kris Jackson; 2. 21 Jordan Holloway; 3. 18 Jim Reeves; 4. 76 Lonnie Henderson; 5. 27 Devin Wollansky; 6. 83R Tim Riffle; 7. 67 Kevin Crider.

B-Modified

Heat 1 (8 laps):
1. 8 Jason Otto; 2. 21 Josh Woody; 3. T10 Tyler Brown; 4. 14N Shawn Nations; 5. 14H Jim Hayes; 6. 00 Matt Brookshire; 7. 29 Jeff Kinsley; 8. 66 Paul Campanelli

Feature (15 laps):
1. 8 Jason Otto; 2. 21 Josh Woody; 3. 14H Jim Hayes; 4. T10 Tyler Brown; 5. 00 Matt Brookshire; 6. 14N Shawn Nations; 7. 29 Jeff Kinsley; 8. 66 Paul Campanelli

Bomber

Heat 1 (6 laps)
1. 9 Dean Hensler; 2. 21 Landin Johnson; 3. 32 Joe Francis; 4. 6 Robert Reevers; 5. 14 Shawn Strong; 6. 44H Dennis Harmon

Heat 2 (6 laps)
1. 44D Quinton Day; 2. 70 Patrick West; 3. 67 Kevin Morrison; 4. Lance Bahnmiller; 5. 64 Shawn Winfrey

Feature (10 laps)
1. 44D Quinton Day; 2. 32 Joe Francis; 3. 14 Shawn Strong; 4. 70 Patrick West; 5. 67 Kevin Morrison; 6. 9 Dean Hensler; 7. Lance Bahnmiller; 8. 21 Landin Johnson; 9. 44H Dennis Harmon; 10. 6 Robert Reevers.


Rookie

Heat 1 (6 laps)
1. 7L Josh Lewis; 2. 7R Rich Reynolds; 3. 141 Marty Marnell.

Feature (10 laps)
1. 7R Rich Reynolds; 2. 7L Josh Lewis; 3. 141 Marty Marnell.
 




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