MONETT, Mo. (April 22) – Terry Phillips passed race-long leader Rodney Sanders with nine laps remaining Sunday, and then went on to win the 7th Annual Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals at the Monett Speedway for his second straight USMTS Casey’s Cup victory.
From the pole, Sanders was in charge for most of the race but Phillips began to slowly reel him by lap 20. A caution on lap 25 completely erased the leader’s advantage and Phillips flew around Sanders two laps after the restart.
From there, Phillips went unchallenged to win his third USMTS Casey’s Cup main event of the season and pocket the $2,000 winner’s share of the prize money. It was also his series-best third career triumph at Monett.
Jason Hughes and Ryan Gustin – both two-time winners at the ‘Grand Ol’ Lady’ – were able to get by Sanders in the closing laps to finish second and third, respectively, while the points leader held on to an ill-handling ride to finish fourth.
Johnny Scott was fifth, Dereck Ramirez took sixth, seventh went to Bryan Rowland, Stormy Scott earned the eighth spot, NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader nabbed ninth and Steve Muilenburg finished right where he started in tenth.
Attention now turns to next week as the USMTS National Championship Series returns to action with a tripleheader in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
On Thursday, April 26, the series invades the Rice Lake Speedway in Rice Lake, Wis., for the first of three $4,000-to-win blockbusters over a three-day stretch.
Friday, April 27, will find America’s favorite dirt Modified tour at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., while the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., welcomes the USMTS National Championship Series on Saturday, April 28.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
7th Annual Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Missouri Nationals
Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Sunday, April 22, 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 16 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.
HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan.
2. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
5. (1) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo.
6. (6) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
7. (4) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo.
8. (5) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark.
HOOKER HARNESS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (2) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
4. (7) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
5. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
6. (6) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan.
7. (3) 32 Kelly Hicks (R), Pea Ridge, Ark.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo.
2. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
4. (7) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo.
5. (6) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
6. (2) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
7. (5) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
6. (6) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark.
DNS – 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 7 advance):
1. (7) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (2) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo.
3. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa.
4. (11) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
5. (9) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo.
6. (8) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark.
7. (5) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo.
8. (4) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo.
9. (10) 32 Kelly Hicks (R), Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/GNS, $75.
10. (6) 5j John Schwab, Liberal, Kan., Hughes/Cline, $90.
11. (13) 11n Gene Nicholas (R), Lowell, Ark., Lighting/Kelly, $75.
12. (1) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La.
DNS – 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., Hughes/Ora’s, $75.
SWAN ENERGY “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $2000.
2. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1500.
3. (4) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $1000.
4. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 35, $900.
5. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $800.
6. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $700.
7. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 35, $650.
8. (5) 2s Stormy Scott (R), Stewartsville, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 35, $600.
9. (11) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Impressive/Dickens, 35, $550.
10. (10) 33 Steve Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/MotorMachine, 35, $500.
11. (15) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35, $450.
12. (8) 33 Al Purkey (R), Coffeyville, Kan., Shark/Hatfield, 35, $425.
13. (14) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 35, $400.
14. (13) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 35, $375.
15. (18) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo., Hoffman/Yeoman, 35, $250.
16. (22) 24t Glenn Bratti, Springdale, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35, $250.
17. (17) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 35, $300.
18. (19) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck (R), Waukee, Iowa, GRT/Mullins, 35, $300.
19. (12) 21 Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, 35, $250.
20. (20) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., Shark/Baker, 35, $300.
21. (16) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $300.
22. (25) 5* Casey Penn (R), Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 35, $90.
23. (21) 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo., Hoffman/Marty’s, 35, $250.
24. (23) M1 Rustin Miller (R), Houston, Mo., Nullynski/Hood, 35, $250.
25. (24) 112 Dairan Hendrix (R), Joplin, Mo., TRE/Yeoman, 12, mechanical, $250.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-26, Phillips 27-35.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 26, Phillips 9.
Margin of Victory: 1.64 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Bratti (started 22nd, finished 16th).
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck: Williams.
Provisional Starter: Penn.
Next Race: Thursday, April 26, Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, Wis.
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series Points: Sanders 71, Gustin 59, Hughes 52, S. Scott 52, Phillips 46, J. Scott 41, Ramirez 33, Payne 30, Rowland 30, Zack VanderBeek 23, Kelly Shryock 23, Schwab 23, Siebert 23.
Rookie of the Year Points: S. Scott 810, Ron Keith 421, Hilsabeck 364, Penn 356, Jay Marshall 233.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 84, Geddes 78, ProPower 65, Yeoman 63, Hatfield 48.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 95, GRT 89, Skyrocket 59, TRE 45, Impressive 34.
Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Hendrix.
American Racer – Bone.
Dominator Race Products – Williams.
Eibach Springs – S. Scott.
Forty9Designs.com – Sanders, Schrader.
Hooker Harness – Rowland.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Sanders.
KSE Racing Products – Purkey.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Miller.
Nitroquest – Penn.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – not awarded.
PBM Performance Products – Phillips.
R2C Performance Products – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – Malchus.
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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, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Tiger Rear Ends.