AMARILLO, Texas (June 22) – Stormy Scott bested 52 other USMTS Modifieds in front of a standing-room-only crowd Saturday night at the Route 66 Motor Speedway to earn his fourth win of the season on opening night of the 4s Motorsports Southern Speedweek powered by Lecolift.

Although he led all 40 laps of the main event, his pursuers kept him in their sights and the action behind him was heated.

After an early-race battle with Randy Timms and Daniel Hilsabeck, Thomas Tillison Jr. settled into second place and chased Scott around Bill Worthen’s popular 3/8-mile clay oval in Amarillo, Texas.

With ten laps to go, the drama level rose a few notches when Jason Hughes made contact with Timms while the duo raced for the fifth position. The ensuing melee collected several others and forced officials to wave the red flag.

The result was the end of the night for six competitors including Timms, Hughes, Chris Brown, Joe Adams, Chris Dawson and Hilsabeck.

Back under green, Johnny Scott wrestled second place away from Tillison and then set his sights on his older twin brother.

Time ran out, however, and Stormy Scott crossed the finish line three car lengths ahead of Johnny Scott as the pair scored their second one-two finish of the season. Johnny Scott was the one in from the previous occasion.

The win was worth $4,000 to the 23-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M. It was his 13th career USMTS victory in a little more than two seasons racing with the series.

Tillison held on for a third-place paycheck while Dereck Ramirez turned a 16th-place start into a fourth-place finish ahead of local favorite Jeremy Gossett who started and finished fifth.

Zack VanderBeek scored the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award in coming from 22nd on the 27-car starting grid to finish sixth. Seventh was Rick Beebe, eight went to 21st-starting Tristan Dycus, 18th-starting Clyde Dunn Jr. was ninth and Kelly Shryock rounded out the top 10 after using a provisional to start 25th.

With his runner-up finish, Johnny Scott moved into the points lead of the Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports while Rodney Sanders slipped to second. Six more events in the next seven days will determine the regional champion and see the first group of drivers become eligible for this year’s Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup that begins Aug. 8.

The 4s Motorsports Southern Speedweek powered by Lecolift will continue on Sunday, June 23, at the Elk City Speedway in Elk City, Okla. Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstand gates open at 5:00, hot laps start at 6:00 and racing is slated for a 6:30 start time.

The Elk City Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located off of I-40 at Merrit Rd. (exit 34), then 0.5 mile north, then 0.5 mile west. For race and ticket information call 580-799-7572.

Action rolls on with the first ever visit to the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Tuesday, June 25. On Wednesday, June 26, it’s on to the Heart O’ Texas Speedway near Waco, Texas, then back to the north for three nights to finish up on Thursday-Saturday, June 27-29, with repeat visits to the Kennedale (Texas) Speedway Park, RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, and Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.

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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 Southern Speedweek powered by Lecolift – 4th Annual Amarillo Ambush
Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, Texas
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine, 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. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) K6 Joe Adams, Enid, Okla.
3. (5) 2x Gene Weaver, Amarillo, Texas.
4. (3) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
5. (6) 4a Josh Lanterman, Wichita, Kan.
6. (2) 31 Neal DeBord, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (9) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) 11m Mark Myers, Clovis, N.M.
9. (8) 26 Mike Stroud, Fritch, Texas.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
3. (5) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
4. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (8) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
6. (7) 55 Braden Woods, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (3) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo.
8. (9) 99n Matt Newkirk, Amarillo, Texas.
9. (1) 21 Derek Scott, Canyon, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
2. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (8) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
5. (5) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla.
6. (2) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
7. (9) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.
8. (7) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
9. (1) 40 Danny Davis, Amarillo, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
2. (7) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (8) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
5. (3) 12 Dustin Austin, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (5) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
8. (4) 4x Chad Austin, Amarillo, Texas.
9. (1) 97 George White, Fort Worth, Texas.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) J41 Monte Bolton (R), Lubbock, Texas.
2. (5) 89 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
3. (2) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
6. (4) 007 Harley Menacher (R), Elk City, Okla.
7. (3) 2 Greg Jenkins, Hobbs, N.M.
8. (6) 39 Jerry Davis, Wellington, Texas.
9. (9) 45 Logan Cabbell, Quail, Texas.

DAY MOTOR SPORTS HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
2. (7) 20t Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
3. (1) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
4. (5) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
5. (3) 17 Todd Pullen, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (8) 96jr Jon Herring, Woodward, Okla.
7. (6) 26 Austin Huskey, Slayton, Texas.
8. (2) 21 Austin Bonner (R), Elk City, Okla.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 2x Gene Weaver, Amarillo, Texas.
4. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (8) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, $90.
7. (6) 60 Kip Hughes, Enid, Okla., GRT/Dunsworth, $75.
8. (7) 96jr Jon Herring, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Sput’s, $75.
9. (11) 99n Matt Newkirk, Amarillo, Texas, Shaw/Willie, $75.
10. (10) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $90.
11. (9) 9 Jimmy Ray, Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/AOS, $90.
12. (13) 26 Mike Stroud, Fritch, Texas, SRP/PPE, $75.
13. (14) 97 George White, Fort Worth, Texas, Shaw/ASI, $90.
14. (12) 4x Chad Austin, Amarillo, Texas, D&M/PPE, $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (3) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (4) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas.
5. (5) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (8) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas, SRP/JRM, $75.
7. (14) 45 Logan Cabbell, Quail, Texas, RaceCraft/PPE, $75.
8. (6) 12 Dustin Austin, Amarillo, Texas, Shaw/Austin, $75.
9. (10) 2 Greg Jenkins, Hobbs, N.M., Shaw/Jenkins, $75.
10. (9) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $140.
11. (13) 21 Derek Scott, Canyon, Texas, TRE/Don Thomas, $75.
12. (12) 39 Jerry Davis, Wellington, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $75.
13. (11) 11m Mark Myers, Clovis, N.M., Hughes/PPE, $75.
14. (7) 55 Braden Woods, Amarillo, Texas, SRP/Carroll’s, $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
3. (2) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
4. (8) 007 Harley Menacher, Elk City, Okla.
5. (3) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
6. (12) 21 Austin Bonner (R), Elk City, Okla., GRT/GMPP, $90.
7. (5) 4a Josh Lanterman, Wichita, Kan., Hoffman/KBS, $75.
8. (11) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $75.
9. (13) 40 Danny Davis, Amarillo, Texas, Hughes/Davis, $75.
10. (7) 31 Neal DeBord, Amarillo, Texas, BillsBuilt/Green, $75.
11. (9) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo., Phoenix/Yeoman, $90.
12. (10) 26 Austin Huskey, Slayton, Texas, Shaw/Dubose, $75.
13. (6) 17 Todd Pullen, Amarillo, Texas, Hughes/Carroll’s, $75

ALLGAYER, INC. “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 40, $4000.
2. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $1550.
3. (6) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1000.
4. (16) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $900.
5. (5) 89 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, Hughes/Carroll’s, 40, $700.
6. (22) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $950.
7. (12) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., MBCustom/Mullins, 40, $650.
8. (21) 14t Tristan Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 40, $600.
9. (18) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $550.
10. (25) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $600.
11. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $450.
12. (24) 007 Harley Menacher (R), Elk City, Okla., GRT/Mike’s, 40, $300.
13. (2) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $400.
14. (10) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/RoushYates, 30, $400.
15. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $450.
16. (11) K6 Joe Adams, Enid, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $250.
17. (23) 7x Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas, Sidebiter/ASI, 30, $300.
18. (3) 20t Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 30, $300.
19. (26) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Yeoman, 29, $350.
20. (19) 2x Gene Weaver, Amarillo, Texas, GRT/Yeoman, 24, $250.
21. (9) J41 Monte Bolton (R), Lubbock, Texas, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 22, $300.
22. (27) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, GRT/Carroll’s, 22, $250.
23. (20) 11 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/Mullins, 21, $300.
24. (8) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, 14, $250.
25. (7) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, 14, $350.
26. (17) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 14, $300.
27. (4) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 13, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leader: S. Scott 1-40.
Total Laps Led: S. Scott 40.
Margin of Victory: 1.307 seconds.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: VanderBeek (started 22nd, finished 6th).
Next Race: Sunday, June 23, Elk City Speedway, Elk City, Okla.
Allgayer, Inc. Southern Region Points: J. Scott 781, Sanders 770, VanderBeek 727, Shryock 692, J. Hughes 680, Brown 667, Dunn 597, S. Scott 589, Whiteaker 573, Ramirez 558.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1494, Galloway 1404, Big Eagle 1159, Jeff Conner 461, Cade Dillard 420.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 219, Mullins 185, Sput’s 176, RoushYates 167, Geddes 160.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 235, GRT 198, MBCustoms 183, LG2 171, Skyrocket 168.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Whiteaker.
American Racer – VanderBeek.
Beyea Custom Headers – S. Scott.
BSB Manufacturing – Whiteaker, Beebe.
Buck Monson Photos – S. Scott.
Crane Cams – S. Scott.
Dominator Race Products – Weaver.
Edelbrock – Tillison.
Eibach Springs – Galloway.
FK Rod Ends – D. Scott.
Forty9Designs.com – Brown, Hunt.
Fuel Safe – VanderBeek.
GRT Race Cars – J. Scott.
Hooker Harness – Timms.
JRi Shocks – Rowland.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Dunn.
Keyser Manufacturing – Shryock.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Payne.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – VanderBeek.
MSD Ignition – S. Scott, J. Scott.
PBM Performance Products – Tillison, S. Scott.
Power Lift Racing Products – Dawson.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – S. Scott.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey’s General Stores, Cheetos, COMP Cams®, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, Swan Energy.

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