LOCUST GROVE, Ark. (Aug. 2) — Jason Krohn didn’t score any points Friday night. Instead, the 2007 USMTS national champion scored $5,000 in a convincing win as the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup kicked off at the Batesville Motor Speedway.

Although he isn’t running for the season-ending, the 41-year-old from Slayton, Minn., served notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with at any event he enters from here on out.

Krohn, who ranks Mooney Starr’s popular 3/8-mile oval as one of his all-time favorites, took the lead at the drop of the green flag and dominated the 35-lap main event while registering the 28th victory of his career and first since Aug. 30 of last year.

“I always enjoy coming here,” Krohn said in victory lane. “Tonight things worked our way. We drew up front for the heat and heat position was big. That got us enough points and then they (the other drivers in the redraw) left me the 2 and the 5. I was lucky enough to pull the 2 and at that point we had a good enough car.”

Rodney Sanders drew the pole for the feature race with Krohn starting on his right. After Krohn jumped out to lead the initial lap, Sanders was unable to close in and contest his teammate.

After the race’s second and final caution on lap 12, Jeremy Payne was able to get around Sanders on the restart but was unable to keep up with Krohn.

Krohn rode the high line to a huge lead and worked every inch of the track’s surface to maneuver through lapped traffic. Payne closed the gap to about three car-lengths late in the race but was never able to challenge for the lead.

“After the “B” Mains I was kind of worried-I think everybody was-about right rear tire problems. They blew a couple out and were just wearing them out,” said Payne. “I was kind of trying to save mine. Jason had a good car, he was fast from the start. We just ran out of laps.”

Sanders held on to finish second with Stormy Scott fourth and Chris Brown fifth. Terry Phillips was sixth, Johnny Scott wound up seventh, Jason Hughes earned an eight-place paycheck, Kelly Shryock nabbed the ninth spot and Johnny Bone Jr. rounded out the top 10.

Johnny Scott remains the points leader in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup while Stormy Scott advanced three positions and sits just six points behind his twin brother as the series heads for the West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Mo., for the second of twenty scheduled events in the title chase.

Mother Nature thwarted the series debut at West Plains in 2011, but fans finally got their due last year and witnessed Shryock take down his 177th career USMTS triumph. This past May, Hughes picked up the win in the series’ second visit to the historic speedplant.

The West Plains Motor Speedway is a 100-acre motorsports facility with an exciting 3/8-mile red clay oval surrounded by seating that will accommodate more than 12,000 fans who can enjoy the action from their choice of molded contour seating, ground level bleachers or high-rise stadium style seating.

Pit gates open at 5:00, grandstands open at 6:00, hot laps begin at 7:00 and racing starts at 7:30. Also in action will be USRA B-Mods, Hobby Stocks, Super Stocks and Crate Late Models. Adult tickets are $15, Kids ages 6-11 are $5 and children 5 and under are free. Pit passes are $35 or $15 for kids.

Pick up a coupon good for $2 off adult grandstand admission at any of the four Casey’s General Stores locations in West Plains. To find the location nearest you, visit www.caseys.com.

The West Plains Motor Speedway is located 6 miles south of West Plains on US 63. For more information, call the track office at 417-522-9891 or 417-257-2112 on race day. The track’s website can be found at www.westplainsdirt.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series – Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series
Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Ark.
Friday, Aug. 2, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, 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. (2) 01 Joey Galloway, Manor, Sask., Canada.
2. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (5) 1 Jeff Wells, Truman, Ark.
6. (7) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La.
7. (8) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
8. (6) 17 Jason Wilkey, Batesville, Ark.
9. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (2) 2 Tyler Stevens, Searcy, Ark.
4. (3) 22 Brad Buck, Paragould, Ark.
5. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (7) 88s Seth Reed, Rison, Ark.
7. (9) 29 Jeremy Kuykendall, Little Rock, Ark.
8. (8) 3 Brian Ritchie, Newark, Ark.
9. (6) 23g Robbie Gates, Alma, Ark.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (3) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
4. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (4) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
6. (9) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
7. (6) 20 Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, Ark.
8. (2) 7w J.C. Waller, Lakeland, Tenn.
9. (7) KEG1 Jeremy Russell, Jonesboro, Ark.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (3) F1 Tyson Franks, Oil Trough, Ark.
3. (1) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
4. (9) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
5. (4) 15 Lane Cullum, Greenbrier, Ark.
6. (7) 12 Scott Crigler, Alton, Mo.
7. (5) 36 Jeff Conner, Panora, Iowa.
8. (8) 97 Bennett Johnson, Mount Pleasant, Ark.
9. (6) 5 Jordan Turner, Batesville, Ark.

DAY MOTOR SPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (2) 56 Trent Taylor, Benton, Ark.
3. (3) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
4. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
5. (7) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
6. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
7. (5) G3 Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, Tenn.
8. (8) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
9. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (3) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark.
3. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
4. (9) 12 Scott Crigler, Alton, Mo.
5. (15) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
6. (12) G3 Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, Tenn.
7. (17) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
8. (13) 3 Brian Ritchie, Newark, Ark., Shaw/Dickens, $80.
9. (5) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
10. (8) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $100.
11. (11) 20 Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, Ark., Shaw/Craft, $80.
12. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $400.
13. (6) 1 Jeff Wells, Truman, Ark., TRE/Marion, $80.
14. (2) 2 Tyler Stevens, Searcy, Ark., GRT/RoushYates, $80.
15. (16) KEG1 Jeremy Russell, Jonesboro, Ark., DirtWorks/Mullins, $80.
16. (10) 29 Jeremy Kuykendall, Little Rock, Ark., GRT/Kuntz, $80.
17. (14) 97 Bennett Johnson, Mount Pleasant, Ark., Shaw/Baxter, $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield.
3. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins.
4. (2) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes.
5. (5) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Venom/RoushYates.
6. (4) 22 Brad Buck, Paragould, Ark., MBCustom/SCP.
7. (8) 88s Seth Reed, Rison, Ark., Hughes/Mullins, $80.
8. (10) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
9. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s.
10. (14) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $400.
11. (15) 23g Robbie Gates, Alma, Ark., Shaw/Steve, $100.
12. (12) 17 Jason Wilkey, Batesville, Ark., Shaw/Wilkey, $80.
13. (7) 15 Lane Cullum, Greenbrier, Ark., GRT/Wooley, $80.
14. (11) 36 Jeff Conner, Panora, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, $100.
15. (16) 5 Jordan Turner, Batesville, Ark., Shaw/Mullins, $80.
16. (13) 7w J.C. Waller, Lakeland, Tenn., Shaw/Walker, $80

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s, 35, $5000.
2. (6) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 35, $2000.
3. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 35, $1500.
4. (5) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower, 35, $1200.
5. (7) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $900.
6. (16) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35, $900.
7. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/RoushYates, 35, $900.
8. (18) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35, $800.
9. (13) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35, $750.
10. (11) 12 Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 35, $550.
11. (14) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 35, $500.
12. (22) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Venom/RoushYates, 35, $450.
13. (9) F1 Tyson Franks, Oil Trough, Ark., Shaw/Brooks, 35, $275.
14. (12) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 35, $400.
15. (25) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 35, $500.
16. (8) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 35, $350.
17. (19) 12 Scott Crigler, Alton, Mo., Hughes/Patriot, 35, $250.
18. (24) 22 Brad Buck, Paragould, Ark., MBCustom/SCP, 34, $300.
19. (4) 01 Joey Galloway, Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, 34, $500.
20. (17) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., Sidebiter/Sput’s, 34, $300.
21. (26) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo., GRT/Sput’s, 34, $500.
22. (20) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Geddes, 34, $300.
23. (15) 26 Brian Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., Hughes/Ora’s, 34, $300.
24. (23) G3 Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, Tenn., TRE/Kawell, 34, $250.
25. (21) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 18, $300.
26. (10) 56 Trent Taylor, Benton, Ark., Shaw/Craft, 12, $250.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leader: Krohn 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Krohn 35.
Margin of Victory: 1.322 seconds.
Provisional Starters: VanderBeek, Hunt.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Phillips (started 16th, finished 6th).
Next Race: Saturday, Aug. 3, West Plains Motor Speedway, West Plains, Mo.
Points Standings: J. Scott 177, S. Scott 171, Hughes 170, Shryock 163, VanderBeek 159, Sanders 143, Payne 130, Hunt 129, Galloway 125, Tillison 118.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1591, Galloway 1496, Big Eagle 1201, Conner 696, A. Penn 598.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 297, RoushYates 266, Mullins 258, Geddes 250, Sput’s 239.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 323, GRT 297, MBCustom 273, Skyrocket 224, LG2 214.

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

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