Hohenwald, TN – Saturday, March 15, 2014 – NASCAR veteran and dirt track legend, Ken Schrader who hails from Concord, North Carolina made adjustments after a fourth place finish on Friday night and returned to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane on Saturday night in the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series “Tennessee 200” Final at Tennessee National Raceway. It was Schrader’s career third USCS Modified Series win. Two victories and a fourth place finish pushed him to the top of the series point standings after three events.
Schrader started outside of the front row next to K&N Filters Pole Postion/Award starter Michael Turner from Paris, Tennessee. Schrader beat Turner to the first turn and then lead all twenty-five laps of the $1000 to win Outlaw Modified final to collect the check, the weekend title and trophy. Turner chased the veteran racer for seventeen laps from the runner-up position until two-time series Champion, Ben Reed from Munford, Tennessee charged past Turner to take up the chase, but Schrader steered his #9 Federated Auto Parts mount smoothly toward victory lane.
Reed crossed the finish line seven laps later in the runner-up spot followed by Michael Turner in the K&N Filters Podium Award third place. Local favorite, John Alexander from Parsons, Tennessee raced across the finish line in fourth place and the previous night’s runner-up Lucas Lee from Paris, Tennessee rounded out the top five in the Saldana Racing Products fifth position.
The previous night’s winner, Matt Cooper from McKenzie, Tennessee headed the next group in sixth place after starting eleventh. Cooper was followed by Josh Tomlin from Hayti, Missouri in seventh place. Jon Gray from Jonesboro, Arkansas finished in eighth place. Preston Seratt from Dyersburg, Tennessee finished ninth place and Tyler Wood from Linden, Tennessee rounded out the top ten for the second night in a row.
Two heat races were contested to set the A-Main line-ups. Michael Turner won the Wilwood Disc Brakes First Heat. Ken Schrader won the Aero Race Wheels Second Heat Race to set the front row. Michael turned was awarded the K&N Filters Pole Position/Award via his first heat race win. Matt Cooper who started eleventh in the A-Main event and finished sixth, advanced the most positions to earn the Comp Cams “Hard Charger” Award.
The next event for the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series is the 7th annual “Boot Heel 200” on Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd at Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. For information on Poplar Bluff Speedway please visit www.poplarbluffspeedway.net or call 573-718-9658. For rules and info on the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097.
K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds at Tennessee National Raceway
on Saturday, March 15, 2014 RESULTS ;
K&N Filters Power Dash: Matt Cooper, Preston Seratt, Michael Turner, Josh Tomlin, Jon Gray and Joseph Leister.
Wilwood Disc Brakes 1st Heat: Michael Turner, John Alexander, Lucas Lee, Jason Skinner, Jim Gulley, Matt Cooper, Justin Roberts, Justin Cross.
Aero Race Wheels 2nd Heat: Ken Schrader, Ben Reed, Josh Tomlin, Jon Gray, Preston Seratt, Tyler Wood and Joseph Leister.
K&N Filters USCS MODS A-Main 25 laps:
1. 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, NC
2. 07 Ben Reed, Munford, TN
3. 27 Michael Turner, Paris, TN
4. 15 John Alexander, Parsons, TN
5. 12 Lucas Lee. Paris, TN
6. 18 Matt Cooper, McKenzie, TN
7. 29T Josh Tomlin, Hayti, MO
8. 00G Jon Gray, Jonesboro, AR
9. 29 Preston Seratt, Dyersburg, TN
10. 17jr. Tyler Wood, Linden, TN
11. 44 Jim Gulley, Paragould, AR
12. 89 Joseph Leister, Millington, TN
13. 99R Justin Roberts, Paragould, AR
14. 00 Jason Skinner, Danville, AL
15. 00c Justin Cross, Pleasantville, TN
K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Sereis Race Awards:
K&N Filters Pole Award: #27 Michael Turner
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award: #27 Michael Turner
Comp Cam Hard Charger Award: #18 Matt Cooper
Wilwood Disc Brakes First Heat Award: #27 Michael Turner
Aero Race Wheels Second Heat Award: #9 Ken Schrader
Saldana Racing Products Top Five Award: #12 Lucas Lee
Pyrotect Racing Cells Lucky Seven Award: #27T Josh Tomlin
DMI/Bulldog Rear End Top Ten Award: #17jr Tyler Wood
The K&N Filters USCS Modified Series would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in advancing the series: K&N Filters, www.rockauto.com, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Aero Race Wheels, Comp Cams, Saldana Racing Products, Pyrotect Racing Cells, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Safety-Kleen.