FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis.-Friday night at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway, the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup made its third stop of the week in the Dairy State and Rodney Sanders milked his third victory and another $3,000 out of the prize pool.
Despite starting on the front row for the 40-lap main event, Sanders fell in line behind Bob Timm at the start of the race, and then drifted back to third when Jason Krohn zipped past both drivers on lap 4.

Sanders got around Timm for second three laps later and began to challenge Krohn for the lead, eventually taking over the top spot with 13 laps complete.

Timm, however, roared back ahead of both drivers on the next lap, but Sanders fought back and reclaimed the lead with 18 circuits in the books.

Meanwhile, tenth-starting Jesse Glenz was clawing his way to the front and raced into the second spot with eight laps to go.

There was no catching the defending USMTS national champion, however, and Sanders sailed on to his 23rd United States Modified Touring Series win of the 2014 campaign.

It also gave the 24-year-old from Happy, Texas, his 41st career USMTS triumph, leaving him just one shy of tying the mark of Tommy Myer, who sits fourth on the all-time wins list.

Glenz, who recorded a third-place finish at his home track the previous night, added a runner-up finish to his weekend on Friday night while Krohn came home third ahead of Jeremy Houle, giving the MB Customs chassis a top-four sweep.

Zack VanderBeek, who started 13 after winning the first Real Racing Wheels “B” Main, climbed the ladder to finish fifth while Myer pocketed a sixth-place paycheck.

Stormy Scott finished seventh after starting 22nd on the 26-car grid and earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award. Lucas Schott, Joe Duvall and Craig Thatcher rounded out the top 10.

The four-day weekend for the rugged USMTS road warriors wraps up on Saturday at the Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn. Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets will round out the racing action. The first green flag is scheduled to wave at 6:30 p.m.

Adult tickets are $20, seniors get in for $16, kids ages 7 to 14 are just $5 and children 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $35.

Casey’s General Stores will have $2-off coupons at their stores in Cambridge, Milaca, Princeton and Ogilvie. John Allen and his Sour Patch Kids/Oreo Modified will be at the Casey’s located at 400 W. Hwy. 23 in Ogilvie from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

For more information about Casey’s General Stores or to find the location nearest you, visit www.caseys.com online. You can also like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CaseysGenStore and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/caseysgenstore.

The Ogilvie Raceway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 2.0 miles east of Ogilvie on the south side of SR 23. For more information call 763-267-4572 or visit their website at www.ogilvieraceway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup – Round 9 of 20
Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Friday, August 15, 2014

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 were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

C&R RACING HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo.
2. (2) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (3) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (7) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
5. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (8) 00 Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford, Wis.
7. (6) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
8. (5) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan.
9. (9) 12 Jason Gross, Osceola, Wis.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (3) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
3. (5) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (2) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (1) 6m Ted Marrs, Bethel, Minn.
7. (7) 25 Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
8. (9) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
9. (6) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 54 Jeremy Houle (R), Ham Lake, Minn.
2. (3) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
3. (4) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
4. (2) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn.
5. (5) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis.
6. (8) 110 Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
7. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
9. (9) 89x Paul Harelstad (R), Bloomer, Wis.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn.
2. (3) 7x Jesse Glenz, Cadott, Wis.
3. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
5. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (4) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis.
7. (8) 0 Les Duellman, Winona, Minn.
8. (1) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn.
9. (9) 9 Lester Jonsgaard, Winona, Minn.

SPIDERWEB STORAGE SOLUTIONS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
2. (5) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (6) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
5. (1) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
6. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa.
7. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
8. (8) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (2) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
3. (4) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
4. (3) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
5. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (8) 110 Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
7. (9) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis., Hughes/Sput’s, $80.
8. (13) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan., Hughes/Driskell, $100.
9. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Fast, $100.
10. (7) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, $100.
11. (10) 0 Les Duellman, Winona, Minn., DirtDueler/KSE, $80.
12. (15) 12 Jason Gross, Osceola, Wis., BeakBuilt/Adams, $100.
13. (11) 25 Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn., GRT/Action, $100.
14. (12) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
15. (16) 89x Paul Harelstad (R), Bloomer, Wis., Hughes/Sput’s, $100.
16. (14) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn., Hughes/KSE, $100.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (2) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
3. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (4) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn.
5. (5) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (13) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
7. (6) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis., GRT/Butch’s, $100.
8. (7) 00 Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford, Wis., GRT/Baxter, $80.
9. (11) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
10. (14) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn., LG2/Tim’s, $100.
11. (9) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Waukee, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $400.
12. (8) 6m Ted Marrs, Bethel, Minn., Frederick/Homerun, $80.
13. (10) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa, Skyrocket/Karl, $100.
14. (15) J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $400.
15. (16) 9 Lester Jonsgaard, Winona, Minn., Action/Jonsgaard, $80.
16. (12) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Grove, $100

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $3000.
2. (10) 7x Jesse Glenz, Cadott, Wis., Sidebiter/Tim’s, 40, $1500.
3. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s, 40, $1200.
4. (6) 54 Jeremy Houle (R), Ham Lake, Minn., MBCustom/Speedwerx, 40, $900.
5. (13) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, 40, $900.
6. (12) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $700.
7. (22) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 40, $800.
8. (14) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $650.
9. (5) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 40, $600.
10. (16) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis., GRT/TriStar, 40, $550.
11. (2) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt, 40, $400.
12. (21) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 40, $450.
13. (20) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, 40, $425.
14. (3) 99h Trevor Hunt, Kearney, Mo., GRT/Spanel, 40, $400.
15. (25) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Ramirez/Cornett, 40, $400.
16. (17) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $275.
17. (15) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis., GRT/BK, 40, $250.
18. (11) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., GRT/Action, 40, $250.
19. (24) 49jr Jake Timm, Winona, Minn., DirtDueler/BuckBuilt, 40, $250.
20. (7) IOU1 Brent Larson (R), Lake Elmo, Minn., Shaw/Tim’s, 40, $300.
21. (19) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $300.
22. (8) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn., Hughes/Wagamon, 40, $300.
23. (18) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $300.
24. (23) 110 Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., GRT/Anderson, 40, $250.
25. (26) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/Cornett, 40, $400.
26. (9) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis., MasterSbilt/Hill, 40, $300.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: B. Timm 1-3, Krohn 4-12, Sanders 13, B. Timm 14-17, Sanders 18-40.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 24, Krohn 9, B. Timm 7.
Margin of Victory: 1.803 seconds.
Provisional Starters: J. Scott, Ramirez.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Krohn.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: S. Scott (started 22nd, finished 7th).
Next Race: Saturday, Aug. 16, Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, Minn.
Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Points: Sanders 938, VanderBeek 829, S. Scott 740, J. Scott 739, Shryock 699, Ramirez 694, Duvall 646, Hilsabeck 645, Gallardo 569, Hunt 558.
Rookie of the Year Points: Gallardo 1781, Cade Dillard 1604, Adam Penn 1436, Dylan Smith 1298, Austin Theiss 1125.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 387, ProPower 369, Geddes 369, Mullins 252, ASI 174.
Tiger Quick Change Manufacturers Championship Points: LG2 444, MBCustom 430, GRT 350, Ramirez 349, Hughes 278.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Schott.
Beyea Custom Headers – B. Timm.
Brass Monkey Racing Products – Alberts.
C&R Racing – Hunt.
Edelbrock – Houle.
FK Rod Ends – J. Scott.
Forty9Designs.com – Hunt, J. Timm.
Fuel Safe – Myer.
GRT Race Cars – Angst.
Hooker Harness – Jensen.
JRi Shocks – Krohn.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Duvall.
Keyser Manufacturing – Thatcher.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Ramirez.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – S. Scott.
MSD Ignition – Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Larson, Sanders.
Power Lift Racing Products – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Krohn.
VP Racing Fuels – Sanders.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AMP Energy, Casey’s General Stores, Chix Gear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, SpiderWeb Modular Storage Solutions, Swan Energy, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, ElbowsUp.com, Erson Cams, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Major League Bowhunter, Mesilla Valley Transportation, New Vision Graphics, Olympic Fire Protection, Penn Transport, Road Runner Crane, Road Runner Trucking, S&S Fishing & Rental, United Cellular Services.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Brass Monkey Racing Products, C&R Racing, CPD Racing Tools, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends.