Bone wires USMTS field at Caney

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CANEY, Kan. (Aug. 14) – Johnny Bone Jr. got the jump on polesitter Jeremy Payne at the start of Saturday night’s main event at the Caney Valley Speedway and that was all she wrote.

A pair of caution flags midway through the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main erased Bone’s ten-car-length advantage, but Bone was flawless on each restart and walked away from the pack to top Round 3 of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers.

Rodney Sanders moved from seventh to third in the first six laps and pressured Payne for second for each of the last 34 laps, but Payne was able to navigate the preferred low line in every corner and was able to hold off Sanders for a runner-up finish 1.414 seconds behind Bone.

The win, worth $3,000, was Bone’s first of the 2010 season with the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour and first since May 17, 2009, at the Monett Speedway where the series will invade in less than 24 hours.

Brandon Morton finished fourth and Zack VanderBeek held off Terry Phillips to earn the fifth spot. Seventh through tenth went to Dereck Ramirez, Jon Tesch, Tim Donlinger and Jason Hughes.

Noticeably absent from the top-10 were points leader Kelly Shryock and Ryan Gustin – the season’s winningest driver. Both struggled in their heat races and had to advance to the main event from the Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains.

On a track where passing was at a premium after a third straight day of temperatures climbing above 100 degrees, neither driver was a factor in the feature race with Shryock finishing 14th and Gustin winding up 16th as the last competitor on the lead lap.

Tommy Myer, who came into the event at the quarter-mile oval ranked sixth in the standings, brought out the race’s second caution on lap 16 and finished 15th.

Shryock continues to lead the points battle with three races in the books and 17 to go, but VanderBeek’s third straight top-5 of The Hunt allowed him to narrow the gap to just three points (323 to 320) while both Ramirez (304) and Hughes (302) leap-frogged Gustin, who sits fifth with 298 markers.

Tesch moved up to sixth with 271 points, followed by Sanders, Myer and Krohn in a three-way tie for seventh with 260 each. Donlinger, who started The Hunt ranked 18, rounds out the current top-10 with 256 points.

The fourth race in four days takes place Sunday at Randy Mooneyham’s Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo. In last year’s event during The Hunt, Gustin scored the victory by holding off Phillips in a nail-biter.

Gates open at 5:00, hot laps begin at 6:45 and the racing action kicks off at 7:30. Bombers, Legends Cars and B-Mods are also on the racing card.

The Monett Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked red clay oval located just south of US 60 on Chapel Dr. For more information, visit www.monettspeedway.com.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons on Sunday at Casey's General Stores locations in Monett. Tim Donlinger and his #3D Cheetos-sponsored Ramirez Modified will be meeting and greeting fans from 12:00 to 2:00 at the 728 US Hwy. 60 West location in Monett. Check out www.caseys.com for more information or to find the location nearest you.

During the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers, drivers will be grappling for their piece of nearly $50,000 in points fund money and thousands in contingency awards. Entrants will lock horns on a nightly basis for $3,000 to win and more than $400,000 in prize money up for grabs during the 20-race campaign over 45 days.

Film crews will be on hand Saturday night at the Caney Valley Speedway and capturing the action at every race during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers.

Dirt Knights will be an on-going dramatic series of one-hour programs that will air during the highly coveted Sunday evening time slot for 13 weeks. The much-anticipated TV show is set to debut in January of 2011 on VERSUS cable sports network, reaching more than 75 million households.

Visit www.dirtknights.com on the World Wide Web for more information or to view the trailer. Also look for Dirt Knights on Facebook and Twitter.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers
2nd Annual Event
Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, Kan.
Saturday, August 14, 2010

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 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the WIX Filters “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
3. (2) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (7) 16 Austin Siebert (R), Grandview, Mo.
5. (1) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
6. (8) 2r2 Ian Nichols, Bartlesville, Okla.
7. (6) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa.
8. (4) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (2) 11 Brandon Morton, Coweta, Okla.
3. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
4. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
5. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (3) 14 Steve Lacy, Jenks, Okla.
7. (5) 1c Chris Deaton (R), Wann, Okla.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark.
2. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
3. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (6) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (7) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (3) 1x Colby Artherton, Bartlesville, Okla.
7. (4) 12h Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo.
3. (2) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (3) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan.
5. (7) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
6. (5) 74j Jasen Hammond, Graham, Texas.
7. (6) 17s Mike Spaulding, Bemidji, Minn.

AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo.
4. (4) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
6. (7) 63 Ryan Whitworth (R), Humboldt, Kan.
7. (3) 34k Kyle Kuehn, Caney, Kan.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (1) 16 Austin Siebert (R), Grandview, Mo.
3. (2) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
4. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (4) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan.
6. (11) 12h Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa.
7. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, $90.
8. (9) 1x Colby Artherton, Bartlesville, Okla., $75.
9. (7) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, $90.
10. (8) 63 Ryan Whitworth (R), Humboldt, Kan., $90.
11. (10) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa, $90.
12. (12) 34k Kyle Kuehn, Caney, Kan., $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo.
5. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (8) 14 Steve Lacy, Jenks, Okla.
7. (12) 12g Jeremy Green (R), Enid, Okla., $90.
8. (11) 17s Mike Spaulding, Bemidji, Minn., $90.
9. (10) 1c Chris Deaton (R), Wann, Okla., $90.
10. (9) 74j Jasen Hammond, Graham, Texas, $75.
11. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., $90.
12. (7) 2r2 Ian Nichols, Bartlesville, Okla., $75.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (2) 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $3000.
2. (1) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $1500.
3. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $1000.
4. (4) 11 Brandon Morton, Coweta, Okla., Morton/STK, 40, $800.
5. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $700.
7. (11) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 40, $650.
8. (13) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $600.
9. (6) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $550.
10. (9) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $500.
11. (14) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 40, $450.
12. (8) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $425.
13. (10) 33 Stephen Muilenburg, Sparta, Mo., TRE/Muilenburg, 40, $275.
14. (22) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $400.
15. (18) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $400.
16. (19) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400.
17. (12) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, Harris/JR, 39, mechanical, $400.
18. (21) 17 Lucas Conley (R), Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, 39, $300.
19. (17) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 37, mechanical, $300.
20. (20) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, 32, mechanical, $300.
21. (24) 14 Steve Lacy, Jenks, Okla., DirtWorks/Lacey, 22, mechanical, $250.
22. (16) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Clements, 22, mechanical, $300.
23. (15) 16 Austin Siebert (R), Grandview, Mo., GRT/Buzzard, 16, mechanical, $300.
24. (23) 12h Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa, GRT/PerfOnly, 12, mechanical, $300.

(R) = DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year contender.

WIX Filters Lap Leader: Bone 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Bone 40.
Margin of Victory: 1.414 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Payne.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Shryock (started 22nd, finished 14th).
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Tesch (603.33 miles).
Next Race: Sunday, Aug. 15, Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Points Standings: Shryock 323, VanderBeek 320, Ramirez 304, Hughes 302, Gustin 298, Tesch 271, Sanders 260, Myer 260, Krohn 260, Donlinger 256.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Scott 1529, Nick Deal 772, Curt Myers 619, Mark Elliott 512, Ryan Peckham 510.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 323, Sput’s 320, ASI 168, ProPower 151, AEM 126.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 322, Skyrocket 319, GRT 251, Ramirez 222, Harris 138.

Contingency Awards:
Ai-Racing – Donlinger.
American Racer – Hughes.
ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems – Ramirez.
Dart Machinery – Krohn.
Eibach Springs – Payne.
Forty9Designs.com – Donlinger.
Hooker Harness – not awarded.
Isky Racing Cams – Phillips.
KSE Racing Products – Krohn.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Hansen.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Scott.
PBM Performance Products – Shryock.
Quarter Master – Bone, Tesch.
QuickTime – Ramirez.
Real Racing Wheels – Hansen.
Schoenfeld Headers – Bone.
WIX Filters – Bone.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Castle Rock Recruiting.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AwesomeRacesuits.com, GoPro, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Bad Boy Mowers, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Cagle Motorsports, Centex Motorsports, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing School, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Falcon Wind Power, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Gressel Oil Field Service, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Just Say Yes, Karl Performance Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, WIX Filters, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Ai-Racing, Belleville Motorsports, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, COMP Cams, Dart Machinery, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Inc, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Schoenfeld Headers, US Brake, Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, WIX Filters.
 




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