Gustin bounces back for USMTS ‘Hunt’ victory at Fountain City

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FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (Aug. 20) – After a disappointing performance on Thursday that cost him the points lead, Ryan Gustin bounced back in a big way Friday night with a dominating performance at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in the seventh event of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers.

Gustin started fifth in Friday’s WIX Filters “A” Main, but it took him just over three laps to grab the lead from polesitter Jay Ihrke.

By the tenth lap, Gustin’s advantage was a full straight-away, and with no cautions to assist his chasers the 19-year-old from Marshalltown, Iowa, sailed to his 21st career USMTS victory and his second $3,000 payday in the last three races.

He lapped four drivers currently ranked in the top 10 in points and his dominating drive also allowed him retake the points lead he lost to Jason Hughes one night earlier at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa.

Zack VanderBeek got around Ihrke midway through the race and took home the runner-up paycheck while Ihrke held off Hughes for the third spot.

Jason Krohn wound up fifth, Andy Bohnstengel scored a sixth-place finish, Tommy Myer came from 14th on the grid to get seventh, 13-year-old Lucas Schott passed eight cars to earn the eighth spot, Josh Angst earned the PBM Performance Products Hard Charger Award by racing from 24th to 9th and Tommy Weder Jr. rounded out the top-10 finishers.

SATURDAY, AUG. 21 – ADAMS COUNTY SPEEDWAY (CORNING, IA)

Saturday night will find the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds at the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa, after a one-year hiatus.

With three of his series-best 156 career wins coming in Corning, Kelly Shryock is the only multi-time winner at the sweeping half-miler. Other winners include Jon Tesch, Jason Hughes, Tony Fraise, Al Hejna, Zack VanderBeek and Ryan Ruter.

Grandstand gates are set to swing open at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 and the first heat race scheduled to get the green flag at 7 p.m. Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and Sport Mods will also be on the racing card Saturday night.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons at Casey’s General Stores locations in Corning, Lenox and Villisca. Tim Donlinger and his #3D Cheetos-sponsored Modified will be making an appearance at the Casey’s General Store located at 600 Quincy in Corning from 12-2 p.m.

The Adams County Speedway is a slightly-banked half-mile dirt oval located 1.0 mile north of US 34 on SR 148, then east on 12th (at the Adams County Fairgrounds). For more information, call the track office at 641-322-4184 or check out www.acspeedway.com online.

FILM CREWS CAPTURING THE ACTION FOR DIRT KNIGHTS

Film crews for the Dirt Knights television show will be on hand capturing the action this week and 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 show is set to debut in January of 2011 on VERSUS cable sports network, reaching more than 75 million households.

USMTS drivers Corey Dripps, Ryan Gustin, Al Hejna, Mike Spaulding and Jon Tesch are the featured drivers of the Dirt Knights program. While life has taken them in unique directions, all of them have one thing in common: a hunger for the checkered flag. Night after night from town to town, the Dirt Knights seek out a life of danger and on-the-edge-thrills.

The life of an American dirt track racer is not one that many could endure, but for the Dirt Knights it’s the only life worth living, and through the Dirt Knights TV series on VERSUS, we all get to go along for the wild ride.

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
4th Annual Event presented by Images on Metal
Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Friday, August 20, 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) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (2) B1 Jeff Larson (R), Freeport, Ill.
3. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (1) 97 Bob Fort, Fountain City, Wis.
5. (4) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis.
6. (6) 99 Josh Angst (R), Winona, Minn.
7. (5) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
8. (4) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
2. (3) 96 Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn.
3. (6) 25 Andy Bohnstengel (R), Winona, Minn.
4. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (6) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (5) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (4) 4a Joel Alberts (R), Mantorville, Minn.
8. (8) 35 Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (1) 7m Michael Darnall (R), West Union, Iowa.
3. (3) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (8) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
6. (7) 99 Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
7. (6) 6t7 Brian Albrecht, Winona, Minn.
8. (4) 17s Mike Spaulding, Bemidji, Minn.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7c Nate Caruth (R), Ames, Iowa.
2. (1) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (4) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (5) 1r Ryan York, Racine, Minn.
6. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
7. (7) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
8. (6) 4g Chris Gilbertson (R), Trempealeau, Wis.

AMERICAN RACER HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (4) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (1) 49 Bob Timm, Rollingstone, Minn.
3. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (3) 59x Adam Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn.
6. (6) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
7. (7) 0 Les Duellman, Winona, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
3. (10) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
4. (6) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis.
5. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (7) 59x Adam Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (9) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, $90.
8. (8) 99 Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis., $75.
9. (11) 6t7 Brian Albrecht, Winona, Minn., $75.
10. (4) 97 Bob Fort, Fountain City, Wis., $75.
11. (1) 19 Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., $90.
12. (12) 0 Les Duellman, Winona, Minn., $75.
13. (14) 4g Chris Gilbertson (R), Trempealeau, Wis., $90.
14. (13) 35 Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn., $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
2. (3) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
3. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 1r Ryan York, Racine, Minn.
6. (8) 99 Josh Angst (R), Winona, Minn.
7. (10) 4a Joel Alberts (R), Mantorville, Minn., $90.
8. (5) 1st Johnny Scott (R), Las Cruces, N.M., $90.
9. (7) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, $90.
10. (12) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., $90.
11. (11) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis., $75.
12. (9) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, $90.
13. (13) 17s Mike Spaulding, Bemidji, Minn., $90.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $3000.
2. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $1500.
3. (1) 96 Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn., Fegers/Ihrke, 40, $1000.
4. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $900.
5. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (2) 25 Andy Bohnstengel (R), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Brink, 40, $700.
7. (14) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $650.
8. (16) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Action, 40, $600.
9. (24) 99 Josh Angst (R), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $550.
10. (3) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Clements, 40, $500.
11. (12) 49 Bob Timm, Rollingstone, Minn., Fegers/Sput’s, 40, $450.
12. (8) 7c Nate Caruth (R), Ames, Iowa, Shaw/Sput’s, 40, $425.
13. (11) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $400.
14. (9) B1 Jeff Larson (R), Freeport, Ill., Shaw/Mullins, 40, $375.
15. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/ASI, 39, $400.
16. (18) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 39, $300.
17. (10) 7m Michael Darnall (R), West Union, Iowa, Skyrocket/AEM, 39, $300.
18. (19) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis., DirtWorks/Northern, 39, $250.
19. (13) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 39, $400.
20. (17) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 39, $400.
21. (20) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 39, $500.
22. (23) 59x Adam Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn., Pierce/Krause, 39, $250.
23. (21) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, 39, $300.
24. (22) 1r Ryan York, Racine, Minn., Shaw/Baier’s, 39, $250.

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

WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Ihrke 1-3, Gustin 4-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 37, Ihrke 3.
Margin of Victory: 2.949 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Krohn.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Angst (started 24th, finished 9th).
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Ramirez (853.71 miles).
Next Race: Saturday, Aug. 21, Adams County Speedway, Corning, Iowa.
Championship Points: Gustin 691, Hughes 681, VanderBeek 657, Myer 623, Shryock 600, Krohn 565, Tesch 561, Donlinger 554, Sanders 554, Ramirez 549.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Scott 1632, Nick Deal 772, Mark Elliott 664, Curt Myers 619, Schott 588.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 360, Sput’s 357, ASI 191, ProPower 170, AEM 135.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 359, Skyrocket 349, GRT 287, Ramirez 249, Harris 153.

Contingency Awards:Ai-Racing – Angst.
American Racer – Sanders.
ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems – Krohn.
Dart Machinery – Caruth.
Eibach Springs – Caruth.
Forty9Designs.com – Hughes, Angst.
Hooker Harness – Donlinger.
Isky Racing Cams – Gustin.
KSE Racing Products – Caruth.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Hillson.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Timm.
PBM Performance Products – Angst.
Quarter Master – Gustin, Schott.
QuickTime – Myer.
Real Racing Wheels – Angst.
Schoenfeld Headers – VanderBeek.
WIX Filters – Gustin.

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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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