BAYTOWN, Texas – With the two winningest drivers in USMTS history out of the picture, Thursday night’s opener of the 4th Annual Texas Winter Nationals at the Houston Raceway Park turned into a battle between two members of today’s youth movement in America’s premier dirt modified touring series.
From the outside of the front row, Rodney Sanders grabbed the lead from polesitter Chase Allen to lead the first lap of the 30-lap main event.
Sporting a new powerplant from Geddes Racing Engines, Sanders appeared ready to add to his late-season fund-raising tour that includes a $10,000 win in Las Cruces, N.M., two weeks ago and a $10,000 victory in September in Fountain City, Wis.
While the 21-year-old from Happy, Texas, paced the first seven laps, Zack VanderBeek was narrowing the gap with each passing lap and nosed in front of Sanders as they completed the eighth lap.
The two ran virtually side by side for the next nine laps when the race’s second caution flag waved on lap 17 just as the leaders had caught the tail end of the field and were preparing to deal with lapped traffic.
On the restart, VanderBeek again held off Sanders while Chris Brown followed in third behind the wheel of Kelly Shryock’s back-up car and several others jockeying for positions throughout the field.
VanderBeek continued to turn flawless laps but Sanders kept VanderBeek with two car-lengths during the next 11 laps when the final yellow flag was unfurled to set up a green-white-checkered finish.
After quietly working his way to fifth from the 15th starting spot, Ryan Gustin became a factor during the final two laps as he churned the moist dirt on the high side of the racing surface.
Gustin, age 20, picked off two cars over the last two laps, but was unable to reel in Sanders or the 26-year-old from New Sharon, Iowa, who went on to score his second career win at the Houston Raceway Park and pocket the $2,000 top prize.
Brown held on for third while Tracy Denby Jr. raced from 25th on the 26-car starting grid to fifth at the finish. Denby’s career-best USMTS finish earned him the PBM Performance Products Hard Charger Award and also put him in the driver’s seat to capture this year’s Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Award.
Sixth through tenth went to Clyde Dunn Jr., 22nd-starting Randy Timms, Bobby Malchus, Howard Willis and Shane Hebert, respectively.
Noticeably missing from the top ten finishers were Jason Hughes and Kelly Shryock – the two winningest drivers in USMTS history and only ones with multiple wins at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Baytown, Texas.
Shryock fell victim to a broken wheel bearing in his heat race, and then wound up one spot short of earning a transfer spot into the “A”
Main after a stout run from the rear of the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main.
It was the first time the nine-time USMTS National Champion and 2007 USMTS Southern Series titleist failed to qualify for the main event in
67 starts this season.
Hughes, who came into the night’s festivities with a hefty lead over Shryock in the points standings, saw his hopes for a fifth career win at the Houston Raceway Park disappear on the first lap of the main event when he was involved in a four-car melee that brought about the first caution of the 30-lap nightcap.
Nonetheless, Shryock’s misfortune allowed Hughes to add even more to his advantage and can clinch his third straight USMTS Southern Series crown just by taking the green flag in his heat race on Friday and Saturday.
Timms closed to within two markers of Shryock, while Sanders also made up ground in the standings and sits in the fourth spot.
Morgan Bagley, Gustin, Bumper Jones, Steve Holzkamper, Hebert and Steven Whiteaker Jr. round out the top ten in the points standings with two more nights left to go.
In Thursday’s Southern Limited Modified main event, Hebert took the checkered flag ahead of Willis to claim the $500 winner’s share of the purse.
Friday’s first-place finisher in the USMTS Southern Series WIX Filters “A” Main will pocket $3,000 and Saturday’s finale will carry a $5,000 top prize.
Southern Limited Modifieds will be racing for $700 and $1,000 to win, respectively, on Friday and Saturday.
FREE TICKETS: Race fans can enjoy all of the action on Friday and Saturday for just $10 per carload with a special free two-day pass available at O’Reilly Auto Parts Stores throughout the Houston area, or simply call the HRP ticket office at 281-383-7223 and they’ll hold your ticket(s) at Will Call for you to pick up on raceday.
FRIDAY: On Friday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and racing begins at 6:30. Without your free ticket, grandstand prices are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and children under 6 get in for free. Pit passes are $30.
SATURDAY: On Saturday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and racing begins at 6. Without your free ticket, grandstand prices are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and children under 6 get in for FREE. Pit passes are $35.
The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval with a main grandstand seating capacity of 7,500 which includes fourteen VIP luxury suites and boasts a modern Musco Lighting system suitable for television productions.
Located in Baytown, Texas, the track is located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then
0.3 mile west on FM 565. Speedway entrance located at Gate 3. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.
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
USMTS Southern Series
4th Annual Texas Winter Nationals
Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas
Thursday, November 18, 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 14 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. (2) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
2. (3) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (1) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
5. (10) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
6. (6) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
7. (7) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas.
8. (12) 7x Rory Jordan (R), Victoria, Texas.
9. (8) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas.
10. (11) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
11. (9) 410 Brad Doherty (R), Ennis, Texas.
12. (4) 42 Jay Vinson, Pollok, Texas.
NEW VISION GRAPHICS RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (5) 3 Chris Brown, Cleveland, Texas.
2. (2) 5r Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas.
3. (3) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas.
4. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (6) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss.
6. (10) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas.
7. (1) 29b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas.
8. (11) 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
9. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
10. (8) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo.
11. (12) 211 Richie Ginn, Baton Rouge, La.
12. (4) 15g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (9) 56 Steve Pugh, Anderson, Texas.
2. (11) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
3. (10) 14t Tristan Dycus (R), Midlothian, Texas.
4. (1) 41 Joe Bob Veach, Crosby, Texas.
5. (8) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
6. (3) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (2) 561 David Horner, Houston, Texas.
8. (4) 9k Shane Killingsworth (R), Dallas, Texas.
9. (7) 479 Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La.
10. (6) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark.
11. (5) 17 John Baker, Silsbee, Texas.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 8m Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
3. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
5. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (9) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
7. (5) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (10) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas.
9. (6) 4 Shannon Scott, Henryetta, Okla.
10. (8) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas.
11. (11) 83t Brian Troxel, Sturgeon, Mo.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
2. (3) 57 Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
3. (8) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
4. (1) a1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
5. (4) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas.
6. (10) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
7. (11) 1s Ronny Sigman, Seagoville, Texas.
8. (6) 2e Earl Whatley, Manvel, Texas.
9. (7) 4b Danny Booth (R), Paris, Texas.
10. (5) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas.
11. (9) 37a Ron Anderson, Watertown, S.D.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
2. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (1) 00 Darrel Dawson (R), Midlothian, Texas.
4. (8) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
5. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
6. (4) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo.
7. (10) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
8. (9) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
9. (5) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss.
10. (11) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas.
11. (3) 20 Troy Seidl (R), Magnolia, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas.
4. (8) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
5. (6) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss., $60.
6. (4) 41 Joe Bob Veach, Crosby, Texas, $60.
7. (11) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas, $60.
8. (3) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D., $80.
9. (7) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas, $60.
10. (9) 7x Rory Jordan (R), Victoria, Texas, $200.
11. (15) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo., $60.
12. (17) 17 John Baker, Silsbee, Texas, $60.
13. (16) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas, $80.
14. (14) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss., $80.
15. (10) 29b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas, $60.
16. (18) 20 Troy Seidl (R), Magnolia, Texas, $80.
17. (12) 2e Earl Whatley, Manvel, Texas, $60.
18. (13) 479 Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La., $60.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
2. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
4. (5) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas.
5. (14) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, $300.
6. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, $60.
7. (12) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas, $80.
8. (3) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, $60.
9. (15) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark., $300.
10. (10) 561 David Horner, Houston, Texas, $80.
11. (7) 1s Ronny Sigman, Seagoville, Texas, $60.
12. (11) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., $80.
13. (9) 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, $80.
14. (8) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., $60.
15. (16) 211 Richie Ginn, Baton Rouge, La., $60.
16. (13) 4 Shannon Scott, Henryetta, Okla., $60.
17. (17) 83t Brian Troxel, Sturgeon, Mo., $60.
18. (18) 42 Jay Vinson, Pollok, Texas, $60.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (7) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (1) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
3. (5) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
4. (3) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
5. (4) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, $60.
6. (2) 00 Darrel Dawson (R), Midlothian, Texas, $80.
7. (6) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., $300.
8. (17) 37a Ron Anderson, Watertown, S.D., $60.
8. (12) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., $80.
9. (8) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo., $80.
10. (15) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas, $80.
11. (14) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas, $60.
12. (10) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla., $60.
13. (13) 4b Danny Booth (R), Paris, Texas, $80.
14. (9) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas, $60.
16. (11) 9k Shane Killingsworth (R), Dallas, Texas, $80.
17. (16) 410 Brad Doherty (R), Ennis, Texas, $80.
18. (18) 15g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, $60.
WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 30, $2000.
2. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 30, $1500.
3. (15) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 30, $1000.
4. (5) 3 Chris Brown, Cleveland, Texas, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 30, $600.
5. (25) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/Harris, 30, $700.
6. (7) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Skyrocket/Wells, 30, $600.
7. (22) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $500.
8. (17) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 30, $450.
9. (10) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, 30, $400.
10. (19) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 30, $350.
11. (8) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $320.
12. (23) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, 30, $200.
13. (12) 57 Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Riggins, 30, $275.
14. (9) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $250.
15. (6) 14t Tristan Dycus (R), Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 30, $250.
16. (18) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 30, $250.
17. (21) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas, /, 30, $200.
18. (13) 5r Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, Shaw/Rowland, 30, $300.
19. (24) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Mullins, 30, $250.
20. (20) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La., TRE/Bullet, 30, $200.
21. (26) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, Hughes/Z&Z, 23, mechanical, $250.
22. (1) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/Allard, 23, engine, $250.
23. (4) 56 Steve Pugh, Anderson, Texas, Skyrocket/105, 17, mechanical, $250.
24. (14) 8m Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 3, suspension, $250.
25. (16) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 1, crash, $300.
26. (11) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 1, engine, $300.
(R) = “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year contender.
WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-7, VanderBeek 8-30.
Total Laps Led: VanderBeek 23, Sanders 7.
Margin of Victory: 0.653 second.
AFCO Pole Winner: Pugh.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Denby (started 25th, finished 5th).
Next Race: Friday, Nov. 19, Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas.
Points Standings: Hughes 1281, Shryock 1084, Timms 1082, Sanders 1056, Bagley 989, Gustin 962, Jones 936, Holzkamper 895, Hebert 876, Whiteaker 846.
“Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: Denby 716, Johnny Scott 702, Jordan 666, Seidl 630, Stephens 541.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 126, ASI 96, Sput’s 75, Rowland 74, CB 63.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 131, Skyrocket 103, TRE 97, Shaw 75, Pierce 66.
Contingency Awards:
Ai-Racing – Willis.
American Racer – Killingsworth.
Dart Machinery – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Sanders.
Forty9Designs.com – Willis.
Hooker Harness – J. Armstrong.
Isky Racing Cams – Beebe.
KSE Racing Products – Beebe.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Whiteaker.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Beebe.
PBM Performance Products – Denby.
Quarter Master – VanderBeek, Malchus.
QuickTime – Timms.
Real Racing Wheels – Dawson.
Schoenfeld Headers – Pugh.
WIX Filters – VanderBeek.
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From the outside of the front row, Rodney Sanders grabbed the lead from polesitter Chase Allen to lead the first lap of the 30-lap main event.
Sporting a new powerplant from Geddes Racing Engines, Sanders appeared ready to add to his late-season fund-raising tour that includes a $10,000 win in Las Cruces, N.M., two weeks ago and a $10,000 victory in September in Fountain City, Wis.
While the 21-year-old from Happy, Texas, paced the first seven laps, Zack VanderBeek was narrowing the gap with each passing lap and nosed in front of Sanders as they completed the eighth lap.
The two ran virtually side by side for the next nine laps when the race’s second caution flag waved on lap 17 just as the leaders had caught the tail end of the field and were preparing to deal with lapped traffic.
On the restart, VanderBeek again held off Sanders while Chris Brown followed in third behind the wheel of Kelly Shryock’s back-up car and several others jockeying for positions throughout the field.
VanderBeek continued to turn flawless laps but Sanders kept VanderBeek with two car-lengths during the next 11 laps when the final yellow flag was unfurled to set up a green-white-checkered finish.
After quietly working his way to fifth from the 15th starting spot, Ryan Gustin became a factor during the final two laps as he churned the moist dirt on the high side of the racing surface.
Gustin, age 20, picked off two cars over the last two laps, but was unable to reel in Sanders or the 26-year-old from New Sharon, Iowa, who went on to score his second career win at the Houston Raceway Park and pocket the $2,000 top prize.
Brown held on for third while Tracy Denby Jr. raced from 25th on the 26-car starting grid to fifth at the finish. Denby’s career-best USMTS finish earned him the PBM Performance Products Hard Charger Award and also put him in the driver’s seat to capture this year’s Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Award.
Sixth through tenth went to Clyde Dunn Jr., 22nd-starting Randy Timms, Bobby Malchus, Howard Willis and Shane Hebert, respectively.
Noticeably missing from the top ten finishers were Jason Hughes and Kelly Shryock – the two winningest drivers in USMTS history and only ones with multiple wins at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Baytown, Texas.
Shryock fell victim to a broken wheel bearing in his heat race, and then wound up one spot short of earning a transfer spot into the “A”
Main after a stout run from the rear of the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main.
It was the first time the nine-time USMTS National Champion and 2007 USMTS Southern Series titleist failed to qualify for the main event in
67 starts this season.
Hughes, who came into the night’s festivities with a hefty lead over Shryock in the points standings, saw his hopes for a fifth career win at the Houston Raceway Park disappear on the first lap of the main event when he was involved in a four-car melee that brought about the first caution of the 30-lap nightcap.
Nonetheless, Shryock’s misfortune allowed Hughes to add even more to his advantage and can clinch his third straight USMTS Southern Series crown just by taking the green flag in his heat race on Friday and Saturday.
Timms closed to within two markers of Shryock, while Sanders also made up ground in the standings and sits in the fourth spot.
Morgan Bagley, Gustin, Bumper Jones, Steve Holzkamper, Hebert and Steven Whiteaker Jr. round out the top ten in the points standings with two more nights left to go.
In Thursday’s Southern Limited Modified main event, Hebert took the checkered flag ahead of Willis to claim the $500 winner’s share of the purse.
Friday’s first-place finisher in the USMTS Southern Series WIX Filters “A” Main will pocket $3,000 and Saturday’s finale will carry a $5,000 top prize.
Southern Limited Modifieds will be racing for $700 and $1,000 to win, respectively, on Friday and Saturday.
FREE TICKETS: Race fans can enjoy all of the action on Friday and Saturday for just $10 per carload with a special free two-day pass available at O’Reilly Auto Parts Stores throughout the Houston area, or simply call the HRP ticket office at 281-383-7223 and they’ll hold your ticket(s) at Will Call for you to pick up on raceday.
FRIDAY: On Friday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and racing begins at 6:30. Without your free ticket, grandstand prices are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and children under 6 get in for free. Pit passes are $30.
SATURDAY: On Saturday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4 and racing begins at 6. Without your free ticket, grandstand prices are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and children under 6 get in for FREE. Pit passes are $35.
The Houston Raceway Park is a state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval with a main grandstand seating capacity of 7,500 which includes fourteen VIP luxury suites and boasts a modern Musco Lighting system suitable for television productions.
Located in Baytown, Texas, the track is located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then
0.3 mile west on FM 565. Speedway entrance located at Gate 3. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.houstonraceway.com online.
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
USMTS Southern Series
4th Annual Texas Winter Nationals
Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas
Thursday, November 18, 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 14 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. (2) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
2. (3) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
4. (1) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
5. (10) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
6. (6) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
7. (7) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas.
8. (12) 7x Rory Jordan (R), Victoria, Texas.
9. (8) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas.
10. (11) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
11. (9) 410 Brad Doherty (R), Ennis, Texas.
12. (4) 42 Jay Vinson, Pollok, Texas.
NEW VISION GRAPHICS RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (5) 3 Chris Brown, Cleveland, Texas.
2. (2) 5r Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas.
3. (3) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas.
4. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (6) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss.
6. (10) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas.
7. (1) 29b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas.
8. (11) 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
9. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
10. (8) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo.
11. (12) 211 Richie Ginn, Baton Rouge, La.
12. (4) 15g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (9) 56 Steve Pugh, Anderson, Texas.
2. (11) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas.
3. (10) 14t Tristan Dycus (R), Midlothian, Texas.
4. (1) 41 Joe Bob Veach, Crosby, Texas.
5. (8) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas.
6. (3) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan.
7. (2) 561 David Horner, Houston, Texas.
8. (4) 9k Shane Killingsworth (R), Dallas, Texas.
9. (7) 479 Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La.
10. (6) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark.
11. (5) 17 John Baker, Silsbee, Texas.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (2) 8m Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas.
3. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
4. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
5. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (9) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
7. (5) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla.
8. (10) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas.
9. (6) 4 Shannon Scott, Henryetta, Okla.
10. (8) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas.
11. (11) 83t Brian Troxel, Sturgeon, Mo.
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
2. (3) 57 Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
3. (8) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
4. (1) a1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
5. (4) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas.
6. (10) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
7. (11) 1s Ronny Sigman, Seagoville, Texas.
8. (6) 2e Earl Whatley, Manvel, Texas.
9. (7) 4b Danny Booth (R), Paris, Texas.
10. (5) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas.
11. (9) 37a Ron Anderson, Watertown, S.D.
HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
2. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (1) 00 Darrel Dawson (R), Midlothian, Texas.
4. (8) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
5. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
6. (4) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo.
7. (10) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
8. (9) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
9. (5) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss.
10. (11) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas.
11. (3) 20 Troy Seidl (R), Magnolia, Texas.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas.
4. (8) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
5. (6) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss., $60.
6. (4) 41 Joe Bob Veach, Crosby, Texas, $60.
7. (11) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas, $60.
8. (3) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D., $80.
9. (7) 19 Pete Sagmiller, Spring, Texas, $60.
10. (9) 7x Rory Jordan (R), Victoria, Texas, $200.
11. (15) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo., $60.
12. (17) 17 John Baker, Silsbee, Texas, $60.
13. (16) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas, $80.
14. (14) 34 Ben Stephens (R), Hattiesburg, Miss., $80.
15. (10) 29b Thomas Blackwell, Crandall, Texas, $60.
16. (18) 20 Troy Seidl (R), Magnolia, Texas, $80.
17. (12) 2e Earl Whatley, Manvel, Texas, $60.
18. (13) 479 Kevin Dupont, Carencro, La., $60.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
2. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (4) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
4. (5) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas.
5. (14) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, $300.
6. (6) 12t Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, $60.
7. (12) 68 Danny Barringer, Lufkin, Texas, $80.
8. (3) 76 Jesse Manning, Brazoria, Texas, $60.
9. (15) 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark., $300.
10. (10) 561 David Horner, Houston, Texas, $80.
11. (7) 1s Ronny Sigman, Seagoville, Texas, $60.
12. (11) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., $80.
13. (9) 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, $80.
14. (8) 25 Ron Keith, Shawnee, Kan., $60.
15. (16) 211 Richie Ginn, Baton Rouge, La., $60.
16. (13) 4 Shannon Scott, Henryetta, Okla., $60.
17. (17) 83t Brian Troxel, Sturgeon, Mo., $60.
18. (18) 42 Jay Vinson, Pollok, Texas, $60.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (7) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (1) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
3. (5) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas.
4. (3) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
5. (4) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, $60.
6. (2) 00 Darrel Dawson (R), Midlothian, Texas, $80.
7. (6) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., $300.
8. (17) 37a Ron Anderson, Watertown, S.D., $60.
8. (12) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., $80.
9. (8) 88d Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo., $80.
10. (15) 955 Robert Metz Jr. (R), Lumberton, Texas, $80.
11. (14) 5m Joe Mayhew, Highlands, Texas, $60.
12. (10) 3 Danny Womack, Muskogee, Okla., $60.
13. (13) 4b Danny Booth (R), Paris, Texas, $80.
14. (9) 7 Kelly Gorham, Colleyville, Texas, $60.
16. (11) 9k Shane Killingsworth (R), Dallas, Texas, $80.
17. (16) 410 Brad Doherty (R), Ennis, Texas, $80.
18. (18) 15g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, $60.
WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 30, $2000.
2. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 30, $1500.
3. (15) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 30, $1000.
4. (5) 3 Chris Brown, Cleveland, Texas, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 30, $600.
5. (25) 51 Tracy Denby Jr. (R), Vidor, Texas, Skyrocket/Harris, 30, $700.
6. (7) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyville, Texas, Skyrocket/Wells, 30, $600.
7. (22) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $500.
8. (17) 88xx Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 30, $450.
9. (10) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, 30, $400.
10. (19) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 30, $350.
11. (8) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $320.
12. (23) 12c Corey Babbitt, Channelview, Texas, TRE/CAM, 30, $200.
13. (12) 57 Jason Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Riggins, 30, $275.
14. (9) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $250.
15. (6) 14t Tristan Dycus (R), Midlothian, Texas, Kraft/Wells, 30, $250.
16. (18) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 30, $250.
17. (21) 360 Jason Boyd, Tomball, Texas, /, 30, $200.
18. (13) 5r Morgan Bagley, Longview, Texas, Shaw/Rowland, 30, $300.
19. (24) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Mullins, 30, $250.
20. (20) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La., TRE/Bullet, 30, $200.
21. (26) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, Hughes/Z&Z, 23, mechanical, $250.
22. (1) 30 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, Hughes/Allard, 23, engine, $250.
23. (4) 56 Steve Pugh, Anderson, Texas, Skyrocket/105, 17, mechanical, $250.
24. (14) 8m Steve Miller, Georgetown, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 3, suspension, $250.
25. (16) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 1, crash, $300.
26. (11) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 1, engine, $300.
(R) = “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year contender.
WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-7, VanderBeek 8-30.
Total Laps Led: VanderBeek 23, Sanders 7.
Margin of Victory: 0.653 second.
AFCO Pole Winner: Pugh.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Denby (started 25th, finished 5th).
Next Race: Friday, Nov. 19, Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas.
Points Standings: Hughes 1281, Shryock 1084, Timms 1082, Sanders 1056, Bagley 989, Gustin 962, Jones 936, Holzkamper 895, Hebert 876, Whiteaker 846.
“Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: Denby 716, Johnny Scott 702, Jordan 666, Seidl 630, Stephens 541.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 126, ASI 96, Sput’s 75, Rowland 74, CB 63.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 131, Skyrocket 103, TRE 97, Shaw 75, Pierce 66.
Contingency Awards:
Ai-Racing – Willis.
American Racer – Killingsworth.
Dart Machinery – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Sanders.
Forty9Designs.com – Willis.
Hooker Harness – J. Armstrong.
Isky Racing Cams – Beebe.
KSE Racing Products – Beebe.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Whiteaker.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Beebe.
PBM Performance Products – Denby.
Quarter Master – VanderBeek, Malchus.
QuickTime – Timms.
Real Racing Wheels – Dawson.
Schoenfeld Headers – Pugh.
WIX Filters – VanderBeek.
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