Day: July 19, 2018 | Karnac Racing News

Sanders Adds Oskaloosa to USMTS Conquest Collection

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 18)–In capturing his 84th career victory Wednesday night, Rodney Sanders dominated the USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup main event, leading all 30 laps of the 11th Annual Summit Racing Summer Classic at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

It had been seven years since the series fired up at “The Monster” and the win gave “The Sandman” another new race track to add to his list of conquests.

A pair of cautions flags on laps 17 and 21 only served to give false hope to Sanders’ pursuers as he was able to pull away on each ensuing restart before crossing beneath the checkered flag with, according to Sanders, “about two laps left” on his right rear tire.

Stormy Scott held off his twin brother Johnny Scott to claim the runner-up finish while Terry Phillips and Lucas Schott finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Dereck Ramirez, 16th-starting Kenny Gaddis, Jake O’Neil, 20th-starting Joe Duvall and Lance Town completed the top 10.

Tire issues plagued the field in the main event. Both O’Neil and Town ducked into the pits for fresh rubber during the lap-17 caution and both found their way back to the front for top-10 finishes. Others were not so fortunate, including USRA Modified national points leader Darron Fuqua who fell out with four laps to go while running fourth.

The touring USMTS titans take Thursday off as they get set to join the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at the 8th Annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals this Friday and Saturday, July 20-21.

Both divisions will compete in double qualifying heat races on Friday with a pair of 20-car qualifying features for the USMTS Modifieds that will lock in eight drivers from each into Saturday’s $8,000-to-win championship race.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts and Instagram at www.instagram.com/usmts or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv. Keep up to speed with everything USMTS by joining our email list at www.usmts.com/subscribe.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup powered by Summit
11th Annual Summit Racing Summer Classic
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Casey’s General Stores “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for the first 8 starting spots.

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (6) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (3) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
6. (7) 2g Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas.
7. (9) 62 Greg Cox, Kellogg, Iowa.
8. (8) 19sb Lance Mari (R), Imperial, Calif.
9. (4) 7 Sean Gaddis (R), Diana, Texas.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (1) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz.
3. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan.
5. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (5) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
7. (8) 10 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
8. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
9. (4) 9a Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (8) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
3. (7) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (4) 10c Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (2) 49j Jason Murray, Hartford, Iowa.
6. (1) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
7. (6) 9 Jerad Fuller, Memphis, Mo.
8. (5) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
2. (4) 10 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
3. (2) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (7) 19sb Lance Mari (R), Imperial, Calif.
6. (10) 9a Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa.
7. (3) 62 Greg Cox, Kellogg, Iowa.
8. (5) 9 Jerad Fuller, Memphis, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $75.
9. (8) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
10. (9) 7 Sean Gaddis (R), Diana, Texas, MBCustoms/PTS, $90.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustoms/Hatfield, 30, $2850.
2. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., VanderBuilt/Mullins, 30, $1850.
3. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., VanderBuilt/Durham, 30, $1325.
4. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 30, $1020.
5. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., MBCustoms/Hill, 30, $915.
6. (10) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Cornett, 30, $810.
7. (16) 2g Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas, MBCustoms/PTS, 30, $450.
8. (1) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz., LG2/Cornett, 30, $705.
9. (20) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustoms/ChevPerf, 30, $575.
10. (11) 21t Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan., MBCustoms/Driskell, 30, $350.
11. (23) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo., GRT/PerfAuto, 30, $325.
12. (19) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa, IROC/ChevPerf, 30, $200.
13. (24) 62 Greg Cox, Kellogg, Iowa, Razor/ChevPerf, 30, $200.
14. (3) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan., MBCustoms/Driskell, 26, $250.
15. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, VanderBuilt/Sput’s, 25, $550.
16. (12) 10c Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, VanderBuilt/ChevPerf, 25, $200.
17. (13) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/TriStar, 22, $250.
18. (9) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Victory/ChevPerf, 21, $200.
19. (14) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., LG2/Speedway, 21, $545.
20. (17) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., MBCustoms/Troy’s, 20, $250.
21. (18) 10 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., VanderBuilt/Durham, 19, $200.
22. (21) 19sb Lance Mari (R), Imperial, Calif., MRT/Yeoman, 17, $250.
23. (22) 9a Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa, Shaw/ChevPerf, 17, $200.
24. (15) 49j Jason Murray, Hartford, Iowa, JMRC/Tesar, 11, $200.

(R) = Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year contender

Lap Leader: Sanders 1-30.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 30.
Margin of Victory: 0.476 second.
Time of Race: 17 minutes, 20.218 seconds (2 cautions).
Provisional Starters: Clark, Cox (track).
Eibach Spring Forward Award: Duvall (advanced 14 positions).
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Duvall (started 20th, finished 9th).
Entries: 26.
Next Race: Friday-Saturday, July 20-21, I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Neb.
USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup Points: J. Scott 2137, Sanders 1970, O’Neil 1959, S. Scott 1955, VanderBeek 1914, Schott 1866, Ramirez 1861, Phillips 1841, Kates 1323, Duvall 1304.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: O’Neil 1959, Mari 824, Carlos Ahumada Jr. 760, Zane Ferrell 692, Billy Vogel 610.
USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Durham 221, Sput’s 180, Mullins 169, Cornett 169, Hatfield 158.
USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: VanderBuilt 247, MBCustoms 236, Hughes 175, GRT 175, LG2 165.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Arneson.
Beyea Custom Headers – Gustin.
BSB Manufacturing – Arneson.
Casey’s General Stores – VanderBeek.
Champ Pans – Schott.
Deatherage Opticians – Ver Beek.
E3 Spark Plugs – J. Scott.
Edelbrock – Phillips.
Eibach – Duvall.
Fast Shafts – VanderBeek.
FK Rod Ends – Duvall.
Forty9 Designs – Fuqua, Kates.
GRT Race Cars – Fuller.
Hooker Harness – Cox.
Integra Shocks & Springs – VanDenBerg.
Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts – VanderBeek.
Keyser Manufacturing – Town.
KSE Racing Products – Duvall.
Maxima Racing Oils – Sanders.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Carter.
QA1 – Sanders.
RacerWebsite.com – Duvall.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Simpson Performance Products – Sanders.
Swift Springs – Sanders, Ver Beek.
Sybesma Graphics – O’Neil.
Tire Demon – Clark.
VP Racing Fuels – Sanders.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – S. Gaddis.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – K. Gaddis.

By Scott|2018-07-19T20:56:28-04:00July 19th, 2018|National, Racing News|Comments Off

DRIVEN Racing Oil World Short Track Championship Spotlights True Grit at Charlotte

CONCORD, NC — July 18, 2018 — DIRTcar and DRIVEN Racing Oil are excited to join forces for the third annual DRIVEN Racing Oil World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 25-27, 2018. The mega-event will once again give the best weekly racers from nine different divisions across the United States and Canada the chance to shine at one of the country’s premier dirt racing facilities — for a purse in excess of $125,000.

“No other event pays homage to the weekly racers, the heart of dirt racing, like this one does,” said DRIVEN Racing Oil Brand Manager David Chamberlain. “It’s an incredible opportunity for the grassroots guys. We’re excited to bring to bring some true grit to a big stage like Charlotte. ”
The DRIVEN World Short Track Championship once again runs one week before the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on November 1-3 to kick off two incredible weeks of racing.

This year, two new divisions have been added — and one dropped — for a total of nine divisions competing for titles.
• DIRTcar Pro Late Models/SECA Late Models
• 602 Thunder Late Models
• DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
• DIRTcar Northeast Sportsman Modifieds
• DIRTcar Pro Modified/SECA Crate Modifieds
• DIRTcar Northeast Pro Stocks
• SECA Crate Sportsman
• MMSA Mini-Stocks
• FWD/Hornets/DIRTcar Sport Compacts

Since its inception three years ago, the World Short Track Championship has attract over 300 racers across eight and nine divisions during three nights of thrilling dirt track racing. This year the marquee event will once again give grassroots racers a rare chance to battle at Charlotte’s impressive dirt track.
“It gives a lot of grassroots racers an opportunity to come here and run at Charlotte,” said Donald Bradsher, who competed in the DIRTcar Pro Late Model division at the inaugural event. “Most guys never get to come here. They just dream about it.”
The 2018 DRIVEN World Short Track Championship will once again be broadcast on DIRTVision.com with live streaming pay-per-view, increasing the exposure for some of dirt track racing’s most exciting divisions.

“A lot of local guys who don’t have a boatload of money come down here to gain some exposure, and to have it on DIRTVision is awesome,” said DIRTcar Pro Sprints driver Scott Hall last year. “I just think it’s a really positive deal for the sport.”

Each division will have the chance to test their cars during open hot lap sessions on Thursday, October 25. All laps will be timed for alternative line ups.
The program on Friday, October 26 will feature qualifying heat races, as well as Four 20-lap All-Star Invitational Features for the Pro Late Models, UMP Modifieds, NE Sportsman Modifieds and Pro Stocks, plus two 15-lap FWD/Hornet Features will also make up Friday’s program. The evening will conclude with music and a bonfire by the Command Center compound in the lower pit area.
Saturday, October 27, the final night of competition, will begin with Last Chance Showdown races for five divisions and end with Championship Features for all nine divisions. Sunday, October 28 will be used as a rain date, if necessary.

Drivers are highly encouraged to submit their entry forms by October 12. The Entry Form is included in the 2018 DRIVEN Racing World Short Track Championship Competitor Guide at dirtcar.com/worldshorttrack. Drivers who pre-enter will receive a FREE Pit Area Camping permit and an extra entry in the Chevrolet Performance 602 and 604 engine drawing. Each team entered will also receive a complimentary ATV Pass.

Three-day event Pit Passes are $75 for DIRTcar members and $90 for non-members. Single-day Pit Passes will also be available. Reserved trackside pit parking will be available for $125, as well as upper reserved parking for $100. Spots are limited. Contact Colton Dahlberth at 704-707-0258 or cdalberth@dirtcar.com to reserve a spot.
Two-day general grandstand admission (Friday and Saturday) will be $55 for adults. Children 13 and under get in free. Single-day general admission will also be available. Tickets will be sold at the track only, during the days of the event. Camping at the Charlotte Motor Speedway campground can be reserved in advance by contacting the Speedway’s camping office at 1-800-455-FANS.

By Scott|2018-07-19T17:35:00-04:00July 19th, 2018|DIRTcar, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Bloomquist Streaks to Jackson Motorplex Victory

JACKSON, MINN. (July 18, 2018) – Scott Bloomquist led all 50 laps in the first-ever appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Jackson Motorplex.

The first Super Late Model event at the half-mile oval in 30 years did not disappoint. Jonathan Davenport and Josh Richards tracked down Bloomquist in the final laps of the race, but came up second and third, respectively. Bobby Pierce was in the hunt the entire race and came home in fourth. Brandon Sheppard recovered from a lap one collision to take the fifth spot.

The 54-year-old, three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion went to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the series-leading seventh time this season. “I don’t know what it is because we have no notes going into these first-time tracks. I told the crew when we pulled in that we were a lock for the win. We just came here to rock-and-roll and let her go. This is quite a beautiful facility. The track reminds me a lot of Knoxville. It has the berm on the bottom and you can race on this track. It holds moisture very well. We need to go to more tracks like this. I ran hard out there. I am ready now to head to Nebraska and try to take their $53,000 on Saturday night.”

Davenport maintains the point lead heading to Nebraska for three nights of racing. “We have gotten better every time we’ve gone out in the last couple of weeks, the crew has been working hard and we keep improving. That is all you can ask for. What a great facility they have here, they should be proud of it. We had a few gremlins there that raised their head early on. We were better in the long runs. I thought before that last caution I was going to have a shot at the win.”

Richards earned his second-straight podium finish and was complimentary of the race track and facility. “They have done a tremendous job here with this facility. The track raced great. The bottom was dominant for a while then the top came into it. On one of the restarts my carburetor stumbled there a little bit. We had a good hot-rod tonight. I was watching the water temperature close there at the end. I don’t know if Scott slowed up at the end, but me and Davenport really closed in on him. This is a beautiful place. I hope we get to come here more often.”

The winner’s 93rd career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory came behind the wheel of his own Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine. His sponsors include: New Direction Ag, Reece Monument Company, CatSpot, Sweet Manufacturing, Sorbera Chiropractic, Penske Shocks, Valvoline, Crossfit by Overton, Petroff Towing, and Horton Coal.

Completing the top ten were Kyle Bronson, Ricky Weiss, Mason Zeigler, Don O’Neal, and Earl Pearson Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Sturdevant’s Auto Parts 50 presented by State Bank of Fairmont
Jackson Motorplex – Jackson, Minn.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Bobby Pierce / 15.633 seconds
Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 15.402 seconds (overall)

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jimmy Owens, Brandon Sheppard, Kyle Bronson, Don Shaw, Jimmy Mars

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Josh Richards, Jonathan Davenport, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ricky Weiss, Jeff Massingill, Tad Pospisil, Clay Daly

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Bobby Pierce, Mason Zeigler, Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Hudson O’Neal, Scott Ward, Gregg Satterlee, Blair Nothdurft

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$10,900
2	5	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$6,400
3	2	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$4,500
4	3	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$3,450
5	13	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$2,250
6	16	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	$1,900
7	14	7w	Ricky Weiss	Headingley, MB	$1,500
8	6	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	$2,000
9	8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$2,000
10	11	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$1,900
11	10	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$1,875
12	7	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$1,050
13	20	04	Tad Pospisil	Norfolk, NE	$1,025
14	18	37	Scott Ward	Hayti, SD	$1,000
15	24	76	Blair Nothdurft	Sioux Falls, SD	$950
16	12	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$1,725
17	9	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$900
18	21	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$1,575
19	4	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$1,550
20	22	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	$825
21	23	32B	Clay Daly	Salinas, CA	$800
22	17	6m	Jeff Massingill	Keewatin, MN	$800
23	15	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$1,500
24	19	42s	Don Shaw	Ham Lake, MN	$800

Race Statistics
Entrants: 24
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
Margin of Victory: 0.470 seconds
Cautions: Earl Pearson Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Don Shaw (Lap 1); Clay Daly (Lap 14); Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Mason Zeigler (Lap 14); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 17); Jimmy Owens (Lap 34)
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Kyle Bronson (Advanced 10 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Mason Zeigler
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle Bronson
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mallory (Scott Bloomquist)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Bobby Pierce (Lap #4 – 15.5670 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (50 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Clay Daly
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 47 minutes 30 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	5370	$135,500
2	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	5260	$120,475
3	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	5210	$166,375
4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	5090	$114,350
5	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	4955	$105,700
6	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	4895	$89,100
7	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	4855	$75,225
8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	4780	$74,925
9	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	4755	$87,025
10	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	4430	$49,875
11	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	4380	$57,775
12	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	4325	$63,375
13	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	4290	$44,200
14	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	4270	$64,000

By Scott|2018-07-19T17:28:54-04:00July 19th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off