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Tanner English Two For Two In Duck river Southern All Star Action

RACE RECAP: WHEEL, TN–The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series presented by Max Fab made stop #2 of the 2018 season at the Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN., and before a packed grandstand Tanner English of Benton, KY., moved to the high side of the track in the final 10 laps and then passed race long leader Brad Skinner on lap 36 to get his second career Southern All Stars win. “If I was going to get around Brad I know I had to go to the top and with him staying on the bottom he was being held up by lapped cars and I know that would be my only chance to get around him” said English.

Skinner came home in the second spot and was racing with a heavy heart as his father was laid to rest earlier in the afternoon and Brad was also running a car that was pieced together from two cars as he flipped a car last weekend at Winchester.

Third place went to Scott Cook of Shelbyville, TN., in his best career Southern All Star run.

Fourth to John Owenby from his 9th starting spot.

Fifth to Jay Scott current points leader who as up and down in the top ten all night long.

Finishing in sixth place was David Brannon, seventh to David Seibers in his best run with the series this year, eighth to Jadon Frame, ninth to Terry English and tenth to Dane Dacus.

RACE TIDBITS: Southern All Star point contenders Jay Scott had another solid run with a top five finish, movers in points Brad Skinner, Riley Hickman and Joseph Faulkner.

2017 Southern All Star winner Dane Dacus made his first start of the season with the series.

Longtime Southern All Star competitor Jeff Walker of McMinnville, TN., returned to action.

Mitch Thornton of Columbia, TN., had a shoulder pop out of socket after contact with Mark Dodson in the B main but was ready go by feature time.

First time starts with the series this season include Scott Cook, Dane Dacus, Jeff Walker, Jason Walker, Jeremy Taylor and Kevin Lovvorn

The next Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series event will be Saturday night August 4th at the Blue Ridge Motorsports Park in Blue Ridge, GA., a 40 lap $4,000 to win event.

English Sponsors: Rocket/Jay Dickens/Seay Motors/M&S Concrete/Pope Construction/Jackson Auto Auctions

Car Count: 24

DNS:

SUNOCO RACE FUELS GROUP QUALIFYING: Group A: Brad Skinner 12.821 Tanner English 12.605

Knowles Race Parts Fast Qualifier: Tanner English 12.605

PPM Race Products B Mains: David Brannon Riley Hickman

AR Bodies Last Car Lead Lap: Caleb Ashby

COR Suspensions 10th Place Finisher: Dane Dacus

36 Racing & Fabrication Hard Charger: David Brannon

Race Car Engineering Hard Luck Award: Kevin Lovvorn

BrakeOMeter 4th Place Finisher Award: John Owenby

Rugged Radios Communications Award: Scott Cook

Results Pending Tire Test: 1.Tanner English; 2.Brad Skinner; 3.Scott Cook; 4.John Owenby; 5.Jay Scott; 6.David Brannon; 7.David Seibers; 8.Jadon Frame; 9.Terry English; 10.Dane Dacus; 11.Eric Hickerson; 12.Caleb Ashby; 13.Joseph Faulkner; 14.Daniel Miller; 15.Ray McElhiney; 16.Jeff Walker; 17.Riley Hickman; 18.Larry Greer; 19.Tony Morris; 20.Mark Dodson; 21.Jason Walker; 22.Jeremy Taylor; 23.Mitch Thornton; 24.Kevin Lovvorn.

By Scott|2018-07-02T17:53:49-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Racing News, Regional, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

Don O’Neal Dominates at Mansfield

MANSFIELD, OH (July 1, 2018) – Don O’Neal brought the Clint Bowyer Racing, Club 29 to Victory Lane for the first time this season in dominating fashion. The former Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion led all 50 laps of the Freedom 50 on Sunday night at Mansfield Motor Speedway.

O’Neal took the lead at the start of the race and never looked back, going unchallenged for his 44th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. It was his first Series win since the Pittsburgher 100 last October. Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens battled for second for several laps with Bloomquist finally able to pull away from Owens in the last half of the race. Earl Pearson Jr. finished in fourth followed by Hudson O’Neal in fifth.

Starting on the outside front row, Don O’Neal was slowed by a handful of cautions. He closed out the race with an over four second margin of victory over Bloomquist. In the series championship points standings, O’Neal becomes the eighth driver in the top ten to earn a win in 2018.

“It seems like a long time since we have been in Victory Lane. My hat is off to the whole crew, they worked so hard getting us headed in the right direction. Anthony Burroughs [Crew Chief] and my team, they have never given up this season. They are making us better every week. My crew was signaling me so I knew I had a pretty good lead, but I didn’t know it was as much as it was.”

Bloomquist completed his second straight podium finish and was able to close the gap on points leader, Jonathan Davenport, who finished 12th. “He [O’Neal] was a little better tonight. We had some issues with our carburetor. Don was good and we couldn’t run with him. We will take this second place and head to the next race. Everything we learned tonight is geared toward the Dirt Million here in August.”

Owens took third in a competitive run as he and Bloomquist battled for second for several laps. “We had a good hot rod tonight, but tightened up the car a bit too much. Congrats to Don O’Neal and his crew for a great run tonight.”

The winner’s Clint Bowyer Racing, Clements Racing Engines-powered entry is sponsored by: Peak Antifreeze and Coolant, iRacing.com, Crawford Outdoor, Cometic Gasket, Penske Racing Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, and Clint Bowyer Autoplex.

Completing the top ten were RJ Conley, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Moran, Dale McDowell, and Josh Richards.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Freedom 50 presented by Summit Racing Equipment
Mansfield Motor Speedway – Mansfield, OH

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Hudson O’Neal / 16.507 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Don O’Neal / 16.732 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Hudson O’Neal, Dale McDowell, Jon Henry, Zack Dohm, Doug Drown, Rob Anderzack, Jackie Boggs, Mason Zeigler

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Rod Conley, Josh Richards, Tim McCreadie, Kody Evans, Austin Rettig, Jerry Aber, Jason Jameson

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Don O’Neal, RJ Conley, Dennis Erb, Jr., Bobby Pierce, Tyler Carpenter, Matt Cosner, Matt Irey, Ryan Markham, JR Gentry

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Gregg Satterlee, Jonathan Davenport, Devin Moran, Kyle Bronson, Kyle Moore, Ryan Scott, Jeff Warnick

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Zack Dohm, Kody Evans, Jackie Boggs, Doug Drown, Mason Zeigler, Jason Jameson, Rob Anderzack, Jerry Aber, Austin Rettig, Tim McCreadie-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Tyler Carpenter, Kyle Moore, Ryan Markham, Ryan Scott, Matt Cosner, Matt Irey, JR Gentry, Jeff Warnick

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	2	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$12,800
2	3	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$6,300
3	1	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$4,300
4	4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$3,550
5	5	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$3,050
6	6	71c	RJ Conley	Wheelersburg, OH	$1,800
7	10	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$1,500
8	16	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	$1,300
9	9	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$1,200
10	15	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$2,100
11	8	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$1,775
12	12	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$1,950
13	18	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	$1,825
14	21	4B	Jackie Boggs	Grayson, KY	$1,000
15	24	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	$1,000
16	23	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$1,700
17	20	28C	Tyler Carpenter	Parkersburg, WV	$1,000
18	11	71R	Rod Conley	Wheelersburg, OH	$1,000
19	19	4G	Kody Evans	Camden, OH	$1,000
20	22	11*	Kyle Moore	Mansfield, OH	$1,000
21	7	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$1,700
22	13	15H	Jon Henry	Ada, OH	$1,000
23	14	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$1,700
24	17	17d	Zack Dohm	Cross Lanes, WV	$1,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 35
Lap Leaders: Don O’Neal (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Don O’Neal
Margin of Victory: 4.130 seconds
Cautions: Kyle Moore (Lap 6); Bobby Pierce (Lap 14); Darrell Lanigan (Lap 23)
Series Provisionals: Tim McCreadie, Mason Zeigler
Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Devin Moran (Advanced 8 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Josh Richards
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Don O’Neal
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle Bronson
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Club 29 Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Anthony Burroughs (Don O’Neal)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Don O’Neal (Lap #1 – 18.3851 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Don O’Neal (50 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Jimmy Owens
Time of Race: 32 minutes 35 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	3915	$111,550
2	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3820	$122,775
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3715	$91,100
4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	3635	$78,050
5	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3545	$59,400
6	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	3530	$86,250
7	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3520	$72,725
8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3455	$61,275
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	3340	$54,500
10	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	3135	$39,750
11	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	3100	$40,175
12	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	3090	$33,825
13	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	3085	$56,100
14	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	2955	$27,325

By Scott|2018-07-02T17:50:54-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Jameson Notches First Lucas Oil Triumph

PORTSMOUTH, OH (June 30th, 2018) Jason Jameson became the newest winner on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour, claiming his biggest career victory on Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park.

Jameson took the lead from Scott Bloomquist on lap 33 and then had to hold off the challenges from Josh Richards. A caution with ten laps to go turned into a two-car battle between Jameson and Richards with the Indiana driver crossing the line to cap off a very exciting race.

Jameson joined Magnolia Motor Speedway winner Hudson O’Neal as back-to-back first-time series winners. Richards finished in second with Scott Bloomquist in third. Rod Conley was fourth and Tim McCreadie took fifth.

Surrounded in victory lane by several well-wishers, an emotional Jameson thanked a multitude of people. “I can’t thank my crew enough, especially Tim, Jeff, and Tony and everybody who makes this happen. I don’t want to see this month end. I wish my car owner James [Rattliff] was here to see this. Scott [Bloomquist] drove the wheels off of that thing. It made me get up and drive a little harder.”

Jameson survived the next to last restart of the race as it appeared both Richards and Bloomquist were primed to take the win away. Richards briefly got the lead back, but Jameson fought to regain the top spot. “It was fun racing with those guys. They raced really hard and clean. You could throw a slider on them and they would return the favor without running over you. I felt a vibration near the end I think the motor was getting hot. I tried to run into the corner and keep my speed. I just about lost it in turn two with a few laps to go.”

Richards was looking for his third LOLMDS win of the year. It nearly came to fruition as he came home in second with the Best Performance Motorsports, COLT Firearms, Rocket Chassis. “It was a pretty crazy start there. Scott [Bloomquist] started off good and then we got it going up top. He [Jameson] did a great job tonight. Thanks to the fans for coming out and enduring this night. They saw a great show.”

“After about four or five laps the tires would get really hot. We had to back-pedal there for a little bit and then he [Jameson] started to pull away. This place is a lot of fun. I think it has been different every time we have been here. It was the first-time we had run the cushion for that long. We will come back later this year and give it another try.”

Bloomquist was in the thick of things for most of the race and took the third spot at the finish. “He [Jameson] was just a little bit better than us tonight. He could run the cushion. It was a little rough on us to run the top. We just had to move down to the bottom and see if we could get something working there. The top was just too dominant tonight.”

The winner’s James Rattliff-owned Swartz by Boggs car is powered by a Pro Power Racing Engine and sponsored by: MGL Auto Sales, On-Time Courier, JRR Motor Sales, 4B Motorsports, Hatcher’s Auto Sales, Keyser Manufacturing, The Auto Outlet, and B&B Motorsports.

Completing the top ten Michael Chilton, Hudson O’Neal, Jimmy Owens, Mason Zeigler, and Gregg Satterlee.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, June 30th, 2018
Independence 50
Portsmouth Raceway Park – Portsmouth, OH

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Jason Jameson / 14.600 seconds
Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 14.556 seconds (overall)

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jason Jameson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Mason Zeigler, Jimmy Owens, Austin Rettig, Eric Wells, Delmas Conley, Brandon Fouts, Anthony Adams

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Josh Richards, Tim McCreadie, Devin Gilpin, Dale McDowell, RJ Conley, Bobby Pierce, Doug Drown, Jason Montgomery, Audie Swartz

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Rod Conley, Scott Bloomquist, Michael Chilton, Hudson O’Neal, Don O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, Shannon Thornsberry, Larry Holbrook, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shanon Buckingham

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jackie Boggs, Gregg Satterlee, Jared Hawkins, Kyle Bronson, Josh Bocook, Mike Benedum, Lee Logan, Kody Evans

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, RJ Conley, Bobby Pierce, Austin Rettig, Doug Drown, Eric Wells, Brandon Fouts, Delmas Conley, Audie Swartz, Jason Montgomery, Anthony Adams-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Kyle Bronson, Don O’Neal, Shanon Buckingham, Josh Bocook, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Thornsberry, Lee Logan, Larry Holbrook, Kody Evans-DNS, Mike Benedum-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	1	12J	Jason Jameson	Lawrenceburg, IN	$12,000
2	3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$6,500
3	6	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$4,000
4	2	71R	Rod Conley	Wheelersburg, OH	$2,750
5	7	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$2,950
6	10	97	Michael Chilton	Salvisa, KY	$1,800
7	14	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$2,200
8	17	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$2,100
9	13	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	$1,300
10	12	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$1,800
11	15	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$1,075
12	4	10C	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	Salt Rock, WV	$1,050
13	19	71c	RJ Conley	Wheelersburg, OH	$1,025
14	16	11H	Jared Hawkins	Fairmont, WV	$1,000
15	23	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$1,000
16	11	1G	Devin Gilpin	Columbus, IN	$1,000
17	18	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$1,900
18	5	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$1,800
19	20	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	$1,700
20	22	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$1,800
21	24	81	Brandon Fouts	Kite, KY	$1,000
22	9	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$1,700
23	21	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$1,700
24	25	B1	Josh Bocook	Wheelersburg, OH	$1,000
25	8	4B	Jackie Boggs	Grayson, KY	$1,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 38
Lap Leaders: Jason Jameson (Laps 1 – 12); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 13 – 31); Jason Jameson (Laps 32 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jason Jameson
Margin of Victory: 0.637 seconds
Cautions: Darrell Lanigan (Lap 12); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 34); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 40)
Series Provisionals: Dennis Erb Jr.
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisional: Brandon Fouts
Portsmouth Raceway Park Provisional: Josh Bocook
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 9 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: RJ Conley
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh Richards
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason Zeigler
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Pro Power Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Swartz Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jeff Gullett (Jason Jameson)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #6 – 15.5479 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Jason Jameson (31 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Jason Jameson
Time of Race: 22 minutes 53 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	3745	$109,600
2	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3590	$116,475
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3535	$89,900
4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	3425	$74,500
5	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	3405	$84,550
6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3395	$57,700
7	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3305	$69,675
8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3195	$48,475
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	3120	$50,200
10	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	3010	$38,050
11	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	2925	$38,400
12	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	2920	$54,275
13	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	2895	$32,325
14	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	2800	$26,325

By Scott|2018-07-02T17:47:20-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

VanderBeek golden in Brown County USMTS Tilt

ABERDEEN, S.D. (June 29)–Nobody passed Zack VanderBeek in the USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup main event Friday night at the Brown County Speedway as he led all 40 laps en route to a $3,000 payday and his 46th career United States Modified Touring Series victory.

Johnny Scott, on the other hand, passed just about every other car in the feature race except VanderBeek, and saw a miraculous run from the 17th starting spot end with a second-place ribbon.

Starting third, VanderBeek quickly disposed of front-row-starting Lance Mari and Lucas Schott to take control of the race at the onset. The 33-year-old from New Sharon, Iowa, never looked back.

If he had looked back he would have seen Scott reeling him in during the last dozen laps of the race. Relegated to the Real Racing Wheels “B” Main after a tough heat race, Scott jumped into action quickly in the main event as he picked off his competition lap after lap.

While VanderBeek was leading the field back to the flagstand each time around the high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval, Scott was climbing the ladder. He moved into the top five at the halfway mark, and then passed local favorite Alex Guthmiller with 14 laps to go.

Scott narrowed the gap behind VanderBeek and closed to within a few feet, but even a couple of late-race cautions wasn’t enough to propel him past ‘The Z-Man’ and the 2010 USMTS Rookie of the Year followed the 2004 USMTS Rookie of the Year to the checkered flag.

Making jut his second career USMTS start, Guthmiller ran a strong second for most of the contest before eventually crossing the finish in third ahead of Mike Stearns and Terry Phillips.

Defending race winner Stormy Scott claimed the sixth spot, Trevor Anderson was seventh, Ryan Gustin wound up eighth, Travis Saurer passed nine cars to get to ninth and Nebraskan Kyle Prauner rounded out the top 10 finishers.

SATURDAY: The weekend wraps up Saturday with the inaugural USMTS event presented by Ironhide at the Devils Lake Speedway in Crary, N.D. Pure Stocks, Wissota Street Stocks and Wissota Midwest Modifieds will round out the four-division program at the popular dirt oval.

Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps begin at 6:30 and the green flag waves at 7 p.m. General admission is $20 in advance or $25 on race day. Youth (6-12) are $5 in advance or $10 on race day, and a family pack is available in advance for just $30. Kids under 6 are admitted free of charge. Pit passes are $30.

Fans can get $2 discount coupons on race day at the Casey’s General Store located at 309 North U.S. Hwy. 281 in Carrington, N.D.

The Devils Lake Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval located 1.3 miles east of Doyon on US 2 between mile markers 287 & 288, then south. For more information, call (701) 398-3577 or (218) 469-0576 or go to www.dlspeedway.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 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
3rd Annual Best Western USMTS Modified Showdown
Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, S.D.
Friday, June 29, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 16 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. (1) 52x Alex Guthmiller, Huron, S.D.
2. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (4) 24s Mike Stearns, Hecla, S.D.
4. (5) 5k Kyle Prauner (R), Norfolk, Neb.
5. (8) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (3) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
7. (6) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
8. (7) 48 Brent Dutenhoffer (R), Watertown, S.D.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 19sb Lance Mari (R), Imperial, Calif.
2. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (5) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (2) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
5. (7) 20 Trevor Anderson (R), Watertown, S.D.
6. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Cameron, Mo.
7. (6) 3 Arne Anderson, Watertown, S.D.
8. (8) 23 Terry Haven, Britten, S.D.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Worthington, Minn.
3. (5) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (4) 9 Kent Arment, Aberdeen, S.D.
5. (7) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz.
6. (1) 88 Randy Klein (R), Lisbon, N.D.
7. (8) 9 Tyler Anglin, Aberdeen, S.D.
8. (6) 32 Jesse Young, Warner, S.D.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, all advance):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Cameron, Mo.
2. (4) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
3. (2) 88 Randy Klein (R), Lisbon, N.D.
4. (7) 32 Jesse Young, Warner, S.D.
5. (3) 9 Tyler Anglin, Aberdeen, S.D.
6. (6) 48 Brent Dutenhoffer (R), Watertown, S.D.
7. (5) 3 Arne Anderson, Watertown, S.D.
DNS – 23 Terry Haven, Britten, S.D.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, VanderBuilt/Sput’s, 40, $3000.
2. (17) 1st Johnny Scott, Cameron, Mo., VanderBuilt/Durham, 40, $1925.
3. (5) 52x Alex Guthmiller, Huron, S.D., MBCustoms/Dakota, 40, $1000.
4. (9) 24s Mike Stearns, Hecla, S.D., MasterSbilt/Tim’s, 40, $700.
5. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 40, $1000.
6. (11) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., VanderBuilt/Mullins, 40, $895.
7. (14) 20 Trevor Anderson (R), Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Victory, 40, $500.
8. (6) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/TriStar, 40, $450.
9. (18) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn., MBCustoms/Dakota, 40, $425.
10. (10) 5k Kyle Prauner (R), Norfolk, Neb., Razor/ChevPerf, 40, $400.
11. (13) 9 Kent Arment, Aberdeen, S.D., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $375.
12. (19) 88 Randy Klein (R), Lisbon, N.D., MBCustoms/Tim’s, 40, $350.
13. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Cornett, 40, $615.
14. (22) 48 Brent Dutenhoffer (R), Watertown, S.D., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $300.
15. (20) 32 Jesse Young, Warner, S.D., MasterSbilt/Sturdy, 40, $225.
16. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Worthington, Minn., MBCustoms/Hatfield, 39, $560.
17. (1) 19sb Lance Mari (R), Imperial, Calif., MRT/Yeoman, 27, $275.
18. (12) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., VanderBuilt/Speedway, 27, $555.
19. (2) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., MBCustoms/Hill, 23, $550.
20. (23) 3 Arne Anderson, Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Sturdy, 22, $225.
21. (16) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo., GRT/PerfAuto, 11, $275.
22. (15) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz., LG2/Cornett, 10, $550.
23. (21) 9 Tyler Anglin, Aberdeen, S.D., MasterSbilt/Sput’s, 4, $225.
DNS – 23 Terry Haven, Britten, S.D., J-Car/Hanley, 0, $100.

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

Lap Leader: VanderBeek 1-40.
Total Laps Led: VanderBeek 40.
Margin of Victory: 0.816 second.
Time of Race: 23 minutes, 43.125 seconds.
Provisional Starters: None.
Eibach Spring Forward Award: J. Scott (advanced 13 positions).
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: J. Scott (started 17th, finished 2nd).
Entries: 24.
Next Race: Saturday, June 30, Devils Lake Speedway, Crary, N.D.
USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup Points: J. Scott 1841, O’Neil 1751, Sanders 1695, VanderBeek 1694, S. Scott 1673, Phillips 1624, Ramirez 1621, Schott 1608, Joe Duvall 1158, Kates 1136.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: O’Neil 1751, Carlos Ahumada Jr. 760, Zane Ferrell 692, Mari 665, Billy Vogel 610.
USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Durham 193, Sput’s 169, Cornett 153, Mullins 143, Hatfield 136.
USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: VanderBuilt 218, MBCustoms 210, GRT 157, Hughes 152, LG2 149.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – VanderBeek.
Beyea Custom Headers – Mari.
BSB Manufacturing – Clark.
Casey’s General Stores – Guthmiller.
Champ Pans – Phillips.
Deatherage Opticians – Klein.
E3 Spark Plugs – Guthmiller.
Edelbrock – Ramirez.
Eibach – J. Scott.
Fast Shafts – Mari.
FK Rod Ends – J. Scott.
Forty9 Designs – Dutenhoffer, Schott.
GRT Race Cars – Clark.
Hooker Harness – Ramirez.
Integra Shocks & Springs – Kates.
Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts – Young.
Keyser Manufacturing – Prauner.
KSE Racing Products – Saurer.
Maxima Racing Oils – Guthmiller.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Clark.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Sanders.
QA1 – Prauner.
RacerWebsite.com – Anglin.
Real Racing Wheels – Haven.
Simpson Performance Products – Guthmiller.
Swift Springs – VanderBeek, Guthmiller.
Sybesma Graphics – Mari.
Tire Demon – Arment.
VP Racing Fuels – Guthmiller.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – J. Scott.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Anderson.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: Alpinestars, American Racer Racing Tires, Argo Manufacturing, Casey’s General Stores, Chevrolet Performance, CP-Carrillo, Deatherage Opticians, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Intercomp, Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts, KSE Racing Products, Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment, Malvern Bank, Mesilla Valley Transportation, MSD Performance, Nitroquest Media, Pace Performance, RacinDirt.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, Summit Racing Equipment, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Duvall Electric, Eagle Moon Farm, ElbowsUp.com, Evolution Powersports, Oreo Cookies, PBM Performance Products, Production Jars, Rancho Milagro Racing, River’s Edge Scrap Management, Snickers, Spike Hardcore Energy, Top of the World Ranch, YouDirt.com.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: 905 Ink, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Beyea Custom Headers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Edelbrock, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance Products, Hooker Harness, Integra Shocks & Springs, Keyser Manufacturing, Maxima Racing Oils, Mr. Gasket, Out-Pace Racing Products, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, RHRSwag.com, Simpson Performance Products, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Tire Demon, Wehrs Machine & Race Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes.

By Scott|2018-07-02T17:45:01-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

Lucas Oil Late Models Swing Through Ohio

BATAVIA, OH (June 27th, 2018) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continues their season this weekend with a four-race swing through Ohio. The four events begin a busy July stretch comprised of 13 events from June 30th until July 21st.

The Ohio invasion kicks off on Saturday, June 30th at Portsmouth Raceway Park, then continues to Mansfield Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sharon Speedway on Monday, and concludes with the traditional July 3rd event at Muskingum County Speedway on Tuesday.

The weekend will include four complete programs of: Miller Welders Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win main event – setting up an action-packed weekend with over $190,000 in total purse up for grabs.

In 2017, Josh Richards went to Victory Lane at Portsmouth Raceway Park, Mansfield Motor Speedway, and Sharon Speedway. The defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion commented: “It’s always a confidence booster when you go back to tracks where you have had success in the past. I’m definitely looking forward to this next swing. I really enjoy the racing style in the northern region.”

The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will battle some of the toughest local and regional standouts in Ohio. “The competition will certainly be tough, but I feel like we’ve hit on some things lately to make the car better. I’m excited to get back racing,” Richards added.

Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Georgia leads three-time champion, Scott Bloomquist in the battle for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship. Josh Richards is third, followed by four-time champion, Earl Pearson Jr. Bobby Pierce rounds out the top-five in the current championship standings.

Lucas Oil Championship Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	TRAIL BY
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	3600
2	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3360	-240
2	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3305	-295
4	1	Earl Pearson Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	3285	-315
5	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	3280	-320
6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3190	-410
7	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3110	-490
8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3065	-535
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	2930	-670
10	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	2885	-715
11	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	2785	-815
12	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	2745	-855
13	28	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	2740	-860
14	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	2615	-985

® = Rookie of the Year Contender

Track Information:

Portsmouth Raceway Park

Phone Number: 740-354-3278

Track Promoter: Donna Rayburn

Location: 25648 State Route 73, West Portsmouth, OH 45663

Directions: 0.5 mile south of US 52 on SR 73, then right just before bridge.

Website: www.portsraceway.com

Mansfield Motor Speedway

Phone Number: 419-465-RACE (7223)
Tracks Promoter: Cody Sommer
Location: 545 Crall Rd E, Mansfield, OH 44903
Directions: I-71 Exit 176, West on Hwy 30, Exit 5th Ave and turn right, Right on S Olivesburg Rd, left on Crall Rd E, track entrance on left.
Website: www.mansfieldmotorspeedway.com

Sharon Speedway

Phone Number: (330) 772-5481

Track Promoter: Dave Willoughby

Location: 3241 Custer-Orangeville Road NE, Burghill, OH 44404

Directions: I-80 Exit 234 (Turn Right from I-80E, Turn Left from I-80W), Continue for 9.8 miles North on SR-7, then turn right (east) on SR-305/Youngstown Kingsville Road, after 1 mile turn right (south) onto Custer-Orangeville Road, track is 0.3 miles on Right.

Website: www.sharonspeedway.com

Muskingum County Speedway

Tracks Promoter: Donnie Moran

Location: 7985 Frazeysburg Road, Dresden, OH 43821

Directions: I-70 to exit 155, then 10.1 miles north on SR 60 (WSR).

Website: www.muskingumcountyspeedway.com

Tire Rule for June 30th – July 3rd:

Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 28.5 1300
Right Rear – Hoosier 01, 04

*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials, Heat Races, and B-Main.
*For the A-Main, competitors may use 2 new rear tires.

*Cutting and/or siping of any tire IS allowed.

Event Purse (Each Night): 1. $12,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,750, 5. $2,250, 6. $1,800, 7. $1,500, 8. $1,300, 9. $1,200, 10. $1,100, 11. $1,075, 12. $1,050, 13. $1,025, 14. $1,000, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000

By Scott|2018-06-27T13:47:56-04:00June 27th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Southern All Stars Set For Second Trip To Duck River June 30th

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series presented by Max Fab will be heading back to the southern middle Tennessee area this Saturday night at the Duck River Speedway in Wheel, TN., for the Independence Shootout 40 paying $4,000 to win and $400 to start along with a full racing program as well as a big fireworks show, so it should be a great night racing at the ¼ mile high banked clay oval.

Tanner English of Benton, KY., scored his first career Southern All Stars win \back in April as he beat his dad Terry to score the win.

Jay Scott of Fayetteville, TN., continues to lead the, TN., series points over Mark Dodson of Caledonia, MS., in second, Ray McElhiney of Pulaski, TN., is third, Eric Hickerson of Linden, TN., is fourth and Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN., is currently fifth in points and all are expected to be in action.

Other drivers that are expected include Kenny Collins of Colbert, GA., Riley Hickman of Ooltewah, TN., Joseph Faulkner of Flintville, TN., Tommy Taylor of Lascassas, TN., Jadon Frame of Decherd, TN., Josh Putnam of Florence, AL., Corey Posey of Winchester, TN., Daniel Miller of Fayetteville, TN., David Brannon of Winchester, TN., plus many more drivers from across the area.

Pit gates open at 3 pm, driver registration end at 5:15 pm drivers meeting 5:30 pm with hot laps 6pm.

For more information, visit the track website at www.duckriverracewaypark.com

For more information concerning the Southern All Stars contact Lynn Acklin – General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com

Tire Rule: Hoosier 1350, 1600, 70

Entry Fee: $110

Purse 1. $4,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $900; 5.$800; 6.$700; 7.$600; 8.$550; 9.$525; 10.$500; 11.$450; 12.$425; 13.$400; 14.$400; 15.$400; 16.$400; 17.$400; 18.$400; 19.$400; 20.$400; 21. $400; 22. $400; 23. $400; 24. $400

2018 SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS PRESENTED BY MAXFAB:: 1.Jay Scott 666; 2.Mark Dodson 550; 3.Ray McElhiney 524; 4.Eric Hickerson 416; 5.Brad Skinner 410; 5.Kenny Collins 372; 6.Riley Hickman 370; 7..Joseph Faulkner 360; 8.Michael Page 294; 10.Tommy Taylor 262

2018 CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Jay Scott 666; 2.Mark Dodson 550; 3.Ray McElhaney 524; 4. Joseph Faulkner 360; 5.Pearson Lee Williams 78.

2018 AR Bodies Challenge: 1.Joseph Faulkner 185; 2.Brad Skinner 180; 3.Eric Hickerson 173; 4.Dalton Polston 74; 5.Kenny Collins 62; 6.Bret Holmes 39; 7.Mitch Thornton 26; 8.Rodney Martin 24; 9.David Brannon 23.

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
June 30-Duck River Raceway Park-Wheel, TN-$4,000 August 4-Blue Ridge Motorsports Park-Blue Ridge, GA-$4,000 August 11-Talladega Short Track-Eastaboga, AL., $10,000 Governor’s Cup

2018 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series*MaxFab Presenting Sponsor

2018 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, , COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, Racecar Engineering, BrakeOMeter; Dirt Car Lift

By Scott|2018-06-27T13:39:29-04:00June 27th, 2018|Racing News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

MESERAULL MAGNIFICENT AT WEEDSPORT, WINDOM WEARS THE EASTERN STORM CROWN

Weedsport, New York………Thomas Meseraull returned to victory lane and Chris Windom returned to center stage as the king of “Eastern Storm” for the second consecutive year Tuesday night in the debut at Weedsport Speedway for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars.

With a one-point lead over Kevin Thomas, Jr. heading into the 30-lap main event, the arithmetic to earn the “Eastern Storm” title was clear for Windom: beat KTJ and the championship is his.

Windom started from the tenth position while Thomas rolled off from seventh despite a multitude of misfortune that dogged him throughout the early portion of the night. In his heat race, the Dynamics, Inc. machine suffered a blown engine that sent the team into a thrash to swap the engine out and slide another bullet in between the frame rails.

From the get-go, the two were involved in a midfield dog-fight that had them stuffed in a four and five-deep croissant of traffic on the outer edges of the top-ten.

Meanwhile, up front series Rookie Timmy Buckwalter was challenging pole sitter and fellow Pennsylvanian Tony DiMattia for the race lead, which he would conquer on the third lap with an inside pass midway down the back straightaway. One lap later, Thomas Meseraull would slot into second behind Buckwalter.

Back to the title chase, Windom and Thomas were involved in sea of organized chaos with racecars occupying the track from top to bottom to left field. Windom, who fell as deep as 13^th in the first third of the race, inched his way forward until he was able to sneak by Thomas on the 12^th lap for the 11^th spot.

Back at the front, it was a two-car breakaway with Buckwalter and Meseraull separating themselves from the crowd. The two were set to duke it out as Meseraull climbed to the inside of Buckwalter between turns one and two.

However, on the 14^th lap, Buckwalter’s bid to become the first “first-time” USAC National Sprint Car feature winner of the 2018 season came to an abrupt halt when he bounced off the turn one wall, then ricocheted into Meseraull and spun sideways against the turn two wall. Buckwalter would restart from the tail, ultimately finishing 13^th while Meseraull soldiered on as the race leader.

“He was doing a great job,” Meseraull praised. “He was entering higher into (turn) one and catching the curb earlier and I was slide jobbing myself. I’d run it in on the bottom of one and catch the curb as late as I could because I felt like I wasn’t hitting it so hard. Basically, he got in real high and, honestly, I thought I crashed him, but I didn’t intend to. Then (Crew Chief) Sean (Michael) told me he got into the fence and got the thing all upset. My line was a lot different and I really didn’t have anywhere to go. It was very tricky into one. The only way I could describe it is you go down the straightaway and there’s a 90 degree turn and there’s only 100 feet until I make it all work. That sounds like a lot, but it’s not.”

On the ensuing restart, Courtney emerged as the main contender to Meseraull’s throne. Meseraull was undeterred, using the turn two concrete as an extension of the racetrack by bouncing his right rear off the wall to propel him down the back straight, something that was brought into the discussion between driver and crew chief earlier in the night.

“In the heat race, Sean told me Tyler (Courtney) was gone in the heat race,” Meseraull recalled. “He said ‘you got to slide it in there and bang it off the wall. That’s what Tyler’s doing.’ I told him, exact words, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll crash it in the feature. He says, ‘No, no, no. I’m not saying you weren’t driving it hard. So, I said, ‘Oh, I know I was driving it hard. I’m just saying I will hang it out and bang it off the fence come feature time. Don’t worry.’”

Courtney was hot on the heels of Meseraull’s Chris Dyson Racing/Thetford – ProtectAll – Norcold – Penske Shocks/Maxim/Speedway Chevy by the midway point. Both were entering low in turn one, then sliding up to the outside turn two wall in unison. Meseraull felt the pressure and kicked himself into another gear as he hit lapped traffic with less than five laps to go. Instead of waiting, picking and choosing, he got into the zone, utilizing a line influenced by Buckwalter laps before.

“It was really the first time I got to the outside of a car,” Meseraull remembered. “I pretty much just picked Buckwalter’s entry and ran it in their harder and banged the wall sooner. The curb was better there, but I didn’t feel I had as much time to let the car to slow down before I got to it. We put the Knoxville mufflers on tonight to try to kill some horsepower out of the Speedway motor, so it was quiet. I could hear Tyler behind me, then all of a sudden, I could hear somebody thundering. I could hear him, I could hear him. It put me in attack mode. I’m just fortunate he didn’t get quite close enough because that car’s been rolling really good lately.”

On the final lap, Courtney was within a couple car lengths of Meseraull, looking for any slippage that he could take advantage of, but Courtney connected with the turn two wall just a tad too much, allowing Meseraull to break away and close out his first series victory of the year over Courtney, Justin Grant, Windom and Dave Darland.

It had been a bit of a struggle for Meseraull and the CDR team through the first five races of “Eastern Storm” as they fought to find the right combination following finishes of 9^th, 11^th, 20^th, 12^th and 9^th. At Weedsport, the team found the Midas touch. Incidentally, the issue was not a lack of horsepower, but too much underneath the hood.

“I don’t actually know what kind of power this thing makes,” Meseraull admitted. “I can imagine it makes over 900. The motors have a curve to them. When you’re coming off the corner, the thing gets about 3000 to 4000 RPMs. You don’t have to be touching the gas and it will just explode on you. With my motor, you pretty much have to run it on the peddle. if you want half throttle, you run half throttle. If you want full throttle, you stand on it. With this motor, you give it half throttle and it’s just screaming. We had it choked up, muffled down, we got the smaller injectors and we got more air filter. We literally did everything to choke it down. We were running the same gear we’d run at Terre Haute here tonight. I would’ve run 40 points less in my car. I think that was really the key. We took out a bunch of gear. The thing would come off the corner, it would be kind of lazy and it wouldn’t blow the tires off down the straightaway. You really have to be able to get this thing to the ground. Our car rolled across the scales at 1400 pounds with me in it and it makes over 900 horse. You can do the math. It’s ridiculous.”

Meseraull provided the first win for car owner and two-time American Le Mans Series champion driver Chris Dyson, the first New York car owner to win a USAC National Sprint Car feature since 1991 when Dick Hammond and Gohr Racing were victorious with driver Danny Smith at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois.

While Meseraull owned the night, the week belonged to Windom, who collected two wins among his five “podium” finishes and a fourth-place result en route to his second consecutive “Eastern Storm” crown.

“It was pretty simple going in, we knew we had to beat him,” Windom said point blank. “I got bottled up the first ten laps or so and it seemed like every move I made was wrong, which got me really frustrated. I fell back to 12^th or 13^th at one point, but I knew we had a good racecar, so I didn’t want to overreact. I had to start picking my battles and I started picking the cars off and I drove all the way to fourth. It’s been a grueling week for everybody on this team. it shows what they’re made of to be able to come out and do this six nights straight without any issues and bring home the title.”

Windom is keenly aware that eight of the previous 11 “Eastern Storm” champions have ultimately won the USAC National Sprint Car title later that season. Windom believes the correlation ultimately lies in the jelling process that takes place over a weeklong period of long days and long nights, which ultimately pays valuable dividends throughout the remainder of the year.

“When you can come out here and run like this six nights in a row, it really brings you together,” Windom said. “Especially for Derek and I, we’ve had our ups and downs this year. We’ve been good, but this is really a momentum booster for us to come out here and do this. Hopefully it correlates with the rest of the season and we can go back-to-back. We’re just going to keep trying to win as many races as possible, do our jobs and I think we’ll be just fine.”

Contingency award winners Tuesday night at Weedsport Speedway included Chris Windom (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Tyler Courtney (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Dave Darland (Chalk Stix/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Winner), Robert Ballou (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Timmy Buckwalter (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher) and Chad Boespflug (Roger & Barb Tapy 13th Fastest Qualifier).

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 19, 2018 – Weedsport Speedway – Weedsport, New York – 12^th Annual “Eastern Storm”

QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 99, Bacon-15.483 (New Track Record); 2. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-15.497; 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 69, Dynamics-15.605; 4. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-15.610; 5. Thomas Meseraull, 20, Dyson-15.619; 6. Timmy Buckwalter, 7, LNB-15.678; 7. Tony DiMattia, 50, TDM-15.796; 8. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR/Chapple-15.804; 9. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-15.804; 10. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-15.838; 11. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall/Newman-15.879; 12. Dave Darland, 36D, Goodnight/Curb-Agajanian-15.905; 13. Chad Boespflug, 98, NineEight-16.064; 14. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-16.354; 15. Ryan Godown, 4F, R & M-16.370; 16. Eric Jennings, 14E, Pinkerous-16.774; 17. Joey Biasi, B1, Shaup-16.800; 18. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-17.110; 19. Ryan Susice, 79, Mahoney-17.490; 20. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-NT; 21. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-NT.

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer) 1. Windom, 2. Leary, 3. Boespflug, 4. Bacon, 5. DiMattia, 6. Jennings, 7. Susice. NT

COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer) 1. Courtney, 2. Meseraull, 3. Grant, 4. Chapple, 5. Westfall, 6. Biasi. 2:10.62 (New Track Record)

CHALK STIX/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer) 1. Darland, 2. Stockon, 3. Buckwalter, 4. Godown, 5. Thomas, 6. Bell. 2:16.73

FEATURE: (30 laps – starting positions in parentheses) 1. Thomas Meseraull (3), 2. Tyler Courtney (11), 3. Justin Grant (5), 4. Chris Windom (10), 5. Dave Darland (12), 6. Brady Bacon (6), 7. Robert Ballou (20), 8. Matt Westfall (14), 9. Chase Stockon (9), 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (7), 11. Isaac Chapple (8), 12. Ryan Godown (15), 13. Timmy Buckwalter (2), 14. Chad Boespflug (13), 15. Ryan Susice (19), 16. Eric Jennings (16), 17. C.J. Leary (4), 18. Joey Biasi (17), 19. Tony DiMattia (1), 20. Robert Bell (18), 21. Jarett Andretti (21). NT

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**Ballou flipped during qualifying. Andretti flipped during qualifying.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 DiMattia, Laps 3-13 Buckwalter, Laps 14-30 Meseraull.

KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Robert Ballou (20^th to 7^th)

WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Timmy Buckwalter

ROGER & BARB TAPY 13TH FASTEST QUALIFIER: Chad Boespflug

NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Thomas-1217, 2-Courtney-1179, 3-Windom-1179, 4-Ballou-1050, 5-Stockon-1046, 6-Bacon-1030, 7-Darland-983, 8-Grant-950, 9-Leary-949, 10-Boespflug-823.

FINAL EASTERN STORM POINTS: 1-Windom-452, 2-Thomas-433, 3-Courtney-419, 4-Ballou-397, 5-Bacon-382, 6-Stockon-358, 7-Darland-355, 8-Grant-334, 9-Buckwalter-299, 10-Meseraull-296.

FINAL CAPITOL CUSTOM TRAILERS & COACHES EASTERN STORM PASS MASTERS POINTS: 1-Courtney-25, 2-Darland-23, 3-Ballou-22, 4-Chapple-21, 5-Westfall-17, 6-Meseraull-16, 7-Windom-15, 8-Grant-15, 9-Thomas-14, 10-Bacon-13.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 6 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – “Bill Gardner Sprintacular”

Source: MESERAULL MAGNIFICENT AT WEEDSPORT, WINDOM WEARS THE EASTERN STORM CROWN – USAC Racing

By Scott|2018-06-27T13:27:29-04:00June 27th, 2018|Racing News, USAC Racing|Comments Off

SUPER LATE MODELS HELP WRAP UP FIRST HALF OF AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY RACING SEASON

Auburndale Speedway will wrap up the first half of the 2018 racing season this Saturday night with a great six division program before taking a month-long “summer break” for the month of July.

Featured this week will be race number four of the Super-8 Series for the Super Late Models presented by Q Auto and Injury Attorneys. Joining the Super Late Models and their “Q Independence 125” will be the V-8 Bombers – running a special 40-lap contest – the Legend Cars, Q Mini Stocks, Mini Cup cars and the Scramblers.

Also on hand will be Florida racing legend Gary “Hot Shoe” Balough who will have his book “Hot Shoe! A Checkered Past: My Story” available for fans. Balough, a former racer in the NASCAR Cup and former Busch Grand National Series, rose to fame in his home state by shocking a veteran field of Late Model racers in winning the 1968 Governor’s Cup race at Golden Gate Speedway in Tampa. He drove for many of the top car owners of the day including Marty Handshaw, Johnny Merendino, Pee Wee Griffin, RahMoc Racing, Billie Harvey and more, winning hundreds of races. One of his biggest wins came on the Syracuse Mile driving a car dubbed the “Batmobile” back in 1980. The car was created by Balough and car builder Kenny Weld and scored one of the most dominating wins ever in the Syracuse 200. Balough will have a replica of that car on display as well on Saturday night.

Balough’s book is an autobiography written with the help of long time motorsports writer Bones Bourcier. It chronicles Balough’s career from being one of the country’s winningest drivers on both dirt and asphalt short tracks along with his efforts in NASCAR to the unexpected turn his life would take just as his racing career began to peak.

The Super Late Models have put on three outstanding races so far this season with three different drivers visiting victory lane: Joe Boyd of Riverview, Winter Haven’s George Gorham, Jr. and most recently local Auburndale standout Chris Fontaine who won the Mother’s Day 125 back on May 12. That win pushed Fontaine into the point lead for the Super-8 Series as he now holds a four point edge on Lakeland driver Brandon “Bones” Duchscherer. Duchscherer is just four points ahead of third place Josh Todd while fourth place Brian Dorer of Lakeland is just ten points out of first place.

Boyd is currently fifth in the point standings with David King, Jett Noland, Gorham, Jamie King and Blaise Hetznecker rounding out the current top-ten.

Pit gates open at 2 pm with Super Late Model practice slated from 4:15-5 pm. Other divisions will practice from 5-5:50 pm. Grandstand gates open at 5 pm and qualifying for the Super Late Models and the V-8 Bombers is slated for 6 pm.

Racing begins at 7 pm with 8-lap heat races for the Legend Cars, Q Mini Stocks, Mini Cups and Scramblers. Intermission will feature an autograph session (weather permitting) on the front stretch with the Super Late Model drivers just before they go racing in the Q Independence 125 that will be the first feature of the evening. Up next will be 25 laps for the Legend Cars, 25 laps for the Q Mini Stocks and a 20-lap contest for the Mini Cup machines. The V-8 Bombers then hit the track for 40 laps while the Scramblers will conclude the evening of action with a 20-lap feature run.

Adult admission this full evening of fantastic racing is just $15 with seniors 55+ $13. Children ages 5-12 are only $5 and all kids 4 and under get in free. The family 4-pack is just $32 for two adult and two children’s admissions (a $40 value). Pit passes are $30 per person and all parking is free.

By Scott|2018-06-26T21:42:38-04:00June 26th, 2018|Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

FASTRAK Racing Series ready for $2,000 to win Charlie Mize Memorial at Lavonia on July 4th

Carnesville, GA – The FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance is set to return to action on Independence Day at Lavonia Speedway for the 5^th race of the 2018 season. The 7^th Annual Charlie Mize Memorial returns to the 3/8^th mile Northeast Georgia oval featuring a $2,000 to win feature for the Chevrolet Performance Late Models. Many of the tracks we watch races at in Western South Carolina and Northern Georgia wouldn’t be there if not for the efforts of Charlie Mize, who was a premier track owner, operator and promoter for over 40 years.

In addition to the over $10,000 up for grabs in purse money, there will be a $100 Hard Charger Award sponsored by Basey’s Site Work, LLC. The winner of the Charlie Mize Memorial will receive a $100 product certificate from Swift Springs. One driver will also receive one case of Hi Performance Motor Oil from VP Racing Lubricants as part of the their contingency program with the FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance.

Matthew Nance, of Ronda, NC, picked up his first career FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance victory in the 2017 Charlie Mize Memorial. Nance is the current points leader of the series, holding a 23 point advantage over Ross Bailes of Gastonia, NC. Logan Roberson of Waynesboro, VA is currently third, after recording three consecutive 2^nd place finishes. Appomattox, VA’s Corey Almond is in 4^th, with Justin Wofford of Jonesville, SC rounding out the top five. Matt Long of Concord, NC won the last FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance race at Virginia Motor Speedway on June 16^th.

Grandstand admission is $20, and free for kids 10 and younger. Pit admission is $35. Gates open at 5:30pm with the driver’s meeting scheduled for 7pm.

Full Payout – Lavonia Speedway – July 4^th – Charlie Mize Memorial
1) $2,000; 2) $1,000; 3) $700; 4) $600; 5) $500; 6) $450; 7) $400; 8) $375; 9) $350; 10) $325; 11) $315; 12) $300; 13) $275; 14) $265; 15-24) $250

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

The 2018 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, VP Racing Lubricants, FloRacing, Swift Springs, MyRacePass, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Rockauto.com, Dirt Late Model Magazine and Thomas Clarke Performance.

By Scott|2018-06-26T18:34:22-04:00June 26th, 2018|Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

HUDSON O’NEAL EARNS FIRST LUCAS OIL WIN

COLUMBUS, MS (June 16th, 2018) – Hudson O’Neal took the lead from defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Josh Richards with seven laps to go and held off a hard-charging Bobby Pierce to score the $20,000 victory in the Country Pleasin’ “Clash at the Mag” at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

The 17-year-old, third generation driver battled amongst the top five for most of the race before beginning his charge to the front. O’Neal moved around Tim McCreadie to take second and then tracked down race-leader Josh Richards, who had been in control for much of the race. O’Neal dove to the inside of Richards coming off of turn with seven circuits remaining to take the top spot. He then had to contend with Pierce, who had pitted earlier in the race and charged all the way through the field to give O’Neal a challenge in the closing laps.

Pierce finished in second with Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist and Tim McCreadie completing the top ten.

In earning his first-career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory, O’Neal, son of former series champion Don O’Neal (who finished seventh in the race), received several congratulatory wishes from his father, his crew, and other competitors as he gave an emotional victory lane speech.

“I can’t believe it,” said the driver who had posted seven consecutive top ten finishes in LOLMDS competition before making only his second-career start at Magnolia. “I just saved my stuff there early on. That was a great race. I just wanted to keep the tires under me and not abuse them. I stayed down there on the bottom where there was enough moisture to catch Josh.”

“Josh and I had a good battle there for a few laps. He raced me clean and I can’t thank him enough. I hope the fans who watched this enjoyed it, because I sure did. I have to thank my car owners Todd and Vickie Burns, my crew chief Taylon Center and the entire team. Both Josh and Bobby ran a great race, it was a lot of fun.”

Pierce, who pitted around lap 20 charged to a runner-up finish. “I thought I had a shot on the last lap. There was a lapped car there, I drove around the outside, but came up just short. I banged the wall a few times. I hope I didn’t mess up anything on the car. Congrats to Hud on the win. That was so cool to see him win,” said the driver of the Dunn-Benson Ford, Campbell University, Rocket.

Richards, who led several laps during the 100-lap event was looking for his first LOLMDS since February. “When Timmy [McCreadie] got into me a little bit I think it cut my tire. I was hanging on and here comes Hudson on the bottom. I am happy for him to get the win. He’s a good kid,” said the driver of the Best Performance Motorsports, Colt Firearms, Rocket.

The winner’s Club 29 Race Cars entry is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: Dyno One, Peak Antifreeze and Coolant, Sub Surface of Indiana, Mark Martin Automotive, O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Burns Farms and Tarpy Trucking.

Completing the top ten were Earl Pearson Jr., Don O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, Mason Zeigler and Spencer Hughes.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Clash at the Mag
Magnolia Motor Speedway – Columbus, MS

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Earl Pearson Jr. / 14.664 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Jimmy Owens / 14.759 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Kyle Bronson, Jonathan Davenport, Gregg Satterlee, Darrell Lanigan, Zach McMillan, Chad Thrash, Jamie Tollison, Gavin Landers

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Mason Zeigler, Bobby Pierce, Jack Sullivan, Rick Rickman, Spencer Hughes, Mike Palasini, Jr., Shay Knight

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Josh Richards, Hudson O’Neal, Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Neil Baggett, Dennis Erb, Jr., Chris Wall, Brian Rickman, Dwight Falcon Jr.

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Chad Thrash, Chris Wall, Brian Rickman, Mike Palasini, Jr., Gavin Landers, Spencer Hughes, Clay Fisher, Shay Knight, Jamie Tollison, Dwight Falcon Jr.-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (100 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	6	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$20,700
2	11	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$10,700
3	3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$7,000
4	9	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$4,800
5	5	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$4,200
6	1	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$3,400
7	12	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$2,900
8	7	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$2,900
9	8	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	$1,900
10	23	10	Spencer Hughes	Meridian, MS	$1,750
11	13	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$2,350
12	18	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$1,600
13	10	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$2,250
14	14	18X	Jack Sullivan	Greenbrier, AR	$1,500
15	16	14z	Zach McMillan	Gladewater, TX	$1,450
16	24	77	Gavin Landers	Batesville, AR	$1,400
17	15	21xxx	Neil Baggett	Columbus, MS	$1,350
18	2	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$2,100
19	20	71w	Chris Wall	Springfield, LA	$1,250
20	21	90	Brian Rickman	Columbus, MS	$1,200
21	22	d8	Mike Palasini, Jr.	Leland, MS	$1,200
22	4	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	$1,900
23	19	1C	Chad Thrash	Meridian, MS	$1,200
24	17	86	Rick Rickman	Columbus, MS	$1,200

Race Statistics
Entrants: 28
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1-12); Earl Pearson (Lap 13); Jimmy Owens (Laps 14-26); Josh Richards (Laps 27-84); Tim McCreadie (Lap 85); Josh Richards (Lap 86); Tim McCreadie (Lap 87); Josh Richards (Laps 88-93); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 94-100)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal
Margin of Victory: 0.381 seconds
Cautions: Rick Rickman (Lap 2); Chad Thrash (Lap 14); Kyle Bronson (Lap 21); Scott Bloomquist (Lap 38); Chris Wall (Lap 42); Jimmy Owens (Lap 53); Jimmy Owens (Lap 59); Neil Baggett (Lap 67)
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisionals: Spencer Hughes, Gavin Landers
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Spencer Hughes (Advanced 13 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Scott Bloomquist
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason Zeigler
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Club 29 Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Taylon Center (Hudson O’Neal)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Lap #2 – 13.5402 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Josh Richards (63 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Tim McCreadie
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Earl Pearson, Jr.
Time of Race: 50 minutes 13 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	3600	$107,700
2	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3360	$112,475
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3305	$82,500
4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	3285	$72,700
5	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	3280	$82,850
6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3190	$54,750
7	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3110	$67,475
8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	3065	$46,675
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	2930	$48,100
10	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	2885	$36,350
11	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	2785	$52,575
12	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	2745	$36,600
13	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	2740	$31,325
14	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	2615	$25,025

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

By Scott|2018-06-18T02:09:16-04:00June 18th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

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