5.27.18 USMTS Modifieds Results

DECORAH, Iowa (May 27)–Johnny Scott vaulted to victory in a war of the VanderBuilts Sunday night at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, leading the final 21 of 40 laps to score his second trophy in the USMTS Nordic Nationals presented by Weis Buick GMC.
Zack VanderBeek-the purveyor of the one-year-old VanderBuilt Race Cars chassis company-took off from the pole and set the pace for the first ten laps before Stormy Scott showed his fellow front-row-starting teammate a faster way around the 3/8-mile dirt oval.
Johnny Scott, who started third, steered his VanderBuilt around VanderBeek two laps later and began to pressure his elder twin brother, eventually powering by on the high side of turn two to take the lead for good just past the halfway mark.
The $2,850 triumph marked the 34th career USMTS feature win for Johnny Scott, breaking a tie with 2007 USMTS national champ Jason Krohn and leaving him two wins shy of tying Jon Tesch’s 36-win mark.
VanderBeek, who collected his first of 45 career wins here during his rookie campaign in 2005, wound up second Sunday night while Lucas Schott got by Stormy Scott for fourth.
Dereck Ramirez raced from 16th on the grid to finish fifth, earning both the Eibach Spring Forward Award and FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award. Two-time USMTS national champion Rodney Sanders was sixth, Saturday’s winner Dustin Sorensen wound up seventh, points leader Jake O’Neil earned an eighth-place paycheck, Jacob Bleess advanced ten positions to claim ninth and and Josh Angst rounded out the top ten.
In the points battle that will pay the 2018 USMTS national champion a whopping $50,000 this year, O’Neil continues to sit at the top, clinging to a 21-point cushion (1286 to 1265) over Johnny Scott. Schott sits third with 1210 markers, followed by Stormy Scott (1199), Sanders (1198), VanderBeek (1185), Ramirez (1178), Terry Phillips (1138), Jake Timm (952) and Joe Duvall (924).
The USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup powered by Summit returns to action Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 7-9, for a three-night Sunflower State showdown. On Thursday, the series returns to the 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., and then Friday finds the sultans of speed at the Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan., for the first time since 2004. The weekend wraps up on Sunday with the legion of zoom strafing the Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., for the second straight season.
It all leads up to the Modified Masters and the second Crown Jewel event of the USMTS campaign on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 14-16, at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup powered by Summit
11th Annual Nordic Nationals presented by Weis Buick GMC
Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa
Sunday, May 27, 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 advanced 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) 1m Curt Myers, Cameron, Wis.
2. (3) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (1) 91 Shawn Ryan (R), Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (4) 23 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas.
5. (5) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
6. (7) 49jr Jake Timm, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
8. (6) 51 Blake Arndt (R), Brownsdale, Minn.
9. (9) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz.
2. (2) 19 Dustin Sorensen (R), Rochester, Minn.
3. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Cameron, Mo.
4. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
5. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
6. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (6) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
8. (4) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
DNS – 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Worthington, Minn.
4. (5) 55 Cory Mahder, Eau Claire, Wis.
5. (8) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
6. (3) 111jr Keith Tourville (R), Janesville, Minn.
7. (4) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.
8. (6) 23b Brett Bumgardner (R), Hawkeye, Iowa.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, all advance):
1. (1) 49jr Jake Timm, Minnesota City, Minn.
2. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (7) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (2) 111jr Keith Tourville (R), Janesville, Minn.
5. (9) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa.
6. (5) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (6) 51 Blake Arndt (R), Brownsdale, Minn.
8. (8) 23b Brett Bumgardner (R), Hawkeye, Iowa.
9. (4) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
DNS – 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Cameron, Mo., VanderBuilt/Durham, 40, $2850.
2. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, VanderBuilt/Sput’s, 40, $1825.
3. (4) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., MBCustoms/Hill, 40, $1300.
4. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., VanderBuilt/Mullins, 40, $995.
5. (16) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Cornett, 40, $890.
6. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Worthington, Minn., MBCustoms/Hatfield, 40, $785.
7. (5) 19 Dustin Sorensen (R), Rochester, Minn., MBCustoms/Action, 40, $450.
8. (8) 0 Jake O’Neil (R), Tucson, Ariz., LG2/Cornett, 40, $680.
9. (19) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn., MBCustoms/Sput’s, 40, $375.
10. (18) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., MBCustoms/Sput’s, 40, $350.
11. (15) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 40, $600.
12. (13) 23 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas, MBCustoms/Knowles, 40, $375.
13. (14) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., VanderBuilt/Speedway, 40, $350.
14. (20) 111jr Keith Tourville (R), Janesville, Minn., Player/MAS, 40, $250.
15. (24) 23b Brett Bumgardner (R), Hawkeye, Iowa, SSR/Midnight, 40, $250.
16. (21) 56h Brandon Hare (R), Elma, Iowa, Skyrocket/ChevPerf, 40, $250.
17. (22) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn., Skyrocket/JRM, 40, $200.
18. (10) 91 Shawn Ryan (R), Waterloo, Iowa, DirtHustler/King, 40, $250.
19. (17) 49jr Jake Timm, Minnesota City, Minn., MBCustoms/Sput’s, 40, $450.
20. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/TriStar, 40, $250.
21. (7) 1m Curt Myers, Cameron, Wis., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $250.
22. (23) 51 Blake Arndt (R), Brownsdale, Minn., GRT/KSE, 40, $250.
23. (25) 8c Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo., GRT/Cornett, 40, $250.
24. (12) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., MBCustoms/Troy’s, 40, $250.
25. (11) 55 Cory Mahder, Eau Claire, Wis., MBCustoms/Powerline, 40, $250.
(R) = Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year contender
Lap Leaders: VanderBeek 1-10, S. Scott 11-19, J. Scott 20-40.
Total Laps Led: J. Scott 21, VanderBeek 10, S. Scott 9.
Margin of Victory: 0.630 second.
Time of Race: 24 minutes, 17.919 seconds (4 cautions).
Provisional Starters: none.
Eibach Spring Forward Award: Ramirez (advanced 13 positions).
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Ramirez (started 16th, finished 5th).
Entries: 26.
Next Race: Thursday, June 7, 81 Speedway, Park City, Kan.
USMTS Hunt for the Casey’s Cup Points: O’Neil 1286, J. Scott 1265, Schott 1210, S. Scott 1199, Sanders 1198, VanderBeek 1185, Ramirez 1178, Phillips 1138, Timm 952, Joe Duvall 924.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: O’Neil 1286, Carlos Ahumada Jr. 760, Zane Ferrell 692, Billy Vogel 610, Lance Mari 529.
USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Durham 140, Cornett 120, Sput’s 119, Mullins 100, Hatfield 99.
USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: VanderBuilt 160, MBCustoms 157, GRT 118, Hughes 115, LG2 113.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Ryan.
Beyea Custom Headers – Glenn.
BSB Manufacturing – Myers.
Casey’s General Stores – O’Neil, Schott.
Champ Pans – Ramirez.
Deatherage Opticians – Robertson.
E3 Spark Plugs – Schott.
Edelbrock – Schott.
Eibach – Ramirez.
Fast Shafts – O’Neil.
FK Rod Ends – Ramirez.
Forty9 Designs – Tourville, Timm.
GRT Race Cars – Phillips.
Hooker Harness – Kates.
Integra Shocks & Springs – Ryan.
Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts – Bumgardner.
Keyser Manufacturing – Angst.
KSE Racing Products – Bleess.
Maxima Racing Oils – J. Scott.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Robertson.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Hare.
QA1 – O’Neil.
RacerWebsite.com – Hare.
Simpson Performance Products – Myers.
Swift Springs – J. Scott, Hare.
Sybesma Graphics – VanderBeek.
Tire Demon – Phillips.
VP Racing Fuels – J. Scott.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Ramirez.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Sorensen.
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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.