Phillips holds off Hughes in Featherlite Fall Jamboree thriller

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — A snapshot from 2009 shows Jason Hughes beating Terry Phillips to the finish line by a bumper to win the Featherlite Fall Jamboree after a pass in the final turn.

The ending to Saturday night’s feature race at the Deer Creek Speedway during this year’s edition of the undisputed marquee event for the world’s best dirt modified drivers was almost identical except for one slight difference.

A starting field of 34 cars and drivers took the green flag in three-wide formation and – just like two years ago – Phillips took command of the 50-lap main event early on and opened up a decisive advantage over his pursuers.

But his attempt to run away and hide from the pack was thwarted by three caution flags during the first eight laps that kept the field bunched up tight.

Thursday night’s winner Brad Waits followed Phillips to complete the first lap with polesitter Brandon Beckendorf settling into the third spot.

The first caution with two laps down helped Nate Wasmund and Hughes jump into the third and fourth spot on the restart. Hughes got by Wasmund two laps later and then snuck ahead of Waits for second following the restart after a caution on lap 7.

The third and final yellow flag waved with eight laps in the books for a four-car pile-up involving Friday night winner Jason Cummins, Tommy Weder Jr., Steven Whiteaker Jr. and Dereck Ramirez. This time, Jon Tesch made a bold move on the restart to join Phillips and Hughes at the front of the pack.

Just like each of the previous restarts, Phillips powered out to a big lead at the drop of the green flag. He built a half-straight-away cushion over Hughes by lap 15 while Brandon Davis moved into the fourth spot to battle with Tesch.

Phillips encountered his first lapped car on lap 23, and by lap 25 the top four were nose to tail as Phillips was slowed by the thick traffic in front of him.

Just like two years ago, the last half of the race came down to Phillips and Hughes. The pair maneuvered in and out of heavy lapped traffic, racing high and low and everywhere in between with Hughes shadowing Phillips’ every move.

With 40 laps complete, Phillips pulled away to about a four-car-length advantage but Hughes adjusted his preferred line and closed back on the bumper of Phillips’ machine two laps later. With Phillips just slightly missing his mark in the next corner, Hughes pounced on the opportunity and the pair raced underneath the flagstand side by side with Phillips holding the edge by a bumper.

This time, however, Phillips carved a perfect line around the top of the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval and inched back ahead of Hughes by a car length. Meanwhile, Tesch was riding the extreme high line and had the lead pair within striking distance with five laps to go.

The three veterans raced nose to tail for the next four laps with Hughes trying to find traction underneath Phillips in the corners and Tesch chipping away at their lead.

The white flag waved with Hughes glued to Phillips’ rear bumper and Tesch lurking behind as they entered turn 1 with a clear racetrack in front of them.

Just like two years ago, Hughes made a move to the inside of Phillips as they raced off of the final turn, but this time Phillips would not be denied as he beat Hughes to the line with half of a second to spare.

The win was worth $9,000 to Phillips thanks to a $3,000 winner’s bonus from Hanson Tire Service. It was his third feature win at the Featherlite Fall Jamboree, but his first win in the championship race after winning both preliminary main events last year.

“That was a perfect race track, Phillips said in victory lane. “I just love coming up here. Sometimes things haven’t gone my way, but every once in a while they do, so praise the Lord for that.

“It was a lot of work this weekend, but we just love to come up here. It’s always worth it.”

Perhaps from his disappointment in 2009 or maybe from his more than two decades of racing experience, the second-generation racer didn’t know how close they were but “had a feeling,” he said.

“I started getting tight there at the end. I was just trying not to slide my car too much. Just trying to be careful – probably too careful.”

Hughes, who has three Jamboree trophies in his possession including the last two, settled for the runner-up paycheck of $4,200.

Tesch finished second to Hughes in last year’s Featherlite Fall Jamboree finale, and pocketed $3,200 for his third-place effort Saturday night.

Rookie Brandon Davis recorded an impressive fourth-place finish over the field of more than 100 competitors, and Waits came home in fifth.

Sixth through tenth in the final running order were 20th-starting Jeremy Payne, Ryan Ruter, Tim Donlinger, Ryan Gustin and Wasmund.

Gustin capped off a remarkable performance this season by capturing the 2011 USMTS National Championship, which he clinched after Friday night’s performance. Just like Phillips, it was sweet vindication for ‘The Reaper’ after two straight years of runner-up finishes in the USMTS standings.

“All these guys we race with night in and night out definitely didn’t make it easy on us,” Gustin said. “They’re the best in the business. It’s awesome to win this championship.

His ninth-place finish on Saturday was just the third time during the 18-race Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy that Gustin did not wind up in the top-5 at the checkered flag.

“Now we’re gonna go down there and hopefully win that Humboldt race. That’d be all right.”

While the 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree is in the books, seven more nights of racing remain for the USMTS drivers and their teams, beginning with the inaugural King of America Modified Nationals at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan. Slated for Oct. 19-22, the non-points event will pay the winner $15,000 while each of the main event starters will earn at least $1,500.

The 2011 USMTS campaign will conclude with the 5th Annual Texas Winter Nationals, Nov. 17-19 at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. The season finale at the state-of-the-art facility near Houston will also see the crowning of this year’s Southeast Region champion. Gustin is the current points leader in that region too.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship powered by Swan Energy
13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree – Night 3 of 3
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, September 24, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 9 re-drawing for starting positions 1-9.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (15 laps):
1. (5) 50iii Brandon Davis (R), Medford, Minn.
2. (12) 5 Brandon Beckendorf (R), Danube, Minn.
3. (4) 63 Josh Meyer, Fairmont, Minn.
4. (7) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis.
5. (11) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (10) 2r Rickie Roche, International Falls, Minn.
7. (6) 18g Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
8. (2) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
10. (9) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
11. (3) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa.
12. (8) 6m Ted Marrs, Bethel, Minn.
DNS – 37 Mike Schump, West Branch, Iowa.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (15 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
3. (3) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
4. (10) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
5. (4) 11 Ryan Peckham (R), Corning, Iowa.
6. (5) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
7. (8) 96 Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn.
8. (9) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa.
9. (12) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
10. (7) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
11. (11) X Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
12. (13) 431 Mike Gibson (R), Star Prairie, Wis.
13. (6) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (15 laps):
1. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (3) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (7) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
4. (13) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
5. (4) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (2) 12j Justin O’Brien, West Union, Iowa.
7. (11) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
8. (6) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn.
9. (8) 177 Troy Brand, Kasson, Minn.
10. (9) 40 David Schuster, Waterville, Minn.
11. (5) 4 Bill Byholm, Glidden, Wis.
12. (10) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
13. (12) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, Iowa.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (15 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (1) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (13) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
4. (3) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
5. (4) 21x Joe Wernecke, Dodge Center, Minn.
6. (12) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan.
7. (10) 1a Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
8. (6) 7 Eric Dailey (R), Armstrong, Iowa.
9. (7) 4g Chris Gilbertson, Trempealeau, Wis.
10. (8) 15 Joey Miller, Lakeville, Minn.
11. (9) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo.
12. (5) 14w Clayton Wagamon (R), Blaine, Minn.
13. (11) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.

HUSQVARNA HEAT RACE #5 (15 laps):
1. (3) V2 Joey Jensen (R), Forest Lake, Minn.
2. (1) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
3. (10) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
4. (2) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (9) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
6. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (5) 0 Adam Hensel (R), Winona, Minn.
8. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
9. (8) 63 Ryan Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.
10. (7) 77 Tom Brink (R), Winona, Minn.
11. (11) 26 Bob Gierke (R), Westport, Minn.
12. (4) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.

ZIEGLER CAT HEAT RACE #6 (15 laps):
1. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (7) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
4. (2) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
5. (3) 1 Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa.
6. (12) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo.
7. (9) 12 Lucas Lee, Paris, Tenn.
8. (10) 00 J.D. Auringer (R), Waterloo, Iowa.
9. (11) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
10. (4) 1t Tim Thomas (R), West Fargo, N.D.
11. (6) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa.
12. (5) 30 Shane Wehrs (R), Bangor, Wis.

DAKOTA BUMPER & AUTO SUPPLY HEAT RACE #7 (15 laps):
1. (5) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (8) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (2) 29h Joe Horgdal (R), Kasson, Minn.
5. (4) 99s Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn.
6. (7) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
7. (9) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
8. (11) 20 Cole Queensland (R), Grand Meadow, Minn.
9. (10) 41 Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn.
10. (12) 1L Brad Loveday (R), Fort Frances, Ont., Canada.
11. (6) 28 Bill Clemens (R), Chatfield, Minn.
12. (1) 49x Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis.

L&D AG SERVICE HEAT RACE #8 (15 laps):
1. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (9) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (1) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (6) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
5. (2) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
6. (5) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo.
7. (11) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (10) 26f Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
9. (4) 75 James Parker, Dodge Center, Minn.
10. (3) 88x Jimmy Broszeit, Postville, Iowa.
11. (12) 9 Nick Herrick, West Concord, Minn.
12. (7) 19s Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.

The top 4 finishers in the Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains advance to the WIX Filters “A” Main. Drivers finishing fifth through tenth in the Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains advance to the Non-Qualifiers Race with all 30 drivers redrawing for starting positions 1-30.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (18 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
3. (4) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
4. (6) 11 Ryan Peckham (R), Corning, Iowa.
5. (8) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
6. (7) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
7. (14) X Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
8. (9) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
9. (5) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
10. (12) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
11. (15) 28 Bill Clemens (R), Chatfield, Minn., GRT/Clemens, $130.
12. (11) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/ASI, $130.
13. (13) 1L Brad Loveday (R), Fort Frances, Ont., Canada, Skyrocket/Mullins, $130.
14. (3) 63 Josh Meyer, Fairmont, Minn., Skyrocket/JR, $130.
15. (10) 0 Adam Hensel (R), Winona, Minn., DirtDueler/Brink, $130.
DNS – 77 Tom Brink (R), Winona, Minn., TRE/Grove, $130.
DNS – 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., Skyrocket/Action, $130.
DNS – 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn., Pierce/JR, $130.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (18 laps):
1. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
2. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (11) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn.
7. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (13) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
9. (6) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
10. (3) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
11. (15) 4 Bill Byholm, Glidden, Wis., BMS/Scott’s, $130.
12. (8) 12j Justin O’Brien, West Union, Iowa, Rage/Sput’s, $130.
13. (10) 00 J.D. Auringer (R), Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/KSE, $130.
14. (16) 431 Mike Gibson (R), Star Prairie, Wis., Matrix/Tim’s, $130.
15. (12) 177 Troy Brand, Kasson, Minn., Fegers/Adams, $130.
16. (14) 1t Tim Thomas (R), West Fargo, N.D., Hughes/G-Force, $130.
DNS – 30 Shane Wehrs (R), Bangor, Wis., Hughes/Tomcat, $130.
DNS – 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, Iowa, Harris/Sput’s, $130.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (18 laps):
1. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (12) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (1) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
5. (10) 7 Eric Dailey (R), Armstrong, Iowa.
6. (2) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (15) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
8. (5) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.
9. (8) 96 Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn.
10. (9) 26f Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
11. (11) 4g Chris Gilbertson, Trempealeau, Wis., $130.
12. (14) 23 Brandon Davis, Castle Rock, Colo., Hughes/Geddes, $130.
13. (16) 6m Ted Marrs, Bethel, Minn., Bullet/Marrs, $130.
14. (3) 59 Hank Rollinger Jr., Buffalo City, Wis., Hughes/Sput’s, $130.
15. (13) 88x Jimmy Broszeit, Postville, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $130.
16. (6) 21x Joe Wernecke, Dodge Center, Minn., Sidebiter/KSE, $130.
DNS – 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Joe’s.
DNS – 49x Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis., SSR/Breeschoeten, $130.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (18 laps):
1. (3) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
2. (17) 19s Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (7) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo.
4. (1) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
5. (2) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn.
6. (9) 20 Cole Queensland (R), Grand Meadow, Minn.
7. (6) 1 Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa.
8. (5) 29h Joe Horgdal (R), Kasson, Minn.
9. (8) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo.
10. (11) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
11. (10) 76x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa, $130.
12. (15) 26 Bob Gierke (R), Westport, Minn., Taylor/Tim’s, $130.
13. (14) 9 Nick Herrick, West Concord, Minn., Ramirez/Action, $130.
14. (16) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn., DK/Flyin’J, $130.
15. (4) 25 Ron Keith (R), Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, $130.
16. (12) 63 Ryan Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan., GRT/Willey, $130.
17. (13) 40 David Schuster, Waterville, Minn., $130.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #5 (18 laps):
1. (1) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
2. (2) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (6) 99s Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn.
4. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
5. (10) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb.
6. (5) 2r Rickie Roche, International Falls, Minn.
7. (9) 18g Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
8. (8) 12 Lucas Lee, Paris, Tenn.
9. (14) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa.
10. (16) 14w Clayton Wagamon (R), Blaine, Minn.
11. (15) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids, Iowa, Skyrocket/HarryHeads, $130.
12. (11) 41 Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn., $130.
13. (13) 15 Joey Miller, Lakeville, Minn., Lynx/Tesar, $130.
14. (7) 1a Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn., $130.
15. (12) 75 James Parker, Dodge Center, Minn., $130.
16. (4) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo.
DNS – 37 Mike Schump, West Branch, Iowa, $130.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE (25 laps):
1. (1) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/Buckbuilt, $2000.
2. (4) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $1500.
3. (18) 7 Eric Dailey (R), Armstrong, Iowa, Skyrocket/Grawmondbeck’s, $1000.
4. (15) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $800.
5. (11) 02 Jacob Dahle, Omaha, Neb., Hughes/Sput’s, $700.
6. (7) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa, Victory/JR, $600.
7. (2) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn., Skyrocket/KSE, $550.
8. (3) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, $500.
9. (16) X Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, $450.
10. (28) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $425.
11. (20) 20 Cole Queensland (R), Grand Meadow, Minn., Skyrocket/Action, $400.
12. (6) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, $400.
13. (8) 14w Clayton Wagamon (R), Blaine, Minn., Wheeler/Wagamon, $400.
14. (12) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, $400.
15. (19) 1 Dan Chapman, Clarence, Iowa, Victory/JR, $400.
16. (14) 96 Jay Ihrke, Dover, Minn., Fegers/Dean, $400.
17. (21) 73 Mickey Burrell (R), Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, $400.
18. (25) 2r Rickie Roche, International Falls, Minn., Harris/Sput’s, $400.
19. (30) 18g Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $400.
20. (27) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS, $600.
21. (26) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
22. (9) 49jr Jake Timm (R), Winona, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, $400.
23. (29) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., GRT/KSE, $400.
24. (13) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Skyrocket/Midstate, $400.
25. (23) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/GMPP, $400.
26. (24) 26f Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, $400.
27. (17) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $400.
28. (22) 29h Joe Horgdal (R), Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Flyin’J, $400.
29. (5) 12 Lucas Lee, Paris, Tenn., $600.
30. (10) 56 Chris Spieker, Massena, Iowa., IROC/PerfMach, $400.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 50, $9000.
2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $4200.
3. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 50, $3200.
4. (4) 50iii Brandon Davis (R), Medford, Minn., BC/GMPP, 50, $2700.
5. (2) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/ASI, 50, $2300.
6. (20) 74 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 50, $2100.
7. (14) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, 50, $1900.
8. (18) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 50, $1700.
9. (19) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 50, $1600.
10. (7) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/KSE, 50, $1500.
11. (21) 19s Mike Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action, 50, $1300.
12. (11) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Action, 50, $1200.
13. (8) V2 Joey Jensen (R), Forest Lake, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, 50, $1100.
14. (17) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 50, $1200.
15. (12) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 50, $1175.
16. (30) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 50, $950.
17. (24) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 50, $925.
18. (13) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 50, $1100.
19. (26) 85d Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 50, $900.
20. (31) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $900.
21. (22) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Pierce/ASI, 49, $900.
22. (10) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 49, $900.
23. (29) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 49, $900.
24. (33) 22 Dustin Boney, Platte City, Mo., Hughes/Mullins, 49, $900.
25. (28) 11 Ryan Peckham (R), Corning, Iowa, IROC/PerfMach, 49, $900.
26. (23) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 49, $900.
27. (34) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Joe’s, 49, $900.
28. (9) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 35, mechanical, $1100.
29. (15) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 30, mechanical, $900.
30. (1) 5 Brandon Beckendorf (R), Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 30, mechanical, $900.
31. (25) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 26, mechanical, $900.
32. (27) 99s Bobby Swanson, Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 21, mechanical, $900.
33. (32) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 14, mechanical, $900.
34. (16) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 8, crash, $900.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leader: Phillips 1-50.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 50.
Margin of Victory: 0.637 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Beckendorf.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Payne (started 20th, finished 6th).
Provisional Starters: Boney, Noble (past champion).
Next Race: Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 19-22, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
National Championship Points (final): Gustin 1702, Shryock 1560, Hughes 1557, Tesch 1499, Scott 1427, VanderBeek 1297, Boney 1285, Sanders 1258, Myer 1228, Ramirez 1182.
Rookie of the Year Points: Grimes 1708, Schott 1634, Foss 1610, Clyde Dunn Jr. 976, Jimmy Ray 971.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 589, ProPower 473, Sput’s 462, ASI 280, Geddes 269.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 628, Skyrocket 553, GRT 453, BC 269, Sidebiter 181.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Broszeit.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Gustin.
Forty9Designs.com – Davis (MN), Gustin.
Hooker Harness – Schott.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Phillips.
ISKY Racing Cams – Davis (MN).
The Joie of Seating – Ruter, Sorensen.
KSE Racing Products – Jensen.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Cummins.
New Vision Graphics – Scott.
Nitroquest – Alberts, Krauskopf, Wernecke, Keith, Boney.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Payne.
PBM Performance Products – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Clemens, Byholm, Gilbertson, Hovey, Gerritsen.
Ruter Farms – F. Gallardo, Scott, Whiteaker, Sanders, Davis (CO), Lee, Timms.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Payne.
WIX Filters – Phillips.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Dirt Track Racing School, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.