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September 16, 2020

Sanders Cruises to USMTS Checkers at Boothill Speedway
Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek Speedway Next

HAPPY, Tex. (09/16/20) –  Rodney Sanders inched closer to his fourth-career United States Modified Touring Series (UMSTS) national title Saturday after collecting his tenth tour victory of 2020 at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

The driver of the Wichita Tank Racing No. 20 Kenny’s Tile/ ARMI Contractors/ MB Customs/ Hatfield Racing Engine Modified now has 25 Top-5 and 34 Top-10 efforts in 35 USMTS starts this season. Sanders can secure his second-straight USMTS crown by finishing inside the Top-10 in each of the remaining tour events.

“It was a great weekend for us,” Sanders recollected. “We’re getting closer to the championship; we just need to keep this consistency going and finish strong. I never dreamed that I’d win even one USMTS championship and now were on the cusp of our fourth. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible. I’m looking forward to Deer Creek next week.”

Following the USMTS on a southern swing, Rodney Sanders made the trip to Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Friday night for the eighth annual Cajun Clash. Passing seven cars in his heat race to place second behind Dereck Ramirez, Rodney locked into the sixth-starting position for the $3,000-to-win A-Main.

With race-winner Zack VanderBeek leading flag-to-flag, Sanders marched forward four spots to notch a runner-up finish behind VanderBeek with Brooks Strength, Cade Dillard, and Joe Duvall completing the Top-5 finishers.

The following night at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. for the I-20 Showdown, Sanders secured his spot in the main event with a runner-up finish in his heat race behind Chris Henigan.

Sneaking past polesitter Terry Phillips on the second lap, Rodney led the remaining 39 circuits to capture his 17th overall win of the season. Dereck Ramirez, Tanner Mullens, Zack VanderBeek, and Tyler Wolff trailed him to the checkers in the 40-lap affair.

For the final round of the tripleheader weekend, Sanders stopped at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas Sunday afternoon. Picking up an 8-lap heat race victory over Jason Ingalls, Rodney eanred the third-starting position for the $2,500-to-win finale.

Jumping up one spot in the 40-lap affair, Sanders scored a second-place finish behind Dereck Ramirez with Jason Ingalls, Jake Gallardo, and Jason Hughes rounding out the Top-5.

The USMTS will have a weekend off before the 22nd Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree takes place Friday and Saturday, September 25-26 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. Shortened to just two days this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the mega-event will be the next-to-last points races in the hunt for the USMTS National Championship.

Rodney has built a 179-point lead over Dereck Ramirez atop the latest USMTS National Championship point standings. For more results from these events, please visit www.USMTS.com .

Rodney Sanders would like to thank all of his sponsors including Wichita Tank Racing, ARMI Contractors, Mesilla Valley Transportation, S&S Fishing and Rental, Kenny’s Tile, MB Customs, Hatfield Race Engines, Hibner Logging, Bergman Tax and Accounting, Paulson Rock Products, Integra Shocks, Swift Springs, FK Rod Ends, CMD Race Shocks, Wehrs Machine, 87 Automotive, Keyser Manufacturing, Allstar Performance, Speedway Motors, Schoenfeld Headers, JE Pistons, Walker Performance Filtration, Rodney Sanders Racing, Day Motorsports, Real Wheels, Palmer Painting, Deatherage Opticians, Wilwood Brakes, PEM Rearends, Winning Edge Carburetors, McCartney Welding, Simpson Race Products, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Rodney Sanders, please visit www.RodneySandersRacing.net .

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September 16, 2020

Dereck Ramirez Dominates USMTS at RPM Speedway
Deer Creek’s Featherlite Fall Jamboree Up Next

WOODWARD, Okla. (09/16/20) – Dereck Ramirez collected his sixth victory of the season Sunday with a wire-to-wire effort behind the wheel of his Ramirez Motorsports No. 4r Koda Services/ Boom-Test Well Service/ Raw Truck Wash/ Hughes Race Car/ Cornett Racing Engine Modified at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas.

Ramirez returned with the USMTS Friday night as the series kicked off a southern swing at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Drawing 42 cars for the eighth annual Cajun Clash, Ramirez jumped up one spot in his heat race to pick up the 8-lap victory. Losing two positions in the 40-lap feature, Dereck recorded a seventh-place outing.

On Saturday at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. for the I-20 Showdown, Dereck started the night off with a heat race win, which positioned him eighth on the starting grid for the $3,000-to-win A-Main.

Passing six cars in the 40-lap affair, Ramirez notched a runner-up finish behind Rodney Sanders with Tanner Mullens, Zack VanderBeek, and Tyler Wolff completing the Top-5 finishers.

For the North Texas Nationals on Sunday at RPM Speedway, Ramirez secured his spot into the main event with a heat victory. Starting on the pole of the 40-lapper, Ramirez beat Jason Ingalls to the flagstand to lead the opening lap.

Utilizing the shortest way around the quarter-mile oval, Ramirez fought his way through lapped traffic and held off a charging Rodney Sanders for the $2,500 victory. Sanders in second, Ingalls was third, with Jake Gallardo, and Jason Hughes rounding out the Top-5.

“I was just going to stay in my line,” Ramirez said. “I thought about going to the top and I was like ‘Man, I know it’s pretty clean down here and if I move up and get passed I’m going to be mad at myself.”

America’s marquee event for dirt modified racing takes place Friday and Saturday, September 25-26, when the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., hosts the 22nd Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree. Shortened to just two days this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the mega-event will be the next-to-last points races for the USMTS.

Dereck is currently 179 markers behind Rodney Sanders in the latest USMTS point standings. Complete results from these events are available at www.USMTS.com.

Dereck Ramirez and Ramirez Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters including Boom-Test Well Service, Koda Services, Raw Truck Wash, Woodward Steel, Hughes Racing Chassis, Midwest Refrigeration, Cornett Racing Engines, Swift Springs, Woodward Steel, Sybesma Graphics, Afco Shocks, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Dereck Ramirez, please visit www.DereckRamirez.com .

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September 16, 2020

Bernheisel Rules Lincoln Speedway for First Win of 2020
Ultimate NE at Greater Cumberland Up Next

JONESTOWN, Pa. (09/16/20) – Bryan Bernheisel wired the field Saturday at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. for his first win of the season.

The $3,000 triumph came aboard his Dieffenbach’s Kettle Chips No. 119 Pioneer Pole Buildings/ Lazer Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.

“It’s great to get this win tonight. Just last weekend we had by far the best car at Bedford and broke down after we thought we had it in the bag,” Bernheisel noted. “It was really disappointing, so it makes it a little better that we were able come here this week and get some redemption.”

Starting outside the front row for the 30-lap main event, Bryan overtook Tyler Horst for the top spot down the backstretch to lead lap 1. Pulling out to a commanding lead on multiple restarts, Bernheisel went unchallenged to take the checkered flag 1.250 seconds ahead of Jason Covert.

Shaun Jones finished third and Gene Knaub crossed the line fourth. Bryan’s father, Jim Bernheisel salvaged a fifth-place finish after making contact with the wall while running second.

“This Lazer Chassis was good all night. I’m wore out, but that was a blast,” Bryan added. “The track was really racy; you could really go anywhere.  I have to thank my family; they support me so much through all this. Of course, all of our great sponsors as well.”

For more results from this event, please visit www.LincolnSpeedway.com .

Bryan Bernheisel will now shift his focus to an Ultimate Northeast Late Model Series event at The Greater Cumberland Raceway in Cumberland, Md. On Saturday, September 19. The event boasts a $3,000 top prize.

To learn more about this event, please visit www.UltimateSupers.com .

Bernheisel Racing would like to thank their marketing partners, which include Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Bernheisel Race Components, One Potato Two Potato Kettle Potato Chips, Uglies Kettle Cooked Chips, Pioneer Pole Buildings, Lazer Chassis, Russ Gibble Roofing & Siding, Focus Shock Technologies, Clements Racing Engines, Total Machine LLC, Precision Powder Coating, Wrisco Aluminum, Wehrs Machine, PRC, Joes Racing Products, Goodridge, Sweet Manufacturing, Jones Racing Products, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, R.J.S. Racing Equipment, Bulldog Rearends, Outerwears, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, Performance Bodies, MCT, Velocita, R2C Air Filters, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, XS Power, Fox Shocks, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Weld Racing, Keyser Manufacturing, A&A Manufacturing, Beyea Custom Headers, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Bernheisel Racing please visit www.BryanBernheisel.com .

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Dover Extends Top-10 Streak With ASCS National Tour to 15 Straight Years

Inside Line Promotions - GREENWOOD, Neb. (Sept. 16, 2020) - Jack Dover captured his first top-10 result of the season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour last Saturday during the Casey's General Store Midwest Fall Brawl at I-80 Speedway.

Dover's sixth-place run gives him at least one top 10 in each of the last 15 years with the series.

"I'm pretty pleased," he said. "To run sixth with that group is pretty good. We're happy with how it went."

Dover started the event, which was also sanctioned by the Carpet Land Nebraska 360 Sprints, by rallying from fourth to win a heat race.

"We got a good start and went into turns one and two through the middle," he said. "I had the lead coming out of turn two. We went into turns three and four and a car spun out so we went to a complete restart. That moved me to the front row outside. We took the lead right away. Sam Hafertepe Jr. got to me and we battled it out for a few laps. We switched our line up, running the middle of the track, and we won."

Dover followed the heat race performance by advancing from fifth to second place in a qualifier.

"We had a good start again and were next to third place at the start/finish line," he said. "We went into turns one and two and were in second. At that point with a guy like (Austin) McCarl in front of you it's hard to get to him, especially when he's in clean air. We kinda rode in second. I didn't press the issue. I figured we were pretty good in points."

Dover ranked third in event points to garner the third starting position for the main event.

"In the feature we rode around in fourth place most of the race," he said. "The last couple of restarts I made a mistake and went to the bottom each time. It just wasn't the place to be."

Dover's sixth-place outing was his 19th top 10 of the season.

Next up is a two-day show at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., this Friday and Saturday for the DeKalb/Asgrow Power Series Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores featuring the Midwest Sprint Touring Series and the Midwest Power Series. Dover swept a two-day event at the track earlier this month.

"We're really excited," he said. "We had a good weekend there two weeks ago. We know what we have to do to make the car a little better. I think we have a top-three car going into the weekend. My confidence is high, but I'm trying to keep a cool head."

QUICK RESULTS -

Sept. 12 - I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. - Heat race: 1 (4); Qualifier: 2 (5); Feature: 6 (3).

SEASON STATS -

24 races, 8 wins, 16 top fives, 19 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 20 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., for the DeKalb/Asgrow Power Series Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores featuring the Midwest Sprint Touring Series and the Midwest Power Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts

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"Speedway builds reliable engines with great horsepower," Dover said. "I've had a long friendship with Zach Woods, who is a head guy of the engine shop. Zach and the team have helped my racing program reach new heights. They do modified motors, late model motors, really any type of motors so they don't just specialize in sprint car stuff."

Dover would also like to thank Liquid Trucking, Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, SSS Motorsports, Backlund Plumbing, Husker Diesel, True Trucking, Speedway Graphics, Thorpe's Body Shop, Volvo Trucks of Omaha, Spike Chassis, Sway Away, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Vortex Wings, Speedway Motors, Ostransky Farms, R&G Services and Industrial Plating for their continued support.

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Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

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Hagar Seeking Return to Victory Lane at Hockett/McMillin Memorial

Inside Line Promotions - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Sept. 16, 2020) - Derek Hagar is optimistic entering the 10th annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial this weekend.

Hagar has won both the winged and non-wing portions of the marquee event hosted by Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. However, this weekend he will only be competing in winged action with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour when the event runs Thursday through Saturday.

"We've always had good success when we go to Missouri," he said. "We were just looking at the event t-shirt and it shows we're the only driver to win both the winged and non-wing races. This year we'll only be doing the winged stuff. I look forward to continuing that success this weekend. There's a bunch of cars there and each year the event gets bigger. Just to get in the A Main without having to run a B Main all weekend would be an accomplishment. Once we get in the show we know how to find our way to the front."

Hagar won the winged event in 2014 and he swept the weekend in non-wing competition in 2015.

Hagar is coming off a frustrating ending to a promising night last Saturday at I-30 Speedway, which featured the Ralph Henson Memorial with ASCS Mid-South Region and ASCS Lone Star Region.

"We were late getting there," he said. "I barely made it myself in time for the pill draw. We had some issues with the trailer. Kenny didn't leave the shop until 6 o'clock and it's a two-hour hike to the track. We didn't get to hot lap. When he got there we unloaded, put heat in the motor and went out for the heat race. We got the lead on the first lap and won it."

Hagar won his heat race from third. That put him in the pole shuffle and he lost his round to garner the sixth starting position for the main event. After winning the Race of Champions, which had no bearing on the program, Hagar lined up on the outside of the third row for the A Main.

"On the first lap I went from sixth to driving by a guy for second," he said. "We had a fast race car. I stuck the bottom really good in turns one and two. Everybody else went middle to the top. I was about to take second when the guy chopped me off going into the corner in turn three and it knocked the front end out. It broke the front end in half and then I got clobbered on the right side. That ended our night."

The DNF snapped Hagar's streak of nine straight top 10s.

QUICK RESULTS -

Sept. 12 - I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. - Heat race: 1 (3); Pole Shuffle 6 (5); Race of Champions: 1 (1); Feature: 20 (6).

SEASON STATS -

14 races, 6 wins, 8 top fives, 11 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 14 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Thursday through Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., for the 10th annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Hedger Brothers Ready Mix

"These guys are awesome people," Hagar said. "My dad does contracting so he deals with them a bunch for concrete. They're just race fans who love the sport and wanted to help us out. It takes people like that to keep this sport going and we really can't thank them enough."

Hagar would like to thank B&D Towing and Recovery, J&J Auto Racing, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance, Summit Truck Group, Fragola Performance Systems, Killer Coatings, Petra Construction, Administrative Consulting Services, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.

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Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.