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Brandon Davis was fast out of the box Friday as the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt flooded the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., with the Best of the Best in dirt modified racing for the 12th Annual Spring Shootout built by LT Construction.
The 32-year-old from Hayfield, Minn., set the tone early on by winning a Summit Racing Equipment gift card during the pre-race drivers meeting.
After that, he blasted around eight cars to win Fast Shafts Heat Race #3 where he was the only driver of the night to break the 15-second-lap barrier to earn the QA1 Quick Lap Award as well as the Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt “Rush to the Front” Award which goes to the driver passing the most cars in a heat race.
With about $500 in contingency awards already in his pocket, he added four more from Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Swift Springs, Victory Fuel and VP Racing for winning the main event which paid $5,000 cash to the pilot of the KJSE-powered No. 50III Tri-Built Race Cars USMTS Modified.
The road to Victory Fuel Victory Lane was not easy, however, as USMTS national points leader Jake Timm of Winona, Minn., had his second career win at MTS in his crosshairs while Davis stalked him the entire distance.
With seven laps to go, Timm contacted the wall which slowed his pace. Davis took his opportunity, made his move around Timm and drove away to a 1.969-second triumph over Timm.
It was the first win for Davis at the former Tri-Oval Speedway which was born again under the direction of Bob Timm.
Tucson’s Jake O'Neil captured the last USMTS victory at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval on Sept. 2, 2022—his only one here—and finished third to round out the Featherlite Trailers Top-3 podium on Friday night.
Another former winner here, Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, scooted from ninth on the starting grid to fourth at the finish line while Oskaloosa, Iowa’s Cayden Carter rounded out the top five finishers in the second race of the Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite.
Ending his two-night win streak, Jim Chisholm was sixth followed by Tanner Mullens, Joe Chisholm, Lucas Schott and Gary Christian, who raced from 23rd to 10th to earn the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger.
Up ‘The Creek’ on Saturday: The USMTS road warriors head to the most-visited venue in the 26-year history of the series on Saturday for the 21st Annual LR Waste Services Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.
The high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located in the rolling hills of Southern Minnesota will be hosting Summit USMTS Modifieds for the 127th time on Thursday. The last 126 features have produced 47 different winners from 2002-2023.
When he won last year's Featherlite Fall Jamboree opener, Rodney Sanders tied Jason Hughes at ‘The Creek' with an astounding 14 career wins.
The USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks will both be in action on Saturday with pits opening at 3 p.m., grandstands at 4 and hot laps at 5:30 with racing to follow.
The Deer Creek Speedway is one of America's most popular state-of-the-art racing complexes with a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval and an adjoining campground which sits on 60 acres located at 25262 US-63, Spring Valley, MN 55975.
Racin’ Mason on Sunday: The five-night whirlwind wraps up Sunday at the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, for the 9th Annual USMTS Mod Mania with a $3,000 top prize to the USMTS winner.
USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Mini-Mods are also racing. The pit gate swings open at 3:30 p.m., grandstands at 4 and hot laps kick off at 6 with racing to follow.
The Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway is a high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval located 5.1 miles east of I-35 at exit 194 on SR 122 (at the North Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, check out https://masoncitymotorspeedway.com/.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt
Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite
12th Annual Spring Shootout built by LT Construction
Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Friday, May 24, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. (1) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
2. (5) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (7) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (4) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
5. (10) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
6. (6) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
7. (2) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
8. (3) 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas
9. (8) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
10. (9) 72 Brian Mullen, Seymour, Wis.
11. (11) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. (9) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (1) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (5) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
4. (11) 89 A.J. Diemel, Elk Mound, Wis.
5. (4) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
6. (7) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
7. (3) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (10) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
9. (2) 82 Jacob Poel, Spring Lake, Mich.
10. (6) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
11. (8) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (2) 3JR Shane Halopka, Greenwood, Wis.
4. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (6) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
6. (9) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
7. (3) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
8. (10) 21X Jake Smith, Fall Creek, Wis.
9. (8) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
10. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
WIELAND METAL SERVICES HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. (2) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
2. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
3. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (6) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
5. (8) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (7) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
7. (5) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
8. (9) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
9. (10) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
10. (1) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 3JR Shane Halopka, Greenwood, Wis.
2. (4) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
3. (9) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
4. (2) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
5. (8) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
6. (10) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
7. (6) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
8. (5) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
9. (14) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
10. (7) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
11. (12) 82 Jacob Poel, Spring Lake, Mich.
12. (13) 72 Brian Mullen, Seymour, Wis.
13. (15) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa
14. (11) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
15. (3) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
2. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (4) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
5. (7) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (6) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
7. (5) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
8. (8) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
9. (10) 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas
10. (14) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
11. (12) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
12. (15) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
13. (11) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
14. (9) 21X Jake Smith, Fall Creek, Wis.
15. (13) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (4) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (1) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
4. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
5. (6) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
6. (7) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
7. (12) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
8. (2) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
9. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
10. (23) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
11. (5) 89 A.J. Diemel, Elk Mound, Wis.
12. (18) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
13. (24) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
14. (14) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
15. (16) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
16. (20) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
17. (17) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
18. (21) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
19. (15) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
20. (22) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
21. (13) 3JR Shane Halopka, Greenwood, Wis.
22. (29) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
23. (26) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
24. (19) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
25. (11) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
26. (25) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
27. (10) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
28. (27) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
29. (28) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
Lap Leaders: Timm 1-33, B. Davis 34-40.
Total Laps Led: Timm 33, B. Davis 7.
Margin of Victory: 1.969 seconds.
Time of Race: 15 minutes, 28.795 seconds (2 cautions).
Provisional Starters: M. Hansen, Phillips.
Emergency Provisionals: Ahumada, Ramirez, Hobscheidt.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Christian (started 23rd, finished 10th).
Entries: 42.
Next Race: Saturday, May 25, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Timm 942, Jim Chisholm 897, Ebert 862, Sanders 858, Phillips 828, Hughes 819, Mullens 801, Christian 791, T. Davis 754, Williamson 743.
Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region Points: Timm 185, Jim Chisholm 184, Sanders 182, Carter 168, Christian 163.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hobscheidt 726, Hodges 647, Glenn 474, D.J. Shannon 409, Joe Chisholm 359.
FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Sanders 67, Timm 59, Ebert 54, Jim Chisholm 45, Hobscheidt 43.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Mullens 81, Rage 73, MBCustoms 64, Skyrocket 59, Hughes 51.
Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 87, KSE 81, OFI 74, ProPower 62, Hatfield 60.
Chisholm wins USMTS War in West Union
He only led the final lap on Wednesday but Jim Chisholm led all 40 on Thursday en route to Victory Fuel Victory Lane at the Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa, for the 11th Annual War in West Union presented by No Limit Diesel.
Chisholm’s second straight win with the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt was worth another $3,000 and propelled him into the points lead of the Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite.
The 3/8-mile clay oval at the Fayette County Fairgrounds produced some high-speed action throughout the night, with multiple drivers swapping positions inside the top five.
But nobody had an answer for the 21-year-old from Osage, Iowa, and his No. 24C Skyrocket Chassis. It was his ninth career USMTS win, tying him on the all-time wins list with Brandon Davis, Jake Timm and Brad Waits.
Some timely Gorsuch Performance Caution Flags waved which happened just as Chisholm was reaching lapped traffic.
“It made the night easier, but they gave us a really good race track,” Chisholm said. “I think that some lapped traffic racing would have been so much fun. I hate to see it—I really do—because I think Rodney (Sanders) and me could have had a really fun battle in lapped traffic.
Sanders had to settle for second at the end of the race while Gary Christian, who led all but the final lap one night earlier, wound up in third atop the Featherlite Trailers Top-3 podium.
“I just like lapped traffic racing. I think it’s the funnest part about the sport… it’s what I live for, so I like the yellows and I hate them.”
With his fourth-place finish, Jake Timm remains the USMTS national points leader with a 28-point cushion over Chisholm, who also led every lap of his heat race.
Cayden Carter rounded out the top five while Alex Williamson, Jason Hughes, Tanner Mullens, Zack VanderBeek and Dan Ebert completed the top ten.
It was a solid run for VanderBeek in his first start of 2024. His last win was at this event last year.
Meanwhile, Williamson’s run from the 13th starting spot earned him the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award.
Thunder rolls Friday: The Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., hosts the 12th Annual Spring Shootout built by LT Construction on Friday for the second of four straight shows in the Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite.
Four divisions in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series are also on the card, including USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Late Models. The pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5 and hot laps happen at 6:30 with racing to follow.
The Mississippi Thunder Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located three miles north of Fountain City on SR 35 to 2895 WI-35, Fountain City, WI 54629. To learn more, check out mississippithunder.com.
The 21st Annual LR Waste Services Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge takes place Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., on Saturday, May 25, and the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, hosts the 9th Annual USMTS Mod Mania on Sunday, May 26.
Check out USMTS.com for schedules, points, photos, souvenirs, videos and more. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe for free to get USMTS news delivered to your inbox plus Members Only benefits.
With live and on-demand coverage of every USMTS event plus exclusive interviews, instant replays, multiple camera angles and more, subscribe to RacinDirt for live streaming on all of your devices.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt
Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite
11th Annual USMTS War in West Union presented by No Limit Diesel
Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa,
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
3. (5) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (6) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
5. (3) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
6. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
7. (7) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
8. (2) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
9. (9) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. (2) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
2. (3) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (8) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
4. (4) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
5. (1) 23B Brett Bumgardner, Hawkeye, Iowa
6. (5) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
7. (6) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
8. (7) 07X Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. (4) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
2. (1) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
3. (2) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
4. (5) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
5. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (7) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
7. (6) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
8. (3) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, top 10 advance):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (5) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (1) 23B Brett Bumgardner, Hawkeye, Iowa
4. (7) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
5. (8) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
6. (6) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
7. (4) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
8. (11) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
9. (10) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
10. (3) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
11. (9) 07X Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (2) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
3. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
4. (10) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
5. (5) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
6. (13) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
7. (12) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
8. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
9. (6) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
10. (8) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
11. (15) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
12. (11) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
13. (14) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
14. (18) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
15. (19) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
16. (24) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
17. (9) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
18. (22) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
19. (25) 07X Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif.
20. (20) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
21. (7) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
22. (17) 23B Brett Bumgardner, Hawkeye, Iowa
23. (23) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
24. (21) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
25. (16) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
Lap Leader: Jim Chisholm 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Jim Chisholm 40.
Margin of Victory: 1.949 seconds.
Time of Race: 22 minutes, 12.582 seconds (3 cautions).
Provisional Starters: Morris.
Emergency Provisionals: none.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Williamson (started 13th, finished 6th).
Entries: 25.
Next Race: Friday, May 24, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points: TBD.
Mel Hambelton Racing USMTS Central Region Points: TBD.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: TBD.
FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: TBD.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: TBD.
Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: TBD.
Last-lap pass propels Chisholm to USMTS win in Webster City
Blue skies and dry weather finally greeted the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt when they showed up Wednesday at the Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, for the 14th Annual USMTS Spring Classic.
After snagging the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award, Gary Christian of Broken Bow, Okla., set sail and set the pace throughout the entire 35-lap main event—all except for the final few hundred feet as Joe Chisholm snatched the lead and the win in the final turn.
Following back-to-back rainouts in Texas this month, the weather and wetness again threatened this week’s show but USMTS President and track promoter Todd Staley and his staff worked the soil all week and finally produced a nearly flawless racing surface for the drivers in attendance.
“This is probably one of the best racetracks we’ve raced on all season here on the tour,” Chisholm declared. “It really sucks we didn’t get one more cars, but even with the rain and everything else you know, Todd (Staley) came together and gave us one hell of a show.
“I thought earlier I was going to get around Gary but he fired so well after those restarts. “I don't know if I was just in my head a little bit, and I missed marks a couple different times, but he started taking my Lane a little bit down over there and I was getting a little tight in the traffic.
“At the end of race he moved it back up and I’m like if I can just get underneath him getting in, there wasn't really a lot on the top and they were trying to diamond back down to get a run, but as long as I can just be there—you know, kind of in the way. I figured I could do it.”
In all, five Gorsuch Performance Caution Flags slowed the momentum of the feature race. The first yellow waved during the second Fast Shafts Heat Race when Rodney Sanders saw a good run end in a cloud of smoke.
‘The Rocket’ went to a backup, and then stored through field to finish fifth after starting 17th on the grid to earn the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award.
Christian settled for the runner-up paycheck while Dan Ebert snuck past Kyle Brown on the final lap to claim the third spot and final position on the Featherlite Trailers Top-3 podium.
“The race car was good. Hats off to Jim,” Christian said. “He just got me on the last lap, last corner so if you’re on the other side of that it feels pretty good but we keep working hard. We’ve got a winning car, so we’ll get a few,”
Including Wednesday night’s contest, the Hamilton County Fairgrounds has hosted 26 USMTS events in 25 years. The only previous winners on hand were Jason Hughes, Terry Phillips and Ebert as Chisholm notched his first in Webster City and eighth of his short USMTS career.
Sixth through tenth, respectively, were Alex Williamson, Troy Morris III making his series debut, Phillips, Tanner Mullens and Dereck Ramirez.
Opening in July 1910, the Hamilton County Speedway is the oldest speedway in the state of Iowa. In 1938, work began on the current location at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. The semi-banked half-mile dirt track was completed in the spring of 1939, and the first races were held on the track in September of that year.
The first of four straight shows in the Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite gets going on Thursday, May 23, at the fast and furious Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa, for the 11th Annual War in West Union.
Defending champion Zack VanderBeek, Ryan Gustin and Terry Phillips are the only two-time winner’s in West Union. Jake Neal won the inaugural event in 2008 with Lucas Schott, Rodney Sanders and Dereck Ramirez also one-time champs here.
USRA Stock Cars, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners will also be racing. The gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 and racing to follow.
FCS is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 0.9 mile south of US 18 on SR 150, then 0.1 mile east on SR 56 (at the Fayette County Fairgrounds) to 504 S Vine St, West Union, IA 52175. Surf racefayettecountyspeedway.net to learn more.
The wildly popular Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., hosts the 12th Annual Spring Shootout built by LT Construction on Friday, May 24, followed by the 21st Annual LR Waste Services Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., on Saturday, May 25.
The 120-hour grind wraps up Sunday, May 26, at the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, for the 9th Annual USMTS Mod Mania.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt
Mel Hambelton Racing USMTS Central Region
14th Annual USMTS Spring Classic
Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
2. (2) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (3) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (4) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
5. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (7) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
7. (8) 12MH Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
8. (5) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
2. (6) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
3. (8) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
4. (1) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
5. (3) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
6. (7) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
7. (5) 12H Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa
8. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (6) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
3. (5) 07X Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif.
4. (7) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (3) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa
6. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (8) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
8. (1) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (8 laps, all advance):
1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa
3. (3) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
4. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
5. (5) 12MH Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
6. (8) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
7. (6) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
8. (7) 12H Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa
9. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
DNS – 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (10) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
3. (7) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
4. (2) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
5. (17) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
6. (3) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
7. (8) 07X Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif.
8. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
9. (15) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
10. (9) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
11. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
12. (19) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
13. (5) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
14. (14) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
15. (12) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
16. (6) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
17. (21) 12H Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa
18. (16) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa
19. (18) 12MH Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
20. (11) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo.
21. (20) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
22. (22) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
DNS – 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
DNS – 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
Lap Leaders: Christian 1-34, Chisholm 35.
Total Laps Led: Christian 34, Chisholm 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.295 second.
Time of Race: 27 minutes, 18.105 seconds (5 cautions).
Provisional Starters: none.
Emergency Provisionals: none.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Sanders (started 17th, finished 5th).
Entries: 24.
Next Race: Thursday, May 23, Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Timm 802, Ebert 769, Chisholm 758, Phillips 752, Sanders 721, Hughes 718, Mullens 692, Davis 685, Christian 673, Ramirez 672.
Mel Hambelton Racing USMTS Central Region Points: Darron Fuqua 199, Timm 188, Phillips 173, Hobscheidt 163, Cade Dillard 159.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hobscheidt 614, Hodges 531, D.J. Shannon 409, Glenn 378, Boone Evans 291.
FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Sanders 45, Chisholm 43, Ebert 43, Timm 38, Hobscheidt 35.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Mullens 74, Rage 57, MBCustoms 48, Hughes 45, Skyrocket 44.
Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 74, KSE 61, OFI 58, ProPower 53, Durham 51.
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