O’Neil Rises
To Top in USMTS Fallen Hero 50
MEEKER, Okla. (May 13)
—
With a
heroic effort late in the 50-lap main event, Jake O’Neil
captured his second USMTS win of the season in Friday
night’s 6th Annual Fallen Hero 50 at the Red Dirt
Raceway in Meeker, Okla.
While it was the maiden
voyage to the popular bullring for the Summit USMTS
National Championship presented by RacinDirt, it marked
the 22nd career victory win for O’Neil.
The
30-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., passed Tanner Mullens
with 12 laps to go and then had to defend the low side
of the racetrack from Mullens and Dustin Sorensen while
navigating thick lapped traffic.
Although Mullens
earned the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award, it was Fito
Gallardo leading the first lap, followed by six more
before Mullens found the low side to his liking and
regained first place.
A caution-free 50-lapper
created a flurry of action all through the field and no
better battles than those at the front between O’Neil,
Mullens and Sorensen before they crossed the finish line
less than a second apart.
Jacob Bleess rebounded
from mechanical problems in qualifying to finish a
season-best fourth in the feature race while Gallardo
held on for the final spot in the top five.
Sixth
through tenth were Dan Ebert, Dylan Thornton,
17th-starting Cayden Carter, defending series champ
Dereck Ramirez and Lucas Schott.
Trekking
to Tri-State: The series moves on to the 8th
Annual Drive4JRT.com Juggernaut tomorrow (Saturday, May
14) at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., with
$10,000 up for grabs to the winner there.
This
will be the ninth visit for the USMTS to the Tri-State
Speedway since Eddie Martin won the inaugural event on
June 9, 2009.
Since then, four-time USMTS
National Champion Jason Hughes has won a series-best
three features while Zack VanderBeek, Hunter Marriott,
Rodney Sanders and Dereck Ramirez each have one.
Ramirez is the most recent winner of the Drive4JRT.com
Juggernaut and defending Summit USMTS National Champion.
A record prize of $100,000 awaits this year’s titlist.
Along with the Summit USMTS Modifieds, the racing
card will see USRA B-Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks
each racing for $1,000 to win and Summit USRA Weekly
Racing Series national points.
The pits open at 4
p.m., grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps and qualifying
begin at 7:30 with racing slated to get underway at 8.
The track is located at 1705 W Racetrack Rd, Pocola,
OK 74902. For more information, call or text (918)
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified
Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship
presented by RacinDirt
6th Annual Fallen Hero 50
presented by RacinDirt
Red Dirt Raceway, Meeker,
Okla.
Friday, May 13. 2022
Showing finishing position, starting position in
parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. The top 12
in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing
Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON
PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7X Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
2. (3) 21
Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (2) 21K Kyle Brown,
Madrid, Iowa
4. (5) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
5. (7) 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla.
6. (4) 44S Shane
DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
7. (6) D25 David Tanner,
Wichita Falls, Texas
8. (8) 13J James McCreery,
Midlothian, Texas
9. (9) 55C Cary Cullins, Tuttle,
Okla.
DNS – 174 Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (4) 0 Jake O’Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
2. (3) 60 Dan
Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
3. (2) 75 Terry Phillips,
Springfield, Mo.
4. (1) 15W Kale Westover, Altus,
Okla.
5. (7) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
6. (5) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
7. (9) 30
Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
8. (6) 55 Chris Kratzer,
Wichita, Kan.
9. (8) B4 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla.
10. (10) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1.
(1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (3) 4R Dereck
Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (5) 69 Lucas Schott,
Chatfield, Minn.
4. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
6. (8) 4A Josh
Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
7. (6) 12B Matt Beasley,
Davis, Okla.
8. (9) 56 Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
9. (7) 29X Lance Plant, Canton, Texas
MSD
PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1)
J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (2) 38T Dylan
Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif.
3. (3) 85 Jayson Good,
Watertown, S.D.
4. (4) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa
5. (5) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
6. (6) 17D Brandon Dean, Sapulpa, Okla.
7. (7) 8C
Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
8. (9) 24 Justin
Cartwright, Sperry, Okla.
9. (8) 15N Matt Norwood,
Del City, Okla.
VP RACING FUELS HEAT RACE
#5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 19SB Lance Mari, El
Centro, Calif.
2. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces,
N.M.
3. (3) 86 Kyle Beard, Trumann, Ark.
4. (2)
55H Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
5. (4) 4W Tyler Wolff,
Fayetteville, Ark.
6. (8) 10 Dustin Robinson, Post,
Texas
7. (6) 23 Logan Robertson, Newcastle, Okla.
8. (7) 6P John Potter, Tulsa, Okla.
9. (9) 39 Ho
Dean, Tulsa, Okla.
WRISCO HEAT RACE #6 (8
laps):
1. (3) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester,
Minn.
2. (2) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
3.
(1) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr.., El Paso, Texas
4. (4)
10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
5. (5) 91 Joe
Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
6. (7) 77 Kendall Shultz,
Broken Arrow, Okla.
7. (8) 75L Kyle Ledford,
Greenwood, Ark.
8. (6) 15 Curtis Allen, Yukon, Okla.
DNS – 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
REAL
RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (2) 21K
Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
3. (3) 33Z Zack VanderBeek,
New Sharon, Iowa
4. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (6) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
6. (5) 15W
Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
7. (9) 30 Dalton Kirk,
Edgerton, Kan.
8. (11) 13J James McCreery,
Midlothian, Texas
9. (7) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby,
Kan.
10. (10) 12B Matt Beasley, Davis, Okla.
11.
(12) 55 Chris Kratzer, Wichita, Kan.
12. (8) 77
Kendall Shultz, Broken Arrow, Okla.
13. (13) 55C Cary
Cullins, Tuttle, Okla.
14. (14) 15N Matt Norwood, Del
City, Okla.
DNS – 174 Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield,
Calif.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15
laps, top 4 advance):
1. (2) 75 Terry
Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 10C Cayden Carter,
Oskaloosa, Iowa
3. (1) 85 Jayson Good, Watertown,
S.D.
4. (5) 00S Chris Spalding, Montgomery City, Mo.
5. (4) 55H Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
6. (6) 2G
Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
7. (11) 56 Colton
Horner, Houston, Texas
8. (9) 75L Kyle Ledford,
Greenwood, Ark.
9. (7) 10 Dustin Robinson, Post,
Texas
10. (8) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
11.
(15) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas
12. (13) B4
Jared Baird, Norman, Okla.
13. (14) 39 Ho Dean,
Tulsa, Okla.
14. (10) 8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
15. (12) 6P John Potter, Tulsa, Okla.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 86 Kyle Beard, Trumann, Ark.
2. (3) 87 Darron
Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
3. (2) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr..,
El Paso, Texas
4. (7) 44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica,
Calif.
5. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
6.
(14) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
7. (4) 52 Chad
Davis, Tulsa, Okla.
8. (6) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore,
Okla.
9. (10) 23 Logan Robertson, Newcastle, Okla.
10. (9) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas
11.
(13) 29X Lance Plant, Canton, Texas
12. (11) 24
Justin Cartwright, Sperry, Okla.
13. (12) 15 Curtis
Allen, Yukon, Okla.
14. (8) 17D Brandon Dean,
Sapulpa, Okla.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT
“A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (7) 0 Jake O’Neil,
Tucson, Ariz.
2. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (3) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (6) 21
Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (2) G17 Fito
Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (9) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake
Shore, Minn.
7. (11) 38T Dylan Thornton, Santa Maria,
Calif.
8. (17) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
9. (10) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
10. (13)
69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
11. (14) 75 Terry
Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
12. (8) J17 Jake Gallardo,
Las Cruces, N.M.
13. (19) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa
14. (22) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
15. (15) 86 Kyle Beard, Trumann, Ark.
16. (26) 49
Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
17. (21) 65X Carlos Ahumada
Jr.., El Paso, Texas
18. (5) 19SB Lance Mari, El
Centro, Calif.
19. (23) 00S Chris Spalding,
Montgomery City, Mo.
20. (16) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid,
Iowa
21. (25) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
22.
(20) 85 Jayson Good, Watertown, S.D.
23. (27) 65
Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
24. (12) 12H Mike
Hansen, Dickinson, N.D.
25. (24) 44S Shane DeVolder,
Pacifica, Calif.
26. (28) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita,
Kan.
27. (31) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
28. (18) 87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
29. (4) 7X
Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
30. (29) 56 Colton
Horner, Houston, Texas
31. (30) 55 Chris Kratzer,
Wichita, Kan.
Lap Leaders: F.
Gallardo 1-7, Mullens 8-37, O’Neil 38-50.
Total Laps Led: Mullens 30, O’Neil 13, F.
Gallardo 7.
Margin of Victory: 0.231
second.
Time of Race: 13 minutes,
21.659 seconds (no cautions).
Provisional
Starters: Sanders, Timm.
Emergency
Provisionals: T. Davis, Givens, Horner,
Kratzer, Wolff.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger:
Carter (started 17th, finished 8th).
Entries: 56.
Next Race:
Saturday, May 14, Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points:
TBD.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year
Points: TBD.
Miller Welders USMTS
Manufacturers Championship Points: TBD.
Compstar/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the
Year Points: TBD.
Contingency
Awards:
American Racer – B. Dean.
Beyea
Custom Headers – Bleess.
BigDeal Car Care – O’Neil.
Bryke Racing – Beard.
BSB Manufacturing – Sanders.
Champ Pans – F. Gallardo.
Deatherage Opticians –
Hughes.
Edelbrock – Mullens.
Fast Shafts – O’Neil.
FK Rod Ends – Carter.
Hooker Harness – J. Gallardo.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Spalding.
Keyser
Manufacturing – Schott.
KS Engineering – Phillips.
KSE Racing Products – Ramirez.
Mel Hambelton Ford
Racing – Mullens.
Mesilla Valley Transportation –
Dotson.
Midwest Wrap Co. – Good.
Penske Racing
Shocks – VanderBeek.
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain –
VanderBeek.
QA1 – Ramirez.
RacerWebsite.com –
Westover.
Simpson Performance Products – Dawson.
Summit Racing Equipment – Dotson, Duvall, O’Neil,
Tanner.
Super Clean – O’Neil.
Swift Springs –
Sanders, O’Neil, Hagar.
Sybesma Graphics – Mullens.
Tire Demon – Dotson.
VP Racing Fuels – O’Neil.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Norwood.
Wilwood
Disc Brakes – Timm.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, DAY
Motorsports, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, Salty's
BBQ & Catering, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, JE
Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, Penske
Racing Shocks, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real
Racing Wheels, Simpson
Performance Products, Swift
Springs, Sybesma
Graphics, Tire
Demon, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood
Racing.
USMTS RACETRACKS:
81 Speedway,
Arrowhead Speedway,
Belleville High Banks,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Chateau Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
I-70 Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Red Dirt Raceway,
Rocket Raceway Park,
Tri-State Speedway,
Winneshiek Raceway.
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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
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