Phillips
Drops The Hammer and Mic in USMTS Tilt At 81 Speedway
PARK CITY, Kan.
(Aug. 4)
As is customary, the 81 Speedway
provided yet another instant classic for the Summit
USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt, and
Terry Phillips provided fans with his 37th victory
speech with the USMTS.
The 11th Annual USMTS
Keeper of the Plains Shootout saw Kale Westover earn the
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award and jump out to lead the
first few laps while Phillips grinded his way into
second place and began to shorten the distance between
himself and Westover.
After chasing Westover for the first 11 laps,
Phillips stole the lead using the first lapped car of
the race to his advantage. A few laps later, he
eliminated three back-markers in a single corner and
left Westover behind the trio of lapped cars and losing
ground to Phillips.
Phillips was checked out with
10 laps to go when the first yellow flag of the race
waved for Tanner Mullens sitting at the top of turn two
with a demolished front end. It erased a five-second
cushion for the leader and ended Mullens top-10 run.
Despite the late caution, Phillips was undeniably
the class of the field and sped to his first win since
Sept. 10 last year. It was the 37 career USMTS victory
for the 56-year-old from Springfield, Mo., which gives
him sole possession of ninth on the all-time winners
list after breaking a tie with Jon Tesch.
Phillips, who garnered his first win here in this event
on Aug. 1, 2019, pocketed $5,000 for his efforts and
left him with the task of finding space on the wall of
his race shop among his dozens of other awards.
Westover wound up with the runner-up paycheck, followed
by Dan Ebert, Rodney Sanders and Grant Junghans USMTS
Rookie of the Year points leader Cayden Carter
completing the top five.
Defending USMTS National
Champion Dereck Ramirez settled for sixth place while
Jake ONeil charged to a seventh-place finish.
USRA Modified national points leader Tyler Davis was
eighth, Lance Mari crossed the finish line in ninth
place and 16th-starting Zack VanderBeek rounded out the
top 10.
VanderBeek earned the FK Rod Ends after
advancing six spots. ONeil passed 18 of his fellow
competitors and Tyler Wolff went from 26th to 14th, but
both used a provisional starting spot, making them
ineligible for the prize.
Hummer time:
When the Humboldt Speedway
hosts the 16th Annual Summer Fling on Friday, it will
mark the 59th main event for the USMTS at the home of
King of America in rural Humboldt, Kan.
Pit gates
open 5 p.m. and grandstands open 6, with hot laps and
qualifying at 7:15 followed by racing at 8.
USRA
B-Mods, Midwest Mods and USRA Tuners are also on the
card at the 1/4-mile semi-banked clay oval located off
of US 169 to the Humboldt exit, then 0.1 mile west, then
0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east to 1663 Georgia Rd,
Humboldt, KS 66748.
For more information, check
out
humboldtspeedway.com.
The Summit USMTS
National Championship presented by RacinDirt rolls
through the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., for
the 13th Annual Slick Mist Show-Me Shootout presented by
Foley Equipment for the only appearance of 2022 at the
Diamond of Dirt Tracks.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring
Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented
by RacinDirt
11th Annual USMTS Keeper of the Plains
Shootout
81 Speedway, Park City, Kan.
Thursday,
Aug. 4, 2022
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 PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8
laps):
1. (1) 15W Kale Westover, Altus,
Okla.
2. (4) 44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
3. (3) 9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
4. (2) 45
Chase Holland, Saucier, Miss.
5. (7) 56X Colton
Horner, Houston, Texas
6. (5) 38T Dylan Thornton,
Santa Maria, Calif.
7. (6) 38C Jason Pursley,
Hermitage, Mo.
8. (9) 8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
9. (8) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk City, Okla.
FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (4) 10C
Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
3. (3) J17 Jake
Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (5) 02 Tanner Mullens,
Wichita, Kan.
5. (1) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield,
Minn.
6. (6) 7XC Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
7.
(8) 20G Jake Greider, Derby, Kan.
8. (7) 4 Dan
Powers, Wichita, Kan.
DNS 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson,
Ariz.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (2) 65
Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
3. (4) 19 Dustin
Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (3) 19SB Lance Mari, El
Centro, Calif.
5. (8) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville,
Ark.
6. (6) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
7.
(5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (7) 65X
Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
9. (9) 747 Colton
Eck, Goddard, Kan.
MSD PERFORMANCE HEAT
RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips,
Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
3. (4) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
4. (2) 21B
Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan.
5. (6) 15 Wyatt
Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
6. (7) 127 Paden Phillips,
Chanute, Kan.
7. (5) 7X Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
8. (9) 56 Broc Bowen, Fannin, Texas
9. (8) D25 David
Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas
VP RACING
FUELS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 60 Dan
Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
2. (1) 87 Darron Fuqua,
Mayetta, Kan.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (3) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
5. (5)
96JR Jon Herring Jr., Woodward, Okla.
6. (8) 30
Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
7. (7) 27 Jason Floyd,
Cochran, Ga.
8. (6) 55 Chris Kratzer, Wichita, Kan.
9. (9) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
REAL RACING WHEELS B MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
2. (2) J17
Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 12 Jason
Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (4) 45 Chase Holland,
Saucier, Miss.
5. (14) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El
Paso, Texas
6. (7) 96JR Jon Herring Jr., Woodward,
Okla.
7. (5) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
8.
(11) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (6) 15
Wyatt Gaggero, Wichita, Kan.
10. (12) 27 Jason Floyd,
Cochran, Ga.
11. (9) 7XC Chris Dawson, Lubbock, Texas
12. (17) 7 Treyton Gann, Ponca City, Okla.
13. (8)
127 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan.
14. (10) 20G Jake
Greider, Derby, Kan.
15. (13) 56 Broc Bowen, Fannin,
Texas
16. (16) 747 Colton Eck, Goddard, Kan.
REAL RACING WHEELS B MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6
advance):
17. (15) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk
City, Okla.
1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (3) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
3. (1) 9
Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
4. (6) 21 Jacob
Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (5) 56X Colton Horner,
Houston, Texas
6. (9) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita,
Kan.
7. (8) 38T Dylan Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif.
8. (11) 7X Dillon McCowan, Urbana, Mo.
9. (14) 55
Chris Kratzer, Wichita, Kan.
10. (12) 8C Chris Clark,
Jackson, Wyo.
11. (10) 38C Jason Pursley, Hermitage,
Mo.
12. (15) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas
13. (7) 30 Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, Kan.
14. (4) 21B
Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan.
15. (13) 4 Dan Powers,
Wichita, Kan.
DNS 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT A MAIN (35 laps):
1. (4) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 15W
Kale Westover, Altus, Okla.
3. (2) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake
Shore, Minn.
4. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
5. (8) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
6. (6) 4R
Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (25) 0 Jake
O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
8. (7) 65 Tyler Davis,
Haysville, Kan.
9. (13) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro,
Calif.
10. (16) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
11. (15) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
12. (17)
12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
13. (11) 19 Dustin
Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
14. (26) 4W Tyler Wolff,
Fayetteville, Ark.
15. (21) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr.,
El Paso, Texas
16. (19) 45 Chase Holland, Saucier,
Miss.
17. (20) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
18. (23) 96JR Jon Herring Jr., Woodward, Okla.
19.
(12) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
20. (24) 2G
Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
21. (9) 21K Kyle Brown,
Madrid, Iowa
22. (22) 56X Colton Horner, Houston,
Texas
23. (14) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
24. (5) 44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
25. (18)
9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
26. (10) 87 Darron
Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
Lap Leaders:
Westover 1-11, T. Phillips 12-35.
Total Laps
Led: T. Phillips 24, Westover 11.
Margin of Victory: 1.681 seconds.
Time of Race: 14 minutes, 59.219 seconds (1
caution).
Provisional Starters:
ONeil, Wolff.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger:
VanderBeek (started 16th, finished 10th).
Entries: 45.
Next Race:
Friday, Aug. 5, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points:
Sorensen 2024, Mullens 1902, Ramirez 1870, T. Phillips
1830, VanderBeek 1807, Sanders 1767, Ebert 1733, O'Neil
1696, Hughes 1667, Carter 1576.
Grant
Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points:
Carter 1492, Brown 1323, DeVolder 1292, Thornton 1284,
Horner 1127.
Miller Welders USMTS
Manufacturers Championship Points: MBCustoms
202, Mullens 160, Hughes 158, VanderBuilt 147, LG2 124,
GRT 124.
Compstar/JE Pistons USMTS Engine
Builder of the Year Points: Cornett 174, Action
155, Stoen 145, Durham 121, Mullens 119.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer Bleess.
Beyea Custom Headers Sanders.
BigDeal Car Care T.
Phillips.
Bryke Racing Ahumada.
BSB
Manufacturing Brown.
Champ Pans Carter.
Deatherage Opticians Wolff.
Edelbrock Sanders.
Fast Shafts Ramirez.
FK Rod Ends VanderBeek.
Hooker Harness Hughes.
Integra Racing Shocks &
Springs Duvall.
Keyser Manufacturing VanderBeek.
KS Engineering J. Gallardo.
KSE Racing Products
Mari.
Mel Hambelton Ford Racing Westover.
Mesilla Valley Transportation J. Gallardo.
Midwest
Wrap Co. Horner.
MSD Performance T. Phillips.
Penske Racing Shocks Sorensen.
PEM Racing Gears &
Drivetrain Ebert.
QA1 Ramirez.
RacerWebsite.com Kratzer.
Simpson Performance
Products Westover.
Summit Racing Equipment
Dawson, Floyd, Gaggero, J. Gallardo.
Super Clean T.
Phillips.
Swift Springs Hughes, T. Phillips, Davis.
Sybesma Graphics Westover.
Tire Demon Mayfield.
VP Racing Fuels T. Phillips.
Wehrs Machine & Racing
Products Eck.
Wilwood Disc Brakes Mullens.
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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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