O’Neil Nabs
Tenth USMTS Win in Season Finale at 81 Speedway
PARK CITY, Kan.
(Oct. 30) —
The Summit USMTS National Championship
fueled by Casey’s capped a memorable 2021 season with a
thriller at the 81 Speedway on Saturday night that saw
Jake O’Neil spook the field for his tenth win of the
campaign while Dereck Ramirez secured his first USMTS
national title.
As he has
done in several of his victories, O’Neil had to fight
his way past the best dirt modified racers on the planet
after he found himself starting deep in the main event
field from the inside of the seventh row.
At the front of the
26-car starting grid, two-time USRA Modified national
champ Lucas Schott got the jump on polesitter Tyler
Davis and led his first laps of the season. Davis kept
Schott in his sights until lap 12 when his hood flew up
and into his vision, causing the race’s third caution.
Schott continued to lead the early stages with
four-time USMTS national champ Jason Hughes, multi-time
World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Brandon
Sheppard, Ramirez, Terry Phillips, Tanner Mullens and
O’Neil gave chase.
At the halfway point, O’Neil
had already passed nine cars to claim the fourth spot,
but Schott continued his strong run at the front of the
pack until the yellow flag waved for the fifth time when
Rodney Sanders smacked the front-stretch wall just below
the flagstand.
Back under green, Schott slipped
high in the first corner and that allowed Phillips and
Hughes to race bay with Phillips having the advantage as
they completed lap 29.
The field began to settle
back in with Phillips fending off a strong challenge
from Hughes before O’Neil raced into second place with
eight laps remaining. Five laps later, O’Neil was
underneath Phillips and when the white flag waved it was
O’Neil in front.
One lap later, O’Neil—who cashed
a $21,000 check one week earlier at the Rancho Milagro
USRA Fall Nationals at the Vado Speedway Park—earned a
check for $10,030 for his effort in the 2nd Annual USMTS
Modified Spook-tacular presented by Kansasland Tire &
Service.
“We don’t give up ever,” O’Neil said
after explaining that we wasn’t too confident in his
chances coming into the 40-lapper. “You never know
what’s gonna happen. I thought we had a good car but
Jason, Terry, Lucas… everybody was fast up there. I
didn’t think we had a chance.
“That last restart
there I just went balls out, really.”
With three
of the four events this weekend canceled due to rain,
O’Neil knew coming in that one mountain was too high to
climb as Ramirez had the 2021 USMTS national
championship wrapped up when he signed in for Saturday’s
race.
Ramirez wound up sixth in the final rundown
while Phillips, Hughes, Mullens and Sheppard willed the
remaining spots in the top five. Schott fell to seventh,
Dustin Sorensen was eighth Tyler Wolff rebounded from a
flat tire early in the race and Davis fought his way
back to tenth after his mid-race hood issues.
In
the final standings, Ramirez wound up 42 points in front
of O’Neil (2666 to 2624) while last year’s Grant
Junghans Rookie of the Year Award winner Mullens came
home third with 2539 markers. Sanders finished fourth
with 2511 points, followed by Schott (2362), Sorensen
(2337), Wolff (2312), Hughes (2182), Dan Ebert (2136)
and Phillips (2059).
The Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s
featured 31 nights of racing during the 2021 campaign
with the winners of those events taking home more than
$250,000. Watch for announcements coming soon regarding
the USMTS awards banquet and 2022 season opener.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified
Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship
fueled by Casey’s
2nd Annual USMTS Modified
Spook-tacular presented by Kansasland Tire & Service
81 Speedway, Park City, Kan.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021
Showing finishing position, starting position in
parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, laps
completed and money won. The top 12 in heat race passing
points advance to the Casey’s “A” Main.
SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8
laps):
1. (2) B5 Brandon Sheppard, New
Berlin, Ill.
2. (1) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.
3. (3) 19R Chris Kratzer (R), Wichita, Kan.
4. (8)
44S Shane DeVolder (R), Pacifica, Calif.
5. (4) 87F
Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
6. (7) 4 Dan Powers,
Wichita, Kan.
7. (5) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon,
Iowa
8. (6) 99T T.J. Tolan (R), Valley Center, Kan.
9. (10) 96 Logan Johnson (R), Haysville, Kan.
10. (9)
60 Cody Kretchmar (R), Wichita, Kan.
FAST
SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 75
Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 65 Tyler
Davis, Haysville, Kan.
3. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders,
Happy, Texas
4. (6) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville,
Ark.
5. (3) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
6. (7)
60E Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
7. (8) 1M Curt
Myers, Cameron, Wis.
8. (5) 21C Cody Schniepp,
Wichita, Kan.
9. (9) 32R Daniel Richey (R), Wichita,
Kan.
10. (10) 16G Shawn Govern (R), Valley Center,
Kan.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 4R
Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 19 Dustin
Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (5) 21B Bryce Schniepp,
Wichita, Kan.
5. (6) 2G Brandon Givens (R), Wichita,
Kan.
6. (3) 151 Lucas Gibbs (R), Udall, Kan.
7.
(7) 85 Jayson Good (R), Watertown, S.D.
8. (9) 96JR
Jon Herring Jr., Woodward, Okla.
9. (8) 22N Kevin
Newell (R), Wichita, Kan.
MSD PERFORMANCE
HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 69 Lucas
Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (4) 12 Jason Hughes,
Watts, Okla.
3. (3) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
4. (6) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
5. (7)
11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
6. (1) 7
Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (9) 8C Chris Clark,
Jackson, Wyo.
8. (5) 87 Kenny Sweet, Wichita, Kan.
9. (8) 99 Nathan Hagar, Adair, Okla.
REAL
RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
2. (2) 65X Carlos
Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
3. (3) 11JR Randal
Schiffelbein Jr., Berryton, Kan.
4. (4) 91 Joe
Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (6) 33Z Zack VanderBeek,
New Sharon, Iowa
6. (7) 96JR Jon Herring Jr.,
Woodward, Okla., LG2/Herring, $125.
7. (5) 4 Dan
Powers, Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/Mullins, $125.
8.
(8) 21C Cody Schniepp, Wichita, Kan., Mullens/Mullens,
$125.
9. (10) 22N Kevin Newell (R), Wichita, Kan.,
Custom/Newell, $125.
10. (9) 96 Logan Johnson (R),
Haysville, Kan., $125.
DNS – 151 Lucas Gibbs (R),
Udall, Kan., MBCustoms/Bailey, $125.
DNS – 8C Chris
Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
DNS – 60 Cody Kretchmar (R),
Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/KBS, $125.
REAL
RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (5) 60E
Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
3. (3) 87F Darron Fuqua,
Mayetta, Kan.
4. (2) 21B Bryce Schniepp, Wichita,
Kan.
5. (4) 2G Brandon Givens (R), Wichita, Kan.
6. (8) 85 Jayson Good (R), Watertown, S.D.
7. (10) 87
Kenny Sweet, Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/KBS, $125.
8.
(9) 99T T.J. Tolan (R), Valley Center, Kan.
9. (6) 7
Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, Rage/Chevrolet, $125.
10.
(11) 32R Daniel Richey (R), Wichita, Kan.,
Mullens/Mullens, $125.
11. (12) 99 Nathan Hagar,
Adair, Okla., Hughes/Chevrolet, $125.
12. (7) 1M Curt
Myers, Cameron, Wis.
13. (13) 16G Shawn Govern (R),
Valley Center, Kan., GRT/, $125.
CASEY’S
“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (13) 0 Jake O'Neil,
Tucson, Ariz., LG2/Cornett, 40, $10,130.
2. (3) 75
Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 40, $5000.
3. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins,
40, $3000.
4. (8) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.,
Mullens/Mullens, 40, $2000.
5. (6) B5 Brandon
Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill., Hughes/Cornett, 40, $1700.
6. (5) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.,
Hughes/Cornett, 40, $1500.
7. (2) 69 Lucas Schott,
Chatfield, Minn., MBCustoms/Stoen, 40, $1200.
8. (10)
19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn., MBCustoms/Action,
40, $1000.
9. (14) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville,
Ark., MBCustoms/ECE, 40, $900.
10. (1) 65 Tyler
Davis, Haysville, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $850.
11.
(11) 44S Shane DeVolder (R), Pacifica, Calif.,
VanderBuilt/Stoen, 40, $800.
12. (22) 2G Brandon
Givens (R), Wichita, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $775.
13. (4) 4A Josh Lanterman, Derby, Kan.,
BillsBuilt/Hillsboro, 40, $750.
14. (9) 20 Rodney
Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustoms/Hatfield, 40, $740.
15. (26) 99T T.J. Tolan (R), Valley Center, Kan.,
BillsBuilt/ASI, 40, $160.
16. (15) 65X Carlos Ahumada
Jr., El Paso, Texas, Hughes/BMS, 38, $730.
17. (25)
8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo., Hughes/Mullins, 37, $250.
18. (16) 60E Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn., Lethal/Ebert,
28, $720.
19. (17) 11JR Randal Schiffelbein Jr.,
Berryton, Kan., MBCustoms/Driskell, 28, $715.
20.
(20) 21B Bryce Schniepp, Wichita, Kan., Mullens/Mullens,
25, $710.
21. (19) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.,
MBCustoms/Stoen, 19, $705.
22. (23) 85 Jayson Good
(R), Watertown, S.D., MBCustoms/Tim's, 16, $700.
23.
(18) 87F Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.,
MBCustoms/Driskell, 12, $700.
24. (12) 19R Chris
Kratzer (R), Wichita, Kan., Hughes/Mullens, 12, $700.
25. (24) 1M Curt Myers, Cameron, Wis., Rage/Sput's, 11,
$700.
26. (21) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa,
VanderBuilt/Stoen, 7, $700.
(R) = Grant
Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year contender
Lap Leaders:
Schott 1-28, Phillips 29-38, O’Neil 39-40.
Total Laps Led: Schott 28, Phillips 10, O’Neil
2.
Margin of Victory: 0.264 second.
Time of Race: 33 minutes, 37.859
seconds ( cautions).
Provisional Starters:
Good, Myers.
Emergency Provisional:
Clark.
Track Provisional: Tolan.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: O’Neil
(started 13th, finished 1st).
Entries:
38.
Next Race: Season complete.
Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by
Casey’s Points (final): Ramirez 2666, O'Neil
2624, Mullens 2539, Sanders 2511, Schott 2362, Sorensen
2337, Wolff 2312, Hughes 2182, Ebert 2136, Phillips
2059.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year
Points (final): Brooks Strength 1838, Good
1456, Givens 1399, Jesse Glenz 877, Lucas Lee 713.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship
Points (final): MBCustoms 265, Hughes 245, LG2
231, Mullens 204, Lethal 171.
Compstar USMTS
Engine Builder of the Year Points (final):
Cornett 266, Hatfield 187, Stoen 185, Mullens 181,
Action 140.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Lanterman.
Beyea Custom Headers –
Mullens.
BigDeal Car Care – O’Neil.
Bryke Racing –
Tolan.
BSB Manufacturing – Duvall.
Champ Pans –
Sheppard.
Deatherage Opticians – Sanders.
Edelbrock – Sheppard.
Eibach – O’Neil.
Fast Shafts
– Sheppard.
FK Rod Ends – O’Neil.
Hooker Harness –
Givens.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs –
Schiffelbein.
Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts –
Ebert.
K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports –
Herring.
Keyser Manufacturing – Davis.
KS
Engineering – DeVolder.
KSE Racing Products – Wolff.
Maxima Racing Oils – O’Neil.
Mesilla Valley
Transportation – Clark.
Penske Racing Shocks –
Lanterman.
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Ahumada.
QA1 – Sorensen.
Race Ranch – Bobby Kotok (O’Neil).
RacerWebsite.com – Herring.
Simpson Performance
Products – Sheppard.
Summit Racing Equipment –
Kretchmar, Lanterman, Richey, Schiffelbein.
Super
Clean – O’Neil.
Swift Springs – O’Neil, Lanterman.
Sybesma Graphics – Schott.
Tire Demon – Clark.
VP
Racing Fuels – O’Neil.
Wehrs Machine & Racing
Products – Powers.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Schott.
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USMTS OFFICIAL
SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Casey’s, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Dirt
Draft, Eibach, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, Jerovetz
Motorsports Racing Parts, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, MTN
DEW RISE ENERGY, MyRacePass, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt.com, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, The
Chunky Poodle, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS:
ARMI
Contractors, Boomtest
Well Service, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, Duvall
Electric, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Ford Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Race
Ranch, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Brown
& Miller Racing Solutions, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Forty9
Designs, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, Keyser
Manufacturing, Maxima
Racing Oils, Penske
Racing Shocks, 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,
Ark-La-Tex Speedway,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Hamilton County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Park Jefferson Speedway,
Rapid Speedway,
Revolution Park,
RPM Speedway,
Tri-State Speedway,
Upper Iowa Speedway.
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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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