Payne rebounds, wins Lucas Slick Mist Shoot-Out

WHEATLAND, Mo. (August 10, 2013) – Twenty-four hours ago, Jeremy Payne was hoping to make a last-lap pass for the lead but instead saw his hopes of a USMTS victory vanish when a skirmish with the leader ended his effort one lap short.

On Saturday night, Payne’s pass for the lead came on the first lap and this time he had nothing but lapped traffic in front of him en route to a victory in the 5th Annual Lucas Slick Mist Shoot-Out at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

Polesitter John Allen paced the first circuit before Payne surged ahead in the next turn. From there, the 27-year-old from nearby Springfield, Mo., set his cruise control for victory lane and led the final 39 laps for a $5,000 payday.

Despite Payne’s dominating performance at the front of the field, the 3/8-mile clay oval produced nail-biting two- and three-wide action through the 28-car main event field that saw all but two of the starters finish the caution-free race.

Allen drifted back to third on the third lap when Austin Siebert got by, but fought back to regain the position on lap 12. He stayed there to the end to score his best USMTS finish since winning at the Belleville High Banks five years ago.

Johnny Scott made a late charge to garner the third spot with Chris Brown netting a fourth-place finish. Siebert held on for fifth while Zack VanderBeek, Joey Galloway, Stormy Scott, Rodney Sanders and Jon Sheets rounded out the top 10.

In the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, Johnny Scott now holds a one-point advantage over twin brother Stormy Scott after three rounds in the chase for the $15,000-to-win USMTS National Championship.

Sanders, who started the ‘Hunt’ outside the top 10, is now third, followed by Jason Hughes, Kelly Shryock, Brown, Payne, VanderBeek, Galloway and rookie points leader Trevor Hunt.

On Sunday, the tireless USMTS touring titans trek to the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., where just last month they joined the Lucas Oil Late Models for an historic Silver Dollar Nationals that saw Rodney Sanders sweep both nights of action.

Terry Phillips, Jason Hughes, Jeremy Payne and Kelly Shryock have also tasted victory at the 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval in the two previous Silver Dollar Nationals. Back in 2005, Tommy Myer garnered an emotional win in the USMTS debut here, just ten days after suffering a bruised pelvis in a multi-car crash at the Deer Creek Speedway.

Also racing Sunday will be B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Hornets. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4:30 and racing kicks off at 5:55. Grandstand admission is $17 for adults and $5 for juniors ages 6-12 with children 5 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $35.

Coupons worth $2 off adult admission will be available Sunday at Casey’s General Store locations in Ashland, Eagle, La Vista, Lincoln and Waverly. Trevor Hunt and his Snickers-sponsored modified will be present for a meet ‘n’ greet at the Casey’s location 108 S. 14th St. in Ashland from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The I-80 Speedway is located one block north of Interstate 80 at exit 420, halfway between Lincoln and Omaha. For more information, visit www.i-80speedway.com or call 402-342-3453.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Modified Touring Series The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup – Round 3 of 17 5th Annual Lucas Slick Mist Shoot-Out Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps): 1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 2. (3) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas. 3. (1) 55 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo. 4. (7) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo. 5. (8) 10b Brandon Givens, Hutchinson, Kan. 6. (4) 71 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage, Mo. 7. (5) 12v Nathan Vaughn, Lincoln, Mo. 8. (9) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Cross Timbers, Mo. 9. (6) 27t Robbie Test, Kaiser, Mo.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps): 1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas. 2. (1) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa. 3. (4) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 4. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo. 5. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa. 6. (5) 2j Jason Russell, Henley, Mo. 7. (8) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 8. (7) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas. 9. (9) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps): 1. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo. 2. (2) 38c Jason Pursley (R), Hermitage, Mo. 3. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo. 4. (9) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa. 5. (1) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo. 6. (7) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La. 7. (3) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa. 8. (5) 36 Jeff Conner (R), Panora, Iowa. 9. (6) F16 Blaine Nolker, Hardin, Mo.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps): 1. (1) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada. 2. (8) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan. 3. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa. 4. (3) 118 Terry Beckham II, Webb City, Mo. 5. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 6. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 7. (5) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan. 8. (4) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

DAY MOTOR SPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps): 1. (1) 8s Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo. 2. (4) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo. 3. (6) 87 Darron Fuqua (R), Mayetta, Kan. 4. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa. 5. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. 6. (5) 22 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. 7. (8) 5c Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo. 8. (3) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa. 9. (9) 15 Richard Payne, Jefferson City, Mo.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance): 1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa. 2. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 3. (10) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. 4. (1) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa. 5. (4) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo. 6. (12) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan. 7. (9) 2j Jason Russell, Henley, Mo. 8. (7) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., Hughes/BMS, $100. 9. (5) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo. 10. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa. 11. (8) 5* Casey Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $100. 12. (11) 71 Chris Tonoli, Hermitage, Mo., DirtWorks/, $80. 13. (14) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo. 14. (16) F16 Blaine Nolker, Hardin, Mo., Allen/Vantrump, $80. 15. (13) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $100. 16. (15) 98 Jeff Cutshaw, Cross Timbers, Mo., Hoffman/Design, $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance): 1. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa. 3. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 4. (9) 22 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. 5. (7) 10b Brandon Givens, Hutchinson, Kan. 6. (2) 55 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo. 7. (15) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $100. 8. (16) 15 Richard Payne, Jefferson City, Mo., Allen/Kraft, $80. 9. (10) 5c Chad Lyle, Oak Grove, Mo., Rocket/Mullins, $80. 10. (12) 12v Nathan Vaughn, Lincoln, Mo., DirtWorks/JRM, $80. 11. (14) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa, Shaw/Yeoman, $80. 12. (11) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa, Skyrocket/Karl, $100. 13. (6) 11s Scotty Bough (R), Nevada, Mo., Phoenix/Yeoman, $80. 14. (13) 36 Jeff Conner (R), Panora, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates, $100. 15. (4) 118 Terry Beckham II, Webb City, Mo., TRE/Hatfield, $100. 15. (3) 27t Robbie Test, Kaiser, Mo., Shaw/Creason, $80.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps): 1. (3) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $5000. 2. (1) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/RoushYates, 40, $2000. 3. (7) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $1600. 4. (9) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000. 5. (2) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $900. 6. (13) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $900. 7. (4) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask., Canada, GRT/Tim’s, 40, $800. 8. (17) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower, 40, $750. 9. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $600. 10. (5) 8s Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo., Extreme/Hatfield, 40, $450. 11. (10) 87 Darron Fuqua (R), Mayetta, Kan., Venom/Driskell, 40, $500. 12. (16) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $450. 13. (6) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $425. 14. (14) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $400. 15. (18) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $400. 16. (15) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $500. 17. (12) 38c Jason Pursley (R), Hermitage, Mo., Allens/Midstate, 40, $275. 18. (19) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 39, $300. 19. (27) 2j Jason Russell, Henley, Mo., GRT/Creason, 39, $275. 20. (11) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/RoushYates, 39, $300. 21. (20) 22 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Yeoman, 39, $275. 22. (25) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 39, $500. 23. (26) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Sput’s, 39, $500. 24. (23) 9d8 Paden Phillips, Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Henderson, 39, $275. 25. (24) 55 Terry Kirk, Urbana, Mo., DirtWorks/EngConn, 39, $275. 26. (22) 10b Brandon Givens, Hutchinson, Kan., GRT/Hatfield, 39, $275. 27. (21) 73 Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/BMS, 14, $275. 28. (28) 23 Lucas Dobbs, El Dorado Springs, Mo., Hoffman/AEM, 12, $275

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Allen 1, J. Payne 2-40. Total Laps Led: J. Payne 39, Allen 1. Margin of Victory: 3.823 seconds. Provisional Starters: Shryock, Hunt, Russell (track), Dobbs (track). Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: S. Scott (started 17th, finished 8th). Next Race: Sunday, Aug. 11, I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Neb. Points Standings: J. Scott 349, S. Scott 348, Sanders 312, Hughes 303, Shryock 299, Brown 295, J. Payne 293, VanderBeek 291, Galloway 261, Hunt 252. Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1609, Galloway 1532, Big Eagle 1220, Conner 803, Adam Penn 598. COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 313, RoushYates 282, Mullins 275, Geddes 264, Sput’s 254. Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 340, GRT 317, MBCustom 290, Skyrocket 234, LG2 214.

Contingency Awards: AERO Race Wheels – Dobbs. American Racer – Hughes. Beyea Custom Headers – J. Scott. BSB Manufacturing – Siebert, Galloway. Buck Monson Photos – J. Payne. Crane Cams – J. Payne. Dominator Race Products – Dripps. Edelbrock – J. Scott. Eibach Springs – J. Payne. FK Rod Ends – Schott. Forty9Designs.com – Ramirez, Russell. Fuel Safe – VanderBeek. GRT Race Cars – J. Payne. Hooker Harness – Schultz. JRi Shocks – Sanders. KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Sanders. Keyser Manufacturing – Sheets. Marsh Racing Wheels – Burrell. Mesilla Valley Transportation – S. Scott. MSD Ignition – J. Payne, Allen. PBM Performance Products – Galloway, J. Payne. Power Lift Racing Products – Pursley. Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers. VP Racing Fuels – Allen.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AMP Energy, Casey’s General Stores, Cheetos, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: 4s Motorsports, Allgayer Inc., Arbor Masters, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, FVP, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Lecolift, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Ruter Farms, Something Inked, United Cellular Services.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Five1seven Designs, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, MSD Ignition, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends, VP Racing Fuels.

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