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VanderBeek nets pair of top-5 finishes in USMTS opener at Shady Oaks Speedway

VanderBeek nets pair of top-5 finishes in USMTS opener at Shady Oaks Speedway

Zack VanderBeek and the 33z Racing team competed in the three-day opening event for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Shady Oaks Speedway in Goliad, Texas. Over the course of the weekend, VanderBeek netted two top-five finishes and an 11th-place result on Saturday. 'The Z-Man' jumped out front at the drop of the green flag on Friday night and paced the first 17 laps around the 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval before eighth-starting Scott muscled ahead to lead lap 18. VanderBeek eventually wound up fourth to follow-up his fifth-place run on Thursday night.

Up next for VanderBeek is a three-night affair next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-21, at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Just a few miles down the road from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the 6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands blasts off with practice on Wednesday night before things get real with three nights under the lights at the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval.

Thursday’s lid-lifter will pay $2,000 to win, followed by a $3,000-to-win show on Friday and a $4,000 top prize awaiting the winner of Saturday’s feature race.

An open practice on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. will get the party started. Admission to the grandstands is free while pit passes are $20. On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5, the driver’s meeting is at 6:30 and racing begins at 7. All times are one hour earlier on Saturday. Grandstand admission is $15 each night for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and children 5 and under get in for free. Pit passes are $35 Thursday and Friday, $40 on Saturday.

For those unable to attend in person, RacinDirt.com will carry all of the action live online from the 6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals with flag-to-flag action from start to finish. Visit www.RacinDirt.com for ordering information.

The Royal Purple Raceway is a modern facility with a main grandstand seating capacity of 7,500 which includes fourteen VIP luxury suites and boasts a modern Musco Lighting system suitable for television productions. The track is located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 799, then 2.5 miles south on SH 99 (Grand Parkway), then 0.3 mile west on FM 565. Speedway entrance located at Gate 3. For more information, call the track office at 281-383-RACE or visit www.royalpurpleraceway.com online.

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