Houston frustrates 33z Racing team

Zack VanderBeek and the 33z Racing team competed with the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental this past weekend at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, for the 6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands. On Thursday, after qualifying through one of three "B" Mains, VanderBeek started 21st and wound up 17th at the end of the contest. On Friday, 'The Z-Man' started 12th in the main event and would up 15th at the finish. Saturday's show was rained out. The team now heads west for the 2nd Annual Ice Breaker presented by El Luchador next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-28, at the El Paso (Texas) Speedway Park.

Ramirez returns to winner’s circle at Royal Purple Raceway

BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 20)—Friday night at the Royal Purple Raceway, Dereck Ramirez returned to the winner’s circle for the second time this season with a wire-to-wire win on the second night of the 6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands.

Just a few hours south last Friday, the 28-year-old from Woodward, Okla., was the benefactor of Johnny Scott’s late-race mechanical woes at the Shady Oaks Speedway, but this time Ramirez never trailed.

“Last night I was kicking myself in the butt, had a good enough car to win the race and it was all my fault,” Ramirez said. “I just tried to get a little lower on the racetrack and hit a tractor tire and ruined my night, but tonight we got way away from the tires so it was a good thing. It was kind of an abusive track and it kind of wore me out. Guess I need to get in shape, maybe go work out.”

Despite starting on the pole, turning consistent lap times and weaving through lapped traffic without any issues, Ramirez could never get away from Kyle Pleasant and Jason Hughes, and knew that leading the first lap right away was key.

 “It was pretty important,” Ramirez said. “I knew that if they got their momentum on the top there that I was done so I got a god jump on the start, put her on the top and just never came off my line. I saw Hughes duck underneath me at the end, so thank goodness I came up on some lapped cars and used them as a pick. It was a good car tonight.”

Pleasant started on the outside of Ramirez on the front row and followed in his tire tracks for the entire 40-lap distance, all the while having to deal with a pesky Hughes who scoured the bottom of the racing surface trying to find a way around.

Hughes made a final dive to the bottom at the end, but Ramirez held his ground to pass the checkered flag first while Pleasant roared back around the outside and nipped Hughes by a bumper for the runner-up spot.

The win, worth $3,000, was the fourth for Ramirez in his United States Modified Touring Series career, with three of those coming on the 3/8-mile in Baytown, Texas.

Clyde Dunn Jr. followed up his third-place finish the previous night with a fourth on Friday while John O Whittington was close behind to round out the top five.

The rest of the top 10 had to fight for everything they got too.

Rookie contender Jesse Sobbing came from 15 on the starting grid to take sixth, Philip Houston passed four cars to finish seventh, veteran Eddie Martin nabbed eighth after starting 13th, Fito Gallardo went from 18th to ninth and last night’s winner, Austin Arneson, used a provisional starting spot and passed 15 cars to claim the tenth position.

Midway through Friday’s feature race, last year’s USMTS Rookie of the Year, Cade Dillard, took a scary ride when his throttle stuck and launched his No. 97 machine hard into the turn 3 concrete barrier. Although the car suffered extensive damage, Dillard was able to climb out and walk away without serious injury.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – MVT Gulf Coast Border Region presented by Day Motor Sports
6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas
Friday, Feb. 20, 2015

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 were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (4) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
3. (7) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
4. (6) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (8) 29 Preston Seratt (R), Dyersburg, Tenn.
6. (10) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
7. (3) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
8. (1) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas.
9. (5) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.
10. (9) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (3) 4m Dev Malmlov, Moorhead, Minn.
5. (9) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa.
6. (4) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas.
7. (8) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
8. (6) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
9. (2) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) C8 Timothy Culp, Sheridan, Ark.
2. (5) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
3. (6) 77 Garrett Gregory, Tomball, Texas.
4. (2) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
5. (9) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla.
6. (7) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
7. (8) 7jr Chad Ewell, Forney, Texas.
8. (4) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn.
9. (1) 51 Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
2. (2) 4s T.J. Steele (R), Winnsboro, Texas.
3. (3) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
5. (7) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss.
6. (9) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas.
7. (8) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
8. (6) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La.
9. (5) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (3) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas.
2. (1) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
3. (7) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
4. (4) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
5. (9) 2 Earl Whatley, Alvin, Texas.
6. (8) SB2 Shane Bias, Everton, Mo.
7. (6) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
8. (2) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
9. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.

HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
2. (6) 6x Kyle Pleasant, Natchitoches, La.
3. (3) 5a Josh Beckham, Choudrant, La.
4. (7) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
5. (1) 99jr Rick Henry Jr., Pearland, Texas.
6. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (8) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
8. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
9. (5) 14k Stan Kraly, New Orleans, La.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
2. (3) 5a Josh Beckham, Choudrant, La.
3. (10) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
4. (2) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
5. (6) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/Jackson, $70.
6. (13) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan., Harris/Mullins, $90.
7. (7) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas, GRT/Hatfield, $70.
8. (5) 4m Dev Malmlov, Moorhead, Minn., Victory/Mullins, $70.
9. (11) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $90.
10. (14) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn., LG2/Sput’s, $90.
11. (9) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, DustDevil/, $70.
12. (4) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $90.
13. (8) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark., Bandit/Performance, $70.
14. (12) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn., LG2/KSE, $90.
15. (15) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, $70.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 77 Garrett Gregory, Tomball, Texas.
2. (2) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
3. (3) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
4. (5) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
5. (6) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss., Hughes/Wall2Wall, $70.
6. (8) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $90.
7. (10) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, $90.
8. (4) 2 Earl Whatley, Alvin, Texas, Fast1/Durham, $70.
9. (9) 7jr Chad Ewell, Forney, Texas, GRT/Sisk, $70.
10. (11) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas, /, $90.
11. (13) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $90.
12. (7) 99Jr Rick Henry Jr., Pearland, Texas, Shaw/Henry, $70.
13. (12) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La., Hughes/Mullins, $70.
14. (14) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa.
2. (2) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 29 Preston Seratt (R), Dyersburg, Tenn.
4. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
5. (10) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
6. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $70.
7. (9) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $90.
8. (5) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla., MBCustom/Wagner, $70.
9. (11) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas, MBCustom/PPE, $90.
10. (13) 51 Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas, Skyrocket/Cleat, $70.
11. (7) SB2 Shane Bias, Everton, Mo., Shaw/Creason, $70.
12. (14) 14k Stan Kraly, New Orleans, La., Skyrocket/ProPower, $70.
13. (1) 4s T.J. Steele (R), Winnsboro, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $90.
14. (12) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $90

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, $3000.
2. (2) 6x Kyle Pleasant, Natchitoches, La., MBCustom/Hatfield, $1700.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $1200.
4. (9) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $1000.
5. (6) 5w John O Whittington, Vidor, Texas, Pierce/CB, $800.
6. (15) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa, MBCustom/Sput’s, $700.
7. (11) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/PPE, $600.
8. (13) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla., Kraft/Gaerte, $550.
9. (18) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/Dynamic, $500.
10. (25) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, $450.
11. (24) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, LG2/Durham, $400.
12. (3) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $375.
13. (8) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $350.
14. (14) 77 Garrett Gregory, Tomball, Texas, LG2/Durham, $275.
15. (12) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, $400.
16. (17) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., MBCustom/Sput’s, $325.
17. (19) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hilsabeck/Mullins, $325.
18. (5) C8 Timothy Culp, Sheridan, Ark., Hughes/Sput’s, $275.
19. (22) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill., Kraft/105, $325.
20. (7) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, $325.
21. (16) 5a Josh Beckham, Choudrant, La., GRT/Sput’s, $275.
22. (10) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/Geddes, $400.
23. (21) 29 Preston Seratt (R), Dyersburg, Tenn., MBCustom/Sput’s, $325.
24. (26) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
25. (23) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas, GRT/Sput’s, $325.
26. (20) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Ramirez 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Ramirez 40.
Margin of Victory: 0.888 second.
Provisional Starters: A. Arneson, Scott.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Culp.
Hard Charger: Brown (started 24th, finished 11th).
Entries: 55.
Next Race: Saturday, Feb. 20, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas.
MVT Gulf Coast Border Region Points: Hughes 459, Ramirez 415, Houston 393, A. Arneson 392, Sobbing 388, VanderBeek 364, Dillard 352, Penn 334, Scott 331, Junghans 329.
Rookie of the Year Points: A. Arneson 392, Sobbing 388, C. Arneson 311, Kates 310, Theiss 282.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 46, Sput’s 37, Cornett 35, Durham 31, PPE 31.
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 45, LG2 42, GRT 41, MBCustom 39, Hilsabeck 23.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Whiteaker.
Allstar Performance – Martin.
American Racer – Junghans.
Beyea Custom Headers – Whittington.
BSB Manufacturing – not awarded.
Chix Gear Racewear – Hughes.
Deatherage Opticians – Pleasant.
Edelbrock – Dunn.
Eibach Springs – Penn.
FK Rod Ends – VanderBeek.
Forty9Designs.com – Lodge.
Fuel Safe – Sobbing.
GRT Race Cars – Steele.
Hooker Harness – J. Gallardo.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – F. Gallardo.
Keyser Manufacturing – A. Arneson.
KSE Racing Products – J. Gallardo.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Henigan.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Dillard.
MSD Ignition – Hughes, Ramirez.
PBM Performance Products – Ramirez.
QA1 – Ramirez.
R2C Performance Products – Pleasant.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – not awarded.
Tilton Engineering – Dunn.
VP Racing Fuels – Ramirez.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Brown.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Houston.

Arneson notches first in USMTS Spring Nationals opener

BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 19)—Opening night of the 6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals was a coming out party for rookie contenders with Austin Arneson leading the charge and celebrating his career-first United States Modified Touring Series victory.

Arneson, 23, started the Mesilla Valley Transportation “A” Main at the Royal Purple Raceway from the outside of the front row, and left no doubt as to who the man to beat was tonight, leading all 30 laps and collecting $2,000 for his efforts.

The USMTS Rookie of the Year points leader from Fargo, N.D., followed Ryan Gustin to the checkered flag last Saturday at the Shady Oaks Speedway for what was a short-lived career-best second-place finish.

Driving the No. 10 UMotors GRT powered by Durham Racing Engines, Arneson became the first rookie to win a USMTS feature since Cade Dillard won his first in November—a non-points race at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway. The last driver to win a USMTS points race during his rookie season was Stormy Scott in 2012.

Jason Hughes of Watts, Okla., was the hard charger in Thursday’s contest, racing from tenth on the 26-car starting grid to second behind Arneson.

Clyde Dunn Jr. made his first start of 2015 pay off with a third-place finish while USMTS Rookie of the Year hopefuls Jesse Sobbing and Ben Kates finished fourth and fifth.

Sixth through tenth were Chris Henigan, Dillard, Philip Houston, Dereck Ramirez and Johnny Scott.

With his triumph, Arneson jumped up to second in the MVT Gulf Coast Border Region points standings behind Hughes. Houston, Ramirez and Sobbing fill out the rest of the top five positions.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – MVT Gulf Coast Border Region presented by Day Motor Sports
6th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals presented by Double H Bands
Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2014

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

MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (6) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
3. (2) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark.
4. (3) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (4) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
6. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
7. (7) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La.
8. (9) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla.
9. (8) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas.
2. (5) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
3. (6) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
4. (3) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
5. (1) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.
6. (9) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
7. (4) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
8. (7) 14k Stan Kraly, New Orleans, La.
9. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas.
2. (4) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
3. (6) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
4. (5) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss.
5. (9) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
6. (3) 51 Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas.
7. (7) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas.
8. (8) 4m Dev Malmlov, Moorhead, Minn.
9. (1) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (4) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (5) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (3) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
5. (2) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
6. (6) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. (8) 6x Kyle Pleasant, Natchitoches, La.
8. (9) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas.
9. (7) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa.
2. (6) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.
3. (7) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan.
4. (5) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.
5. (4) 99Jr Rick Henry Jr., Pearland, Texas.
6. (8) 7jr Chad Ewell, Forney, Texas.
7. (3) SB2 Shane Bias, Everton, Mo.
8. (1) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn.
9. (9) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla.

HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (6) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
3. (7) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
4. (1) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
5. (4) 29 Preston Seratt (R), Dyersburg, Tenn.
6. (5) 4s T.J. Steele (R), Winnsboro, Texas.
7. (3) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
8. (2) 2 Earl Whatley, Alvin, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (4) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (1) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan.
4. (5) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
5. (2) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/Jackson, $60.
6. (6) 21 Van Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $80.
7. (10) 410 Brad Doherty, Ennis, Texas, GRT/Hatfield, $60.
8. (11) 87 John Webb, Pauls Valley, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $60.
9. (12) 4m Dev Malmlov, Moorhead, Minn., Victory/Mullins, $60.
10. (13) 18a Landon Atkinson (R), Little Falls, Minn., LG2/Sput’s, $80.
11. (7) 29 Preston Seratt (R), Dyersburg, Tenn., MBCustom/Mullins, $80.
12. (14) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, $60.
13. (9) 6x Kyle Pleasant, Natchitoches, La., MBCustom/Hatfield, $80.
14. (8) 51 Tim Boudreaux, Cleveland, Texas, Skyrocket/Cleat, $60.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
2. (2) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (3) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss.
4. (5) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla.
5. (8) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
6. (13) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, $60.
7. (4) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, $80.
8. (6) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
9. (11) 16g Bubba Gates, Santa Fe, Texas, DustDevil/, $60.
10. (7) 7jr Chad Ewell, Forney, Texas, GRT/Sisk, $60.
11. (12) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn., LG2/KSE, $80.
12. (9) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La., Hughes/Delrio, $60.
13. (10) SB2 Shane Bias, Everton, Mo., Shaw/Creason, $60.
14. (14) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
2. (4) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
3. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (5) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas.
5. (2) 29 Keith Hammett, Brookland, Ark., Bandit/Performance, $60.
6. (12) 2 Earl Whatley, Alvin, Texas, Fast1/Durham, $60.
7. (10) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $80.
8. (3) 73 Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill., Kraft/105, $80.
9. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $80.
10. (6) 99Jr Rick Henry Jr., Pearland, Texas, Shaw/Henry, $60.
11. (13) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas, /, $80.
12. (11) 14k Stan Kraly, New Orleans, La., Skyrocket/ProPower, $60.
13. (8) 4s T.J. Steele (R), Winnsboro, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $80.

MESILLA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (2) 10 Austin Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, $2000.
2. (10) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $1500.
3. (4) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $1000.
4. (8) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Glenwood, Iowa, MBCustom/Sput’s, $800.
5. (3) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan., Harris/Mullins, $700.
6. (14) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas, GRT/Sput’s, $600.
7. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/Geddes, $550.
8. (15) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/PPE, $500.
9. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, $450.
10. (9) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
11. (13) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., MBCustom/Sput’s, $350.
12. (17) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, LG2/Durham, $325.
13. (5) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas, LG2/Durham, $200.
14. (11) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, $275.
15. (23) 83 Eddie Martin, Stilwell, Okla., Kraft/Clemens, $275.
16. (20) 34 Noah Daspit, Kiln, Miss., Hughes/Wall2Wall, $200.
17. (21) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, $400.
18. (24) 5 Shane Sprinkle, Andrews, Texas, MBCustom/RoushYates, $275.
19. (1) 7d Austin Theiss (R), Hockley, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $275.
20. (16) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $275.
21. (26) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, $275.
22. (25) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $400.
23. (22) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $275.
24. (19) 21t Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan., Phoenix/Driskell, $275.
25. (18) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hilsabeck/Mullins, $275.
26. (12) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $275.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: A, Arneson 1-30.
Total Laps Led: A. Arneson 30.
Margin of Victory: 0.977 second.
Provisional Starters: Whiteaker, Penn.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Ramirez.
Hard Charger: Hughes (started 10th, finished 2nd).
Entries: 53.
Next Race: Friday, Feb. 20, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas.
MVT Gulf Coast Border Region Points: Hughes 368, A. Arneson 320, Houston 315, Ramirez 312, Sobbing 307, VanderBeek 302, Dillard 300, Ryan Gustin 289, Scott 281, Whiteaker 278.
Rookie of the Year Points: A. Arneson 320, Sobbing 307, C. Arneson 266, Kates 265, Theiss 237.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 38, Sput’s 31, Durham 29, PPE 26, Cornett 25.
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 37, GRT 36, LG2 32, MBCustom 30, Hilsabeck 19.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – F. Gallardo.
Allstar Performance – Houston.
American Racer – Junghans.
Beyea Custom Headers – Kates.
BSB Manufacturing – Penn.
Chix Gear Racewear – Dunn.
Deatherage Opticians – A. Arneson.
Edelbrock – Theiss.
Eibach Springs – Brown.
FK Rod Ends – Martin.
Forty9Designs.com – C. Arneson, Theiss.
Fuel Safe – Henigan.
GRT Race Cars – Henigan.
Hooker Harness – Gregory.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Ramirez.
Keyser Manufacturing – Scott.
KSE Racing Products – Sobbing.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Hilsabeck.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Hilsabeck.
MSD Ignition – Scott, A. Arneson.
PBM Performance Products – Hughes, A. Arneson.
QA1 – A. Arneson.
R2C Performance Products – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Ramirez.
Tilton Engineering – Sobbing.
VP Racing Fuels – A. Arneson.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Junghans.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Dillard.