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| Martin and White Score round two wins @ Texana's Winter Challenge
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| United States Modified Touring Series
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Posted Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
Inaugural Texas Winter Chalenge, USMTS @ Texana Raceway Park, 11/21/08
By J M Hallas
Edna, Tx.,(November 21st, 2008)
As the second day of Texana Raceway Park's Inaugural USMTS Winter Challenge kicked off, the already crowded pit area got a little cozier as 20 more race teams filed through gates. Both classes added 10 more car to each class, with a few newcomers still expected on Saturday.
Unusually nippy south Texas temperatures may have helped engines create more horsepower but had the spectators bundled up like eskimos. Action on the track quickly helped warm the masses as night two on the tricky 5/16 semi-banked clay oval kicked off with six heat races for the USMTS cars.
Martin Makes off with Modified Main Money
Stillwell, Oklahoman and chassis builder, Eddie Martin showed he can still turn the wheel as he crept away from Jack Sulivan in Friday night's USMTS 30-lap, A-main. Martin used a good starting position to his advantage as he beat Sullivan for the lead at the start of the $2,000 to win event.
The closest Sullivan would get to Martin would be under caution near midway closing back up on Martins rear bumper. Martin, builder of the Big Chief Limited Modified Chassis also holds seminars on chassis set-up and shock technology, which he used to his advantage.
As the green flag waved on the 24-car, 30-lap main event, Martin, from the pole, was first into turn 1. Sullivan fell into second from outside row 1, with Chris Brown third and Tommy Weder jr. and last night's winner, Scott Green side by side for fourth. Weder secured second on lap 1,while Martin and Sullivan put some distance on Brown as the field quickly sorted out single file.
By lap 5 Martin and Sullivan had built their margin over Brown and Weder, who had a similar gap back to Green and Morgan Bagley. Lap 6 saw Randy Timms get under local pilot, Steve Whiteaker jr. for ninth. Martin and Sullivan continued to motor away from the field getting nearly a full straightaway lead by lap 10. Shane Hebert picked off a top ten spot on lap 11 getting by Whiteaker, who slipped high off the bottom groove.
At the halfway point it was Martin and Sullivan in their own area code, with Brown, Weder and Green rounding out the top five. The lead duo lost their huge advantage on lap 16 when Jamie Burford spun to bring out the races only caution. During the yellow Ryan Aho rolled to a top on the front stretch and Hebert surrendered ninth pulling to the infield. Once back to green, Martin and Sullivan again eased away from Brown, Weder and Green.
Timms gave Jon Tesch a quick look low on lap 19 for seventh, but fell back in line. Johno Whittington was able to make a pass on Whiteaker, taking ninth on lap 23. With five to go, Martin had a three car length edge on Sullivan, with the rest of the top six separated out by equal margins. As the white waved Martin had a safe four car lengths on Sullivan as he rode it out the final lap in the Sharp Racing Products, Brasswell Carburators, SRP Shocks, Tim's Automotive Machine powered, Sharp Race Car for the victory.
"I'd almost say we won that feature in the heat race," stated Martin. "The passing points we got in the heat put us in the top eight for the redraw and we drew the "Ace" to put us on the pole. That was probably the key thing. You just have to earn enough passing points to put yourself in that position. It's critical on a tight track like this to get that front row starting spot."
"Last night we tried some experimental stuff on the car, that we've never done before. We learned off that and just went back to the basics. You can look at a track and kind of come up with a game plan, but more often you just go back to the basics. I just use my 26 years of racing experience and know the feel you want out of your car. Sometimes you might struggle with the line to run. I watched the B's to see what's working and what's not."
"Since the USMTS Race was first, I could use what I learned in the USMTS car, but starting mid pack I didn't want to tear up Dean's(Hollier) car. This track is similar to one back back home, but longer straights. The tricky part is getting it slowed down for the corners. It's real easy to overshot the corner here.
USMTS A-Main 30 laps
1. 51 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.
2. 18 Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar, Ark.
3. 21c Chris Brown, Cleveland, Tx.
4. 02 Tommy Weder jr., Woodward, Okla.
5. 25 Scott Green, Derby, Kan.
6. 5R Morgan Bagley, Longview, Tx.
7. 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
8. 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
9. 5w Johno Whittington, Vidor,Tx.
10. 89 Steve Whiteaker jr., Corpus Christi, Tx.
11. 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla.
12. 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
13. 55 Danny Brown, Corpus Christi, Tx.
14. 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
15. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa
16. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Tx.
17. 5 Steve Holzkamper, Gentry, Ark.
18. 2w Paul White, Temple, Tx.
19. 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Tx.
20. 4R Derrick Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
21. 8j Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Tx.
22. 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
23. 91b Shawn Brassfield, Ada, Okla.
24. 71A Ryan Aho, Chisholm, Minn.
USMTS B-main #1(top 3 transfer)
91b Shawn Brassfield
19 Jamie Burford
4m Bobby Malchus
8n Steve Miller
26x Allen Chickering
148 Russel Moore
71k Kevin Sustaire
88d Matt Dotson
C8 Tim Culp
57 Dale Flanagan
174 Wade Moyer
54 Dena Wilson
L1 Larry Clevenger
B29 Tammy Mitchell
95 Kevin Pratt
B-Main #2
!2 Jason Hughes
4R Derrick Ramirez
20 Rodney Sanders
2w Paul White
117 Brennan Poole
88b Brain Boram
12T Tyler Townsend
87 Lawrence Mikulencak
1 Adan Arambula
38 David Schury
14x Chad Wilson
97j Jeff Hoegh
66x Mike Dillard
31 Elias Anderson
13 Ken Hobbs
B-main #3
9 Ken Schrader
3 Kelly Shryock
5 Steve Holzkamper
E Howard Willis
8j Dustin Hyde
39 Jed Rollins
51p Benny Perry
76 Jesse Manning
94 Nick Hardcastle
17 Brad Lasater
91 Robert Metz
12x Corey Babbitt
156 Steve Pugh
561 David Horner
37 Brain Spindelman
USMTS Heats-----top 12 in passing points transfer to A-main
Heat #1 (finishing order)
14 Jon Tesch
55 Danny Brown
5T Randy Timms
57 Dale Flanagan
L1 Larry Clevenger
8J Dustin Hyde
97j Jeff Heogh
39 Jed Rollins
94 Nick Hardcastle
76 Jesse Manning
USMTS Heat #2
18 Jack Sullivan
02 Tommy Weder jr.
4r Derrick Ramirez
12 Jason Hughes
88 Brian Boram
4M Bobby Malchus
37 Brian Spindeman
91 Robert Metz
148 Russell Moore
174 Wade Moyer
USMTS heat 3
89 Steve Whiteaker jr
91b Shawn Brassfield
54 Dena Wilson
14x Chad Wilson
12x Cory Babbitt
88d Matt Dotson
E Howard Willis
71k Kevin Sustaire
12t Tyler Townsend
87 Lawrence Mikulencak
USMTS Heat #4
71A Ryan Aho
51 Eddie Martin
5R Morgan Bagley
19 Jamie Burford
561 David Horner
117 Brennan Poole
95 Kevin Pratt
C8 Tim Culp
17 Brad Lasater
51p Benny Perry
USMTS Heat #5
21 Chris Brown
9 Shane Hebert
20 Rodney Sanders
9 Ken Schrader
3 Kelly Shryock
31 Elias Anderson
26x Allen Chickering
38 David Schury
B29 Tammy Mitchell
USMTS Heat #6
25 Scott Green
5w Johno Whittington
156 Steve Pugh
5 Steve Holzkamper
8 Steve Miller
2w Paul White
66x Mike Dillard
13 Ken Hobbs
1 Adan Arambula
White gets it Right for Limited Modified Main
Fomer USAC Silver Crown champion, Paul White used his track experience and good starting spot to take home the bonus money in the 30-lap Limited Modified feature event. White built a good lead early, but was forced to fend off "Valley" veteran Bobby Maupin after several late race restarts for the win.
It took three tries to get the 24-car, 30-lap Limited Modified feature going and staying under green. The first attempt saw White quickly grab the top spot on the front stretch, but the middle of the pack stacked up sending Derrick Ross around, while Eddie Martin and Mike Walling hooked bumpers. The next try saw Dustin Brandl spin and collect Larry Spruce.
The third time was a charm as the field roared into turn 1 with White and Rodney Sanders still side by side. White got the advantage coming out of turn 2 as Sanders fell into second, Maupin third and Jensen Pray fourth. Further back, Howard Willis and Trent Crawford were wheel to wheel for sixth. Willis snagged that spot on lap 1, with Shane Hebert following along to seventh.
Maupin was able to wrestle second away from Sanders on lap 2, while White was building a lead. White was still pulling away on lap 5, with Willis getting by Ross for fifth. Again Hebert came along in Willis' tracks getting sixth on lap 6. Maupin started to reel in White some by lap 8 and got a break on lap 9 when Vince Louden got turned around by Brian Rye to bring out a yellow.
As green waved again, White quickly opened up a gap, that was short-lived as Maupin closed back in. Shane Hoefling grabbed a top ten spot getting by Dean Hollier. Last night's winner, J J Jennings took eleventh from Hollier a lap later. The Willis/Hebert train continued chugging to the front as they both got by Pray on lap 14. At hafway it was White, Maupin, Sanders, Willis and Hebert rounding out the top five.
By lap 20 the top six had separated out equally until caution for a spin by Dwayne Norvell rebunched the field. White got away clean on the restart, while Willis looked for a way under Sanders for third. Hebert spun from fifth on lap 23 sending the back of field scattering. In the melee, Hoefling, Louden and Hollier all made contact. As he field came back to green, Hollier and Brian McDevitt tangled but kept rolling to avoid a caution.
With five to go, White had a coule car lengths on Maupin, who had good advantage back to Sanders, Willis and Pray. Don Painter spun on lap 28 to bring the yellow back out. Once back under green, Maupin hung on to White through turns 1-2, but White was able to pull him off the corner. One last caution on lap 29 for debris would set up a one lap shootout to the finish. White got a good restart and was able inch away in the Bridwell Motorsports, Mopar powred, Dust Devil Chassis for the win
.Limited Modified A-main 30 laps (OFFICIAL)
216 Paul White, Temple
77 Bobby Maupin, Weslaco
24 Derrick Ross
122 Trent Crawford
26g J J Jennings, Corpus Christi
29 Mike Walling
33 Bobby Fehring, Houston
oo Derrick Flora, Ingram
211 Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.
83k Brian Rye, Corpus Chisti
6 Vince Louden, Shiner
10D Don Painter, Autin
47 James Myers, Corpus Christi
D00 Dustin Brandl
221 Dwayne Norvell, Corpus Christi
63 Shane Hoefling, McAllen
121 Dean Hollier
175 Brian McDevitt, Victoria
99 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
10 Aaron Hudgeons, Cuero
17 Larry Spruce
120 Rodney Sanders---DQ tech(3rd)
39 Howard Willis---DQ tech(4th)
57 Jensen Pray---DQ tech(5th)
Limited Modified B-main #1(top 6 to A-main)
6 Vince Louden
26g J J Jennings
83k Brain Rye
33 Bobby Fehring
47 Jame Myers
17 Larry Spruce
888 Aaron Lunsford
4$ Kris Rye
150 Joe Collier
133 Jason Zarbock
21 Victor Lindsey
82 Josh Majek
146 Jason Hughes
Ltd Mod B-#2
29 Mike Walling
10 Aaron Hudgeons
00 Derrick Flora
D00 Dustin Brandl
221 Dwayne Norvell
175 Brian McDEvitt
9 David Meredith
46 Randy Bridges
42 Matt Konvicka
19 Jamie Burford
79 Bruce Beddoe
15 Chuck Perry
12w Johnny Thomas
Limited Modified heat #1
216 Paul White
24 Derrick Ross
99 Shane Hebert
6 Vince Louden
6g J J Jennings
83K Brian Rye
146 Jason Hughes
33 Bobby Fehring
133 Jason Zarbock
21 Victor Lindsey
Limited Modified heat #2
10 Rodney Sanders
122 Trent Crawford
10D Don Painter
888 Aaron Lunsford
17 Larry Spruce
82 Josh Majek
47 James Meyers
150 Joe Collier
4$ Kris Rye
Heat #3
57 Jensen Pray
39 Howard Willis
63 Shane Hoefling
19 Shane Hebert
15 Chuck Perry
221 Dwayne Norvell
79 Bruce Beddoe
46 Randy Bridges
175 Brian McDevitt
12w Johnny Thomas
Heat #4
77 Bobby Maupin
121 Dean Hollier
211 Eddie Martin
D00 Dustin Brandl
10 Aaron Hudgeons
29 Mike Walling
00 Derick Flora
42 Matt Konvicka
9 David Meredith
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