ARDMORE, Okla.—Stormy Scott of Las Cruces, N.M., drew first blood Thursday night as the United States Modified Touring Series kicked off the first of three nights at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway for the inaugural Halloween Havoc.

After a dominating heat race where he took the checkered flag with nearly a full straight-away cushion over Clyde Dunn Jr., Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes, it was clear that ‘The New Mexico Nightmare’ would be the man to beat in the main event.

Drawing the seventh starting spot for the 30-lap feature gave his competition some hope, but it didn’t last long.

Polesitter Jeremy Payne bolted out to the lead at the drop of the green flag but 2014 USMTS Rookie of the Year Cade Dillard ran him down and seized the lead the next time around.

But Dillard’s lead was short-lived too as Scott came roaring to the front and took control on lap 4.

Nine-time USMTS National Champion briefly held the runner-up spot before giving that position back to Dillard with 10 laps in the books.

Payne fought back to move into second with 22 laps complete but Sanders, who started 11th and won the last race at the 3/8-mile clay oval by more than eight seconds earlier this season, moved around Payne to slip into second with six laps to go.

The reigning USMTS National Champion reeled in Scott but was never able to mount a serious bid for the top spot, eventually settling for second place behind Scott.

The win, worth $2,000, was the third for Scott in his last four trips to the Southern Oklahoma Speedway, and stretched his late-season momentum after winning the Widow Wax USRA Fall Nationals just two weeks ago at his home town Southern New Mexico Speedway.

Dillard held on for third ahead of Shryock and Payne rounded out the top five. Sixth through tenth were Jake Gallardo, Hughes, Grant Junghans, Tyler Townsend and Scott’s teammate, Bryan Rowland.

The stars and cars of the USMTS will be back in action Friday and Saturday, racing for $3,000 and $4,000 to win, respectively.

With Friday night’s event falling on Halloween, the youngsters are invited to do their trick-or-treating at the racetrack from 5-6 p.m. where the pit area will be filled with race teams at the ready with candy and other goodies for the kids in costumes.

Limited Modifieds will also be on the racing card the next two nights.

Special frighteningly low pricing is in place for Friday night with adults grandstand tickets just $15 while kids and seniors are $10. However, all kids in costumes get in for free on Friday. On Saturday, adults get in for $20 while kids ages 6-12 and seniors are just $15. Pit passes are $35 Friday and $40 Saturday.

To snag your in-home front-row seat, check out www.racindirt.com for live racing action online.

The Southern Oklahoma Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located  0.7 mile east of I-35 (exit 29) on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For more information call 405-627-1766 or click www.southernoklahomaspeedway.com to visit the track's official website.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Inaugural Halloween Havoc – Night 1 of 3
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Thursday, October 30, 2014

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.

C&R RACING HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (1) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
3. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (6) 21 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
6. (3) 3 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla.
7. (9) 89 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
8. (4) 85L Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
9. (7) 33 Thomas Nunley, Marlow, Okla.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 14T Triston Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
2. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
3. (9) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (8) 25D Donnie Shipp, Princeton, Texas.
5. (7) 11x Wesley Veal, Princeton, Texas.
6. (6) 17 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla.
7. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
8. (3) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas.
9. (1) 64 Jay Sale, Edmond, Okla.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (9) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (2) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
3. (3) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
4. (5) 7D Austin Theiss, Hockley, Texas.
5. (7) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (6) 31 Neal DeBord, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (1) 55H Buddy Honaker, Davis, Okla.
8. (8) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
9. (4) 0 Bob Lane, Andover, Kan.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
2. (4) 44 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (3) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (9) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
5. (6) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
6. (8) 51x Jim Gracy, McKinney, Texas.
7. (7) 123 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas.
8. (5) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas.
9. (1) 190 Shawn Stephenson, Howe, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 11x Wesley Veal, Princeton, Texas.
2. (4) 21 John Allen, Chanute, Kan.
3. (2) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (10) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
5. (6) 17 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla.
6. (9) 85L Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
7. (7) 89 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, MBCustom/Carrolls, $75.
8. (11) 33 Thomas Nunley, Marlow, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, $75.
9. (5) 51x Jim Gracy, McKinney, Texas, /, $75.
10. (1) 25D Donnie Shipp, Princeton, Texas, Skyrocket/BMS, $75.
11. (8) 55H Buddy Honaker, Davis, Okla., Hughes/Wells, $75.
12. (12) 0 Bob Lane, Andover, Kan., LaneBuilt/Lane, $75.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (4) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas.
2. (3) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
3. (2) 7D Austin Theiss, Hockley, Texas.
4. (1) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
5. (6) 31 Neal DeBord, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (8) 123 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas.
7. (5) 3 Daniel Tarkington, Checotah, Okla., TRE/BMS, $75.
8. (9) 18s Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, CAM/Mullins, $75.
9. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, $75.
10. (10) 68 Brandon Watson, Denison, Texas, GRT/Wornhor, $75.
11. (11) 64 Jay Sale, Edmond, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, $75.
12. (12) 190 Shawn Stephenson, Howe, Texas, Hughes/Wornhor, $75.

“A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (7) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 30, $2000.
2. (11) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 30, $1500.
3. (3) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/105, 30, $1000.
4. (2) 44 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 30, $800.
5. (1) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 30, $700.
6. (6) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, 30, $600.
7. (12) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $500.
8. (5) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., MBCustom/Sput’s, 30, $450.
9. (14) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas, Hughes/PTS, 30, $400.
10. (17) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, 30, $350.
11. (8) 14T Triston Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, GRT/Wells, 30, $325.
12. (4) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, 30, $300.
13. (13) 11x Wesley Veal, Princeton, Texas, Shaw/Wornhor, 30, $275.
14. (16) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas, SRP/GMPP, 30, $250.
15. (20) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 30, $240.
16. (9) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 30, $230.
17. (10) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $220.
18. (18) 7D Austin Theiss, Hockley, Texas, LG2/Durham, 30, $210.
19. (21) 17 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla., GRT/JRM, 30, $200.
20. (23) 85L Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla., TRE/, 30, $200.
21. (24) 123 Logan Robertson, Shamrock, Texas, Hughes/PPE, 21, $200.
22. (22) 31 Neal DeBord, Amarillo, Texas, /, 18, $200.
23. (15) 21 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 13, $200.
24. (19) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 9, $200.

Lap Leaders: Payne 1, Dillard 2-3, Scott 4-30.
Total Laps Led: Scott 27, Dillard 2, Payne 1.
Margin of Victory: 0.828 second.
Provisional Starters: none.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Junghans.
Next Race: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – not awarded.
Beyea Custom Headers – Sale.
Brass Monkey Racing Products – Theiss.
C&R Racing – Scott.
Edelbrock – Junghans.
FK Rod Ends – Gould.
Forty9Designs.com – Sharpensteen, Bonner.
Fuel Safe – Gallardo.
GRT Race Cars – Dycus.
Hooker Harness – Veal.
JRi Shocks – Dycus.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Townsend.
Keyser Manufacturing – Rowland.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Allen.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – not awarded.
MSD Ignition – Scott, Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Dillard, Scott.
Power Lift Racing Products – Tillison.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Junghans.
VP Racing Fuels – Scott.