LANSING, Minn.—Rodney Sanders rocketed into victory lane Friday as the USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental rolled into the Chateau Raceway for the 8th Annual Guttormson Memorial.

Rookie driver Dan Ebert led the first lap of the feature race but relinquished the top spot to another Rookie of the Year contender, Jesse Glenz, the second time around the semi-banked 1/3-mile clay oval.

Looking for his career-first win, Glenz led through lap 19 before Sanders spoiled his plans and slipped by to lead at the halfway mark.

Glenz kept the two-time defending USMTS National Champion within sight over the final 20 laps, but it was Sanders who earned the right to park his No. 20 Swan Energy machine in the winner’s circle.

The 49th win of his USMTS career and fourth of the season was worth $3,000 to the 25-year-old from Happy, Texas, as he extended his points lead in the Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

It was his first win at the Chateau Raceway.

Glenz and Ebert held on for the other two podium positions with Brand Davis and Zack VanderBeek rounding out the top five.

Kelly Shryock came out of a Real Racing Wheels “B” Main for the second straight night and was the race’s hard charger for the second straight night, finishing sixth after going off 15th on the 26-car grid.

Thursday’s winner, Cade Dillard, secured the seventh spot, Lucas Schott started and finished eighth, Damon Haslip nabbed ninth and USMTS Rookie of the Year points leader Jesse Sobbing completed the top 10.

On Saturday, the fast fun moves to the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., for the 13th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge presented by A&A Electrical & Underground.

A full night of racing is on tap with the Holley Iron Man Series featuring USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods in action, along with Super Stocks and Street Stocks joining the stars and cars of the United States Modified Touring Series.

Pits open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 4, hot laps begin at 5:30 and the green flag waves at 6 p.m. Fans are invited to come out early and enjoy Slingshot action on the Button Buck Speedway beginning at 3 p.m.

Adult grandstand tickets for the event are $18 and kids ages 12 and under are $5. Pit passes are $30.

Race fans can pick up coupons good for $2 off adult admission at Casey’s General Stores locations in Lime Springs, Preston, Rochester and Stewartville. To find the location nearest you, visit www.caseys.com.

The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval is located 11.3 miles south of I-90 (exit 209) on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16) in Spring Valley, Minn. For more info, call 877-327-7223 or 507-346-2342 on race day or visit www.deercreekspeedway.com online.

The four-day Memorial Day Weekend wraps up on Sunday, May 24, the 13th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout takes place at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa.

Both events will pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
Chateau Raceway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, May 22, 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. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (3) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
3. (1) 02 Kody Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada.
4. (7) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
5. (2) 07 Cory Crapser (R), Chippewa Falls, Wis.
6. (6) 73jr Greg Pfeifer, Brownsdale, Minn.
7. (8) 40 David Schuster, Waterville, Minn.
8. (4) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (8) 44 Damon Haslip (R), Waseca, Minn.
3. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (5) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
5. (2) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (1) 86d Dagan Heim (R), Rosemount, Minn.
7. (4) 1g Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
8. (6) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (5) 7x Jesse Glenz (R), Cadott, Wis.
2. (4) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn.
3. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
4. (6) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (2) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
6. (1) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
7. (8) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
8. (3) 97 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 60 Dan Ebert (R), Lake Shore, Minn.
2. (3) IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn.
3. (4) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (7) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.
5. (5) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D.
6. (1) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis.
7. (6) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (3) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Malvern, Iowa.
3. (4) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn.
4. (5) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
5. (7) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
6. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (2) 37 Michael Wytaske, Lansing, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (2) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
2. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (3) 02 Kody Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada.
4. (4) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
5. (9) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis.
6. (7) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, $90.
7. (5) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
8. (10) 40 David Schuster, Waterville, Minn., GRT/AEM, $75.
9. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Fast, $90.
10. (12) 37 Michael Wytaske, Lansing, Minn., $75.
11. (8) 86d Dagan Heim (R), Rosemount, Minn., Shaw/Murgic, $90.
12. (11) 1g Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa., Skyrocket/Karl, $90.
13. (13) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $90.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn.
2. (3) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D.
4. (6) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
5. (2) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.
6. (7) 73jr Greg Pfeifer, Brownsdale, Minn.
7. (10) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $90.
8. (9) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
9. (8) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
10. (5) 07 Cory Crapser (R), Chippewa Falls, Wis., GRT/Tim’s, $90.
11. (11) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn., GRT/Action, $90.
12. (12) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., Impressive/Gade, $90.
13. (13) 97 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn., $90.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $3000.
2. (2) 7x Jesse Glenz (R), Cadott, Wis., MBCustom/Tim’s, 40, $1700.
3. (1) 60 Dan Ebert (R), Lake Shore, Minn., Impressive/Speedwerx, 40, $1200.
4. (3) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn., MBCustom/KSE, 40, $1000.
5. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, 40, $900.
6. (15) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 40, $800.
7. (9) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/Geddes, 40, $700.
8. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $650.
9. (4) 44 Damon Haslip (R), Waseca, Minn., GRT/KSE, 40, $600.
10. (12) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Malvern, Iowa, MBCustom/Sput’s, 40, $550.
11. (10) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn., Sidebiter/Sput’s, 40, $500.
12. (13) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $450.
13. (24) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, 40, $425.
14. (16) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 40, $400.
15. (22) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan., GRT/Mullins, 40, $375.
16. (11) IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn., Shaw/Hill, 40, $350.
17. (23) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., GRT/Tim’s, 33, $325.
18. (21) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis., GRT/Tomcat, 27, $300.
19. (19) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., GRT/Action, 24, $300.
20. (18) 2 Casey Arneson (R), Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 24, $400.
21. (26) 73jr Greg Pfeifer, Brownsdale, Minn., Hughes/KSE, 24, $250.
22. (20) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sperry, 19, $300.
23. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 7, $300.
24. (17) 02 Kody Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada, LG2/KSE, 7, $300.
25. (25) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn., Killer/Flyin’J, 1, $250.
26. (14) V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn., SSR/Tim’s, 0, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Ebert 1, Glenz 2-19, Sanders 20-40.
Total Laps Led: Sanders 20, Glenz 19, Ebert 1.
Margin of Victory: 1.017 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Gierke, Ramirez, Karau (track), Pfeifer (track).
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Sanders.
Hard Charger: Shryock (started 15th, finished 6th).
Entries: 38.
Next Race: Saturday, May 22, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region Points: Sanders 297, Ebert 237, Scott 222, Larson 222, Glenz 217, Arneson 216, VanderBeek 214, Sobbing 210, Jensen 190, Ramirez 186.
Rookie of the Year Points: Sobbing 1509, Arneson 1275, Kates 1150, Austin Arneson 1073, Ronnie Gould III 721.
Manufacturers Championship Points: LG2 173, MBCustom 170, GRT 156, Hughes 146, Hilsabeck 61.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Geddes 145, Mullins 138, Durham 128, Sput’s 123, Cornett 99.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Jensen.
Allstar Performance – Schott.
American Racer – Schott.
Beyea Custom Headers – VanderBeek.
BSB Manufacturing – Pfeifer.
Chix Gear Racewear – Ebert.
Deatherage Opticians – Glenz.
Edelbrock – Glenz.
Eibach Springs – Pember.
FK Rod Ends – Kates.
Forty9Designs.com – Scott, Alberts.
Fuel Safe – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Crapser.
Hooker Harness – Ramirez.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Haslip.
Keyser Manufacturing – Sobbing.
KSE Racing Products – Schott.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Karau.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Hughes.
MSD Ignition – Sanders.
PBM Performance Products – Ebert, Sanders.
QA1 – Davis.
R2C Performance Products – Glenz.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Sanders.
Tilton Engineering – Davis.
VP Racing Fuels – Sanders.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Cummins.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Dillard.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey’s General Stores, Chix Gear Racewear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Fast Shafts, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Malvern Trust & Savings Bank, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, Duvall Electric, ElbowsUp.com, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Rivers Edge Scrap Management, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, UMotors Motorsports & Marine, Velocita-USA.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance, Hooker Custom Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Midwest Sheet Metal, PBM Performance Products, QA1 Precision Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance, Real Racing Wheels, Simpson Performance Products, Sybesma Graphics, Tilton Engineering, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes.