Chisholm dominates in USMTS Featherlite Fall Jamboree title defense

NewsAugust 31, 2024

Chisholm dominates in USMTS Featherlite Fall Jamboree title defense

The Best of the Best in dirt modified racing descended on the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., this weekend for the 26th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree,

Saturday night's finale for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt carried with it a $12,000 payday and the final battle for points in the Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite.

Tyler Davis was the ninth and final driver to qualify for the redraw to start the 50-lap main event. Eight of his fellow competitors drew their spots ahead of the two-time USRA Modified national champ, and they left him the No. 1 starting spot.

The green flag waved around 10:45 p.m. with 27 racers starting three-wide and nine rows deep, with the first caution happening in the first corner. About three cars were damaged, including Zach Brom who headed to the Danny Crane Racing Engines Hot Pit with a broken tie rod.

Back under green, Chisholm snuck by Davis on the outside to lead the opening lap with Davis, Cayden Carter, Jake Timm and Dan Ebert in pursuit.

Timm, who won the feature race Friday night, slipped underneath Davis for the second spot with 13 laps complete and 37 to go. Chisholm, however, was already more than three seconds ahead of his closest challenger.

Approaching the halfway point with heavy lapped traffic all over the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval, Timm returned to his familiar line around the high side and began to reel in Chisholm.

But Chisholm again extended his lead to just under three seconds over Timm as the leaders completed lap 30. Two laps later, Taton Hansen slowed on the front stretch to bring out the race's second Gorsuch Performance Caution Flag.

A familiar sight this season, a trio of green machines driven by Chisholm, Timm and Brandon Davis were at the front of the field for the green-flag restart with Joe Chisholm and Tyler Davis following.

Brandon Davis darted into second place but Jim Chisholm continued to pull away from the field while Timm had his hands full with younger brother, Joe Chisholm, and Rodney Sanders filling the four spots behind the runaway leader.

Jim Chisholm was flawless to the end as the 21-year-old from Osage, Iowa, secured his second straight Featherlite Fall Jamboree championship and finale.

“I didn't really know how close anyone was tonight,” said Chisholm in Victory Fuel Victory Lane. “They got a lot of really good guys that race behind us and I was worried the whole race that they were going to be right there. I was kind of trying to run as I smooth as I could without racking my stuff, but hard enough to maybe get myself a little room when we got to the lapped cars.”

It was a nice rebound for Jim Chisholm after a tenth-pace result on Friday night.

“We struggled last night but we got no one to blame but ourselves. You know, racing is a game that is won and lost in the shop,” he added. “We did a couple things that kind of ran out of time to make sure everything was one hundred percent and that's kind of on me. But we got ‘er fixed up for today.”

It was his 12th career victory, tying him with Dustin Sorensen on the all-time USMTS wins list, and also solidified himself as the champion of the 2024 Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite.

Chisholm, who also swept all three nights of Featherlite Fall Jamboree weekend in 2019 and 2020 aboard his USRA B-Mod, also leads the Mel Hambelton Racing USMTS Central Region and Summit USMTS national points. He ranks fifth in the ARMI Contractors USMTS South Region as well.

Brandon Davis passed a dozen drivers to finish second and earn the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award while Timm took third to join the top two on the Featherlite Top-3 podium.

Joe Chisholm wound up fourth, Lucas Schott got by Sanders for the fifth spot, Ebert earned a seventh-place paycheck, Terry Phillips took home eighth-place money, Jacob Bleess nabbed ninth and Dustin Sorensen completed the top ten.

All trophy, no money: Tripp Gaylord of Lakewood, Colo., won the 25-lap Non-Qualifiers Race, and then forfeited his $1,500 payoff for the last starting spot in the 50-lap main event which paid $1,000 to start. He made it all the way up to 11th.

Travis Saurer, J.T. Wasmund, Kevin Stoa and Al Hejna rounded out the top five finishers in the annual consolation race.

Tripp Gaylord won the Non-Qualfiers Race.

Amarillo in October: George Strait can back off the gas as the Summit USMTS National Championship teams don't need to arrive in Amarillo, Texas, until Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5, at the Route 66 Motor Speedway for the 11th Annual Amarillo Ambush.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt
Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region presented by Featherlite
26th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree – Night 3 of 3
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main.

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. (4) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (6) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (8) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
4. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
5. (7) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
6. (10) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis.
7. (5) 77T Tripp Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
8. (9) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
9. (3) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
10. (1) 98M Mitchel Madery, Kasson, Minn.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (2) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (5) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
5. (7) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
6. (4) 24B Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (8) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
8. (6) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
9. (9) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
DNS – 12M Nick Murgic, Rosemount, Minn.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. (4) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
2. (3) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
3. (9) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
4. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
5. (5) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
6. (7) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr.., Rock Rapids, Iowa
7. (1) 24 Charlie Steinberg, Kasson, Minn.
8. (6) 3 Dustin Wiederhoeft, Fairmont, Minn.
9. (2) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas
DNS – 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.

WIELAND METAL SERVICES HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (3) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
3. (8) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
4. (2) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
5. (5) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
6. (6) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
7. (4) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (9) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
9. (7) 17W Ryan Wiome, Center City, Minn.
10. (10) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa

VP RACING HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):
1. (1) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
2. (3) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (8) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
5. (7) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
6. (5) 21X Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
7. (9) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
8. (2) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
9. (4) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (1) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (4) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
4. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
5. (10) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
6. (9) 24B Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (6) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
8. (11) 77T Tripp Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
9. (18) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
10. (8) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr.., Rock Rapids, Iowa
11. (5) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
12. (14) 3 Dustin Wiederhoeft, Fairmont, Minn.
13. (12) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
14. (7) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
15. (13) 24 Charlie Steinberg, Kasson, Minn.
16. (19) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
17. (15) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
18. (16) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
19. (17) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
DNS – 98M Mitchel Madery, Kasson, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (2) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
4. (4) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
5. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (6) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis.
7. (8) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (7) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
9. (9) 21X Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
10. (12) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
11. (11) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
12. (10) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
14. (13) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
15. (14) 17W Ryan Wiome, Center City, Minn.
16. (15) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
DNS – 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
DNS – 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE (25 laps):
1. (3) 77T Tripp Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
2. (4) 21X Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
3. (5) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
4. (11) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
5. (1) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
6. (9) 3 Dustin Wiederhoeft, Fairmont, Minn.
7. (8) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
8. (16) 17W Ryan Wiome, Center City, Minn.
9. (14) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls , Wis.
10. (17) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
11. (10) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
12. (6) 27 Don Gerritsen Jr.., Rock Rapids, Iowa
13. (18) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
14. (19) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
15. (2) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
16. (15) 24 Charlie Steinberg, Kasson, Minn.
17. (12) 12M Nick Murgic, Rosemount, Minn.
18. (7) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
19. (20) 02D Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
20. (13) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
DNS – 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
DNS – 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas
DNS – 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb.
DNS – 98M Mitchel Madery, Kasson, Minn.

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (3) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (14) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
3. (4) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
4. (12) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
5. (16) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
7. (5) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
8. (13) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
9. (9) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
10. (17) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
11. (27) 77T Tripp Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
12. (8) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
13. (25) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
14. (1) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan.
15. (21) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
16. (22) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
17. (23) 24B Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
18. (19) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
19. (20) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
20. (2) 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
21. (11) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
22. (26) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
23. (24) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis.
24. (6) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
25. (10) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
26. (15) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
27. (18) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.

Lap Leaders: Jim Chisholm 1-50.
Total Laps Led: Jim Chisholm 50.
Margin of Victory: 1.671 seconds.
Time of Race: 22 minutes, 55.054 seconds (2 cautions).
Provisional Starters: Christian, Gaylord, Hoff.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: B. Davis (started 14th, finished 2nd).
Entries: 49.
Next Race: Oct. 4-5, Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, Texas.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Jim Chisholm 2508, Timm 2472, Sanders 2354, Phillips 2284, Ebert 2196, Mullens 2097, Hughes 2067, T. Davis 2017, Williamson 1942, Christian 1920.
Collins Brothers Towing USMTS North Region Points: Jim Chisholm 1177, Timm 1150, Sanders 1120, Phillips 979, Mullens 955 .
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hobscheidt 1860, Gabe Hodges 1632, Steve Glenn 927, Joe Chisholm 739, D.J. Shannon 409.
FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Sanders 144, Timm 140, Jim Chisholm 119, Ebert 98, Mullens 88.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Skyrocket 200, MBCustoms 198, Rage 188, Mullens 179, Bloodline 142.
Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: KSE 235, Mullins 207, OFI 193, Hatfield 169, Durham 169.

Contingency Awards:
Aero Race Wheels – Steinberg.
American Racer – Schott.
Bear Graphix – Hoff.
Beyea Custom Headers – Joe Chisholm.
Bryke Racing – VanderBeek.
BSB Manufacturing – Brown.
Champ Pans – Schott.
Danny Crane Racing Engines – Sanders.
Deatherage Opticians – Karau.
Edelbrock – Foss.
Fast Shafts – Jim Chisholm.
Featherlite Trailers – Jim Chisholm, B. Davis, Timm.
FK Rod Ends – B. Davis.
Gorsuch Performance Solutions – Jim Chisholm.
Hooker Harness – Wetzstein.
Hyperco – Foss.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Mullens.
Keyser Manufacturing – Sorensen.
KSE Racing Products – Bleess.
MD3 – Jim Chisholm.
Mel Hambelton Racing – Hejna, Tripp.
MSD Performance – Joe Chisholm.
Penske Racing Shocks – Christian.
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Ebert.
Performance Bodies – Benson.
QA1 – Jim Chisholm.
Quarter Master – Bleess.
RacerWebsite.com – Brom.
Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt – Carter.
Simpson Race Products – Wetzstein.
Summit Racing Equipment – Foss, Gaddis, Sorensen, Volkman, Wiome.
Sweet Manufacturing – Hughes.
Swift Springs – Jim Chisholm, B. Davis.
Sybesma Graphics – T. Davis.
Total Power – Gaylord.
Victory Fuel – Jim Chisholm.
VP Racing – Jim Chisholm.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Madery.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Ebert.