BEAUMONT, Texas — USMTS Southern Series teammates Jason Hughes and Tommy Weder rode into Beaumont, Texas, on Thursday for the Inaugural Texas Fall Nationals at the Motorama Speedway, and like one-armed bandits they rode out Saturday night and headed back to Oklahoma with a bulk of the prize money.

Needing just three laps from his third row starting spot, Hughes powered to the front and led the final 47 laps Saturday night to capture the championship finale and the $3,000 that went with it. Weder, who won Friday night's main event with Hughes in tow, finished second to Hughes on Saturday after starting 13th and stashed away 2,000 bucks for himself in the process.

Weder garnered his third top-5 finish of the weekend with his fifth-place finish on Thursday. Hughes, however, suffered mechanical troubles on Thursday and failed to finish. Over the three nights of racing, the pair scooted out of town with $8,700.

From the outside of the front row, fellow Sooner State ace Greg Skaggs took the lead at the drop of the green flag from pole sitter Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, but his reign was short-lived as Hughes took command on lap 4 and never looked back. John O. Whittington of Vidor, Texas, grabbed a third-place paycheck, while Shryock wound up in fourth for the third straight night. Randy Timms of Wheatland, Okla., rounded out the top-5 finishers.

Sixth through 10th in Saturday's 50-lapper were Skaggs, Steve Miller, Thursday night winner Steve Holzkamper, Howard Willis and Paul White.

Shryock continues to hold the top spot in the USMTS Southern Series rankings with a 101-point advantage (1533 to 1432) over Timms with six events remaining. Hughes sits third with 1387 markers, followed by Weder (1376), Skaggs (1337), Holzkamper (1323), Scott Green (1073), Jamie Burford (955), Rodney Sanders (897) and Zack VanderBeek (889).

Up next for the USMTS Southern Series will be the long-awaited debut of the hottest Modified drivers in America at the South Texas Speedway in Corpus Christi, Texas. The 1st Annual South Texas Winter Nationals will take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-17. , 2007
$1,000 to win Thursday, $2,000 to win Friday, $3000 to win Saturday.

To learn more about the USMTS Southern Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series
Inaugural Texas Fall Nationals - Night 3 of 3
Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (8 laps):
1. 19b - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (2)
2. 27x - Derek Knowles -- Humble, TX (1)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (8)
4. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (3)
5. B52 - Johnny Brown -- Orange, TX (4)
6. 211 - Chad Fitzgerald -- Baytown, TX (5)
7. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (6) DNF
8. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (7) DNF

HEAT #2 (8 laps):
1. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX (4)
2. 51 - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (7)
4. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (2)
5. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (8)
6. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (6)
7. 76x - Jesse Manning -- Brazoria, TX (5)
8. 8x - David Tanner -- Beaumont, TX (3)

HEAT #3 (8 laps):
1. 1w - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (1)
2. 22 - Tracy Denby -- Vidor, TX (3)
3. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX (4)
4. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (2)
5. 156 - Steve Pugh -- Willis, TX (5)
6. 7 - Robert Corbello -- Beaumont, TX (7)
7. 4$ - Kalif Sellier -- Pass Christian, MS (8)
8. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (6) DNF

HEAT #4 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)
3. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (4)
4. 97j - Jeff Hough -- New Caney, TX (3)
5. 8 - Steve Miller -- Georgetown, TX (5)
6. K9 - John Parker Jr. -- Boyce, LA (7)
7. 118 - Johnny Arthur -- Sour Lake, TX (6)

HEAT #5 (8 laps):
1. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (1)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (3)
3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (4)
4. 4 - Shane Hebert -- Scott, LA (5)
5. 9x - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (2)
6. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (7)
7. 40f - Steven Fite -- Bastrop, TX (6) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (2)
2. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX (1)
3. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (3)
4. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (4)
5. 156 - Steve Pugh -- Willis, TX (6)
6. K9 - John Parker Jr. -- Boyce, LA (8)
7. 9X - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (7)
8. 211 - Chad Fitzgerald -- Baytown, TX (9)
9. 4$ - Kalif Sellier -- Pass Christian, MS (10)
10. 76x - Jesse Manning -- Brazoria, TX (11)
11. 8x - David Tanner -- Beaumont, TX (13) -1 Lap
12. 40f - Steven Fite -- Bastrop, TX (12) -1 Lap
13. 97j - Jeff Hough -- New Caney, TX (5) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 4 - Shane Hebert -- Scott, LA (2)
2. 8 - Steve Miller -- Georgetown, TX (6)
3. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (3)
4. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (9)
5. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (8)
6. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (10)
7. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (13)
8. 7 - Robert Corbello -- Beaumont, TX (7)
9. B52 - Johnny Brown -- Orange, TX (5) DNF
10. 118 - Johnny Arthur -- Sour Lake, TX (11) DNF
11. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (1) DNF
12. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (12) DNF
13. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (4) DNF

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (6)
2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (13)
3. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX (5)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
5. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (7)
6. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (2)
7. 8 - Steve Miller -- Georgetown, TX (16)
8. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (9)
9. 1w - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (4)
10. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (17)
11. 22 - Tracy Denby -- Vidor, TX (3)
12. 19b - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (8)
13. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (20)
14. 4 - Shane Hebert -- Scott, LA (14)
15. 156 - Steve Pugh -- Willis, TX (21)
16. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (12)
17. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (22)
18. 51 - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (11)
19. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (24)
20. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (19)
21. 27x - Derek Knowles -- Humble, TX (10) DNF
22. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX (15) DNF
23. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (23) DNF
24. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (18) DNF

Lap Leaders: Skaggs 1-3, Hughes 4-50.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 47, Skaggs 3.
Pole Award: Whittington.
Provisional Starters: Kenny, Ramirez.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Weder (started 13th, finished 2nd).
Next USMTS Southern Series Event: Thursday, Nov. 15, South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, Texas.
USMTS Southern Series Points: Shryock 1533, Timms 1432, Hughes 1387, Weder 1376, Skaggs 1337, Holzkamper 1323, Green 1073, Burford 955, Rodney Sanders 897, Zack VanderBeek 889.
USMTS Southern Series Home Pride Passing Points: Shryock 73½, Weder 70½, Skaggs 66, Hughes 61½, Timms 57.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
GRT Race Cars – not awarded.
Hawk Performance – Holzkamper.
Isky Racing Cams – Burford.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Timms, Dixon.
KSE Racing Products – Weder, Shryock.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Whittington.
Quarter Master – Hughes, Willis.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Miller.
Real Racing Wheels – Weder, Hebert.

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USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Fast Company Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Borco LP, Day Motor Sports, Gressell Oil Field Services, Hughes Racing Chassis, KraftKar Race Cars, McVicker Oil Fields, Rinehart Trucking.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI).