McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. -- Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., captured the 35-lap main event Tuesday night as the United States Modified Touring Series stars and cars made their second stop of the season at the Junction Motor Speedway.

Hughes bided his time on the 3/8-mile oval, picking off cars one by one before sliding past local favorite Tony Gregg of Hastings, Neb., with seven laps to go and pulling away to the checkers.

<center><table width="360" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tr><td><img src="/images/StoryPhotos-2004/122831-002.jpg" width="350" height="227" border="1" alt=""><br><font size="1" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000">Legendary announcer Wayne Dake interviews Jason Hughes following his win in the USMTS main event on Tuesday, June 22, at the Junction Motor Speedway.</font></td></tr></table></center>

Gregg, who led on two occasions for a total of 16 laps, held on to claim the runner-up paycheck, while Steve Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark., finished third. Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., and Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., rounded out the top five finishers.

The main event had runaway written all over it when George White took the lead from Gregg on lap 9. The Ft. Worth, Texas, veteran raced from last to first to win his heat race earlier, then wasted just eight laps to blow past seven cars in the feature race. Driving away from the field on lap 14, mechanical problems in the rear end of White's Modified brought him to a stop at the top of turn 4, ending his night.

Gregg bested Hughes in the third heat race, while White, Kevin Peters and Bone Jr. also won their heats. "B" main checkers flew for Dean Mahlstedt and Kelly Shryock., who raced to a seventh-place finish at the end of the main event.

<center><table width="360" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tr><td><img src="/images/StoryPhotos-2004/122831-001.jpg" width="350" height="229" border="1" alt=""><br><font size="1" face="verdana,arial" color="#000000">Johnny Bone Jr. (12) held off Tommy Myer for the win in a fierce battle during the fourth heat race.</font></td></tr></table></center>

The USMTS continues their Husker Nation Tour with stops at the Speed Bowl in Red Cloud on Wednesday night, followed by a visit to the Thayer County Speedway in Deshler on Thursday.

In Tuesday's Open Stock Car action, Travis Dickes stormed from the back of the pack to take the victory in the feature race. Josh Grape, Shane Stutzman, Mark Hooker and Bob Zoubek completed the top five.

<B><FONT size="4">RESULTS</FONT></B>

<B>USMTS MODIFIEDS</B>

HEAT #1: George White, Jon Tesch, Bruce Hanford, Brian Foote, Greg Metz, Kyle Taylor, Brent Bohmont, Brent Schlake, Levi McGowen.

HEAT #2: Kevin Peters, Steve Holzkamper, Dean Mahlstedt, Dustin Boney, Joe Kosiski, Dave Vogt, Tim Vogt, Robbie Sillman, Al Hejna.

HEAT #3: Tony Gregg, Jason Hughes, Brad McEwan, Kelly Shryock, Don Gumke, Eddie Martin, Jason Friesen, Mark Noble.

HEAT #4: Johnny Bone Jr., Tommy Myer, Corey Dripps, Bill Flegg, John Klynsma, Tommy Weder Jr., Wade Cross, Danny Concelman.

B-MAIN #1: Dean Mahlstedt, Eddie Martin, Greg Metz, Mark Noble, Don Gumke.

B-MAIN #2: Kelly Shryock, Joe Kosiski, Brian Foote, Al Hejna, Tim Vogt.

A-MAIN (35 laps): Jason Hughes, Tony Gregg, Steve Holzkamper, Tommy Myer, Johnny Bone Jr., Jon Tesch, Kelly Shryock, Mark Noble, Bruce Hanford, Don Gumke, Greg Metz, John Klynsma, Tim Vogt, Joe Kosiski, Al Hejna, Corey Dripps, Brian Foote, Jason Friesen, Brad McEwan, Dustin Boney, Eddie Martin, Dean Mahlstedt, Kevin Peters, George White.

Lap Leaders: Peters 1-5, Gregg 6-8, White 9-14, Gregg 15-27, Hughes 28-35.

<B>OPEN STOCK CARS</B>

FEATURE:

1. 97B Travis Dickes

2. 14x Josh Grape

3. 22s Shane Stutzman

4. 30 Mark Hooker

5. 20z Bob Zoubek

6. 34 Randy Weaver

7. 19 Mel Franz

8. 07 Mike Goldfuss

9. 07x Martin Newlin

10. 12W Nick Wehrle

11. 14 Edd Huxoll

12. 93 Doug Adamy

13. 92 Darren Adamy

14. 99 Ryan Fjell