WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. – Jason Hughes put an exclamation point on a perfect weekend Saturday as he led wire to wire to capture his second main event in as many nights in the 3rd Annual Quarter Master Sooner Modified Nationals at the West Siloam Speedway in West Siloam Springs, Okla.

The win was worth $3,000 and increased his two-day take to $5,000 as he made the short drive home to Westville, Okla., with the points lead in both the USMTS Southern Series and the Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region of the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour.

Despite a field of 69 entries Friday night and 59 on Saturday which included some of the heaviest hitters in the dirt Modified ranks, Hughes was in a class all his own as the 34-year-old chassis builder was perfect in almost every aspect. In addition to leading every lap of both nightcaps, he also garnered the most passing points in heat race action to earn the AFCO Pole Award both nights.

On Friday night, Hughes used the high line to hold back the challenges of Kelly Shryock and take a narrow victory at the end of the 30-lapper. Saturday's 40-lap Sunoco "A" Main started out as a continuation of Friday's feature race with Kelly Shryock on the inside of the front row and Hughes on his right.

Hughes got the advantage at the drop of the green flag while Shryock again used the bottom of the racing surface to mount his attack. But unlike Friday night where the two battled side by side for most of the distance, Hughes expanded his lead over the eight-time USMTS National Champion with each passing lap.

After a lap-12 caution flag, Bryan Rowland snuck by Shryock for the second spot while Jeremy Payne followed into third. Payne got around Rowland for second place on lap 20 while Terry Phillips, who started 13th, charged up to third during the 25th lap.

Another yellow flag on lap 34 erased a straight-away advantage for Hughes with teammates Payne and Phillips filling the row behind him on the restart. Hughes was able to pull away on the restart, but another caution on lap 38 slowed the field again and set up a two-lap shootout to the finish.

Back under green, Phillips disposed of his protégé in the first turn but was unable to mount a challenge on the leader as Hughes cruised beneath the checkered flags to record the popular hometown victory.

Phillips and Payne hung on for second and third, respectively, while Rowland finished fourth ahead of his teammate Rodney Sanders. Rounding out the top-10 finishers were Randy Timms, Dustin Boney, Zack VanderBeek, Wes Armstrong and Chad Wheeler.

COMING EVENTS ...

With Sunday's event at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., being canceled due to inclement weather, the next stop for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour will be the long-awaited Inaugural Frostbuster at Kevin and Tammy Gundaker's Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., on Friday, April 10. The series moves north to the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo., on Saturday, April 11.

For the USMTS Southern Series, action picks back up on Friday, April 17, at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas, on Saturday, April 18, and the 105 Speedway in Cleveland, Texas on Sunday, April 19, for a tripleheader of Western Region showdowns.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour (Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region)
USMTS Southern Series (West Region)
3rd Annual Quarter Master Sooner Modified Nationals - Night 2 of 2
West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, Okla.
Saturday, April 4, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 13 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. 74 - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO (4)
2. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (3)
3. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (8)
4. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (9)
5. 66x - Mike Dillard -- Allen, TX (2)
6. 4 - Ronnie Barbee -- Siloam Springs, AR (5)
7. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (10)
8. 38 - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (1)
9. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (7)
10. 60 - Kip Hughes -- Enid, OK (6)

HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (2)
2. 91b - Shawn Brassfield -- Ada, OK (1)
3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)
4. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (7)
5. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (4)
6. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (10)
7. 42t - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO (6)
8. 41 - Dustin Davis -- Kansas, OK (9)
9. 24b - Larry Bratti -- Springdale, AR (3)
10. 6 - Pat McVicker -- Woodward, OK (5)

HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3)
2. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (2)
3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (7)
4. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
5. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (6)
6. YF - Toby Foster -- Springdale, AR (4)
7. 0 - Kirby Stiens -- Conception Junction, MO
8. 74 - Robert Janes -- Siloam Springs, AR (9)
9. 8 - Mark Hoover -- Maryville, MO (8)
10. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (1) DNF

HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (5)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (8)
4. 21m - Steven Martin -- Ozark, MO (1)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (4)
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (9)
7. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (3)
8. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (6)
9. 9m - Melvin Pilcher -- Springdale, AR (2)
10. 71k - Kevin Sustaire -- Emery, TX (10) DNF

HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):
1. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (2)
2. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (5)
3. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (3)
4. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (8)
5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (6)
6. 9j - Jeremy Morris -- Lowell, AR (7)
7. 18 - Cody Smith -- Kaufman, TX (4)
8. 30 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (1) DNF
9. 4x - Chad Austin -- Canyon, TX (9) DNF
10. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (10) DNS

HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps):
1. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (3)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (1)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (4)
4. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (2)
5. 33 - Ryan Stiens -- Maryville, MO (8)
6. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
7. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (6)
8. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (9) DNF
9. 52 - Hank Long -- Stilwell, OK (5) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (3)
2. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (5)
3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)
4. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (12)
5. 18 - Cody Smith -- Kaufman, TX (10)
6. YF - Toby Foster -- Springdale, AR (9)
7. 74 - Robert Janes -- Siloam Springs, AR (11)
8. 33 - Ryan Stiens -- Maryville, MO (4)
9. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (2)
10. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
11. 91b - Shawn Brassfield -- Ada, OK (1)
12. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (8)
13. 24b - Larry Bratti -- Springdale, AR (13) DNF
14. 4x - Chad Austin -- Canyon, TX (14) DNF
15. 6 - Pat McVicker -- Woodward, OK (15) DNF
16. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (16) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (1)
2. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (15)
3. 9j - Jeremy Morris -- Lowell, AR (7)
4. 0 - Kirby Stiens -- Conception Junction, MO (8)
5. 52 - Hank Long -- Stilwell, OK (14)
6. 8 - Mark Hoover -- Maryville, MO (13)
7. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (5)
8. 42t - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO (9)
9. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (2) DNF
10. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (3) DNF
11. 21m - Steven Martin -- Ozark, MO (4) DNF
12. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (10) DNF
13. 66x - Mike Dillard -- Allen, TX (6) DNF
14. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (11) DNS
15. 30 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (12) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (2)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (1)
3. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (6)
4. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (4)
5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
6. 4 - Ronnie Barbee -- Siloam Springs, AR (8)
7. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
8. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (5)
9. 9m - Melvin Pilcher -- Springdale, AR (13)
10. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (12)
11. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (9)
12. 38 - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (11)
13. 60 - Kip Hughes -- Enid, OK (14) DNF
14. 41 - Dustin Davis -- Kansas, OK (10) DNF
15. 71k - Kevin Sustaire -- Emery, TX (15) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (2)
2. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (13)
3. 74 - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO (6)
4. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (3)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (11)
6. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (8)
7. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (4)
8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (10)
9. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (17)
10. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (22)
11. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (19)
12. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (15)
13. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (16)
14. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (25)
15. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (26)
16. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (20)
17. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (24)
18. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
19. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (14) DNF
20. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (12) DNF
21. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (9) DNF
22. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (5) DNF
23. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (23) DNF
24. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (18) DNF
25. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (7) DNF
26. 9j - Jeremy Morris -- Lowell, AR (21) DNF

Lap Leaders – J. Hughes 1-40.
Total Laps Led – J. Hughes 40.
AFCO Pole Winner – J. Hughes.
Provisional Starters – Holzkamper, Bone, E. Martin, Hebert.

USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour:
Ruter Farms Long Tow – Tesch (697.89 miles).
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger – Wheeler (started 22nd, finished 10th).
Next Race – Friday, April 10, Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, Ill.  (Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region).
Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region Points – J. Hughes 383, Boney 337, Tesch 331, Sanders 309, Bone 301, Shryock 298, Holzkamper 295, Green 293, VanderBeek 292, Wheeler 289.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points – K. Hughes 62, Crnkovich 51, Gary Langworthy Jr. 50, Cole 47, Brian Bolin 44.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points – Mullins 43, Sput’s 37, A.S.I. 34, AEM 23, Hatfield 17.
Chassis Builders Championship Points – Hughes 45, Skyrocket 40, Ramirez 35, GRT 32, TRE 29.

USMTS Southern Series:
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger – Wheeler (started 22nd, finished 10th).
Next Race – Friday, April 17, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, Texas (West Region).
West Region Points – J. Hughes 208, Shryock 153, E. Martin 153, Tesch 152, Rowland 143, Sanders 143, Hebert 143, Holzkamper 130, Wheeler 129, Whiteaker 129.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points – W. Armstrong 68, J. Armstrong 62, Sustaire 55, Dillard 49, Patrick Linn 48.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points – Mullins 29, Sput’s 29, A.S.I. 29, BMS 19, Shinook 18.
Chassis Builders Championship Points – GRT 35, Hughes 34, Skyrocket 32, TRE 29, Ramirez 28.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – J. Hughes.
American Racer – S. Martin.
Isky Racing Cams – Payne.
KSE Racing Products – Timms, Wheeler.
PBM Performance Products – Wheeler.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Morris.
Nitroquest – Payne.
Quarter Master – J. Hughes, VanderBeek.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Boney.
Real Racing Wheels – Foster, Hoover, Barbee.
Ruter Farms – Tesch.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Racewear, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, COMP Cams, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Nitroquest, PBM Performance Products, Sunoco Race Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Diamond Oil Company, Gressel Oil Field Service, Just Say Yes, Ramirez Race Cars, Lone Star Super Gas, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, ButlerBuilt Safety Systems, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.