MOBERLY, Mo. – The USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour left the 24 Raceway with some unfinished business last August after recording the first-ever tie for the win when Jon Tesch and Zack VanderBeek crossed the finish line in a dead heat.

Again Saturday night at the Moberly, Mo., oval, it was Tesch and VanderBeek leading the pack to the checkered flag. This time USMTS officials were ready as the new AMB i.t. timing and scoring system now in use would settle the score if needed.

It wasn't.

This time, a winner could be declared with the naked eye as Tesch beat VanderBeek to the flagstand by two car-lengths to capture the victory at the 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval in Moberly, Mo.

The win, worth $2,000, was Tesch's second of the season and helped close the gap between himself and Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region points leader Jason Hughes. Hughes, on the other hand, passed polesitter Kelly Shryock for the lead on lap 8 of the Sunoco "A" Main and appeared to be on his way to a third straight triumph. However, a flat tire with eight laps to go forced Hughes to pits for repairs. He rejoined the pack at the rear of the field but could only climb back to a tenth-place finish at the end of the 35-lapper.

PBM Performance Products Hard Charger of the Race Johnny Bone Jr. came from the 13th starting spot on the 24-car grid to take third, while Rodney Sanders raced from 14th to fourth ahead of Dean Mahlstedt. Colt Mather, Dereck Ramirez, Bryan Rowland, Shryock and Hughes completed the top-10.

Dustin Boney was one of the fastest cars on the track, and had moved into second by the midway point when he suffered a flat tire. After returning to the race, Boney clawed his way back into the top-5 only to be sidelined by engine failure.

Michael Long earned the AFCO Pole Award by earning the most passing points during the heat races, but was the first driver to drop out of the main event.

Hughes clings to a 23-point advantage (458 to 435) over Tesch in the Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region points standings, with Sanders in third with 406 markers. Bone is fourth with 402, followed by Boney (390), VanderBeek (390), Shryock (373), Chad Wheeler (364), Scott Green (364) and Rowland (349).

In the DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year points, Wheeler's teammate Tate Cole assumed the top spot, with Kip Hughes dropping to second after missing Saturday's show. Don Crnkovich is third, fourth is Tim Shields and Gary Langworthy Jr. sits in fifth place.

A tight points race in the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year points has developed, with Mullins Race Engines holding a two-point lead (49 to 47) over Sput’s Racing Engines. In the Chassis Builders Championship, Hughes and his Hughes Racing Chassis hold a two point advantage (51 to 49) over Shryock's Skyrocket Chassis.

The stars and cars of the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour get a one-month break before returning to the road and hitting the trail hard. On Thursday, May 14, the Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., plays host to the USMTS touring titans for the first time ever. The event will be the first of 20 shows over 24 days.

For the USMTS Southern Series, action picks back up next weekend with a Lone Star State tripleheader. On Friday, April 17, action will be at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas. Followed by a return trip to the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas, on Saturday, April 18, and the 105 Speedway in Cleveland, Texas, on Sunday, April 19.

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)
2nd Annual Event
24 Raceway, Moberly, Mo.
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 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 (8 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA  (2)
2. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA  (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK  (9)
4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (5)
5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR  (7)
6. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK  (6)
7. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO  (10)
8. 42T - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO  (4)
9. 15 - Richard Payne -- Jefferson City, MO  (8)
10. 43m - David Munoz -- Centralia, MO  (3) DNF

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD  (3)
2. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL  (8)
3. 9L - Joey Lile -- Higginsville, MO  (2)
4. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS  (7)
5. 21m - Steven Martin -- Ozark, MO  (6)
6. 7s - Craig Spegal -- New London, MO  (10)
7. 26 - Kevin Blackburn -- Fulton, MO  (4)
8. 03 - Bill Baker -- Hannibal, MO  (9)
9. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS  (1) DNF
10. 05 - David Wietholder -- Liberty, IL  (5) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 00 - Jim Moody -- Odessa, MO  (4)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK  (1)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK  (2)
4. 82 - Kelly Smith -- Kirksville, MO  (8)
5. 292 - Bobby Allen -- Canton, IL  (5)
6. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK  (6)
7. 9j - Austin Jones -- Ashland, MO  (9)
8. 56 - Brian Rieck -- Troy, MO  (3)
9. 25 - Scott Roberts -- Columbia, MO  (7) DNF
10. 40 - Scott Dickey -- Packwood, IA  (10) DNF

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA  (1)
2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA  (4)
3. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS  (9)
4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX  (3)
5. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA  (5)
6. 20 - Jason Thompson -- Concordia, MO  (2)
7. 16 - Austin Siebert -- Warrensburg, MO  (7)
8. 11p - Curt Potter -- Boonville, MO  (8) DNF
9. 78 - Danny Crane -- Columbia, MO  (6) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR  (3)
2. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA  (5)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (2)
4. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK  (6)
5. 20 - Jason Thompson -- Concordia, MO  (7)
6. 21m - Steven Martin -- Ozark, MO  (4)
7. 26 - Kevin Blackburn -- Fulton, MO  (8)
8. 15 - Richard Payne -- Jefferson City, MO  (11)
9. 03 - Bill Baker -- Hannibal, MO  (9)
10. 43m - David Munoz -- Centralia, MO  (13)
11. 9L - Joey Lile -- Higginsville, MO  (1)
12. 56 - Brian Rieck -- Troy, MO  (10) DNF
13. 25 - Scott Roberts -- Columbia, MO  (12) DNS
14. 40 - Scott Dickey -- Packwood, IA  (14) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX  (2)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK  (1)
3. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO  (5)
4. 78 - Danny Crane -- Columbia, MO  (12)
5. 7s - Craig Spegal -- New London, MO  (3)
6. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK  (6)
7. 9j - Austin Jones -- Ashland, MO  (7)
8. 292 - Bobby Allen -- Canton, IL  (4)
9. 05 - David Wietholder -- Liberty, IL  (13)
10. 42t - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO  (9)
11. 16 - Austin Siebert -- Warrensburg, MO  (8) DNF
12. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS  (11) DNS
13. 11p - Curt Potter -- Boonville, MO  (10) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD  (4)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA  (5)
3. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR  (13)
4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX  (14)
5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA  (6)
6. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA  (9)
7. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK  (16)
8. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK  (10)
9. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA  (1)
10. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK  (7)
11. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS  (12)
12. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK  (19)
13. 89x - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK  (21)
14. 82 - Kelly Smith -- Kirksville, MO  (11)
15. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA  (15)
16. 43m - David Munoz -- Centralia, MO  (24)
17. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN  (17) DNF
18. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO  (18) DNF
19. 00 - Jim Moody -- Odessa, MO  (8) DNF
20. 42t - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO  (22) DNF
21. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS  (2) DNF
22. 78 - Danny Crane -- Columbia, MO  (20) DNF
23. 26 - Kevin Blackburn -- Fulton, MO  (23) DNF
24. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL  (3) DNF

Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-7, Hughes 8-28, Tesch 29-35.
Total Laps Led: Hughes 21, Shryock 7, Tesch 7.
AFCO Pole Winner: Long.
Provisional Starters: Cole, Shields, Blackburn, Munoz.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Sanders (780.25 miles).
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Bone (started 13th, finished 3rd).
Next Race: Thursday, May 14, Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, Kan. (Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region).
Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region Points: Hughes 458, Tesch 435, Sanders 406, Bone 402, Boney 390, VanderBeek 390, Shryock 373, Wheeler 364, Green 364, Rowland 349.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Cole 70, Kip Hughes 62, Crnkovich 61, Shields 59, Gary Langworthy Jr. 50.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 49, Sput’s 47, A.S.I. 42, AEM 25, Home Grown 23.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 51, Skyrocket 49, Ramirez 45, TRE 37, GRT 36.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Long.
American Racer – Spegal.
Isky Racing Cams – VanderBeek.
KSE Racing Products – Moody
PBM Performance Products – Bone.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Long.
Nitroquest – Bone.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Green.
Quarter Master – Tesch, Rowland.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Ramirez.
Real Racing Wheels – Martin, Cole.
Ruter Farms – Sanders.

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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 Professional Seat 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.