GREENWOOD, La. – Jack Sullivan's roller coaster weekend came to a stop Sunday night with the 33-year-old from Greenbrier, Ark., sitting in victory lane at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La.

Sullivan came into the three-race weekend as the USMTS Southern Series points leader. While battling for the lead in his heat race Friday, Sullivan spun out then ended the night with a disappointing 19th-place finish in the main event, dropping him to third in the standings.

On Saturday he failed to qualify for the feature race and had to use a provisional to make the show. Things began to turn around at that point as Sullivan raced from 23rd on the starting grid to 9th at the end of the 40-lapper.

Sunday was Sullivan's night as he dominated his heat race, drew the pole position for the Sunoco "A" Main, then led all 25 laps en route to his first USMTS Southern Series win of the season.

The $2,000 triumph catapulted Sullivan back to the top spot in the East Region rankings for the USMTS Southern Series.

Competing in just his third USMTS start, Garrett Durrett took home the runner-up paycheck while Morgan Bagley notched his third straight top-10 finish of the weekend in third. Defending USMTS Southern Series champion Jason Hughes took fourth, Steven Whiteaker Jr. was fifth, sixth went to Wes Armstrong, Kelly Shryock took seventh, Saturday's winner Johnny Bone Jr. was eighth, ninth went to Scott Green and Chris Henigan rounded out the first 10 at the checkered flag.

Sullivan now holds a 423-406 advantage over Steve Holzkamper in the USMTS Southern Series East Region points standings. Rodney Sanders sits third with 384 markers, followed by Bone (383), Whiteaker (372), Hughes (368), Shryock (366), Bagley (363), Dereck Ramirez (353) and B.J. Robinson (332).

The KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award went to Michael Robertson, who started 21st and finished 16th in a main event where passing was at a premium.

In the Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year points battle, Jason Armstrong leads brother Wes by just seven points (119 to 112). Robinson is third with 90 points, while Patrick Linn, Chad Davis and Robertson are tied in the fourth spot with 84 apiece.

The COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year standings has A.S.I. Racing Engines of Lubbock, Texas, leading the pack while Hughes Racing Chassis of Westville, Okla., leads a Chassis Builders Championship battle that has five manufacturers virtually neck and neck for the lead.

UP NEXT:

Another USMTS Southern Series tripleheader is on tap for next weekend with a trio of West Region battles worth $2,000 to win each.

On Friday, May 1, the Lake Country Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., will host the USMTS Southern Series for a second straight season. Also on the racing card will be USRA Southern Limited Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. Pits gates open at 4:30, grandstands at 5:00, hot laps begin at 6:30 and the first heat race is slated to take the green flag at 7:00.

The Lake Country Speedway at 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.7 mile east of I-35 (Exit 29) on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For more information, call 405-388-9407 or check out www.lakecountryspeedwayok.com online.

The series makes a return visit to the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas, on Saturday, May 2, as the touring titans look to regain some respect after local drivers swept the top three spots in last year's debut. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds, Winged 600s, Street Stocks and Bombers will also compete. Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstands open up at 5:00, hot laps get going at 6:30 and the mud starts flying at 7:00.

The Cowtown Speedway is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located 1.7 miles southeast of I-20 (Exit 442-A) on Mansfield Hwy., then 1.4 miles southwest on New Hope Rd. For more information, call 817-313-8563 or visit www.cowtownspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.

On Sunday, May 3, race fans at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott, Texas, get their first look at the stars and cars of the USMTS Southern Series, with the USRA Southern Limited Modifieds and Mini-Sprints also on the menu. Pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and the racing action kicks off at 6:00.

The Heart O’ Texas Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.6 mile north of I-35 at Exit 343 (FM 308) on east frontage road. For more information, call 254-776-1576 or surf on over to www.heartotexspeedway.com.

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 Southern Series (East Region)
Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, La.
3rd Annual Event
Sunday, April 26, 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 Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)
3. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (1)
4. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (4)
5. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (10)
6. 22 - Tracy Denby Jr. -- Vidor, TX (7)
7. 5j - John Schwab -- Liberal, KS (5)
8. 10 - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (8)
9. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (9)
10. 23b - Brandon Davis -- Castle Rock, CO (6) DNF

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (2)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)
3. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (3)
4. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (7)
5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (5)
7. 9x - Chad Perot -- Hall Summit, LA (1)
8. 20 - Michael Easley -- Keithville, LA (4)
9. E - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (10) DNS
10. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (9) DNS

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (2)
2. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (1)
3. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (8)
4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (3)
5. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (4)
6. 99 - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (6)
7. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (5)
8. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (9)
9. 9m - Tony Lindsey -- Haughton, LA (7)

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (1)
2. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (7)
3. 31 - John Williams -- Haughton, LA (8)
4. 23 - Robert Taylor -- Frankston, TX (2)
5. 27 - Mike Washburn -- Shreveport, LA (5)
6. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (9)
7. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (3)
8. L8 - Justin Ingalls -- Longview, TX (4)
9. 6 - Tippy Bickham -- Shreveport, LA (6)

HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 05x - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (1)
2. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (2)
3. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (3)
4. 12j - Jason Ingalls -- Hallsville, TX (4)
5. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. -- Vidor, TX (5)
6. 747 - Kyle Taylor -- Longview, TX (6)
7. 7g - Mark Smith -- Lufkin, TX (8)
8. 78 - Billy Brutchin -- Gladewater, TX (7)
9. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (9) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (2)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (1)
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (4)
4. 12j - Jason Ingalls -- Hallsville, TX (5)
5. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (6)
6. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (18)
7. 27 - Mike Washburn -- Shreveport, LA (7)
8. 9m - Tony Lindsey -- Haughton, LA (16)
9. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (3)
10. 99 - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (9)
11. 7g - Mark Smith -- Lufkin, TX (10)
12. L8 - Justin Ingalls -- Longview, TX (14)
13. 10 - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (13) DNF
14. 22 - Tracy Denby Jr. -- Vidor, TX (8) DNF
15. 9x - Chad Perot -- Hall Summit, LA (11) DNF
16. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (12) DNF
17. E - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (15) DNS
18. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (17) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (1)
2. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (3)
3. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (6)
4. 23 - Robert Taylor -- Frankston, TX (4)
5. 6 - Tippy Bickham -- Shreveport, LA (16)
6. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (2)
7. 747 - Kyle Taylor -- Longview, TX (9)
8. 20 - Michael Easley -- Keithville, LA (13)
9. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (15) DNF
10. 23b - Brandon Davis -- Castle Rock, CO (17) DNF
11. 5j - John Schwab -- Liberal, KS (10) DNF
12. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8) DNF
13. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (12) DNF
14. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. -- Vidor, TX (7) DNF
15. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (11) DNF
16. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (5) DNF
17. 78 - Billy Brutchin -- Gladewater, TX (14) DNF

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (25 laps):
1. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (1)
2. 05x - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (4)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (3)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (2)
5. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (5)
6. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (8)
7. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (6)
8. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (7)
9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (10)
10. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (11)
11. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (13)
12. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (16)
13. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (12)
14. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (15)
15. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (17)
16. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (21)
17. 12j - Jason Ingalls -- Hallsville, TX (19)
18. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (23)
19. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (24)
20. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (18)
21. 6 - Tippy Bickham -- Shreveport, LA (22)
22. 99 - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (26)
23. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (14) DNF
24. 31 - John Williams -- Haughton, LA (9) DNF
25. 23 - Robert Taylor -- Frankston, TX (20) DNF
26. 9m - Tony Lindsey -- Haughton, LA (25) DNF

Lap Leader: Sullivan 1-25.
Total Laps Led: Sullivan 25.
AFCO Pole Winner: Hughes.
Provisional Starters: Holzkamper, J. Armstrong, Lindsey (track), Grigsby (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Robertson (started 21st, finished 16th).
Next Race: Friday, May 1, Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, Okla. (West Region).
East Region Points: Sullivan 423, Holzkamper 406, Sanders 384, Bone 383, Whiteaker 372, Hughes 368, Shryock 366, Bagley 363, Ramirez 353, Robinson 332.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: J. Armstrong 119, W. Armstrong 112, Robinson 90, Linn 84, C. Davis 84, Robertson 84.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: A.S.I. 49, Mullins 45, Sput’s 39, BMS 34, Shinook 33.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 55, GRT 54, Skyrocket 54, TRE 52, Ramirez 52.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Hughes.
American Racer – Justin Ingalls.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
KSE Racing Products – Robertson.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Lindsey.
Nitroquest – Bagley.
Quarter Master – Sullivan, Bone.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Shryock.
Real Racing Wheels – Linn, Burford.

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