MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jared Landers completed some unfinished business Saturday night as he won the USMTS Southern Series main event at the Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., leading the final 32 of 35 laps for his second career USMTS Modified victory.

On Wednesday night, Landers was on his way to a convincing victory in Round 2 of Speedweek at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock when a flat tire with five laps to go ended his night on the hook of a wrecker instead of victory lane.

Landers bounced back strong on Saturday with a decisive win in the Sunoco “A” Main over current USMTS Southern Series points leader Jason Hughes.

In addition to the $2,000 paycheck for the triumph, Landers also pocketed an additional $500 from Fast Shafts for his efforts. The Fast Shafts Challenge bonus money went unclaimed during the first four nights of Speedweek, but went home with Landers, who was utilizing a nine-inch Ford rearend in Saturday's win.

Steven Whiteaker Jr., who was the beneficiary of Landers' misfortune and went on to win Wednesday's event, finished third behind Hughes, while Chris Dawson recorded his career-best USMTS Southern Series finish with a fourth-place effort.

Eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock claimed the fifth spot, followed by Dereck Ramirez, Rodney Sanders, Randy Timms, Johnny Bone Jr. and Bryan Rowland rounding out the top-10.

Ramirez garnered the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger after racing to a sixth-place finish from 17th on the 26-car starting grid.

With one race remaining in the East Region, Hughes holds a 20-point lead over Shryock (839 to 819) going into Sunday's Speedweek curtain-closer. Bone is third with 804 markers, followed by Sanders (799), Whiteaker (760), Chris Henigan (711), Jack Sullivan (693), Ramirez (693), B.J. Robinson (661) and Morgan Bagley (655).

SUNDAY, JUNE 14 … BOOTHILL SPEEDWAY, GREENWOOD, LA.

The six-race USMTS Southern Speedweek wraps up on Sunday, June 14, at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., and will also see the emergence of the 2009 USMTS Southern Series East Region champion, as well as the first batch of drivers qualified for this year's Hunt for the USMTS Southern Series Championship later this year.

Billy Robinson, Randy Paine Jr., Michael Knighton, Tony Lindsey, Mike Washburn, Ronnie McAteer, Dustin Randol, Josh Worn, Derrick Grigsby and Michael Easley are just a few of the local Boothill Speedway heavy-hitters expected to contend for a spot in the Sunoco "A" Main and the $2,000 top prize.

Pits open at 4:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps begin at 6:00 and the first heat race is slated to hit the track at 6:30. USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will again be racing for $500, with Factory Stocks also joining the action-packed festivities.

The Boothill Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located west of Shreveport on I-20 to the Carthage-Morningsport Exit #3, then 0.2 mile north, then east on McGee Rd. For more information, call 318-938-5373 or check out www.boothillspeedway.net online.

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)
3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek - Event #5 of 6
Drew County Speedway, Monticello, Ark.
Saturday, June 13, 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. 7x - Chris Dawson -- Post, TX (1)
2. 66 - Mike Paillou -- Pass Christian, MS (4)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (2)
4. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (7)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (10)
6. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (5)
7. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (3)
8. 51 - John Polasini -- Leland, MS (9)
9. 88s - Seth Reed -- Rison, AR (6)
10. 8 - Jodey Reep -- El Dorado, AR (8)

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (7)
2. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (4)
3. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (6)
4. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (3)
5. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (1)
6. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (9)
7. X - Bud Mullins -- West Monroe, LA (5)
8. 99 - Phillip James -- Dewitt, AR (8)
9. 58 - Nathan Bichsel -- Amarillo, TX (2)

BRODIX HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (5)
2. 60b - Mike Bowers -- North Little Rock, AR (2)
3. 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (4)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)
5. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (1)
6. 18a - Richard Anders -- El Dorado, AR (6)
7. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (3)
8. JP5 - Lee Patton -- Quitman, LA (8)
9. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (9)

AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX  (9)
2. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (4)
3. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (1)
4. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (6)
5. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (5)
6. 05x - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (7)
7. 15 - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (2)
8. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (8)
9. 44 - Rob Neal -- Smackover, AR (3)

INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (1)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (5)
3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (8)
4. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (7)
5. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (2)
6. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (9)
7. 94c - Stephen Chevalier -- Downsville, LA (3)
8. 74 - Matt Stacy -- Crossett, AR (4)
9. 2 - Jerry Standifer -- Howe, OK (6)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (4)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3)
4. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (6)
5. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (11)
6. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (9)
7. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (8)
8. 94c - Stephen Chevalier -- Downsville, LA (12)
9. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (10)
10. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (14)
11. 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (1)
12. 88s - Seth Reed -- Rison, AR (15)
13. 2 - Jerry Standifer -- Howe, OK (17)
14. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (7) DNF
15. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (5) DNF
16. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (16) DNS
17. 99 - Phillip James -- Dewitt, AR (13) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (2)
2. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (4)
3. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (1)
4. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (6)
5. 18a - Richard Anders -- El Dorado, AR (9)
6. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (3)
7. JP5 - Lee Patton -- Quitman, LA (13)
8. X - Bud Mullins -- West Monroe, LA (10)
9. 44 - Rob Neal -- Smackover, AR (16)
10. 10k - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (7)
11. 8 - Jodey Reep -- El Dorado, AR (17)
12. 51 - John Polasini -- Leland, MS (12) DNF
13. 74 - Matt Stacy -- Crossett, AR (14) DNF
14. 05x - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (8) DNF
15. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (5) DNF
16. 15 - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (11) DNF
17. 58 - Nathan Bichsel -- Amarillo, TX (15) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (5)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (7)
3. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (8)
4. 7x - Chris Dawson -- Post, TX (3)
5. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (13)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (17)
7. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (15)
8. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (14)
9. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (11)
10. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (6)
11. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (20)
12. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (21)
13. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (4)
14. 05x - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (24)
15. 60b - Mike Bowers -- North Little Rock, AR (12)
16. 18a - Richard Anders -- El Dorado, AR (22)
17. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (19)
18. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (10)
19. 66 - Mike Paillou -- Pass Christian, MS (2)
20. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (23) DNF
21. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (1) DNF
22. 15 - Grant Box -- White Hall, AR (26) DNF
23. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (18) DNF
24. 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (9) DNF
25. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (16) DNF
26. 88s - Seth Reed -- Rison, AR (25) DNF

Lap Leaders: Sullivan 1-3, Landers 4-35.
Total Laps Led: Landers 32, Sullivan 3.
AFCO Pole Winner: Whiteaker.
Provisional Starters: Henigan, Durrett, Reed (track), Box (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Ramirez (started 17th, finished 6th).
Next Race: Sunday, June 14, Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, La. (East Region).
East Region Points: Hughes 839, Shryock 819, Bone 804, Sanders 799, Whiteaker 760, Henigan 711, Sullivan 693, Ramirez 693, Robinson 661, Bagley 655.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 247, J. Armstrong 243, Davis 213, Schmidt 211, Henigan 191.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 130, a.s.i. 121, Sput’s 94, Young’s 78, Homegrown 63, BMS 63.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 149, Skyrocket 137, Ramirez 112, TRE 111, GRT 107.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Whiteaker.
American Racer – James.
Fast Shafts – Landers.
Isky Racing Cams – Dawson.
KSE Racing Products – Ramirez.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Reed.
Nitroquest – Whiteaker.
Quarter Master – Landers, Timms.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Henigan, Patton.

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