LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- With 94 Modifieds from 13 states checked in for the 11th Annual Mesilla Valley Transportation Fall Nationals, USMTS veteran Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., turned his first ever trip to the Southern New Mexico Speedway into a flag-to-flag victory in Friday night’s preliminary 20-lap A-Main.

Myer took the lead from fellow front row starter Johnny Bone Jr. at the start, withstood a pair of cautions early in the event and then drove away to put his #65 GRT on the pole for Sunday’s 50-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main.

Bone ducked in behind Myer and ran second to the checkered with Bumper Jones third and John Anderson fourth.

Last year’s winner and 2010 DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year on the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour campaign, Johnny Scott slipped by nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock late in the going to claim the fifth and final transfer spot into Sunday’s weekend finale.

Anderson, however, did not stop on the front straight-away immediately after the checkered flag and was relegated to the sixth finishing spot, moving Scott up to fourth and putting Shryock into the fifth and final transfer spot into the feature event.

Rodney Sanders, Alex Stanford, Tommy Weder Jr., Robert Adams and Stormy Scott rounded out the top-10, giving USMTS drivers eight of the first ten finishing positions.

Tim Donlinger, Zack VanderBeek, Steve Miller, 2010 USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes and Terry Phillips also made Friday night's main event, but will have to try again in Saturday's qualifications.

Other licensed USMTS in attendance include Jimmy Ray, Lucas Schott, Jeremy Payne, Alan Sharpensteen, Derek Ramirez, Ryan Gustin, Dustin Hyde, Bobby Malchus, Morgan Bagley, Corey Dripps and Chase Junghans.

RESULTS:

Heat 1: Johnny Bone Jr., Jimmy Ray, Jason Hughes, Hunter Rasdon, Steve Miller, Scott Lenz, James Flemming, Chris Sims, Joe Lackey, Greg Jenkins, Brian Clark, Lucas Schott.

Heat 2: John Webb, Zane DeVilbiss, R.C. Whitwell, Jeremy Payne, Wayne Brooks, Kellen Chadwick, Alan Sharpensteen, Derek Ramirez, Brady Coen, Dickie Gorham, Edward Munoz, Ryan Gustin.

Heat 3: John Anderson, Sherman Barnett, Roy Don Mason, Tristan Sikes, Butch Reid Jr., Todd Budlong, Bob Sikes, Bobby Sikes, Fred Wojeck, Tyson Franks, Donald Gorham, Nathan Mayes.

Heat 4: Tommy Weder Jr., Chad Ayers, Kelly Shryock, Dustin Hyde, Randy Brown, Robbie Chiles, Owen Puckett, Carlos Ahumada, Jacob Gallardo, Kevin Fitzgerald, Max Sadler, Duane Dechant.

Heat 5: Alex Stanford, Neal Flowers, Josh Cain, Rodney Sanders, Terry Phillips, Curt Barnett, Jake O’Neal, Phillip Houston, Neal Flowers, Frank Dutton, Kevin Boles, Matthew Higgins.

Heat 6: Bumper Jones, Larry Meeks, Christy Georges, Royal Jones, Bobby Malchus, Wes Meeks, Dusty Riggs, Patrick Lynn, Morgan Bagley, Wesley Summers, Porter Smith, Ronnie Salas.

Heat 7: Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Robert Adams, Zack VanderBeek, Toby Herring, Terry Tipton, Martin Robinson, Randy Reeser, Corey Dripps, Max Sadler, Kelly Gorham.

Heat 8: Tim Donlinger, Tommy Myer, Nick O’Neal, Tom Georges, Holly Jones, Chase Junghans, Mercedes Harris, Roger Owens, Roy Meeks, Monte Bolton, Fito Gallardo.

C-Main 1: Wayne Brooks, Dickie Gorham, Mercedes Harris, Roy Meeks, Dusty Riggs, Jacob Gallardo, James Flemming, Kelly Gorham, Bob Sikes, Wes Meeks, Nathan Mayes, Roger Owens, Joe Lackey, Ronnie Salas, Matthew Higgins, Patrick Lynn, Max Sadler, Fito Gallardo.

C-Main 2: Jake O’Neal, Toby Herring, Chase Junghans, Porter Smith, Greg Jenkins, Alan Sharpensteen, Bobby Sikes, Lucas Schott, Todd Budlong, Duane Dechant, Brady Coen, Chris Sims, Neal Debord, Tyson Franks, Randy Reeser, Wesley Summers, Monte Bolton.

C-Main 3: Curt Barnett, Kellen Chadwick, Derek Ramirez, Ryan Gustin, Phillip Houston, Fred Wojeck, Brian Clark, Corey Dripps, Owen Puckett, Frank Dutton, Martin Robinson, Edward Munoz, Donald Gorham, Steve Sutton, Carlos Ahumada, Kevin Boles, Morgan Bagley.

B-Main 1: Rodney Sanders, Hunter Rasdon, Neal Flowers, Terry Phillips, Jimmy Ray, Josh Cain, Dustin Hyde, Porter Smith, Wayne Brooks, Roy Don Mason, Scott Lenz, Derek Ramirez, Tristan Sikes, Butch Reid Jr., Mercedes Harris, Chad Ayers, Curt Barnett, Alan Sharpensteen, Phillip Houston, Toby Herring, Dusty Riggs, Tom Georges, Robbie Chiles, Holly Jones.

B-Main 2: Stormy Scott, Tim Donlinger, Jason Hughes, R.C. Whitwell, Zack VanderBeek, Steve Miller, Brian Clark, Larry Fears, Dickie Gorham, Bobby Malchus, Jake O’Neal, Terry Tipton, Kellen Chadwick, Ryan Gustin, Fred Wojeck, Jacob Gallardo, Sherman Barnett, Randy Brown, Chase Junghans, Wes Meeks, Royal Jones, Kevin Fitzgerald, Jeremy Payne, Greg Jenkins, Nick O’Neal (DNS).

A-Main: Tommy Myer, Johnny Bone Jr., Bumper Jones, John Anderson, Johnny Scott, Kelly Shryock, Rodney Sanders, Alex Stanford, Tommy Weder Jr., Robert Adams, Stormy Scott, Tim Donlinger, Zack Vanderbeek, Christy Georges, Hunter Rasdon, Josh Cain, R.C. Whitwell, Neal Flowers, Jimmy Ray, Steve Miller, John Webb, Zane DeVilbiss, Jason Hughes (DNF), Terry Phillips (DNF).