Mitchell triumphs in Louisiana
Minden, LA - May 09, 2008
By: USMTS
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series
Inaugural Event
Champion Park Speedway, Minden, La.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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 Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
NOTE: The six heat races were completed on Friday, April 25, prior to rain causing the Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains and Holley “A” Main to be postponed until today (Thursday, May 8).
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (2)
2. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX (6)
3. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (3)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1)
5. 10c - Jonathon Cribb -- El Dorado, AR (5)
6. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (9)
7. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (7)
8. 94 - Caleb Shown -- Hooks, TX (4)
9. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Natchitoches, LA (8)
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (5)
2. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (1)
3. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (9)
4. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (8)
5. 5r - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (4)
6. 23 - Randy Nolen -- Shreveport, LA (2)
7. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (6)
8. 33 - Darrin Duncan -- Gilmer, TX (7) DNF
9. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (3) DNF
HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (2)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (3)
3. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (4)
4. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (6)
5. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (5)
6. 18g - Mike Giddings -- Sibley, LA (7)
7. 78 - Billy Brutchin -- Gladewater, TX (1)
8. 23b - Michael Brunson -- Dubberly, LA (8) DNS
9. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (9) DNS
HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. 34e - Erik Scott -- Haughton, LA (2)
2. 31 - Elias Anderson -- Austin, TX (5)
3. 99 - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (6)
4. 01 - Billy Robinson -- Blanchard, LA (4)
5. 5m - Jon Mitchell -- Texarkana, TX (7)
6. 117 - Jason Teague -- Tahlequah, OK (1)
7. 88b - Brian Boram -- Orange, TX (3)
8. 17 - Brad Lasater -- Garland, TX (8) DNF
9. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (9) DNS
HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):
1. 7x - Chris Dawson -- Post, TX (2)
2. 22 - Tracy Denby -- Vidor, TX (7)
3. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (9)
4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
5. 8 - Steve Miller -- Georgetown, TX (5)
6. 17 - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (8)
7. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (3)
8. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (1) DNF
9. 51 - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (4) DNF
HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps):
1. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (2)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (8)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (1)
4. 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (5)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (7)
6. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (9)
7. 90 - Jody Davidson -- West Monroe, LA (6)
8. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (3)
9. 2 - Kenny Gaddis -- Hallsville, TX (4) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (3)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (4)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (5)
4. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (13)
5. 99 - Derick Grigsby -- Marshall, TX (1)
6. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (2)
7. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (9) -1 Lap
8. 33 - Jason Ingalls -- Gilmar, TX (11) DNF
9. 1 - Brett Frazier -- Haughton, LA (10) DNF
10. 23 - Randy Nolen -- Shreveport, LA (8) DNF
11. 10c - Jonathon Cribb -- El Dorado, AR (6) DNS
12. 8 - Steve Miller -- Georgetown, TX (7) DNS
13. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (12) DNS
14. 51 - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (14) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (1)
2. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (2)
3. 2 - Kenny Gaddis -- Hallsville, TX (14)
4. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (5)
5. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (13)
6. 01 - Billy Robinson -- Blanchard, LA (4)
7. 17 - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (7)
8. 5r - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (6)
9. 23b - Michael Brunson -- Dubberly, LA (11)
10. 78 - Billy Brutchin -- Gladewater, TX (9)
11. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (3) DNF
12. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (12) DNF
13. 117 - Jason Teague -- Tahlequah, OK (8) DNS
14. 90 - Jody Davidson -- West Monroe, LA (10) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (13)
2. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (5)
3. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Natchitoches, LA (12)
4. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (15)
5. 12t - Tyler Townsend -- Longview, TX (8)
6. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (16)
7. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (6)
8. R5 - Kyle Cummings -- Sibley, LA (17)
9. 18g - Mike Giddings -- Sibley, LA (7) DNF
10. 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (3) DNF
11. 2s - Stormy Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (14) DNF
12. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (1) DNS
13. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (2) DNS
14. 5m - Jon Mitchell -- Texarkana, TX (4) DNS
15 88b - Brian Boram -- Orange, TX (9) DNS
16. 94 - Caleb Shown -- Hooks, TX (10) DNS
17. 17 - Brad Lasater -- Garland, TX (11) DNS
HOLLEY “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (8)
2. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (17)
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (5)
4. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (6)
5. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (22)
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (23)
7. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX (1)
8. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (18)
9. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (11)
10. 31 - Elias Anderson -- Austin, TX (10)
11. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (24)
12. 22 - Tracy Denby -- Vidor, TX (2)
13. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Natchitoches, LA (20)
14. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (15)
15. 34e - Erik Scott -- Haughton, LA (7)
16. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (21)
17. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (14)
18. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shrevport, LA (16)
19. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (9)
20. C8 - Timothy Culp -- West Monroe, LA (13) DNF
21. 2 - Kenny Gaddis -- Hallsville, TX (19) DNF
22. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (12) DNF
23. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (4) DNF
24. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (3) DNF
25. 7x - Chris Dawson -- Post, TX (25) DNS
26. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (26) DNS
Lap Leaders: Whittington 1-2, Mitchell 3-35.
Total Laps Led: Mitchell 33, Whittington 2.
AFCO Pole Award: W. Armstrong.
Provisional Starters: Holzkamper, Hyde.
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award: White (started 22nd, finished 5th).
Next Race: Friday, May 9, Sabine Speedway, Many, La.
O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series Points: Hughes 467, Holzkamper 436, Whittington 370, Weder 360, Pleasant 360, D. Mitchell 346, White 341, Hebert 339, Timms 336, Robertson 319.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: Whittington 87, D. Mitchell 81, Pleasant 79, Robertson 77, Bagley 73, Hebert 73.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer - Shown.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
BSB Manufacturing - Anderson.
Hawk Performance - D. Mitchell, Rowland.
Isky Racing Cams – Robertson.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Winslett.
New Vision Graphics - W. Armstrong.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Sanders.
Quarter Master – D. Mitchell, Ramirez.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Whittington.
Real Racing Wheels – Henigan, Culp, Weder.
TrackTek Racing Fuel - not awarded.