LONGDALE, Okla.—From the time he rolled out of the hauler until he put it away for the night, Johnny Scott was the class of the field Friday night as he dominated the USMTS main event on the first of two nights at the Longdale Speedway.

Closing in on the one-year anniversary of his last United States Modified Touring Series win, Scott captured his heat race, earned the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award and led all 30 laps of the feature race to get back to the winner’s circle for the first time since May 25, 2014.

Enjoying a big lead and cruising toward the white flag, Scott’s chore got a bit tougher when the Friday night’s only yellow flag waved with one lap to go.

The caution set up a green-white-checkered finish, but Scott was up to the task and secure his 26th career USMTS triumph and the $3,000 winner’s share of the prize money.

Grant Junghans, who has been solid and quick all season long, finally got the results to show for it with a strong runner-up finish.

Third to pass the checkered flag was Dereck Ramirez, with Jesse Sobbing and Rodney Sanders close behind in fourth and fifth.

Stormy Scott, Philip Houston, Randy Timms, Cade Dillard and Mickey Lassiter completed the top 10.

Passing 11 competitors from his 19th starting spot, Timms was the hard charger of the race in his 2015 USMTS debut.

Action continues Saturday at the one-year-old, high-speed, high-banked half-mile clay oval in Longdale, Okla., for another $3,000-to-win show. Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

Adult grandstand tickets are $15, seniors and military with ID are $10 and kids ages 6-12 get in for $5. Children 5 and under are admitted free of charge. Pit passes are $35.

Also on the card are non-sanctioned Sport Mods and Grand Nationals with both classes racing for $1,000 to win.

The Longdale Speedway is located about 0.5 mile south of Longdale on SR 58. For more information, check out www.longdalespeedway.com or call 580-886-5375.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup Series powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – Double H Bands Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
Longdale Speedway, Longdale, Okla.
Friday, April 10, 2015

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. All drivers advanced to the “A” Main, with the top 8 in heat race passing points re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
2. (5) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (7) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Malvern, Iowa.
5. (4) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
6. (6) 66 Greg Burt (R), Enid, Ok.
7. (3) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
2. (2) 9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
3. (7) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (6) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
5. (5) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla.
6. (3) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas.
7. (4) 23K Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (5) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
3. (1) 96jr Jon Herring, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La.
5. (6) 11 Dustin Allen (R), Enid, Okla.
6. (3) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla.

DOUBLE H BANDS “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., MBCustom/Mullins, 30, $3000.
2. (6) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., MBCustom/Sput’s, 30, $1700.
3. (1) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, 30, $1200.
4. (5) 99 Jesse Sobbing (R), Malvern, Iowa, MBCustom/Sput’s, 30, $1000.
5. (9) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 30, $900.
6. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/ProPower, 30, $800.
7. (11) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/PPE, 30, $700.
8. (19) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 30, $650.
9. (8) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., LG2/Geddes, 30, $600.
10. (15) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla., GRT/Sput’s, 30, $550.
11. (3) 9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla., LG2/TRE, 30, $400.
12. (16) 66 Greg Burt (R), Enid, Ok, BillsBuilt/Dunsworth, 30, $450.
13. (12) 1* Adam Penn, Shreveport, La., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $425.
14. (18) 38 Ronnie Gould III (R), Seminole, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 30, $400.
15. (20) 23k Ben Kates (R), Tonganoxie, Kan., LG2/Mullins, 30, $375.
16. (17) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas, Hughes/PPE, 30, $350.
17. (13) 11 Dustin Allen (R), Enid, Okla., GRT/Dunsworth, 30, $325.
18. (14) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Mullins, 15, $300.
19. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 12, $300.
20. (10) 96jr Jon Herring, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Sput’s, 1, $300.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leader: J. Scott 1-30.
Total Laps Led: J. Scott 30.
Margin of Victory: 1.658 seconds.
Provisional Starters: none.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: J. Scott.
Hard Charger: Timms (started 19th, finished 8th).
Entries: 20.
Next Race: Saturday, April 11, Longdale (Okla.) Speedway.
Double H Bands Southern Region Points: J. Scott 103, Junghans 95, Ramirez 91, Sobbing 87, Sanders 84, S. Scott 81, Houston 78, Timms 76, Dillard 74, Lassiter 72.
Rookie of the Year Points: Austin Arneson 1073, Sobbing 1044, Kates 863, Casey Arneson 858, Austin Theiss 613.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 111, Durham 93, Cornett 91, Geddes 90, Sput’s 86.
Manufacturers Championship Points: LG2 123, GRT 114, MBCustom 114, Hughes 108, Hilsabeck 56.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – Herring.
Allstar Performance – Timms.
American Racer – Ramirez.
Beyea Custom Headers – Sanders.
BSB Manufacturing – not awarded.
Chix Gear Racewear – Ramirez.
Deatherage Opticians – J. Scott.
Edelbrock – J. Scott.
Eibach Springs – Burt.
FK Rod Ends – Kates.
Forty9Designs.com – Gould, Tillison.
Fuel Safe – S. Scott.
GRT Race Cars – Lassiter.
Hooker Harness – Penn.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Dillard.
Keyser Manufacturing – Lassiter.
KSE Racing Products – Dillard.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Tillison.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Herring.
MSD Ignition – Dillard, J. Scott.
PBM Performance Products – J. Scott.
QA1 – J. Scott.
R2C Performance Products – Junghans.
Real Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Sybesma Graphics – J. Scott.
Tilton Engineering – Sobbing.
VP Racing Fuels – J. Scott.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Traugott.
Wilwood Disc Brakes – Houston.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey’s General Stores, Chix Gear Racewear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Fast Shafts, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Malvern Trust & Savings Bank, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, Duvall Electric, ElbowsUp.com, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Rivers Edge Scrap Management, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, UMotors Motorsports & Marine, Velocita-USA.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance, Hooker Custom Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Midwest Sheet Metal, PBM Performance Products, QA1 Precision Products, Quarter Master, R2C Performance, Real Racing Wheels, Simpson Performance Products, Sybesma Graphics, Tilton Engineering, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes.