FERGUS FALLS, Minn.—The green flag finally waved over the I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn., Thursday night as the inaugural Widow Wax Summersota Nationals kicked off with the first round of qualifying for the United States Modified Touring Series.

When the final checkered flag flew following eight talent-rich qualifying races, Stormy Scott of Arroyo Hondo, N.M., stood head and shoulders above the field.

Scott set the tone in the first 12-lap heat race of the night when he bested a 15-car field from start to finish from the outside of the front row.

His second race in Round 2 qualifying was more daunting as he started 13th out of 14th cars, but the results was the same as he blasted around 12 cars in 12 laps to win his second qualifier as well.

Scott’s efforts earned him the highest passing points total of the 57-car field with a massive 16.5-point cushion over Cade Dillard.

Dillard, from Robeline, La., was nearly equally impressive in his first-round qualifying heat as he roared from 12th to third against a stacked field.

His second heat was a runner-up from the third spot and earned him the second-best points total for the night.

A log jam exists for the third ranking with Johnny Scott, Jason Hughes, Travis Saurer and Lucas Schott all tied with 115.5 markers.

Cody Skytland and Tyler Peterson are tied for seventh with 110 points, followed by Brady Gerdes (107) and Jesse Sobbing (106).

The Best of the Best in the sport of dirt modified racing will be back at it again Friday night for Round 2 qualifying at the Widow Wax Summersota Nationals.

Each driver will run four heat races from four different starting positions—two on Thursday and two on Friday. Utilizing each competitor’s best three of four qualifying efforts, passing points will be combined to determine the line-ups for Saturday’s main events.

The top 12 in combined passing points will fill the first four rows of Saturday’s “A” Main. The next 12 (13th through 24th) will be locked into Saturday’s “B” Main, the next 12 drivers (25th-36th) will be locked into the “C” Main and the remainder will run in Last Chance races on Saturday.

The winner of Saturday’s 52-lap finale will take home $15,000 with no less than $1,500 going to each starter.

The event is the second of four Widow Wax Fur-Crown Series events that will be filmed for broadcast on the MAVTV Motorsports Network later this summer.

WISSOTA Midwest Mods and WISSOTA Street Stocks will also be on the bill the next two nights.

Great seats are still available for fans, as well as several unique ways to witness the show including general admission seating, tailgating, RV overnight camping, VIP overnight parking and pit passes.

General admission is $25 Friday and $30 Saturday. Race time is 7 p.m. both days.

Event sponsors include Widow Wax Premium Car Care Products, City of Fergus Falls, Beverage Wholesalers, Viking Coke, Leighten Broadcasting, I-29 Trailer Sales and Polydome.

Out-Pace Racing Products is supporting the WISSOTA Midwest Mods and the WISSOTA Street Stock division is sponsored by The Bowler.

All three days, all three classes, each and every lap will be broadcast live at www.RacinDirt.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Widow Wax Four-Crown Series presented by MAVTV
Inaugural Widow Wax Summersota Nationals – Night 1 of 3
I-94 Speedway, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Each driver will run four heat races from four different starting positions—two on Thursday and two on Friday. Using each driver’s best three efforts, passing points will be combined to determine the line-ups for Saturday’s main events.

ROUND #1, MSD HEAT RACE #1 (12 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
2. (4) 15* Ryan Mikkelson, Jamestown, N.D.
3. (3) 36 Danny Bayer, Elrosa, Minn.
4. (8) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (6) 48 Brent Dutenhoffer, Watertown, S.D.
6. (13) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
7. (1) 01 Brandon Aggen, Rushmore, Minn.
8. (14) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
9. (12) 1jr Tim Johnson, Brainerd, Minn.
10. (5) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
11. (11) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
12. (10) 5 Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa.
13. (7) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
14. (15) 01 Joey Galloway, Manor, Sask., Canada.
15. (9) 6t Corky Thomas, Glyndon, Minn.

ROUND #1, FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (12 laps):
1. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (9) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (6) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (10) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
6. (14) 75 Cody Skytland, Fargo, N.D.
7. (5) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
8. (2) 9e Don Eischens, Richmond, Minn.
9. (1) 96a Alex Engelstad, Beltrami, Minn.
10. (13) 6 Brock Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
11. (12) 14 Aaron Olson, Mekinock, N.D.
12. (11) 88 Randy Klein, Enderlin, N.D.
13. (7) 1 Ryan Engels, Watertown, S.D.
14. (3) 55 Jeff Wood, Chisholm, Minn.

ROUND #1, EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (12 laps):
1. (1) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (2) 2x Brady Gerdes, Villard, Minn.
3. (12) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
4. (6) 1tpo Tyler Peterson, Hickson, N.D.
5. (3) 51 Josh Thoennes, Nelson, Minn.
6. (13) 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa.
7. (5) 20 Brian Swenson, Bismarck, N.D.
8. (7) 48 Chris Wolden, Underwood, Minn.
9. (8) 32 Shaun Peterson, Alexandria, Minn.
10. (9) 72k Brian Krog, Fargo, N.D.
11. (11) 5x Scot Danzeisen, Herman, Minn.
12. (4) 99 Jake Wildman, Glenwood, Minn.
13. (10) 66 Nick White, Pea Ridge, Ark.
14. (14) 55w Jeffrey Wood, Chisholm, Minn.

ROUND #1, ALPINESTARS HEAT RACE #4 (12 laps):
1. (1) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D.
2. (6) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
3. (3) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (9) 6x Zack Johnson, Kensington, Minn.
5. (14) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
6. (5) 99 Jett Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
7. (12) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn.
8. (13) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
9. (7) 26 Shawn Fletcher, Brainerd, Minn.
10. (11) 4 Cody Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
11. (4) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
12. (8) 2j Blake Jegtvig, Hawley, Minn.
13. (2) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D.
14. (10) B29 Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark.

ROUND #2, MSD HEAT RACE #1 (12 laps):
1. (1) 75 Cody Skytland, Fargo, N.D.
2. (3) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
3. (6) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
4. (5) 14w Clayton Wagamon, Blaine, Minn.
5. (14) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (4) 52 Jason Thoennes, Garfield, Minn.
7. (8) 2j Blake Jegtvig, Hawley, Minn.
8. (7) 6t Corky Thomas, Glyndon, Minn.
9. (13) 36 Danny Bayer, Elrosa, Minn.
10. (15) 96a Alex Engelstad, Beltrami, Minn.
11. (11) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
12. (12) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
13. (9) 1 Ryan Engels, Watertown, S.D.
14. (2) 01 Joey Galloway, Manor, Sask., Canada.
15. (10) 48 Brent Dutenhoffer, Watertown, S.D.

ROUND #2, FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (12 laps):
1. (1) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (3) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
3. (2) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
4. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
5. (6) 6x Zack Johnson, Kensington, Minn.
6. (9) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
7. (11) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
8. (4) 4 Cody Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
9. (10) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
10. (13) 9e Don Eischens, Richmond, Minn.
11. (8) 48 Chris Wolden, Underwood, Minn.
12. (12) 51 Tim Thomas, West Fargo, N.D.
13. (5) B29 Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark.
14. (14) 55 Jeff Wood, Chisholm, Minn.

ROUND #2, EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (12 laps):
1. (13) 2s Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
2. (4) 5x Scot Danzeisen, Herman, Minn.
3. (9) 1tpo Tyler Peterson, Hickson, N.D.
4. (6) 72k Brian Krog, Fargo, N.D.
5. (11) 2x Brady Gerdes, Villard, Minn.
6. (12) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
7. (8) 26 Shawn Fletcher, Brainerd, Minn.
8. (10) 20 Brian Swenson, Bismarck, N.D.
9. (5) 66 Nick White, Pea Ridge, Ark.
10. (1) 55w Jeffrey Wood, Chisholm, Minn.
11. (2) 6 Brock Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
12. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
13. (3) 14 Aaron Olson, Mekinock, N.D.
14. (14) 99 Jake Wildman, Glenwood, Minn.

ROUND #2, ALPINESTARS HEAT RACE #4 (12 laps):
1. (1) 1s Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
2. (2) 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt, Iowa.
3. (9) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (6) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (8) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
6. (3) 1jr Tim Johnson, Brainerd, Minn.
7. (11) 15* Ryan Mikkelson, Jamestown, N.D.
8. (12) 51 Josh Thoennes, Nelson, Minn.
9. (14) 01 Brandon Aggen, Rushmore, Minn.
10. (5) 5 Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa.
11. (10) 99 Jett Big Eagle, Manor, Sask., Canada.
12. (7) 32 Shaun Peterson, Alexandria, Minn.
13. (4) 88 Randy Klein, Enderlin, N.D.
14. (13) 4 Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D.

POINTS STANDINGS (after 2 of 4 rounds):
1. 2s Stormy Scott ... 137.5
2. 97 Cade Dillard ... 121.0
3. 1st Johnny Scott ... 115.5
4. 12 Jason Hughes ... 115.5
5. 1s Travis Saurer ... 115.5
6. 69 Lucas Schott ... 115.5
7. 75 Cody Skytland ... 110.0
8. 1tpo Tyler Peterson ... 110.0
9. 2x Brady Gerdes ... 107.0
10. 99 Jesse Sobbing ... 106.0
11. 20 Rodney Sanders ... 104.5
12. 07 Cory Crapser ... 104.5
13. 33z Zack VanderBeek ... 104.5
14. 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr. ... 104.5
15. 60 Dan Ebert ... 100.5
16. 15* Ryan Mikkelson ... 99.0
17. 6x Zack Johnson ... 99.0
18. 21 Jacob Bleess ... 99.0
19. 19r Ryan Gustin ... 99.0
20. 36 Danny Bayer ... 84.0
21. 52 Jason Thoennes ... 81.5
22. 51t Josh Thoennes ... 80.0
23. 5x Scott Danzeisen ... 77.0
24. 72k Brian Krog ... 73.0
25. 1jr Tim Johnson ... 70.5
26. 01 Brandon Aggen ... 69.5
27. 20s Brian Swenson ... 69.0
28. 4r Dereck Ramirez ... 68.0
29. 14w Clayton Wagamon ... 67.5
30. 4v Billy Vogel ... 66.0
31. 02 Tommy Weder Jr. ... 63.5
32. 26 Shawn Fletcher ... 63.5
33. 9e Don Eischens ... 58.5
34. 29d Brad Dierks ... 58.5
35. 99 Jett Big Eagle ... 58.0
36. 96a Alex Engelstad ... 57.5
37. 10 Austin Arneson ... 56.5
38. 4 Cody Bauman ... 55.5
39. 2j Blake Jegtvig ... 51.5
40. 48 Chris Wolden ... 50.0
41. 48 Brent Dutenhoffer ... 47.5
42. 6 Brock Bauman ... 46.5
43. 32 Shaun Peterson ... 42.0
44. 00 Masen Big Eagle ... 42.0
45. 5 Todd Shute ... 38.0
46. 66 Nick White ... 38.0
47. 26g Bob Gierke ... 34.0
48. 6t Corky Thomas ... 34.0
49. 14 Aaron Olson ... 31.5
50. 55w Jeffrey Wood ... 30.0
51. 88 Randy Klein ... 26.0
52. 51 Tim Thomas ... 26.0
53. 99 Jake Wildman ... 22.0
54. 1 Ryan Engels ... 22.0
55. B29 Blonde Bomber Mitchell ... 18.0
56. 01 Joey Galloway ... 15.5
57. 55 Jeff Wood ... 14.0

Entries: 57.
Next Race: Friday-Saturday, June 24-25, I-94 Speedway, Fergus Falls, Minn.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Bayer, Mitchell.
Edelbrock – Hughes, S. Scott.
Fast Shafts – Sanders, Gustin.
GRT Race Cars – B. Bauman.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Wood.
MSD – S. Scott, Skytland.
QA1 – S. Scott.
Sybesma Graphics – S. Scott.

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