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Ramirez records two-win weekend

The United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Iowa Speedweek, a five-day stint last week, saw Dereck Ramirez claim a pair of $2,500 victories. (Tyler Rinken photos)

Ramirez drove his Ramirez Motorsports No. 4r Koda Services/ Boom-Test Well Service/ Raw Truck Wash/ Hughes Race Car/ Cornett Racing Engine Modified to Victory Lane at Stuart Speedway and Mason City Motor Speedway.

“I want to thank my team and all of our great sponsors for making this possible,” Ramirez noted. “We’ve been a contender every time that we unload. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going and give Rodney [Sanders] a challenge for the USMTS title.”

Ramirez kicked off the busy stretch on Tuesday night at Stuart Speedway for the inaugural Smackdown in Stuart. Charging to a heat race victory over Calvin Iverson, Ramirez locked into the sixth-starting position for the A-Main.

Waiting for his time to strike, Dereck overtook Tanner Mullens for the top spot on lap 34 and fended off Mullens late in the 50-lapper to capture his first win of the season and ninth USMTS victory of his career. He took the checkers ahead of Mullens, Kyle Brown, Jason Hughes, and Rodney Sanders.

The following night at Cedar County Raceway (Tipton, Iowa), Ramirez secured his spot into the $2,500-to-win A-Main with a fourth-place finish in his heat. Gaining four spots in the 40-lap affair, Dereck notched an eighth-place finish in the final rundown.

In a field of 21 USMTS entries on Thursday night at Mason City Motor Speedway for the Mayhem in Mason City, Ramirez jumped up two spots in his heat to place second behind Jacob Bleess.

Starting the feature in fourth, Dereck slid ahead of Jason Cummins through lapped-traffic on the seventh lap and withstood challenges from Rodney Sanders late to secure his second win of the week. Sanders, Tanner Mullens, Jason Cummins, and Kyle Brown trailed him to the checkers in the 40-lap affair.

On Friday afternoon at Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, Iowa), Derek posted a sixth-place finish in his heat, which positioned him sixth on the starting grid for the A-Main. With $2,500 on the line, Ramirez clawed forward three spots in the 35-lapper to place third behind Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes. Hunter Marriott and Tanner Mullens rounded out the Top-5.

For the final round of the five-day stretch in the Hawkeye State, Ramirez headed to Hamilton County Speedway (Webster City, Iowa) on Saturday night for the 14th annual Webster City Wrangle. Following a sixth-place finish in his heat, Ramirez locked his spot into the $3,000-to-win finale with an 8-lap consolation victory. Passing 10 cars in the 35-lap affair, Derek recorded a seventh-place finish.

Dereck remains in second in the latest USMTS National Championship point standings.

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