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Sanders back in 'The Hunt' at Fayette County Speedway

By USMTS (West Union, IA) -- Two-time USMTS National Champion Rodney Sanders kicked off the month of September on Sunday with a victory at the Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa, during the 7th annual USMTS War in West Union presented by KSE Racing Products.

Sanders, who garnered the 2012 and 2013 United States Modified Touring Series titles, was on a hot streak through the first half of the USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup but had been shut out of the winner's circle for the last six events prior to Sunday's weekend closer.

The win was the ninth of the season for the 29-year-old from Happy, Texas, while Dereck Ramirez of Woodward, Okla., recorded a second-place finish for the 11th time during the 2019 campaign.

Sanders started fifth on the grid and had to run down Ramirez, who led early from the outside of the front row. Once out front, Sanders was uncontested except for some late-race troubles with lapped cars that allowed his pursuers to narrow the gap.

Jake O'Neil finished third behind Sanders and Ramirez, Zack VanderBeek was a solid fourth-place finisher and Ryan Gustin rounded out the top five. J.D. Auringer, Hunter Marriott, Blake Arndt, Travis Saurer and Jacob Bleess completed the top 10.

The Creek in the cross-hairs: With his 95th career USMTS triumph, Sanders solidified his spot at the top of the points in both 'The Hunt' and Casey's General Stores USMTS National Championship as the combatants prepare for the 21st annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-21, at the Deer Creek Speedway.

The high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located in the rolling hills near Spring Valley, Minn., will be the host when the world's elite Modified and B-Mod drivers converge to battle for more than $150,000 in prize money.

The champion of the USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup powered by Summit will emerge from Saturday's finale at the Jamboree while the 2019 USMTS National Champion will be determined at the 2nd Annual Summit Southern Nationals at the Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

The USMTS season concludes Nov. 15-16 at the 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan. The annual Chisholm Trail Showdown will be one night only on Friday and pay $3,000 to win. The 4th Annual Grant Junghans Memorial happens on Saturday and will once again pay $10,002 to win and $1,202 to start.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

United States Modified Touring Series
Casey's General Stores USMTS National Championship
USMTS Hunt for the Casey's Cup powered by Summit
7th Annual USMTS War in West Union presented by KSE
Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa

Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. All drivers advanced to the Casey's General Stores "A" Main based on heat race passing points with the top 8 redrawing for the first 8 starting spots.

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):

1. (3) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
2. (6) 4h Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
4. (5) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis.
5. (7) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn.
6. (1) 49jr Jake Timm, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (2) 51a Blake Arndt (R), Brownsdale, Minn.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):

1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (1) 00 J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa.
3. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 17 Mike Striegel (R), Wheatland, Mo.
5. (3) 15w Alex Williamson (R), Rushford, Minn.
6. (6) 6 Dustin Kruse (R), Brandon, S.D.
7. (7) 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, Iowa.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):

1. (1) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
2. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
4. (4) 62 Hunter Marriott (R), Brookfield, Mo.
5. (6) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (3) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
7. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Earlham, Iowa.

CASEY'S GENERAL STORES "A" MAIN (40 laps):

1. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustoms/Hatfield, 40, $2500.
2. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Cornett, 40, $1500.
3. (7) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz., LG2/Cornett, 40, $1000.
4. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, VanderBuilt/Stoen, 40, $800.
5. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/TriStar, 40, $700.
6. (1) 00 J.D. Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/KSE, 40, $400.
7. (12) 62 Hunter Marriott (R), Brookfield, Mo., Rage/KSE, 40, $550.
8. (18) 51a Blake Arndt (R), Brownsdale, Minn., Shaw/KSE, 40, $500.
9. (13) 21x Travis Saurer, Elizabeth, Minn., MBCustoms/ChevPerf, 40, $450.
10. (14) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn., VanderBuilt/KSE, 40, $400.
11. (17) 23 Adam Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., Jet/Speedway, 40, $375.
12. (15) 15w Alex Williamson (R), Rushford, Minn., SSR/KSE, 40, $350.
13. (11) 17 Mike Striegel (R), Wheatland, Mo., GRT/Eagle, 40, $325.
14. (19) 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, Iowa, DirtHustler/King, 40, $300.
15. (16) 6 Dustin Kruse (R), Brandon, S.D., Sidebiter/ChevPerf, 40, $275.
16. (10) 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis., MBCustoms/Mullins, 40, $250.
17. (4) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., MBCustoms/Stoen, 40, $250.
18. (8) 4h Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Cornett, 40, $250.
19. (20) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Earlham, Iowa, Hilsabeck/Mullins, 40, $250.
20. (9) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, 40, $250.
    DNS - 49jr Jake Timm, Minnesota City, Minn., MBCustoms/OFI, 0, $90.

(R) = Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year contender

Time of Race: 22 minutes, 48.213 seconds.

Provisional Starters: none.

Eibach Spring Forward Award: O'Neil (advanced 6 positions).

FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Arndt (started 18th, finished 8th).

Entries: 21.

Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 19-21, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer - Ryan.
Beyea Custom Headers - VanderBeek.
Bryke Racing - Kruse.
BSB Manufacturing - Timm.
Casey's General Stores - Kates.
Champ Pans - Gustin.
Deatherage Opticians - Williamson.
E3 Spark Plugs - O'Neil.
Edelbrock - Angst.
Eibach - O'Neil.
Fast Shafts - Sanders.
FK Rod Ends - Arndt.
Hooker Harness - Striegel.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs - Hughes.
Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts - Angst.
K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports - Arndt.
Keyser Manufacturing - Bleess.
KSE Racing Products - Saurer.
Maxima Racing Oils - Sanders.
Out-Pace Racing Products - Oertel.
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain - O'Neil.
QA1 - Ramirez.
RacerWebsite.com - Kruse.
Simpson Performance Products - O'Neil.
Swift Springs - Sanders, Arndt.
Sybesma Graphics - Auringer.
Tire Demon - Kates.
VP Racing Fuels - Sanders.
Wilwood Disc Brakes - Marriott.

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Hovden, Jackson complete Arnold Motor Supply Iron Man Challenge weekend sweep

By USRA (West Union, IA) --The Arnold Motor Supply Iron Man Challenge invaded the Fayette County Speedway on Sunday with Mitch Hovden and Kris Jackson kicking off September the same way they ended the month of August.

The two drivers are the defending Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national champions and are leading the current national points in their respective divisions. Both were winners in Saturday night's show at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.

Hovden continued his march toward an unprecedented sixth American Racer USRA Stock Cars world title with a spectacular victory from the eight starting spot Sunday night at the semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval in West Union, Iowa.

Fellow Decorah, Iowa, driver Kyle Falck settled for the runner-up paycheck while Lynn Panos of Calmar, Iowa, finished third. Thirteenth-starting Brayden Gjere of Mabel, Minn., clawed his way to the fourth position at the finish line while 2017 Iron Man champ Derek Green of Granada, Minn., rounded out the top five.

In Out-Pace USRA B-Mod action, Kris Jackson drew the pole for the start of the 20-lap main event and that was as close as anybody got to taking the top spot away from him.

The Lebanon, Mo., racer collected $500 for his efforts while Decorah, Iowa's Dan Hovden, who sits second in the division's national points race, took second place after rolling off seventh on the starting grid.

Ben Moudry of Protivin, Iowa, was third while Postville, Iowa's Josh Roney finished fourth and Iron Man points leader Jared Boumeester of Waseca, Minn., completed the first five to the checkered flag.

Action returns to Deer Creek: The next Arnold Motor Supply Iron Man Challenge event for the Stock Cars will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn., for the inaugural Stock Car Nationals where they'll be joined by the Cook Racing Supplies USRA Hobby Stocks.

The Out-Pace USRA B-Mods return for Iron Man action on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-21, at the Deer Creek Speedway where they will join the USMTS Modifieds the 21st annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree.

The finale for the Arnold Motor Supply Iron Man Challenge takes place during the 6th annual Summit USRA Nationals at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, Sept. 25-28.

To learn more about the USRA, visit usraracing.com. You can also like USRA Racing on Facebook at follow on Twitter and check out the USRA on YouTube. Keep up to speed and join the USRA email list at http://www.usraracing.com/subscribe.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Arnold Motor Supply Iron Man Challenge
7th Annual War in West Union presented by KSE Racing Products
Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa

Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All drivers advanced to the "A" Main based on heat race passing points with the top 8 redrawing for the first 8 starting spots.

AMERICAN RACER USRA STOCK CARS
presented by Medieval Chassis

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):

1. (3) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (6) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa.
3. (2) 46 Cody Frerichs, Bristow, Iowa.
4. (4) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (7) 99x Brandon Dietrich, Waukon, Iowa.
6. (1) 7J Andy Jones, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (5) 47 Brayton Boyer, St. Lucas, Iowa.
8. (8) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):

1. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (4) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (1) 23m Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa.
4. (5) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
5. (7) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
6. (8) 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton, Iowa.
7. (2) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
8. (3) 44K Cory Klatt, Pomeroy, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):

1. (5) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
2. (3) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa.
3. (7) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (1) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa.
5. (4) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa.
6. (6) 3 Justin Bolsinger, Manchester, Iowa.
7. (2) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa.

"A" Main (20 laps):

1. (8) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $600.
2. (4) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $420.
3. (9) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, $325.
4. (13) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn., $250.
5. (2) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn., $200.
6. (15) 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton, Iowa, $165.
7. (3) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa, $140.
8. (11) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa, $120.
9. (20) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa, $110.
10. (14) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa, $100.
11. (7) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, $95.
12. (12) 99x Brandon Dietrich, Waukon, Iowa, $90.
13. (19) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $85.
14. (10) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $80.
15. (1) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa, $75.
16. (5) 46 Cody Frerichs, Bristow, Iowa, $75.
17. (18) 47 Brayton Boyer, St. Lucas, Iowa, $70.
18. (16) 7J Andy Jones, Webster City, Iowa, $65.
19. (17) 3 Justin Bolsinger, Manchester, Iowa, $60.
20. (21) 44K Cory Klatt, Pomeroy, Iowa, $60.
21. (6) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $60.
    DNS - 23m Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa, $50.
    DNS - 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn., $50.

Time of Race: 14 minutes, 41.991 seconds.
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 23.
Next Race: Saturday, Sept. 14, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS
presented by Pace Performance

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):

1. (9) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (5) 81 Jared Boumeester, Waseca, Minn.
3. (6) 02x Andrew Schroeder, Fremont, Iowa.
4. (4) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa.
5. (3) 18 Jerry Luloff, Independence, Iowa.
6. (2) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (7) 28 Dayton Swatek, Cresco, Iowa.
8. (1) 84 Wes Crawford, Fayette, Iowa.
9. (8) 49 Jake Steere, Tripoli, Iowa.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):

1. (1) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa.
2. (6) 8x Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa.
3. (7) 7c Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (3) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
5. (4) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa.
6. (8) 8K Tom Kessel, Waukon, Iowa.
7. (5) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa.
8. (2) 12j Justin O'Brien, West Union, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):

1. (8) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
2. (1) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.
3. (6) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa.
4. (3) 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (4) 21d Dom Mueller, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (2) 20j Jeremy Grantham, Allison, Iowa.
7. (7) 20 Al Ferguson, Adrian, Mo.
8. (5) 21 Chris Weigert, Cresco, Iowa.

"A" Main (20 laps):

1. (1) 65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo., $500.
2. (7) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $325.
3. (4) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa, $270.
4. (5) 8x Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa, $220.
5. (3) 81 Jared Boumeester, Waseca, Minn., $180.
6. (13) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa, $150.
7. (2) 7c Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., $130.
8. (12) 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa, $115.
9. (16) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $105.
10. (6) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa, $95.
11. (18) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa, $90.
12. (9) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $85.
13. (17) 20j Jeremy Grantham, Allison, Iowa, $80.
14. (22) 49 Jake Steere, Tripoli, Iowa, $75.
15. (23) 21 Chris Weigert, Cresco, Iowa, $70.
16. (20) 84 Wes Crawford, Fayette, Iowa, $65.
17. (15) 8K Tom Kessel, Waukon, Iowa, $60.
18. (14) 21d Dom Mueller, Decorah, Iowa, $55.
19. (21) 12j Justin O'Brien, West Union, Iowa, $50.
20. (10) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa, $50.
21. (19) 20 Al Ferguson, Adrian, Mo., $50.
22. (8) 02x Andrew Schroeder, Fremont, Iowa, $50.
23. (11) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $50.
    DNS - 18 Jerry Luloff, Independence, Iowa, $40.
    DNS - 28 Dayton Swatek, Cresco, Iowa, $40.

Time of Race: 11 minutes, 1 second.
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 25.
Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 19-21, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

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