Westville, Oklahoma (3/19/12) – Jason Hughes claimed his third win of the 2012 campaign over the weekend by powering his #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Engines Open Wheel Modified to the $2,000 win at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas).

After a one week break, Jason Hughes made a triumphant return to the cockpit of his #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Car on Friday night with a $2,000 win over a field of 73 competitors at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). With a talent-laden field of cars on hand to get track time for the upcoming King of America Modified Nationals at the 1/4 mile oval, Jason began his night by advancing from the fifth starting spot to a second place finish in heat race action. His heat race performance allowed him to accumulate enough points to lock into the redraw for the feature.

Hughes would be the lucky recipient of the pole position in the redraw and was joined on the front row by Terry Phillips for the 40 lap affair. As the race went green Phillips bolted to the lead with Jason in tow. Hughes would bide his time until taking the lead on lap 22 and would lead the next nine circuits before Ryan Gustin slipped by for the lead. Jason would not give up though as he stalked Gustin for the lead, and as the field took the white flag Jason shot back to the top spot, and would go on to lead the final circuit to claim the win over Gustin, Rodney Sanders, Stormy Scott, and Zach VanderBeek. The win marked his third of the 2012 campaign.

Saturday night found Jason again entering a $2,000-to-win, Casey’s General USMTS event at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). With 70 entries on hand, Jason passed two cars in his heat race to finish fourth, which left him running a b-main. In the b-main he advanced from his fifth starting spot to a second place finish, which earned him the 18th starting spot for the 40 lap feature. Against a talented field of competitors Hughes enjoyed a great run in the feature event as he passed twelve cars to finish in the sixth position behind race winner, Rodney Sanders, John Schwab, Johnny Scott, Terry Phillips, and Terry Schultz. For his effort he received the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award.

Full results from both nights are available at www.USMTS.com.

This weekend, March 23rd-24th, Jason will be back on the Casey’s General USMTS trail with a pair of events in the Show-Me state. On Friday night a $2,000-to-win event will be held at LA Raceway (La Monte, Missouri) before seeing the action shift north to I-35 Speedway (Winston, Missouri) on Saturday night for another $2,000-to-win program. Both events are Casey’s Cup Qualifiers, and Jason, who is currently second in the standings, will be looking to try and overtaking leader, Rodney Sanders, this weekend. For more information on the events, please visit www.USMTSRacing.com .

Hughes Race Cars and their customers are already racking up several wins across the country early in the 2012 season. Visit www.JasonHughes12.com for more information on how to join our winning team.

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Road Runner Trucking, LLC, Mullins Race Engines, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert’s Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com.

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