SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (July 26) — Stormy Scott slipped by Jason Krohn late in the race and won the 35-lap feature Friday night at the Deer Creek Speedway during the final night of qualifying for 3rd Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship presented by Bauer Built Tire and Hanson Tire Service.

Krohn was quickest out of the gate, charging out to a six-car-length lead in the first two laps from his pole position while Scott, who started on his outside, gave chase.

Flying around the high side of the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval, the 2007 USMTS national champion was on cruise control for the first half of the race. Meanwhile, Scott continued to run the shortest line around the track and was able to keep Krohn in his sights.

By lap 20, Scott’s began to reel in Krohn and he won the drag-race to the flagstand to lead the 24th lap. The race’s final caution with right laps to go gave Krohn another shot at the 2012 USMTS rookie of the year, but Scott was flawless over the final few circuits and sailed into the winners circle.

After qualifying earlier in the day during the rain-delayed Thursday program, Scott decided to use his mulligan and try again during the Friday night program, which kicked off around 9 p.m. and wrapped up two minutes before midnight.

The move paid off as the 23-year-old from Las Cruces, N.M., recorded a perfect score by setting quick time in his qualifying group, and then winning his heat race and the main event. He’ll go from the pole position in Saturday’s 100-lap finale where the winner will walk away with at least $20,000 and each of the 31 starters will go home with no less than $1,500.

It was the first day for Scott in a new GRT Chassis since joining the Canada-based Eagle Motorsports team last week.

Krohn’s efforts earned him the starting spot next Scott Saturday in the middle of row 1 while Terry Phillips, who won the main event four hours earlier in the first program of the day, will take the green flag from the outside of the front row.

Tommy Myer finished third in Friday’s nightcap with Jordan Grabouski coming home fourth ahead of defending WMDTC winner and two-time defending USMTS national champ Ryan Gustin and sixth-place finisher Craig Thatcher.

Arbor Masters Central Region champion Jeremy Payne ended a rough day with a thrilling run in the main event. After needing a provisional starting spot to get into the feature, he stormed from 27th on the grid to seventh at the checkered flag.

Brad Waits, who won the inaugural World Modified Dirt Track Championship two years ago, earned an eighth-place finish with Chris Brown nabbing the ninth position and Thomas Tillison Jr. taking tenth.

Points were awarded for qualifying, heat races and the main events, with the top 6 in overall points earning a spot in one of the first 18 starting slots for Saturday’s championship race. The first program began at 5:30 and finished up by 8:00. Track crews immediately took to the racing surface after the checkered flag to get ready for another complete show for the regularly-scheduled Friday night program featuring another batch of time trials, heat races, last-chance races and another 35-lap main event.

Saturday’s show will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events beginning with an “E” Main as drivers try to make their way into the big dance.

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The Deer Creek Speedway sits on 60 acres of scenic rural rolling hills with one of America’s most popular state-of-the-art racing complexes and a busy modern campground. The 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval is located 11.3 miles south of I-90 (exit 209) on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16) in Spring Valley, Minn. For more info, call toll-free 877-327-7223 or 507-346-2342 on race day or visit www.deercreekspeedway.com online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
3rd Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship presented by Bauer Built Tire and Hanson Tire Service – Night 3 of 4
Friday, July 26, 2013
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, and chassis/engine builder. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Bauer Built Tire “A” Main.

DAKOTA BUMPER QUALIFIER #1 (10 laps):
1. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (5) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (2) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
4. (10) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
5. (1) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
6. (9) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
7. (3) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, SK.
8. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
9. (7) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
10. (4) 8s Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.

RED TAIL BAIT & TACKLE QUALIFIER #2 (10 laps):
1. (2) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (1) 1c Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.
3. (3) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
4. (4) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
5. (8) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
7. (9) 4 Bill Byholm, Glidden, Wis.
8. (7) B1 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill.
9. (10) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa.
10. (6) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.

MIKE’S HARD LEMONADE QUALIFIER #3 (10 laps):
1. (2) 30 Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.
2. (4) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa.
3. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
4. (1) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (8) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
7. (5) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
9. (9) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa.
10. (10) 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla.

NORTH COUNTRY EQUIPMENT QUALIFIER #4 (10 laps):
1. (5) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
2. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (4) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
4. (3) 7j Justin Johnson, Gardner, Kan.
5. (7) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa.
6. (1) 26f Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa.
7. (10) 36 Jeff Conner, Panora, Iowa.
8. (8) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (9) 6 Chris Theodore, Coweta, Okla.
10. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.

TIGER QUICK CHANGE QUALIFIER #5 (10 laps):
1. (6) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (5) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (4) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
5. (2) 110 Chad Mahder, Eau Claire, Wis.
6. (1) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.
7. (8) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
8. (9) 24jr Jeff Lien Jr., Mora, Minn.
9. (7) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo.

HANSON TIRE SERVICE “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (3) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
2. (5) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
3. (1) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
4. (4) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
5. (7) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn., BC/KSE.
6. (10) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Centex.
7. (6) 26f Dan Fetters, Montour, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE.
8. (11) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo., Phoenix/Yeoman.
9. (9) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins.
10. (8) 24jr Jeff Lien Jr., Mora, Minn., Matrix/Sput’s.
11. (2) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s.
12. (12) 52 Chad Davis, Tulsa, Okla., RaceCraft/BMS

HANSON TIRE SERVICE “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
2. (2) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (4) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
4. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
5. (3) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa, Skyrocket/AutoRon’s.
6. (6) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn., Killer/Flyin’J.
7. (7) 00 Masen Big Eagle, Manor, SK, GRT/Tim’s.
8. (12) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/RoushYates.
9. (9) J17 Jacob Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS.
10. (11) 8s Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
11. (10) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa, BeerBuilt/Mathieson.
12. (5) 36 Jeff Conner, Panora, Iowa, Skyrocket/RoushYates.

HANSON TIRE SERVICE “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. (1) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
3. (2) 7j Justin Johnson, Gardner, Kan.
4. (6) 4 Bill Byholm, Glidden, Wis.
5. (10) 6 Chris Theodore, Coweta, Okla., Boyd/STK.
6. (11) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
7. (7) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., Skyrocket/Action.
8. (4) 110 Chad Mahder, Eau Claire, Wis., GRT/Anderson.
9. (3) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Action.
10. (9) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa, Shaw/Yeoman.
11. (8) B1 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., Shaw/.

BAUER BUILT TIRE “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower.
2. (1) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput’s.
3. (7) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s.
4. (6) 30 Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., GRT/Schmidt.
5. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins.
6. (16) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis., GRT/TriStar.
7. (27) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates.
8. (3) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn., /.
9. (11) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/Mullins.
10. (15) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes.
11. (9) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt.
12. (20) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower.
13. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s.
14. (14) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis., Hughes/Mullins.
15. (25) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins.
16. (19) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS.
17. (12) 1c Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn., Harris/KSE.
18. (22) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower.
19. (26) 4 Bill Byholm, Glidden, Wis., MBCustom/Koch.
20. (18) 23k Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn., Killer/Flyin’J.
21. (23) 7j Justin Johnson, Gardner, Kan., GRT/Driskell.
22. (24) 26g Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., GRT/RoushYates.
23. (13) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/RoushYates.
24. (8) 29d Brad Dierks, Clarence, Iowa, Shaw/Sperry.
25. (21) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s.
26. (28) 8s Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo., Extreme/Hatfield.
27. (17) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s.
28. (10) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins.

Lap Leaders: Krohn 1-23, S. Scott 24-35.
Total Laps Led: Krohn 23, S. Scott 12.
Margin of Victory: 1.519 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Payne, Sheets.

Final Points Standings (combined three days):
1. 2s Stormy Scott … 766.5
2. 7k Jason Krohn … 756.5
3. 75 Terry Phillips … 755.0
4. 12 Jason Hughes … 751.0
5. 50iii Brandon Davis … 745.0
6. 69 Lucas Schott … 733.5
7. 20 Rodney Sanders … 723.5
8. 65 Tommy Myer … 719.5
9. 12 Tommy Weder Jr. … 711.0
10. 71 Jason Cummins … 704.0
11. 14 Jon Tesch … 696.5
12. 19 Mike Sorensen … 690.5
13. 30 Jordan Grabouski … 690.5
14. V2 Joey Jensen … 685.5
15. 24 Brad Waits … 685.0
16. 19r Ryan Gustin … 680.5
17. 99 Josh Angst … 675.5
18. 90 Steve Wetzstein … 669.0
19. 21b Brandon Jensen … 668.0
20. 21 Chris Brown … 655.5
21. 91 Craig Thatcher … 651.0
22. 88d Matt Dotson … 643.0
23. 33z Zack VanderBeek … 641.0
24. 5t Randy Timms … 626.5
25. 49 Bob Timm … 616.5
26. 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. … 607.0
27. 555 Ryan Ruter … 605.5
28. 10 Jake Timm … 605.0
29. 186 Jeremy Payne … 598.0
30. 89 Eric Pember … 597.5
31. 7 Ron Jones … 589.5
32. 95 Keith Foss … 587.0
33. 27s Jason Schlangen … 586.0
34. 3 Kelly Shryock … 579.0
35. 3d Tim Donlinger … 574.0
36. 29d Brad Dierks … 572.0
37. 1st Johnny Scott … 571.0
38. 1c Kevin Stoa … 565.0
39. 33x Adam Hensel … 546.5
40. G17 Fito Gallardo … 542.0
41. 7j Justin Johnson … 541.0
42. 4r Dereck Ramirez … 539.0
43. 05 Jake Hartung … 537.0
44. 7 Eric Dailey … 532.0
45. 10 Mike Steensma … 515.0
46. 00 Robby Bunkelman … 507.0
47. 26g Bob Gierke … 503.0
48. 57 Mike Anderson … 502.5
49. 72 Doug Hillson … 502.0
50. 4a Joel Alberts … 501.0
51. 11 Lance Hofer … 494.0
52. 16 Austin Siebert … 486.0
53. 110 Chad Mahder … 486.0
54. 23k Darwin Karau … 485.0
55. 77 Tom Brink … 482.0
56. 00 Masen Big Eagle … 481.0
57. 61 Bruce Hanford … 478.0
58. 8s Jon Sheets … 476.0
59. 1k Pat Graham … 473.0
60. 29h Joe Horgdal … 473.0
61. 66 Dan Bohr … 472.5
62. 4 Bill Byholm … 470.0
63. 26f Dan Fetters … 470.0
64. 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr. … 468.0
65. 96 Greg Jensen … 448.5
66. 31 Corey Dripps … 441.0
67. 52w Nate Wasmund … 438.5
68. 7 Chase Allen … 436.0
69. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck … 436.0
70. B1 Jeff Larson … 432.0
71. 11s Scotty Bough … 430.0
72. 56 Terry Berg Jr. … 430.0
73. J17 Jacob Gallardo … 426.0
74. 6 Chris Theodore … 419.0
75. 36 Jeff Conner … 413.5
76. 24jr Jeff Lien Jr. … 413.5
77. 99m Tim Murty … 396.5
78. M80 Jim Mathieson … 393.0
79. 52 Chad Davis … 392.0
80. 6t7 Brian Albrecht … 391.0
81. 01 Joey Galloway … 382.0

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