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Phillips fends off Davis in rain-delayed Thursday thriller at World Modified Dirt Track Championship

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (June 26) -- Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., scored a thrilling victory over Brandon Davis Friday at the Deer Creek Speedway during the second night of qualifying at the 3rd Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship presented by Bauer Built Tire and Hanson Tire Service.

Rain delayed the second day of qualifying from Thursday to Friday, but it was worth the wait as fans witnessed great group qualifying sessions, hotly-contested heat races, a pair of wild "B" Mains and a spectacular 35-lap main event.

At the start of the feature race, Phillips disposed of polesitter Jon Tesch and quickly jumped out to a four-car-length lead over the field by the time they came back to the line to complete lap 1.

Davis, the defending USRA Modified track and national champion, raced into second on the second lap and then ran down Phillips two laps later as the pair pulled away from the chasing pack of Rodney Sanders, Tesch and Josh Angst.

On lap 12, Davis finally closed in on Phillips' bumper and drove underneath the 2011 Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner to take control of the race on lap 16.

Phillips didn't go away, however, and continued to shadow Davis as they weaved in and out of heavy lapped traffic. With 23 laps in the books, Phillips took the high line exiting turn 2 and rocketed ahead of Davis as they entered the third turn.

Never running the same line twice, both drivers scratched and clawed for ground over the remaining nine laps with Phillips edging Davis at the finish line to score the win and assure himself a front-row start in Saturday night's championship race.

Sanders held on for the third spot by barely holding off 15th-starting Matt Dotson. Tommy Weder Jr. finished fifth with Stormy Scott, Angst, Tesch, Tim Donlinger and Randy Timms rounding out the top 10.

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 finale where the winner of the 100-lapper will walk away with a whopping $20,000 and each of the 31 starters will go home with no less than $1,500.

Phillips, Davis, Sanders, Weder, Tesch and Angst wound up the top 6 in overall points for the night.

The 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 as drivers try to make their way into the big dance. Nearly $100,000 has been earmarked for Saturday's championship main event alone, with a total purse of more than $160,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.

Ryan Gustin is the defending WMDTC champion and Brad Waits won the inaugural event in 2011. Both drivers will attempt to qualify later in the regular Friday night program.

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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 2 of 4
Friday, July 26, 2013 (rain-delayed from Thursday)
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. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. (6) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
3. (4) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
4. (7) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
5. (3) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
6. (2) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
7. (1) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
8. (8) B1 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill.
9. (9) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa.
10. (10) 1c Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn.

RED TAIL BAIT & TACKLE QUALIFIER #2 (10 laps):

1. (5) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn.
2. (7) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa.
3. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (8) 00 Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford, Wis.
5. (9) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
6. (10) 56 Terry Berg Jr., Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
7. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
8. (3) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
9. (2) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
10. (1) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.

MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE QUALIFIER #3 (10 laps):

1. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
2. (2) 10 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
3. (5) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa.
4. (7) 57 Mike Anderson, Colfax, Wis.
5. (1) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
6. (4) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (8) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas.
8. (10) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
9. (9) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa.
10. (3) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.

NORTH COUNTRY EQUIPMENT QUALIFIER #4 (10 laps):

1. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (3) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (6) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
4. (5) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (1) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (7) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
8. (9) 24jr Jeff Lien Jr., Mora, Minn.
9. (8) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo.
10. (10) 6t7 Brian Albrecht, Winona, Minn.

HANSON TIRE SERVICE "B" MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 7 advance):

1. (1) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.
2. (4) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
3. (5) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (14) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
6. (6) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (9) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
8. (10) B1 Jeff Larson, Freeport, Ill., Shaw/.
9. (2) 57 Mike Anderson, Colfax, Wis., SSR/MAS.
10. (7) 7 Chase Allen, Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Centex.
11. (12) M80 Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, Iowa, BeerBuilt/Mathieson.
12. (11) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa, Skyrocket/AutoRon's.
13. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates.
14. (13) 1c Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn., Harris/KSE.

HANSON TIRE SERVICE "B" MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 7 advance):

1. (4) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa.
2. (1) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
3. (5) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
4. (2) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa.
5. (13) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (7) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
7. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (12) 11s Scotty Bough, Nevada, Mo., Phoenix/Yeoman.
9. (9) 24jr Jeff Lien Jr., Mora, Minn., Matrix/Sput's.
10. (14) 6t7 Brian Albrecht, Winona, Minn., /.
11. (3) 56 Terry Berg Jr., Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, /.
12. (8) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins.
13. (10) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., MBCustom/Sput's.
14. (11) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins.

BAUER BUILT TIRE "A" MAIN (35 laps):

1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield.
2. (3) 50iii Brandon Davis, Medford, Minn., GRT/KSE.
3. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes.
4. (15) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., Hughes/BMS.
5. (6) 12 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins.
6. (17) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower.
7. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput's.
8. (1) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput's.
9. (18) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Hughes/Sput's.
10. (7) 5t Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., GRT/Geddes.
11. (10) 10 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn., GRT/BuckBuilt.
12. (19) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower.
13. (14) 7 Eric Dailey, Armstrong, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput's.
14. (16) 33x Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis., Rocket/Malcuit.
15. (13) 89 Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis., Hughes/Mullins.
16. (25) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., GRC/BMS.
17. (9) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput's.
18. (21) 11 Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis., GRT/BK's.
19. (11) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput's.
20. (26) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput's.
21. (12) 00 Robby Bunkelman, Abbotsford, Wis., GRT/Baxter.
22. (22) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn., Skyrocket/Action.
23. (24) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Grove.
24. (20) 1k Pat Graham, Ames, Iowa, Skyrocket/Karl.
25. (28) 57 Mike Anderson, Colfax, Wis., SSR/MAS.
26. (5) 99m Tim Murty, Tama, Iowa, Shaw/Yeoman.
27. (27) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins.
28. (23) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins.

Lap Leaders: Phillips 1-15, Davis 16-23, Phillips 24-35.
Total Laps Led: Phillips 27, Davis 8.
Margin of Victory: 1.054 seconds.
Provisional Starters: Gustin, Anderson.

Point Standings (Days 1 and 2 combined):

1. 75 Terry Phillips ... 755.0
2. 12 Jason Hughes ... 751.0
3. 50iii Brandon Davis ... 745.0
4. 69 Lucas Schott ... 733.5
5. 20 Rodney Sanders ... 723.5
6. 12 Tommy Weder Jr ... 711.0
7. 71 Jason Cummins ... 704.0
8. 14 Jon Tesch ... 696.5
9. 19 Mike Sorensen ... 690.5
10. V2 Joey Jensen ... 685.5
11. 99 Josh Angst  ... 675.5
12. 90 Steve Wetzstein ... 669.0
13. 21b Brandon Jensen ... 668.0
14. 1st Johnny Scott ... 648.0
15. 88d Matt Dotson ... 643.0
16. 5t Randy Timms ... 626.5
17. 2s Stormy Scott ... 613.0
18. 555 Ryan Ruter ... 605.5
19. 10 Jake Timm ... 605.0
20. 4r Dereck Ramirez ... 603.5
21. 89 Eric Pember ... 592.5
22. 7 Ron Jones ... 589.5
23. 95 Keith Foss  ... 587.0
24. 27s Jason Schlangen ... 586.0
25. 3 Kelly Shryock ... 579.5
26. 21 Chris Brown ... 579.0
27. 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr. ... 574.5
28. 3d Tim Donlinger ... 574.0
29. 30 Jordan Grabouski ... 564.0
30. 31 Corey Dripps ... 553.0
31. 52w Nate Wasmund ... 548.5
32. 33x Adam Hensel ... 546.5
33. 66 Dan Bohr ... 545.5
34. 7 Eric Dailey ... 543.0
35. 26g Bob Gierke ... 538.0
36. 5 Jake Hartung ... 537.0
37. 91 Craig Thatcher ... 531.0
38. 29d Brad Dierks ... 531.0
39. 99m Tim Murty ... 530.5
40. 33z Zack VanderBeek ... 514.0
41. 0 Robby Bunkelman ... 507.0
42. 16 Austin Siebert ... 506.0
43. 57 Mike Anderson ... 502.5
44. 72 Doug Hillson ... 502.0
45. 11 Lance Hofer ... 494.0
46. 7j Justin Johnson ... 493.0
47. 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. ... 493.0
48. 77 Tom Brink ... 482.0
49. 186 Jeremy Payne ... 481.0
50. 1k Pat Graham ... 473.0
51. J17 Jacob Gallardo ... 468.0
52. G17 Fito Gallardo ... 464.0
53. 29h Joe Horgdal ... 463.0
54. 7K Jason Krohn ... 462.0
55. 6 Chris Theodore ... 458.0
56. 4a Joel Alberts ... 458.0
57. 0 Masen Big Eagle ... 452.0
58. 8s Jon Sheets ... 451.0
59. 65 Tommy Myer ... 445.0
60. 49 Bob Timm ... 443.0
61. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck ... 443.0
62. 19r Ryan Gustin ... 441.0
63. 110 Chad Mahder ... 440.5
64. 7 Chase Allen ... 439.5
65. 26f Dan Fetters ... 438.0
66. 52 Chad Davis ... 436.5
67. B1 Jeff Larson ... 435.0
68. 10 Mike Steensma ... 434.0
69. 56 Terry Berg Jr. ... 430.0
70. 11s Scotty Bough ... 426.0
71. 24jr Jeff Lien Jr. ... 423.5
72. 4 Bill Byholm ... 423.0
73. 23k Darwin Karau ... 420.5
74. M80 Jim Mathieson ... 407.0
75. 61 Bruce Hanford ... 405.0
76. 96 Greg Jensen ... 401.5
77. 36 Jeff Conner ... 401.0
78. 6t7 Brian Albrecht ... 391.0
79. 1 Joey Galloway ... 382.0
80. 1c Kevin Stoa ... 382.0

The top 12 are locked into one of the first 18 spots in Saturday's "A" Main. Any driver may keep his points total for Saturday's starting line-ups or forfeit his points and use a mulligan (if one was purchased) to qualify again Friday night.

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