August 17, 2023 | By USMTS

Timm wins Wednesday, Ramirez on pole Saturday at 25th Anniversary USMTS Silver Jubilee

Mason City, IA —  Jake Timm used a late-race caution to set up racelong leader Dereck Ramirez, taking the lead with three laps to go and scurrying away from the pack to win Wednesday night’s preliminary feature of the 25th Anniversary USMTS Silver Jubilee at the Mason City Motor Speedway.

Points were accumulated throughout the night for each driver’s performance in time trials, heat races and the 25-lap feature. The top six in points locked themselves into the first six spots of the inside row for the start of Saturday night’s 33-car, 78-lap, $25,000-to-win championship contest.

Ramirez started Wednesday’s nightcap from the outside of the front row, and took command from Sybesma Graphics Pole Award winner Al Hejna to lead the opening lap.

The 2020 USMTS National Champion from Woodward, Okla., fought back early challenges from Hejna, Tyler Wolff, Lance Mari and Carlos Ahumada Jr. as they circled the super-fast 1/3-mile using every inch of the racing surface.

While Mari and Ahumada drifted back a bit, Timm was clawing his way to the front and made it a three-car battle for the lead between himself, Wolff and the yet-to-be-passed Ramirez.

With eight laps to go, the top three were in lapped traffic, and at one point tried to make it four-wide with a back-marker but Timm though the better of it and saved his opportunity for another time.

Timm disposed of Wolff on lap 19, and then began to race door-to-door for the next four laps with Ramirez. Timm edged ahead in turns one and two, while Ramirez’s momentum carried his No. 4R Hughes Chassis around Timm as they exited turn four.

When the yellow flag waved with 22 of 25 laps in the books, Timm saw his window of opportunity cracked back open. Back under green, he remained low while Ramirez stuck with the high line, but this time Timm was able to complete the “slide job” out of turn four to lead the 23rd lap.

Ramirez drove back underneath Timm and tried to take the low line away, but Timm thwarted his effort and then drove away from the field to cross the finish line first.

The win was worth $1,000 to the 26-year-old from Winona, Minn. It was his eighth career USMTS triumph and a series-best fourth in 2023.

Ramirez wound up second with Mari crossing the stripe third. Wolff held on fourth, Dan Ebert took fifth, and the rest of the top ten were Cayden Carter, Ahumada, Zack VanderBeek, two-time USMTS National champion Ryan "The Reaper" Gustin and four-time national champ and current points leader Rodney "The Rocket" Sanders.

Timm will start on the inside of the second row for Saturday’s championship race as Ramirez earned the most points on opening night and will be on the pole when the green flag flies in three days.

Also locking themselves in and bound for glory in Saturday’s explosive finale were Ebert, Ahumada, Mari and Wolff. Much to the relief of their fellow competitors, some misfortune somewhere along the way Wednesday night left Sanders, Gustin and the fastest driver in qualifying, Brandon Davis, on the outside looking in.

Any racer that purchased a “mulligan” for $100 has the opportunity to forfeit their effort Wednesday and try again on Friday with the other mulligans from Thursday’s program.

Thursday’s top six in points will be locked in to the first six spots in the middle row of Saturday’s three-wide starting grid while the first six in the outside row will be determined Friday.

Saturday’s program will feature a full night of consolation features leading up to the 25th Anniversary USMTS Silver Jubilee.

Silver Jubilee continues Thursday-Saturday: Twenty-five years in the making, the long-awaited can’t-miss 25th Anniversary USMTS Silver Jubilee continues at the Mason City Motor Speedway with the best of the best in dirt modified racing battling for the largest pool of prize money in series history.

Each entrant chose either Wednesday or Thursday to qualify, with the top six in points each night locked into the first six spots of the inside and middle rows, respectively, for Saturday's finale.

Wednesday will be qualifying for the inside row and Thursday is for middle-row starters. Drivers who purchase a “mulligan” when registering for the event can try again Friday, with the top six from that night’s feature filling the outside lane of Saturday's main event.

Saturday’s 78-lap, $25,000-to-win championship event will get the green flag with 33 cars starting three-wide on the lightning-fast 1/3-mile clay oval. The record-setting event will pay out more than $300,000 in cash prizes over the four days.

With the purchase of their entry fee, each competitor get one free ticket into the drawing for some incredible prizes that will be given away during the week. If a racer purchase a mulligan, he or she gets another ticket into the same drawing.

Tickets will also be sold for more chances to win great gifts. On the top of that list will be a brand new USMTS 415 spec motor built by Stoen Race Engines valued at $25,000.

Extra tickets for the drawing will be on sale at $20 per ticket or six for $100. Dozens of supporters have stepped up to make this show explode, and many more are expected to jump on board before and during the event.

The top 12 from Saturday’s “B” Main will transfer into the “A” Main. The first driver on the outside looking in (13th in the “B” Main) still walks away with $2,000 and every driver that takes the green flag in the “B” Main gets at least $1,200. The “C” Main pays a minimum of $1,000 to start, the “D” Main is at least $900 to start.

“D” Main: 1-12 to C-Main, 13. $1,000, 14. $975, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17-24. $900.
“C” Main: 1-12 to B-Main, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,075, 16. $1,050, 17. $1,025, 18-24. $1,000.
“B” Main: 1-12 to A-Main, 13. $2,000, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17-24. $1,200.
“A” Main: 1. $25,000, 2. $12,000, 3. $8,000, 4. $6,000, 5. $5,000, 6. $4,000, 7. $3,500, 8. $3,200, 9. $3,000, 10. $2,900, 11. $2,800, 12. $2,775, 13. $2,750, 14. $2,725, 15. $2,700, 16. $2,675, 17. $2,650, 18. $2,625, 19. $2,600, 20. $2,590, 21. $2,580, 22. $2,570, 23. $2,560, 24. $2,550, 25. $2,540, 26. $2,530, 27. $2,520, 28. $2,510, 29. $2,505, 30. $2,500, 31. $2,500, 32. $2,500, 33. $2,500.

Officials will also auction off two spots with an opening bid of $2,500 for any person what wishes to get their choice of driver into the finale. Any extra money above $2,500 per driver will be divided equally among drivers finishing third through 33rd.

One final spot will be added by a ticket raffle open to anybody. Tickets will be $10 each, 6 for $50 or 15 for $100. The winner can put in the driver they want into the 33rd starting spot.

Lap sponsorships are $1,000 per lap. From this, more than $40,000 goes to the drivers and $37,500 to sponsors and fans. Fifteen lap sponsors will also be entered for a chance to win up to $25,000.

All lap sponsors are in a draw for 15 winners among the 78 laps of sponsors. The feature winners on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will each draw five (5) random numbers from 1 through 78, and the sponsor(s) of those laps will be in Saturday’s drawing (15 lap sponsors total).

For fans, two (2) adults each on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday—plus two from Saturday’s 50/50 drawing—will be in the drawing (15 lap sponsors + 10 fans = 25 eligible winners).

During driver introductions on Saturday, five (5) random drivers will draw five (5) random names of fans with each fan getting $2,500. The driver that wins Saturday’s A-Main will draw a random name in the final drawing and that person will win $25,000.

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series will be doing some special things for all of the current and former racers. Among the festivities at the 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee are a delicous meal on Saturday afternoon for past USMTS racers and inducting some new names into the USMTS Hall of Fame.

Medieval USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods will be racing again Thursday while USRA Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Mini-Mods join the program on Friday with just USRA Hobby Stocks on the ticket with the USMTS Modifieds on Saturday.

The pit gates opens at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5 each day. Following the drivers meeting at 6:15, hot laps and qualifying begins at 6:30 with racing to follow around 7:10. All times are Central Standard Time.

For full event information or to buy advance tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster, check out the FAST FACTS.

The Mason City Motor Speedway is a 1/3-mile clay oval located 5.1 miles east of I-35 at exit 194 on SR 122 (at the North Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call (515) 832-6000 or check out MasonCityMotorSpeedway.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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RESULTS

Summit Racing Equipment A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 49-Jake Timm[7]; 2. 4R-Dereck Ramirez[2]; 3. 19SB-Lance Mari[4]; 4. 4W-Tyler Wolff[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[10]; 6. 10C-Cayden Carter[9]; 7. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr[5]; 8. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek[6]; 9. 19R-Ryan Gustin[15]; 10. 20-Rodney Sanders[14]; 11. 7-Al Hejna[1]; 12. 58X-Gary Christian[13]; 13. 21K-Kyle Brown[16]; 14. 90-Ryan Wetzstein[8]; 15. 50III-Brandon Davis[12]; 16. 51W-JT Wasmund[19]; 17. 3-Kelly Shryock[11]; 18. 24-Aaron Benson[21]; 19. 23-Darwin Karau[22]; 20. 29H-Joe Horgdal[26]; 21. (DNF) 15W-Alex Williamson[17]; 22. (DNF) 10B-Brandon Givens[20]; 23. (DNF) 75M-Gunner Martin[18]; 24. (DNF) 44K-Kelsie Foley[24]; 25. (DNF) 30-Josh Ruby[23]; 26. (DNF) 36K-Jayden Larson[25]; 27. (DNS) 22B-Rick Beebe; 28. (DNS) 17-Lee Beemer; 29. (DNS) 65D-Dustin Brown; 30. (DNS) R-Ron Ver Beek

Real Racing Wheels B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 15W-Alex Williamson[1]; 2. 75M-Gunner Martin[2]; 3. 51W-JT Wasmund[4]; 4. 10B-Brandon Givens[6]; 5. 24-Aaron Benson[9]; 6. 23-Darwin Karau[7]; 7. 30-Josh Ruby[5]; 8. 44K-Kelsie Foley[11]; 9. (DNF) 36K-Jayden Larson[3]; 10. (DNF) 29H-Joe Horgdal[10]; 11. (DNS) 22B-Rick Beebe; 12. (DNS) 17-Lee Beemer; 13. (DNS) 65D-Dustin Brown; 14. (DNS) R-Ron Ver Beek

Simpson Performance Products Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 19SB-Lance Mari[1]; 2. 49-Jake Timm[4]; 3. 90-Ryan Wetzstein[2]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 5. 15W-Alex Williamson[3]; 6. 50III-Brandon Davis[6]; 7. 30-Josh Ruby[8]; 8. 24-Aaron Benson[7]; 9. 29H-Joe Horgdal[10]; 10. 44K-Kelsie Foley[9]

Fast Shafts Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek[1]; 2. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr[4]; 3. 10C-Cayden Carter[2]; 4. 58X-Gary Christian[3]; 5. 20-Rodney Sanders[5]; 6. 75M-Gunner Martin[7]; 7. 36K-Jayden Larson[10]; 8. 23-Darwin Karau[9]; 9. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 10. 65D-Dustin Brown[8]

Edelbrock Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 4W-Tyler Wolff[1]; 2. 7-Al Hejna[2]; 3. 4R-Dereck Ramirez[6]; 4. 3-Kelly Shryock[4]; 5. 21K-Kyle Brown[5]; 6. 51W-JT Wasmund[3]; 7. 10B-Brandon Givens[8]; 8. 22B-Rick Beebe[9]; 9. (DNF) R-Ron Ver Beek[7]; 10. (DNS) 17-Lee Beemer

Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 50III-Brandon Davis, 00:14.833[11]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:14.884[25]; 3. 4R-Dereck Ramirez, 00:14.929[1]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert, 00:14.947[8]; 5. 20-Rodney Sanders, 00:14.950[29]; 6. 21K-Kyle Brown, 00:15.005[22]; 7. 49-Jake Timm, 00:15.036[28]; 8. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr, 00:15.038[20]; 9. 3-Kelly Shryock, 00:15.067[4]; 10. 15W-Alex Williamson, 00:15.143[16]; 11. 58X-Gary Christian, 00:15.167[18]; 12. 51W-JT Wasmund, 00:15.190[19]; 13. 90-Ryan Wetzstein, 00:15.191[9]; 14. 10C-Cayden Carter, 00:15.236[10]; 15. 7-Al Hejna, 00:15.243[2]; 16. 19SB-Lance Mari, 00:15.243[3]; 17. 33Z-Zack VanderBeek, 00:15.265[15]; 18. 4W-Tyler Wolff, 00:15.303[27]; 19. 24-Aaron Benson, 00:15.305[26]; 20. 75M-Gunner Martin, 00:15.307[7]; 21. R-Ron Ver Beek, 00:15.382[21]; 22. 30-Josh Ruby, 00:15.385[23]; 23. 65D-Dustin Brown, 00:15.453[12]; 24. 10B-Brandon Givens, 00:15.473[13]; 25. 44K-Kelsie Foley, 00:15.510[17]; 26. 23-Darwin Karau, 00:15.528[30]; 27. 22B-Rick Beebe, 00:15.544[5]; 28. 29H-Joe Horgdal, 00:15.546[14]; 29. 36K-Jayden Larson, 00:15.581[24]; 30. 17-Lee Beemer, 00:15.581[6]

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CHRISTIE DOOR COMPANY USRA STOCK CARS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 32-Derek Green[2]; 2. 87T-Travis Shipman[1]; 3. 14A-Blake Adams[7]; 4. 42-Coy VanHauen[6]; 5. 11-Jesse Brown[11]; 6. 14-Todd Staley[10]; 7. 21-Andrew Borchardt[13]; 8. 84-Joe Schmit[12]; 9. 21X-Xander Treichel[9]; 10. (DNF) 74-Rodney Schweizer[3]; 11. (DNF) 23-Paul Conrad[4]; 12. (DNF) 6-Chanse Hollatz[8]; 13. (DNS) 82-Dylan Fitzpatrick; 14. (DNS) 49-Nate Whitehurst

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Derek Green[2]; 2. 74-Rodney Schweizer[1]; 3. 6-Chanse Hollatz[4]; 4. 14A-Blake Adams[7]; 5. 14-Todd Staley[3]; 6. 84-Joe Schmit[6]; 7. 21-Andrew Borchardt[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Paul Conrad[1]; 2. 87T-Travis Shipman[3]; 3. 49-Nate Whitehurst[4]; 4. 42-Coy VanHauen[2]; 5. 21X-Xander Treichel[7]; 6. 11-Jesse Brown[5]; 7. (DNF) 82-Dylan Fitzpatrick[6]

WINDOW WORLD USRA B-MODS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 85-Ben Moudry[2]; 2. 25-Joe Chisholm[5]; 3. 56-Ty Griffith[4]; 4. 10T-Trevor Fecht[1]; 5. 16-Dan Hovden[7]; 6. 5-Trystan Hagen[10]; 7. 28T-Philip Ihde[6]; 8. 53-Tianna Mithun[8]; 9. 29-Lilli Reps[9]; 10. 17-Klay Beemer[15]; 11. 90-George Nordman[3]; 12. 13-Peyton Burkhart[17]; 13. 57-Lynn Brockett[11]; 14. 40-George Gilliland[12]; 15. (DNS) 42B-Kaeden Bronner; 16. (DNS) 56H-Brandon Hare; 17. (DNS) 36K-Jayden Larson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Tianna Mithun[2]; 2. 56-Ty Griffith[4]; 3. 85-Ben Moudry[5]; 4. 25-Joe Chisholm[7]; 5. 10T-Trevor Fecht[8]; 6. 29-Lilli Reps[1]; 7. 5-Trystan Hagen[9]; 8. 57-Lynn Brockett[6]; 9. 40-George Gilliland[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28T-Philip Ihde[1]; 2. 16-Dan Hovden[5]; 3. 90-George Nordman[7]; 4. (DNF) 36K-Jayden Larson[6]; 5. (DNF) 56H-Brandon Hare[2]; 6. (DNF) 17-Klay Beemer[4]; 7. (DNS) 42B-Kaeden Bronner; 8. (DQ) 13-Peyton Burkhart[3]