Strand snares finale, Scott takes title at Wild West Shootout


Dustin Strand emerged atop Sunday's 25-lap USRA Modified feature as the sixth winner in as many events by taking the finale as Las Cruces, N.M.'s Johnny Scott edged Shane Sabraski by just three points for the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout title at the FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway.

Strand took the win in the finale from the fourth position ahead of pole starter Alex Stanford, 21st-starter Stormy Scott, 18th-starter Sabraski and 17th-starter Lucas Schott.

Johnny Scott rebounded from an early incident to salvage a ninth place finish that proved just enough to edge Sabraski for the crown.

Dates for the 2019 Wild West Shootout have been set for January 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 13.

The 2018 Wild West Shootout is made possible by Keyser Manufacturing, O’Reilly Auto Parts, FK Rod Ends, Black Diamond/Club 29 Race Cars, M&W Transport, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Border International Trucks, Arizona Differential, RHR RacingSwag, Barnett Harley Davidson, Hoker Trucking, Total Seal Piston Rings Textron Off-Road, Shaw Trucking, M&S Concrete, AR Bodies, Earnhardt Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Ram, Pro Power Engines, VP Racing Fuel and others.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit Racing Equipment USRA Weekly Racing Series
Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts - Round 6 of 6
FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018

USRA MODIFIEDS

The top 16 in heat race passing points advance to “A” Main with the balance transferring to the “B” Main.

Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. 82-Christy Barnett, 2. X57-Richie Davis, 3. 98-Alex Stanford, 4. J17-Jake Gallardo, 5. 27-Chris Unrau, 6. 8a-Al Giesbrecht, 7. 2s-Stormy Scott, 8. 2J-Blake Jegtvig, 9. 29d-Brad Dierks, 10. 6d-Austin Arneson.

Heat #2 (8 laps): 1. 71-Dustin Strand, 2. 10c-Chad Olsen, 3. 1st-Johnny Scott, 4. 111-Bumper Jones, 5. G17-Fito Gallardo, 6. 101-Butch Reid, 7. 77x-Austin Kuehl, 8. 15k-Justin Kay, 9. 23x-Matt Gilbertson.

Heat #3 (8 laps): 1. 131-Royal Jones, 2. 5g-Scott Greer, 3. 20rt-Ricky Thornton Jr., 4. 6-Casey Skyberg, 5. 69-Lucas Schott, 6. 65x-Carlos Ahumada Jr., 7. 36-Ryan Cousins, 8. 2a-Casey Arneson, 9. 7-Ken McCleskey.

Heat #4 (8 laps): 1. 1tpo-Tyler Peterson, 2. 30-Matt Leer, 3. 19sb-Lance Mari, 4. 23-Adam Kates, 5. 7k-Jason Krohn, 6. 18z-Zane DeVilbiss, 7. 7a-Shane Sabraski, 8. 96-R.C. Whitwell, 9. 71h-Jesse Hoskins.

“B” Main (12 laps, top 8 advance): 1. 69-Lucas Schott, 2. 7a-Shane Sabraski, 3. 23x-Matt Gilbertson, 4. G17-Fito Gallardo, 5. 2s-Stormy Scott, 6. 18z-Shane DeVilbiss, 7. 2J-Blake Jegtvig, 8. 2a-Casey Arneson, 9. 101-Butch Reid, 10. 65x-Carlos Ahumada Jr., 11. 71h-Jesse Hoskins, 12. 36-Ryan Cousins, 13. 15k-Justin Kay, 14. 8a-Al Giesbrecht, 15. 7-Ken McCleskey, 16. 27-Chris Unrau, 17. 77x-Austin Kuehl, 18. 96-R.C. Whitwell. DNS: 7k-Jason Krohn, 29d-Brad Dierks, 232-Kent Arment, 6d-Austin Arneson.

“A” Main (25 laps): 1. 71-Dustin Strand, 2. 98-Alex Stanford, 3. 2s-Stormy Scott, 4. 7a-Shane Sabraski, 5. 69-Lucas Schott, 6. 23-Adam Kates, 7. 1tpo-Tyler Peterson, 8. 30-Matt Leer, 9. 1st-Johnny Scott, 10. 131-Royal Jones, 11. 6-Casey Skyberg, 12. 111-Bumper Jones, 13. 2a-Casey Arneson, 14. 10c-Chad Olsen, 15. 82-Christy Barnett, 16. X57-Richie Davis, 17. 20rt-Ricky Thornton Jr., 18. J17-Jake Gallardo, 19. 5g-Scott Greer, 20. 23x-Matt Gilbertson, 21. 19sb-Lance Mari, 22. 2J-Blake Jeftvig, 23. G17-Fito Gallardo, DNS: 18z-Zane Devilbiss.

Final Wild West Shootout points:
1. 1st Johnny Scott ... 342
2. 7a Shane Sabraski ... 339
3. 2s Stormy Scott ... 277
4. 69 Lucas Schott ... 274
5. 20rt Ricky Thornton Jr. ... 240
6. 30 Matt Leer ... 219
7. 7k Jason Krohn ... 213
8. 23 Matt Gilbertson ... 204
9. 2a Casey Arneson ... 201
10. 1tpo Tyler Peterson ... 200
11. 15k Justin Kay ... 194
12. 71 Dustin Strand ... 176
13. 0 Jake O’Neil ... 167
14. 10c Chad Olsen ... 162
15. 2j Blake Jegtvig ... 161
16. 99 Josh Angst ... 146
17. 6 Casey Skyberg ... 139
18. 111 Bumper Jones ... 134
19. 23 Adam Kates ... 133
20. 96 R.C. Whitwell ... 130
21. 65x Carlos Ahumada Jr. ... 119
22. 5g Scott Greer ... 111
23. 29d Brad Dierks ... 106
24. 19sb Lance Mari ... 104
25. J17 Jake Gallardo ... 85
26. G17 Fito Gallardo ... 81
27. 82 Christy Barnett ... 79
28. 6d Dylan Goplen ... 78
29. 131 Royal Jones ... 77
30. 98 Alex Stanford ... 72
31. X57 Richie Davis ... 57
32. 77x Austin Kuehl ... 57
33. 18z Zane DeVilbiss ... 52
34. 71h Jesse Hoskins ... 52
35. 21 Austin Bonner ... 39
36. 19 Lucas Rodin ... 38
37. 101 Butch Reid ... 35
38. 160 Michael Maggard ... 35
39. 4 Billy Vogel ... 22
40. 232 Kent Arment ... 19
41. 75 Spencer Wilson ... 19
42. 17s Lance Schill ... 18
43. 36 Ryan Cousins ... 16
44. 27 Chris Unrau ... 12
45. 7 Ken McCleskey ... 12
46. 5m Anthony Madrid ... 11
47. 8a Al Giesbrecht ... 9
48. 65s Carlos Ahumada Sr. ... 9
49. 33 Steve Muilenberg ... 9
50. 81x Brian Ruhlman ... 9
51. 2 Rusty Koleman ... 8
52. 82 Austin Adams ... 6
53. 196 Joey Olschowka ... 6
54. F27 Lynnsee Provence ... 6
55. A1 Phil Dixon ... 6
56. 40jr Bubba Stafford ... 4
57. 121 Tim Tharp ... 4
58. 6d Austin Arneson ... 1
59. 5L Cody Laney ... 1
60. L8 Brian Schultz ... 1
61. 81 Scott Hansen ... 1