Saturday

BAYTOWN, Texas — Jason Hughes notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series win of the season Saturday with a wire-to-wire triumph in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Showdown at Houston Raceway Park.
The current point leader started third in the Holley “A” Main, but had the lead by the completion of the first lap. Steve Holzkamper, who came into the event ranked second in points, started second and finished second in the main event as he was unable to mount an attack on Hughes.
Howard Willis started 10th and finished third while Tommy Weder, Jr. finished fourth after using a provisional to start 23rd in the 30-lap nightcap. Pole-sitter Brandon Kenny stayed faithful to the extreme high side of the racetrack throughout the race and hung on for a fifth-place paycheck.
The finish:
Jason Hughes, Steve Holzkamper, Howard Willis, Tommy Weder, Jr., Brandon Kenny, Dereck Ramirez, John O. Whittington, Shane Hebert, Steven Whiteaker, Jr., Timothy Culp, Phil Dixon, Bumper Jones, Morgan Bagley, Corey Babbitt, Rodney Sanders, Chris Brown, Paul White, Jeremy Ross, Bryan Rowland, Pete Sagmiller, David Horner, Kelly Shryock, Scott Green, Stormy Scott.

Friday

CLEVELAND, Texas — One year ago, Chris Brown dominated the field on his home track as he captured the inaugural O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series event at 105 Speedway. Friday night, the results were the same as last year but the path to glory for Brown was quite different.
With 49 top race cars and drivers entered for the event at the three-eights-mile semi-banked clay oval, just making the main event was a difficult task. Drenching rains on Thursday wreaked havoc on the racing surface, which made just getting to the checkered flag in one piece seem like a victory in itself.
Brennan Poole started the 30-lap Holley “A” Main from the pole, and looked to be on his way to his first O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series win. Rodney Sanders and Dustin Hyde pressured Poole early on before Timothy Culp moved into the second spot to challenge for the lead. Before he could make a move for the lead, however, Culp lost the handle of his Modified and saw his chance at his first victory slip away.
Wes Armstrong, who started eighth, and Brown, who started tenth, sliced their way to the front of the field with just a handful of laps remaining as they chased down Poole. With the white flag waving, Armstrong snuck underneath Poole to lead the 29th lap. Brown followed Armstrong past Poole in the next turn, then closed the gap on Armstrong as the pair rocketed down the backstretch. As the leaders entered the final turn, Armstrong and Brown collided, but Brown was able to power ahead for the $2,000 victory.
The finish:
Chris Brown, Wes Armstrong, Brennan Poole, Rodney Sanders, Steven Whiteaker, Jr., Rodney Sanders, Steve Holzkamper, Steven Whiteaker, Jr., Kelly Shryock, Howard Willis, Dustin Hyde, Tracy Denby, Brandon Kenny, Paul White, Jeff Hoegh, Bryan Rowland, Timothy Culp, Jeremy Ross, David Smith, Jamie Burford, Dereck Ramirez, John O. Whittington, Shane Hebert, Tommy Weder, Jr., Jeff Wood, Johnny Scott.