Saturday
BEAUMONT, Texas — USMTS Southern Series teammates Jason Hughes and Tommy Weder rode into town Thursday for the inaugural Texas Fall Nationals at the Motorama Speedway, and like Old West bandits, they headed back to Oklahoma with a bulk of the prize money.
Needing just three laps from his third row starting spot, Hughes powered to the front and led the final 47 circuits Saturday night to capture the championship finale and the $3,000 that went with it. Weder, who won Friday night's main event with Hughes in tow, finished second to Hughes on in the last main after starting 13th and stashed away $2,000 in the process. Over the three nights of racing, the Hughes and Weder earned a combined $8,700.
From the outside of the front row, fellow Sooner State ace Greg Skaggs took the lead at the drop of the green flag from pole sitter Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, but his reign was short-lived as Hughes took command on lap 4 and never looked back. John O. Whittington of Vidor, Texas, grabbed a third-place paycheck, while Shryock wound up in fourth for the third straight night. Randy Timms of Wheatland, Okla., rounded out the top-5 finishers.

The finish:
Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder, Jr., John O. Whittington, Kelly Shryock, Randy Timms, Greg Skaggs, Steve Miller, Steve Holzkamper, Howard Willis, Paul White, Tracy Denby, Jamie Burford, Phil Dixon, Shane Hebert, Steve Pugh, Scott Green, Dena Wilson, Jeff Wood, Derek Ramirez, David Horner, Derek Knowles, Nicholas Littlejohn, Brandon Kenny, Larry Clevenger.


Friday
BEAUMONT, Texas — It took 111 tries before Tommy Weder Jr. finally got his first USMTS-sanctioned victory two weeks ago. It took him just three races to win his second.
Friday night at the Motorama Speedway, the 22-year-old captured his second USMTS Southern Series feature in the last four events as he topped the second night of the inaugural Texas Fall Nationals. The win was worth $2,000.
Weder's teammate, Jason Hughes grabbed the runner-up finish after racing from 11th on the 24-car starting grid. Thursday's winner, Steve Holzkamper started third and finished third Friday night.
USMTS Southern Series point leader Kelly Shryock pocketed a fourth-place paycheck for the second straight night. Shryock, who started 14th, charged through the field with 15th-starting John O. Whittington following him to a fifth-place finish. While both drivers passed 10 cars, Shryock earned the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors with his higher finish.

The finish:
Tommy Weder, Jr., Jason Hughes, Steve Holzkamper, Kelly Shryock, John O. Whittington, Steve Whiteaker, Jr., Paul White, Greg Skaggs, Brandon Kenny, Nicholas Littlejohn, Randy Timms, Dustin Hyde, Scott Green, Jeff HOegh, John Parker, Jr., Jamie Burford, Robert Corbello, Willy Kraft, David Horner, Howard Willis, Jeff Wood, Derek Ramirez, Chad Fitzgerald, Jesse Manning.

Thursday
BEAUMONT, Texas — Steve Holzkamper finally got the cigar Thursday night.
After seven top-five finishes this season, including three with the USMTS Southern Series, Holzkamper finally made his first visit of the season to victory lane with a dominating performance on the opening night of the Texas Fall Nationals at the Motorama Speedway.
Holzkamper raced from eighth to third in his heat to squeak into the redraw for the main event. The veteran redrew the pole position and went on to pace all 30 laps to claim the $1,000 top prize. Holzkamper also garnered a $750 award from Marsh Racing Wheels for being the Halfway Leader of the contest.
Randy Timms claimed the runner-up spot, while Greg Skaggs finished third. USMTS Southern Series points leader Kelly Shryock ran second for most of the race, but a sour motor dropped him back to fourth at the finish. Tommy Weder, Jr. rounded out the top five.

The finish:
Steve Holzkamper, Randy Timms, Greg Skaggs, Kelly Shryock, Tommy Weder, Jr., Shane Hebert, Jamie Burford, Howard Willis, Willy Kraft, John O. Whittington, Scott Green, Steven Whiteaker, Jr., Paul White, Brandon Kenny, Derek Ramirez, Dena Wilson, Tracy Denby, John Arther, Steve Miller, David Horner, Larry Clevenger, Mark Smith, Jason Hughes, Phil Dixon.