FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 17, 2011) – Fort Worth native Troy Taylor picked up his third career win at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on Saturday evening, making him the first driver to earn three championship titles in the speedway’s history.
Taylor earned $2,000 for the Port-a-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Limited Modified championship as well as a new Cyclone 3000 portable air conditioning unit courtesy of Port-a-Cool.
Haughton, La., native Ray Moore earned his second Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track win by capturing the O’Reilly Auto Parts SUPR Late Model championship while Sunnyville’s Clyde Dunn became a first-time winner in the Modified division.
The Port-a-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championship – the second of two dirt track events hosted annually by the speedway - drew more than 200 dirt racers from around the country.
Limited Modified (30 Laps): 1, Troy Taylor, $2,000; 2, John Whittington, -0.501; 3, Shane Hebert, -1.255; 4, Dean Abbey, -1.7; 5, Randy Timms, -3.254; 6, Brian Parker, -3.968; 7, Edward Oakes, -5.426; 8, Garrett Gregory, -6.294; 9, Paul White, -6.579; 10, J.C. Howell Jr., -6.611; 11, Dustin Butcher, -6.948; 12, Randy Seales, -7.478; 13, Jason Troutman, -9.228; 14, Devin Gerrior, -10.429; 15, Jimmy Staats, -10.433; 16, Mike Martin, -11.145; 17, Doug Easterling, -16.893; 18, Chris Linares, -1 laps; 19, Casey Penn, -1; 20, Danny Morris, -1; 21, Kamron Campbell, -3; 22, Steve Whiteaker Jr., -6; 23, Adam Perks, -7; 24, John Leita, -9; 25, Terry Osborn, -19; 26, Dennie Gieber, -25.
Modified (40 Laps): 1, Clyde Dunn, $3,000; 2, Chris Henigan, -4.888; 3, Randy Timms, -5.313; 4, Shane Hebert, -8.001; 5, John Whittington, -10.978; 6, Ronnie Sigman, -11.437; 7, Bobby Malchus, -11.679; 8, Tyler Townsend, -13.275; 9, Sean Jones, -13.942; 10, Tim Clonch, -14.747; 11, Dustin Hyde, -15.375; 12, Corey Babbitt, -15.854; 13, Alan Sharpensteen, -16.126; 14, Colby Smith, -18.253; 15, Bobbin Ruffin, -19.192; 16, Josh Landers, -19.432; 17, Brandon McElroy, -19.719; 18, Cody Smith, -20.040; 19, Justin McCoy, -22.439; 20, Cody Simpson, -1 laps; 21, David Hennan, -2; 22, Tyler Wood, -3; 23, Brian Parker, -15; 24, Danny Caldwell, -16; 25, Steve Whiteaker Jr., -28; 26, Monte Boiton -35.
O’Reilly Auto Parts SUPR Late Model (40 Laps): 1, Ray Moore, $3,500; 2, Kevin Sitton, -2.449; 3, Timothy Culp, -3.3.40; 4, Robbie Starnes, -7.909; 5, Rob Litton, -11.276; 6, Eric Turner, -14.023; 7, Chad Dupont, -20.004; 8, Patrik Daniel, -1 laps; 9, Allen Tippen, -1; 10, Brett Frazier, -1; 11, Morgan Bagley, -1; 12. Gary Christian, -1; 13, Jeff Chander, -1; 14, Jody Prince, -1; 15, BJ Robinson, -1; 16, Mike Palsini, -1; 17, Jason Ingalls, -1; 18, Skip O’neal, -2; 19, Wendall, -2; 20. Loni Richardson, -3, 21, Chris Holley, -35.