PHILLIPS WINS
AT MARSHALLTOWN; RAIN AT FARLEY
(May
13, 2018) Springfield, Missouri star Terry
Phillips bagged his first feature win of the 2018 racing season
on Thursday night, May 10 in a last minute trip to Marshalltown
Speedway in Marshalltown, Iowa! Driving an IMCA Modified out
of Jordan Grabouski's stable, Terry finished second in his
heat race and later drew the outside of the front row in the
25-lap feature event. TP never relinquished the top spot throughout
the distance and claimed the $1,000 winner's share ahead of
Johnny Scott, Tyler Droste, Stormy Scott, and Todd Shute.
The 'Super Modified Weekend' at Farley Speedway in Farley,
Iowa over the May 11-12 weekend was then washed out, but the
$50,000 to win IMCA Modified special is supposed to be rescheduled
in the future. Full results from Marshalltown can be accessed
online at www.marshalltownspeedway.com.
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TERRY PHILLIPS
SOLID IN OKLAHOMA DOUBLE-DIP
(May
7, 2018) Terry Phillips and his #75 TPR team
were back on the USMTS trail on May 5-6 in a pair of races
at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma and Creek County
Speedway in Kellyville, Oklahoma. On Saturday evening at Tri-State
Speedway, Terry won his heat race and led the first seventeen
circuits of the $3,000 to win headliner before winding up
fourth in the final rundown of the 40-lapper behind only winner
Zack VanderBeek, Rodney Sanders, and Jake O'Neil. At Creek
County Speedway on Sunday night, TP advanced to third in his
heat race prior to moving up to seventh in the $2,500 to win
main event, which also featured a myriad of different bonus
money and awards. Complete results from both USMTS stops can
be viewed online at www.usmts.com.
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PHILLIPS RUNNER-UP
IN TRIPLEHEADER OPENER
(April
30, 2018) Terry Phillips Racing (TPR) followed
the USMTS tour to a trio of different racetracks from April
27-29. On Friday night in a $3,000 to win shootout at West
Texas Raceway in Lubbock, Terry Phillips won his heat race,
led the first 27 laps in the headliner, and finished a strong
runner-up behind only race winner Lucas Schott. In a similar
$3,000 to win battle on Saturday evening at Route 66 Motor
Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, Terry won his heat race, but
an opening lap crash in the headliner dropped him to twenty-first
in the final finishing order. At Enid Speedway in Enid, Oklahoma
on Sunday in the $2,500 to win weekend finale, TP advanced
to finish fourth in his heat race prior to placing eleventh
in the feature event, which saw limited to no passing. Full
results can be accessed online at www.usmts.com.
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TP NABS PAIR OF
TOP FIVES IN NEW MEXICO!
(April
23, 2018) The #75 TPR team was in the pit
area from April 20-22 at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las
Cruces, New Mexico, as the United States Modified Touring
Series (USMTS) presided over the 'Rancho Milagro Short Track
Shootout.' On Friday night in the $3,000 to win opener, Terry
Phillips won his heat race before moving up to finish third
in the 40-lapper behind only winner Stormy Scott and runner-up
Jake O'Neil. In a similar $3,000 to win show on Saturday evening,
Terry placed second in heat race action prior to advancing
up to fourth in the 40-lap affair to cross underneath the
checkers behind only victor Jake O'Neil, Johnny Scott, and
Bumper Jones. At SNMS on Sunday afternoon in the weekend finale,
which boasted a $2,500 payday, TP finished third in his heat
race, second in his B-Main, and thirteenth in the 40-lap headliner
that was contested on a one-groove racing surface. Full results
can be accessed online at www.usmts.com.
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TERRY PHILLIPS
SOLID IN CANYON DOUBLEHEADER
(April
15, 2018) Terry Phillips Racing (TPR) headed
west to Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona on April 13-14,
as the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) presided
over a pair of $3,000 to win shootouts. On Friday night, Terry
Phillips ran sixth in his heat race, third in his B-Main,
and tenth in the 35-lap feature event after maneuvering past
seven racecars. At Canyon on Saturday evening, TP placed third
in heat race action before piloting his #75 machine by six
competitors during the 40-lapper en route to a strong fifth
place outing behind only victor Jake O'Neil, Ricky Thornton,
Jr., Johnny Scott, and Lucas Schott. Full results from the
Canyon double-dip can be viewed online at www.usmts.com.
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PHILLIPS HEADS
SOUTH TO TEXAS WITH CCSDS
(April
1, 2018) Terry Phillips and his #75 TPR team
made a last minute call and ventured south to Texas in search
of warmer weather over the March 30-31 weekend. In a $2,000
to win COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) showdown on Friday
night at Timberline Speedway in Corley, Texas, Terry finished
fifth in his heat race and won his B-Main before placing thirteenth
in the final rundown of the 30-lap headliner. At Lonestar
Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Saturday evening in a $3,110
to win CCSDS shootout, TP ran fifth in his heat race, third
in his B-Main, and seventeenth in the 40-lapper. Complete
results from both weekend races can be obtained by clicking
on www.compdirt.com.
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TP INVADES HUMBOLDT
FOR KING OF AMERICA VIII
(March
18, 2018) Terry Phillips Racing (TPR) invaded
Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas from March 15-17 for
'King of America VIII,' which was once again sanctioned by
the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). In Thursday
night's $2,500 to win weekend lid lifter, Terry Phillips won
his heat race from the pole position and later finished tenth
in the 40-lapper, which featured little passing. On Friday
evening in the prelims for the $10,000 to win 'King of America,'
Terry placed third in his first heat race of the night, but
unfortunately suffered a flat tire and ran seventh in his
final heat race. In the C-Main on Saturday, TP got a hole
in the radiator early in the race, which effectively ended
his weekend and caused him not to be able to transfer into
the 75-lap headliner. Full results from the KOA weekend can
be viewed online at www.usmts.com.
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PHILLIPS HEADS
TO DEEP SOUTH WITH USMTS GANG
(March
11, 2018) Terry Phillips unloaded his Open
Wheel Modified for the first time in 2018 over the March 9-10
weekend in the state of Mississippi with the United States
Modified Touring Series (USMTS). On Friday night in a $3,000
to win shootout at Jackson Motor Speedway near Jackson, Mississippi,
Terry finished fifth in his heat race and second in his B-Main
before starting the 40-lap headliner from the outside of the
eighth row. TP then blasted all the way up to the fourth position
with only 8 laps remaining, but a flat tire relegated him
to a seventeenth place showing.
In a similar $3,000 to win program for the USMTS
gang on Saturday evening at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian,
Mississippi, Terry was unfortunately disqualified in his heat
race due to a deck height infraction that was caused by a
racing incident the night prior. He then stormed up to second
in his B-Main before climbing to eleventh in the final finishing
order of the 40-lap main event. Full results from both weekend
battles can be accessed online at www.usmts.com.
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