Dillard caps USMTS Winter Speedweeks with podium finish in Ardmore

The Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., hosted the final round of USMTS Winter Speedweeks this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 3-5, and the S&S Fishing & Rental No. 97 racing team came looking to continue their strong start to the 2016 season.

On Thursday, a third-place finish left Cade in one of the three Real Racing Wheels "B" Mains, but he dominated his race to earn the 13th starting spot in the $2,000-to-win main event. After passing nine cars, Cade crossed the finish line with a fourth-place finish.

Friday got off to a rocky start for the Robeline, La., racer as a seventh-place heat race finish left him deep in the fifth row of a "B" Main. Nevertheless, he roared past eight cars to take the runner-up spot and earn a place in the $3,000-to-win feature race. The passing continued in the "A" Main, but a locked down track about halfway through the contest made even more passing nearly impossible and Cade loaded up with a ninth-place finish after passing nine cars early on.

For Saturday's $4,000-to-win finale, Cade cruised to victory in his heat race and then redrew the pole position to start the 50-lap main event. After racing with the leaders throughout the night, he took the checkered flags with a third-place finish and sitting solidly in third in the USMTS Production Jars Southern Region points.

For complete results of the weekend's events, log on to www.usmts.com.

With USMTS Winter Speedweeks and the first dozen dates in the Production Jars Southern Region in the books, attention turns to the season-opening trio of races to launch the MSD Central Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

Two straight nights are planned at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., for the 11th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring on Friday and Saturday, March 18-19. Then on Sunday, March 20, it’s the 8th Annual Missouri Meltdown at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo.