Three top-fives for Dillard, nets runner-up finish in Production Jars Southern Region

Cade Dillard and the S&S Fishing & Rental team joined the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series in Texas this past weekend for the final three events in the Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

Action kicked off with the 2nd Annual North Texas Nationals at the Superbowl Speedway in Greenville on Thursday, May 5. Cade raced from sixth to second in his heat race, and then dominated the main event after a feisty early-race battle with eventual runner-up Jesse Sobbing.

On Friday, the series moved to the Lubbock Speedway. Cade finished second in the second heat race, and thern raced from eighth to fifth in the feature race.

The weekend wrapped up on Saturday, May 7, with the 7th Annual USMTS Amarillo Ambush at the Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo. 'The Thriller' raced from seventh to fourth in his heat race, but had to run a "B" Main which he won handily. In the main event, he started 14th and worked his way up to finish fifth in the 42-lapper.

In the final Production Jars Southern Region points, Cade claimed the runner-up spot behind Jason Hughes, which locked him into this year's Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental. Teammate Philip Houston also made the cut.

After three months of tearing up dirt tracks in the southern half of America, the series will be trucking into the Gopher State next week to kick off action in the RealTruck.com Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

On Thursday, May 12, the invades the Ogilvie Raceway, and then Friday, May 13, finds the tireless USMTS touring titans at the I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls. Then on Saturday, May 14, the high-flying half-mile touted as the fastest dirt track in Minnesota--Viking Speedway—hosts the USMTS road warriors for a second straight season.

For full results and news, or to learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com.