Top 20 Showdown

During the Duel In The Desert in Las Vegas, Nevada one of the most exciting events of the WWMT will be held during this weekend. The top 20 in the WWMT will put on a 20 lap showdown during the Duel In The Desert. Also there will be 2 more drivers that qualify from the CSP/WWMT Vegas Challenge. There is little time for patience and strategy. Drivers need to go all out, get to the front and collect the win. This year 22 drivers will be in the WWMT Top 20 Showdown.

How Will It Be Determined

The top 20 in the WWMT will be locked into the showdown and 2 other drivers from the CSP/WWMT Vegas Challenge will be added.

Tickets

Tickets are now available at www.lvms.com

Track

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a ½ mile fast semi-banked clay oval dirt track located North of the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. This track has muliple grooves to run on and you get up to some high speeds. Track usually goes dry slick

Race Rules

Must be registered and in the Top 20 in the WWMT or the Vegas Challenge to be able to run.

Race Distance

Main Event (20 laps).

The Big Picture

There are no points on the line for this week. You are racing in front of a big crowd and a lot of drivers during this weekend. You have to get in and race your heart out.

Posted Awards

COMING SOON!

Stats

Last Year

The third year was a charm as Ricky Alvarado tried for the past two years to win the Top 20 Showdown and would win in his third try at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada during the twelfth annual IMCA Duel in the Desert. Justen Yeager and Jeep Berry took the wins the past two years. The 2009 WWMT Top 20 Showdown was a little different than years past as the Top 20 in the Northern Series would just have their own shootout but this year they added the Southern Series. That made the race harder to make because only 10 drivers from both series would compete together. Ricky Alvarado made both series top 20 in points so he had two chances to qualify through the heats. The top five finishers in each heat race advanced to the showdown. Ricky Alvarado dominated the event from his sixth starting spot in the showdown after winning his heat on Friday night. Lance Mari took the lead early in the race but Alvarado found away around Mari. Lance then had to hold off a hard charging Paul Stone for second but Stone got around Mari in the end. Alvarado had extended his lead before Stone could charge him down. Bill Meyer, Dan Fitzgerald, and Sonny Wahl qualified but did not start in the showdown. Northern Series heat one winner, Harvey Howard pulled off the track early. Later on Justen Yeager and Zane DeVilbiss had pulled their rides into the infield. Troy McElroy then was seen turned around in turn two with five laps left but no caution came out. Mari, Tyrone Yazzie, and Jimmy Reeves rounded out the top five. Thursday night heat races seen Harvey Howard and Clay Daly take the checkers and transferring to the Showdown. Howard held off Troy McElroy, Don Baisch, Justen Yeager, and Mickey Stubbings for the win. Chase Hansen would finish sixth after starting from the pole due to a bad battery. Two-time WWMT Northern Series feature winner Aaron Spangler also did not make it through. As well as Idaho drivers, Kelly Shaw, Jason and Jake Donnelly. Clay Daly won the Southern Series heat over Tyrone Yazzie, Joshua Vogt, Sonny Wahl, and Bill Meyer. 2009 WWMT feature winner at Mohave, Tim Ward missed the transfer by one spot. Jay Foster, Keith Smith, Joe Parmeley, and John Uccelini did not make it through as well. Friday night heat races seen Two time WWMT Northern Series champion, Ricky Alvarado and 2009 WWMT Southern Series champion Paul Stone take the victories. Ricky would beat Zane DeVilbiss who started in the last row. Along with Ricky and Zane, Brad Boyer, Richard Anderson, and Robert Gallegos transferred. Gallegos blew a motor the next day so he ran the Chase Hansen machine in the Showdown. Missing the transfer by one was Shawn Reed. Colten Vanderherp had a flat so he was unable to transfer. Jeff Cooper, Dennis Durmas, and Troy Sweeten III did not make it as well. Paul Stone won the WWMT Southern Series heat race number two. By doing that he had to beat Phil Penney, Dan Fitzgerald, Lance Mari, and Jimmy Reeves who also made the showdown. Shane Jones who was the WWMT South contingency points champion finished sixth. Harry Anderson, Duane Rogers, Ricky Alvarado (won the heat race for the North), and Jeffry Sheppard Jr. did not make it in the showdown. Sixth place in each heat race ended up taking 3000 watt generators home from Wild West Modified Tour Southern Series title sponsor.

1	Dylan Smith
2	Jason Noll
3	Marlyn Seidler
4	Jerry Harpole Jr.
5	George Fronsman
6	Zane DeVilbiss
7	Jay Foster
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1	Justen Yeager
2	Zane DeVilbiss
3	Ryan Cotrell
4	Michael Hale
5	Travis Metz
6	Wade Taylor
7	Brian Ungaro
8	Chase Hansen
9	Joe Kent
10	Jake Holland
11	Kelly Shaw
12	Richard Anderson
13	Nick Nelson
14	Don Baisch
15	Aaron Spangler
16	Jake Donnelly
17	Jeff Cooper
18	Ron Moser
19	Jason Donnelly
20	David C. Penrod