VADO, N.M. — In Shocker Hitch X-Mod competition presented by Barnett Harley-Davidson, Kris Jackson decimated the field from the second-starting spot in the 25-lap feature.
The Missouri driver bagged his third win of the week and the $1,000 top prize. He crossed the finish line 4.894 seconds in front of Jimmy Ray with Mike Striegel, Lucas Rodin, and Gabe Hodges completing the top-five finishers.
Jackson is eligible for a $2,500 bonus from Arizona Differential by Nate if he can win Sunday night’s finale.
Taking control of the lead on the fifth lap of the feature Dereck Ramirez rumbled to his third victory in the Mesilla Valley Transportation / Border Tire Modifieds presented by Ranch Milagro. Tyler Wolff led the first four laps of the feature before Ramirez assumed control.
Ramirez raced away from the field to score the victory over Tyler Davis, Tyler Wolff, Darron Fuqua, and Rodney Sanders.
The miniseries draws to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday night with the sixth-and-final round. $2,000 will be on the line for the modifieds, with $1,000 up for grabs in the X-Mod feature.Â
The Finish:
Mesilla Valley Transportation / Border Tire Modifieds presented by Rancho Milagro
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4R-Dereck Ramirez[3]; 2. 65-Tyler Davis[7]; 3. 4W-Tyler Wolff[2]; 4. 87F-Darron Fuqua[8]; 5. 20-Rodney Sanders[6]; 6. G17-Fito Gallardo[12]; 7. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr[24]; 8. 11X-Tom Berry Jr[9]; 9. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 10. 02-Tanner Mullens[17]; 11. 91-Joe Duvall[10]; 12. 88X-Nathan Smith[1]; 13. 4RX-Jared Russell[19]; 14. 58X-Gary Christian[4]; 15. 71-Dustin Strand[21]; 16. 8N-Nick Rivera[13]; 17. 19SB-Lance Mari[23]; 18. 10B-Brandon Givens[16]; 19. 24X-Xavier Ortega[14]; 20. WW1-Ricky Alvarado[20]; 21. J17-Jake Gallardo[18]; 22. 32-DJ Shannon[15]; 23. 12-Jason Ingalls[11]; 24. 89-Steven Whiteaker Jr[22]
Shocker Hitch X-Mods presented by Barnett Harley-Davidson
Feature (25 Laps): 1. J2-Kris Jackson[2]; 2. 0-Jimmy Ray[4]; 3. 17S-Mike Striegel[8]; 4. 19-Lucas Rodin[10]; 5. 7G-Gabe Hodges[16]; 6. 24-Jonathon Ortega[15]; 7. 1S-Scott Bintz[18]; 8. 21-Jake Smith[22]; 9. 99-Jason Grimes[21]; 10. M17-Rob Moseley[14]; 11. 21S-Shane McNutt[24]; 12. 11-Lucas Ward[7]; 13. 07-Donavon Flores[3]; 14. 21A-Andrew Hodges[9]; 15. 44JT-Jaime Torres[19]; 16. 5M-Eric McNutt[11]; 17. 12-Justin Allen[23]; 18. X15-Jesse Haynie[1]; 19. 06-Chris Theodore[17]; 20. 5-Reece Solander[6]; 21. M77-Cameron Martin[12]; 22. 14J-Jacob Hodges[20]; 23. 17-Peyton Gallardo[5]; 24. 5C-Preston Carr[13]