VIVIAN, La. — Shaking off back-to-back bad nights where his performance was hampered by mechanical failures, Terry Phillips roared back into victory lane Friday night at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway for the 9th Annual USMTS Cajun Clash presented by S&S Fishing & Rental.
The $10,000 triumph was the third of the 2021 season for Phillips and the 36th of his career with the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s. It was his first at Gene Boyter’s popular red clay oval in Vivian, La.
The veteran from Springfield, Mo., began the feature race from the front row for the third straight event Friday, but broken parts put him near the end of the finishing order Wednesday and Thursday before he wired the field from start to finish Friday.
Tanner Mullens kept the pressure on Phillips through the race but fell short in his bid to take home the winner’s trophy.
Rodney Sanders, Dereck Ramirez and Jake Timm finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
The finish:
Terry Phillips, Tanner Mullens, Rodney Sanders, Dereck Ramirez, Jake Timm, Zack VanderBeek, Cade Dillard, Dustin Sorensen, Brooks Strength, Manuel Williams Jr., Jason Hughes, Jake Gallardo, Lucas Schott, Tyler Davis, Tyler Wolff, Jake O’Neil, Joe Duvall, Dan Ebert, Jayson Good, Curt Myers, Carlos Ahumada Jr., Fito Gallardo, Lance Mari, Kyle Beard.