DUSTIN HANSEN TAKES THE WIN AWAY IN VERNAL!

VERNAL, UTAH (August 22, 2009) Dustin Hansen of Myton, Utah is still searching for his first career IMCA Southern Sport Mod feature win in 2009. This weekend he did it by winning the feature. Hansen started on the pole for his heat race and he, Hubert Wilson, and Gauge Smith battled hard for the heat race win. Hansen passed Wilson on the bottom to take the checkered flag in the heat race. Dustin would start on the pole again for the feature. Dustin Hansen used the extremely fast bottom groove to pull away on the start. Hansen never looked back as he led all the laps to earn his first career IMCA Southern Sport Mod feature win. It took Dustin Hansen only 33 races to get his first win. Hansen now will take a weekend off of racing then head to the final race at the Fairgounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado on Labor Day weekend.

DUSTIN HANSEN COMES FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (August 14 & 15, 2009) Dustin Hansen of Myton, Utah went to Cortez, Colorado motor less. Hansen spent all Friday morning in a parking lot putting his new motor in. Don Baisch, Carl Potter, Ken Hansen, and Will Hensley helped him put the motor in. Hansen did not have to redraw like the mods had too. So it put Hansen in fourth in the heat race. Hansen battled hard for the third spot until his motor started to cut out again. He pulled into the pits and he found a rocker loose. Hansen had to start in the twelfth spot in the feature. Hansen made it up to fourth by the end of the night. The third place car was later disqualified so it moved Hansen up to third spot in the feature. The next day Hansen went through his car to find no problem until the tech guys came over and told him to put mufflers in because of his headers were to big. So, he scrambled to find mufflers to put in. He found them and then put them in. Hansen would finish the heat race. Hansen then was late for line up so he had to start in twelfth again. Hansen rim rode around the top almost having his right rear off the track all the way around the track. Hansen came in the pits with a top five finish. Hansen now plans to make the trip to the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah.

DUSTIN HANSEN PULLS OFF IN VERNAL!

VERNAL, UTAH (August 8, 2009) Myton, Utah native, Dustin Hansen trekked to the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah to earn some more points for his IMCA Southern Sport Mod National Rookie status. He was third in the Nation going into the event. Hansen had to change motors this last week to even run in Vernal. The motor was stock and the track was heavy with a lot of traction. Due to the rough surface, Hansen pulled off the track in the heat race. Hansen would pull off the track in the feature also as he did not have enough power on the tacky track so, he saved his car and the motor by taking the fifth place finish and pulling off the track. Hansen will return to action at the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado.

DUSTIN HANSEN HAS HARD LUCK IN PRICE!

PRICE, UTAH (July 31 & August 1, 2009) Myton, Utah native, Dustin Hansen made the trip to the Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah to earn some IMCA National Rookie Of The Year points for the IMCA Southern Sport Mod division. Hansen would only get to run hot laps on Friday as the timing chain on the motor broke. Hansen then put in another motor with the help of Marty Bruno and others. It looked good in hot laps but in the heat race that motor went south while rolling in the wet surface of the race track. Hansen will now make the trip to the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah with a different motor. Hansen sits fourth in the IMCA National Rookie Of The Year standings.

DUSTIN HANSEN SHOCKS CORTEZ, COLORADO!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (July 24 & 25, 2009) Myton, Utah transplant, Dustin Hansen made the trek down to the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado to earn some more points for his IMCA National Rooke status. Hansen was seventh in the nation for the National Rookie points, During hot laps, Hansen’s power steering belt broke so he barely made it out for his heat race where he started in second. Hansen then would run strong until he found himself get loose and spin out in turns three and four. Hansen finished in the fifth spot in his heat. Hansen would start in the third spot in the main event, Hansen then would battle with race leader Mark Rogers to finish in se cond. After running well on Friday night, Hansen made a few changes to his car for Saturday, Hansen would start in the first spot but would make one little mistake and finish in fourth. Hansen then had to start on the outside pole for the main event. Hansen took the lead off the bat and would lead past halfway until Rogers and Hamilton got around. Hansen would finish in third. A good points weekend for Hansen but Hansen will be seen racing in Price, Utah next.

DUSTIN HANSEN HAS UP AND DOWN WEEKEND IN CORTEZ!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (July 10 & 11, 2009) Myton, Utah transplant, Dustin Hansen had a up and down weekend in Cortez, Colorado as he only started the heat race on Friday night. The rocker stud pulled out of the motor leaving him finishing in the fifth spot in his heat race after starting on the outside pole. The night was done for Hansen but the next day they took the car to Tony Hill’s shop and he fixed the motor and Hansen was able to run on Saturday. Hansen made a few hot laps during the afternoon practice session and the car was good. Hansen then started on the outside pole once again and would come into the pits with a third place showing. Hansen then would start on the pole for the main. Hansen led for quite awhile over Zach Rouse until the car suddenly faded away from Hansen. Hansen would lose a few spots to finish in eighth. Hansen plans to make a few changes to the car before he heads back to the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado.

HANSEN HAS HARD LUCK IN PRICE!

PRICE, UTAH (July 3 & 4, 2009) Myton, Utah’s own Dustin Hansen traveled to the Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah for their regular points show. Hansen finished well in his heat race. Dustin started near the front of the main and would battle hard with Dale Smith for the top three positions until he overheated and then had to pull into the hot pit to cool down. Hansen would not finish the race. After placing a fifth place finish the night before, Dustin Hansen got his first heat race win in the state of Utah as he held off teammate, Hubert Wilson. Hansen almost did the same thing in the main event as he started on the pole and would hold off Hubert for almost six or seven laps until Hansen’s car faded as he had fuel problems but went on to finish in fourth. Hansen now plans to race in Cortez, Colorado on July 10 & 11.

HANSEN GETS TOP 5 IN CORTEZ ON SATURDAY!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (June 19 & 20, 2009) Dustin Hansen from Myton, Utah went to the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado to race his IMCA Southern Sport Mod. Hansen would be seen starting in the second position and would lose power as he would not finish his heat race. So the crew found the problem and was ready for the main event. Hansen started in the eleventh position and would work his way to the fourth position in six laps and then would pull into the pits as his car died and finished in eleventh. The next day Tony Hill found the problem and was able to fix the motor and Hansen would race that night. Hansen made a few hot laps during the day and the car looked good. Hansen would be seen starting on the outside pole in the heat race and would be seen taking the early lead. Hansen walked away until Zach Rouse came by and stole the heat win from Hansen. Hansen then started in the third spot in the feature. Hansen was hit on the start due to a aggressive driver but Hansen would come home to finish in the fourth spot. Hansen has a weekend off of racing and then will hit Price on the fourth of July. The crew did a great job in the pits.

HANSEN RUNS TWO SPORT MODS IN PRICE!

PRICE, UTAH (June 12 & 13, 2009) Dustin Hansen made the trip to the Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah with his IMCA Southern Sport Mod. Hansen would run well in his heat and would come home to finish in the fourth spot after the rear end was torn out of his car due to a accident on the track so the next morning he and his dad made the trip back home to bring back the other car. Many people helped swap motors to the other car. Hansen then would look a lot better as he finished in third. Hansen will be seen in Cortez, Colorado for his next race.

HANSEN GETS TOP 5, BLOWS MOTOR!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (May 29 & 30, 2009) Dustin Hansen made the trek to the Fairgounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado for the second and third time of his early career in the IMCA Southern Sport Mod division. He lined up on the pole for heat race number two with two of the fastest IMCA Southern Sport Mod drivers in the area. Hansen would finish behind them in the third spot. Dustin Hansen would then get his car ready for the main event. Hansen would be seen on the pole for the feature. Hansen led them to green but would miss the line and fall back to fourth. But, then battled hard with brother Chase Hansen for the fourth and fifth position. Hansen would then end the race in the fourth spot. The next day, Hansen would be seen lined up in the fourth spot and then “rim rode” to the second spot. Hansen would then start in fourth in the feature. Hansen looked fast in the main. But, on the second circuit, Hansen blew his motor which ended the night for the #20d IMCA Southern Sport Mod. Dustin Hansen plans to hit the Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah on June 12 & 13.

HANSEN RUNS RYAN BARD MEMORIAL!

AZTEC, NEW MEXICO (May 23 & 24, 2009) Dustin Hansen of Myton, Utah entered his first big show of his career in his IMCA Southern Sport Mod at the second annual Ryan Bard Memorial at the Aztec Speedway in Aztec, New Mexico on Memorial day weekend. Dustin Hansen drew pill number three which put him on the pole in heat race number one. Hansen would lead all of the eight laps to win his second career heat race win which both wins came out of different states. Dustin would then have to redraw for his position in the main event. Almost right after his heat race the rains came again and rain out the races for Saturday. Hansen would then have to finish racing the Saturday show on Sunday. During the next day, Hansen made a few changes to his Sport Mod for the main event. Hansen drew a good pill which put him starting in third. Hansen was honored as the missing man during the parade lap for Ryan Bard. Hansen would run strong in the top five for most of the show until he started to lose power, Hansen finished thirteenth in the main because he had now power. Then on to the next show, Hansen drew good once again as he was seen in heat race number three and with all three Jet Lift Sport Mods in that heat race. Hansen lead all but the last lap coming out of four so, he ended up in the second spot. Hansen then would be seen starting on the outside pole in the main event. Hansen would be seen battling with the leader for a few laps until the 20d started to fade until he was just barely in the top 10 and then he was caught up in a wreck with a few laps to go. Hansen then used the hot pit and the Wilson crew helped take the door off so he=2 0can still run, Hansen then made up a few positions to finish in fourteenth position. Hansen plans to hit Cortez next weekend.

HANSEN GETS SECOND IN VERNAL!

VERNAL, UTAH (May 16, 2009) Dustin Hansen showed up at the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah for his ninth race of the 2009 race season, he would be seen in his brand new 2008 Larry Shaw Race Car IMCA Southern Sport Mod for its first showing, Hansen would line up starting in the third position in the heat race as soon as the green flag came out Hansen immediately felt a big difference in the new car as the heat race went on Hansen was seen battling with his old car driven by a Modified driver Robert Gallegos (was asked to drive Hansen's old car), Hansen would end up finishing third, for the A-Main event Hansen started in the third position once again, with the half way over Gallegos and Hansen was making a charge on Hubert Wilson, with three laps to go Gallegos and Hansen was side by side trying to pass Wilson, on the last lap Gallegos got by Hubert in turn four then Hansen made his move starting in turn one and ending in turn four passing Wilson for second place.

DUSTIN HANSEN GETS FOURTH IN PRICE OPENER!

PRICE, UTAH (May 8 & 9, 2009) Dustin Hansen made the trip to his home track at the Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah for the two day show. Dustin Hansen had drawn a forty one which lined him up in front of the heat race. Hansen looked good for the first two laps but the car handling went away from how the track got through the race Hansen would finish in the rear in his heat race. In the main event, Hansen would start near the front but the car handling was still off as he finished in the forth spot in the feature. The next day, the team decided to let Robert Gallegos try t o figure out what was wrong with the IMCA Southern Sport Mod. They tinkered with the car and then it was ready to race. Dustin Hansen would be seen starting on the outside pole in the heat race. The car looked better as he was just getting use to the new setup he would drop back to third. In the main there was a total of seven sport mods, Hansen finished in fourth. Hansen will be seen at the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah.

HANSEN GETS DNF IN POSTPONED VERNAL SHOW!

VERNAL, UTAH (May 3, 2009) Dustin Hansen showed up at the Diamond Mtn. Speedway in Vernal, Utah after a rain delay in Cortez, Colorado on Saturday, The Heat would show him starting in the 3rd position behind teammate Hubert Wilson, as the green flag flew Wilson got a good start passing Vernal regular Gauge Smith for the lead, mean while Hansen makes his move on Smith in turn 2 in chase for the lead, as the race went on Hansen and Wilson had a close battle through the race but Wilson would take the win. As the sport mods were lined up ready to race it started to rain so everyone waited it out, as soon as it stopped they had everyone help pack in the track, the when the track was ready the sport mods went on the track for the main event showing Hansen in the 3rd position once again, the green flag flew and the race was on, Hansen made his way up to 2nd while all over Wilson for the lead, on lap 16 Hansens luck would come to an end as the pinion on his car broke sending him in the infield with Hansen's first DNF of the season.. Wilson would go on to win

HANSEN GETS FIFTH IN CORTEZ!

CORTEZ, COLORADO (May 1, 2009) After finishing in the top 5 at the Aztec Speedway the weekend before, Dustin Hansen of Myton, Utah made the trip to the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado to earn some more points and get more seat time. Hansen drew really good as he earned the pole for the heat race. Dustin Hansen ran second to 2008 IMCA Southern Sport Mod track champion in Cortez, Zach Hamilton. Hansen then started in the third spot in the feature and would keep up with the regulars. Hansen’s car was a little on the pushy side as the front end of the car would skate up the track. Hansen would battle for position and end up with another top 5 finish in the main event. After the Saturday program being rained out, Hansen will be seen at the Diamond Mountain Speedway in Vernal, Utah. Hansen owns one heat race win and that was in Peoria, Arizona. Proper and Hansen8 0s family was the pit help for the weekend.

HANSEN SOLID AT AZTEC SPEEDWAY!

AZTEC, NEW MEXICO (April 24 & 25, 2009) Dustin Hansen came into the weekend with a good mind set as the Southern Sport Mod driver from Myton, Utah, decided to hit the Aztec Speedway for the first time in his racing career. Hansen was lined up in the rear of his heat race because of the IMCA points system, Hansen had put the hammer down in the heat race and Hansen worked his way to the fourth position after starting in sixth. Hansen then had to gear up for the main event. Hansen would start in the twelfth spot and was battling for the seventh position until a car spun in front of him and dented to whole right side of the 20d machine. Hansen would wined up in the ninth position by the end of the night. Saturday was a lot better as the Hansen machine started third in the second heat race of the night at Aztec. Hansen got a good start on the green flag but would later struggle the handling of the car as the heat race went on and would finish in fourth. Hansen then had to make some changes as he went and asked team member Mickey Stubbings for his advice, Hansen then had a totally different race car than he started with. Hansen was seen starting in the sixth starting spot in the feature. Hansen worked his way to third until he had slipped up allowing a couple of cars get by. Hansen then fell back to sixth then he slowly moved his way to the fourth spot which is where he finished. Hansen thanks all of his crew and family for their help this weekend and looks forward to hitting the Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colorado on May 1 and 2.

HANSEN'S LUCK GOES FROM BAD TO GOOD IN CANYON!

PEORIA, ARIZONA (January 21 & 22, 2009) Dustin Hansen of Myton, Utah headed down to the Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona this past weekend. How did he do? Well as the Hansen team pulled into the pits for the practice session at Canyon Speedway Park, they knew it was going to be a good weekend weather wise. As for racing, it was a different story as the cars were unloaded we had found that Dustin’s car had been leaking oil from the valve covers. He needed a new gasket. A new gasket was found but as the crew put the valve cover back on it had cracked. Now he needed a new valve cover. Hansen had missed half of the practice session on Friday night. So, Chase had let him borrow a valve cover from his car so Dustin could get some laps in. Dustin had made a few laps and then pulled in. The second session he had got the hang of it pretty good. Thanks to teammate Mickey Stubbings he had a spare valve cover. So, on Saturday while the cars were being serviced he had noticed that his right rear lug nuts had not been tightened so that ruined the right rear wheel. After the crew had put a new right rear on he had a bad pill draw which lined him up in the fifth spot out of seven cars. Hansen took the green but had spun in turns four and two which the track had slicked off coming out of the turns and was heavy going in the turns so it was hard to adjust. For the main event this lined him up in the fourteenth position. Hansen just rode around on the really dry slick surface and ended up in the thirteenth position. On Sunday, Dustin Hansen and crew got his car ready for the show for the afternoon. Hansen ended up on the outside pole for the heat race. Hansen then lead all eight laps and went on to win his first IMCA Southern Sport Mod heat race of his career and it came in the state of Arizona. So this put Hansen starting in the sixth position in the main event. At the drop of the green flag two cars spun in turn number one so they restarted. Hansen then immediately jumped into the fourth position and stayed in fourth for about ten laps until the second place car ran off the race track. This put Hansen in the third position. Hansen then went on to finish in the third position in the main event out of a thirteen car field. Hansen thanks his pit crew Tyler, Brenton, Carl Potter, & Family for all of his help this weekend. Hansen’s next stop will be at the Aztec Speedway in Aztec, New Mexico in April.

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