LAS VEGAS -- The annual Duel in the Desert for IMCA Modifieds began tonight at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The opening-night schedule was expanded to 20 heat races thanks to a record entry list of 264 cars (from 24 states and three Canadian provinces). The previous record for entries - 219 - was set in 2008.

Tonight's winners:

First heat: Jay Noteboom.

Second heat: Derek Klima.

Third heat: Ryan McDaniel.

Fourth heat: Bobby Hogge.

Fifth heat: Grant Younghans.

Sixth heat: "Nitro Nate" Caruth.

Seventh heat: Chris Abelson.

Eighth heat: Jason Breese.

Ninth heat: Scott Drake.

10th heat: Bobby Moore.

11th heat: Vern Jackson.

12th heat: Jason Snyder.

13th heat: Randy Hall.

14th heat: Dominic Ursetta.

15th heat: John Flory.

16th heat: David Murray Jr. (2003 and 2008 Duel in the Desert winner).

17th heat: Jay Steffens.

18th heat: Jordan Grabowski.

19th heat: Jeremy Payne (2005 and 2006 Duel in the Desert winner).

20th heat: Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff (2004 Duel in the desert winner).

First B-Feature: Larry Hood.

Second B-Feature: Monte Bolton.

Third B-Feature: Will Brack.

Fourth B-Feature: Christy Georges.

Fifth B-Feature: Sherman Barnett.

Sixth B-Feature: Zane Devilbliss.

Seventh B-Feature: Tim Czarneski.

Eighth B-Feature: Kellen Chadwick.

Ninth B-Feature: Jeff Taylor (started at the rear of the 22-car field and took the lead in 10 laps, then made contact with a lapped car and ran the last five laps with sheetmetal rubbing heavily on his smoking right-rear tire).

10th B-Feature: Anthony Madrid.

First 20-lap A-Feature: Chris Abelson (Sioux City, Iowa) led wire-to-wire.

Second 20-lap A-Feature: Dominic Ursetta (Arvada, Colo.).

Friday, Nov. 13
2 p.m. - IMCA Modified and IMCA Stock Car drivers' meeting.
2:30 p.m. - Mandatory wheel-packing (based on pill draw).
3 p.m. - Spectator gates open.
3:30 p.m. - IMCA Stock Car practice.

5 p.m.
20 IMCA Modified heat races.
IMCA Stock Car heat races.
10 IMCA Modified B-Feature(s).
IMCA Stock Car B-Feature (if needed).
IMCA Modifed preliminary feature.
IMCA Stock Car preliminary feature.

Saturday, Nov. 14
3 p.m. - Spectator gates open.
3:30 p.m. - Mandatory wheel-packing.

5 p.m.
IMCA Stock Car Last-Chance Race.
Legends Cars practice.
IMCA Stock Car Dash (top 8 from Friday).
10 IMCA Modified Last-Chance Races.
Legends Cars heat race.
Bomber Enduro hot laps (5 min.).
WWMT North-South Shootout.
IMCA Stock Car A-Feature.
Legends Cars feature.
$7,777-to-win IMCA Modified Duel in the Desert A-Feature.
Bomber feature (30 laps).

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