May 12th, 2012 - After seeing Friday night's action at RMP Speedway (Crandall, Texas) nixed by Mother Nature, the team traveled to Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, Texas) on Saturday evening for a $4,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS National Championship event. A stout field of 58 competitors passed through the pit gate for the event, and heat race action would find Dereck slipping from the pole starting position to a third place finish, which relegated him to a b-main. In the b-main he advanced from the second starting spot to claim the win, which earned him the sixteenth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. Ramirez battled around mid-pack for much of the event before mechanical woes with just four laps remaining sidelined him to a 17th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

May 10th, 2012 - Dereck resumed racing action with the Casey's USTMS Modified Series on Thursday night as a $4,000-to-win, 50 lap event was held at Heart O' Texas Speedway (Elm Mott, Texas). A strong field of 50 competitors registered for battle, and in his heat race he passed three cars on his way to a fourth place finish. He would find himself short of accumulating enough points via his heat to lock into the feature, and as a result he was forced to run a b-main. In the b-main he claimed the convincing win to lock into the fifteen starting spot for the main event. The 50 lap finale would see him advance three spots to finish in the twelfth position. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

May 6th, 2012 - A hot, early May weekend found Dereck taking part in a pair of Casey's USMTS National Championship point's events in Missouri. The weekend opened on Friday at LA Raceway (La Monte, Missouri) with a $4,000-to-win event as 45 competitors registered for battle. An eighth to fifth run in his heat race left Ramirez short of locking into the feature, and as a result he started fifth in a b-main. With the top six cars moving onto the feature Dereck finished fourth to lock into the 19th starting spot for the 40 lap, $4,000-to-win feature. He would methodically work his way forward to a seventh place finish in the feature.

On Saturday night the tour rolled into West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri) as it made its debut at the 3/8 mile oval. Forty Open Wheel Modifieds were in action, and it was no big surprise that a big number at the pill draw left Dereck starting ninth in his heat race. Despite starting at the back of the field in his heat he passed five cars to record a fourth place finish, which locked him into the eleventh starting spot for the main event. During the course of the 40 lap, $5,000-to-win feature, Ramirez passed four cars to record his second-straight, seventh place finish. Full results and the latest tour standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 27th, 2012 - Friday night found the team at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) in another $4,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS National event. Fifty-two Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and for the second straight night the team would have an uphill battle. A large pill number left Ramirez starting ninth in his heat, and after passing two cars to record a seventh place finish, he was forced to start eighth in a b-main. With the top four cars transferring to the feature he would finish fifth, which left him one spot short of a transfer to the feature. As a result, he utilized a provisional to start the main event in the 27th position. During the 40 lap event he passed eleven cars to record a 16th place finish.

Saturday night's event, which was scheduled for Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) fell victim to Mother Nature. Dereck is now tenth in the latest USMTS National Championship standings. Full results and the latest tour standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 26th, 2012 - The Casey's USMTS National Championship Series resumed on Thursday night with a $4,000-to-win event at Rice Lake Speedway (Rice Lake, Wisconsin) as 56 cars filled the pits. It would prove to not be the best of nights for Dereck and the team. A ninth to fifth run in his heat race left him just short of locking into the feature, and earned him the second starting spot for one of the triple b-mains. He would finish third in the b-main to earn the 23rd starting spot on the grid for the feature. During the course of the finale he would only manage to advance five sots on his way to an 18th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 22nd, 2012 - The team concluded the four race weekend on Sunday night at Monett Speedway (Monett, Missouri) in another $2,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS event. Twenty-nine entries registered for action, and in heat race action he passed one car to claim a second place finish, which locked him into the ninth starting spot on the grid for the 35 lap feature. During the course of the feature Dereck advanced three spots to finish sixth behind race winner, Terry Phillips, Jason Hughes, Ryan Gustin, Rodney Sanders, and Johnny Scott. Dereck is currently seventh in the latest Casey's Cup USMTS standings. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 21st, 2012 - Saturday night found the team at Salina High Banks Speedway (Salina, Oklahoma) for a $2,000-to-win, 30 lap event with the Casey's USMTS tour. The night started on a positive note for Ramirez as he powered from his sixth starting position to a second place finish in heat race action to lock into the redraw for the feature. He would be the recipient of the eighth starting spot for the finale, and early in the event he would battle throughout the top ten. However, as the feature progressed the team began to battle mechanical issues, and Ramirez would ultimately retire to a 20th place finish with just two laps remaining in the feature. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 20th, 2012 - On the heels of his best tour finish of the year on Thursday night, Dereck entered another Casey's USMTS event on Friday night at Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, Missouri). Thirty-four competitors registered for battle, and in heat race action passing would be difficult as Ramirez failed to gain any positions with a fifth place finish, which relegated him to a b-main. A fourth to second run in his b-main locked him to the sixteenth starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win feature. During the course of the feature he would advance ten spots on his way to a sixth place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 19th, 2012 - After a few weeks away from the track the team was eager to return to action, and they did just that on Thursday night with a $2,000-to-win, Casey's General USMTS event at LA Raceway (La Monte, Missouri). Thirty-six Open Wheel Modifieds were on hand for the program, and Dereck began his night by charging from the fourth starting spot to a second place finish in his heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw he was the recipient of the second starting spot with Ryan Gustin joining him on the front row. Ramirez would battle for the lead early in the event before ultimately crossing the finish line in the third position behind race winner, Stormy Scott, and Ryan Gustin. The finish was his best on the tour so far this season. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 31st, 2012 - The final night of the King of America II Modified Nationals was held on Saturday night at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). Via his qualifying night performance, Dereck started fourth in a b-main, which he won to lock into the 19th starting spot for the $20,000-to-win, main event. As the 75 lap, race went green Ramirez would drop back to as far as 26th on a hammer-down, racing surface. However he would soon mount a charge through the field. His charge would be hampered near the race's midway point, when he made contact with an already spinning competitor. Despite not starting the accident, he was sent to the tail of the field. A few laps later he would opt to retire from the event on lap 42. Ramirez was credited with a 22nd place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 29th, 2012 - Thursday night found Dereck entering a preliminary event for the King of America II Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). Via time trials in the Casey's General USMTS-sanctioned event he started third in his heat race before passing one car to finish second. His heat race performance left him two spots short of locking into the feature, but earned him the pole position for the second b-main, which he won to earn the 14th starting spot for the 35 lap, preliminary feature. In the main event Ramirez advanced six positions to record an eighth place finish. With his first qualifying night complete, Dereck currently ranks sixteenth in the current standings out of 76 entries. He will try again on Friday night to lock into Saturday's finale. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 24th, 2012 - Dereck will be taking the upcoming weekend, March 23rd-24th, off from racing for a wedding. He will return to action on March 29th-31st with the 2nd Annual King of America Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas).

March 17th, 2012 - Another $2,000-to-win, Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified event was held on Saturday night at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) on Saturday night, and again a loaded field of 70 competitors entered the event. For the second, straight night Dereck started seventh in his heat race before finishing in the fifth position. Via his heat performance he started seventh in a b-main and advanced to a second place finish, which earned him the 20th starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event Ramirez advanced eight spots on his way to a 12th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 16th, 2012 - Friday night was an up-and-down outing for Dereck Ramirez as he entered the opening round of the Casey's General USMTS double header at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). A stellar field of 73 Open Wheel Modifieds registered for battle, and Dereck's string of bad luck at the pill draw continued as he started seventh on the grid for his heat race. He passed two cars in his heat, which left him short of accumulating enough points to lock into the main event. As a result, he ran a b-main, where he finished third to earn the 21st starting spot for the $2,000-to-win, 40 lap feature.

As the main event went green Ramirez began marching toward the front of the pack and was up to the seventh spot by the race's midway point, when bad luck struck as he spun to bring out the caution. He would rejoin the tail of the field, and over the remainder of the event he rebounded to a 14th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 8th, 2012 - The weekend's scheduled, Casey's General USMTS events at Heart O' Texas Speedway (Elm Mott, Texas) and Cowtown Speedway have fallen victim to Mother Nature, so the team will not be racing this weekend.

March 4th, 2012 - The final leg of the 17th Annual Winter Meltdown/6th Annual Chub Daniels Memorial was held on Sunday afternoon at Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, New Mexico). Dereck began the afternoon by winning a consolation event to earn the 11th starting spot on the grid for the 50 lap, $10,000-to-win feature. Ramirez would battle around mid-pack for the first half of the feature before the track took rubber making passing difficult. As a result, he would record a tenth place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USRARacing.com.

March 3rd, 2012 - After missing a lock-in position to Sunday's $10,000-to-win, 17th Annual Winter Meltdown finale on Friday night, Dereck was looking for better luck on Saturday night. It would turn out to just not be his night though. Sixty-five Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and Ramirez' string of drawing poor numbers at the pill draw continued as he started seventh in his heat race. After not passing any cars he would finish seventh in his heat, which relegated him to a b-main. Dereck started thirteenth in the b-main, and passed six cars on his way to a seventh place finish, but with only the top four cars transferring to the feature, his night would come to an early end. He will try to transfer to the finale via preliminary action on Sunday afternoon. Full results are available at www.USRARacing.com.

March 2nd, 2012 - Dereck made the trek to Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, New Mexico) for the opener of the 17th Annual Winter Meltdown on Friday night. Sixty-eight Open Wheel Modifieds registered for action in the USRA-sanctioned event. A fifth to second run in his heat race left Ramirez short of locking into the feature, but did position him in a pole-starting-spot for a b-main. He would record a second place finish in the b-main, which earned him the 16th starting spot for the 35 lap, preliminary feature. Dereck would charge through the pack to a sixth place finish in the main event, which was a solid run but unfortunately left him one spot short of locking into Sunday afternoon's finale. As a result, Ramirez will try again to lock into the finale via Saturday's preliminary action. Full results are available at www.USRARacing.com.

February 25th, 2012 - On Saturday night the finale of the 3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals was held at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas). Sixty-five cars entered the event, and for the third straight night Ramirez would start deep in the heat race grid with a ninth place draw. Despite starting deep in the pack, Ramirez advanced six spots on his way to a third place finish to lock into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw he received the eighth starting spot for the 40 lap feature and would go on to finish seventh in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 24th, 2012 - Dereck entered the second night of the Texas Spring Nationals on Friday night at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) as 67 cars entered the $4,000-to-win event. For the second straight night he drew a large number at the pill draw, which left him starting ninth in a heat race. Ramirez passed two cars on his way to a seventh place finish, which left him starting eighth in a b-main. With only the top four cars moving onto the feature, Dereck would race his way forward to the fourth and final transfer position. For the 40 lap feature he started in the 26th spot and went on to score a 16th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 23rd, 2012 - After being delayed a week by Mother Nature the Texas Spring Nationals opened on Thursday night at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) with a $2,000-to-win event. Sixty-two of the nation's best drivers entered the event, and in heat race action Ramirez advanced from the ninth starting spot to a sixth place finish. Via his heat performance he started sixth in a b-main and charged to a 2nd place finish to lock into the 19th starting spot for the main event. In the feature he would race his way forward to an 11th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 16th, 2012 - Dereck planned to begin his 2012 Casey's General USMTS campaign in the Texas Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) over the course of this weekend, but an unfavorable forecast forced officials to reschedule the entire program for next weekend, February 23rd-25th. For more information, please visit www.USMTS.com.

January 22nd, 2012 - Dereck concluded the 2012 edition of the Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) on Sunday afternoon. Once again he was in action in the Open Wheel Modified and Super Late Model divisions.

Fifty-three Open Wheel Modifieds entered the $1,000-to-win event, and in heat race action Ramirez raced from his eighth starting spot to a fourth place finish to lock into the eleventh starting spot for the feature. In the 25 lap, main event Ramirez would march forward eight spots on his way to a third place finish behind race winner, Rodney Sanders, and Stormy Scott.

A field of fifty-four Super Late Models registered for action in the Bill Cheesebourg Memorial. Unfortunately the racing surface made passing difficult, and after starting at the back of his heat, Dereck was unable to make up any ground. As a result, he started deep in a b-main, and failed to reach a transfer spot to the feature, ending his afternoon early. Full results for both divisions are available at www.USARaceway.net.

January 21st, 2012 - A warm Saturday afternoon saw Dereck Ramirez take part in the Open Wheel Modified and Super Late Model portion of the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout. In the Super Late Model division

In the Super Late Model division, Ramirez advanced from his ninth starting position to a fourth place finish, which earned him the ninth starting spot for the 30 lap, $3,000-to-win feature against a talented field of competitors. On a one-grooved track, Ramirez would retire early to save his equipment. He was credited with a 19th place finish at the checkered flag.

The Open Wheel Modified class saw another stellar field of 55 entries registered. A good number at the pill draw resulted in him starting second in his heat race, and he would race his way to the win, which locked him into the 9th starting spot for the 30 lap, finale. In the feature Dereck passed three cars on his way to a sixth place finish. Full results for both divisions are available at www.USARaceway.net.

January 20th, 2012 - Friday night saw Round #4 of the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) contested, and Dereck entered the Open Wheel Modified portion of the program as a total of 43 cars registered for action. In his heat race, Ramirez passed four cars to finish third to lock into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw he received the third starting spot. After battling in the top five for the duration of the feature, Ramirez would finish fourth at the checkered flag behind race winner, Stormy Scott, Johnny Scott, and Aaron Turnbull. Full results are available at www.USARaceway.net.

January 18th, 2012 - Dereck was back in action in his #4r Hughes Open Wheel Modified on Wednesday night at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) in the third round of the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout. Forty-three Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and Ramirez advanced from the sixth starting spot to a fourth place finish in heat race action, which left him starting third in a b-main. A second place finish in his b-main, resulted in Dereck starting fifteenth in the 25 lap, $1,000-to-win main event. Luck would not be on his side a flat tire forced him pitside early in the event, and after rejoining the tail of the field he would ultimately retire late in the race to a fifteenth place finish. Full results are available at www.USARaceway.net.

January 15th, 2012 - The second round of the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) was held on Sunday afternoon. Dereck was once again in action in both the Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified divisions.

The Open Wheel Modified class saw 51 entries battling for the $1,000 top prize, and Ramirez stormed to the heat race win from the third starting spot to lock into the redraw for the 25 lap feature. In the redraw, he was the recipient of the fourth starting spot. Early in the feature he would quickly work his way forward to the second spot as he began pursuing leader, Stormy Scott. As the race approached its latter stages Ramirez would begin to pressure Scott heavily for the lead, but was unable to make the pass he settled for a solid, second place finish.

In the Super Late Model division, Ramirez would again draw a large number at the pill draw in the field of 68 Super Late Models. As a result he started tenth in his heat race before advancing to an eighth place finish. His finish relegated him to a b-main, where he started eleventh and finished seventh. Despite narrowly missing the feature grid, Dereck continues to get valuable track time as he continues to learn the ins and outs of Super Late Model racing.

Full results for both divisions are available at www.USARaceway.net.

January 14th, 2012 - After making the long trek to USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona), Dereck was able to get an early start to the 2012 season as the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout kicked off on Saturday afternoon under sunny skies. Ramirez pulled double duty as he took part in the Open Wheel Modified and Super Late Model divisions.

In the Open Wheel Modified division, a field of 55 competitors were on hand, which included many of the nation's top drivers. In heat race action Ramirez started in the fourth position before charging to the lead early in the race. He would hold the lead for several laps before seeing Stormy Scott work his way past to claim the win. Dereck would finish second, but failed to earn enough passing points to lock into the feature. As a result, he started on the front row of a b-main, where he recorded a second place finish to lock into the 15th starting spot for the 25 lap, $1,000-to-win feature. Early in the feature, Ramirez would be involved in a turn four tangle. Luckily he received a minimal amount of damage and was able to continue. He would go on to race his way to a sixth place finish.

Ramirez also made his Super Late Model debut, and he did so against a talent-laden field of 69 entries. A large number at the pill draw left him starting in the tenth spot for heat race action. He advanced two spots in his heat, which relegated him to a b-main. The first lap of the b-main would see his night come to an abrupt end as a melee down the backstretch resulted in enough damage to force him pitside. As a result, he would not qualify for the main event. Full results are available at www.USARaceway.net.

December 29th, 2011- Welcome to the launch of the all-new, official internet home of Dereck Ramirez at www.DereckRamirezRacing.com. Dereck is preparing to embark on his eighth year of action in 2012 as he recently concluded the 2011 campaign. The 2011 season saw several strong runs for the Woodward, Oklahoma driver, however, the most notable performances were his first career, Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified Series wins, which came on consecutive nights in November at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas). He also finished 10th in the final Casey's General USMTS The Hunt Open Wheel Modified standings.

With the 2011 season behind him, Ramirez now faces a rapidly approaching 2012 campaign as well as a new venture for the new season. In addition to piloting his familiar #4r Ramirez Motorsports/Hughes Race Car/Pro Power Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified on the Casey's General USMTS circuit, Dereck will also be competing in select events in his brand new #4r Ramirez Motorsports/Victory Circle By Moyer/Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model. He is set to make his debut in the Super Late Model during the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) in mid-January. He will also be in action in his Open Wheel Modified during the six race series at the 3/8 mile oval. Keep your browsers locked here for the latest news and information regarding Dereck Ramirez and Ramirez Motorsports.