SHRYOCK RETURNS TO EAGLE RACEWAY WINNERS CIRCLE
by: Jeff Nun

EAGLE, Neb. (July 17) - Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, raced to his 11th National Event victory with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series Tuesday night at the Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb. The eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champion held off early challenges from Jason Friesen and Jason Krohn, then drove away from the field after a lap 12 caution to score the $2,000 top prize. It was Shryock's second straight win at Eagle Raceway's Modified Madness presented by 94.1FM.

Shryock drew the pole position for the 35-lap Holley "A" Main after AFCO Pole Award winner Friesen drew the outside of the front row. At the drop of the green flag, Shryock beat Friesen into turn 1 and paced the Sutton, Neb., pilot to the completion of lap 1. Friesen kept Shryock in his sights, but a blown motor midway through the race ended his hopes for a second O’Reilly USMTS win in his home state.

Krohn, who has notched three O’Reilly USMTS wins this season, pressured Shryock through the middle portion of the race while several cautions slowed the action, but was never able to mount a serious challenge for the top spot and had to settle for the runner-up finish.

Al Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, finished third, with 14th-starting Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla., earning the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors with his fourth-place finish. Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon, Iowa, grabbed fifth after starting 13th.

The O’Reilly USMTS returns to action on Wednesday night (July 18) with their second visit of the season to the Kasson, Minn.) Speedway. On Thursday, the series travels to the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, before wrapping up the four-race swing at the Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis.

To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.


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OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
National Event - Western Region
Modified Madness presented by 94.1FM
Eagle Raceway, Eagle, Neb.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 16 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.



ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (10 laps):
1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2)
2. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (3)
3. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (1)
4. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (6)
5. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (5)
6. 3B - Aaron Pella -- Lincoln, NE (8)
7. 52 - Sean Manning -- Firth, NE (7)
8. 30 - Jordan Grabouski -- Beatrice, NE (4) DNF

HEAT #2 (10 laps):

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 3A - Chris Alcorn -- Lincoln, NE (2)
3. 33z - Kyle Berck -- Marquette, NE (3)
4. 80 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (5)
5. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (7)
6. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (6) DNF
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (4) DNF
8. 4t - Jerry Trejo -- Lincoln, NE (8) DNS

HEAT #3 (10 laps):

1. 1F - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (5)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (7)
3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)
6. 1M - Mannix Winningham -- Lincoln, NE (2)
7. 4 - Chevy Hadan -- Waterloo, NE (3) DNF
8. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (1) DNF


REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, all advance):

1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1)
2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (11)
4. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (2)
5. 52 - Sean Manning -- Firth, NE (4)
6. 4t - Jerry Trejo -- Lincoln, NE (10)
7. 1M - Mannix Winningham -- Lincoln, NE (6) -1 Lap
8. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5) DNS
9. 30 - Jordan Grabouski -- Beatrice, NE (7) DNS
10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8) DNS
11. 4 - Chevy Hadan -- Waterloo, NE (9) DNS

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (35 laps):

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (5)
3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (14)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (13)
6. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (4)
7. 33z - Kyle Berck -- Marquette, NE (9)
8. 80 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (11)
9. 3A - Chris Alcorn -- Lincoln, NE (7)
10. 4t - Jerry Trejo -- Lincoln, NE (18) -1 Lap
11. 52 - Sean Manning -- Firth, NE (17) -1 Lap
12. 1M - Mannix Winningham -- Lincoln, NE (19) -2 Laps
13. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (6) DNF
14. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (15) DNF
15. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (10) DNF
16. 1F - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (2) DNF
17. 3B - Aaron Pella -- Lincoln, NE (12) DNF
18. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (16) DNF
19. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (8) DNF
20. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (20) DNF
21. 30 - Jordan Grabouski -- Beatrice, NE (21) DNS
22. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (22) DNS
23. 4 - Chevy Hadan -- Waterloo, NE (23) DNS

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 35.
AFCO Pole Award: Friesen.
Provisional Starters: none.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Weder (started 14th, finished 4th).
Next Race: Wednesday, July 18, Kasson Speedway, Kasson, Minn.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 2893, VanderBeek 2311, Hughes 2206, Hejna 2168, Weder 1879, Poidinger 1581, Steve Holzkamper 1496, Corey Dripps 1376, Green 1359, Tesch 1314.
Western Points: Shryock 834, Hejna 751, VanderBeek 724, Tesch 666, Krohn 657, Hughes 622, Green 576, Friesen 569, Weder 502, Poidinger 461.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 129, VanderBeek 91½, Hejna 85½, Hughes 82½, Weder 64½, Green 64½.
Home Pride Passing Points (Western): Shryock 48, Hejna 43½, Green 40½, Friesen 30, VanderBeek 27.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Green 443, Cale Sponsler 225, Jay Noteboom 187, Ryan Gustin 186, Richie Gustin Jr. 186.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 289, Hughes 226, Harris 143, TRE 128, GRT 119.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – VanderBeek, Smith, Tesch.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Neal.
Hawk Performance – McEwan.
Isky Racing Cams – Krohn.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – VanderBeek, Green.
KSE Racing Products – Krohn, Weder.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Hejna.
Quarter Master – Shryock, Alcorn.
QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – VanderBeek.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL, Arizona Sport Shirts, BRODIX, Fast Company Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Yeager Machine.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Borco LP, Day Motor Sports, Gressell Oil Field Services, Hughes Racing Chassis, KraftKar Race Cars, McVicker Oil Fields, Rinehart Trucking.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI).