SHRYOCK RETURNS TO O’REILLY USMTS WINNERS CIRCLE
by: Jeff Nun

Britt, Ia (April 9, 2006) - Kelly Shryock picked up his first O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series win of the season Sunday as he captured the main event at the 2nd Annual Ruter Farms Iowa Spring Challenge at the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa.

The seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champ started fourth in the 30-lap Holley "A" Main, and wasted no time getting to the front as he disposed of polesitter Dean Mahlstedt after just two laps. Shryock took command and held off a mid-race charge from Mike Wedelstadt to capture the $2,000 top prize.

Bouncing back from a hard crash the night before in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Tommy Myer climbed into his Kraft modified and took the runner-up spot to record his best finish of the 2006 racing season. O’Reilly USMTS national points leader Mark Noble finished third, followed by Wedelstadt and Al Hejna.

The one-two finish by Shryock and Myer tightened up the race for the UNIJIG Builders Championship as Kraft Kar Race Cars and Skyrocket Chassis wind up in a dead heat with 54 points each.

Noble continues to hold a decisive advantage in the national points, as well as holding down the top spot in both the Western and Central Regions following this past weekend's doubleheader.

Up next for the O’Reilly USMTS will be the inaugural CasinOmaha "Double Down" Showdown at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday, April 14-15. The event, which pays $2,000 and $3,000 to win, respectively, will be the seventh and eighth of 74 races on the 2006 O’Reilly USMTS schedule, as well as the fifth and sixth events in the highly-competitive Western Region.

For more information, call the O’Reilly USMTS headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
2nd Annual Ruter Farms Iowa Spring Challenge
Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway, Britt, Iowa
Sunday, April 9, 2006

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses.

The top 13 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley "A" Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
2. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (2)
3. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)
4. 54 - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (6)
5. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (1)
6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)
7. 10 - Todd Hanson -- Clear Lake, IA (7)
8. 7m - Michael Darnall -- West Union, IA (4)
9. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (9) DNF

HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (3)
3. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (2)
4. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (6)
5. 1f - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (9)
6. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
7. 7 - Eric Dailey -- Armstrong, IA (4)
8. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7)
9. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (8) -1 Lap

HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (6)
3. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (1)
4. 1d - Mel Saffran -- Farley, IA (5)
5. 23 - Matt Gilbertson -- Montevideo, MN (8)
6. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (7)
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (3)
8. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (2)

HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
2. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (4)
3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (8)
4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7)
5. 9g - Rick Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (9)
6. 4r - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
7. 28x - Josh Klay -- Luverne, MN (6) DNF
8. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (2) DNF
9. 36 - Ben McVinua -- Storm Lake, IA (1) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (11)
2. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (1)
3. 9g - Rick Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (3)
4. 23 - Matt Gilbertson -- Montevideo, MN (4)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (6)
6. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (5)
7. 10 - Todd Hanson -- Clear Lake, IA (7)
8. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (10)
9. 36 - Ben McVinua -- Storm Lake, IA (12) DNF
10. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (2) DNF
11. 7m - Michael Darnall -- West Union, IA (9) DNF
12. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)
2. 54 - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (1)
3. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (10)
4. 1d - Mel Saffran -- Farley, IA (3)
5. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (9)
6. 1f - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (2)
7. 7 - Eric Dailey -- Armstrong, IA (7)
8. 4r - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (6)
9. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (4)
10. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (11)
11. 28x - Josh Klay -- Luverne, MN (8)

HOLLEY "A" MAIN (30 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)
3. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
4. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2)
5. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
6. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (9)
7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (21)
8. 1f - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (24)
9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (14)
10. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
11. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (15)
12. 9g - Rick Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (17)
13. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (3)
14. 4r - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (23)
15. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (10)
16. 54 - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (16)
17. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (12)
18. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (22)
19. 1d - Mel Saffran -- Farley, IA (20) DNF
20. 23 - Matt Gilbertson -- Montevideo, MN (19) DNF
21. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (1) DNF
22. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (11) DNF
23. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (13) DNF
24. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (18) DNF

Lap Leaders: Mahlstedt 1-2, Shryock, 3-15, Wedelstadt 16, Shryock 17-30.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 27, Mahlstedt 2, Wedelstadt 1.
Provisional Starters: VerBeek, Friesen.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Friesen (started 24th, finished 8th).
Next Race: April 14-15, Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, Iowa.
O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10): Noble 623, Tesch 557, Shryock 525, Ruter 482, Myer 455, Friesen 451, McEwan 431, A. Hejna 388, Wedelstadt 385, Mahlstedt 384.
Central Region Points (top 10): Noble 211, Tesch 185, Shryock 182, A. Hejna 180, McEwan 163, VerBeek 162, Wedelstadt 159, Myer 154, Friesen 146, VanderBeek 145.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5): Friesen 68, Steensma 40, Kevin Larkins 34, Steve Arpin 28, Randy Timms 24.
UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5): Kraft 54, Skyrocket 54, GRT 43, Hughes 39, BMS 29.

Contingency Awards:
Bassett Racing Wheel – Noble.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Shryock, Myer.
Edelbrock – Shryock, Myer.
Fast Shafts – A. Hejna.
GRT Race Cars – Ruter.
Isky Racing Cams – Myer.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Wedelstadt.
KSE Racing Products – Friesen.
Larson Racing Specialists – Steensma.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Tesch.
RaceQuest – Shryock, Mondus.
Real Racing Wheels – Elliott, VanderBeek.
T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – M. Hejna.
UNIJIG – Myer.